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Kedah UMNO meets Sanusi, formal talks with PAS to be arranged
Kedah UMNO chairman Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said an informal meeting with Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor at Seri Mentaloon yesterday gave an early indication of more serious talks. He will inform UMNO's central leadership before any next step is arranged with Kedah PAS ahead of GE16.
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Lorry driver held at Jitra toll plaza after testing positive for meth
A 43-year-old lorry driver carrying cement was detained at the Jitra Toll Plaza in Kedah after testing positive for methamphetamine during an integrated drug operation on commercial vehicles. He told enforcement he took drugs to stay awake on long solo trips from Perlis to Perak. Kedah RTD said six other lorry and express bus drivers have tested positive since July, and licences will be withheld or suspended.
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Sanusi: Pas-UMNO Kedah meeting not yet formal cooperation
Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said yesterday's meeting between Pas Kedah and UMNO Kedah in Alor Setar was not the start of formal cooperation but an effort to build a positive political environment. He said no seat negotiations took place and any cooperation must be decided at the central level. Kedah UMNO chairman Mahdzir Khalid described the meeting as opening room for further discussion between the two Malay parties in the state.
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Sanusi wants PAS-UMNO seat talks widened beyond Melaka
Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said PAS-UMNO seat negotiations should cover other states, not just the Melaka state election. He suggested that if UMNO wants to contest in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu or Perlis, PAS should also be given room in Melaka. Sanusi also held an informal meeting with Kedah UMNO leaders at Seri Mentaloon, Alor Setar.
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Four children who drowned in Kulim buried in a single grave
Four children who drowned after falling into a drain at Taman Desa Kayangan, Sungai Karangan, Kulim, were buried in one grave at the Masjid Jamek Nurul Ehsan Islamic cemetery today. Two died at the scene and two on the way to Kulim Hospital.
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Nestle Malaysia invests over RM6 million in paddy club since 2012
Nestle Malaysia has put more than RM6 million into its Nestle Paddy Club since 2012, supporting about 200 farmers across over 600 hectares in Kedah and Perlis. The programme supplies locally grown rice for Cerelac infant cereals, with participating farmers recording yields above the national average.
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Jitra farmers still waiting for fertilizer, fear crop damage
Padi farmers in Jitra, Kedah, are still waiting for additional compound fertilizer (baja 3) that should have been used mid-season, forcing them to use old, flood-damaged stock. Some received supplies late as their crops were nearly ready for harvest, while rising costs have led some to consider giving up farming unless the government raises the padi floor price.