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The large number of foreign tourists who attended Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour will add about RM1.4 billion to Singapore's economy in Q1, says Bloomberg citing economists. The six-day event boosted Singapore’s hospitality, food & drink, and retail sectors.
Malaysian businesses…
Bawa fans pergi tengok konsert Taylor Swift boleh buat sales RM30k sehari geng.
💰🏃 Bu$y Finding Modal - Episode 8
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1. A teenager in Singapore, who was shamed on social media for calling Charles & Keith a “luxury” brand, has been invited to have lunch with the brand’s founders and tour its headquarters.
According to The Straits Times, Zoe Gabriel will be taking up the offer.
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BREAKING: Anwar Ibrahim has been named Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister.
Istana Negara says the swearing-in ceremony will be held at 5.00pm today.
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1. Zoe Gabriel, the girl, who was shamed on social media for calling Charles & Keith a “luxury” brand, is now a Brand Community Ambassador for the firm.
The 17-year-old is also one of the models for the fashion company's International Women’s Day campaign.
1. A teenager in Singapore, who was shamed on social media for calling Charles & Keith a “luxury” brand, has been invited to have lunch with the brand’s founders and tour its headquarters.
According to The Straits Times, Zoe Gabriel will be taking up the offer.
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1. A cat named Oyen has been living at the capybara enclosure at Zoo Negara over the last few years, Bernama reports.
“When we first discovered him, we saw he was very friendly with the capybaras. He would eat with them,” senior zookeeper Mohd Taufik says.
📸: Bernama
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1. Selangor will be the first state in Malaysia to provide free sanitary pads.
The state government has allocated RM200,000 for this initiative and to hold awareness campaigns.
📹: SelangorTV
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Muar MP Syed Saddiq will donate his one months’ salary to aid constituents financially affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The former Youth and Sports Minister claims he has not yet received his yearly MP’s allocation.
This donation will amount to roughly RM 16,000.
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Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman confirms he will set up a youth-based party, and will not join Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Malay-based Pejuang party.
The Muar MP told Channel News Asia, his new party will be multiracial and target young technocrats, professionals, and politicians
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1. Muhamad Safiq Rosli has been charged at the Shah Alam court under the anti-stalking law.
He is alleged to have stalked photographer Acacia Diana for 8 years.
The court also granted Acacia a protection order. This is the first time the court has done so for stalking.
1. The man who allegedly stalked photographer Acacia Diana for eight years will be charged at the Shah Alam court tomorrow.
According to The Star, the 37-year-old will be the first individual to ever be charged under the Anti-Stalking Law.
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1. A Japanese man has gone viral on social media, after he climbed Mount Kinabalu in Sabah while wearing a three-piece suit.
Nobutaka Sada was wearing a business suit from his clothing brand, Sada.
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1. 11-year-old Maryam Muzamir was featured on US talk show, The Late Late Show with James Corden, for creating sustainable livestock feed out of seafood shells.
The Malaysian student had previously bagged three international awards for her product, which she calls 'YAM 2.0'.
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British band, The 1975, has allegedly been banned from Malaysia after its frontman Matt Healy kissed his male guitarist at Good Vibes Festival 2023.
Healy also spoke about LGBT rights before the band was told to stop performing halfway through the set.
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A cat who was injured in the plane crash near Elmina was rescued by emergency services and sent to the vet.
"Oyen ini ada di kawasan kejadian semasa kapal terhempas di Elmina. Terima kasih Team ambulans KKM kerana turut menyelamatkan oyen," said the Zul Erwan Veterinary Clinic.
1. An initial report on the Air Accident Investigation Bureau’s probe into the plane crash near Elmina will be prepared within 30 days from the date of the incident.
The investigation is to determine the cause of the accident, not to apportion blame or liability, says MOT.
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1. Malaysian writer Nadia Mikail has won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in the UK, for her debut novel ‘The Cats We Meet Along the Way’.
The book is about a family who embark on a road trip across Malaysia during an apocalypse.
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Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah has urged the government to take into account the incoming monsoon season, in the National Recovery Plan.
