Get Quick Relief For Stiff Neck, Backache, And More By Massaging These Pressure Points

Feeling tired and stressed out at work? It doesn't help when your body is aching all over too.

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If you spend most of your day sitting at your desk hunched over a computer, you've probably experienced pain in your neck, shoulders, and back. The worst feeling is having to work through that pain because you still have deadlines to meet.

The good news is that you can help yourself feel better by massaging certain pressure points on your body. Here are a few acupressure tips you should try out:

1. Reduce all kinds of pains, including neck pain and shoulder pain, by applying pressure between your thumb and index finger

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Besides loosening up your neck and shoulder muscles, this pressure point can also relieve stress, alleviate migraines, and help with toothaches.

2. Pinch your shoulder muscles to relieve stress and ease headaches caused by tension

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You may have noticed that you sometimes get headaches, especially when you're stressed out at work. This can be due to the tension in your neck and shoulders, which is why relaxing these muscles may also help ease headaches.

3. For days when you're dealing with backaches, try applying pressure on the crease at the back of your knees

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This pressure point works wonders for most pain sensations along the spine. Stimulate this point on both legs to help relieve stiffness and lower back pain.

4. If you're feeling stomach discomfort, massage this point four fingers below your kneecap

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Bend your legs and measure four fingers below your kneecap. To check if you have the right spot, you should feel a muscle move in and out as you lift your leg. Apply pressure and massage the area to treat stomach aches and improve your overall digestion.

5. When you feel nauseous or have motion sickness, try rubbing this point three fingers below your wrist

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This is great for when you're in the train or on the plane, and need instant relief from motion sickness or nauseousness. You may feel a sharp pain when rubbing this spot, but continue massaging it gently for four to five seconds at a time.

6. Massage between your fourth and fifth fingers to get rid of tension in your neck

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Look for the groove between your ring finger and pinky finger, massaging it back and forth. This is said to help relieve neck and shoulder pain, as well as temporal headaches.

7. Having a migraine or just feeling tired? Press this spot at the bottom of your skull and move it in a circular motion

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These two points at both sides of the neck help deal with headaches, dizziness, fatigues, and flu symptoms. Put your thumbs on these spots and rock them in an up-and-down motion to give yourself a relaxing feeling.

There's nothing better than a massage that hits all the right spots. The good news is that now you know all the important pressure points, and you can do it yourself!

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All these points are also super easy to reach, which means you can give yourself a relaxing massage any time during the day.

Nevertheless, if you face neck and shoulder pain often, Tiger Balm has the perfect solution for you. Plus, it provides a massage-on-the-go experience that hits the spot every time!

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Tiger Balm's revolutionary Neck & Shoulder Rub Boost is specially developed for neck pain relief and easing shoulder aches. It's a modern workday staple for the busy executive who needs a stronger massage for hectic days. Just rub it in and feel the pain in your neck and shoulder melt away.Pair this with the correct acupressure points to enjoy double the relief! Plus, this conveniently sized tube fits right into your handbag or backpack, making it an item you should carry along wherever you go.

You can now purchase Tiger Balm Neck & Shoulder Rub Boost at your nearest pharmacy or supermarket. For more information, visit their website today!

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"We Have It In Writing" – Anwar Claims PH Has Majority To Form Government

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Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim claims that PH has won enough seats in the 15th General Election (GE15) to form a new government

According to The Star, Anwar spoke at a media conference held at the Grand Dorsett Subang accompanied by MUDA president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, DAP scretary-general Anthony Loke, and AMANAH president Mohammad Sabu, popularly referred to as Mat Sabu.The PH chairman told reporters that his coalition has formed the biggest bloc in parliament with MUDA and claimed that no party had a simple majority. "We have won the 15th General Election. We have it in writing," Anwar said."We therefore have conducted a series of meetings and negotiations, and as a result, I wish to inform you that as the majority bloc, we have managed to get the support of members of parliament (MP) to form the government with a simple majority.""Subject to, of course, the normal process, which is to submit to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. We have all the documents ready," Anwar told reporters.

Anwar Ibrahim speaking at a press conference at Grand Dorsett Subang.
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However, Anwar is keeping mum about PH potentially securing an alliance with another party and refuses to reveal who could be joining PH in parliament

Anwar's remarks come after rumours circulated that PH would merge with its rival coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN). Anwar, however, has denied the rumours, according to BFM News.Based on a New Straits Times report, PN chairman Tan Sri Datuk Haji Muhyiddin Md Yassin has also denied plans to form a coalition government with PH, but also revealed that his coalition secured enough seats to form a government."It cannot be. It's impossible to claim to do so, because we have it in writing and we will inform the palace accordingly," the Tambun MP said.

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As of writing, PH has secured 82 seats, with PN following close behind with 73

According to REV Media Group's microsite for all things election, MyUndi, Barisan Nasional (BN) garnered 30 seats, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) got 22 seats, Warisan has three seats, and Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) won one seat.

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You can view the latest GE15 results on MyUndi here.

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Anwar Ibrahim secured his Tambun seat with 32,026 votes:

                #GE15: Anwar Ibrahim Wins Tambun Seat Against Faizal Azumu

The PKR president won with a 5,328-vote margin.

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Whereas the Pagoh seat goes to Muhyiddin, who garnered a comfortable majority of 10,007 votes:

                #GE15: Perikatan's PM Candidate Muhyiddin Claims A Comfortable Win Against BN & PH

The Bersatu president retained the Pagoh seat with a majority of 10,007 votes against his two opponents.

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Tiga Sektor Pekerjaan Paling Berisiko Tinggi Buang Pekerja Di Malaysia Tahun Ini

Dalam keadaan ekonomi kurang baik hari ini, fenomena pembuangan pekerja dilihat semakin meningkat hari demi hari

Namun, pembuangan kerja bukanlah berpunca daripada kemerosotan ekonomi semata-mata. Ini kerana perkara itu turut didorong oleh pelaksanaan sistem automasi di tempat kerja.Pelaksanaan sistem automasi dilihat lebih menjimatkan kos syarikat tetapi ia memaksa sesebuah syarikat menukar strategi perniagaan mereka  sehingga menyebabkan lebih ramai pekerja terpaksa dibuang.

Laporan Astro Awani memberitahu terdapat tiga sektor paling berisiko tinggi berdepan pembuangan pekerja

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Menurut Presiden Persekutuan Majikan Malaysia (MEF) Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, tiga sektor paling berisiko tinggi berdepan pembuangan ialah sektor pembuatan, peruncitan dan kewangan susulan pelaksanaan sistem automasi.Tambahnya lagi, lebih ramai pekerja mungkin dibuang tahun ini di Malaysia.Dilaporkan 40,000 pekerja diberhentikan pada tahun 2016 sementara lebih 17,000 lagi dibuang sehingga Jun tahun ini. Manakala pada 2015, 44,000 pekerja diberhentikan dan 18,000 daripadanya adalah daripada sektor perbankan, susulan langkah industri kewangan yang melaksanakan sistem perbankan dalam talian.

Selain itu, hasil kajian Forum Ekonomi Dunia (WEF) menyatakan antara tahun 2015 dan 2020, lebih 5 juta pekerjaan akan digantikan dengan mesin

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Laporan The Future of Employment oleh Universiti Oxford pada 2013 menyatakan pegawai telepemasaran, pegawai kredit dan juruwang sebagai pekerjaan paling berisiko untuk digantikan dengan mesin.Pekerja sosial, pakar terapi pemulihan serta pakar diet dan nutrisi pula dikategorikan sebagai pekerjaan yang paling selamat.Sumber: Astro Awani

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Man Surprised To Find RM37,249 Of Unclaimed Money With The Govt

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One netizen was surprised to find he had RM37,249 under the care of the government after chancing upon an article about unclaimed money during the COVID-19 pandemic

Twitter user @chyiconazrul said he was grateful to have found the money in a time of need."I claimed the money during the Movement Control Order (MCO), it was very helpful at the time," he wrote.He said this in reply to a Twitter thread by local automotive news journalist, Paul Tan, who also shared that he found RM900 of unclaimed money in his eGUMIS account.The journalist had encouraged Malaysians to check their account too."Is this free money or what? No, it's memang my money. Money that I had no idea I had, and you might have money like this too," Tan tweeted.eGUMIS (Electronic Government Unclaimed Moneys Information System) is an online portal launched by the Accountant General's Department (AGD) for the public to check if they have unclaimed money from various sources or institutions in the country.

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The Twitter user shared that the majority of the money found in his eGUMIS account was from a maturity benefit that he did not know he had earned from an insurance provider

According to the photo he posted, he had RM11.85 of unclaimed money from RHB Bank, RM32.70 from SBD Properties, RM36,994.41 from AIA, and RM210.27 from Maybank."I was surprised and grateful to be able to use this money to cover some expenses during COVID-19," he told SAYS.

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Earlier this year, the Deputy Finance Minister announced that there is approximately RM11 billion in Unclaimed Money — or Wang Tak Dituntut — under the care of the government

Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said, out of the amount, 70% of the money is from inactive bank accounts of seven years and more, and urged the public to claim their money.Until it is claimed, the money is being held in a consolidated trust account by the Registrar of Unclaimed Moneys in the AGD.

Read more about the possible sources of unclaimed money and how to claim it on eGUMIS here:

                Here's How You Can Check Whether You Have Any Forgotten Money Being Kept By The Govt

RM8.75 billion worth of unclaimed money is currently being held by the government. Everyone is encouraged to check wh...

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It's Not The 'Season' For Haze, It's Called Air Pollution

The Polluted Air You're Inhaling Is Caused By Smoke Emitted From Factories, Vehicles And Open Burning

The skyline of Kuala Lumpur
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Most of these pollutants come from sources such as industries, motor vehicles, open burning and power generation. English daily The Star yesterday reported that the smoke emitted from factories and vehicles, as well as lower rainfall, had contributed to the haze.

