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No plans to impose curfew for those under-18s for now

Mar 14, 2019

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The government has decided not impose a nationwide curfew for under-18s for now. 

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says the Cabinet said the proposal is unsuitable.

This is because of several factors, including a lack of parental supervision because some parents hold two jobs and are not home to monitor their kids.

However, the government has not ruled out imposing a curfew at certain hot spots, as a pilot project.

Malaysia rejected Vietnam's request to free its citizen accused of the murder of Kim Jong-nam

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The Attorney-General has rejected Vietnam's request to free its citizen accused of murdering Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader.

Vietnam's request came after an Indonesian woman, who had been accused along with the Vietnamese, was freed.

Both of them were charged with killing Jong-nam by smearing his face with a banned chemical weapon at KLIA2  two years ago.

The Vietnamese's trial will resume next month.

2018 SPM results slightly better than 2017

Last year's SPM candidates did slightly better compared with the previous year, with a minor improvement in the National Grade Average. 

The Education Ministry however says fewer students scored straight A's this time around.