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Celebrities, historians urge Modi to stop mob attacks on minorities
A group of Bollywood film makers, historians and citizens have written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to stop mob attacks on minority Muslims and others at the bottom of the society. Hindu mobs have targeted Muslims on
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Petronas sells Bertam crude to Shell
SINGAPORE: Petronas has awarded a tender of September-loading Bertam crude at a premium of more than US$5 a barrel above dated Brent, two trade sources told Reuters yesterday. Royal Dutch Shell is believed to be the final buyer of the
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Judge blocks Trump’s latest draconian asylum rule
A federal judge in San Francisco yesterday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule that aimed to bar almost all asylum applications at the US-Mexico border. US district judge Jon Tigar in the Northern District of California issued
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Gobind hails telcos’ initiative to help Befrienders
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo expressed appreciation for the cooperation extended by eight telecommunications companies to exempt charges for calls to Befrienders beginning Aug 1. He said the move is the result of an initiative of
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North Korea fires two short-range missiles into East Sea
SEOUL: North Korea today fired two short-range missiles from near its east coast town of Wonsan into the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported, quoting South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The incident came amid growing uncertainty over the
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We need focus, not flip-flops on language policy
It is truly amazing that we are still flip flopping over the language medium to teach maths and science in 2019. We hear that the Education ministry now wants to revert to using the English-medium to teach these subjects. It
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ECRL to be relaunched today
DUNGUN: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project will be relaunched by Transport Minister Anthony Loke at the Dungun Tunnel site, Rimba Bandar Bukit Bauk, today. The event, scheduled for 11 am, will be attended by Terengganu menteri besar Datuk
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Water supply in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Langat fully restored
PUCHONG: Water supply in Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Langat disrupted due to the recent diesel pollution in Sungai Selangor has been restored completely at 6pm yesterday. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd head of customer relations and communications Abdul Raof Ahmad
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Bumiputera contractors must be prepared for changes
KUALA LUMPUR: Bumiputera contractors must be more responsive and prepared to face the current environment that is full of changes in order to be on par with other industry players at the ASEAN and global levels. Works Minister Baru Bian
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Zahid: Umno will not work with any parties aligned to DAP
PUCHONG: Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi reiterated that his party will not cooperate with any political entity that is working with DAP. Speaking at a press conference, Zahid said DAP was championing the Malaysian Malaysia agenda, a policy
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