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PETALING JAYA: The daily routine of brushing teeth, eating breakfast, and saying good morning to parents before a five-minute walk to school might be the norm for many youngsters.

SHAH ALAM: The government will not extend the March 31 deadline to register with the central database hub (Padu) as it will affect plans to implement targeted subsidies by the end of the year, says economy minister Rafizi Ramli.

PETALING JAYA: A political analyst has poured cold water on Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) ambitions to be less dependent on communal politics and Malay voters, saying the coalition was currently shackled to such fundamentals.

Kuala Lumpur: A senior DAP MP has urged parents to continue persevering in applying for citizenship for their stateless children despite the difficult and time-consuming process.

PETALING JAYA: A refugee activist for the Chin community in Myanmar says he fears plans to draft more young men and women into the Myanmar army in April will lead to a greater exodus of refugees to Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur:  A man was temporarily detained by the police during a pro-Palestine protest near the US embassy in Jalan Tun Razak here.

PETALING JAYA: The government’s proposal to abolish the pension scheme for new civil servants should be discussed at the upcoming Bumiputera economic congress, says former minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KAJANG: Education minister Fadhlina Sidek has urged schools to practise moderation in organising graduations for their students, amid complaints by parents that the ceremonies are being held in expensive hotels.

PETALING JAYA: It would be unconstitutional to prevent the prosecution from letting off accused politicians with a discharge not amounting to an acquittal, according to constitutional lawyer Bastian Pius Vendargon.

PETALING JAYA: An economist has called for the new online sales tax on low-value goods to be scrapped, saying a full review of the national tax collection system is needed.