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Academic group describes Maszlee’s resignation as premature
SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Academic Association Congress (MAAC) has described the resignation of Dr Maszlee Malik as Education Minister as premature. Its president Datuk Dr Mohd Idrus Mohd Masirin said this was because he was in the process of improving many
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Gobind: Do not threaten journalists
KUALA LUMPUR: Communication and Multimedia Minister Gobind Sigh Deo said the public should not resort to threats, violence or act outside the law if they disagreed with reporting by the media. He said there are ways that can be taken
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Drug charge: Mat Sabu’s son to enter defence
KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court today ordered Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu’s son, Ahmad Saiful Islam, to enter his defence over a drug charge. The ruling was made by Magistrate Mohamad Aizat Abdul Rahim. Aizat said the prosecution succeeded
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Jan 16 hearing for Seremban Jaya rep’s LTTE case bail application
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today set Jan 16 for hearing the bail application of Seremban Jaya state assemblyman P Gunasekaren on a charge of supporting the LTTE in October last year. Judge Datuk Muhammad Jamil Hussin fixed the
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Health Ministry: Cancer is the number two killer in Malaysia
PUCHONG: Health Ministry said cancer had caused 16,000 deaths in 2018 alone, making it the number two killer ailment in Malaysia after heart disease. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that there are 10 types of cancer
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Parody questions ‘praising’ Zakir Naik goes viral on FB
PUCHONG: While people were upset with the recent controversy surrounding Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMap) examination paper which heaped laurels Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, a parody set of questions was found going viral on Facebook. The parody questions, posted by
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Pakatan should reform itself first, Dr M should also go
The resignation of Education Minister Maszlee Malik came pretty abruptly indeed as he was seen actively announcing some new policies for his ministry just less than 24 hours before. Guess the public pressure was just too much to bear, not
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Five men held for poaching in Sabah forest reserve
LAHAD DATU: Four Indonesians were among five men who have been arrested for alleged involvement in illegal hunting at the Tabin Forest Reserve. Sabah chief conservator of forests Datuk Mashor Jaini said the Sabah Forestry Department’s Special Anti-Poaching Team (Protect)
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Karim pledges to transform Kimanis if given mandate
KIMANIS: Parti Warisan Sabah’s (Warisan) candidate for the Kimanis by-election Datuk Karim Bujang aims to transform the parliamentary constituency if given the mandate. Thanking the Warisan top leadership and the party’s allies namely UPKO and Pakatan Harapan (PH) Sabah for
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Tough being an Education Minister, says KJ and Siti Kasim
PUCHONG: While several quarters lauded Dr Maszlee Malik’s resignation as Education Minister, he also received some encouraging words from Umno MP Khairy Jamaluddin and even his fierce critic, lawyer-activist Siti Kasim. In an Instagram post, Khairy acknowledged that the Education
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