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The API calculation is based on five major air pollutants, namely sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ground level ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter below 10 micrometres (PM10) diameter. An API reading of between 0 and 50 is considered good; 51 and 100, moderate; 101 and 200, unhealthy; 201 and 300, very unhealthy; and 301 and above, hazardous.

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API Readings On 23 June Show Slight Improvement But Dry Weather And Weak Winds Are Causing Dust And Smoke To Stagnate In The Air

The API in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur at 23 June 2014
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The Star reported today that Malaysian Meteorological Department spokesman Dr Hisham Mohd Anip said the situation was likely due to weakening wind conditions, which may have caused the smoke to become stagnant. “The dry weather has caused the dust and smoke to be suspended in the air. Strong wind for the past couple of weeks has dispersed them but the wind flow was probably weak yesterday,” the English daily quoted him as saying.

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The API in Petaling Jaya, Selangor at 23 June 2014
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Malaysian Meteorological Department spokesman Dr Hisham Mohd Anip told The Star that no rainfall was expected until next week, except for local isolated rain in inland areas.

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If You Find Yourself Saying "The Haze Is Back" A Lot, You Should Know That It's Air Pollution, Not Just A Passing Season

Polluted skies are becoming a norm.
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                Cloudy Blue Skies On 17 March As API Readings Continue To Drop

Latest API readings and more. The Malaysian Meteorological Department assures Malaysia that the current haze is cause...

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You May Have Thought It Was Linked To El Nino But The Phenomenon Is Not Due Till The Fourth Quarter Of 2014, Says Our Meteorological Department

In recent statements, MetMalaysia Deputy Director-General Alui Bahari said El Nino would kick in only in the middle of next year. But in an email to FMT yesterday, another MetMalaysia official said it would begin to strengthen this September and start peaking in December. “The phenomenon will peak in December 2014 until February 2015 and will end after March next year,” said the email from Phang Kun Liong of MetMalaysia’s Corporate and Commercial Service Department.

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The El Nino phenomenon refers to the prolonged warming of surface temperatures over the eastern Pacific Ocean for six months every two to seven years. On the hot weather in the country now, Mohd Hisham (Malaysian Meteorological Society) said this was due to the current southwest moonsoon period which brought the heat, less rainfall and less cloud formations.

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"Besides, the effects cannot be accurately predicted as it would depend on the strength of the El Nino, whether it is at a weak, moderate or strong level," he said.

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Hasilkan Roti Lasagna Lazat Ini Dengan 9 Bahan Saja. 15 Minit Saja Untuk Disiapkan!

Sedang mengidam hidangan Lasagna tapi malas nak masak? Anda boleh cuba resipi Roti Lasagna ini yang menggunakan roti putih sebagai alternatif kepingan pasta anda.

Hanya 9 bahan saja diperlukan untuk membuat hidangan ini, memang khas untuk anda yang inginkan menu makan malam bajet. Dengan hanya menggunakan microwave, sesiapa pun boleh membuat hidangan ini! Jimat masa dan jimat wang anda dengan membuatkan hidangan lasagna roti sedap dan simple ini!

Ikuti cara di bawah untuk penyediaan Roti Lasagna yang begitu simple:

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Bahan-bahan:- 3 keping roti putih- 6 sosej daging goreng- 3 keju keping- 1/2 cawan puri tomato- 2 biji telur- 1/2 cawan susu penuh krim- 1/2 biji bawang merah (dicincang)- 1/2 biji lada benggala (dipotong kiub kecil)- Herba campuran (mixed herbs)- Garam- Lada hitamCara-cara:1. Gunakan mug, tekan roti dan buangkan kerak. Ulangi proses yang sama untuk 3 keping roti2. Pukul telur bersama susu, garam dan lada hitam di dalam mangkuk. Ketepikan.3. Salutkan roti dengan adunan telur.4. Sapukan minyak di dalam mug, kemudian masukkan roti, puri tomato, cheese slice, bawang, lada benggala, herba campuran, garam dan lada hitam.5. Microwave selama 3 minit atau hingga masak.6. Roti Lasagna siap untuk dihidangkan dan dinikmati dengan topping daun parsley!

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Dapatkan lagi resipi-resipi menarik yang menggunakan roti putih di bawah:

                9 Hidangan Bajet & Lazat Anda Boleh Hasilkan Menggunakan Lebihan Roti Putih. Ringkas Je!

Pelbagai hidangan enak & ringkas boleh dibuat menggunakan roti putih sebenarnya!

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"Member Pantang Dicabar" - Budak Lelaki Baca Doa Gaya Komando Ini Raih Perhatian Warganet

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Sudah menjadi rutin bagi pelajar di tadika untuk membaca doa beramai-ramai sebelum makan

Seperti biasa, pasti akan ada seorang ketua dalam kalangan mereka yang dilantik oleh guru untuk mengetuai bacaan doa.Baru-baru ini, tular sebuah video memaparkan seorang budak lelaki yang membaca doa dengan gaya komando di tadikanya telah menarik perhatian ramai di TikTok.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

  @pangerangendut Bila anak commando baca doa makan  ##esekeli ##fyp ##fyp  original sound - Pangeran GENDUT - Gendutss

Baca doa gaya komando macam nak bagi arahan berkawad, tak nak kalah dengan member

Menerusi perkongsian video daripada @pangerangendut, kelihatan budak lelaki tersebut sedang mengetuai bacaan doa makan di depan kawan-kawannya yang lain.Apa yang mencuri tumpuan adalah apabila dia yang pada mulanya membaca doa itu dengan nada perlahan, tiba-tiba menaikkan suaranya.Rupa-rupanya, dia tidak mahu kalah dengan suara kawan-kawannya yang lebih kuat di depan. Lama-kelamaan, bacaan doa sudah kedengaran seperti arahan kawad kaki komando kerana masing-masing berlawan menjerit.

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"Dia sebenarnya triggered sebab ada budak lagi kuat suaranya dari dia hahaha" - Warganet

Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah mendapat 950.5K views, 132.3K likes serta 6.8K shares di laman TikTok.Hasil tinjauan di ruangan komen pula mendapati rata-rata warganet turut terhibur melihat gaya budak lelaki itu membaca doa.Berikut di bawah merupakan antara komen menarik daripada warganet di TikTok:

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Tengok banyak kali pun tergelak, kau memang tak nak kalah eh dik? :D

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Jenama Susu Hijrah Tampil Derma 500 Kotak Rezeki & 50 Set Katil Hospital

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Pandemik yang melanda dunia kini telah melumpuhkan semua ekonomi dan sektor kesihatan merupakan antara sektor yang paling terkesan

Keadaan ini memaksa sesetengah syarikat untuk memberhentikan pekerja mereka dan meninggalkan sebahagian besar daripada pekerja kehilangan punca pendapatan.Masa-masa yang sukar seperti ini kita perlukan sokongan daripada syarikat-syarikat lain untuk membantu.Produk jenama Hijrah tampil dengan bantuan team Titipan Kasih Harian Metro untuk menghulurkan bantuan.Bukan sahaja menyediakan kotak rezeki tapi mereka juga menderma katil untuk hospital-hospital yang memerlukan.

Sinonim dengan maksud perkataan ‘Hijrah’, ini merupakan masa terbaik untuk saling bantu membantu

Menurut Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Hijrah membawa maksud berubah untuk menjadi sesuatu yang lebih baik, perhijrahan perbuatan atau perihal berhijrah.

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Sama seperti produk Hijrah. Mereka ingin memberikan gambaran terbaik seiring dengan nama produk mereka dengan berikan kembali kepada masyarakat di saat-saat sukar. Tidak kira lah kumpulan masyarakat ataupun individu, jika mereka memerlukan kita kena tolong.Bila satu orang buat kebaikan, 10 orang akan tengok dan mungkin separuh dari mereka akan buat benda yang sama. Dari situ kebaikan tersebut akan dipanjangkan dan lagi ramai orang yang memerlukan dapat dibantu.

Keluarga B40 yang terkesan juga akan menerima kotak rezeki

Bukan itu sahaja, tetapi team Hijrah juga menyediakan 500 kotak rezeki yang bernilai RM150 setiap satu kotak untuk diberikan kepada insan-insan yang terkesan dari kategori B40. Mereka juga akan dipilih atas nasihat JKM supaya mereka yang menerima kotak rezeki ini sememangnya orang yang betul-betul memerlukan.

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Kotak rezeki tersebut mengandungi Susu pekat Hijrah, Susu Cair Dairy Champ, Susu UHT Goodday dan barang-barang keperluan lain seperti beras, minyak masak, biskut, makanan tin, shampoo, sabun, sabun baju dan sebagainya.

Kehilangan suami kerana Covid-19, gaji dipotong merupakan antara masalah yang penerima hadapi

Nur Hidayah Abdullah, 35, yang bekerja sebagai penasihat kecantikan di sebuah farmasi mengatakan bahawa pandemik ini menyebabkan gaji beliau dikurangkan dan hanya mendapat gaji pokok sahaja menyebabkan beliau agak terkesan. Beliau juga terpaksa menjaga sendiri anak beliau yang sebelum ini dihantar dirumah pengasuh kerana kekurangan wang.

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“Kotak Rezeki ini banyak membantu saya dan keluarga. Anak bongsu saya tidak dapat bekerja ketika PKP ini jadi, apa bila bantuan ini diberikan, ia meringankan beban kami sekeluarga. Majlisnya juga dilakukan dengan penuh SOP dan barangan yang diberikan sememangnya memenuhi kelengkapan asas yang diperlukan” kata Mohamad Ilyas Khalil, 57 yang juga pesara tentera.Seperti yang kita tahu, Covid-19 telah banyak meragut nyawa orang-orang sekeliling kita. Rafeah Jaafar, 40 tahun ini juga kehilangan suaminya disebabkan Covid-19. Apa yang lagi menyedihkan ialah beliau masih mempunyai anak kecil yang berumur 11,10, 7 dan 6 tahun dan ketika suaminya meninggal dunia, beliau dan anak-anak tidak dapat lihat kerana mereka masih dalam kuarantin dan hanya dapat melihat video yang direkodkan oleh adiknya sahaja.