She also appealed to Putrajaya to not take action against contract medical officers involved in the
#HartalDoktorKontrak
protests.
📹: RTM
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4. She also pointed out that there were times in the past when her family could not even afford things like bread.
“I can’t believe I got hate over a bag that I was so excited to have,” she said.
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BREAKING: Najib Razak goes to jail.
The Federal Court has upheld the former prime minister's conviction in the SRC International corruption case.
Najib will serve a 12-year prison sentence and pay a RM210 million fine.
SRC CASE: Najib Razak has arrived at the Federal Court for the second week of his final appeal.
Upon entering the courtroom, the ex-PM could be seen going through several documents, looking dejected.
The mood in the room appears slightly sombre.
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3. Gabriel then posted a follow-up video responding to a comment implying that Charles & Keith could not be considered luxury.
She highlighted that the $79.90 bag is a luxury item to her, as it costs a lot for her family.
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5. Charles & Keith told The Straits Times, “our heart really went out to Zoe, but we were so impressed with (how gracefully) she handled the situation, displaying wisdom far beyond her years and values that resonated with us greatly.”
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1. The 'Van Gogh Alive' multimedia exhibition is set to take place in Pavilion Bukit Jalil from Dec 17 to Mac 16 next year.
“This is no ordinary art exhibition. Visitors are surrounded by an unforgettable multi-sensory experience," the exhibition notes read.
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1. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia will immediately distribute 1 million copies of the Quran worldwide in response to the burning of the Islamic holy book in Sweden.
He says Malaysia condemns the act in the strongest terms.
1. Malaysia has urged Sweden to take action against those who burned a copy of the Holy Quran on Jan 21.
"Bigotry, racism and vile desecration of such holy scripture, regardless of religion, is unacceptable and should be condemned," said Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir.
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2. The 17-year-old was mocked on social media earlier this week, after she posted a video on TikTok of her buying a bag from Singaporean brand Charles & Keith.
She described the item as her “first luxury bag” and recorded herself unboxing and modelling the product.
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1. Burger King Malaysia will take action against one of its staff that shamed three Muslim women for eating in public.
The staff uploaded a video on TikTok that featured CCTV footage of the women dining in.
It had the caption “don’t you feel bad for customers who are fasting?”
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JUST IN: Pakatan Harapan president Anwar Ibrahim says PH has managed to get the support of MPs to form the government with a simple majority, of more than 111.
He says, the final decision will be up to the Agong's discretion.
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1. Malaysian animation pioneer Kamn Ismail is being honoured in today’s Google Doodle.
Kamn created Malaysia’s first superhero, Keluang Man, and played a pivotal role in modernizing the country’s animation industry.
He was born on this day in 1956 in Pengkalan Balak, Melaka.
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Sarawak will not follow Putrajaya's order to shorten the quarantine period for ministers returning from overseas trips to 3 days.
The state government says anyone who enters Sarawak must undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine, regardless whether they are ministers, YBs or VIPs.
Health Minister Dr Adham Baba has issued an order to relax quarantine rules for Malaysian ministers returning from official overseas trips.
The order reduces ministers' quarantine period from 10 days to 3 days.
It will take effect from tomorrow (February 9).
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BREAKING : National shuttler Lee Zii Jia stunned defending champion Viktor Axelsen to win the All-England men's singles final.
Zii Jia ended his four year title drought after battling the former world champion in a three-set thriller, winning 30-29, 20-22, 21-9.
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1. A five-year-old German Shepherd, named Chulio, received the ‘Jasamu Dikenang’ medal for finding the body of a missing man in Kampung Baru Nalla.
He was also given a bag of kibbles.
Batu Gajah OCPD Mohamad Roy says they would not have been able to find the man without Chulio.
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1. A six-year-old boy has gone viral on social media for hosting a garage sale to sell his toys to raise money for children in orphanages.
Sayf Mecca had managed to raise enough to buy McDonald’s Happy Meals for 35 children from an orphanage in KL.
