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IPOH, The government has never discussed on changing the status of Islam as the religion of the Federation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the accusations made by the opposition regarding the issue are deemed a distortion of facts and could incite hatred. ‘We have never discussed changing the principles related to language, Islam, the special rights of Malays and Bumiputera or the position of (Malay) Rulers. ‘None of these topics has ever been discussed or raised during my tenure as prime minister,’ he said when launching the National Language Month 2024 at the Ipoh Convention Centre

BINTULU, Following are the results of Stage Eight (Final Stage) of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2024 cycling race, covering a distance of 147.5 kilometres (km) around Bintulu today: Top 10 finishers: Matteo Malucelli (ITA) JCL Team UKYO – 3 hours 7 minutes and 38 seconds Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Tudor Pro Cycling Team Gleb Syritsa (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team Mattia Pinazzi (ITA) VF Group-Bardiani-CSF-Faizane Manuel Penalver Aniorte (ESP) Polti Kometa David Martin Romero (ESP) Polti Kometa Luke Mudgway (NZL) Li Ning Star Cycling Team Blake Agnoletto (AUS) ARA Skip Capital Miguel Angel Fernandez Ruiz (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma Maikel

SUBANG JAYA, The Road to UNESCO programme, organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) and National Heritage Department (JWN), has attracted over 4,500 visitors from across the country, exceeding its targeted number of participants. JWN director-general Mohamad Muda Bahadin said the two-day programme, which was targetting about 2,000 visitors, seeks to promote the Malaysian breakfast culture and one of the country’s traditional attires, the kebaya, following their nomination to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for the year 2023. “We will know the news about the Malaysian

JOHOR BAHRU, Wanita DAP chief Teo Nie Ching has been elected as Johor DAP chairman for the 2027/2027 term, replacing Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong, who has held the position since 2014. In a statement, Johor DAP announced that Teo, who is also Deputy Communications Minister and Kulai MP, garnered 692 votes, the third-highest in the election at the Johor DAP Ordinary Convention today. Kluang MP Wong Shu Qi, who obtained 606 votes, was elected as the deputy chairman, and Penggaram assemblyman Gan Peck Cheng, with 601 votes, was named the state DAP vice chairman. Sheikh

SUNGAI SIPUT, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government has agreed to expand opportunities for Chinese and Tamil language training at teacher training institutes, in addition to the national language. He said this would allow more teachers in these subjects to be trained by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and deployed to Tamil and Chinese national-type schools. Anwar said this when opening Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Heawood here today. Source: BERNAMA News Agency