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Maszlee: I am stepping down as advised by PM
PUTRAJAYA: Education minister Maszlee Malik has announced his resignation from the ministry effective January 3rd, tomorrow. Maszlee who has been appointed as an education minister on May 21, last year announced his resignation after 20 months govern the ministry. He
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Saifuddin: Ship held up by Iran has nothing to do with M’sia
KUANTAN: The ship with 16 crew members on board held up by Iranian authorities in the Hormuz Strait on early of the week, does not belong to Malaysia. Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said the Malaysian Embassy in Tehran also
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Maszlee to resign as education minister
PUTRAJAYA: Maszlee Malik is expected to announce his resignation from Cabinet later today, sources close to the education minister told The Leaders Online. Maszlee submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad earlier this afternoon. Maszlee gave his
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Najib seeks stay of proceedings in misfeasance suit until completion of 1MDB case
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has applied for a stay of proceedings of the suit filed by Damansara MP Tony Pua Kiam Wee for alleged misfeasance in public office related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)
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Mahathir wonders whether Okinawa’s cooperative shop would work in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has floated an idea about a successful cooperative village shop in Japan and said he wonders whether such an idea will work well in Malaysia. Posting the story on his blog, chedet.cc, yesterday and sharing
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Charles: UniMAP-We have become unbelievably racist and xenophobic
PUCHONG: While many are furious over a question in an Ethnic Relations test paper prepared by Universiti Malaysia Perlis, which was seen to belittle critics of Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, the paper also contained several controversial questions which are
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Candidates, political parties urged to abide by rules on Kimanis nomination day – EC
KOTA KINABALU: Candidates standing for the Kimanis parliamentary seat by-election as well as political parties are urged to abide by the rules on nomination day this Saturday at the nomination centre in Dewan Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Mohd Dun Banir,
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Pollution in Muar river disrupts water supply to 35,000 households
JOHOR BAHRU: Water supply to 35,000 households in the Muar district has been disrupted after a high level of ammonia was detected in the Muar river. State International Trade, Investment and Utilities Committee chairman Jimmy Puah Wee Tse He said
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50 Orang Asli students had to walk to school for six hours in Kelantan
KOTA BAHRU: At least 50 Orang Asli students had to walk to school in Gua Musang for six hours after the vehicles taking them there got stuck in the mud. As reported in a Malay daily, residents of the village
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165,040 illegals repatriated under B4G programme
KUALA LUMPUR: About 165,040 illegal immigrants out of the 195,471 registered under the Back For Good (B4G) amnesty exercise which ended two days ago, have been deported to their respective countries. Immigration director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said while the
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