Teacher’s dedication pays off as students obtain excellent results on SPM 2020

JOHOR BAHRU: The self-study module, created by a science teacher to help students who were unable to follow the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions, has borne fruit with 22 out of 29 students scoring A in the subject. Norfarahana Amir, a teacher at Sekolah Menengah Agama Jawahir Al-Ulum in Batu Pahat, using her own […]

10 more days for The Dewan Rakyat sitting

BATU PAHAT: The Dewan Rakyat sitting scheduled on July 13 will be carried out in the new normal and even though there are some relaxations, it must adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOP) stipulated by the government. Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon said the main concern on social distancing regulation was […]

Abandoned baby girl found alive

BATU PAHAT: A newborn baby girl was found alive and well in an oil palm smallholding in Sri Gading, near here yesterday evening.  Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Azhan Abdul Halim said police received a call at 4.30 pm informing that a newborn baby had been discovered at the smallholding. He said based on the attached umbilical […]