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Malaysia is not the world's rubbish bin

Jan 20, 2020

Image: NBC News

The government has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste, weighing more than 3000 metric tonnes, to their exporting countries since the third quarter of last year

Environment Minister, Yeo Bee Yin said it is to prevent Malaysia from being a dumping ground for plastic waste...

"Kerajaan Malaysia memandang serius isu kemasukan sisa plastik haram ke negara ini dan akan mengambil tindakan sewajarnya untuk memastikan  Malaysia tidak menjadi tong sampah dunia."

She added that another 110 containers still remain, but will be sent back by the middle of this year. 

Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's RM2 million trial postponed 

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Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's RM2,000,000 corruption trial, has been postponed to February 18th

This, after the former federal territory minister took medical leave because of a knee injury.

Prince Harry's resignation of royal duties: It wasn't what he wanted 

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Prince Harry has expressed his sadness at giving up his role in the British Royal family. 

In a speech during a charity event, the Prince says the final outcome was not what he and his wife, Meghan Markle, had wanted

He said during his speech, "Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible...but I hope that makes you understand what it had come to. That I would step my family back and to take a step forward into what I hope will be a more peaceful life".

The Queen has formally confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are permitted to step back from royal duties, and this will take effect in the Spring of this year.