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Unity Government council to discuss Negeri Sembilan MB row next week
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Unity Government Leadership Consultative Council is scheduled to meet next week to discuss a range of current issues, including the status of the Negeri Sembilan menteri besar post. Its secretariat chief, Datuk Dr Asyraf
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Health Ministry says 56 heat-related illnesses, two deaths reported since January
PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recorded 56 cases related to hot weather nationwide, including two deaths from heat stroke, from Jan 1 to today. MOH in a statement today announced that the two deaths involved
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Fadhlina orders review of SPM Moral Studies after furore over ‘unfair’ grading
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has ordered a full review of the SPM Moral Studies subject, stepping in after an outcry from parents and top-performing students whose university prospects are being jeopardised by unexpectedly poor grades
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Early morning blaze guts five cars at George Town flat
GEORGE TOWN, May 3 — Five vehicles in the parking area of a flat in Jalan Perak, here, were engulfed in flames early this morning. Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant operations director John Sagun Francis said his department
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Zahid sets year-end deadline for legal safeguards on Mara’s RM23b assets
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Amendments to the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) Act 1966 will serve as a legal safeguard to ensure the Bumiputera empowerment agenda remains intact and is not altered with every change in national or organisational leadership.
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Anwar: No elitism in Madani’s Bumiputera empowerment approach
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The Bumiputera empowerment agenda has been pursued more assertively, firmly and boldly under the Madani Government over the past three years, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. Anwar, who is also finance minister, said
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Search radius grows to 29km for girl swept away in Bandar Mahkota Cheras drain
KAJANG, May 3 — The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a nine-year-old girl who is feared to have drowned after falling into a drain in Bandar Mahkota Cheras, entered its third day today with the search being extended to
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After controversy in KL, Sarawak rep says Sibu should host ‘Rain Rave’ festivals instead
SIBU, May 3 — Bawang Assan assemblyman Datuk Sri Wong Soon Koh has proposed that Sibu host an annual water music festival, saying the district is ready to embrace such initiatives amid controversy surrounding a similar event in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Jalan BDC hit-and-run: Kuching mayor appeals for information after cyclist’s death
KUCHING, May 3 — The community and netizens are urged to stop speculating on the alleged hit-and-run incident on Friday that killed a 56-year-old cyclist. In making this call, Kuching South mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng appealed to eye-witnesses to
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Zahid’s Umno balances solo ambition with alliance flexibility for GE16
KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Barisan Nasional (BN) is “almost certain” to contest the next general election independently but must remain open to political understandings to avoid disastrous three-cornered fights, said chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In an interview
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