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Speaker powerless to determine government motions
SHAH ALAM: Selangor State Legislative Assembly Speaker Ng Suee Lim said his post does not empower him to accept or reject any motions from the government for debate in the state assembly sitting as that is determined by the executive.
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Family members voice recordings to lure Nora Anne Quoirin out
NILAI: The team handling the search and rescue efforts of Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, which entered its fifth day today, will use voice recordings of her close family members in the hope of luring her out of the thick
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Khat on as optional with three pages only
PUCHONG: Following pressure from various quarters, the Education Ministry has decided to make khat optional, instead of compulsory as had been previously decided. In a statement today, the ministry said teachers would also be given the authority to decide on
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Another Chinese daily panned by DAP
PUCHONG: Chinese daily, China Press was panned of “amplifying distorted truths” regarding the DAP by Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi. The DAP lawmaker claimed the Chinese newspaper hit a new low for running an article sourced from a dubious Facebook
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Porn causing children to mature earlier, sexually
KUALA LUMPUR: Easy access to pornographic materials, coupled with the curiosity factor, is leading to children attaining sexual maturity at a younger age and causing them to commit shocking crimes, according to experts. They put the blame on parents who
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Selangor non-Muslim excos meet sultan; unilateral conversion?
SHAH ALAM: All four Selangor non-Muslim state executive councillors had an audience today with the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, at Istana Bukit Kayangan. Datuk Teng Chang Khim, V. Ganabatirau, Hee Loy Sian and Ng Sze Han were
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Temperature arose as Husni is grilled by Shafee
KUALA LUMPUR: Temperature rose in the courtroom as former second finance minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah was grilled by lead defence lawyer, Shafee Abdullah. Husni became annoyed as he was constantly cut off by Shafee. The lawyer himself appeared to be
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S’gor DAP: No support for bills permitting minors’ unilateral conversions
PUCHONG: Selangor DAP has stated that it will not support any bills in the Selangor state legislative assembly that would allow unilateral religious conversions of minors by either one of their parents. “Any attempt to introduce laws which permit such
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Get priorities right or be a one term government, PH govt warned
PUCHONG: Pakatan Harapan (PH) may end up becoming a one-term government if it doesn’t get its priorities right, tycoon Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew said amid divisions in the coalition over khat. The founder of property developer company, Country Heights
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‘Najib masterminded sexual harassment allegation against me’
KUALA LUMPUR: In a shocking expose, former second finance minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said that he believed that former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak masterminded the sexual harassment allegation against him as he had raised concerns over the way state
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