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Three-year-old Aulia Sofia, the sole survivor of a June crash in Sungai Petani that killed six family members, continues her recovery under the care of her paternal aunt. She has received a royal visit and educational support from Kedah's royal family.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested three individuals, including two company directors in the rice sector, over allegations of submitting false documents to fraudulently obtain RM20 million in trade working capital financing.
Jitra state assemblyman Dr Haim Hilman Abdullah has pleaded not guilty to charges of making statements likely to cause public alarm in proceedings at Seremban magistrate's court.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has greenlit a RM22 million budget to upgrade equipment for Malaysia's border security force, responding to mounting concerns after a shooting at Bukit Kayu Hitam highlighted vulnerabilities in frontier defence operations.
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Two Malaysian military personnel have been charged in Alor Setar's Sessions Court with smuggling three Myanmar migrants through the Bukit Kayu Hitam border checkpoint in Kedah, highlighting security vulnerabilities at critical crossing points.
The Malaysian Army has identified two personnel killed in a grenade training explosion at Hobart Camp in Gurun, Kedah. The incident occurred during combat enhancement training under the 2nd Infantry Division.
Private Siti Khadijah Sungip, 24, of the Malaysian Army's Royal Engineer Regiment, was buried in Kluang following her death in a grenade training accident at Hobart Camp, Gurun, Kedah. A second soldier also died in the incident.
Authorities apprehended a university student at Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint while transporting approximately 14.63 kilograms of cannabis buds worth RM1.17 million smuggled from a neighbouring nation.
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Malaysia's Defence Ministry has conveyed condolences following the deaths of two soldiers killed in a grenade-throwing training accident at Hobart Camp in Kedah. A full investigation has been ordered.