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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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Top Malaysian Political Stories In 2020

On 4 December, Malaysia fell into another political impasse when former Perak MB Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu failed to garner enough votes of confidence during the state legislative assembly.He resigned the next day and started a statewide political maneouvering, where even opposition party DAP offered itself to join UMNO to form a multi-racial state government.However, the offer was quickly rejected.As politicians from Bersatu, UMNO, PAS, and others wrestled for […]

today18 December 2020

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Saarani Mohamad Sworn In As Perak’s New Chief Minister

The state has 59 assembly seats. UMNO holds 25 seats, Bersatu five, PAS three, Gerakan one, and independent one.Pakatan Harapan (PH) commands 24 seats, with DAP holding 16 seats, Amanah five, and PKR three.A simple majority of 30 seats is needed to form the new state government.In a vote of no-confidence last Friday, Faizal only received 10 votes in support of him, while 48 voted against him and one abstention, […]

today10 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

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Gombak Voters Sue Azmin Ali For Deceiving Them By Participating In ‘Sheraton Move’

Azmin Ali has been the Gombak Member of Parliament (MP) and Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyperson since 2008.According to New Straits Times, the 10 Gombak voters filed the suit at the High Court on 27 November and named Azmin as the sole defendant for betraying voters' trust.The group was represented by counsel Yohendra Nadarajan and his clients are Affandy Abd Raif Faiz, B Balasuntharam, Fatimah Begum Abu Bakar, Koo Kim Seng, Mazidah […]

today1 December 2020

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US Military Allegedly Buys Data From Apps With Muslim Users To ‘Counter Terrorism’

X-Mode CEO Joshua Anton boasted in a recent interview with CNN that his company tracks 25 million devices inside the US every month, as well as 40 million devices elsewhere in the European Union, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region.X-Mode told VICE that it tracks users' locations with 400 apps — all of which are embedded with a special code that is traceable for the company.The company pays app developers USD1,500 […]

today17 November 2020

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Maszlee’s ‘Untuk Malaysia’ Movement Aims To Help Malaysian Students

"Some are related to infrastructure. For example, classrooms, teacher's rooms, or toilets at schools that need to be repaired. Or teachers that need teaching aids and other necessities.""There are many people out there who want to offer help, but they either lack the knowledge to do so, or are restricted by bureaucracy.""In the end, the assistance does not truly end up in the hands of those who really need them. […]

today12 November 2020