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Terengganu’s flood-hit students can opt for normal clothing upon school resumption

The Terengganu Education Department allows flood-affected students to return to school in regular clothes when schools reopen on January 2.

Terengganu trader in distress as business suffers every year-end due to floods

Fatimah Yasin, 62, a single mother to nine children, said this year alone she suffered losses of over RM30,000 after her premises were flooded three times. 

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