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“Terharu saya dapat bantuan hari ini sebab saya suri rumah. Jadi bantuan ini sangat-sangat lah bermakna buat saya dan anak-anak. Mereka yang buatkan saya kuat semangat untuk teruskan berniaga apa sahaja untuk jana pendapatan", ujarnya.

Hospital yang mengendalikan kes Covid-19 akan menerima 50 set lengkap katil baru

Gambar sekadar hiasan.
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Seperti yang kita ketahui, disebabkan kes Covid-19 di Malaysia yang kini meningkat, rata-rata hospital yang mengendalikan kes Covid-19 kekurangan katil dan amat memerlukan bantuan. Hal ini demikian kerana tanpa katil yang mencukupi pesakit tidak dapat dirawat dengan sebaiknya dan pesakit sendiri berada dalam keadaan tidak selesa dan menanggung kesakitan.Sedar akan masalah ini, Team Hijrah tampil membantu. Sebanyak 50 set lengkap katil akan didermakan ke hospital-hospital yang dipilih sendiri oleh pihak KKM mengikut tahap kesegeraan hospital tersebut. Majlis penyerahan katil ini akan diadakan di KKM Putrajaya.

Hijrah ini merupakan produk susu pekat yang 100% dijamin Halal. Jangan lupa beli kalau terjumpa tau!

Hijrah ini merupakan salah satu produk kegemaran muslim tau.Jadi korang tak perlu ragu-ragu dah nak cuba. Yang paling best, selain dari tak ragu-ragu, ia juga lebih jimat dan lemak berkrim.Kalau yang belum cuba, mungkin anda boleh berhijrah untuk cuba jenama ini pula?

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Semoga sumbangan dari pihak Hijrah ini sedikit sebanyak memantuk para frontliners di hospital berkenaan dan juga keluarga-keluarga yang terkesan ketika ini. Sama-sama kita berdoa supaya virus ini terhapus dari dunia secepat mungkin!Nak tahu lebih lanjut mengenai jenama Hijrah ini anda boleh saja lawati laman web mereka di sini.


Pahang Teen Breaks Into A Home, Abducts A Girl, Sexually Assaults Her Before Killing A Man

A 16-year-old boy from Pahang has been arrested for allegedly robbing a house, abducting and forcing a 14-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him and for being involved in a crash which killed a man

Bera District Police chief DSP Mansor Samsudin said police traced the teenage boy just a few hours after he was alleged to have committed the horrific crime spree.NST Online reported that police caught the suspect at an oil palm plantation around Taman Merbau and Kampung Menteri in Bera, Kuantan, at 3pm on Saturday, 23 March.

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His crime spree began when the teenage boy, at 9am yesterday, armed with a knife, broke into a house in Triang, Bera

He first stole a wallet containing RM560, a bag filled with RM160 in coins, a total of RM720 in case, and a ring from the family home.He then abducted the girl, whose hands were tied and mouth gagged, and drove off in the victim's father's Toyota Camry car, the keys to which he had stolen earlier.The suspect then drove off in the direction of Temerloh, DSP Mansor told Bernama.

About half an hour later, at 9.30am, he collided the car against a motorcyclist in Kampung Menteri, Triang, killing the rider

According to DSP Mansor, the suspect's stolen car was involved in an accident with a motorcycle at the junction of Kampung Menteri, Triang, and the rider, Muhammad Deris Abu Tak, 44, was killed while he was being rushed to the Triang Health Clinic.

			The suspect abandoned the car, took the victim into the oil palm plantation and allegedly forced her to perform oral sex on him before letting her go after warning her not to make a police report.
        Mansor Samsudin, Bera District Police chief DSP.

The suspect will be remanded today, 24 March. DSP Mansor said that the case is being investigated under 5 different Sections.

The Sections under which the case is being investigated are:Section 392 of the Penal Code for robbery;Section 362 for abduction;Section 377B (for committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature);Section 6(1) of the Scheduled Arms Act; andSection 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.


[VIDEO] Segan Ternampak Couple Pakai Baju Sama, Mamat Ini Auto Bangun Nak Keluar Kedai

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Terserempak dengan orang yang pakai baju sama sememangnya boleh merosakkan mood seharian bagi sesetengah orang

Tambahan lagi bagi para wanita, kerana mereka akan merasa insecure dan malu apabila terjumpa siapa-siapa yang memakai baju sama seperti mereka.Hakikatnya, jika baju tersebut dibeli secara online, memang ramailah yang membeli baju sama kerana harga yang lebih murah dan ikut memakai baju ikut trend semasa.Namun, lain pula yang jadi baru-baru ini apabila seorang lelaki segan dan bertindak bangun untuk keluar kedai apabila ternampak sepasang kekasih memakai baju sama sepertinya telah mencuri tumpuan.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

  @fra_edd Bro pun tak yilex laa ##fyp ##trending ##fypviral ##fypage ##foryou ##esekeli ##SinglesDance ##ABPBH34  bunyi asal  - Frã Ëdd

Tengah lepak dekat kedai, tiba-tiba nampak couple pakai baju sebijik sama

Menerusi video yang dikongsi oleh @fra_edd, kelihatan lelaki yang memakai baju lengan panjang warna biru dan bercorak stripe kuning itu sedang melepak bersama kawan-kawannya di sebuah kedai makan.Namun, dia kemudian baru perasan ada sepasang kekasih di depannya turut memakai baju bercorak sama sepertinya cuma berlengan pendek.Akibat malu, lelaki berkenaan pantas bangun dari kerusi seolah-olah ingin beredar dari tempat itu kerana diketawakan kawannya.

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"Aku pernah dulu kain batik yang aku buat baju orang buat alas meja, lagi sedih hahaha. Tergelak sebab pernah kena macam ni" - Netizen

Susulan tularnya video tersebut yang kini sudah meraih 562K views, 37.4K likes dan 1.9K shares di TikTok, rata-rata netizen turut terhibur melihat gelagat spontan lelaki itu yang menahan malu.Malah, ramai yang berkongsi pengalaman sama mereka dulu yang pernah terserempak dengan orang pakai baju sama di tempat awam. Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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UN To Investigate Islamic State's "Acts Of Inhumanity On Unimaginable Scale"

Earlier this week, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) decided to send a fact-finding team to Iraq to investigate possible war crimes by ISIS

UN officials are to investigate atrocities in Iraq after persistent reports that Islamic State fighters have carried out "acts of inhumanity on an unimaginable scale", including beheadings and other killings, forced conversions, slavery and sexual abuse.

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Leila Zerrougui, the U.N. special representative of the secretary-general for children and armed conflict, said ISIS is using children as suicide bombers.
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In the face of new depravities in Iraq, the Geneva-based council adopted a resolution sponsored by more than 100 states calling for the urgent dispatch of a fact-finding mission and required it to report back in March

Of the council’s 47 members, only South Africa withheld support, saying the resolution was ambiguous and lacked balance. The United Nations already has a 42-person team monitoring human rights in Iraq, working from Baghdad and other cities.

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But officials said the human rights council will now send an 11-person team that will operate separately, focusing on abuses arising from the behavior of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Sunni extremist group that has seized parts of northern Iraq and has boasted about its brutalities against nonbelievers.

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Speaking in an emergency debate on the crisis in Geneva, Flavia Pansieri, the UN's Deputy Human Rights Commissioner, said Iraqi government forces had also committed atrocities in three months of fighting, though not on the same scale, Reuters reported

Flavia Pansieri, UN deputy high commissioner for human rights, during the emergency debate in Geneva
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Pansieri said she was particularly worried about the persecution of Christians, Yazidis, Shia, Turkomans and other ethnic groups by IS forces. "These communities have lived side by side, on the same soil, for centuries and in some cases for millennia," she added.

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More than a million people have fled the ISIS onslaught in recent weeks, Flavia Pansieri, the deputy high commissioner for human rights, told the council. She reported summary mass executions, forced conversions, abductions, slavery, sexual abuse, torture and the besieging of entire communities.

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“The reports we have received reveal acts of inhumanity on an unimaginable scale,” Ms. Pansieri told diplomats as she opened the emergency session. ISIS fighters killed at least 650 non-Sunni inmates of a Mosul prison, forcing them into ditches and shooting them, Ms. Pansieri said. Afterward, she said, “the bodies were then examined and any men that appeared to be alive were shot in the head.”

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Detailing other atrocities, Ms. Pansieri said that 1,500 young conscripts were missing after ISIS captured their base, and videos confirmed by witnesses showed hundreds of handcuffed men systematically shot. ISIS forces also killed at least 1,000 members of the Yazidi minority and kidnapped or enslaved 2,750 others, she said.

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Islamic State published pictures purportedly showing Yazidi men converting to Islam last month
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Pansieri told the council that ISIS had ordered strict rules for women living in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and other areas in its control

Iraqi Shiite Turkmen, mostly women and children, try to board an Iraqi Army helicopter aid flight bringing supplies to Amerli on Saturday, August 30.
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“Women are not allowed to walk in the street without the presence of a male guardian, and there are more and more reports of women being beaten” for infractions, she said.

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Iraqi security forces also committed abuses that may amount to war crimes, Ms. Pansieri said, reporting killings of detainees and citing an attack by Shiite militia fighters on a Sunni mosque killing at least 73 men and boys and wounding 38 others.

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While Iraq's Human Rights Minister, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, told the UN session that IS fighters "oozing with barbarity" threatened his country, he did not immediately respond to allegations against government troops

"Isis is not an Iraqi phenomenon," he told the 47-member human rights council. "It is a transnational phenomenon that poses an imminent danger to all countries of the world."

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The council agreed to send a mission to Iraq to investigate all abuses by IS and "associated terrorist groups". Islamic State, previously known as Isis, has seized large areas of Iraq and neighbouring Syria, declaring a cross-border caliphate (Islamic state) and driving hundreds of thousands of Iraqis from their homes. At least 1,420 people were killed in Iraq in August alone. Abuses carried out by the group included the filmed beheading of the abducted US journalist James Foley.

