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Toddler drowns in pail of water

YOUNGEST OF THREE: Boy wandered into bathroom while mum was on the phone

Where gambling is family pastime

SEMPORNA: Gambling brings fun to the Bajau Laut community, especially to the children, on Mabul Island about 30 minutes away from here by boat.

Father collapses after saving son from flames

HEAVY SMOKE: Victim believed to have suffocated to death

3 acquitted of killing policeman

NO PRIMA FACIE CASE: Evidence gathered could not link them to the murder

Court upholds 5 Pas men's jail sentence

KUALA TERENGGANU: Five Pas supporters have lost their appeal against a six-month jail sentence for rioting during the 12th General Election (GE12) in 2008.

Restored house by 2016

ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL: Terengganu's traditional house will be open to public in three years

Roof of mosque collapses

BADLY DAMAGED: PWD engineer has deemed the structure unsafe

4 charged with causing mischief at polls centre

JOHOR BARU: Four men, aged between 27 and 45, were charged in the magistrate's court here yesterday with causing mischief and obstructing a public servant on duty outside the votes counting centre for the Gelang Patah polls on May 5.

Al-Arqam still active overseas, says Jamil Khir

KOTA BARU: The government has information that the banned Al-Arqam movement is still active in other countries, despite the recent arrests of several members, including Hatijah Aam, the ex-wife of its late founder, Ashaari Muhammad.

Assets to be safeguarded

GENNEVA CASE: Court allows prosecution's application for company's assets to remain frozen pending appeal

Respect rule of law, Karpal urged

SECOND TERM: Abu Zahar reappointed president of Dewan Negara

'RM614,355 spent on immigrant juveniles'

KOTA KINABALU: The government has spent RM614,355 on expenses of immigrant juveniles at correction centres in Sabah over the past six years from 2007.

'Expose those linked to clearing at Bukit Gambier'

GEORGE TOWN: The Citizen Awareness Chant Group (Chant) has demanded that the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) disclose the name of landowners involved in the illegal Bukit Gambier hilltop clearing.

'Work with Federal Govt to solve water woes'

PEOPLE FIRST: Ongkili wants to meet Selangor MB to find common ground

Experts' help for Kontena Nasional

POOR SHOWING: Bid to improve logistics firm's finances and address concerns raised by internal and external auditors

MCA stands firm on not accepting any govt post

PENDING ACTION: Johor state exco man on leave from all party activities

Restructure of Education Ministry within a month

MERGER: Not many changes required and it will not cause major issues, says Muhyiddin

Jail, fine for ramming into cop

JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean was sentenced to seven days' jail and fined RM5,000 by the magistrate's court here yesterday for ramming into a policeman on a motorcycle on Monday afternoon.

Two jailed over death of Nigerian student

SHAH ALAM: Two men were jailed for taking the law into their own hands when they assaulted a Nigerian student and caused his death after they claimed they were cheated by him.

A year's jail for trying to hit father

KOTA BARU: The magistrate's court here yesterday sentenced a man to one year's jail for threatening his father with a steel pipe last week.