Tag: Malaysia
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Safety concerns: FG reacts as Malaysia dumps gas-powered vehicles
The federal government has clarified that it is adopting only Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in its transition away from using “costly and dirtier petrol and diesel”.
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Two military helicopters crash, 10 dead
Two military helicopters crashed during a training session over a naval base on Malaysia’s west coast early on Tuesday killing ten people, local media reported citing the country’s navy. Singaporean news channel CNA cited the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) as saying in a statement.
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Sultan Ibrahim named as new Malaysian king
Malaysia’s Conference of Rulers named the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, as the country’s 17th king on Friday, local media reported.
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LGBTQ rights: Malaysia bans Swatch watches
Malaysia on Thursday banned Swatch Group’s (UHR.S) watches and accessories for celebrating LGBTQ rights, saying the Swiss watchmaker’s products may be harmful to morality and public interest. The home ministry said it was prohibiting any LGBTQ
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Flood: Seven bodies found after family of 10 were swept away
Ten members of a single family were swept away in a river surge in Malaysia, with seven bodies found just under 25 kilometres from where they had been swimming, a senior police official said Tuesday. The tragedy happened last Friday at the Jeram Mawar waterfall located deep in a forest in the district of Chukai…
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Malaysia appoints Nigerian Professor to National Security Index Study
The National Security Council of the Prime Minister’s office of Malaysia has appointed a Nigerian Professor, AbdulRauf Ambali, of the Kwara State University (KWASU), to the country’s national security index. According to a statement from KWASU’s Acting Director,
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Malaysian national palace names Anwar Ibrahim new Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, has been named as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the national palace said on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony for Anwar will take place at 5:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) at the national palace, the national place said in a statement. The place said that…
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BREAKING: Former first lady sentenced to 10 years in jail for graft
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Najib Razak, former Prime Minister of Malaysia has been sentenced to ten years in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts.
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Malaysian PM quits, accuses rivals of pandemic power-grab
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has quit after losing majority support in parliament but is set to remain as interim leader until a replacement is found. In a televised speech, Muhyiddin on Monday defended his record and accused rivals of trying to use the pandemic to seize power. The now-caretaker premier claimed his attempts to…
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119 Nigerians on death row in Malaysia – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has identified 119 Nigerians among a total of 1,281 persons sentenced to death in Malaysia. AI gave the figure in its report titled, “Fatally flawed: Why Malaysia must abolish the death penalty.” It said the 1,281 death row inmates were being kept in 26 detention facilities across Malaysia. In Malaysia 33 offences are…