Nation

Female passenger dies in Johor crash

BATU PAHAT: A female passenger was killed on the spot after the car she was travelling in was hit by a car driven by a man under the influence of drugs.

Nation

RMAF mounts mercy flight to transport patient needing urgent treatment

KUANTAN: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) mounted a mercy flight Thursday morning to transport a patient from the Tekek Health Clinic in Pulau Tioman, Rompin, for urgent treatment at Hospital Tunku Ampuan Afzan in Kuantan.

Nation

Offensive content: MCMC records statement of customer service officer

CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on Thursday recorded the statement of a customer service officer believed to have uploaded highly offensive content that touched on racial sensitivities on X.

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JPJ nabs foreigner suspected of smuggling untaxed alcohol

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territory Road Transport Department (JPJ) detained a foreign man suspected of smuggling untaxed liquor at the Sentul Toll Plaza on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway on Wednesday.

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Putra Heights inferno: Affected civil servants allowed to work from home

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights on Tuesday have been granted permission to work from home (WFH), according to Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz.

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Myanmar quake: SMART removes eight victims as search enters fifth day

UALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Special Search and Rescue Team (SMART) has so far managed to remove a total of eight earthquake victims in Myanmar's Sagaing district, entering the fifth day of a search and rescue (SAR) operation in the country.

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Putra Heights inferno: TNB announces 100% electricity bill rebate for victims

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will implement its TNB Fire Relief Assistance programme, offering a one-off 100% rebate on one month's electricity bill for customers whose homes were affected by the gas pipeline blaze in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya.

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Man loses control of car, crashes into four vehicles in JB

JOHOR BARU: Four vehicles were damaged, including a car driven by a male driver who lost control of his car and rammed into three cars at Jalan Kebun Teh near here.

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Putra Heights inferno: 48 victims still in hospital

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 48 out of 134 victims of the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights in Subang Jaya are still receiving treatment at hospitals, says the Health Ministry.

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Putra Heights inferno: About 450 victims still displaced

PETALING JAYA: About 450 victims are still displaced following the gas pipeline explosion and fire at a neighbourhood in Putra Heights.

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Putra Heights inferno: Cash aid to be distributed from Monday, says MB

KUALA LUMPUR: The Initial financial assistance of RM5,000 to owners of completely damaged houses and RM2,500 to owners of affected houses, as announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday, will be distributed starting next Monday.

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Putra Heights inferno: Bread company temporarily halts production

KUALA LUMPUR: The Italian Baker Sdn Bhd, producer of Massimo bread loaves, has announced a temporary disruption in the production of its bakery products due to the gas pipeline blaze in Putra Heights, which had affected the LNG supply to its factory.

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Putra Heights inferno: Authorities at hand to replace lost documents

SUBANG JAYA: Authorities from the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) are at temporary relief centres here to replace documents lost by victims of the gas pipeline fire.

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Cops seek info on fatal hit-and-run involving accident victims near Menora Tunnel

IPOH: The police urge anyone with information on the driver of a red four-wheel drive seen running over a woman involved in an accident on KM264.7 of the north-south expressway to come forward.

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Putra Heights inferno: Selangor Ruler decrees for aid to be distributed to all students affected

PETALING JAYA: Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has decreed for aid to be distributed to all students affected by the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sabah set to launch rural economic initiative to boost economic growth

KOTA KINABALU: In a move to transform rural economies, the Sabah state government is set to launch the Rural Agricultural Economic Revolution (RAER), an initiative aimed at revitalising rural areas and boosting economic growth over the next decade.

World

Uninhabited islands with only penguins as residents among targets of US tariffs

SYDNEY: The Australian external territories of Heard and McDonald Islands – which boast colonies of penguins but no humans – are among the places targeted by sweeping US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump.

Nation

Woman, 63, dies after car crashes into MPV near Simpang Pulai

IPOH: A 63-year-old woman died after the car she was in collided with a multi-purpose vehicle at Kampung Kepayang near Simpang Pulai on Thursday (April 3).

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NSE northbound between Yong Peng and Pagoh blocked by toppled lorry

JOHOR BARU: All northbound lanes on the North-South Expressway (NSE) beween Yong Peng and Pagoh are blocked due to an accident.

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Use Asean Chair role to push back against US tariffs, urges Perdasama

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should use its Asean Chair role to speak up against the newly imposed reciprocal tariffs by the United States, says the Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association of Malaysia (Perdasama).