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KEPALA BATAS, A total of 6,500 Jalur Gemilang will be distributed at various locations visited by the Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang (KMJG) 2024 convoy in Penang, which began today. State Information Department (JaPen) director Hasmiza Hussin said the convoy would visit three districts, namely Seberang Perai Utara (SPU), Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) and Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS). ‘They will distribute the Jalur Gemilang to the public, MADANI Communities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). ‘Additionally, JaPen will continue distributing the national flags to the public throughout the national month,’ she told reporters here today. Hasmiza was met at the event welcoming the

KUALA LUMPUR, The Media and Strategic Communications Division of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) today summoned Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) to explain its removal of content related to the Palestinian issue from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s social media platforms. The PMO expressed strong disapproval of Meta’s decision to delete posts from the Prime Minister offering condolences and tributes to Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was recently killed. The posts were removed from Facebook and Instagram on May 14 and July 30. ‘The Prime Minister’s Office views Meta’s actions as a form of discrimination, unfair and restricts

KOTA KINABALU, The Sabah petanque team aims to win two gold medals at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024, which will be held in Sarawak from Aug 17 to 24. Its head coach, Wahadhir Hamdan, said that the athletes are very committed to achieving the target, by undergoing intensive training at the Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic (PKK) regularly, with 10 hours per training session, in preparation for the Games. ‘So far, in terms of preparation, the athletes are mentally and physically ready, by participating in several petanque tournaments with other states. ‘Through participating in the tournaments, the Sabah petanque athletes will be

KUALA LUMPUR, Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Nanopore) has announced a landmark project with Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) programme, led by Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE). In a statement, Oxford Nanopore said this project aimed at developing a comprehensive structural variant catalogue representing three major ethnic groups in the country including Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnicities. These genetic variations have demonstrated significance in helping clinician scientists and researchers in understanding human genetic diversity and diseases. This initiative underscores Oxford Nanopore’s commitment to advancing genetic research and healthcare outcomes on a global scale, particularly for ethnically diverse populations that are typically

SEREMBAN, The Negeri Sembilan government is actively strengthening the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector to provide opportunities for students who do not excel in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations to continue their education. State Education Action Committee chairman Datuk Ismail Lasim said various initiatives have been introduced, including promoting TVET in schools, establishing the TVET Legislative Council and TVET Executive Committee, and collaborating with relevant ministries. ‘The SPM results in Negeri Sembilan have shown continuous improvement. Last year, out of 14,158 candidates, 631 achieved grades A+, A, and A-, compared to 533 candidates in 2022. ‘For