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                                <title><![CDATA[ Disappointed and disheartened by PM's response to student ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 01:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Outrage is also expressed against Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia's reaction to the incident. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Group praises PM, criticises student for not following 'etiquette of asking questions' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 04:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Parent Action Group for Education also now defends Anwar Ibrahim's stand to reject meritocracy despite the group's past stand. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Why is PM resorting to concepts not found in constitution, ask rights lawyers ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Lawyers for Liberty takes Anwar Ibrahim to task for invoking the social contract in his response to a question on Bumiputera quotas for institutes of higher learning. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar's response shows business as usual in quota system, says Syed Saddiq ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Muda president says those in power must remember the promises they made to the people. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ What has got into you, apologise to student, Bersatu tells Anwar ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Bersatu joins criticism of the prime minister's behaviour when presented with a question on meritocracy by a young student. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Social media reacts with anger over PM's behaviour to girl who asked question on meritocracy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The prime minister stopped the young student several times from trying to further explain her question. ]]></description>
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