214th Police Day: Integrity biggest challenge for PDRM
Through it all, the goal remains the same, which is to maintain the country’s public order, harmony, security and peace. During this period, PDRM was led by 12 Inspectors-General of Police and each had their own challenges. Previously, the leadership was more focused on reducing the crime index, and maintaining national security and public order, but in today’s era of cyber-related crime, the biggest challenge is to restore public trust in the police force. The matter is often raised by the media in interviews with Abdul Hamid since he took on the post two years ago. the 214th Police Day Thursday will be celebrated simultaneously nationwide with the theme "Polis dan Masyarakat Berpisah Tiada".
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March 24, 2021 02:51 UTC
Tokyo Olympic torch relay stirs mixed emotions ahead of its Fukushima start
(Updates with quotes and info from Tokyo 2020 news conference held on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, the sports complex will house the starting ceremony for the Olympic torch relay, kicking off a countdown to the Games in Tokyo - the first ever organised during a deadly pandemic. Members of the Japanese national women's soccer team will use the Olympic flame, flown in from Greece, to light the torch. Homare Sawa, who led Japan's women's football team to victory at the FIFA World Cup four months after the 2011 earthquake, withdrew from the torch relay, citing health reasons. But Tokyo 2020 said that organisers were well prepared to host the relay.
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March 24, 2021 02:15 UTC
‘We are not ready to face SPM’
PETALING JAYA: The 2020 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination ends tomorrow, but for this year’s Form Five cohort, the anxiety is just about to kick in. These students spent most of their Form Four academic year learning from home and are less optimistic that they will be ready for the examination this year. Nurayesha Katrina Zaharoff from SMK Seri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, is already feeling the pressure as her school had not completed the Form Four syllabus. Fatema Yasser of SMK (P) Sri Aman in Petaling Jaya, however, felt she would be ready as her teachers completed the Form Four syllabus last year. “My teachers have been helpful, ” she said, adding that they had hopped straight into the Form Five syllabus when the school year started.
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March 24, 2021 00:25 UTC
Ladies, this is the second most common infection of the vagina
A yeast infection, also known as thrush or vaginal candidiasis, is a common vaginal infection caused by a type of fungus called Candida. It is the second most common vaginal infection in women. However, if there is disruption to the normal vaginal flora, Candida can overgrow, sometimes affecting the deeper layers of the vagina and resulting in a yeast infection. The use of sex toys and lubricants can disrupt the vaginal flora and result in such an infection. Yeast infections are extremely common and treatable, and there is no need to suffer in silence if you are experiencing one.
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March 24, 2021 00:00 UTC
What in the world are webtoons?
While Japan has enthralled millions of readers with its mangas, South Korea is expanding its cultural influence with webtoons. The Graphic India group has announced the launch of Toonsutra, a webtoon comics platform for mobile devices, coming in April. Last year, the publisher Dupuis launched Webtoon Factory, the first European platform working to create original webtoons. Faced with the scale of the phenomenon, entertainment sector giants like Netflix are starting to work on adapting webtoons into animated series and movies. “Regardless of some concerns – such as commodification of webtoons and webtoonists, losing webtoons’ originality during the modification process, and market dominance by a few portal giants – webtoons’ dream of big-screen culture will continue to grow,” he wrote in a study on the subject.
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March 24, 2021 00:00 UTC
Hendrawan surprised by champ’s outstanding display
Making us proud: Lee Zii Jia posing with the trophy after winning the All-England final in Birmingham. “We had planned from the start to let Zii Jia regain his shattered confidence at the Swiss Open. “But obviously, we know very well that Zii Jia is capable of beating anyone when he plays to his true level. I’m still the happiest and proudest man, ” added Hendrawan, whose best All-England outing during his playing days was reaching the semi-finals in 2000. And Hendrawan knows that the expectations on Zii Jia will soar.
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March 23, 2021 23:08 UTC
IGP: I know who is trying to oust me
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador says he has a “name list” of the cartel in the force he claims is trying to oust him. “The reason I exposed this issue in the first place is so that they know that I know (what is going on). On Friday, Malaysia ordered all North Korean diplomatic staff members to leave the country within 48 hours after the country severed ties with Malaysia. This followed Malaysia’s move to extradite a North Korean suspect to the United States on money laundering charges. The North Korean diplomats left on Sunday.
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March 23, 2021 23:03 UTC
Six-month skills training for women
ABOUT 40 girls and women will undergo a six-month skills training programme to help them improve their home-based businesses. The programme, under Johor’s Darul Ta’zim Family Development Foundation’s (YPKDT) Women’s Income-Generating Skills Project (Wings), focuses on single mothers, youth, children from single-parent families and underprivileged women in the state. “Once they complete the course, each participant will receive the Malaysian Skills Certificate from the Skills Development Department and Giatmara, ” she said. “This is in line with the foundation’s aspirations and the objective of the Wings programme, ” she said. Nurul Naqiah also said that more skills training programmes catering to single mothers and low-income earners have been lined up for this year.
