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威省市局发逾万通知信．教育住户从源头分类垃圾
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威省市局提醒民眾 7月沒垃圾分類罰
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Making George Town more walkable, one street at a time
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Malaysian girls missing from the job market
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Serious challenge for Malaysia if Syariah law implemented, says scholar
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Where are the boys heading?
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Why the lower intake of males in public universities
MP SPEAKS More than half of public universities in Malaysia have extreme disparities in favour of women, according to a new report by the Penang ...
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Ong: ‘Missing’ boys in public varsities cause for concern
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Graduates face a long-haul to recover study costs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian university graduates face a ten-year wait before their higher education investment pays-off, claims a leading think-tank. New research from the Penang Institute ...
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Higher education seen as poor investment
Penang Institute fellow says graduates take longer than non-graduates to out-perform the latter in returns, and many years just to break even. GEORGE TOWN: If ...
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High fees, low salaries make degrees poor investment, academics say
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槟城开讲吸引逾千五人聆听
马哈迪拒推荐纳吉替代人选 槟州希盟政府破天荒邀请前首相马哈迪开讲，吸引超过1500位民众涌入海峡港口会展中心，聆听该名前国家领袖为国家未来前景把脉。 马哈迪在演讲上数度呼吁，民众签署要求撤换首相纳吉的《公民宣言》，但在发问环节询及时，依然拒绝为安华或东姑拉沙里等潜能接班人背书，同时也不肯表态是否支持巫统继续执政。 对他而言，即使是好领袖，上台后也难免会变质。至于巫统是否应再掌权，他未正面回应说，一
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