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Federal Court reduces father’s death sentence for son’s murder to 40 years in prison and 12 strokes
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10 — The Federal Court here today commuted the death sentence imposed on a father convicted of murdering his son to 40 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane. This followed a decision by a three-judge
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Explosion and fire at Iskandar Puteri factories injures three foreign workers
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 10 — Three foreign workers were seriously injured after an explosion and fire broke out at four factories, including a chemical storage warehouse, in the SILC industrial park today. The victims, all male Bangladeshi workers, managed to
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Russia agrees to increase scholarships for Malaysian students to 40 per year
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The Russian government has agreed to increase the number of scholarships for Malaysian students to 40 per year, compared to 20 previously, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. He said this
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Retailers can meet tobacco display ban by installing screens
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10 — Compliance with the tobacco display ban under the new Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act (Act 852) can be achieved by simply adding a screen to existing display cabinets, according to Health Minister Datuk
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Children rescued from GISBH homes show strong progress in education programme
SEBERANG PERAI, Oct 10 — Children rescued from Global Ikhwan Service and Business Holdings (GISBH) homes are doing well under the education ministry’s new programme, which started on October 1. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the children, now in safe
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Education minister hopeful Budget 2025 will tackle teacher shortage, fund new education initiatives
SEBERANG PERAI, Oct 10 — The education ministry aims to address the nationwide teacher shortage and introduce new initiatives with allocations from Budget 2025. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek expressed hope that when the Budget is announced next week, it will
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Education minister dismisses rumours of Chinese navy at Penang school, explains cultural exchange with university students
SEBERANG PERAI, Oct 10 — Education minister Fadhlina Sidek has dismissed rumours circulating on social media that claimed the Chinese navy visited SM Chung Ling (Private) in Penang. She clarified that it was university students from China who took part
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Rumours of STAR Sabah cooperation with Warisan during state polls a tactic to divide GRS
PENAMPANG, Oct 10 — STAR Sabah president Datuk Seri Panglima Jeffrey Kitingan has described the grapevine claiming possible cooperation between the party and opposition Warisan as a provocation, a propaganda and a plan to weaken the unity in the Gabungan
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KDM to go solo in Sabah state election, open to post-poll alliances
PENAMPANG, Oct 10 — Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) will be going into the coming state election on its own. However, its president, Datuk Peter Anthony, said the party will be open to cooperation with other parties after the election.
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Cabinet approves data centre planning framework to strengthen Malaysia’s digital hub status, says minister
CYBERJAYA, Oct 10 — The Cabinet, at its meeting last Tuesday (Oct 8), approved the adoption of the Data Centre Planning Guidelines (GPP) developed by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) through the Town and Country Planning Department
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