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Selangor Customs foils attempts to smuggle RM8.2mil worth of shark fins

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Customs Department foiled attempts to smuggle 35.6 tonnes of dried shark fins worth RM8.2 million at the North Port Free Zone in Port Klang.

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Technician fined RM20,000 for having 34 unauthorised routers

GEORGE TOWN: A factory technician has been fined RM20,000 by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to possessing 34 communication devices for illicit sale almost two years ago.

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Defamatory words damaged my reputation as MP, minister, says Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Fahmi Fadzil told the High Court here on Tuesday (April 7) that defamatory words made by independent preacher Ahmad Dusuki Abd Rani had falsely painted him in a bad light in the public eye and tarnished his reputation as a Member of Parliament and a Cabinet Minister.

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Man jailed six months after failing to pay RM60,000 fine for animal cruelty

KAJANG: A jobless man in a viral video depicting kitten abuse has been sentenced to six months' jail by the Sessions Court here after failing to pay a RM60,000 fine for animal cruelty.

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Number of wildfires this year has exceeded 2025's total cases, says Bomba

KOTA BARU: The Fire and Rescue Department has recorded a sharp increase in forest, bush and plantation fires nationwide from January to March 31, 2026, totalling 12,938 cases.

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Emulate Ling to build political stability, Khairy tells Barisan leaders

KUALA LUMPUR: Present Barisan Nasional leaders should look to the late Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik as a prime example of how to build political stability and strength, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

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Rompin plantation fire nearly extinguished

KUANTAN: The fire that engulfed about 300ha of an oil palm plantation in Rompin is almost extinguished, with only a small area of about 0.2ha still undergoing firefighting operations as of Tuesday (April 7).

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Arrest warrants issued for Daim's two sons, businesswoman

KUALA LUMPUR: The Magistrate's Court here has issued warrants of arrest on two sons of the late former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin and a businesswoman for failing to comply to a notice by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to face charges on Tuesday (April 7).

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Simpang Renggam, Dabong, Raub listed among happiest towns in M'sia

PUTRAJAYA: The towns of Simpang Renggam, Kluang, and Mersing in Johor, as well as Dabong in Kelantan, and Lipis and Raub in Pahang, are among the 10 towns that received the Happiest Town Award for 2026 on Tuesday (April 7).

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Woman and grandniece killed while sending grandnephew to school

ALOR SETAR: A woman and her three-year-old grandniece have been killed while they were sending the child's older brother to school near Padang Terap here.

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Apex court dismisses Zuraida's review bid in bond payment case

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here has dismissed former PKR vice-president Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin's application to review its earlier decision allowing the party to appeal in her bond repayment case.

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Malaysia's success should be measured in rakyat's happiness, says Nga

PUTRAJAYA: Happiness — not just economic growth- should be the true measure of a nation's success, says Nga Kor Ming.

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Remaining Malaysian ships to transit Strait of Hormuz in stages, says Iranian Ambassador

KUALA LUMPUR: The remaining six Malaysian vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz will be cleared to pass through the waterway in stages, says Iran's Ambassador to Malaysia Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi.

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Cops: Bowling centre worker died of cardiac arrest

IPOH: The case of a 53-year-old man found dead in a bowling centre at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Tanjung Malim has been classified as sudden death.

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Strong leadership, systemic reform key to combating corruption, says Azam

KUALA LUMPUR: Combating corruption requires more than laws and enforcement, demands strong leadership, systemic reform and a whole-of-society commitment to integrity, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.

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Foreign 'ah long' paying runners RM700 to hurl Molotov cocktails at homes of defaulters, says Chong

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign loan sharks are paying local runners lucrative sums to carry out acts of intimidation and violence against borrowers who default on their repayments here.

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‘He gave us the chance to survive’: Tony Fernandes pays tribute to the late Ling

PETALING JAYA: Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has credited the late Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik as a pivotal figure in AirAsia's history, revealing that the budget airline owes its early survival to the former transport minister's belief and intervention.

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Mindef to proceed with major projects, including LCS construction, amid global energy crisis

LUMUT: Mega projects under the Defence Ministry (Mindef) will continue as planned, including the Royal Malaysian Navy's littoral combat ship (LCS) project, despite the ongoing global energy crisis.

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Heatwave: Critical hotspots under control with continuous monitoring, says DPM

SUBANG JAYA: Critical hotspots nationwide during the current heatwave remain under control, with continuous monitoring carried out by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

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Dramatic protest disrupts Azam Baki keynote at WTC

KUALA LUMPUR: A keynote address by Tan Sri Azam Baki was briefly disrupted when two men stormed into a hall carrying banners during an event at the World Trade Centre (WTC) here.