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Owner Claims Communist-Themed Restaurant Is Just Satire

"The text is not about promoting communism, it does not even touch the topic of communism. The content is all about food and our restaurant," said the 35-year-old restaurateur.Joey said she and her husband have been running the restaurants for four years, explaining that the designs on the premises were inspired by restaurants in her hometown."When I first saw this kind of design, I found it interesting and funny and […]

today4 January 2021

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Netizens Question ‘Double Standards’ After Pothole KJ Fell Into Gets Fixed Within 24 Hours

"I'm sorry that happened to you, YB. But immediately when someone of your status gets into a common accident, JKR panics and start (sic) to act," said a Twitter user."My sister's colleague died running over a pothole and left a pregnant wife. No apology or redress by JKR. Do politicians' lives matter more?" they questioned. Another Twitter user shared a screenshot of their Google search of the many previous accidents […]

today29 December 2020

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TH Properties CEO Asks For Forgiveness After Being Caught On Video Shouting Expletives

According to Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs, the TH Properties CEO and several others were expected to be called in by the division."I was told that it was a closed-door meeting involving the agency's administrative staff and in the video, the top personnel was seen uttering expletives at others present. We have begun our internal investigation after the video went […]

today27 December 2020

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Govt Is Of the View That Organising The Plus-Size Pageant Is Not Appropriate

"We don't want the Muslim girls to be disqualified or to feel uncomfortable. We can change the name of our pageant - no problem, but not disqualifying any contestant," the organiser said in response to the Islamic party leaders and critics who are protesting to stop its gala because it has Muslim participants."MPWM, which is part of the international pageant Miss Plus World (MPW), is a humanitarian driven organisation that […]

today27 December 2020

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People Question Wedding Reception Of Ku Nan’s Son Held In Front Of The Palace Of Justice

About 10,000 guests attended the wedding reception held at Dataran Putrajaya by "drive-through".According to Bernama, a special stage was set up in front of the Palace of Justice where the newly-weds, Tengku Muhammed Hafiz Tengku Adnan and Oceane Cyril Alagia were seated and waved to the guests.The guests passed-by in their vehicles before taking their food pack at a special tent as they left the place.The Palace of Justice houses […]

today20 December 2020

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Govt To Question Illi Najwa On Her Religious Status After Marriage To India Hockey Skipper

According to an interview in an Indian news portal, The Tribune, Manpreet, when asked if Illi Najwa would return to Malaysia, said: "She will stay with my family here. She is getting accustomed to the Punjabi culture and has already become fond of it. We have given her a Punjabi name, Navpreet Kaur."The Tribune interview did not go into details about Illi Najwa's Punjabi name.Manpreet, meanwhile, shared briefly about his […]

today20 December 2020

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Putrajaya-Linked Islamic Group Wants ‘Hedonistic’ Plus-Size Beauty Pageant Cancelled

In a statement earlier today, 19 December, YADIM president Nasruddin Hassan said that the group would like to "express its official protest" over the organisation of the Grand Final Gala Night for Miss/Mrs Plus World Malaysia 2020 on 2 January 2021 at the Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur."The organising of such events basically sends the wrong signal and appears as if the prime minister approves of such programmes when, in […]

today19 December 2020

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MCMC Wants Seniman To Report Namewee’s Film ‘Babi’ For Allegedly Tarnishing M’sia’s Image

In an official statement on its website today, 13 December, MCMC, which falls under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, said that the request was made following a police report made by the Malaysian Artistes' Association (Seniman) on Friday, 11 December, against the film.Seniman had posted on its Twitter profile that it lodged the report at the Taman Melawati police station against Babi for allegedly having elements of racism that […]

today13 December 2020

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People Are Angry At Jaya Grocer For Closing Its Puncak Alam Outlet’s Non-Halal Section

"What in the world were you thinking, Jaya Grocer? Anyway, how sensitive is this? We seem to only be sensitive to one group of people. What about the sensitivity of people from other faiths ... This is the silliest, stupidest, insensitive gesture I have ever come across. No, forgive me, I tell a lie. It is one of the many silliest things happening in this country. I may only be […]

today5 December 2020