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The Education Minister has his heart set on improving the quality of teachers in Malaysia

Jan 15, 2019

The Education Minister has his heart set on improving the quality of teachers in Malaysia, and has announced 5 initiatives to achieve that goal.

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Minister Dr. Maszlee Malik said this includes cutting down on paper work for teachers so they can focus on teaching.

For more on this, head over to Astro Awani.com. 
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Cryptocurrencies are now under the Security Commission's authority.

Image:www.sc.com.my

Under a new law on digital currencies and tokens that comes into force today, anyone who operates an unauthorised initial coin offering, faces 10 years in jail and a 10 million ringgit fine. 

A complete framework will be in place by the end of March. 
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In other news:

Taiping and Bukit Gantang in Perak have been declared rabies-infected areas after several dogs tested positive for the virus, including a family pet. 

As such, authorities will start vaccinating dogs within and around the infected area from today. 
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A baby girl in Kelantan has been killed by her babysitter's mom in a tragic accident. 

The 1-year-old had just learned to walk and toddled out to the garage where she was hit by the babysitter's mother, who was parking her car. 
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And MyPPP's disputed president Tan Sri M. Kayveas says he will appeal the Registrar of Societies' decision to deregister the party. 
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