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PM's Wesak Day Message: Come Together As One

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in conjunction with Wesak Day, called on Malaysians regardless of race or ethnicity to come together as one.

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First Meeeting Of 1st Session Of 13th Parliament Begins June 24

KUALA LUMPUR: The first meeting of the first session of the 13th Parliament is scheduled for 16 days from June 24, according to a statement from the office of the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.

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133,000 MyKads Lost In Q1 2013 Worrying, Says Ahmad Zahid

PUTRAJAYA: The loss of 133,000 MyKads in the first three months (January-March) of this year alone is worrying to the government; whether these cases were due to the identity cardholders' negligence or the work of syndicates.

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Two Reporters Roughed Up During Candle-light Vigil

GEORGE TOWN: The police today confirmed that two Chinese language newspaper reporters were roughed up while covering a candle-light vigil in Padang Kota Lama last night.

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Special Team Formed To Probe Lock-up Death

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have set up a special team from Bukit Aman to investigate the death of a 32-year suspect, N. Dharmendran at the Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarters lockup on Tuesday due to criminal action.

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EC To Start Redelineation Of Electoral Constituencies

KUALA LUMPUR: A study on the redelineation of electoral constituencies, which was postponed two years ago, will begin soon, said Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.

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NFC Chief Tells Court He Trusted Consultant Because He Claimed He Was Sent By Dr M

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) engaged another consultant after Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail failed to render consultancy services although payments had been made, the NFCorp executive chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail, 65, told the court on Thursday.

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Youth Academy Is Saifuddin's New Platform To Serve The Rakyat

saifuddin_abdullah111KUALA LUMPUR: Former Temerloh MP, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pic) will continue to provide his services to the rakyat despite his defeat in the recently concluded 13th general election.

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Form Three Student's Fatal Fall From Third Floor

KUANTAN: A male Form Three student died after falling from the third floor of his school building block at SMK Tok Sira near here this morning.

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Sosilawati's Daughter Thankful For Judgment On Mum's Murderers

ERNI: Relieved that her mother's murderers are finally punished for their crimesSHAH ALAM: The daughter of cosmetics millionairess Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya today expressed relief that the trial on her mother's murder was finally over after three years.

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Religious Councils, Association Can Be Parties In Allah Dispute

PUTRAJAYA: Six state Islamic religious councils and an association were allowed to be made parties in a dispute over the use of the word "Allah" in the Catholic Weekly publication The Herald.

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Transport Ministry Reveals New FT Registration Plates

PUTRAJAYA: In the impending expiry of the WYY series, the new vehicle registration plates would start with W1A and end with W9999A, said acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

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