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Former chief minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat is suing his successor Datuk Musa Aman and three others over the halted Ma Zu or Goddess of the Sea statue project in the northern Kudat district.

A car trader was killed near Bukit Gambir, Johor, when a box of fireworks exploded, hitting him in the chest.

Malaysia is contributing US$1mil (RM3.2mil) to China to help relieve the burden faced by its people who are severely affected by the snowstorm.

The Government has approved an RM20mil package for the rebuilding and expansion of 23 Tamil schools in the country, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has reiterated his commitment to creating a just and dynamic Malaysia that is owned by all citizens.

Ten items, including sugar, flour, cooking oil and petrol, will not be allowed to be taken out of the country effective immediately.

Monetary goodies will be given to medical officers as an incentive for working overtime at health clinics selected to operate after normal hours to ease the overcrowding of patients at hospitals.

Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) will set up a 1000-acre campus in Bukit Besi, 85km from here, under the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) initiative.

Former newscaster Victor Gu and Universiti Malaya (UM) associate professor Dr Hou Kok Chung may contest in the coming general election, MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said.

MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting paid his last respects to former minister and MCA deputy president Datuk Richard Ho Ung Hun at the St Ignatius Church in Petaling Jaya last night.

Stephen Chow is in town with his CJ7 co-stars Kitty Zhang Yuqi and Lee Sheung Ching. However, the star of the film, Xu Jiao, could not make the trip, as she is ill.

The MCA will continue to contest in Chinese-majority constituencies in the general election, its president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said.

Prison inmates released under the parole system, once its implemented in July, will have to undergo a careful selection process.

Malaysia will hold its first international tourism trade show in May.

Her face alive with laughter, double heart transplant miracle girl Tee Hui Yi was clearly excited to be home to celebrate Chinese New Year with her family.

Chief Justice Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad’s tenure has been extended for six months starting from April 18 to Oct 17 this year.

The tender for the Nuri helicopter’s replacement has been extended to Feb 12 to enable more companies to put in their bid.

Tabung Haji has announced a 5% dividend and an additional 2% special dividend for last year.

Thousands of bus commuters rushing for work and last-minute Chinese New Year shopping were left stranded yesterday when striking Rapid Penang drivers brought transport to a standstill.

The Klang Valley emptied yesterday as Malaysians travelling in more than a million vehicles left the conurbation to return to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year.

Thousands thronged the Klang Municipal Council hall yesterday during a birth certificate and identity card registration exercise, clearing out about 3,000 applications forms in less than two hours.

The Cabinet met a day earlier than usual in view of the coming Chinese New Year celebrations.

Three men staged a daring robbery at the Gurun Rest and Recreation (R&R) stop on the North-South Expressway heading north towards Alor Star in Kedah, escaping with RM3mil yesterday.

Two budget hotels in Malacca, dubbed as “love nests”, have become a talk of the town, reported Harian Metro.

The Chinese will lose the opportunity to participate in the decision-making process at the Cabinet level if they fail to support the MCA and Gerakan in the elections ahead.

Over 600 disgruntled Bangladeshi workers gathered outside the Bangladesh High Commission demanding to be sent home.

A 30-year-old lawyer was killed when he was flung out of his car after crashing into a tree.

Clothes and souvenirs with motifs of ganja leaves worth RM4,500 were confiscated from a store in Dataran Pahlawan Megamall in Malacca.

Two men who posed either as police officers or repairmen to rob over 150 college students in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur over the past two years have been arrested.

Architect Kim Wong Kooi-Kam has been hard at work into the wee hours in the last few weeks preparing for the Chinese New Year.