Cabinet Suspends Sedition Act

11-Oct-18 17:05

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The Cabinet has agreed to temporarily suspend the Sedition Act pending its repeal. We also look at other headlines from the day: Tun M will lead the MA63 committee; the longest non-stop flight is now 19 hours from Singapore to New York; and updates on the recent cases of food poisoning related to a laksa eatery in Kedah.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kelvin Yee, Tasha Fusil, Loo Juosie

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Umapagan Ampikaipakan

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Social Issues

Tags: evening edition, sedition act, ma63, tun dr mahathir mohamad, singapore airlines, aviation, food poisoning, laksa, food safety,

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