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1. Sarawakian producer Alvin Wee has won the Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing award at the Cinema Audio Society Awards in Hollywood for his work on the Disney animated film Encanto.
The 34-year-old is the first Malaysian to receive the prestigious award.
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1. A security guard who was assaulted by a homestay guest at a condominium in Ipoh last year reportedly died on Friday.
The incident had happened on December 29, after which the guard was found bleeding from his head and rushed to the hospital in a semi-conscious state.
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6. Gabriel said she is very excited and grateful for the opportunity to meet the brand’s founders.
Report by The Straits Times:
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1. A man managed to track down the culprits who stole his belongings from his car in Subang Jaya through Apple's ‘Find My’ app.
Arvin Tharan explains the men took his MacBook Pros, iPad and watch, which can be tracked as long as they were charged.
📷: Arvin Tharan/ Facebook
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1. Maternity leave has been extended from 90 to 98 days, while paternity leave has been increased from 3 to 7 days.
Employers will now also be restricted from terminating pregnant workers.
This was included in amendments to the Employment Act 1955, which were approved today.
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JUST IN: PDRM and JAWI raided a Halloween event at REXKL on Saturday (October 29) night.
Several drag queens and transgender people are reported to have been detained by Jawi for investigations.
📸: Twitter/tnahssin, NumanAfifi
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Lawyer Mathew Thomas Philip and a group of lawyers will be representing local artists pro bono in a class action suit against The 1975, over lost income caused by the cancellation of the Good Vibes Festival.
The team is also considering if vendors can be added to the suit.
BREAKING: The Good Vibes Festival has been cancelled effectively immediately.
Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil has instructed the organisers to come up with a compensation scheme to those who have bought tickets.
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National diver Pandelea Rinong has won Malaysia's first-ever gold medal in the women's 10m platform final, at the FINA Diving World Cup 2021.
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Meanwhile, Federal Court permanent resident Cik Meowkamah is also confused.
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The Australia-New Zealand travel bubble has opened, in which travellers can travel freely between both countries without needing to quarantine.
This is expected to lift the economies of both countries, which have imposed hard border controls since the start of the pandemic.
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A Selangor assemblyman has called for PAS to be banned, claiming the party spreads misinformation.
“Kata PH komunis, kita nak bubar perlembagaan, kita anti-Raja, kita anti-Melayu...Islam melarang fitnah,” says Taman Templer assemblyman Mohd Sany Hamzan.
📹: SelangorTV
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Chaos erupted at the Dewan Rakyat this morning after Speaker Azhar Harun did not allow MPs to debate on the flood situation.
“Kita tak boleh melompat dari satu isu ke satu isu tanpa isu itu berada dalam aturan urusan mesyuarat,” he said.
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Malaysian teacher Samuel Isaiah has been named among the top 10 finalists for the 2020 Global Teacher Prize.
He teaches English to Orang Asli students at a school in Pahang, where the students' average pass rate in the subject increased from 30% in 2012 to 80% in 2013-2017.
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1. Three former students of SMK Taun Gusi have won a landmark lawsuit against their English language teacher for failing to turn up to classes for 7 months in 2017.
The Kota Kinabalu High Court awarded a total of RM150,000 in damages to the trio, who are now 22 years old.
Three students have filed a suit against an English teacher at SMK Taun Gusi in Kota Belud, Sabah for his purported failure in turning up to teach his classes between March-Nov 2017.
Malaysiakini reports, the teacher is already facing a lawsuit filed by another student in 2018.
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1. A teacher from Sabah has been named the global winner of the 2022 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards.
Khalifa Affnan, who is from Keningau Vocational College, is the first Malaysian teacher to be chosen as a winner for the award at both the global and regional levels.
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1. Sam Ke Ting has apologised to the parents of the 8 children who died in the 2017 accident.
"Every moment my soul and thoughts are haunted by the unfortunate incident that night, and I believe I will carry this feeling to the grave," she said after the court decision.
1. The Court of Appeal has freed Sam Ke Ting of a reckless driving charge linked to the death of 8 teen cyclists in Johor in 2017.
