Malaysia

15 minutes of fun

Show us the funny! Sunday Star asked readers to write a creative caption in a speech ballon for a cartoon panel published in the paper, take a picture of it with their smartphone or tablet, and send their entries to star2@thestar.com.my. Here are the best entries. Sent in by Alvin, alvinzlim@gmailco …

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General : Rela Has 2.97 Million Members Nationwide

MELAKA, May 12 (Bernama) – The Department of Volunteers (Rela) has 2.97 million members nationwide and over 70 percent of them are youths. Its director-general, Datuk Mustafa Ibrahim said the figure was expected to increase at year end with the launch of Briged Rela Siswa-Siswi (RELASIS)involv …

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Cracks put school buildings at risk of collapsing

IPOH: Two blocks of building at SMK Ringlet in Cameron Highlands are in danger of collapsing after huge cracks started appearing on the ground. The school’s Parent Teacher Association chairman V.P. Selvam said the cracks at its school hall and a two-storey block had widened over two years and the bu …

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For now, the mice are hiding

After an anti-kidnapping rally in Jolo town, a new police chief and 300 extra policemen are making their presence felt. IN Jolo town, the kidnappers play a cat and mouse game with the police. According to the newly appointed Jolo police chief Major Junpikar Sitin, the mice (the kidnappers) are curre …

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Readers give thumbs up to new ‘Sunday Star’ look

PETALING JAYA: Readers in general responded positively to Sunday Star’s refreshed look on Mother’s Day, with many hailing its aesthetics and content. Yesterday’s edition featured a fresh new layout, fonts, new logos, a diversity of articles, and a mini-pullout called 15 Minutes of Fun that comprised …

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Keeping faith with faith

The Islamic core of Umno has been in full bloom especially after the last general election when it became clear that the party will remain in power as long as it retains the Malay-Muslim vote. DATUK Seri Mukhriz Tun Mahathir has been away in the Middle-East for about a week. It is his first official …

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MCA decides not to contest Bukit Gelugor by-election

GEORGE TOWN: MCA will not contest the Bukit Gelugor by-election on May 25 because it has to focus all its strength on preventing the constitutional crisis triggered by PAS’ plan to implement hudud in Kelantan. The Islamist party wants to table a Private Member’s Bill in Parlia­ment next month on the …

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Our right to speak up

We live in a multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural Malaysia, where any law, whether hudud or civil, will affect all of us. SERIOUSLY, I am fed up of being told that I should not comment on the proposed hudud laws by PAS and the party’s fans because I am not a Muslim. The argument is that …

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