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Don’t sacrifice excellence for bureaucracy, Guan Eng says over failure to recognise medical specialists from parallel pathway programmes
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The parallel pathway programme for medical specialists is recognised globally and should be accepted here in Malaysia as well, said DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, expressing his agreement with Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular
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Father of Sydney church attacker says no signs of radicalism, community leader says
SYDNEY, April 17 — The father of the teenager that stabbed an Assyrian bishop during a church service in Sydney saw no signs of radicalism, a community leader said on Wednesday, as police planned to charge people who attacked emergency
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Snake on a train delays Japanese bullet service
TOKYO, April 17 — Even small delays in Japan’s much-vaunted bullet trains are rare, and more unusual still are snakes on board holding up the speedy “shinkansen” services. On Tuesday evening, a passenger alerted security to a 40-centimetre (nearly 16-inch)
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Singapore’s key exports shrink further in March
SINGAPORE, April 17 — The non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore declined 20.7 per cent year-on-year in March, following a 0.2 per cent contraction in February, according to the government agency, Enterprise Singapore, Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The decline was driven
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SMRT bus driver in Singapore dies after crashing into tree in Woodlands; no commuters on board
SINGAPORE, April 17 — A 58-year-old bus driver was killed after crashing into a tree in Woodlands on Tuesday (April 16) morning. No commuters were on board the bus. Bus service 911 was travelling along Woodlands Avenue 2 towards Woodlands
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Flash floods force 51 to evacuate in Alor Gajah
MELAKA, April 17 ― Continuous heavy rain from yesterday caused flash floods in Alor Gajah, forcing 51 people out of their homes. State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat said today that the villagers, from 13 families, were evacuated to a
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Hulu Selangor Bersatu chief claims voters want Malay Perikatan candidate for KKB by-election
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The Hulu Selangor Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) claimed that a majority of Kuala Kubu Baru voters want Perikatan Nasional (PN) to field a Malay candidate in the upcoming by-election for the state seat. Hulu
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Over half of theft cases linked to cryptocurrency mining in Sarawak reported in Miri
KUCHING, April 17 ― More than half of electricity theft cases linked to cryptocurrency mining in Sarawak were reported in Miri, said Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB). The utility company said out of the 260 cases uncovered in the state since
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6,034 new contract teachers placed in schools nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 ― A total of 6,034 new contract teachers have been placed in schools nationwide starting April 15, according to the Education Ministry (MoE). In a statement today, the MoE said that 1,858 teachers were placed in
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Injured bodyguard in botched KLIA shooting recovering from surgery
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The injured bodyguard who was shot at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here on Sunday is reported to be in stable condition following a successful surgery. Muhammad Nur Hadith was reported to have undergone
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