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PM, Cabinet’s Aidilfitri Open House on first day of Raya
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the entire Cabinet will be hosting the Aidilfitri open house at the Seri Perdana Complex on the first day of Hari Raya. The Prime Minister’s Department, in a statement today, said the
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You are what you Eid: Ramadan for vegans
Muslims are coming to the end of a month of fasting, which in Britain often means evening meals featuring heaps of meat. But there is a plant-based option Article by: Remona Aly The final days of Islam’s month of fasting
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First tapir conservation centre to be built in Jelebu
Malaysia’s first tapir conservation centre will be built in the Kenaboi Forest Reserve, Jelebu, said Negeri Sembilan Wildlife and National Parks Department director Wan Mat Wan Harun. “The rationale behind it is that Perhilitan has not got a dedicated conservation
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Mosques that host some of the world’s largest Eid congregations
DUBAI: Muslims will soon observe Eid Al-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan. Eid Al-Fitr, which means Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, will see Muslims gather for the congregational prayer in mosques or special prayer grounds
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‘Interfaith understanding is in line with the Constitution, Quran’
PUCHONG: Interfaith understanding does not go against the Federal Constitution and it is different from proselytization. National University of Singapore Professor of Sociology Syed Farid al-Attas also said that he was in favour of Muslims learning other religions as it
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US-China Conflict: Will ASEAN Centrality Be Derailed?
ON 23 May 2019, the US Senate formally re-introduced a bill known as the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act. Its sponsors, a bipartisan group of 14 senators, say the bill is aimed at checking an expansive
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Jho Low’s family mansion not 1MDB’s, decries CHANT
PENANG: Citizens Awareness Chant Group (CHANT) took the government to task for not abiding the rule of law as it seized the family mansion of fugitive businessman, Low Taek Jho though it is not connected with state fund, 1MDB. CHANT
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Houthis launch drone attack on military parade in Aden
CAIRO: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone attack on a military parade for Saudi-led coalition forces in the port city of Aden, the group’s Al Masirah TV said. The Saudi-owned Al-Hadath channel later quoted sources that the air defences
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NFCorp: Why opt for legal action, Attorney General?
PUCHONG: National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) executive chairman Datuk Sri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail questioned the rationale in the legal action taken by Attorney General Chambers against him and his family members “I was wondering why the Attorney General acted against
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Practicing politics of vengeance over NFCorp?
PUCHONG: Amanah’s candidate for Jasin parliament seat, Khairuddin Abu Hassan urged the Finance Ministry (MOF) to not practice politics of vengeance in resolving the issues surrounding National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp). “Don’t practice politics of vengeance. If there is a positive
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