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Learning concept must be relevant at any time, place

KUALA LUMPUR: The concept of learning should not be confined within the four walls of a room, and instead it must be relevant at any time and place in line with the new norm, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In this regard, he said the Education Ministry (MOE)

Despite speculations, no baby boom due to lockdowns

By Nurul Hanis Izmir KUALA LUMPUR: Just a year ago, when the first of the stricter movement curbs was imposed and people were mostly confined to their homes, expectations ran high on a possible baby boom in Malaysia. But a year later, the numbers are nowhere close to it. In

Malaysian student wins world public speaking competition

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian student Pavit Coran has emerged as champion in the English Speaking Union (ESU) International Public Speaking Competition held online and virtually on Friday. Pavit, a 19-year-old student at Multimedia University in Melaka representing the English Speaking Union of Malaysia (ESUM) beat 35 other participants from 33 countries

Remain active with ‘footy’ — football for the new norm

PUTRAJAYA: Football enthusiasts can now enjoy the game in a safe manner during the Covid-19 pandemic with a new style of gameplay known as ‘Footy’. Introduced by Ken Barnes Football Malaysia, Footy was developed in recognition of the need for footballers to remain active and fit under the new norms

WhatsApp seeks to reassure users over new policies

ANKARA: WhatsApp will not delete accounts and still cannot see users’ personal messages, the popular messaging app pledged Saturday, the day when controversial updates to its privacy policy took effect in some areas. “No, we can’t see your personal messages. No, we won’t delete your account. Yes, you can accept

State assembly dissolution up to Agong, governor

KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will leave it to the wisdom of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud to decide on the appropriate time to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly (DUN). GPS secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta

4,140 new Covid cases today nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,140 new Covid-19 cases were recorded today, a slight increase from the 4,113 reported yesterday, taking the total number of positive cases to date to 466,330. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Twitter post said that during the period, Selangor still

PUI, PUS and close contacts — do not turn up at PPVs

KUALA LUMPUR: Prospective vaccine recipients with the status of person under investigation (PUI), person under surveillance (PUS) or close contacts of Covid-19 patients are not allowed to turn up at vaccination centres (PPVs). National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, said that thus far they had found that several

Haziq died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels

KUALA LUMPUR: National archer Haziq Kamaruddin died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels due to coronary artery atherosclerosis yesterday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Forensic Medical Services head Datuk Dr Zahari Noor said so far there was no evidence to show that the 27-year-old Olympian’s death was