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BANGI: A new speed radar gun will be introduced for Ops Sikap XXI for Chinese New Year from Feb 7 to 21.

KUALA LUMPUR: To gain the people’s trust, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will set up a special unit to focus on investigating high-profile cases.

KUALA LUMPUR: Four students from China who overstayed their visa because of a mistake by their college have managed to return home, MCA Public Services and Com­­­­plaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong said.

GEORGE TOWN: Police have recommended that an inquest be held into the dragon boat tragedy which claimed six lives off Macallum Street Ghaut last month.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Brick­fields police station OCPD has denied that he and his officers had been unduly harsh towards five detained Legal Aid Centre lawyers on May 7 last year.

KOTA KINABALU: Robbers abducted two local farm workers at a sea hut on a seaweed plantation in shallow waters around Pulau Sebangkat, about eight nautical miles from mainland Semporna.

PUTRAJAYA: Creative and innovative thinking, as well as speed in making decisions and executing policies, are the keys to achieving the Government’s “Four Pillars” agenda, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

DENGKIL: The Housing and Local Government Ministry has blacklisted 1,345 developers and 5,000 directors of the companies over delayed or abandoned projects.

IPOH: The tiger which attacked an orang asli in Sungkai last week did so in retaliation as it had been wounded in a trap laid out by his friends.

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ABOUT 10,000 Indian families living in Taman Bandar Baru, Sungai Lallang in Kedah want a new Tamil school to be built in the area, Malaysia Nanban reported.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must be prepared to face the removal of subsidies if it wants to become a more competitive country equipped with a high ratio of intangible assets, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

IPOH: The Batu 3 Segari-Changkat Jering Road will be widened and upgraded to a dual carriage way, Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said.

MALAYSIAN actress-singer Ange­lica Lee Sin Jie’s nuptials with Hong Kong film director Oxide Pang Chun has put the latter’s daughter in the limelight.

KUALA LUMPUR: The percentage of employers defaulting on Em­­ployees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions dropped from 1.75% in the third quarter to 1.6% in the fourth quarter of last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: In an unexpected move, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim applied to recuse the High Court judge presiding over his second sodomy trial on grounds that his two rulings concerning news reports of the case raised an element of bias.

KUCHING: DAP Batu Lintang assemblyman Voon Lee Shan, who faces a possible suspension from the party, wants to clear his name of the allegations made against him in a show-cause letter last week.

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat has no need for the DAP which has been the source of problems in four states, said outspoken Kulim Bandar Baharu MP Zulkifli Noordin.

ALOR SETAR: All 224 express bus operators will be required to attend a two-day Safety, Health and Environmental Management (SHE) course as part of the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board’s (CVLB) new regulation.

SIBU: The Sarawak government plans to add more lanes for overtaking along the 900km state trunk road from Kuching to Miri.

SEREMBAN: The proprietor of a herbs outlet and his family perished in a fiery crash after their car skidded and rammed into a stalled lorry at Km252 of the North-South Expressway near Senawang.

KUALA LUMPUR: PKR’s Federal Territory treasurer Norasidi Salim has quit the party to join Umno.

KUALA LUMPUR: Just five weeks into 2010, the authorities have already nabbed 34 Iranians for attempting to smuggle in drugs in their luggage.

PETALING JAYA: MCA central committee member Datuk Ti Lian Ker has urged vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai to quit all his appointed positions if he remained in conflict with the party president.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Queen’s Counsel approached Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to have a book autographed right after his second sodomy trial adjourned.

JOHOR BARU: Dozens of tipper lorries, believed to be carrying construction material into Singapore, caused massive traffic jams after the vehicles were left by the roadside.

KUANTAN: A student lost two handphones and a laptop computer worth about RM3,000 to a man who impersonated a policeman in Jalan Besar here.

THE father of a bride-to-be fainted and his family was left deeply embarrassed after the groom cancelled the wedding at the 11th hour, Harian Metro reported.

KAJANG: Motorists using the Kuala Lumpur-Karak and the East Coast highways will not be charged any toll for certain hours in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations while other highways will offer discounts of between 5% and 20%.

PUTRAJAYA: The number of foreign workers employed in the country has dropped by almost 500,000 over the past three years, indicating that efforts by the Government to reduce dependency on them are bearing fruit.

KLANG: Selangor’s Istana Alam Shah became the first palace office in the country to receive the MS ISO 9001:2008 certificate for its quality management system from Sirim QAS International.

PETALING JAYA: A former PKR leader has challenged the party president to answer allegations of cronyism in the party.

JOHOR BARU: Police have busted a human trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a 34-year-old Singaporean and the rescue of 37 foreigners.

MELBOURNE: Malaysians will be among thousands of would-be migrants to Australia who will have their applications cancelled as part of an Australian government overhaul of the skilled migration programme.

KOTA KINABALU: Oil palm pla­yers must make a concerted ef­­fort to employ locals to overcome their dependence on foreign la­­bour instead of just focusing on profits.

KUALA LUMPUR: Laughter and joy filled the paediatric ward in Serdang Hospital when two MCA leaders’ wives visited the children, bringing goodies with them.