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Wangkang ceremony, pantun recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s two intangible cultural heritage, namely, ‘pantun’ and ‘upacara wangkang’ have been listed under the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity category by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through a multinational
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No plans yet to exempt stamp duty for transfer of property from parents to children
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to provide stamp duty exemption for transfer of property from parents to children at this time, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. He said based on the existing procedure, the
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Water supply in Sabak Bernam fully restored
KUALA LUMPUR: Water supply to all 38 areas in Sabak Bernam which experienced scheduled water disruption since yesterday following works to replace and install valves has been fully restored at 2 am this morning. Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air
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Art practitioners must adapt to new norms
KUALA LUMPUR: Arts practitioners must adapt to new norms for the sake of survival instead of just complain and mourn because people are not able to watch their performances in theatres, auditoriums and other venues due to Covid-19. Theatre veteran Fauziah
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Bursa Malaysia opens higher but retreats thereafter
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher today but retreated thereafter after a strong showing in the past two days despite the overnight US stocks strong performance. The investors on Wall Street were reacting positive to the news that US lawmakers
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Ringgit opens flat against US dollar on lack of catalysts
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened flat against the dollar today as investors stayed on the sidelines, awaiting fresh local catalysts. At 9.02am, the ringgit opened unchanged at 4.0490/0520 as yesterday. An analyst said while economists and the central bank foresee
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Vaccine supply, Bill on temporary measures of govt financing for Covid-19 focus of parliament’s last day sitting
KUALA LUMPUR: The last day meeting of the third session of the Third Term of the 14th Parliament today will focus, among others, on the supply of Covid-19 vaccine from international pharmaceutical company, Pfizer. According to the Order of the
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Creative industry gets leg-up during pandemic
KUALA LUMPUR: The information communication technology (ICT) creative industry, specifically e-games and animation, had a leg-up from the government amidst the Covid-19 pandemic this year. The government had allocated RM225 million for the arts, culture, entertainment and event industries under Short-term
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Parents should create a safe online environment for children
KUALA LUMPUR: Parents must think of internet safety in order to create a safe online environment for their children, said eSafeKids founder in Australia, Kayelene Kerr. She said with an increasing number of ‘online grooming’ cases, it is important for
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Boko Haram claims school kidnapping in northern Nigeria
ABUJA: Terror group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for abducting over 300 students in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Katsina, reports Xinhua news agency. A total of 333 students from the Government Science Secondary School remain missing after the Friday
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