Prison director told to explain alleged assault on murder accused
The Sungai Buloh Prison director has been ordered to explain an alleged assault in prison on lorry attendant M. Rajamorgan, who is charged with murdering a toddler.
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KLCI closed lower
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI ended lower for the day with the benchmark index falling 5.34 points to 1,296.60.
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Ku Li offers to mediate in oil royalty issue
Gua Musang member of parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has offered to mediate in the oil royalty claims by Kelantan and Terengganu.
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Selangor wants to restore local elections
Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has written to the Election Commission about the possibility of conducting local council elections in the state.
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PKA now requires contract bidders to sign integrity pact
The Port Klang Authority is the first government agency to have bidders for its contracts sign an integrity pact against corruption-related activities in the procurement process.
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Witness admits payment for visas were for political fund
A witness in the corruption trial of former Immigration director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don told the Sessions Court here Friday that payments made for the approval of calling visas for Bangladesh workers were for a political fund.
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Penang looking at ways to increase land bank
The state government is studying the various proposals that will help enlarge the land bank in the state, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
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Childless woman sacrifices 5 kids
A woman, desperate to have children, was alleged to have poisoned five kids to death and was planning to kill a total of 11 in ritual killing on a godman's advice.
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Lawyer gets to serve jail terms concurrently for CBT
A senior lawyer, disbarred by the Bar Council a few years ago, successfully appealed for jail sentences related to his conviction on two criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges to be served concurrently, instead of consecutively.
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Bkt Gasing residents challenge development order
Some 108 Bukit Gasing residents can now proceed with their application at the High Court to challenge a development order issued by the then Kuala Lumpur mayor Ruslin Hassan in relation to a hillslope development project in the area.
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