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Day: 11 March 2023

BBC takes Lineker off air after asylum row

THE 62-year-old, who fronts the flagship Match of the Day programme, this week compared the language used to launch the new policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany on Twitter.   The BBC said it considered Lineker’s “recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines”, adding he should avoid taking sides on political […]

EPF savings as bank loan collateral not illegal, says PM

THE method of allowing contributors to use the funds in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) as collateral for bank loans does not violate the EPF Act, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the matter has been discussed with EPF and there is no obstacle to implementing it.

Argentina goalie auctions World Cup gloves to benefit cancer hospital

THE gloves worn by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez in the nail-biting penalty shootout with France at Qatar’s World Cup final last year were auctioned yesterday for US$45,000 (RM203,400) in aid of a children’s cancer hospital.  “US$45,000 for the Dibu gloves to help the Garrahan boys!” the Argentine Paediatric Foundation said on Instagram, referring to […]

Adoptive parents selection process tightened, says Nancy

THE selection process of adoptive parents is tightened to ensure that they are qualified and suitable, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri. She said a new guidelines introduced as a reference to evaluate eligible guardians of children.

Focus on your court cases, Anwar tells Muhyiddin

MUHYIDDIN Yassin should focus on his court case and answer the charges there, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the Perikatan Nasional chairman’s claim that the corruption charges against him were politically motivated and pre-planned had already been answered by the Attorney-General’s Chambers and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.