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Delivery rider under investigation for lewd gestures in viral video

PETALING JAYA: A delivery rider is being investigated after a video surfaced showing him making lewd hand signs to another road user.

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Seven plead not guilty to offering non-existent investment on Facebook, WhatsApp

BALIK PULAU: Seven men pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court today to charges of promoting a non-existent investment scheme via Facebook and WhatsApp earlier this month.

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Selangor Ruler expresses sorrow over master woodcarver Norhaiza's passing

SHAH ALAM: Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has expressed his deep sorrow over the passing of National Craft Icon Norhaiza Noordin on Thursday (Dec 19).

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Continuous rain warning in Sarawak, Sabah, Labuan until Dec 22

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a continuous rain warning for Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan effective until Sunday (Dec 22).

Sabah & Sarawak

RM50.9mil subsidy will help maintain power rates for 99% of Sabah consumers, says CM

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is allocating RM50.9mil for a six-month imbalance cost pass-through (ICPT) surcharge subsidy for electricity consumers from Jan 1 to June 30.

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PLUS activates smart lanes, deploys 4,000 staff for holiday traffic

PETALING JAYA: Activating 25 smart lanes and deploying more than 4,000 personnel are among the measures PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is implementing to manage increased year-end holiday traffic.

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Missing 67-year-old found safe in Damansara Damai

PETALING JAYA: Joseph Vincent John, 67, who had been missing since Saturday (Dec 14), was found late Thursday (Dec 19) night.

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'The work of a psychopath': Cats allegedly killed and mutilated on UM campus

PETALING JAYA: Social media users are outraged after several cats were reportedly killed brutally on the grounds of Universiti Malaya (UM).

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Seremban court allows govt's bid to strike out suit by man challenging Hindu father's Islamic burial

SEREMBAN: The High Court here has allowed an application by the Negri Sembilan government and state Islamic Affairs Council (MAINS) to strike out an originating summons challenging a man's burial that was conducted according to Islamic rites.

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Rubber tapper jailed 15 years for incest with underage daughter

SEREMBAN: A 52-year-old rubber tapper has been sentenced to serve 15 years in jail by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to committing incest with his 11-year-old daughter.

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Comedian Along Cham claims trial to drug possession

SEPANG: Comedian Muhammad Nizamuddin Ahmad, 41, also known as Along Cham, has been charged at the Sessions Court here with having in his possession 58.23g of cannabis on Friday (Dec 20).

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Car blocks ambulance rushing to hospital, cops investigate

PETALING JAYA: A video of a car shown to have blocked an ambulance rushing to the Banting Hospital is being investigated by the police.

Sabah & Sarawak

Not mightier than the sword: Sabah man beaten, threatened for getting girlfriend pregnant

KOTA KINABALU: A man was allegedly beaten up, threatened and locked in a room by two men in Tawau for getting their relative pregnant.

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I was told to alter police statement, says wife of celeb in drug case

PETALING JAYA: The wife of a celebrity has claimed that a policeman made her alter the statement she gave regarding her husband's arrest for suspected marijuana possession, reported Sinar Harian.

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Plantation manager loses over RM200,000 to investment scam

KUALA TERENGGANU: A plantation manager lost RM205,983 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme.

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Bodycams should be used in police lockups too, says Suaram

PETALING JAYA: The use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by the police should be extended to lockups, says human rights organisation Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram).

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Local leaders bring early Christmas cheer to Army veteran in Melaka

MELAKA: An army veteran at the Portuguese Settlement in Ujong Pasir here got an early Christmas visit from local leaders Thursday (Dec 19) night.

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Kim Seri denies fleeing to Japan, says ready to cooperate with authorities

SHAH ALAM: Social media influencer Kim Seri has denied fleeing to Japan over allegations of a fraudulent travel package she managed.

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Three undergrads nabbed over alleged assault at Perak hostel

IPOH: Three higher learning institution students have been arrested by the police for allegedly beating up another student at a hostel in Seri Iskandar, Perak Tengah.

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Anglers stranded for over 30 hours after jet ski capsizes near Port Klang

PORT KLANG: Two anglers endured a harrowing experience when they drifted for more than 30 hours after their jet ski capsized. They were rescued by an oil tanker in the waters off Pulau Pintu Gedong here on Wednesday.