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GISB top management, CEO and wife nabbed

KUALA LUMPUR: Several members of Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings's top management, including CEO Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and his wife have been detained by police.

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Fadillah urges use of AI to improve social security

KUCHING: Government service providers should harness new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to improve the delivery of social security to Malaysians, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

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Paris shows 'no love' for tourists with hike in fares

PARIS: Malaysians hoping to enjoy the sights in Paris will have to fork out more for public transport starting early next year.

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Son of GISB leader allegedly among five remanded for a week after border nab

KUALA LUMPUR: One of the five alleged Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) members arrested near the Bukit Kayu Hitam border checkpoint, is believed to be the son of a GISB leader.

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Selangor Sultan extends condolences to family of prominent hotelier Gary Lee

PETALING JAYA: Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has extended his condolences to the family of prominent hotelier Gary Lee Yong Leng over his demise.

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Guan Eng lodges police report against corruption trial key witness

KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Guan Eng has lodged a police report against a key witness in his ongoing corruption trial involving the Penang undersea tunnel project.

Sabah & Sarawak

'What do you want?': Fadillah asks Opposition on new draft allocations MOU

KUCHING: The Opposition should propose the recommendations in the new draft of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on allocations for its MPs, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

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Former investment banker charged with unlicensed fund management, misrepresentation

KUALA LUMPUR: A former investment banker was charged in three Sessions Courts here today with operating an unlicensed capital market activity and misrepresentations regarding the purchase of shares for investments, six years ago.

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Loan shark's runner pleads guilty to splashing paint on six houses in Ipoh

IPOH: A runner for a loan shark has pleaded guilty at a magistrate’s court here to six counts of splashing red paint on six different houses.

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A Bangladeshi worker, who never takes sick leave or time off, will return home after 31 years

PETALING JAYA: A 70-year-old Bangladeshi cleaner working in a mall in Klang is finally returning home after working for 31 years in Malaysia.

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Efforts underway to retrieve historical records regarding Malaysia, says Zahid

SHAH ALAM: Efforts are underway to retrieve historical records about Malaysia which are not in the nation's possession.

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GISB case: Teacher assistants claim trial to sexual assault of kids

SEREMBAN: Three teacher assistants and caretakers from a madrasah in Kuala Pilah claimed trial in the Sessions Court to 14 charges of sexually assaulting five children aged between nine and 11.

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King departs for China on four-day state visit

SUBANG: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia departed for China on Thursday (Sept 19) morning for a four-day state visit at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

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Fire Dept received 2,575 reports of fallen trees nationwide since January

PUTRAJAYA: The Fire and Rescue Department has received 2,575 emergency calls about fallen trees nationwide since January.

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Higher number of flood evacuees in Kedah, Penang and Perlis this morning

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees across three affected states increased to 4,223 on Thursday (Sept 19) morning, with all of them housed in 42 temporary relief centres (PPS), compared to 3,560 people in 34 centres the previous night.

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Immigration to give full cooperation in 'counter setting' probe

KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department will fully cooperate with authorities in the investigation of 49 officers detained in the "counter setting" probe.

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Two Myanmar nationals remanded for trying to bribe auxiliary policeman

GEORGE TOWN: Two Myanmar nationals have been remanded for five days to assist in investigations about a RM500 bribe to an auxiliary policeman.

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Empowering youth through TVET: Syed Hussien's key agenda

KLUANG: One of the key agendas of Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah, the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Mahkota state assembly by-election, is to empower the young people in the constituency through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

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Mahkota polls: Muda, Pejuang playing active roles to support Perikatan, says Azmin

KLUANG: Despite their decision to sit out the Mahkota polls, Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) and Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) are still involved in the by-election through their support for Perikatan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.

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MCA leaders discuss various issues with Finance Ministry ahead of Budget 2025

PETALING JAYA: Various issues affecting the people were brought up to the Finance Ministry's attention ahead of next month's presentation of Budget 2025, by MCA leaders in a meeting.