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Sabah & Sarawak
S'wak wants trust fund for federal-funded projects, says Deputy Premier
KUCHING: Sarawak is seeking the creation of a trust fund to initiate federal-funded development projects in the state, says Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.
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Nation
Adding sharenting provisions to Child Act can be considered, says Nancy
KUALA LUMPUR: Provisions to cover "sharenting" under the Child Act 2001 are up for consideration, says Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.
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Nation
Anwar returns home from four-country visit
SEPANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim returned to Malaysia on Wednesday (Nov 20) after completing visits to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Peru and Brazil from Nov 9 to 19.
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Nation
Education Ministry plans to streamline kindergarten, preschool syllabus nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: There are plans to streamline the syllabus and curriculum at all preschools and kindergartens nationwide, including those operated by the private sector and other public agencies, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
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Nation
Poca amendments to be tabled next year, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry is planning to table amendments to the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) 1959 in next year’s Parliament session, says Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
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Nation
Umno, Selangor Umno given more time to settle SRC’s RM19.5mil suit
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has given a one-week extension to Umno and Selangor Umno to update the court on the settlement of a lawsuit filed by SRC International Sdn Bhd and two of its subsidiaries over the allegation that the parties had received RM19.5mil from the companies in 2015.
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Nation
No coconut shortage in Perak, says exco rep
IPOH: There is no coconut supply shortage in Perak, and production remains as usual, says Datuk Mohd Zolkafly Harun.
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Nation
GOF puts up warning signs at illegal crossings along Sg Golok
PASIR MAS: The General Operations Force (GOF) has placed warning notices at several illegal crossings along the Malaysia-Thailand border, particularly at Sungai Golok, to remind the public not to cross the river using unapproved routes.
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Nation
Next-gen IC can help curb identity theft, misuse and data leaks, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR: The upgraded identity card is in its final phase of development and will replace the version used since 2012, says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
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Nation
17-year-old who ploughed into cop's motorbike barred from having driving licence for 5 years
SEREMBAN: A Form 5 student who ploughed his bike into a policeman's motorcycle while riding against traffic has been barred by a Magistrate's Court here from holding a driving licence for five years.
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Nation
Cops, JPJ have devices so motorists don't need to show road tax at checkpoints, says Loke
KUALA LUMPUR: The police and Road Transport Department (JPJ) personnel are equipped to make electronic checks on valid vehicle road tax, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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Nation
Rise of synthetic drugs poses challenge in eradicating abuse, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR: The dominance of synthetic drugs such as amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in the local market poses a challenge to the Home Ministry in eradicating drug abuse, says Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah.
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Nation
Health Ministry open to using AI to help detect diseases in public hospital, says Dzulkefly
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is open to considering using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect diseases, especially cancer, in public hospitals, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
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Sabah & Sarawak
The elephant in the room: Maintenance issues could scupper electric fence plans for Sabah highway, say wildlife NGOs
KOTA KINABALU: Elephants are fast learners and will be able to detect malfunctioning electric fences, wildlife NGOs say.
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Nation
Farid Kamil, Diana Danielle divorce case to be mentioned again on Dec 2
PETALING JAYA: The Syariah Lower Court of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur confirmed the referral made by actor Farid Kamil regarding his wife, Diana Danielle, on Aug 31 of last year.
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Nation
10yo girl in Kuang hurt after falling from bike, no collision involved, say cops
SUNGAI BULOH: Investigations have found no indication that the 10-year-old girl found injured in Kuang was struck by another vehicle.
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Sabah & Sarawak
26 new frog species found in Sarawak this year
KUCHING: Twenty-six new species of frogs have been discovered in Sarawak this year, says Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Nurse shortage not due to lack of training centres, Sabah state assembly told
KOTA KINABALU: There is no need to set up a new training centre specifically for nursing training in Sabah, says Datuk James Ratib.
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Nation
MyJPJ app able to send road tax renewal reminders soon, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR: Upcoming improvements to the MyJPJ mobile application will include notifications reminding users to renew their road tax.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Warisan disappointed no funding for DLP in Sabah Budget 2025
KOTA KINABALU: Sabahan youth will risk falling further behind in mastering subjects like English, science and mathematics with the omission of funding for the dual learning programme (DLP) in primary and secondary schools in next year’s state Budget.
