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Minister 'saves' tourist
Hadi hospitalised
Toys for paedophiles
Minister 'saves' tourist
Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing sparked controversy after he barged through immigration counters to "rescue" a tourist at KLIA.
The woman, who worked for a Chinese government-owned TV station, had been denied entry on arrival on Thursday night.
Her boss then called the Malaysian consulate in Guangzhou, which then contacted Tiong.
The minister claimed his actions exposed corruption - sparking a probe on the matter.
The MACC will be taking a statement from Tiong and the tourist today (Monday).
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Hadi hospitalised
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was hospitalised after falling ill.
A Terengganu exco member claimed this was over a fever.
Hadi was initially warded at the Cardiac Care Unit before being transferred to a regular ward and then discharged on Sunday afternoon.
It was previously reported that Hadi’s last hospitalisation was in February last year.
At the time, the 75-year-old was admitted to the Putrajaya Hospital due to breathing difficulties before being transferred to the National Heart Institute for further treatment.
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Toys for paedophiles
Sex dolls made to look like children were found to be on sale on Shopee on Friday.
One of the dolls was dressed in what appeared to be a baju kurung.
Shopee took down the items after being alerted to it on social media.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, however, wants authorities to act against both those who sold and bought the dolls.
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