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Doctors a barrier to dietary supplements?
PETALING JAYA: Medical doctors pose a barrier to the growth of dietary supplements even though such supplements complement medication partly due to their training, revealed a forum panelist at the launch of Malaysian Dietary Supplements Association’s (MADSA) report launch and
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Ewansiha’s widow: Malaysia doing autopsy on my husband without consent
PUCHONG: The post-mortem done on the late Nigerian doctorate student Thomas Orhions Ewansiha, who died at the hands of Malaysian Immigration Department, is done without family consent. Ewansiha’s widow, only known as Blessing, said this to Nigerian newspaper Punch recently.
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Dr M: Get over your nationalistic ego and learn English
KUALA LUMPUR: Get over your nationalistic pride in defending Bahasa Melayu and accept the use of English as a language of knowledge. Speaking at the Dewan Rakyat during the Minister’s Question Time today, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said
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Malaysia’s financial scandals: Rewriting history is not an option
George Orwell once said: “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” Those who are in power today can try to rewrite the past but they would not succeed, not
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Perak exco rape case: Police waiting for medical, forensic reports
IPOH: The results of medical and forensic examinations on an Indonesian maid who had accused Perak state executive councillor Paul Yong of rape will only be known in two weeks. Speaking to reporters at the Perak police headquarters, state police
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1MDB: Riza Aziz’s ex-partner surrenders luxury gifts, items worth US$14m
PUCHONG: Hollywood producer Joey McFarland, the co-founder of Red Granite Pictures with Riza Aziz, will forfeit US$14 million (RM64 million) in artwork, luxury items and company profits to the US Justice Department’s (DoJ) to assist in anti-kleptocracy investigation linked to
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Don’t call anyone Queen of Kelantan without official announcement
KOTA BHARU: No one can be referred to as the Permaisuri of Kelantan, Raja Perempuan Kelantan, Sultanah Kelantan or the Queen of Kelantan without official announcement from the state Palace. In a statement today, Kelantan Palace Controller of the Royal
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Stifling the Amman Message
In any civilised society no one will resort to violence, or the threat of violence, to stifle the voices that one does not want to hear. Unfortunately, this is what happened in Malaysia a few days ago when some bigots
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ASM: We have returned about RM32 mil back to Mestecc
PUCHONG: The Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) has returned RM32,040, 944.43 of monies belonging to the government this month, said its chief executive officer Hazami Habib. “On July 4, we received instruction from the 136th ASM Council meeting to return
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167 left homeless after fire destroys longhouse
SRI AMAN: A total of 167 residents of Sayat Lepang Sinta, Engkelili in Lubuk Antu here were left homeless when their longhouse was destroyed in a fire early this afternoon. State Fire and Rescue Department Malaysia (JBPM) assistant director, Tiong
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