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Yasin Sulaiman freed, advises against prison
Singer Yasin Sulaiman, 50, is enjoying freedom after being released from detention at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta. He described his four-and-a-half-year ordeal in Sungai Buloh Prison, Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta and Kajang Prison as the hardest phase of his life, and advised people not to end up in prison.
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Eight Malayan tiger cubs born under MPOGCF-Perhilitan programme
Eight Malayan tiger cubs were born to one female between 2023 and 2025 under a conservation programme run by MPOGCF and Perhilitan, with the births recorded at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Sungkai, Perak. MPOGCF has spent RM2 million since 2021 on ex-situ breeding, research and training, and a new MoU with FELDA is being finalised.
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Malaysian woman held in New Delhi, 15kg cannabis seized
A 22-year-old Malaysian woman from Perak was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on 4 September after 30 plastic packets containing more than 15kg of cannabis were found in her trolley bag. She arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Batik Air flight OD205 and has a prior drug-related record, and remains in Indian custody.
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High Court in Tapah orders Perak exco Sivanesan to pay RM3,000 costs in defamation suit
The High Court in Tapah ordered Perak executive councillor A. Sivanesan to pay RM3,000 in costs after allowing former Bagan Dalam assemblyman Satees Muniandy's application to transfer the defamation suit to the Butterworth Sessions Court. Sivanesan sued Satees over a TikTok video uploaded in June last year that he says portrayed him as unfit for public office.
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Perak: residents' associations need approval before hiring security guards
Residents' associations in Perak cannot appoint or train security guards for Community Security Schemes without approval and compliance with regulations. State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Ching said the state is focusing on education and giving associations time to correct shortcomings before enforcement. She also clarified the difference between gated and guarded communities and the rules on public road access.
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First azan and recitation contest for Orang Asli children in Pos Lenjang
Thirty-five V1M volunteers visited the Semai Orang Asli community in Pos Lenjang, Kuala Lipis, Pahang on 31 August and 1 September. For the first time an azan and Quran recitation contest was held for children from the area's 18 villages, alongside food baskets and clothing.