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#ICYMI: Weekly Editor's Picks (Dec 14-20)

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IN case you missed it, here is a list of articles handpicked by our editor for the week beginning Dec 14 to 20, 2015.

Some of the popular headlines include PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) toll rates are expected to rise by 5 percent next year, millions left without power as Typhoon Melor hits Philippines and Malaysian tourists killed in northern Thailand bus crash.

Monday, Dec 14: PLUS toll rate expected to increase next year

according to the concession agreement, PLUS is allowed to increase its toll rate in 2016.


Tuesday, Dec 15: Security forces in the Philippines find headless body believed to be of Bernard Then

It had been reported that Then, 39, was beheaded in a remote location considered to be a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines. - File photo

READ: Millions without power, three dead as Typhoon Melor hits Philippines

Typhoon Melor carved through the central Philippines bringing heavy rain and strong winds that left millions without power and at least 20 people dead. - File Pic


Wednesday, Dec 16: Kelantan to ban vape next year

The decision was taken based on reports from various quarters including the Department of Health, Mufti Department and safety officials on the implications of vape. - File Pic

READ: Fatal MyVi crash: Witness saw skull fragments at accident scene

Siti Noor Aini and Mohammad Fizal Reza allegedly committed the offence at KM6 of the DUKE from Ulu Kelang towards Jalan Duta between 12.31am and 12.35am on May 2. - File Pic


Thursday, Dec 17: Very cordial meeting between Najib and Hadi

The Prime Minister and UMNO president and Abdul Hadi greeted each other warmly and later joined hands with other alumni luminaries on stage after Najib opened the seminar. - Bernama Photo

PHOTO: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Malaysian premiere

Star Wars fans donning Stormtrooper helmets seen here battling each other with lightsabers before the midnight premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the TGV cinemas in Sunway Pyramid on Dec 17, 2015. - Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar


Friday, Dec 18: PAC-Arul Kanda meeting: Media barred from Parliament

Arul Kanda during his first meeting with the PAC on Dec 1. - Astro AWANI/Shahir Omar

READ: Muslim converts should not be discriminated against - Dr Mahathir

TUN MAHATHIR: There is no difference between one Muslim and another except from the view of 'taqwa' . - File Pic


Saturday, Dec 19: Imam, wife and children die while trying to rescue drowning daughter


The family comprising (from left) Nurul Arifah, Nurul Adila, Abdul Halim, Nurul Aina, Nurul Izah (front) and Mohd Hasif (front). - BERNAMApic

READ: Astro AWANI staff stabbed, now in critical condition

In the 11.30pm incident in Jalan Usahawan on Friday, Ahmad Hawari Zakaria, suffered stab wounds in the abdomen. - File photo


Sunday, Dec 20: Malaysian tourists killed in northern Thailand bus crash

Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Ministry in confirming the accident, said it took place around 11.30am Bangkok time in Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai. - File Pic

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