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Accused of being unconstitutional, Education Ministry says ‘Imam Al-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith’ module only for Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The Education Ministry (MoE) has reportedly said that the newly introduced “Imam Al-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith” module in school is intended for Muslim students within public schools only. According to news portal Malaysiakini, Deputy Education Minister
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Efforts should be made to attract youths to continue studies at IPT level
KUCHING, Aug 24 — Efforts to attract youths to further their studies at higher learning institutions (IPTs) are among the issues raised in the final report of the Committee to Review the National Higher Education Policy. Deputy Higher Education Minister
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N. Sembilan MB announces portfolios for 11-member state executive council
SEREMBAN, Aug 24 — Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has announced the list of portfolios for the 11-member executive council after the first executive council meeting at Bangunan Wisma Negeri here today. In addition to being Menteri
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Styrene gas spill linked to ruptured tank, leak stopped in Pasir Gudang
JOHOR BARU, Aug 24 — The Johor Fire & Rescue Department has identified the cause of a chemical spill in a Pasir Gudang plant of Petrochemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as a rupture of a tank containing styrene that released vapours.
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Najib asks Court of Appeal to pause his 1MDB trial, pending bid to remove judge
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has applied to the Court of Appeal to stay or temporarily pause his 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial in the High Court, until his appeal to remove the
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Don’t play up 3R issues during Johor by-elections
MELAKA, Aug 24 — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has warned supporters of all political parties contesting in the upcoming Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections to not play up sensitive issues, especially relating to 3R (race, religion, royalty)
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Appeals court commutes ex-military personnel’s death sentence for killing former teacher to 40 years’ jail
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 24 — The Court of Appeal today commuted the death sentence of a former armed forces personnel to 40 years in jail for killing a former school teacher during a robbery in 2017. The three-man panel of judges
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Pakatan optimistic Malay voters in Johor will remain loyal
JOHOR BARU, Aug 24 — Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) component party Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) is optimistic that its Malay voter base in Johor, especially in the Pulai parliamentary and the Simpang Jeram state seats, will support the unity coalition’s candidates
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Immigration Dept busts human trafficking ring with arrest of five in Sarawak
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 24 — The Immigration Department has busted a human trafficking and smuggling syndicate in Sarawak with the arrest of five men, including the 40-year-old local mastermind known as “Dudley”. The five men, including four Indian nationals aged between
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Air Accident Investigation Bureau chief off to Florida to send memory puck for analysis
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BSKU) team leader will leave for the United States (US) this evening, to get the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) memory puck of the Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) extracted and
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