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Schools and other educational institutions in Johor will be closed again from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October

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Media reported just now schools and other educational institutions in Johor will remain closed for five more days from Monday 12 October, due to the haze and deteriorating air quality across the state. However,  the Education Ministry said  schools in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu will continue as usual tomorrow as air quality remains under control. The Johor decision to keep schools closed was announced by state executive councillor Dr Muhammad Naqib Md Ghazali who said it was made at the order of the Johor regent, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, to safeguard students’ health and safety. “The state government believes that early preventive measures must receive priority, to reduce the risk of prolonged exposure to polluted air,” he said in a statement. Naqib said home-based teaching and learning would be implemented to ensure lessons could continue. Unhealthy air pollution readings were recorded today in Pasir Gudang, Larkin, Tangkak, Segamat, Kota Tinggi, Pengerang, Batu Pahat...

This kind of wasting time story will usually be followed by denial

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Wasting time stories don't deserve our attention The main actor is always a source  who speaks on condition of anonymity A leading news portal in Malaysia reported Negeri Sembilan UMNO is considering a motion of no confidence against the inconsistent Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim in the upcoming state assembly meeting, based on "somebody" telling them secretly. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said state UMNO chief Datuk Jalaluddin Alias, the Pertang assemblyman, would table the motion, said FMT . “The decision now rests with the central UMNO leadership,” the source said. The source also told  FMT  a new state executive council line-up could also be announced if the move went ahead. The state assembly is scheduled to sit again on 26 November, having been postponed from 16 October to coincide with the tabling of the state’s 2027 budget the following day. State assembly speaker Datuk Seri Dr Awaludin Said had previously said he had not received any formal...

Former religious minister solemnises Syed Saddiq and Bella

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Media happily reported Muar MP Tuan Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and singer-actress Bella Astillah officially tied the knot today. Referring to  Astro Awani 's news report, FMT said t he couple was solemnised by former religious minister Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri at 10.40am on the 118th floor of Menara Merdeka Maybank, in Kuala Lumpur. Syed Saddiq, 33, presented Bella, 32, with a dowry (mas kahwin) of RM500, a gold ring, and seven trays of gifts, and received nine trays of wedding gifts in return. About 300 guests, including family members, several VIPS and close friends, attended the ceremony. Among those present were former prime ministers Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, former deputy prime minister (Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's wife) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, former health minister Encik Khairy Jamaluddin, Federal Territories Minister Puan Hannah Yeoh and Capital A CEO  Tan Sri  Tony Fernandes. Singap...

Zaid Ibrahim tukar pendirian ikut selera parti PAS, bukan prinsip?

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Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, bekas ahli UMNO, PKR, Kita, DAP, kemudian kembali kepada UMNO; dan kini menjadi ahli PAS, semalam mengkritik tulisan ahli akademik Prof Dr Tajuddin Rasdi yang disiarkan portal berita FMT , baru-baru ini. Kata Zaid, Tajuddin bercakap panjang lebar tentang mengapa orang Melayu akan terus menyokong parti Melayu yang korup dan pemimpin yang korup seperti Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak. Dengan memberi banyak alasan, Tajuddin mengakhiri artikelnya dengan mengatakan bahawa orang Melayu akan begitu sehingga kiamat. Lalu Zaid berkata dia fikir Tajuddin adalah "tentera salib". " Saya tahu sayangnya kepada Anwar dan DAP telah mendorongnya mempersendakan orang Melayu sehingga ke tahap itu. Dia tahu jika anda mempersendakan orang Melayu, anda akan mendapat liputan publisiti yang baik. Dia bijak," kata Zaid. Zaid yang pernah memegang jawatan menteri undang-undang di bawah pentadbiran Perdana Menteri Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, berkata  Tajuddin pastinya ...