In a unanimous decision, a 3-judge panel allowed Sam's appeal on the grounds that the charge was defective.
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1. Schools can hold Sports Day events at Bukit Jalil Stadium for free beginning in October, says Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.
“I really want school children to experience running the 100 metres at SNBJ…who knows they will be inspired to become athletes,” she adds.
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1. US celebrities Kim Kardashian and Leonardo DiCaprio were questioned by the US’ Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Dept over the 1MDB scandal.
According to Bloomberg, Kardashian told the FBI in 2019 that Jho Low provided $100,000 for fireworks for her wedding in 2011.
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UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi warns that more BN politicians will be prosecuted in court if BN loses GE15.
“Kalau kita tercundang, nasib kita lebih buruk daripada PRU ke-14. Bukan saya saja kena charge, Tok Mat, you are on the waiting list."
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1. Azwan Omar, a man who drove from Melaka to Shah Alam to rescue flood victims, has gone viral online.
He drove with a boat tied to the roof of his Perodua Viva.
Azwan told FMT, he applied for emergency leave and arrived in Shah Alam with only RM50.
🎥: Taufiq Najib/Twitter
The amount of rain in 24 hours since Friday was equal to the average rainfall for a month, which is once in 100 years.
Putrajaya says this is due to monsoon flow factors & a low pressure weather system that formed to a tropical depression level in the South China Sea on Dec 12.
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1. Two UUM accounting students have obtained some of the highest marks in the ACCA program.
Looi Pui Mun had the highest for the AFM paper, placing 1st in the world and in Malaysia.
While Tan Yi Wen, scored highest for the APM paper, ranking 1st in Malaysia and 14th globally.
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1. Covid-19 may cause the brain to shrink, and reduce grey matter in the regions associated with smell and memory, according to an Oxford University study.
Researchers say the effects were even seen in mild cases and people who had not been hospitalised with Covid-19.
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1. The presence of Oyen the cat at Zoo Negara doubled the number of visitors to more than 3,000 people over the weekend, the zoo says.
It adds that 95% of visitors are there just to see Oyen.
The zoo says it also intends to find a mate for the cat.
📸: Bernama
Ginger cat Oyen has been officially recognised as a member of the capybara exhibit at Zoo Negara.
This comes after a signboard was recently put up to announce that the cat has joined the capybara enclosure.
📹:
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1. A Malaysian Stanford graduate has gone viral on social media for building a tiny home in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
According to Insider, she spent around RM300,000 building the 530 sq ft home.
The unit was completed in just three weeks.
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1. Three Malaysians have been accepted into Harvard College, for the undergraduate class of 2027.
They are Ho Shu Xin from Ipoh, and Pua E Rick and Sydny Lum from Kuala Lumpur.
The college received 56,937 applications, and had an acceptance rate of just 3.41%.
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1. The Strokes will add a second show in Singapore to accommodate its Malaysian fans, says band frontman Julian Casablancas.
This follows the cancellation of the Good Vibes Festival.
He says Malaysians travelling to Singapore will also be given mega discounts on merchandise.
1. The Strokes says it is trying to figure something out for its Malaysian fans, following the cancellation of the Good Vibes Festival 2023.
"So sorry Malaysia. I know you've been waiting 20 years for The Strokes to come play..." says its frontman Julian Casablancas.
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BREAKING: Former world squash champion Nicol David has been named The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time.
The 37-year-old Malaysian received a total of 318,943 votes in an online poll in the final round of 10 athletes.
A total of 1,204,637 votes were cast in the poll.
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1. Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says no landmarks will be built to mark his administration.
"I want to take care of KL. We already have enough landmarks such as the TRX, KL Tower and the KLCC Twin Towers. Under Anwar, I don't intend to leave such a mark."
1. The declarations of assets made by politicians previously was a farce, claims prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
"Because people can have hundreds of millions, but they only declare that they have RM10 to RM11 million. We must make the parameters clear."
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1. GSC has reminded moviegoers to not bring children to movies intended for audiences aged 18 and above.
