KUALA LUMPUR: Most parents want their children to be on the academic pathway, and wear the mortar board as a sign of success. But for Malaysia to achieve a developed nation status, both traditional academic and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) pathways must be equally valued and cultivated
KUALA LUMPUR: The involvement of artistes in breastfeeding advocacy programmes can further encourage and promote breastfeeding in Malaysia, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She believes that the work of artistes such as theatre activists, songwriters and lyricists can influence the community’s understanding of the importance of breast milk to
KUALA LUMPUR: National number one men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s quest for his maiden final appearance of the season at the Australian Open badminton championship ended in the semi-finals today. The world number 17 faced a setback as he went down 19-21, 21-13, 13-21 after an 81-minute battle against Weng Hong
SEREMBAN: The government plans to boost the country’s latex production by 30 per cent to 40,000 metric tonnes annually to help meet the demand of the rubber-based downstream sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah, who is also Plantation and Commodities Minister, said the government has already introduced
SEREMBAN: A man suspected of killing his father in a fight in front of a house in Taman D’Ambang Kota, Lukut, Port Dickson, was arrested by the police at 1.20am today. Port Dickson district police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed said the police received information about the incident from the 26-year-old
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police of Pakistan arrested former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday at his residence in the eastern city of Lahore after a local court sentenced him to a three-year jail term for hiding his financial assets. The media wing of Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), told Xinhua that
KUALA LUMPUR: National Heart Institute (IJN) has clarified that it has never been privatised and still remains a corporatised entity that is fully owned by the government under the Minister of Finance Incorporated. Responding to a recent write-up by “Concern Pensioners” claiming that IJN has been privatised and refuses to give treatment to
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will investigate the online sale of the Si Hulk brand of health drinks that can allegedly cure various diseases. Its deputy minister Fuziah Salleh said the probe will be carried out under the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 to curb any form
KUALA LUMPUR: National athlete Shereen Samson Vallabouy continued to steal the show after breaking the national record in the women’s 200 metres (m) sprint at the 7th Annual Ed Murphey Classic 2023 in Tennessee, United States, early this morning. In the final that took place at Rhodes College in Memphis, Shereen
KUALA LUMPUR: National Wushu exponent Tan Cheong Min is levelling up her routine difficulties to increase her chances of winning medals at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games from Sept 23 to Oct 8. The two-time world champion, however, has to fully master the new difficulties in about two weeks to be able
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