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The one-day session was called by Iraq with the support of allies including the US and Iran. The new UN Human Rights Chief, Prince Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, is a member of the Jordanian royal family.

Prince Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, New UN Human Rights Chief.
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Diplomats convened after the US launched airstrikes to prevent IS advancing on the Kurdish capital of Irbil and to help protect members of the Yazidi minority who were stranded in Iraq's northwest.

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The US ambassador to the UN forum, Stephen Harper, urged Iraq's prime minister designate Haider al-Abadi to set up a multi-ethnic government that would investigate all allegations against government forces and terrorist groups. "The stories that have emerged from IS's bloody assault on Iraq are the ones of nightmares," he said. "Christians and others have been driven from their homes with the threat of 'convert or die.' The Yazidis have been buried alive, beheaded or killed in mass executions."

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Baru Saja Bersalin Czer 4 Bulan, Wanita Ini Terpaksa Tanggung Sakit Sebab Hamil Lagi

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Bagi pasangan suami isteri, menimang cahaya mata pastinya saat yang paling menggembirakan buat mereka

Hal ini kerana pasti ada yang sudah menunggu lamanya untuk mendapatkan zuriat. Malah, ada juga mempunyai rezeki cepat menimang cahaya mata awal.Kebiasaannya, doktor akan sarankan pasangan harus menjarakkan perbezaan umur anak supaya luka dalaman selepas bersalin betul-betul sembuh. Tetapi, siapalah kita mahu menentukan takdir betul tak?Seperti video di TikTok ini apabila seorang wanita hamil lagi selepas dua bulan dia bersalin telah mendapat perhatian ramai.Lihat video itu di bawah:

Hamil lagi selepas empat bulan bersalin

Menerusi video tersebut, kelihatan pasangan warga Indonesia itu berkongsi apabila wanita yang disahkan hamil anak keduanya selepas empat bulan melahirkan cahaya mata pertamanya bersama suami.Difahamkan, wanita itu melahirkan anak sulungnya dengan kaedah czer pada tahun lalu. Semasa diperiksa, doktor mengesahkan kandungan itu sudah berusia 2 bulan.Dapat dilihat wanita itu terpaksa menanggung sakit ketika mahu berjalan kerana luka pembedahannya masih belum sembuh.Lihat video sambungan di bawah:

"Semoga yang ke-3 jangan dekat-dekat dulu" - Warganet

Dalam pada itu, tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati rata-rata warganet turut memberikan pelbagai reaksi mereka.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah meraih 17.8M views, 603.6K likes dan 18.8K comments di TikTok.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen daripada warganet di TikTok:

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BlackBerry Takes A U-Turn, Ditches US$4.7BN Sale Plans And Even Fires Its CEO

BlackBerry Abandons Acquisition Deal With Fairfax, Fires CEO Thorsten Heins. New CEO John Chen To Focus On Software, Not Devices

BlackBerry Ltd abandoned on Monday its plan to sell itself and said its CEO is stepping down, sparking a 16 per cent dive in its share price and raising fears the struggling smartphone maker is running out of options.

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Thorsten Heins leaves BlackBerry with a $22m payoff. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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After a two-month review of strategic options and talks with potential buyers that included Facebook, Lenovo and private equity firms such as Cerberus Capital Management LP, BlackBerry said it will abandon a sale.

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The company said it will raise $1bn in convertible bonds instead of pursuing a deal with Fairfax Financial, its 10% shareholder. Fairfax, whose ability to raise the financing for its $4.7bn bid was widely questioned, has pledged to buy $250m worth of the bonds.

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BlackBerry shares closed 16 percent lower at $6.50, giving the company a market value of about $3.38 billion, down from its peak of $80 billion.
BlackBerry named John Chen, credited with turning around Sybase Inc in the late 1990s, as its interim CEO and executive chairman. Sybase, an enterprise software company, was eventually acquired by SAP AG in 2010.

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Chen's appointment was a surprise to investors as was the departure of current CEO Thorsten Heins, who will leave in about two weeks after the debt offering is completed. The company gave no reasons for the change.

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BlackBerry agrees to sell itself to group led by largest shareholder -- Fairfax

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BlackBerry has agreed to sell itself for $4.7billion, marking the end of the smartphone giant following years of devastating losses. BlackBerry said Monday that a letter of intent has been signed with its largest shareholder, a Canadian group called Fairfax.

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Fairfax head Prem Watsa is a former board member who owns 10 percent of BlackBerry. Watsa stepped down when BlackBerry announced it was considering a sale last month.

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The fire sale shows just how desperate BlackBerry had become to halt the hemorrhaging that became even more intense on Friday, when the company announced it was likely to report losses of nearly $1 billion in the most recent quarter and was cutting 40 percent of its workforce, or 4,500 workers.

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The BlackBerry, pioneered in 1999, was once the dominant smartphone for on-the-go business people and other consumers before Apple’s iPhone debuted in 2007.

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Struggling to compete against industry giants, Blackberry forms committee to explore possible sale

BlackBerry will consider selling itself after the long-awaited debut of its new phones failed to turn around the struggling smartphone maker.

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File photo: Thorsten Heins, president and CEO at Research In Motion (now named BlackBerry), holds up the new BlackBerry 10 mobile device at a conference, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.
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The company said Monday that its board has formed a special committee to explore "strategic alternatives" in hopes of enhancing the company's value and boosting adoption of its BlackBerry 10 platform.

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The special board committee will consider ways to enhance BlackBerry's value and scale, including joint ventures, partnerships or a sale of the company, according to a statement on Monday.

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BlackBerry has seen its share price fall by nearly 38% in the last six months. Currently it’s trading at $9.76 on NASDAQ, actually nudging up following reports last week there were reports that the company was looking to follow in the footsteps of Dell and go private.

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Could any of these be the potential buyer?

Potential buyers of the company haven't come forward despite a welcome mat that has been out for years. Another option for BlackBerry is to follow the lead of PC maker Dell.

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At one point it was reported that Samsung could be looking at buying RIM (what BlackBerry was called previously) but the South-Korean firm had denied any such deal.

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It was also reported that BlackBerry could start licensing its new BB 10 OS to other smartphone makers, similar to what Microsoft is following with Windows Phone 8, but so far no such deal has materialised.

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Earlier this year, an official from China’s Lenovo Group told a French newspaper o that the personal computer maker might consider an acquisition of Canada’s BlackBerry at some point in the future.

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A reprot in Quartz  says  it makes perfect sense for a Chinese manufacturer to acquire BlackBerry since they  desire to sell to the world’s most profitable market but do not have any  brand recognition in North America.

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Alamak, This Barber In KL Thought That Sandakan Was In Indonesia

A man from Sabah has turned to social media to express his disappointment towards certain Malaysians after his recent experience at a barber shop in Kuala Lumpur

Jufazli Shi Ahmad's story shed light on how some Malaysians are still very ignorant of matters related to their own country.  "As a Sabahan, I wish to caution some of my friends in Peninsular Malaysia to read more. Why?"  "I was getting a hair cut in a barbershop in Kuala Lumpur awhile ago. The barber asked me, 'Where are you from, bro(ther)? You look familiar," he wrote in a Facebook post last Sunday, 30 July. The comment made Jufazli smile, as he thought that perhaps the barber might have recognised him as one of those Malaysians that have gone viral on social media.

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However, Jufazli soon discovered how wrong he was when he realised that barber had thought that he was a foreigner

"I told the Malay guy that I am from Sandakan, Sabah. He immediately said, 'Oh, Indonesia.'" Jufazli said.  The 28-year-old said that he was silently cursing in his heart as he was shocked to find out that in this 21st century, there are still Malaysians who do not know where Sandakan, Sabah is. "Since he was confident that I was an Indonesian, he spoke to me in English. He asked me what's interesting in Malaysia." "I didn't want him to be embarrassed so I just continued conversing with him in English, even when he is a Malay and I am his brother from Malaysia."

"There's no use speaking good English but you don't know that Sandakan, Sabah, is located in Malaysia. Not Indonesia, bro."

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"I'm sorry. We look foolish if we do not know this basic information as Malaysians," he said, as he reminded that Sabah is one of the institutions that formed the union known as Malaysia on 16 September 1963. "Bro, please read more about our history. Don't just read Malaya's history only. I find your statement racist and it belittles Sabah's position in Malaysia." "Last but not last, my Bahasa Melayu (BM) is really like the formal language. Not like the BM that is hipster-like and sounds like a crazy person's language. So, don't think that I'm from Indonesia just because my BM is different from yours in Peninsular Malaysia." Jufazli, who is the founder of Gerakan Anak Muda Selamatkan Sabah (GAMSS), pointed out he, as a Sabahan and a Bajau, which is an ethnic group with its own language, is proud that he appears to be more respectful of the position of BM as he respected the Malays in Malaysia.The post has received more than 6,500 shares and 3,100 comments at the time of writing.

Jufazli stressed that the main purpose of writing and sharing his experience was to initiate a "Merdeka campaign" in Malaysia

Writing in the comment section of his Facebook post, Jufazli said, "Our people always look down on Sabahans in Malaysia. I have the responsibility to remind myself, and my brothers and sisters in Peninsular Malaysia to respect each other."  "I forgive some parties who try to provoke Sabah on various matters. This is not the first time that this has happened. (This has happened) a lot of times. And this is a reminder for all racist individuals in Malaysia that Sandakan, Sabah is a part of Malaysia." "Although we are not developed as Peninsular Malaysia, it is not a reason or argument to degrade Sabahans and Sarawakians in your everyday social life," he said, adding that the gap between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak has been growing.

