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CCTVs For Selected Residential Schools

Aug 17, 2025

The Education Ministry has announced plans to install CCTVs at residential schools. 

It says RM3 million has been allocated for the system, to help improve security and combat bullying. 

The ministry says it will start with selected educational institutions, before being expanded to all residential schools nationwide.  

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The Communications Minister says police and the MCMC are tracing a TikTok user who falsely claimed to be a surgeon involved in Zara Qairina's post-mortem.  

this, after the health ministry confirmed that the individual is not a forensic specialist, and he was never involved in the autopsy.  

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Budget 2026 will focus on combatting obesity and diabetes, which are the key contributors to non-communicable diseases in Malaysia.  

The Health Ministry says it's important because 21% of Malaysian adults are considered obese, while 15% are diabetic.   

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