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3,850 working mums in S'gor receive RM1,000 'MamaKerja’ incentive
SHAH ALAM: A total of 3,850 eligible working mothers in the state have received the 'MamaKerja’ childcare incentive of RM1,000 to help alleviate the costs of childcare as contained in the Selangor Unity coalition manifesto for the state polls last year.
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Mentega Terbang director fails to get leave to appeal, gag order stays
PUTRAJAYA: The gag order imposed by a Magistrate’s Court on Mentega Terbang director and scriptwriter Mohd Khairianwar Jailani stays, prohibiting him from making any statements or comments regarding his ongoing criminal case.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabah couple's Paris dreams dashed by Mt Ruang eruption
KOTA KINABALU: Kuhim Ugat and Lamuin Salimun's excitement over their upcoming trip to Paris was cut short as soon as they arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport on Friday morning.
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New SG1 pineapple variety from Sarawak heads to peninsula
JOHOR BARU: Approximately 10.5 tonnes of the new SG1 pineapples from Sarawak are scheduled for shipment to Peninsular Malaysia next week, says Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali.
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Dumped foodstuff in Kuala Krau unfit for human consumption, says ministry
PETALING JAYA: Checks by the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry on the rice and other food at a dump site in Kuala Krau in Temerloh, Pahang, found that it was unfit for consumption.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sabahans willing to wait hours to catch next flight out
KOTA KINABALU: Passengers are willing to wait at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport for hours to catch the next flight out.
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Perak welcomes investors to boost hotel sector and tourism, says exco man
IPOH: Perak needs more hotels that are of high standard and encourages investment in such establishments, says tourism committee chairman Loh Sze Yee.
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Marital agreement for hubby to keep a mistress valid, court rules
KUALA LUMPUR: A postnuptial agreement between a husband and wife allowing him to keep a mistress during their marriage has been deemed valid by the High Court here.
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Sabah & Sarawak
MMEA seizes Vietnamese fishing boats in Sabah waters, 12 crewmen detained
KOTA KINABALU: Maritime officials seized over 20kg of sea cucumbers and around 600 litres of diesel as well as two Vietnamese fishing boats in waters off Kudat on Thursday (April 18).
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Kajang cops probe claims little girl was hurt by other kids
KAJANG: Police are investigating allegations that a child here was injured by the neighbours' children.
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Man claims cops extorted RM1,000 from him at BSI
JOHOR BARU: Another allegation of policemen extorting money from travellers at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) here has resurfaced.
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Invest Malaysia Facilitation Centre a crucial cog in Johor's development, says MB
JOHOR BARU: The Invest Malaysia Facilitation Centre (IMFC) will play a crucial role in the economic development of Johor, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
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Security guard charged with murdering infant son
BANGI: A 25-year-old security guard has been charged in the Magistrate's Court here with murdering his six-month-old son.
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Man charged with murdering Thai girlfriend ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation
SHAH ALAM: The Magistrate’s Court here on Friday (April 19) ordered a lorry driver charged with murdering his Thai girlfriend by pushing the woman off the 23rd floor of a condominium in Setia Alam to undergo a psychiatric examination at Hospital Bahagia Tanjong Rambutan, Ulu Kinta, Perak.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Man nabbed for allegedly murdering uncle in Ranau
KOTA KINABALU: A 68-year-old man who was reported missing several days ago, is believed to have been murdered and his remains set alight.
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Cops raid Cheras call centre managing crime syndicates' finances, eight arrested
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have raided a call centre in Cheras believed to be managing finances for other crime syndicates, Bukit Aman says.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Relief for passengers as flights resume in Sarawak
KUCHING: The situation appears to be back to normal at Kuching International Airport on Friday (April 19) as airlines began resuming flights following Thursday's (April 18) cancellations due to Mount Ruang's eruption in Indonesia.
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Cops beef up KLIA security with GOF personnel
PETALING JAYA: Security at the KL International Airport 1 and 2 has been enhanced with double the number of policemen on duty.
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Ornamental fish industry worth over RM450mil and growing
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian ornamental fish industry has great potential to be among the best in the world, says the Fisheries Department.
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Banks and telemarketers must innovate to avoid being mistaken for scammers, says CCID director
KUALA LUMPUR: Banks and telemarketing companies must find different ways of reaching out to customers so that they are not presumed to be scammers and end up in "lose-lose" situations, says the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director.