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'Is it a crime to teach them?': Why educators strive to keep Sabah's 'alternative schools' for stateless kids open

KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 28 -- In Sabah, it is estimated that there are around 300,000 marginalised children - oftentimes stereotyped as "rowdy street kids" guilty of begging, sniffing glue or just being g... Read More


Public servants can opt for flexi hours during Ramadan, leave work 30 minutes earlier, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 28 -- Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil announced that public servants will have flexible working hours during Ramadan, offering them two options. He explained that the arrangement... Read More


Bukit Aman cracks down on illegal e-waste sites, RM2.86b assets seized, 246 arrested

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28 -- Bukit Aman has launched a nationwide crackdown on illegal e-waste facilities, arresting 246 individuals, including foreign nationals from seven countries. Dubbed Op Hazard, t... Read More


Behind the CDL boardroom feud: Sherman Kwek blames father's ex-PA, board adviser for power struggle in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Feb. 28 -- The ongoing legal and public dispute between property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng and his son, Sherman Kwek, took another turn on Thursday (February 27), with the younger Kwek pointing... Read More


Public servants to get flexible hours for Ramadan, says Fahmi

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 28 -- Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil announced that public servants will have flexible working hours during Ramadan, offering them two options. He explained that the arrangem... Read More


Fahmi urges public to respect Agong's stance, stop debating Najib's royal addendum

PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 28 -- Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the government hopes the public will respect the legal process and refrain from disputing or debating the royal addendum regarding forme... Read More


Fahmi urges public to respect Sultan of Pahang's stance, stop debating Najib's royal addendum

PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 28 -- Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the government hopes the public will respect the legal process and refrain from disputing or debating the royal addendum regarding forme... Read More


Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng to plead guilty on April 2 in case linked to Iswaran's corruption probe

SINGAPORE, Feb. 28 -- Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng is set to plead guilty on April 2 to two charges linked to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's (CPIB) probe into former Singapore tra... Read More


Coffeeshop owners want government to extend deadline for tobacco display ban

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28 -- The Malaysia Singapore Coffeeshop Proprietors' General Association (MSCSPGA) has called on the government to extend the deadline for complying with the upcoming tobacco displa... Read More


Singapore's drugged wives rape ring: Member who claims trial loses appeal against conviction, sentence

SINGAPORE, Feb. 28 -- A Singaporean man who was sentenced to 13 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane for raping his co-conspirator's wife has reportedly lost his appeal against both his conviction a... Read More