This follows an incident where a family was forced to leave a screening of the horror film “Evil Dead Rise” halfway, after a child started crying out of fear.
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Google has paid tribute to Malayan epidemiologist Dr Wu Lien-Teh, who invented surgical masks believed to be the precursor of the N95 masks today.
He was instrumental in containing the 1910-11 Manchurian plague in China, and was also Malaysia’s first Nobel Prize nominee in 1935.
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1. A ‘Blood Moon’ lunar eclipse will be visible in Malaysia today, from 4.02pm to 9.56pm.
The moon will appear to have a dark reddish hue, due to it being completely in the Earth’s shadow.
This will be the last total lunar eclipse until March 14, 2025.
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1. Private vehicle owners will no longer have to use road tax stickers or physically carry their driving licenses, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
Motorists can now use LKM Digital (e-LKM) and LMM Digital (E- LMM), which can be obtained via the MyJPJ mobile application.
1. A “big change” to road tax stickers will be introduced by this year, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
“Saya tahu ramai orang mengadu berkenaan sticker cukai jalan yang kurang berkualiti. Perkara itu memang dalam perhatian kami,” he adds.
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1. A Blackpink fan has filed a lawsuit against the K-pop group’s KL concert organisers for up to RM1mil over his “missing” seat.
Lawyer Nas Rahman claims that he bought 2 RM488 tickets only to find that 1 of the tickets was for a seat that did not exist in the stadium.
1. Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has commended Blackpink fans for using the LRT services when attending the K-pop group’s concert yesterday.
Yeoh also praised those at the event for their orderly behaviour despite an estimated 60,000 attendees.
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1. Artist M. Nasir has joined RSG Malaysia, and will be in its Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team.
“He is joining the team as one of the players and he’ll also take on the role as a mentor to the team," country director Johnny Tan told The Star, denying that it was a prank.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that the 2023 New Year celebration in Dataran Merdeka will be cancelled in light of the recent floods.
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1. Police are hunting down two men who allegedly assaulted a girl near Publika last night, reports FMT.
In an Instagram post, the victim said she was being followed by the two men on a motorcycle.
She added that one of the men had jumped off the bike and hit her with a stick.
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🚨TW: Murder, mutilation of body parts
1. Hong Kong police have arrested four people over the death and dismemberment of model and influencer Abby Choi.
It is believed the 28-year-old victim had a financial dispute involving large sums with her ex-husband's family.
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1. Six Malaysians have been accepted into Harvard College, the largest number in a single cohort in Malaysia’s history.
The acceptance rate for the class of 2026 is the lowest in the school’s 386-year history, at 3.19%, said Harvard College Alumni Interviewers For Malaysia.
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1. Siti Nurhaliza has ranked 27th in the Top 100 Most Awarded Musicians Of All-Time, beating the likes of Celine Dion, Bruno Mars and Jennifer Lopez.
The singer has won a total of 329 awards, both locally and internationally throughout her career of more than two decades.
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Student activist Ain Husniza, who earlier this year spoke out against rape culture in public schools, reveals she has received a letter of demand for defamatory statements.
She says she has been ordered to pay RM1,000,000 in compensation.
1. Batu Kawan MP Kasthuri Patto called on Education Minister Radzi Jidin to step in after a student alleged that a male teacher made jokes about rape during a class.
She urged Putrajaya to swiftly address the decay in Malaysia's education system.
𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜
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Among the many challenges faced by journalists everyday to bring all the latest news: Cats trying to disconnect broadcast cables during press conferences. 😽
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1. British band The 1975 has cancelled its upcoming shows at We The Fest in Jakarta and Taiwan, citing “current circumstances”.
Meanwhile, PDRM has launched an investigation into the incident involving the band at the Good Vibes Festival on Friday, after receiving 3 reports.
1. Future Sound Asia, organisers of the Good Vibes Festival, says The 1975’s management team had assured them that the band would adhere to local performance guidelines.
"Regrettably, (Matt) Healy did not honour these assurances, despite our trust in their commitment,” FSA says.
