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Viral ‘Trashtag Challenge’ encourages people to clean up litter
By: Christopher Rim Forget eating Tide Pods or jumping out of a moving car to dance to Drake—the latest viral ‘challenge’ on social media is a lot more wholesome, and a lot better for the world. Over the weekend, the #trashtag
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Mahathir: Govt seeks solutions to keep MAS flying
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is seeking solutions to keep Malaysia Airlines Bhd’s (MAS) flying as the national carrier, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. “It’s a serious matter to shut down the national airline,” he told reporters at the parliament
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First orang asli MP Ramli takes oath of office in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Former police officer, Ramli Mohd Nor officially became the first Orang Asli to be MP after sworn in as Cameron Highlands’s elected representative in Parliament today. Ramli, also from the Semai tribe, sworn in front of Dewan Rakyat
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Tok Mat has more chance than Streram – Azmin
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan is seen to have a brighter chance to contest in the Regional Legislative Assembly (DUN) by-election against Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Dr S Streram. PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin
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I forgot my baby! Flight turns back to Jeddah after passenger leaves child at the airport boarding area
DUBAI: A Saudi Arabia flight had to return to the Jeddah airport on its way to Malaysia after one of its passengers left her baby at the airport’s terminal. In a report by the Independent UK on Tuesday (March 12),
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Najib seeks gag order on media and the public
PUTRAJAYA – Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants the court to issue instructions to inform the public and the media about what can be discussed and published and what can not be dealt with in criminal cases involving SRC International
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Tun Mahathir silent when questioned about ‘false certificate’
KUALA LUMPUR – In the midst of busy discussion on how the country’s integrity was polluted due to the corruption scandals by the previous government, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was briefly silent when he was questioned by the
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Online gambling syndicate headed by Chinese national foiled in Klang
KLANG: An online gambling syndicate headed by a Chinese national, operating from a semi-detached house in Bandar Parklands here was busted when police raided the venue today. Bukit Aman Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) Principle Assistant Director SAC
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Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Noor sworn-in
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12: New Member of Parliament of Cameron Highlands Ramli Mohd Noor was sworn-in as a member of the Dewan Rakyat today. Ramli the first Orang Asli to be elected as MP took his oath of office before
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The government wants to improve public sector productivity
KUALA LUMPUR, March 12: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told Parliament today the government is stepping up efforts to improve public sector productivity through better work processes, automation and the latest technology. He said during a question and answer
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