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March 23, 2021 21:36 UTC
Zverev even hungrier after brush with Grand Slam glory
(Reuters) - Alexander Zverev said letting his best chance so far at Grand Slam glory slip through his fingers at last year's U.S. Open has not discouraged him but instead provided extra motivation to get the job done this year. "I was two points away from winning my first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, but I didn't at the end of the day. I'm trying to improve every single aspect of the game to give myself the best chance that I can have. The big-serving Zverev, who is ranked seventh, said he was not too picky about which Grand Slam title he would like to win first. I'm trying to focus on that, trying to compete in those events, trying to do the (best) job that I can."
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March 23, 2021 21:33 UTC
Halep on the hunt for Grand Slam titles, Olympic medal
"For me the goal is a Grand Slam, if it's possible again to win one," said the former world number one. "Also the Olympics this year, because I really want for my career to have a medal. The two-time Grand Slam champion claimed three consecutive titles in 2020: Dubai in February, before the COVID-19 shutdown, and Prague and Rome in August and September, respectively. There are still COVID-19 restrictions in place at the tournament, a reminder that life has far from returned to normal. But we have to respect the rules," said Halep, who recovered from a mild case of COVID-19 last year and has since been vaccinated.
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March 23, 2021 21:12 UTC
Intel pulls Chinese ad featuring comedian Yang Li after it angered men – then women hit back
Yang, 29, is known in China for her piercing jokes targeting men. “Intel has a taste for laptops that is higher than my taste for men,” Yang quipped in the video. Arguments erupted under the latest post on Intel China’s Weibo account, attracting 23,000 comments – much higher than previous posts that rarely hit 100 comments. In one comment with more than 1,500 likes, a user asked, “Why did Intel delete the ad? I was so shocked: men have bottom lines?”By commissioning Yang for its ad, Intel has stepped on a cultural landmine in an important market.
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March 23, 2021 20:34 UTC
A family business: how and why smugglers are bringing more children to the U.S. border
The spike comes after U.S. President Joe Biden's government, citing humanitarian reasons, said in early February it would not rapidly expel unaccompanied minors, a policy shift from the previous administration. A White House spokesperson said last month that Biden's approach was to deal with immigration "comprehensively, fairly and humanely" and not to expel unaccompanied children who arrive at U.S. borders. A FAMILY BUSINESSMany children that the U.S. government classifies as "unaccompanied" actually travel with other family members – cousins, uncles, or older siblings. Guatemalans make up the largest group of unaccompanied minors, CBP data shows. DIRECT BY PLANEIn 2019, smugglers sped up trips to the U.S. border by transporting unaccompanied minors from Central America on express buses.
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March 23, 2021 19:40 UTC
Store workers, gun rights supporter and son of refugees among Colorado victims
(Reuters) - For Teri Leiker, 51, the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, was a happy place. On Monday, she along with nine other people died when a gunman opened fire at the store in Boulder, Colorado. Among the victims was a motorcycle fan who was a gun rights supporter and a man who had just walked his daughter down the aisle. REFUGEES' SON, GRANDFATHER TO-BENeven Stanisic, 23, worked as a repairman and had been called in to fix a Starbucks coffee machine, said the Rev. Olds once cut eye holes out of a box, put it over her head and danced around the store, she said.
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March 23, 2021 19:03 UTC
Emotional Krunal Pandya dedicates record-breaking knock to late father
PUNE, India (Reuters) - After racing to the fastest one-day international (ODI) fifty by a debutant, India's Krunal Pandya dedicated Tuesday's record-breaking knock against England to his late father who died of a cardiac arrest in January. Tears rolled down my face as I felt your presence with me," Krunal wrote on Twitter https://twitter.com/krunalpandya24/status/1374410298359083008. Krunal, who raised his bat to the heavens when he reached his fifty, finished the innings with an unbeaten 58 which included seven boundaries and two sixes. The 29-year-old all-rounder broke down when he was interviewed during the innings break but his younger brother Hardik, who handed him his first cap before the game, was on hand to console him. He's smiling down on you brother and sent an early birthday gift for you," Hardik said.
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March 23, 2021 18:56 UTC
Andreescu shakes off the doubt as she returns from injury for Miami Open
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu said she was trying to dispel any doubt about herself as she prepared to make another return from injury this week at the Miami Open. "There is some doubt always in the back of my head but I am trying my best to get rid of that. "Just feeling good out there, I think that's that main thing that's going to help me get rid of that." But I am feeling confident going into the tournament and trying always my hardest." "I am the type of person to always set high expectations for myself," said Andreescu.
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March 23, 2021 17:15 UTC