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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 74 Umno Division chiefs from the 191 divisions nationwide retained their posts without a contest, today. Rauf Yusoh the contests which took place in the party divisions nationwide with the exception of Sarawak also saw 66 deputy division chiefs retained without a contest.

KUALA LUMPUR: Low-lying areas at the fringes of the city particularly MRR2 and Ampang have been hit by flash floods following a downpour that lasted more than two hours.A Selangor Fire and Rescue Department spokesman told Bernama that the rain, which started around 3 pm, inundated the areas with about

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has allocated about RM500,000 to repair 10 classrooms at SMK Seri Pantai, damaged following a heavy storm yesterday. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Gazali Abas said the ministry and Public Works Department will assess the damages within two weeks and come up with

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun is ahead in the race for the post of Wanita Umno chief. As of 8pm, the Wanita vice chief, who is also Beaufort Member of Parliament, received the support of 16 divisions and garnered the votes of 3,683 delegates. Trailing closely behind her was Parit Sulong MP Datuk

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia Datuk Latifah Merican Cheong, 67, died of breast cancer last night.Latifah breathed her last at Subang Jaya Medical Centre at about 10.15pm, surrounded by family members, said a relative who declined to be named.She was admitted to the medical

SUNGAI BESAR: Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos has been chosen as the national level Umno Youth wing chief candidate. The Sungai Besar Umno Youth wing had unanimously chosen Jamal at the party’s delegates meeting held in Sekin Hotel and Resort today. Jamal had garnered 152 votes, beating eight of his contenders