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IPOH, Dec 3 — Unusually heavy rain that continued for more than 13 hours with rainfall reaching 92.5 millimetres (mm) per hour at the Ulu Kinta Dam was the cause of the flash floods at Arena Kepayang Putra, Fair Park here, on December 1. Housing and Local Government Minister Nga…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said he had never consented to having Low Taek Jho — a Malaysian fugitive better known as Jho Low — act as an “orchestrator” on his behalf at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), and was not aware of…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 ± Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today denied that he had intended in 2009 to pressure government-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) into approving a US$1 billion joint venture with PetroSaudi International Limited (PSI). Testifying as the first defence witness in his 1MDB trial, Najib…

JELEBU, Dec 3 — Vehicle owners must be more attentive to announcements regarding recall for inspection by the Road Transport Department (JPJ), said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said that although it is not an offence if they fail to comply with such announcements, it is to avoid risks to…

PETALING JAYA, Dec 3 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has shut down electrical substations in several flood-affected areas across the states to prevent electricity-related accidents, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, said this was to ensure public…

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 2 — Both routes on Jalan Aring 8-Kenyir-Kuala Jeneris, along Jalan Tasik Kenyir near Hulu Terengganu, which were closed due to a landslide, have now been blocked with concrete barriers to prevent stubborn drivers from attempting to pass through the area. Hulu Terengganu police chief DSP Zainul…

IPOH, Dec 2 — The High Court here was today told that Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak did not get out of his car immediately after the road crash in which student Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie was killed. A teacher at Sekolah Menengah Jelapang Jaya,…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The number of flood evacuees at temporary relief centres (PPS) dropped to 112,455 as of 4pm today, down from 138,052 this morning, with conditions improving in seven of the nine affected states. However, the death toll from the floods has risen to seven after a…

DUNGUN, Dec 2 — A motorcyclist who was reported missing after his machine was swept away by floodwaters yesterday was found drowned at an oil palm plantation in Felda Kerteh 3 here today, making him the seventh victim reported perished in the current northeast monsoon floods. Terengganu STROM Task Force…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — United Nations Security Council (UNSC) veto power should be banned in cases of mass atrocities until it can be abolished, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the UNSC decision-making processes require broader support from both permanent and non-permanent members and be subject…