Motocross Challenge crowd puller for Sibu Jaya
SIBU: The vibrantly exciting township of Sibu Jaya was fast becoming a verdant playground for community-oriented activities said Michael Tiang Ming Tee. The Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing, and Local Government said that with its award-winning master plan that places a lot of emphasis on the people’s well-being, Sibu Jaya is seen increasingly as […]
Maria Chin gets leave to challenge committal proceedings in Syariah Court
KUALA LUMPUR: Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah has obtained leave to initiate legal proceedings to challenge the Syariah High Court’s decision to allow committal proceedings against her for criticising the court’s decision in sentencing a businessman’s former wife to jail. High Court Judge Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh also granted Maria’s request for […]
Nearly six hours wait to enter Al-Bab
AL-BAB (Syria): The MyCARE-Econsave humanitarian mission to Syria team had to wait for almost six hours before being allowed to enter that country by the Turkiye government via the Cobanbey border gate, Turkiye, yesterday afternoon. The long wait ensued after two mission members, namely Econsave Cash and Carry Supermarket general manager Mas Imran Adam and […]
Human and humane rights
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. – Nelson Mandela, South African President Our rights and privileges are not derived from written constitutions or laws but through the expression and principal purpose of human dignity. Respect for human dignity, Ronald Dworkin (1931-2003), the American constitutional advocate and jurist stated, entails […]
Stigma — biggest challenge for mental patients
KUCHING: One of the biggest challenges faced by persons with mental health issues is stigma, said Dr Syarifah Hafizah Wan Kassim. The consultant psychiatrist at Sentosa Hospital said that this could be in the form of self-stigma or stigma from the public. “Persons with mental health issues or who have been diagnosed with mental health […]
Medical personnel share challenges faced by mobile vaccination units
GEORGE TOWN: Chief assistant medical officer E. Kalimuthu, who is the coordinator for the mobile vaccination units in Penang, was cheering and comforting nearly a dozen of elderly people in an old folk’s home at Jalan Yap Chor Ee here on June 9. He reassured them that the Covid-19 vaccine jab was nothing but a […]
A challenge for all involved in home-based teaching and learning
By Dania Errissya Ismaili KUCHING: Introducing home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) to the country is not only a challenge for parents, but also for teachers and students as they have to face numerous issues. A teacher, who refused to be named, said students who take online classes do not have the opportunity to interact face-to-face. […]
Striking balance between protecting lives and livelihoods main challenge of PN govt
PUTRAJAYA: The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government had to take bold and proactive measures in order to protect lives and livelihoods the past one year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said while the government enforced the movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the virus, it […]
Anwar challenges Muhyiddin, gov’t in court over advise to suspend Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has filed for leave to initiate a judicial review against Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the government for advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to suspend Parliament during the emergency period. Anwar filed the application in the High Court here yesterday through […]
Aussie marathon swimmer to challenge English Channel record
SYDNEY: Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel is planning to create a slice of history with a 35th crossing of the English Channel after being given a special exemption to travel during the coronavirus pandemic. Considered one of the greatest ultra-swimmers of all time, she has so far tamed the treacherous stretch of water between England […]
