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Barbershop warning: Scissors grinding to a halt

Barbershop warning: Scissors grinding to a halt

The menfolk in Penang could soon be sporting long hairdos as and unless the federal government intervenes.


16y ago
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Villagers outraged over Gerakan blame-game

Villagers outraged over Gerakan blame-game

Party leaders ‘should have checked their facts’ before accusing Kampung Buah Pala residents of burning the Penang chief minister’s poster last week.
16y ago
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Revised 12-subject cap 'meaningless and hollow' victory

Revised 12-subject cap 'meaningless and hollow' victory

There is palpable fear that its curtains for vernacular languages, yet another sign of the 1Malaysia concept being empty of substance.
16y ago
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Nizar awaits Federal Court judgment

Nizar awaits Federal Court judgment

The ousted Perak MB vows to dissolve the legislative assembly and call for fresh polls if the Federal Court’s decision in the ‘MB v MB’ case favours Pakatan.
16y ago
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Penang CM fumes over heritage fund

Penang CM fumes over heritage fund

Penang is seeing red over the federal government's policy to channel RM20 million to Khazanah Nasional Bhd to maintain heritage sites.
16y ago
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DAP backbencher apologises over offensive SMS

DAP backbencher apologises over offensive SMS

NONE UPDATED 2.20PM Sungai Pinang rep Koid Teng Guan claimed he had re-forwarded the SMS which called for BN to be 'buried'.
16y ago
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BN reps walk out following leader's suspension

BN reps walk out following leader's suspension

azhar ibrahim azahar ibrahim UPDATED 12.45PM Penang opposition leader Azhar has allegedly shown his butt to a PKR state assemblyperson.
16y ago
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Quit! DCM tells 'deaf' Education DG

Quit! DCM tells 'deaf' Education DG

Continuing to see red over the '10 subject' cap for SPM, Penang's P Ramasamy accuses Alimuddin of not listening to the people.
16y ago
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'Shut down BTN, revamp Intan'

'Shut down BTN, revamp Intan'

Penang backbenchers accuse both agencies of disseminating wrong information and inciting hatred.
16y ago
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FDI shrinks, Penang gov't blamed

FDI shrinks, Penang gov't blamed

Gerakan says the state administration lacks skills in attracting investors, but the chief minister begs to disagree.
16y ago
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'Welfare home conversion': Lawyer wants proof

'Welfare home conversion': Lawyer wants proof

NONE He wants the Welfare Department to furnish proof to substantiate its claim that the housewife was converted by her parents.

16y ago
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BN 'fiery' demo condemned, police report lodged

BN 'fiery' demo condemned, police report lodged

NONE The Penang legislative assembly passed a resolution - opposed by all Umno reps - condemning yesterday's demonstration.
16y ago
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Kg Buah Pala: Where's the compensation?

Kg Buah Pala: Where's the compensation?

Three months on, nine residents are still waiting for settlement of their compensation claim.
16y ago
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Protest staged outside Penang state assembly

Protest staged outside Penang state assembly

NONE UPDATED 8PM A group of state BN youth leaders and supporters numbering more than 100 staged a protest outside the Penang legislative assembly this afternoon against the Pakatan Rakyat state government.
16y ago
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'Refrain from converting under-21s'

'Refrain from converting under-21s'

Ensure that educational institutions and welfare homes do not forcibly convert children to Islam, says P Uthayakumar in a letter to the premier.
16y ago
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Penang DCM slapped with legal notice

Penang DCM slapped with legal notice

Penang's P Ramasamy has been issued a legal notice for raising allegations of a conspiracy in the Tang Hak Ju land issue.
16y ago
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'Gov't trying to destroy vernacular languages'

'Gov't trying to destroy vernacular languages'

Penang DCM 2 P Ramasamy cries foul over the latest 'magical' 10-subject formula for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.

16y ago
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Pakatan best as a 'hybrid' organisation

Pakatan best as a 'hybrid' organisation

The Penang PKR Youth chief suggests the opposition coalition embrace non-political leaders into the fold.
16y ago
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Malaysians indulging in gluttonous food wastage

Malaysians indulging in gluttonous food wastage

A mind-numbing fact thrown up by CAP: the annual 7.34 million tonnes of solid waste can fill up 42 Petronas twin towers.
16y ago
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Make a stand on conversions, Shahrizat told

Make a stand on conversions, Shahrizat told

PKR lawyer seeks ministerial clarification on conversion of minors under the care of government welfare homes.
16y ago
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Land scam: Lodge police report, Penang gov't told

Land scam: Lodge police report, Penang gov't told

A Gerakan leader wants the Penang Pakatan Rakyat government to lodge a police report over an alleged conspiracy in the Tang Hak Ju land issue.
16y ago
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'Discrepancies in Banggarma's conversion'

'Discrepancies in Banggarma's conversion'

NONE The Welfare Dept’s claim that she was converted by her natural father contradicts the contents of the conversion certificate...
16y ago
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Ex-comrade accuses Hassan of abandoning PRM

Ex-comrade accuses Hassan of abandoning PRM

Hassan is accused of pre-planning his defection for a long time given that strong rumours were spreading of him having secret talks with PKR leaders.
16y ago
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Rebuild duo's razed homes, CM urged

Rebuild duo's razed homes, CM urged

The Human Rights Party wants Lim Guan Eng's state government to rebuild the fire-ravaged homes of two odd-job workers.
16y ago
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