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Former EC official: EC chairman, commissioners must quit!
PUCHONG: Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun and all his commissioners must quit their posts following the formation of a new government. Former EC deputy chairman Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said that the current commissioners must
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Azizul aims for gold in Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: National track cycling ace Mohd Azizulhasni Awang will have two bites at the cherry as he goes for gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July. Having already qualified for the keirin event, ‘Pocket Rocketman’ Azizul is now assured of
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SPM students beam with joy for good grades, already having future plans
PUCHONG: Tears of joy flowed out of SPM students’, Class 2019, from SMK Seksyen 3, Bandar Kinrara as many of them obtained good results. Speaking to The Leaders Online, Ibtisam Ishak, 18, said that she was the only student who
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Businessman Aliff Syukri to clarify child abuse case later
PUCHONG: Cosmetics entrepreneur, Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri, will hold an emergency media conference in Kota Damansara this afternoon to clarify a police report lodged against him, for allegedly beating his adopted daughter. The incident, which happened on Feb 28, was
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Registration for new format for 2021 SPM starts this month
PUTRAJAYA: All secondary schools nationwide can start registering for the implementation of the new format for 2021 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), starting this month, Education director-general Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim. “With the new curriculum at the secondary level, the 2021
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Athletes not dropped, instead contract ended – NSC
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Sports Council (NSC) have denied allegations by several athletes claiming they have been dropped from national teams when, in fact, their contract ended at the end of last year. NSC director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail stressed that
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Syed Saddiq: Zahid Arip masterminded ‘Sheraton Move’
PUCHONG: Parti Peribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman alleged that former political secretary to Tun Mahathir Mohamad, Muhammad Zahid Md Arip was the mastermind of the infamous ‘Sheraton Move’. In a report by Malay daily
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Abuse of foreign workers in Malaysia: A neverending horror?
The sad state of foreign workers in Malaysia. What are the authorities’ actions? The worker has returned to his home country, but the perpetrator is still free, without any form of action. Why? Because, the perpetrator is influential and rich?
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Tortured Pallippad native rescued from Malaysia
ALAPPUZHA: Haridasan, a native of Pallippad who was subjected to severe torture by his employer in Malaysia, was rescued following the intervention of the state government and the Indian Embassy. He reached Chennai and left for Coimbatore by noon and
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Don’t use force to propagate Islam: Abang Johari
KUCHING: Propagation of Islam in the state should be done rationally and not by force, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “We should not force non-Muslims to accept our religion, but let them feel touched by Islam that
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