However, it was learned that the whole incident could have been a case of an honest mistake after all

A man left a comment on Facebook, saying that he was the barber involved in the incident and apologised for mishearing.  He said that he would have spoken to Jufazli in Malay if he knew that he was from Sabah. "I've been a barber for awhile and you're not the only customer from Sabah. Do you think it is logical that I wouldn't know that Sandakan is in Sabah? If I made a mistake, let me know." "Maybe this is a chance for you to publicise someone's mistake, when in fact, all I did was just hear wrongly."

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Meanwhile, another netizen, who said that she personally knows the barber involved, said that it was all just a misunderstanding and that there was no racist issue between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak. "It was a genuine mistake. What is not genuine is how you seek publicity out of it," the netizen wrote in a post.

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Video Shows Malaysia's Second Oldest School In A Horrible, "Shameful" State

Malaysians were shocked to discover today that one of the nation's most iconic schools is in a bad shape

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A video that was uploaded to Facebook by one Jeffrey Choe Han Boon yesterday, 6 November, has revealed that Malacca High School's (MHS) current condition is nothing to be proud of as the school's hall is in a terrible state. The video showed that the parquet flooring has been damaged and the ceiling looked like it could fall anytime.  Given the hazardous condition of the school, it's rather worrying since the facility is believed to be still accessible with no indication of ongoing repair works. "What is happening at Malacca High School, the second oldest school in Malaysia? No longer a school for academic excellence... cannot even maintain facilities properly. School in shameful condition!" Jeffrey wrote in the caption.

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MHS is considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in Malaysia but Jeffrey, a fellow alumni, was sad to see what his alma mater has become

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A man that was featured in the said video has apparently begged people for donations every day. Towards the end of the 38-second long video, the man was heard saying, "Do they have no money anymore?", as he and two other people looked around, observing the condition of the hall.Founded on 7 December 1826, MHS, or SMK Tinggi Melaka as it is now known, is the second oldest institution in Malaysia after Penang Free School. It has produced many prominent individuals in the country, including Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, the former Chief Minister of Malacca, Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, and first MCA president Tun Tan Cheng Lock, amongst others.

Netizens, particularly those who are part of the MHS' alumni, were horrified at the discovery

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Over the years, there have been proposals to relocate MHS from its historic premise

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Regarded as one of the premier schools in Malaysia, MHS has moved premises twice in 1884 and 1931, and eventually to its current location in Jalan Chan Koon Cheng, Malacca. The proposal to relocate MHS was first mooted in 1993. 21 years later, in 2014, there was yet another suggestion to shift MHS again. On both occasions, the proposals were axed following the public's outcry, especially from various stakeholders such as the alumni and educational activists in the state. The school is situated within the UNESCO heritage site, and critics have constantly voiced out their strong opposition against relocation as the heritage and historic values of the school should be put ahead of commercial development.

Who do you think should be responsible for ensuring that the school’s facilities are kept in good condition? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.


These Pentagon-Shaped Oranges From Japan Are As Real As Your Average Orange

Fruit farmers in Ehime Prefecture, Japan have created "Gokakukei Iyokan"

A mix of mandarians and oranges, "iyokan" is sometimes called a "Japanese Summer Orange."

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And in Japanese, "gokakukei" means "pentagon."

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But this special fruit's name is a pun! Here's how.

See, "goukaku" means "successfully passing an exam." And "ii yokan" means a "good premonition." So, if written like "goukaku ii yokan", it means "to have a good premonition of exam success."

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The iyokan citrus fruits were handed out as a good luck charm for students in the upcoming entrance exam season in Yawatahama, Ehime

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These sound like they will become a local speciality: Next month, 300 of them are going on sale at a local festival, reports Asahi.

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Courtesy of Asahi News and website Pouch, you can see more photos of the pentagon-shaped fruit as well as how they are grown into that pentagon shape

The farmers have been working on this for years! No idea how long it took them to come up with the pun.

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OBGYNs Answer Expecting Malaysian Mothers' Most Frequently Asked Questions About Pregnancy

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When you're expecting, there are probably many questions on your mind, especially if it's your first pregnancy

From what foods to avoid to what warning signs to look out for, there are lots of important things to keep in mind when you're pregnant.Whatever you're concerned about, it's important to always speak to your doctor. There's no such thing as a stupid question, so ask away and make sure you're fully informed.

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Meet these OBGYNs from Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (Cheras, Kuala Lumpur)

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They answer questions about pregnancy frequently asked by expecting Malaysian mothers. Here's what they said:

1. Is it safe to have sex in the third trimester?

"Sex in pregnancy is generally safe if you are having pregnancy without complications. Sex is safe till the day of delivery."However, you should not have sex with your partner if you have placenta praevia (the placenta is partially or fully covering the opening of the cervix), if your water breaks (as you might introduce infection to the birth canal), or if you are at high risk of premature labour."- Dr. Ashley Chung Soo Bee, Fertility Specialist, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

2. Is doing many ultrasound scans harmful to me and my unborn baby?

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"Ultrasounds are high frequency sound waves that are used throughout pregnancy to evaluate baby’s growth and wellbeing, amniotic fluid around the baby, and placenta during pregnancy. There is no radiation transmitted to the baby. Therefore, ultrasounds are considered completely safe for you and your unborn baby without any side effects."- Dr. Ashley Chung Soo Bee, Fertility Specialist, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

3. Can I fly during pregnancy?

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"In general, travelling during pregnancy is safe and you can travel by air. The second trimester is the best time to travel as it is the most comfortable and safest period. This is because nausea and vomiting are likely to have settled and pregnancy is much more stable."A condition called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which means blood clot in the leg, is a risk that can occur. To reduce the risk, do drink plenty of water, walk regularly around the cabin, frequently stretch or move your legs, and wear compression stockings."Airlines will have restrictions for pregnant travellers, so please check with your airline before you travel."- Dr Farah Leong Rahman, Fertility Specialist, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

4. Is there any food I should avoid during pregnancy?

"Maintaining a healthy diet during your pregnancy will help your baby to develop and grow, and will keep you fit and well. It is important to get the right balance of nutrients that you and your baby need. This means plenty of fruits and vegetables, and cutting down on food that is high in saturated fat and sugar."Some of the food you should avoid are soft cheeses such as camembert, blue cheese, and brie. Make sure the meat or shellfish you are consuming is thoroughly cooked. This is because these foods may contain bacteria that can be harmful to your baby."You are also advised not to consume alcohol during pregnancy. You can still take caffeinated beverages such as coffee and tea, but in limited amounts of about one to two cups a day."- Dr Farah Leong Rahman, Fertility Specialist, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

5. How should I sleep during pregnancy?

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"Generally, any position is safe during pregnancy until you reach the third trimester."As the baby gets bigger and heavier, you will need to sleep on your side. This is the safest position for your baby as it helps prevent the risk of stillbirth."Sleeping on one side with your knees bent will also help reduce the amount of pressure on your womb and help you breathe better, as well as relieve back pain. If you like, you can use pillows under your belly, between your legs, and behind your back."- Dr Nor Elyana Noordin, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

6. What warning signs should expectant mothers be concerned about? When should I call my doctor or midwife?

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Baby movement"By the third trimester, babies would have established movement and sleep patterns. If you feel your baby does not move as much as usual, sit down in a quiet place and count your baby’s kicks."You should count at least 10 movements within two hours. If there are less than 10 kicks or you don’t feel any movement, seek medical attention immediately."Contractions"Braxton Hicks contractions can be felt as early as the second trimester. It may be difficult to tell the difference between these contractions and true contractions."Braxton Hicks contractions are usually irregular and seldom cause pain. It varies in length and intensity, and can disappear with walking, changing positions or resting."True contractions have a regular pattern that grow closer together, last at least 30 seconds, become longer and stronger, and increase in intensity despite walking, changing positions or resting."They often radiate throughout the abdomen and lower back. The abdomen feels hard. If you start experiencing contractions every two to three minutes, or painful contractions with heavy vaginal discharge, seek medical help immediately."Heavy bleeding from the vagina or severe abdominal pain"Bloody vaginal discharge can happen towards the end of pregnancy. This happens when a thick plug of mucus that covers the cervix dislodges. Usually, the bleeding is minimal. If you experience heavy bleeding or bleeding that lasts longer than a day, seek medical attention immediately."- Dr Nor Elyana Noordin, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

7. What is the Down syndrome screening test all about?

"In the first trimester of pregnancy, between 11 to 14 weeks, a screening test is carried out to look for the risk of Down syndrome as well as two other major chromosomal anomalies in the baby. This is a screening test with 90% accuracy."It consists of a detailed ultrasound scan of the baby to measure the nuchal translucency (NT), which is the collection of fluid under the skin behind the baby's neck, measurement of the crown rump length to accurately date the pregnancy, as well as nasal bone identification and a general anatomy survey of the fetus."A maternal blood test is taken for the bhCG and PAPP-A hormones. Together with the maternal demographics, scan findings, and hormonal assays, these are incorporated to provide the risk for the fetus for having Down syndrome, Edwards or Patau syndrome."- Dr Janani Sivanathan, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

8. Is it safe to have a Brazilian during pregnancy?

"If you have had a Brazilian before, then there is no harm to do so in pregnancy. Do let your therapist be aware that you are pregnant as hygiene is crucial."- Dr Janani Sivanathan, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

9. When should I start consuming folic acid and at what dose?

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"Start consuming folic acid at a recommended dose of 400 micrograms daily prior to conception and throughout the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. If you found out you are pregnant and have not started on folic acid, do start."A dose of 5 miligrams is recommended in women with higher risk of neural tube defects:- History of child with neural tube defect- Family history of neural tube defect- Underlying diabetes mellitus- Patient on antiepileptic medication- Obesity- Malabsorption disorders"- Dr Wong Yen Shi, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

10. Is exercise harmful during pregnancy?

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"No, it’s not, and it is important to stay healthy in pregnancy. Exercising will help boost mood, reduce backache and swelling, improve sleep, prevent excessive weight gain and, improve muscle tone and endurance. At least 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day is encouraged."Women who haven't exercised routinely should begin with 15 minutes of continuous exercise three times weekly, increasing to daily 30-minute sessions. Avoid contact sports or high impact activities that may results in joints stress or trauma to tummy."Exercise may not be advised in women with short cervix, placenta praevia, persistent vaginal bleeding, at risk of premature labour, or upon your obstetrician’s advice. Speak to your doctor if you are unsure."- Dr Wong Yen Shi, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV) is there for you every step of the way throughout your journey from conception to birth

For a closer look at their Women & Children services, watch the heartwarming video below:

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From your first appointment to the day you're discharged with your precious new addition to your family, you can trust in the team of dedicated and experienced Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologists, Neonatologists, and Paediatricians at SMCV.When the time comes to welcome your bundle of joy into the world, you'll feel safe, at home, and comfortable in SMCV's spacious and private Delivery Suites.

