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News Wrap-up: Zahid gives a year for prices to go down, holidaymakers blamed for HFMD spread

Jul 20, 2018

One Year For Prices To Go Down

With the impending implementation of the SST, newly appointed opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he'll give the Pakatan government one year to lower prices.

He also slammed the new government, saying prices have not gone down as promised after GST was removed. 

Meanwhile,Datuk Seri Zahid's own performance has been questioned by former Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi, who has slammed the opposition leader for being slow in charting the party's course. 

Zawawi For Sg Kandis...And Another By-Election For Selangor

Pakatan Harapan has named Tahfiz school principal Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni the party's candidate for next month's Sungai Kandis by-election. 

The seat's incumbent died of cancer earlier this month.

Seperately, DAP's Balakong assemblyman Ng Tien Chee was killed in a car accident on the Grand Saga Highway in KL at about midnight last night. 

Holidaymakers To Blame For HFMD Outbreak?

Families who took their kids travelling during the recent school holidays have been blamed for the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in Penang.

State exco member for health, Dr Afif Bahardin said children who had much more exposure to human contact during last month's break, came back with the disease and spread it to their friends. 

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He said the pattern of HFMD cases spiking after school holidays is common, but this time there's an extremely high increase.

Black Shoes For Students... No Rush To Recognise UEC

The school system will see several changes next year, with students most likely to be happy about black school shoes replacing the white ones, which need frequent scrubbing. 

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Schools will also be given a manual to read out at every assembly, which contains good values.

Education Minister Maszlee Malik also assured the recognition of the UEC will not be rushed and even if the Chinese independent school exam is recognised, BM's position as the national language will not be affected.