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Public uni admission should be needs-based, not race-based: Raub MP

The race-based admission system into Malaysian public universities has to go, and should be replaced with a needs-based approach, said a government backbencher.

Affirmative action needed but not necessarily race-based: PM

Affirmative actions are necessary for the poor and marginalised to get equal opportunity, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. 

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Isa Samad corruption case: judge says prosecution presented conflicting narratives

The Court of Appeal today ruled that the prosecution in Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad’s corruption case involving RM3 million over the agency’s purchase of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Kuching, Sarawak, has presented two different narratives of its case.

Mengapa bil elektrik melonjak naik? Ini sebabnya…

Sejak bermulanya pandemik Covid-19, industri tenaga di seluruh dunia berdepan dengan cabaran satu demi satu gangguan dan juga krisis. 

A convenient fix or debt trap? Youth weigh in on buy now, pay later option

University students share benefits and drawbacks of using scheme, especially with limited budget