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Ginger cat Oyen has been officially recognised as a member of the capybara exhibit at Zoo Negara.
This comes after a signboard was recently put up to announce that the cat has joined the capybara enclosure.
📹:
@znmzoonegara
/TikTok
1. A cat named Oyen has been living at the capybara enclosure at Zoo Negara over the last few years, Bernama reports.
“When we first discovered him, we saw he was very friendly with the capybaras. He would eat with them,” senior zookeeper Mohd Taufik says.
📸: Bernama
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1. Ain Husniza and Saiful Nizam will countersue the PE teacher who allegedly made rape jokes in class.
Malaysiakini reports, they will also sue the Education Minister, the Selangor state education director, and the school’s principal for their alleged failure to protect her.
Student activist Ain Husniza has been sued by the teacher whom she accused of making rape jokes in class.
Her father, Saiful Nizam, confirmed in a Facebook post that Ain received a writ of summons filed by the teacher at the Shah Alam Sessions Court on November 26.
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1. Eleven green turtles were found brutally killed in Semporna early this morning.
Sacks of butchered green turtle carcasses and its cooked meat were discovered off Bum Bum island during the integrated Op Khazanah.
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1. Selangor plans to ban pet stores from selling dogs and cats, says state exco Ng Sze Han.
According to The Star, this is to encourage people to adopt animals from shelters and prevent pet abandonment.
Ng says pet stores can sell pet food instead.
More dogs are being abandoned in Malaysia, as people struggle financially to sustain their pets.
Animal rights activists told Malaysiakini, the best solution is to find the dogs new homes.
The Star reported a 50% rise in dogs being abandoned in Ipoh since the pandemic began.
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1. Sign language will be introduced as a third language at Perpaduan kindergartens starting next year, apart from Mandarin, Tamil, Kadazan and Iban.
National Unity Minister Halimah Sadique says it will be implemented at all the 1,781 Perpaduan kindergartens nationwide.
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1. Professor Sarah Gilbert, the woman who developed the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, reveals she decided not to profit from it to help save millions of lives around the world.
She says she had refused to accept patent rights to ensure anyone could produce the vaccine.
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JUST IN: Michelle Yeoh has won an Oscar for Best Lead Actress, for her role in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' at the 95th Academy Awards.
This is the actress' first Academy Award ever.
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1. KL traffic has become worse than pre-pandemic levels as more people return to their offices.
Malaysiakini cited data from the TomTom Traffic Index, which showed congestion at peak hours in the morning and evenings for the past 7 days was worse than the same period in 2019.
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1. The Japanese Embassy has confirmed that Japanese citizens in Malaysia have received an advisory regarding possible terror acts in Southeast Asia.
The advisory warned, there is “increasing possibility that a suicide bomb attack will occur in places where many people gather”.
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History created. Malaysia's Cheah Liek Hou has become the first ever badminton gold medalist at the Paralympics, after beating Indonesia's Dheva Anrimusthi 21-17 21-15 in Tokyo.
Badminton became an official Paralympic Games sport for the first time this year.
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1. PM Anwar Ibrahim has reminded all government departments to not entertain any letters that are not written in Malay.
“If they receive a letter from local companies or universities in a language other than the national language, just return it to the sender,” he said.
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1. The Strokes says it is trying to figure something out for its Malaysian fans, following the cancellation of the Good Vibes Festival 2023.
"So sorry Malaysia. I know you've been waiting 20 years for The Strokes to come play..." says its frontman Julian Casablancas.
1. Organisers of the Good Vibes Festival have apologised for the cutting short of The 1975’s performance on Friday night.
"We regret that The 1975 performance had to be cut short due to non-compliance with local performance guidelines," they said in a statement.
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1. A new Covid-19 strain, known as the Lambda variant, has spread to nearly 30 countries in the last four weeks.
Scientists from the WHO warn that the strain has an unusual set of mutations, which may make it more infectious and deadly than the Delta variant.
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1. A Singaporean stand-up comedian has been slammed by social media users for joking about the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Jocelyn Chia had joked that Malaysia is not able to visit Singapore because Malaysian “airplanes cannot fly”.
