Penang CM moots combining LRT, airport expansion works to minimise pain to public
[Malay Mail] - 01/2/2025
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 2 — Infrastructure works on Penang’s Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project could be implemented...
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Saydnaya prison a grim monument to Assad's excesses
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[New Straits Times] - 4/01/2025
China unveils 15 measures for ‘new urbanisation’ with ports, aviation hubs to bolster trade links and revitalise western regions
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[Malay Mail] - 5/01/2025
Magic Johnson, Lionel Messi to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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[New Straits Times] - 4/01/2025
Police urge public to assist in search for after 17-year-old Kajang girl missing after family dispute
SEPANG, Jan 4 — Police are seeking public assistance to locate a teenage girl reported missing since Dec 29. Sepang (…)
[Malay Mail] - 4/01/2025
Step up efforts to curb cigarette addiction, academician calls on govt
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[BorneoPost] - 5/01/2025
Kian Meng-Pei Jing to ponder future after All England
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[New Straits Times] - 5/01/2025
IRB urged to clarify as Kuching man faces RM800,000 tax shock, barred from leaving country for work
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[BorneoPost] - 4/01/2025
Second phase of Jendela to kick off this year, with locations identified, says deputy comms minister
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[Malay Mail] - 4/01/2025
No end to AI buzz as hype train set to steamroll 2025 consumer electronics show
LAS VEGAS, Jan 4 — Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for (…)
[Malay Mail] - 4/01/2025
Myanmar junta to release nearly 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar's embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 (…)
[New Straits Times] - 4/01/2025
Wishing, pleading, praying
IT has become habitual among many people to pass resolutions before the end of each year for implementation during (…)
[BorneoPost] - 4/01/2025