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A 34-year-old scrap goods trader has been charged in Penang's magistrate's court with trafficking 4,625 grammes of heroin, marking another significant drug seizure by authorities in the state.
Police in Penang are investigating the death of an 18-year-old who fell from the 68th floor of the Komtar building in George Town on July 24. Preliminary findings suggest no foul play.
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The High Court in Penang has set eight trial dates in October for four men accused in the Nhaveen murder case, following an appellate court's reversal of their earlier acquittal.