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Search for missing Irish girl continues

Aug 06, 2019

The search for the missing Irish teen in Negeri Sembilan continues today with more personnel. 

170 people and a helicopter were involved in the search yesterday, and the state police chief said more assets will be roped in this morning. 

Datuk Mohamad Mat Yusop also reiterated it's not a kidnapping case.

"As of now, this is still a missing person(s) case. We find no criminal element. No abduction, nothing."

Early investigations show the girl, who has learning disabilities, had opened the window of her room from the inside. 

Police believe she's still in the area around the rainforest resort where she was on holiday with her family.

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Budget 2020 won't have new tax measures

There are unlikely to be in the upcoming Budget 2020.

The Finance Minister says if there were new taxes, the government would want to implement them early on in the year and not in the middle. 

Budget 2020 is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament on October 11th.

It will include contingency measures in the even the trade dispute between the US and China - our largest trading partner - worsens.

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Govt to discuss backlash on Khat in school syllabus

The decision has been made, but the government will still meet to discuss the uproar about introducing Khat in schools. 

Khat, or Jawi calligraphy, will feature in the Standard 4 textbook next year. 

The Deputy Prime Minister said the government is aware of the concerns being raised by the public, but explained Khat as a form of art that has nothing to do with religion.