KUCHING: The one-off recruitment exercise to overcome the shortage of teachers in Johor, Sabah and Sarawak is still at the interview stage, said Deputy Education Minister ll Datuk Mohamad Alamin. He, however, said that with the intake of 18,000 new teachers, the prolonged shortage of teachers over the past few
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has urged East Malaysian palm oil companies to consider implementing the East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures Contract (FEPO) in their risk management strategy to remain globally competitive. Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said the establishment of FEPO in Sabah and Sarawak
By Norhidayyu Zainal KUALA LUMPUR, Cik Yah, an animoji character gained instant fame when videos of her talking about things most Malay mothers do were first uploaded on social platforms in March. Amar Reza Zainalabidin, 27, the man behind the famous Cik Yah videos, said he created the character as
KUALA LUMPUR: All public universities have been reminded to comply with the directive to reduce tuition fees by 20 per cent for the first semester of the 2021/2022 session. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad stressed that the directive had already been issued to public universities. “The move
KUALA LUMPUR: Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) has announced the implementation of a single mobile number policy to all account holders in its latest initiative to provide better protection on personal data and privacy. In a statement today, ASNB said this requirement was rolled out on Sept 25, 2021, as
SIBU: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is ready to assist Sibu Hospital overcome congestion in the Covid-19 patient treatment ward through the construction of a field hospital. The Ninth Malaysian Infantry Brigade, in a statement today said that the 100-bed field hospital would be used to treat non-Covid-19 patients. “The
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of COVID-19 new cases in Malaysia today dropped to below 10,000 with 9,066 recorded up to noon. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the last time the country recorded cases below 10,000 with 8,574 was on July 12. He said with this new
TOKYO: The newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Fumio Kishida, will take office as the Japanese prime minister on Monday and launch his new government, aiming to promote economic recovery while keeping Covid-19 infections under control. With the LDP-led ruling coalition controlling both chambers, the 64-year-old
WELLINGTON: Air New Zealand is asking customers to get ready for international travel by getting vaccinated. From Feb 2022, the airline will require customers traveling anywhere on its international network to be fully vaccinated, Xinhua news agency reported. “We’re getting ready to reconnect with the world and letting customers know
KUCHING: The Sarawak Petroleum Contractors Association (SPECA) wants the state government to intervene over Petronas’ recent decision to award a contract to a non-Sarawakian company for less specialised works off the state’s coast. In a statement today, president Datuk Rahman Lariwoo said one of its members who participated in the
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