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Ex-Malaysian Indian lawyer three others get death
A former Malaysian Indian lawyer and three others were sentenced to death Thursday in the high profile murders of a Malaysian businesswoman and three others in 2010. The high court in Shah Alam, the capital of the Malaysian state of Selangor, sentenced former lawyer N. Pathmanabhan, 43, and farm hands T. Thilayalagan, 21, R. Matan, 22, and R. Kathavarayan, 33, for the murders of cosmetics ...
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Indian-origin mans death in custody classified as murder
The death of a 32-year-old Indian-origin man while in police custody in Malaysia has now been classified as a murder. N. Dharmendran had died Tuesday while he was in a lock-up at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters. According to city police chief Mohmad Salleh, the post-mortem report showed that Dharmendran might have been murdered while in police custody, local media reported Thursday. "The ...
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Robber shot dead after attacking out-of-uniform cop with meat cleaver
KUALA LUMPUR: A man armed with a meat cleaver made a fatal choice when he tried to rob and attack an out-of-uniform policeman at a bank in Damansara Utama early Friday. Corporal Mohd Faizal Che At drew his service revolver and shot the robber in self-defence at ...
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Malaysia named one of preferred destinations for Muslim travellers
BERLIN, May 24 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has been named, along with Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as one of the "preferred destinations" of Muslim travellers, according to a survey by DinarStandard. The survey result conducted by DinarStandard, the leading survey institute for Muslim travel market, was presented during the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) here, the ...
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PKR preparing five-year GE14 war plan says Azmin
. Referring to the GE13 polls as a war, he said that PKR had a five-year gap to ready itself for the next election. "We have five years to build the party's strength, and this is needed to nurture the organisation before we come to the next war," he said in his speech at the ninth PKR Congress Friday at the Petaling Jaya Civic Centre. Clad in black, Azmin said that a party's ...
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Splatter University [DVD]
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Sea lanes barter trading to be reviewed says Esscom D-G
KOTA KINABALU: A review of the designated sea lanes for passenger and commercial ships as well as the traditional barter trading is on the cards in efforts to further strengthen sea border security in the east coast. The move is being studied by Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) who has directed various security agencies including the police, maritime, navy, customs and other authorities ...
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Group gathers outside Jinjang lockup remand hearings for trio ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR: About 100 people gathered outside the Jinjang lockup to protest the detention of three opposition figures. The gathering took place at the barricade put up about 50m from the gate, with people holding placards and shouting slogans. Bersih 2.0 ...
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Malaysia Pilihan Pengembara Islam
BERLIN, 24 Mei (Bernama) -- Malaysia beserta Turki dan Emiriah Arab Bersatu (UAE) merupakan antara destinasi pilihan pengembara Islam, demikian menurut institut survei terkemuka bagi pasaran pengembara Islam, DinarStandard. Survei yang dibentangkan pihak penganjur Messe Berlin pada International Tourism Bourse (ITB Berlin) di sini berkata Malaysia menawarkan pakej yang sesuai seperti ...
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Najib and Palanivel to discuss deaths in police custody
next week. "We will look into the matter. I will meet him either on Monday or Tuesday," he said at a press conference Friday after the party's Central Working Committee meeting. Palanivel said he would also discuss the Indian economic agenda as well as accusations by Hindraf chairman P.Waythamoorthy towards the party. "We want to bring back the Indian votes as well as have ...
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Single-party Barisan Nasional is feasible says Muhyiddin
PHUKET: The proposal to turn Barisan Nasional into a single party is rational and needs to be studied in detail to ensure continuous support from the people in future, said party deputy ...
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