IPOH: At the tender age of 10, V. Kiranyaah here has developed the habit of reading a book for two hours every day. Fiction-based reading materials have been the Sekolah Kebangsaan Marian Convent pupil’s favourite since she was four years old. Her deep interest in reading has made her set
PUTRAJAYA: There will be more than 30 items to be listed under the Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for the coming Aidilfitri, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said the additional list of items would be announced soon. The Domestic Trade
KUCHING: The federal government has approved the Sarawak government’s request to purchase its own Covid-19 vaccines for use of the people of the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah, who is also Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said the approval was given during his
BY BY MASSITA AHMAD SINGAPORE: Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday announced a cabinet reshuffle effective May 15 that will see seven portfolios change hands while Heng Swee Keat remains as the deputy prime minister. The reshuffle comes two weeks after Heng said he will step aside as
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Heritage Department has been trying to gazette Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) here as a heritage site since 2008, but it could not be completed due to the school’s trustees’ protest. In fact, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said
BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA AND SAKINI MOHD SAID KUALA LUMPUR: A big question in many people’s minds is whether the proposed temporary closure of all schools is a pragmatic move in curbing the spread of Covid-19, which is now seen as increasingly worrying in educational institutions. This is one of
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) yesterday asked Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin to give quarantine leave to teachers who are close contacts of the Covid-19 positive case. NUTP secretary-general Harry Tan Huat Hock said currently, close contact teachers had to take special leave
KUALA LUMPUR: 39 clusters with 1,420 cases involving subcategories of schools or institutions under the Education Ministry have been detected from Jan 1 to April 20. Based on an infographic posted on the Health Ministry’s official Twitter account, clusters involving educational institutions have doubled from six to 12 in seven
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 infections in Malaysia remains above the 2,800-mark for the second consecutive days as 2,847 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 387,535. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted today that Selangor recorded the highest number of daily
KUALA LUMPUR: Daily Covid-19 cases inthe country surged closer to the 3,000 mark, with 2,875 cases reported today and Kelantan topping the list with 662 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 384,688, he said in a posting on his official Twitter
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