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About to begin your journey to motherhood? We have great news for expecting mums. With SMCV's Delivery Promo Package 2021, you can enjoy 30% off hospital charges if you deliver your bundle of joy at SMCV.Click here for more information.

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M'sian Bakat List #7: This Local Pop-Rock Band Has Been Signed To A US Record Label!

Rejected by record labels at home, local pop-rock outfit Beat The System sent their EP to Monster Hits Music in the United States. Here’s the pièce de résistance - the owner signed the band without a second thought!

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Another big step for Malaysian music!

Beat The System, headed by Gerald Sellan, first entered the music scene in 2005 with its compilation album titled 'Panic In The Peninsula', which was released by Disaster Records

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Beat The System comprises of Malaysians Stewart Sellan (lead guitarist), Gerald Sellan (drummer and songwriter), and Adrian Puan (songwriter), as well as American lead vocalist May Leigh.

While their debut album did pretty well, it didn't give them the recognition they wanted. That didn't stop them from chasing their dream of being one of the best bands in Malaysia.

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"It has been quite a journey getting to where we are. Many didn’t believe that we would make it this far and even more discouraged us from trying. It was a 'lonely journey' bringing the band so far,“ said Gerald, the engineering graduate.

Tired of being rejected by local record labels and the lack of recognition, Gerald bit the bullet and decided to send a demo to Diana Meltzer — an American music industry executive and owner of Monster Hits Music. The rest, like they say, is history.

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“We have always been a fan of Diana and Creed has always been an inspiration with their positive music. So, it was a dream-come-true when Diana herself flew to KL to sign us," said Sellan.Meltzer is responsible for the success of many bands like Creed and Evanescence.

The signing made Beat The System the first Malaysian band to be signed by an international record label. Gerald hopes that their music will transcend cultural boundaries and act as a voice for the marginalised.

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“We are about beating the system. People don’t like addressing the misunderstood and the marginalised. I really hope we would be a voice that would speak for the oddities that don’t fit the ‘system’," he said emphasising that content matters despite the music genre.

Currently based in New York, the four-piece band is set to release its next album, 'Journey', later this year

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The album was named 'Journey' in honour of their respective journeys that brought them together as a band. Journey would carry 12 songs with the highlight being the last track titled Kembalilah as a toast to the band’s Malaysian roots.The album is produced by Andy Anderson and mixed by Damien Page Lewis. Both Anderson and Lewis are award winners.

The first single from the album, 'Be Your Own' was released on 21 April and it has been well received by many! Have a listen here:

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At the time of writing, the song has gotten over 100,000 views on YouTube with over 900 likes!

Awesome stuff, guys! Here's to bringing Malaysian music to another level!

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Be sure to follow the band on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! Also, don't remember to check out the album when it drops!

Do you have a talent that you're dying to show the world? Be it singing, dancing, filmmaking or anything that can make everyone go "WOW! THAT'S COOL", we want to feature YOU!

So, if you have something you would want to share with us, send them over to [email protected] or send us a message on Facebook. Don't be shy! :)Stay tuned for the next episode of Malaysian Bakat List!

Last week on Malaysian Bakat List, we showcased Emerson Thong's awesome work in video games like DOOM and Angry Birds:

                M'sian Bakat List #6: This KL-Born Created Stunning Images For DOOM 4 Video Game

Emerson Tung has more than 5 years of experience in working in the entertainment industry.

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[VIDEO] Bantai 'Tuck In' Baju Hujan, Pak Cik Ini Buat Ramai Rider Terhibur Tengok

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Pemakaian yang kemas sememangnya meningkatkan lagi keyakinan diri

Iyalah, pakaian yang kemas juga akan mengubah persepsi seseorang terhadap kita. Sudah tentu pentingnya menjaga penampilan diri. Tambahan lagi, jika anda berjumpa dengan orang betul tak?Namun, ramai juga yang memilih untuk memakai kasual tetapi masih mementingkan kekemasan. Ia semua terpulang kepada individu itu.Tetapi, lain pula yang terjadi kepada seorang pak cik ini apabila tular videonya tuck in baju hujan di dalam seluar telah mencuit hati ramai.Lihat video itu di bawah:

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Ditegur sebab masukkan baju hujan dalam seluar

Menerusi video tersebut, kelihatan beberapa orang rider sedang berada di sebuah stesen minyak sebelum tiba seorang pak cik yang turut mengisi minyak di situ. Namun, salah seorangnya menegur pak cik tersebut dengan memberitahu "Baju hujan jangan tuck in," katanya. Pak cik itu kemudian menjawab, "Tak boleh nanti basah."Jika dilihat dari caranya, mungkin juga pak cik itu sudah terbiasa tuck in baju hujan dan selesa dengan cara itu.

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"Hahaha style orang lama tuck in" - Netizen

Sementara itu, tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati rata-rata netizen turut terhibur dan memberi reaksi masing-masing.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah meraih 281.8K views, 11.9K likes dan 147 shares di TikTok.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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Okay apa pak cik tu tuck in, nampak lagi kemas kot :D

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CEO Reveals How Micromanaging Is Toxic In A Viral Open Letter To Employees

Micromanagers. We know them, we've worked with them, and some of us are them.

If you have been working for some time now, you've probably had your fair share of experiences with different types of employers.Though there are a few great ones out there, there are also a handful of those we'd like to say "shaped our characters".

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Regardless, one employer has recently gone viral for his open letter to employees.
This is Ian Sohn, president of a global digital agency in Chicago.

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In a LinkedIn post last week, Sohn wrote how employees should never feel the need to apologise for "having lives" outside of work

"I never need to know you'll be back online after dinner. I never need to know why you chose to watch season 1 of 'Arrested Development' (for the 4th time) on your flight to LA instead of answering emails," he wrote."I never need to know you'll be in late because of a dentist appointment. Or that you're leaving early for your kid's soccer game."

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"I never need to know why you can't travel on a Sunday. I never need to know why you don't want to have dinner with me when I'm in your town on a Tuesday night.""I never need to know that you're working from home today because you simply need the silence," he continued.

The CEO shared that as leaders, there needs to be trust that employees will make the right decisions

"I deeply resent how we've infantilised the workplace. How we feel we have to apologise for having lives. That we don't trust adults to make the right decisions," he wrote."How constant connectivity/availability (or even the perception of it) has become a valued skill."

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Sohn went on to say that he is truly grateful for the trust and respect he has received everyday from his peers, bosses, and teams.
However, he shared one experience where he felt otherwise:

"Years ago a very senior colleague reacted with incredulity that I couldn't fly on 12 hours notice because I had my kids that night (and I'm a single dad. edit: divorced). "I didn't feel the least bit guilty, which I could tell really bothered said colleague. But it still felt horrible," Sohn admitted.He ended his post by saying: "I never want you to feel horrible for being a human being."

His open letter has since received over 39,600 likes, as netizens resonated with his views

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However, others commented that applying such a principle is not that simple

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What do you think of the CEO's views? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below!

Taking it a step further, this CEO urged her employees to put family before work:

                This CEO's Heartfelt Open Letter To Employees Went Viral But Netizens Have Mixed Reactions

The post has since received over 43,000 Facebook shares.

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[PHOTOS] Disney Princesses Who Have Successfully Grown Thick Beards

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Beardladdin, featuring Princess Jazzbeard

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Beardlantis: The Lost Empire

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Is Dexamethasone The Miracle COVID-19 Drug That Everyone Was Hoping For?

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include the Malaysian Ministry of Health's statement regarding the drug.

On Tuesday, 16 June, a team of British researchers announced that dexamethasone improved survival rates in COVID-19 patients

Dexamethasone, a widely available and relatively cheap steroid, was one of several drugs tested by the Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) team led by pharmaceutical researchers at the University of Oxford. After randomly testing over 6,000 COVID-19 patients from the UK since March, the researchers released preliminary findings that indicated the drug may be able to lower the risk of death by one-third in patients on ventilators and by one-fifth in those who were only receiving oxygen.

This is the most important trial result for COVID-19 so far. Significiant reduction in mortality in those requiring oxygen or ventilation from a widely available, safe and well known drug. Many thanks to those who took part and made it happen. It will save lives around the world. https://t.co/zRIaHulHOe— Professor Chris Whitty (@CMO_England) June 16, 2020

According to the RECOVERY report, the drug did not benefit patients who were not on respiratory support.

Today, we've approved Dexamethasone for immediate use across our NHS.This life-saving discovery was made in Britain and is a testament to the brilliant work of scientists & the national effort to save lives & protect our NHS.— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) June 16, 2020

What is dexamethasone?

Dexamethasone is an anti-inflammatory steroid, called a corticosteroid, which can help alleviate swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions, according to Mayo Clinic. It is a generic steroid that has been available since the 1960s to treat various diseases including asthma, rheumatism, multiple sclerosis, and allergies. Cancer patients are often given the drug to relieve nausea triggered by chemotherapy, according to the official dexamethasone website.

To clarify, dexamethasone is already approved & has been widely used across the NHS for years.Utmost respect to the NHS teams behind the RECOVERY trial who have established its safe & effective use in #COVID19.But please, @DHSCgovuk, don't try & claim credit for nonsense. https://t.co/cWZPsPdQ6Q— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) June 16, 2020

Medical experts like Mount Sinai-National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute chief executive officer Dr Charles Powell, found that it was inflammation and immune responses to the coronavirus, rather than the virus itself, that led to lung disease in COVID-19 patients.He told Rolling Stone, "Early cases in Wuhan indicated a potential role for steroid in treating patients with moderate to severe lung involvement."

