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Nation
Non-critical cases crowd Penang Hospital’s trauma unit
GEORGE TOWN: Almost 74% of patients seeking treatment at Penang Hospital's emergency and trauma department are non-critical cases, leading to congestion, says state health committee chairman Daniel Gooi.
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Japan
Young hope for ageing town
In a misty mountain village in Japan, residents recently welcomed unlikely guests from a Peruvian district along the Amazon River, seeing a chance to revive an ageing community facing extinction.
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Metro News
DBKL lodges police report after officers pelted with objects during enforcement ops
WHAT began as an enforcement operation against an unlicensed hawker in Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock turned confrontational when water bottles and coconuts were thrown at Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers.
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Metro News
Immediate flood measures for Kg Melayu Subang
KAMPUNG Melayu Subang will undergo interim flood mitigation works, while awaiting the larger Sungai Buloh and Sungai Damansara Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) that may take four to five years to complete.
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India
Smoky skies this Deepavali
Toxic air pollution in New Delhi surged to more than 30 times the World Health Organisation's recommended daily limit, data from air monitors showed.
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Metro News
Govt urged to set up new halfway house in Kota Kinabalu for child cancer patients
Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Sabah is urging the state government to establish a dedicated halfway house for children undergoing cancer treatment, accompanied by their caregivers, in Kota Kinabalu.
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Squash
Former American player Gordon tips Eain Yow as ‘one to watch’
PETALING JAYA: A second round defeat ended Ng Eain Yow's (pic) US Open campaign, but the national squash player's performance left former American professional Christopher Gordon convinced that bigger things lie ahead.
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Metro News
Open house, family gatherings for Festival of Lights
AS DEEPAVALI approaches, families are busy completing their preparations to welcome the Festival of Lights.
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Football
Defensive errors cost JDT in South Korea
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta'zim's (JDT) defensive mistakes proved costly as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors handed the Malaysian champions their first defeat at the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) campaign with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.
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Badminton
Kenneth defends withdrawals of BAM singles from Japan Masters
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will have no national men's singles players competing at the Japan Masters in Kumamoto next week after Leong Jun Hao (pic), Justin Hoh and Eogene Ewe withdrew from the tournament.
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Corporate News
GDB Holdings’ logistics hub project extends profit runway
GDB Holdings Bhd's earnings outlook has strengthened following its RM877mil logistics hub contract win, which lifted its outstanding order book to a record RM2.93bil and extended earnings visibility until financial year 2031 (FY31), according to Apex Securities Research.
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Letters
We cannot cure what we do not yet understand
FROM ASSOC PROF DR FAZLEEN HASLINDA MOHD HATTA Department of Pharmacology and Life Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy Universiti Teknologi MARA
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Nation
First woman to serve as Education DG dies at 89
KUALA LUMPUR: Renowned education figure Tan Sri Dr Asiah Abu Samah (pic) died at a private hospital here at the age of 89.
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Nation
PM: M’sia pushing to boost local currency use with BRICS
MALAYSIA will continue strengthening financial cooperation with BRICS countries to promote the use of local currencies in cross-border trade and investment, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Golf
Swing to the future
PETALING JAYA: Kelly Tan may have called time on her career with the conclusion of the Maybank Championship but she is not done yet with golf.
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Nation
Final price must come first
BUSINESSES that impose hidden charges or additional fees only at the final stage of a transaction risk fines of up to RM100,000, while individual offenders could face imprisonment, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali (pic).
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Nation
Test failures delay confirmation of 1,799 teachers
A TOTAL of 1,832 teachers have yet to be confirmed in service after failing to fulfil one or more requirements, including 1,799 who did not pass the assessment under the Mind Transformation Programme (PTM).
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Nation
No major increase in defence budget
MALAYSIA will not follow other countries in significantly increasing military spending as its defence doctrine is focused on protecting national sovereignty rather than launching attacks against other nations, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
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Nation
VVIPs among delinquent PERKESO contributors
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 864 high-profile individuals, including VVIPs, MPs and state assemblymen, have been identified for failing to fulfil their Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) obligations towards their domestic workers.
