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Study: Indians and Malay Women Wearing Hijab Face More Discrimination When Applying for Jobs in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Malays and Indians are more likely to experience discrimination when applying for jobs in the private sector, especially women of the two ethnicities, a survey by a think tank found. The Centre for Governance and Political Studies said its study concluded that Malays and Indians face more hurdles to secure job interviews compared to Mandarin-speaking

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Tamil school student Shivendra wins chess tournament

A STUDENT from SJK (T) Kajang beat participants from 10 countries to emerge as champion in a chess tournament organised by the Russian Embassy’s Centre of Science and Culture in Kuala Lumpur in cooperation with the Malaysian Chess Federation as reported by tamil daily Makkal Osai. The tournament, which saw players from other countries including Russia, Australia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan,

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Dr Magaret Sivapragasam the first Malaysian scientist to receive this international honour

KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Magaret Sivapragasam, a Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) postdoctoral research scientist at the Centre of Research Ionic Liquids, has been chosen as one of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry’s (IUPAC) ‘Periodic Table of Younger Chemists’, the university announced via a statement on 20th February. As part of the celebration of IUPAC’s 100th anniversary, IUPAC and

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Malaysian squash queen Nicol David announces her retirement

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian squash queen Nicol David has called time on her squash career after 20 years. The 35-year-old and eight-time world champion will officially retire at the end of the 2018/2019 Professional Squash Association (PSA) season in June. “After more than 20 years playing squash for Malaysia, competing on the professional tour and achieving the utmost best from my

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(UPDATED) Seven-year-old M’sian skater Abiraame bags five golds in Abu Dhabi

The ice skating champion bagged five gold medals at the Middle East 4th official ISI International Figure Skating tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), which took place on 14 and 15 February 2019 (Thursday and Friday). Winning five gold medals isn’t an easy feat. The seven-year-old also a Kingsley International School student triumphed in the girl’s 7-8 years

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Maszlee reveals plan to merge Science and Arts streams

PETALING JAYA: Streamless schools are the way forward. Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said this was among the suggestions received from the National Education Policy review committee. “We are not going to put our students into Science and Arts (streams) anymore. “In a new curriculum we will implement, we will not only emphasise Science, but also Arts (and culture) because

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Three cops, three City Hall staff caught drinking ketum near Tasik Titiwangsa

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Three policemen and three City Hall DBKL employees were detained yesterday for consuming ketum juice near a food stall in Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. A team of police officers from Bukit Aman’s Integrity and Standard Compliance Department (JIPS) went to the location after they were tipped-off about the six men. A police source told that upon

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Lelaki maut ditetak dipercayai rakannya sendiri

SEORANG lelaki ditemui mati akibat ditetak dengan parang oleh individu dipercayai rakannya di Batu 5, Jalan Kampung Jawa, Shah Alam, hari ini. Dalam kejadian 4 petang itu, mangsa, R Dharmaraj, 34, ditemui orang awam dalam keadaan terbaring berlumuran darah di kawasan lapang. Ketua Polis Daerah Shah Alam, Asisten Komisioner Baharudin Mat Taib berkata, bertindak atas maklumat itu, pihaknya bergegas ke

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Report: ‘Hindu’ student made to take Islamic Studies, father seeks Education Ministry’s help

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — A Hindu father has filed a complaint with the Education Department that his “Hindu” daughter is being forced to take Islamic Studies in school even though the child’s mother is born a Hindu and is seeking an appeal to renounce Islam. Online portal Malaysiakini reported that the father identified as 50-year-old Grab driver P. Manivanan

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