Patients who participated in the clinical trials were given a small dosage of 6mg, making a full course of treatment relatively cheap

The dosage costs approximately USD6.79 (RM29.05) per day. A full round of treatment is said to be up to 10 days. Contributors to the RECOVERY study commented on the results of the clinical trial. "COVID-19 is a global disease - it is fantastic that the first treatment demonstrated to reduce mortality is one that is inherently available and affordable worldwide," noted University of Oxford's professor of medicine and epidemiology Martin Landray.

Enormously proud of the team who have coordinated the #RECOVERYtrial - from first protocol to first proven benefit in 3 months. An extraordinary effort delivering an important result. @Oxford_NDPH @NDMOxford @OxfordMedSci @OxfordBRC https://t.co/C913fEndIa— Martin Landray (@MartinLandray) June 16, 2020

The UK Government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance added, "This is a groundbreaking development in our fight against the disease… It shows the importance of doing high quality clinical trials and basing decisions on the results of those trials."The World Health Organization has also welcomed dexamethasone to treat COVID-19 patients who require respiratory support.

WHO welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the #UnitedKingdom that show #dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, can be lifesaving for patients who are critically ill with #COVID19 https://t.co/CmNea2XEKH— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 16, 2020

The British government currently has 200,000 courses of the drug in its stockpile and will soon make it available to patients in the UK

During a press conference, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed dexamethasone as their biggest breakthrough yet in the fight against the novel coronavirus. When asked by a reporter why dexamethasone had been added to a list of drugs that could not be exported from the UK, Boris replied saying that he would look into it, reported the Huffington Post.This refers to a government list of medicines that cannot be exported from the UK nor hoarded. Dexamethasone tablets were added to the list on 24 April, and its oral solution was banned just yesterday.

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The ban may affect countries like Malaysia who rely on other nations to procure their medicines, as shown by the sale of hydroxychloroquine tablets to Malaysia by India.

Boris Johnson said he didn’t think his government had banned the export of dexamethasone and that such a decision would be “peculiar”. But the export of the drug in tablet form was banned on 24th April and export of the liquid form was banned today.https://t.co/S7F8BHFpKr— Ben Kentish LBC (@BenKentish) June 16, 2020

However, several medical experts are wary of the possible long-term side effects of taking dexamethasone

Some of the already known side effects of dexamethasone include risk of heart damage (if the patient recently had a heart attack), worsening of infections, and eye issues such as cataract or glaucoma. Numerous medical professionals are encouraging the public to remain cautious of the results of the clinical trial, at least until the release of published data or a peer-reviewed article that evaluates the study in-depth. Corticosteroids like dexamethasone were used in 2003 and 2004 to treat critically ill severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients.

Loads of excitement today about use of steroid dexamethasone to treat #COVID19 . Steroid use for #SARS 2003/4 had long lasting side effects & was controversial. I want to caution, not dismiss use for COVID. A few references worth studying now.MORE https://t.co/tWAd03hJXd— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) June 16, 2020

In an interview with Rolling Stone, associate professor in the College of Medicine and Life Sciences at the University of Toledo Dr Jennifer Hanrahan said, "For some of these patients who are critically ill - who are on ventilators - we are seeing some secondary bacterial infections when they're in hospital, so giving corticosteroids also potentially increases the risk of other infections."Deputy physician-in-chief at Northwell Health in New York Dr Thomas McGinn told Reuters that steroids can suppress immune systems that are responsible for fighting against foreign substances in the body, like viruses.

Other medical specialists warn that steroids may not be a viable option for patients with pre-existing conditions

Yale School of Medicine chief of allergy and immunology Dr Christina Price told Rolling Stone, "When you put [diabetic patients] on steroids, their glucose increases significantly, and oftentimes they have to go on insulin or glucose control."

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Additionally, patients previously without a diabetes diagnosis could later develop hyperglycaemia - high blood sugar levels.

Malaysia's Ministry of Health has reminded the public that dexamethasone only works for critical COVID-19 patients

Malaysian health officials previously announced that they were using hydroxychloroquine tablets to treat patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms. There are mixed opinions on the impact of the anti-arthritis drug on improving COVID-19 symptoms. A since retracted study in The Lancet medical journal suggested that it showed no benefit for COVID-19 patients, while a small French study indicated that some patients showed signs of improvement.

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Even then, dexamethasone cannot be procured over the counter, and health officials warn that the drug should not be used for prevention or mild cases of COVID-19. A tweet by the Malaysian Ministry of Health said, "Dexamethasone does not help COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms or those who are not on ventilators."They added that the drug can only be prescribed by medical professionals, further reminding the public that dexamethasone is still in preliminary testing.

Ubat Dexamethasone tidak membantu dalam rawatan pesakit COVID-19 yang hanya bergejala ringan atau pesakit yang tidak memerlukan bantuan pernafasan. Orang ramai perlu berwaspada dan tidak menyalahguna atau mengambil ubat ini tanpa preskripsi doktor. Ia susulan ujian awal— KKMPutrajaya (@KKMPutrajaya) June 17, 2020

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[VIDEO] Loving Dad Gives The Most Heartwarming Reaction To Son's Report Card

Aria Shahrokhshahi asked his father to come down and look at a paper from school

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What follows has to go down as one of the most touching (and hilarious) displays of relief and pride ever captured on hidden surveillance and uploaded to the interwebs.

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The British father was filmed screaming out loud and bursting into tears after finding out his teen boy had earned a C grade for his General Certificate of Secondary Education.
"You're set for life, you're set for life!" he tells the youngster, completely unaware his every move was being recorded.

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The son explains on his YouTube page that in England, you need to pass maths "to basically do anything in life". A year earlier, he'd been sitting on an F, so you can understand Pop's relief.

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Aria’s father could barely contain his excitement, asking "Is that real? IS THAT REAL?!"

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Proud pop, Farnoosh Shahrokhshahi, explained in a Today Show interview, his son was failing math but miraculously earned a C on the exam.

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“To go from an F to a C is a huge jump,” the beaming dad told Today. “I was just overwhelmed, absolutely overwhelmed.”

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Not even Aria thought he’d pass the test. When he got the news, he knew he had to share it with his father.
“He’s a very emotional guy, but I didn’t know he’d be that loud and that emotional,” Aria said. “It was all a bit crazy.”

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The video warmed hearts across the world, and the father and son are still enjoying the good wishes from touched viewers

“Everyone is so nice and so kind,” Aria said. “Everyone is congratulating me. I’ve been getting tweets. Everyone is saying how much of a good father I’ve got.”
Farnoosh said he’s once again “overwhelmed” this time by the kindness and generosity of strangers.

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His father then burst into tears of joy.
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“The vast majority of people are lovely,” Farnoosh said. “They appreciate love wherever they see it.”

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Aria waited seven months before he posted the video online.
“It was a very important moment in my life,” he said. “I just didn’t know if it was appropriate, but I thought, ‘Why not share one of the happiest moments in my life with the world?’”

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Pemuda Kongsi Tips 'Check In' Hotel Buat Kaum Wanita, Tapi Komen Lelaki Pula Jadi Tumpuan

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Tidak dinafikan, ramai yang mengambil remeh tentang aspek keselamatan apabila setiap kali pergi bercuti bersama keluarga atau kawan-kawan

Baru-baru ini, seorang pemuda telah berkongsi beberapa tips check in hotel di TikTok khususnya buat kaum perempuan telah mendapat perhatian para warganet.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

  @mirzanjohor tips check in hotel! perempuan wajib tengok sampai habis ok! #hotel #hoteltips #tips #spycam #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #viral  Title - Meghan Trainor

Kongsi tips untuk kaum perempuan, tapi lelaki pula yang terlebih concern

Menerusi perkongsian video daripada @mirzanjohor, kelihatan dia sedang bercuti di sebuah hotel yang tidak diketahui lokasinya.Dia juga sempat berkongsi beberapa tips penting kepada kaum perempuan setiap kali check in di mana-mana hotel untuk memastikan keselamatan mereka terjaga.Antaranya adalah letak cawan di tombol pintu, letak jari di cermin supaya tidak bertemu, tutup lampu, tawaf satu bilik dan macam-macam lagi.Namun, apa yang menghiburkan adalah apabila rupa-rupanya kaum lelaki lebih ramai meninggalkan komen di video itu dan bertanya sama ada mereka juga boleh menggunakan tips tersebut atau tidak.

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Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah mendapat 1.8M views, 287.9K likes dan 9.5 shares di TikTok

Hasil tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati rata-rata warganet turut mengucapkan terima kasih di atas tips-tips yang dikongsi oleh pemuda tersebut.Berikut di bawah merupakan antara komen menarik daripada warganet di TikTok:

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Okay lepas ni kalau check in hotel korang bolehlah guna semua tips ni untuk langkah berjaga-jaga tau! :)

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KL's Coliseum Café Closes For Good After Being Around Since 1921

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The Coliseum Café in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur, famous for its Hainanese-Western cuisine since 1921, is closing down

The decision to permanently close the historic out was taken after the tenancy of the café in a pre-war building next to the Coliseum Cinema expired, according to a report in The Malaysian Insight."Yes, it's closed for good," said the restaurant franchise's marketing manager Azrain Azman.

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The iconic Coliseum Café never got to celebrate its 100th anniversary

The 100th anniversary was planned for this year."We are saddened that we couldn't celebrate our 100th anniversary. We hadn't been able to sustain since the first movement control order (MCO). We relied on dine-ins and the regulars who used to visit the café couldn't come because the city was in lockdown," Azrain was quoted as saying in the report.

