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Addressing child marriage will help Malaysia meet 8 United Nation’s SDGs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is committed to addressing child marriage as part of efforts to meet at least eight of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to poverty, food security and health, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri
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Police to question suspect in Kelantan vaccination queue-jumping allegation
KOTA BHARU: Police expect to record a statement soon from the individual suspected of spreading an allegation that staff of the Kelantan state secretariat (SUK) tried to jump queue to be among the early recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine. Kelantan police
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Covid: 166,363 individuals vaccinated as at March 8
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 166,363 individuals have received the vaccine in the Phase 1 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as at yesterday (March 8), said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix). He said of the total,
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Improve DidikTV KPM content to remain relevant – academics
KUALA LUMPUR: In less than a month after the launch of the Education TV channel, DidikTV KPM, various reactions have been received from the community about the Ministry of Education (MOE)’s efforts to increase education access nationwide. As soon as it
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Parliament cannot sit without notice from House Leader
BATU PAHAT: Parliament has no authority to convene by itself without notice from the Leader of the House (Prime Minister), Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon said. He said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) had to give
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MACC: IBR makes big impact in raising awareness in tackling corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9: The Corruption-Free Pledge (IBR), introduced by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in 2018, has shown its effectiveness in raising awareness among the community and in organisations about the fight against corruption. Through the implementation of IBR, both
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Cancer institute staff well prepared to handle Covid-19 vaccine
PUTRAJAYA, March 9: National Cancer Institute (IKN) here, which is now doubling up as a storage centre for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as well as a vaccination centre, has its hands full in ensuring the correct storage and handling of the vaccine.
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Ringgit lower at opening, as rising US treasury yields strengthen US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower versus the US dollar on the strengthening of the greenback due to rising US Treasury yields that continued to test cross-asset risk sentiment, with the US Congress on the cusp of sending a US$1.9 trillion
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After one year, people can gauge which govt has done better – Abdul Hadi
KUALA LUMPUR: After one year of the country’s administration under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang (pix) is convinced that the people could evaluate which government has done better. He believes that Malaysians themselves were aware
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Wisma Putra: Malaysia committed to strengthening cooperation with other commonwealth countries
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is committed to working together with other Commonwealth countries by strengthening cooperation in several priority areas. Wisma Putra, in a Commonwealth Day 2021 message today, said the priority areas consisted of promoting good governance, addressing the social and
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