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NUSAJAYA: Twenty six new Fire and Rescue stations will be built nationwide in the next five years using the fast track method of construction. To…
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WASHINGTON: A star-studded lineup of comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, George Lopez, Kathy Griffin and Arsenio Hall honored Eddie Murphy on Sunday as an…
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VIENNA: Its miserable and raining outside as a few hundred tired migrants mill around a damp underpass at Viennas main train station waiting to continue…
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WASHINTON: The drum roll leading to the release of œStar Wars: the Force Awakens intensified when Disney announced it would broadcast a trailer for the…
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KUALA LUMPUR: A new National Security Council (NSC) Bill to strengthen the country’s security will be tabled before the year-end, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri…
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JAKARTA: Six hikers have died after being caught in a forest fire on a mountain on the countrys main Java island, an official said Monday.…
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KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities have to be more aggressive in dealing with unlicensed and dodgy massage parlours that are giving legitimate ones a bad name. To…
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