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Trump Suggests US "Take Over" Gaza Strip

Feb 05, 2025

Donald Trump has suggested that the US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip, possibly for the long-term, to help redevelop the war-ravaged territory.

The US president also proposed turning the Palestinian enclave into what he calls the Riviera of the Middle East.

This comes after Trump earlier proposed that Palestinians be re-settled outside of Gaza while the city is rebuilt.

This was immediately rejected by the Palestinians, who insisted that they will not leave their homeland.

Egypt, Jordan and other US allies also warned that forcefully relocating the Palestinians from Gaza could threaten middle eastern stability.

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Close to 20 thousand cases of students vaping in school were reported last year.

The Education Ministry says this is more than seven times the number of those caught smoking cigarettes.

It adds that students who violate the ban on e-cigarettes or vapes in school will face disciplinary action, including an up to two-week suspension.

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The cost for the revamped National Service Training Program has been significantly reduced.

The Defense Ministry says the estimated cost has been brought down to just two thousand ringgit per trainee…compared to around eight thousand ringgit for the first phase…and 18 thousand for National Service 2.0.

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PDRM says it will use 3D scanners’s as part of their renewed investigation into the death Teoh Beng Hock.

Bukit Aman’s CID chief says the technology can help digitally reconstruct the scene, to produce a clearer picture of the location where the political aide was found dead in 2009.

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The Digital Ministry is looking at the positives of new AI platforms like China’s DeepSeek, saying this can help increase demand for data centers in Malaysia and strengthen efforts to make us a regional data center hub.