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PAS: Only a Malay-Muslim should helm the Education portfolio
KUALA LUMPUR: Only a Malay-Muslim should be appointed as the Education Minister, said a PAS MP. In a statement, Kuala Terengganu MP Ahmad Amzad Hashim also alleged that Maszlee Malik may have been forced out from the Education Ministry in
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Najib: Was Maszlee’s exit triggered by his feud with YTL Communications?
PUCHONG: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak alluded that Education Minister Maszlee Malik could have been forced to quit due to his decision on the YTL-Bestarinet issue. In a Facebook post yesterday, Najib said that one should decipher
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Australian bushfires: Wisma Putra issues travel advisory
PUCHONG: Wisma Putra today issued travel advisory to Malaysians travelling to Australia as fires ravage parts of the nation Down Under. In a statement, the government advised Malaysians to postpone their travels to areas affected by the raging fires until
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Damaged roads leave Gua Musang Orang Asli stranded
GUA MUSANG: Over 5,000 Orang Asli people in this district will be cut off each time the access roads from their settlements to the town are damaged and muddy during the monsoon season. As a result, settlers of the affected
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Proton sales up 55.7% to 100,821 units last year
PUCHONG: Proton has sold 100,821 units of vehicles in 2019, a 55.7% increase over sales in 2018, mainly contributed by Proton X70 and Proton Saga models. This is the first time the national carmaker crossed the 100,000-unit threshold since 2015.
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131 Chinese nationals plead guilty to overstaying, not having permits
TELUK INTAN: Some 131 Chinese nationals pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court yesterday to a charge of overstaying and not having a valid pass or permit. The accused comprising 123 men and eight women, aged between 18 and 54 years,
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Fleeing teen robbers arrested at highway rest area
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Four machete-wielding men who robbed a convenience store in Jalan Tanah Liat and tried to escape via express bus to Kuala Lumpur after their faces went viral on social media were arrested by the police in Sungai Buloh
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Education groups hope Maszlee’s successor will continue his legacy
KUALA LUMPUR: Education associations hoped the new Education Minister will be able to continue the legacy of Dr Maszlee Malik and work towards improving the country’s education system. National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) president Aminudin Awang said it was
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Affendi Buang appointed new Chief of Defence Force
KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang has been appointed as the 21st chief of Defence Force effective yesterday. The appointment of Affendi was witnessed by Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu in a hand-over ceremony
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Special lamps to keep off wild elephants in Gua Musang
GUA MUSANG: The Orang Asli Development Department (JAKOA) delivered 25 special lamps to be installed around Kampung Aring 5 here today to keep off wild elephants. Kelantan/Terengganu JAKOA director Hashim Alang Abdul Hamid said the special lamps were then installed
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