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Other Coliseum Café outlets, however, will remain open

In February this year, Prestige Malaysia had featured the KL outlet in its list of eight oldest restaurants in Asia that are at least 100 years old.The outlet had been a must-visit for those looking to indulge in a bit of nostalgia for old Malaya.

A vintage advertisement from the 1920s shows the Coliseum Café was "where everybody goes".
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Get Surprised By Your Favourite Celebs By Using McDelivery

This Spotlight is sponsored by McDonald's.

How would you react if your favourite celeb showed up at your doorstep to deliver your food?

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^ We'd probably be something like this.

Get a chance to meet Malaysian sweethearts, Fattah Amin and Fazura, by simply placing orders for McDelivery using the new McDonald's app

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The new mobile app allows you to place and track orders, and has new features including a restaurant locator. On top of that, you also get awesome personalised promotions based on your order history!

Check out how you can enter the contest and meet #FATTZURA below:

Step 1: Order your McDelivery through their website or phone applicationStep 2: Key in the details of your order via the McDonald’s appStep 3: Fattah Amin or Fattzura might just surprise you at your doorstep!

Check out the prizes they're offering!

Main Prize Winners (x 6)- 3x McDelivery to winners by Fattah Amin- 3x McDelivery to winners by Fazura Consolation Prizes (x 20)- RM300 McDonald's cash voucher - McDelivery T-shirt autographed by Fattah Amin & Fazura

Haven't downloaded their app yet? Easily download and install it on your smartphone here.

Psssst... the more you order between 1 - 31 August, the higher the chance you'll get to meet #FATTZURA! Good luck! :D

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Get more details on the contest here.

Get your metal straws out, McDonald's Malaysia will stop giving out straws! Read all about it here:

                McDonald's Malaysia To Stop Handing Out Straws Automatically Starting 1 August

Signs in the fast food chain state that plastic straws will no longer be provided starting next month, unless request...

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Don't forget to try out their new menu:

                McDonald's Is Back With Another New Burger And A Strawberry Custard Pie

This time all the way from Mexico. Hola amigos!

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[VIDEO] Ibu Kongsi Situasi Seram Si Anak Naik Dengan 'Budak Misteri' Di Funfair

Follow kami di Telegram, jadi antara yang terawal untuk dapatkan berita dan artikel-artikel menarik di SAYS Seismik.

Sebut saja tentang makhluk halus atau entiti misteri, pasti kita akan terbayang rupa mereka yang menyeramkan dan hodoh bukan?

Namun, kadangkala entiti ini juga boleh menyamar sebagai manusia biasa dan menyerupai orang sekeliling tanpa kita sedar.Situasi berkenaan juga terjadi kepada seorang ibu ini yang menceritakan kisahnya mengenai kehadiran 'budak misteri' dalam satu rakaman video di sebuah funfair di Johor baru-baru ini.Menurutnya, seorang kanak-kanak lelaki ada duduk bersebelahan anaknya, walau bagaimanapun budak lelaki itu tiba-tiba lesap ketika mereka sedang menaiki sebuah permainan berpusing.Tonton video penuh berkenaan di bawah:

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Awalnya si anak duduk berdua dengan seorang lagi kanak-kanak lelaki

Namun, selepas pusingan kedua permainan itu berlangsung kelihatan seperti si anak berborak sendirian kerana tiada orang di sebelahnya.Tambah ibunya lagi, dia ada bertanya kepada anak lelakinya mengenai kehadiran individu berkenaan, namun anaknya juga seolah-olah tidak tahu apa yang berlaku."Kebetulan lepas tu game dah habis, apabila anak saya turun... tak nampak pula budak yang duduk sebelah dia."Muiz cakap dia duduk dengan 'abang'. Lepas saya tunjuk video tu, dia cakap tak tahu mana 'abang' tu," katanya.

  @rienarosnijbqueen sye dah tanya MUIZ #muiz #funfair  original sound  - Riena Rosni JBQUEEN

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"First pusingan nampak berdua, bila tengok last pusingan sorang-sorang" - Netizen

Susulan tularnya video tersebut yang kini sudah meraih 750.8K views, 39.6K likes dan 2047 comments di TikTok, rata-rata netizen turut berasa seram selepas menonton video yang dikongsikan oleh si ibu berkenaan.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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Fuh meremang juga bulu roma admin, bila banyak kali tengok. Seram weh!

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26-Year-Old Woman From Perak Dies While Having A Massage In Singapore

Serene Lim Xinhui, a 26-year-old from Perak who lived in Singapore, died after she suffered a seizure during a tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage) session. The incident happened on Sunday, 14 February.

She had told her mother in the afternoon that she was going for a facial treatment in Orchard Road. She is believed to have later gone shopping and then to the Qing Kang Integrated Chinese Medicine Clinic at Midpoint Orchard shopping mall for a tuina session at 7.30pm. Midway through her session, her body started shaking violently and she slipped into a coma.

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A clinic employee called the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which gave guidance over the phone to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Ms Lim. The SCDF also sent an ambulance which took her to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at about 8.50pm.

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Investigations into her death are ongoing, and the police have yet to classify the case, pending results of a coroner's inquiry, The Star Online reported. A former scholarship holder of enterprise development agency Spring Singapore, Serene had just resigned from Spring last week and was due to start her new job at a bank on Monday, the day after her death.

RIP.
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Serene had signed up for a tuina session through Groupon, Ms Ji Furong, director of the clinic, told The Straits Times

While the clinic is new, she and her husband also run another traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Jalan Bukit Merah, which opened about five years ago.Tuina is non-invasive and is used on children, too. It has also been used alongside acupuncture and herbal treatments to treat epileptic patients.Ms Ji said she does not know of any case in the TCM sector in which a customer suffered seizures in the middle of tuina sessions.

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The only child in her family, she lived with her parents and her younger god-brother. Her mother, who works as a part-time cleaner, said that Serene was a dutiful daughter, The Star Online reported.

"Besides paying the monthly rent of S$1,000 (RM2,974), she would still give us about S$200 (RM594) to S$300 (RM892) for allowance, 10% of her performance bonus and take us on a holiday every year," she said.Friends attending the wake said that she was "bubbly, positive and likeable".According to Lim's social media profiles, she was a bright student, graduating with a double first class honours degree in accountancy and business from Nanyang Technological University in 2012.

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A photo of Serene from 2014.
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A Pregnant Teen Was Allegedly Raped By Her Own Father, Grandfather, And Uncles For 6 Years

A teenage pregnancy case in Serian, Sarawak has led to a shocking discovery of a girl who was allegedly raped by her own family members

New Straits Times reported that the 19-year-old was admitted to the Serian Hospital at about 2.30pm last Friday, 11 August.Medical checkup has confirmed that the girl was 25 weeks pregnant and the hospital staff informed the police about the case.  When quizzed her about the circumstances of her pregnancy, the girl revealed that she has been repeatedly raped by her own father, grandfather, and two uncles for the past six years.

The victim claimed that her 14-year-old sister was also sexually abused by their relatives since she was nine years old

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All of these incidents are said to have happened at their house in Kampung Daha Seroban, Serian.It was reported that the siblings did not go to school.

The four suspects were arrested on Saturday, 12 August

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It was reported that all the suspects were arrested at at their house at about 3.30pm as Inspector Vimal Nathan led the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team to carry out the arrest. Sarawak CID chief Datuk Dev Kumar said the suspects are between the age of 26 and 57 and they all work as farmers. They have been remanded for seven days as the case is being investigated under Section 376B of the Penal Code for incest. Those convicted can be sentenced to a maximum of 30 years' imprisonment and whipped.Meanwhile, The Sun reported that the Sarawak Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development has stepped in to ensure that the wellbeing of the victims are being taken care. According to its minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah, the 19-year-old victim would be placed in a convent in Serian while her younger sister would be provided protection at Rumah Kanak Kanak Toh Puan Norkiah, pending a court order that will be produced today, 14 August.

In other news, a mother recently lodged a police report against her own son for allegedly raping his three sisters:

                Everything You Should Know About The 18-Year-Old Kedah Boy Accused Of Raping His 3 Sisters

He faces 30 years' imprisonment and whipping if convicted.

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Malaysians Are In Awe Of Uncle Kit Siang For Declining To Be A Minister In The New Cabinet

Earlier today, 20 May, China Press reported that DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang has declined to be appointed to the new Cabinet

The Iskandar Puteri MP declined a ministerial post claiming that there was enough capable talent in the new ministerial line-up, according to China Press.The DAP adviser, while making it clear that he does not want to be made a minister, however, has assured that he will continue to push for reforms for a better Malaysia.

Previously, a spokesperson from the newly formed Pakatan Harapan government, while speaking to Sinchew, had said that Lim Kit Siang has realised his dream of overthrowing the BN govt

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The news of the 77-year-old leader of the Democratic Action Party humbly declining to be part of the new Cabinet has left many in awe

I think if there’s one contemporary politician Mahathir has come to respect, it’s Kit Siang. https://t.co/bWNWgUfn1E— Stevie Chan, Esq. (@tapaimalaya) May 20, 2018

Wait, what? But UMNO-BN told us that Kit Siang wants to be PM? There'll be no azan if DAP wins? My mind is blown. https://t.co/7yFIzQRvXj— KNB (@nizambakeri) May 20, 2018

If this were UMNO party, they just take it lel. Kit Siang I solute you. https://t.co/wiRIWYHDwU— Gems (@gemsthegems) May 20, 2018

He doesn’t wanna be a cabinet member. Lim Kit Siang, ladies and gentlemen!The most misunderstood politician in the country, IMO pic.twitter.com/YGWEgESnFm— MohdAswadAbas™ (@swadabas_) May 20, 2018

By now Kit Siang has truly proven himself to be a great statesman.  https://t.co/J8vGIMAkpV—  Ko-chi Wai (@kcwai) May 20, 2018

What do you think about Kit Siang declining a ministerial post?

Meanwhile:

                Video Shows Tun M Driving Himself In A Proton Perdana Around Klang Valley

He was personally inspecting developments in the city.

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