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All students with SPM 10As already accepted into matriculation programme
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh has revealed that all students who achieved 10As result in their SPM examinations have been placed into the matriculation programme. Writing on his Facebook page late last night, Wong
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Vape group fears new law could push vapers back to cigarettes
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — The Malaysian Vapers Alliance (MVA) has raised concerns over the potential impact of the upcoming Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) on the vaping community. In a statement today, the
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Shuttle bus services, parking aplenty and food trucks galore at Dataran Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — More than 7,600 parking spaces are available for the convenience of the public in conjunction with the 2024 National Day celebrations that will take place at Dataran Putrajaya on August 31. Apart from that, 80
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‘We’re not sore losers’: Slammed over photo with Thai shuttler, Sports Minister Yeoh says nothing insensitive about ‘acknowledging rival’s strength’
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has defended her photo with Kunlavut Vitidsarn, saying Malaysia is not a “sore loser” after the Thai badminton player defeated Lee Zii Jia. Taking to a set of Instagram
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UK, Singapore curious about Putrajaya’s social media licensing; more to come when Malaysia chairs Asean
KUCHING, Aug 8 — Malaysia’s efforts to license social media platforms have attracted the attention of several countries that have expressed interest in following the move, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the United Kingdom (UK) communications regulatory body,
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Unemployed man claims trial to kidnapping six-year-old Albertine Leo, seven charges of possessing porn
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — A 31-year-old unemployed man has reportedly claimed trial to abducting and illegally confining six-year-old girl Albertine Leo Jia Hui last month. The Star reported Leang Win Son was charged under Section 363 of the Penal Code,
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Cops launch probe into politician’s alleged sensitive remarks on land ownership applications unresolved by South Kelantan Development Authority
KOTA BARU, Aug 8 — Police have opened an investigation regarding a video of a politician allegedly making sensitive remarks during the Nenggiri state by-election campaign in Kelantan. Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the case is being
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Police say didn’t call suspect in Albertine Leo case paedophile, only reported CSAM discovery
JOHOR BARU, Aug 8 — Police said items seized from the home of the suspect in the abduction of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui last month suggested a sexual motive to the incident. In a press conference broadcast online today,
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