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Cabinet Suspends Sedition Act

11-Oct-18 17:05

Cabinet Suspends Sedition Act

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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Tags:  evening editionsedition actma63tun dr mahathir mohamadsingapore airlinesaviationfood poisoninglaksafood safety





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