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Penalised for cancelling bus journey (The Malay Mail)

AN elderly man’s request for a bus ticket refund was not only rejected, but the 77-year-old was also ordered to pay RM47 as a penalty! [...more]

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Perak demands release of railway land to be reviewed (The Malaysian Insider)

IPOH, Jan 30 — The Perak government has urged Railway Asset Management Corporation (PAK) to review the RM38 million for the release of railway land between Taiping and Kuala Sepetang. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir (picture) said PAK should consider giving the 94.5 hectare land for free as it had not been used for railway operation since 1941. [...more]

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Seven arrested for Taiping church, convent school attacks (The Malaysian Insider)

UPDATED KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Police detained seven men today over the recent arson attempt at Taiping’s historic All Saints’ Church and the town’s Convent School. The attacks are believed to be linked to the controversial “Allah” ruling that has riled many Muslims. Perak CPO Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said they were picked up in four separate raids in Kamunting on Thursday night and early Friday ... [...more]

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‘No, I’m not quitting’ (Malaysian Mirror)

PETALING JAYA – Veteran politician Dr Syed Husin Ali is not giving up politics just yet and he is definitely not stepping down as PKR deputy president. He denied a news portal report that he was resigning from his PKR No 2 post with immediate effect saying that he has been misquoted by a reporter from news site. Syed Husin explained that he had not told the reporter that he had decided to give ... [...more]

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The old, the new (The Star)

RED FM wishes everyone a Happy New Year. The station is starting off the New Year by having a blast from the past, revisiting your school days. [...more]

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Man dies of dengue fever in Perak (The New Straits Times)

KUALA LUMPUR, Wed: A 22-year-old man from Batu Kurau, Perak has died of dengue, bringing the number of deaths from the fever so far this year to 79 from 38,062 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican. [...more]

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Ministry plans garden lure to boost tourism (The Star)

PUTRAJAYA: Garden tourism packages are next on the list of promotions to attract more foreign visitors and stimulate domestic travelling. [...more]

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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: Illegal workers impose heavy social cost (The New Straits Times)

EVERY week when I go back to my hometown in Taiping, Perak, I go to the Puduraya bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur first. I also go to Pudu to buy a ticket to go back to Malacca because I'm a student in a public university in Malacca. [...more]

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Icy-cold treat (The Star)

92, Jalan Barrack. Open 10am-6pm. Days off not fixed [...more]

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Student nearly raped on the way home (AsiaOne)

IPOH, MALAYSIA: An Upper Six student, working part-time at a supermarket, was bashed up and nearly raped while taking a short-cut home from work. The attack left Wong Mei Peng, 19, with a broken jaw, swollen eyes and mouth, bruises all over her body and without her front teeth. [...more]

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