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Panuphol grabs two-shot lead in Malaysia

Thailand’s rising star Panuphol Pittayarat fired a five-under-par 67 to secure a two-shot lead after the third round of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters on Friday.
Panuphol, 18, needed only 24 putts at the sun-baked Kota Permai Golf and Country Club to stay ahead of Antonio Lascuna of the Philippines, the tournament’s [...]

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Malaysia to deport French lawyer in graft probe

A French lawyer for a rights group in an inquiry into alleged corruption linked to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was Friday detained in Kuala Lumpur and will be deported, the government said.
The Malaysian government has dismissed graft allegations linked to a $1.1-billion submarine purchase in 2002, when Najib was defence minister, saying [...]

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Police arrest 1,000 in Malaysia democracy protest

Malaysian police fired tear gas and water cannon and made almost 1,000 arrests on Saturday during clashes with protesters who defied government warnings to rally in the capital for electoral reform.
Leaders of opposition parties were among those detained during a massive security operation but it failed to thwart the outlawed [...]

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Golfer Rizman leads in Malaysia

Malaysian Airil Rizman burst into the third-round lead at the Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational on Saturday after chipping in for eagle on the par-five 18th for a six-under-par 66.
Nearly man Rizman moved to 13-under-par for the tournament and opened up a two-stroke lead over compatriot Danny Chia, Antonio Lascuna from the Philippines and Thailand’s Atthaphon [...]

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Arrests, tear gas ahead of Malaysia democracy demo

Malaysian police arrested 500 people and used tear gas and water cannon in the capital Saturday as part of a massive security operation to thwart an opposition-backed rally for electoral reforms.
About 8,000 protesters defied baton-carrying riot officers in front of a downtown bus station, retreating at times and regrouping to [...]

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Malaysia fires tear gas at protest, arrests 924

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed Saturday across Malaysia’s main city demanding electoral reforms in the country’s biggest political rally in years.
The opposition-backed rally was the culmination of weeks of intense pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak’s [...]

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Malaysia fires tear gas at protest, arrests 672

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed Saturday across Malaysia’s main city demanding electoral reforms in the country’s biggest political rally in years.
The opposition-backed rally was the culmination of weeks of intense pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak’s [...]

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Malaysia fires tear gas at protest, arrests 644

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed Saturday across Malaysia’s main city demanding electoral reforms in the country’s biggest political rally in years.
The opposition-backed rally was the culmination of weeks of intense pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak’s [...]

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Malaysia fires tear gas at protest, arrests 540

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed across Malaysia’s main city demanding electoral reforms in the country’s biggest political rally in years.
The opposition-backed rally was the culmination of weeks of intense pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak’s long-ruling coalition [...]

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Malaysia arrests 514, fires tear gas at protest

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police have detained more than 500 people and fired tear gas at many others as more than 10,000 demonstrators are massing across Malaysia’s largest city to demand electoral reforms.
The opposition-backed rally is the culmination of weeks of intense pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak’s long-ruling coalition to [...]

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