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Duos resignation from state DAP an internal matter
IPOH: Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming downplayed the sudden resignation of Leong Cheok Keng and Leow Thye Yih from the state committee as an internal matter which will be dealt internally. As such, the party will deal with it
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Mugabe’s body brought home, burial place still undecided
The body of Zimbabwe’s founding father Robert Mugabe arrived home at the country’s main airport in Harare yesterday, but it was still unclear where he would be buried amid a dispute between some family members and the government. Mugabe, one
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Better understanding recipe for interracial unity
KUALA LUMPUR: Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) director Distinguished Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin once asked his students to list 10 things related to the Indian community and he was shocked when tosai (thin pancake made of rice and
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Ambassador: M’sia didn’t send protest letter to Indonesia over haze
Malaysia is not pointing fingers at Indonesia over the current haze problems, instead, the country is offering some forms of assistance in tackling the forest fires in several provinces in the republic. Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Bakar said
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India’s Kashmir move: Two perspectives
Baijayant Jay Panda is a four-time MP and a national Vice President of India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) It is notable that the government’s move on Kashmir has enthused many more Indians than just the BJP’s staunch supporters –
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Doping: Five weightlifters have negative results
JOHOR BAHRU: The five national weightlifters who underwent a random doping test by the Malaysian Anti-Doping Agency (ADAMAS) last July have returned negative results. The Malaysia Weightlifting Federation (MWF) president Datuk Ayub Rahmat, who confirmed this, said the five athletes
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Palestinians to Netanyahu: You will never break our will
JIFTLIK, West Bank: Palestinians tilling the fertile Jordan Valley said yesterday they have been rooted for generations to the West Bank land that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to annex, and they vowed never to give it up. “We
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US, China grant trade concessions ahead of talks
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: US President Donald Trump yesterday welcomed China’s decision to exempt some of US’ anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese goods. Beijing’s exemptions and Washington’s
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Shiism in Islamic Studies – What do you include?
It is interesting to see the views of Penang Mufti Dato’ Seri Wan Salim Mohd Noor calling for Shiism to be included into the syllabus of Islamic Studies. “Educating Muslims on the issue is the best and most effective way
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Supreme Court allows Trump to deny asylum to Central Americans
The US Supreme Court yesterday granted a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to fully enforce a new rule that would curtail asylum applications by immigrants at the US-Mexico border, a key element of his hardline immigration policies. The court
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