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Aminuddin says he’ll take responsibility, ready to quit PKR Negeri Sembilan role after polls loss
MELAKA, Aug 16 — Former Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has expressed his readiness to step down as chairman of the Negeri Sembilan State Leadership Council (MPN) of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) following the recent state election.
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DAP’s destiny on the table as Anthony Loke leaves Unity decision to Putrajaya delegates
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 16 — The DAP Party Conference today is the appropriate forum to decide whether the party should remain in or withdraw from the Unity Government, said DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said such a major decision
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Control the media? We even give them massage chairs, Fahmi tells PKR congress
MELAKA, Aug 16 — Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil today suggested that PKR will not resort to punitive measures against members of the press, even as some in the party believe its rivals are winning the messaging battle by
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DAP backs Anwar ‘100 per cent’ on AUKU abolition
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 16 — DAP today said it will support Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim “100 per cent” in abolishing the Universities and University Colleges Act (AUKU), but stressed that the same spirit must be extended to other promised
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Columbia’s symbol of hope who survived 37 hours under rubble after deadly quake dies from injuries, dimming hope of rescue for missing 320
PEREIRA (Colombia), Aug 16 — A Colombian woman rescued after being trapped under rubble for nearly 37 hours following a powerful earthquake has died from her injuries, her family told AFP on Saturday. Daniela Largo, 32, was pulled from the
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Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s death puts scrutiny, racism claims and plagiarism row in spotlight
CAMBRIDGE, Aug 16 — UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for “reflection” Saturday after the death of Jason Arday, as the former Cambridge academic’s family denounced what they called years of harassment amid plagiarism accusations. Arday, 41, was found dead
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Saifuddin Nasution made PKR’s de facto number two as Nurul Izzah steps down
MELAKA, Aug 16 — Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution will take over the duties of PKR’s deputy president after incumbent Nurul Izzah Anwar announced she would “take leave”. Prime Minister and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the handover at
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Hainan’s free trade push opens new money-making opportunities for Malaysia, Asean
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Hainan is emerging as a key gateway between China and the global economy as it accelerates the development of its Free Trade Port (FTP), with new opportunities spanning supply chains, digital trade, investment, tourism and
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Fire in Singapore flat leaves one dead, 50 evacuated
SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — One person died after a fire broke out in a flat at Block 339 Jurong East Avenue 1 here early this morning, forcing about 50 people to evacuate, The Straits Times reported. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
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NTU to ditch AI detectors, says technology too unreliable to prove cheating
SINGAPORE, Aug 16 — Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will stop using its institutional artificial intelligence detector from 2027, saying such tools are “fundamentally unreliable” and cannot be used to prove academic misconduct. The university will deactivate the detector at the
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