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News Wrap Up: The media will stop providing big-scale coverage of UPSR proceedings.

Sep 24, 2018

The media will stop providing big-scale coverage of UPSR proceedings. 

Image: NST-UPSR candidates from SK Telaga Mas at examination hall, today. Pix by Noorazura Abdul Rahman

The Malaysian Examination Board adds, UPSR results will no longer be announced via press conferences. 

The board is doing this, to end the perception that the UPSR is a high-stakes exam, asn this has led to a lot of stress for pupils, parents and teachers.

It stressed that the exam is JUST a tool to assess the literacy, numeracy and reasoning skills of primary school students. 

MOF urges developers to reduce house prices

The Finance Ministry has urged developers to reduce house prices.

Image:@KementerianKewanganMalaysia

It says if they fail to do so, the govt may reconsider the SST exemption given to construction materials and services.

The Ministry says the exemption is costing the govt significantly in foregone revenue, for little to show for it. 

Housing developers earlier said that the exemption will not lead to lower house prices, as material costs only account for a small part of total construction costs.

In other news:

Cheras UMNO division chief Datuk Seri Syed Ali Alhabshee has announced his resignation from the party.

He is the latest senior UMNO figure to leave the party recently. 

Last week Datuk Sri Mustapa Mohamed and Datuk Seri Anifah Aman both annunced their resignations. 
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The sister-in-law of the late Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan and her husband have been remanded for 4 days

The Selangor CID chief says they were arrested last night, to assist investigations into Nazrin's murder. 

4 other people have been arrested in connection with the case so far, but all have since been released. 
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