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1. Jacinda Ardern has announced that will quit as New Zealand Prime Minister next month.
She said her six years on the job has taken a toll on her.
“I know what this job takes. And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It’s that simple.”
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Muslims in Malaysia will celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri on Saturday (April 22), the Keeper of the Ruler’s Seal, Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, has announced.
📸: RTM
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JUST IN: Istana Negara has instructed the leaders of all political coalitions to submit the name of their Prime Minister candidate.
The names must be submitted to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong by 2pm tomorrow.
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BREAKING : Dozens are injured on the Kelana Jaya LRT line following an accident involving train number 40 and 81.
Emergency and rescue services have arrived at the scene to help the victims. Rapid KL says all injured passengers have been evacuated.
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1, Late actress Adibah Noor's final film 'Eraser' has premiered on Amazon Prime on 1 June across Southeast Asia.
Adibah had passed away after battling with ovarian cancer, three months after the shooting for the film ended.
The 94-minute film is directed by Mark Lee See Teck.
JUST IN: Malaysian singer and actress Adibah Noor has passed away after a battle with ovarian cancer.
She was 51.
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1. Perhilitan Perak has caught a tiger in Kampung Ulu Kuang, Chemor, following a report about a tiger attack in the village.
The tiger, named Yop Kuang, looks healthy and is believed to be part of a tiger population in the Bukit Kinta Forest Reserve, said the department.
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1. The Court of Appeal has freed Sam Ke Ting of a reckless driving charge linked to the death of 8 teen cyclists in Johor in 2017.
In a unanimous decision, a 3-judge panel allowed Sam's appeal on the grounds that the charge was defective.
1. Sam Ke Ting’s reckless driving charge in the basikal lajak case is illegal, the Court of Appeal heard today.
Her lawyer, Hisyam Teh, submitted that there was a duplicity of the charge as the public prosecutor included two distinct offences.
📸: Bernama
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It was a reunion. Business tycoon Robert Kuok arrived for his first meeting with the Council of Eminent Persons. The 94 year old was greeted by his
long time friend, former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.
Photo: Bernama
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GPS will join the unity government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, says chairman Abang Johari.
He says he will hand over the appointment of Cabinet members to Anwar.
He adds that he also accepts DAP’s apology with an open heart.
DAP’s Lim Guan Eng has apologised for remarks that were offensive to the Sarawak Premier and the GPS Sarawak state government.
“The future of the country is more important. Let us make a fresh start to cooperate to preserve the diversity, inclusiveness and unity of our society.”
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1. Michelle Yeoh has won the Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy film, for her role in ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’.
She is the second Asian actor to win in the category.
Michelle Yeoh has been nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Globes for her role in ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’.
Yeoh, who was recently named Time’s Icon of the Year, joins Lesley Manville, Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma Thompson and Margot Robbie in the category.
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1. A 26-year-old Orang Asli woman in Pahang will have her dream home ready by May, thanks to the money she earned from 5 months of business on TikTok.
Nur Rafidah Man makes and sells products based on forest resources such as kacip fatimah, tongkat ali and honey.
📸: Bernama
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1. The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Sabah has become the first hospital in the state to perform brain surgery on a patient who was fully conscious.
The Sabah Health Department says the patient was able to spell her name and sing a song during the surgery.
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1. A UiTM student has become the world's number two in the ACCA examinations for the March 2023 session.
Safwa Zamri, 19, received the Top ACCA Foundation in Accountancy (FIA) prize for the FA1-Financial Transaction Record paper by obtaining a score of 98%.
📸: Bernama
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1. World number one shuttler Viktor Axelsen says Lee Zii Jia should not be banned from participating in international tournaments.
“Just listen how crazy this is. This is year 2022. Is this what we want for our sport?” he said.
Lee Zii Jia has been banned from all Badminton World Federation-sanctioned tournaments for a two year period.
Badminton Association of Malaysia deputy president Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos says BAM will not register him for any tournaments.
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