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Closure of Jalan Kuching-Serian Mile 10 on Sept 2

KUCHING: The two-way four-lane road along Jalan Kuching-Serian Mile 10 involving WPC02 of the Pan Borneo Highway will be fully closed on Sept 2 from 10 pm until 1 am. According to a notice issued by the Public Works Department (PWD), the location affected is in front of the Siong Tau Methodist Church at Mile […]

Will Altantuya’s family ever find closure?

If you’re that obsessed with someone, why would you kill her? Humans are full of contradictions. – Ai Yazawa, Japanese manga author This is probably true. Never in the history of heinous crimes in Malaysia has there been a more high-profile one as the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, a Mongolian national, on October 18, 2006. […]

Malaysians in Singapore should renew passport at least 6 months before expiration

SINGAPORE: The High Commission of Malaysia in Singapore is advising Malaysians in the republic to apply/renew their passports at least six months before the expiry date. The High Commission said it is experiencing a drastic increase in passport application/renewal following the implementation of border control measures by Malaysia and Singapore since April 2020. In its […]

All educational institutions in red zones to close until May 3

KUCHING: All universities, polytechnics and tuition centres in Covid-19 red zones throughout the state will be closed for 14 days effective April 20 until May 3. This was announced by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement issued on Monday (Apr 19). The committee said it includes all educational institutions under the Education […]

Schools will not be closed hastily

ARAU: The Ministry of Education (MOE) will not hastily order the closure of schools, Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said. He said the closure of schools, whether entirely or partly would be implemented on the advice of the district health office (PKD). “Schools where positive Covid-19 cases have been detected will only be […]

CIDB orders 15 sites to close for non-compliance of SOPs

KUALA LUMPUR: The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has ordered 15 construction sites to close as of yesterday after failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO). Senior Minister (Infrastructure Cluster) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, in a statement today, said since the MCO was implemented on Jan 13, […]

Closure of Tabika Perpaduan kindergartens nationwide during MCO 2.0

PUTRAJAYA: All Tabika Perpaduan kindergartens will be closed nationwide throughout the movement control order (MCO) 2.0 period following the recent rise in Covid-19 cases, said the National Unity Ministry. The ministry, in a statement today, said the closure was in line with the announcement made by the Education Ministry (MOE) on Jan 16, as well […]

Govt plans to close five Education Malaysia offices abroad

KUALA LUMPUR: The government plans to close five Education Malaysia (EM) offices overseas, namely the office in Chicago and Los Angeles in the United States, New Zealand, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam and Perth, Australia. Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Mansor Othman said the reason being that the offices no longer contribute to the […]

One-week closure for SMK Bandar Bintulu

KUCHING: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bandar Bintulu will be closed until this Friday (Oct 16) after a Covid-19 case was detected. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that the Sarawak Education Department had instructed the school to close for seven days in order to carry out sanitisation and cleaning works. “This is […]

‘Better safe than sorry’

KUCHING: The decision to close all tabika, taska and sekolah tahfiz in Sarawak for two weeks effective today is meant to protect the children from being exposed to the coronavirus. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the move was necessary as young children had lower immunity system […]