SPM, STPM school-leavers get education incentives
MUKAH: Sixteen SPM and STPM school-leavers here who have been accepted to further their studies or attend training at local institutions of higher learning (IPT) or training centres received study incentives today. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said they were the last batch to receive the financial aid allocated for 2020. He hoped that it would […]
Ministry’s initiatives to resume after lifting of CMCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to lift the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in most states and districts nationwide will allow the business sector to reopen and stimulate domestic economic activities. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister (KPDNHEP) Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the decision would enable the continuation of ministry’s activities and initiatives such […]
Irked by frequently ‘out-of-service’ ATM
MUKAH: Members of the public are always irked by any automated teller machine (ATM) in their vicinity that is out of service. Such frequent occurrences here in Mukah over the last few months have left the students of one local institution of higher learning (IPT) fuming. New Sarawak Tribune today went to the ATM booth […]
38 get assistance for further studies
MUKAH: Some 38 students who were accepted to further their studies or attend training in the country received one-off education assistance from Balingian Constituency Service Centre here today. The aid was an initiative of Balingian State Constituency Service Centre since three years ago. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi congratulated the recipients for being accepted to […]
27 students given study incentives
MUKAH: Twenty-seven students who have been accepted to further their studies or attend training courses within the country received study incentives from Tellian State Constituency Service Centre here on Thursday (Sept 3). Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo handed over the incentives to the recipients, who are also local residents. He said some of them had already enrolled […]
Uni hostel fees down
KUALA LUMPUR: Hostel and service fees at all public universities for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic session has been reduced by up to 15 percent, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister of Higher Education Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad said the move involved a total allocation of RM72 million, of which RM20 million […]
IPT cluster prompts samples on landing
KUCHING: All those arriving from Semenanjung, Sabah and Labuan will have their samples taken on landing. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this is one of the latest precautionary measures taken by the committee following an IPT (higher learning institution) cluster reported outside Sarawak. “They will be screened and […]
Fama distributes food aid to IPTs
KUCHING: The state Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme yesterday distributed food aid to several institutions of higher learning (IPT) here. In collaboration with the Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Ministry and the Samarahan Area Farmers Organisation (PPK), the event aims to help ease the financial […]
IPT students will receive one-off RM200 under PRIHATIN
PUTRAJAYA: All higher education institution students will receive a one-off payment of RM200 under the people-centric economic package (PRIHATIN), announced by the government today. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in announcing the package said they would receive the payment in May. “I did not forget students in higher education institutions. “This assistance involves an […]
Students’ access to internet vital
ONLINE TEACHING-AND-LEARNING KUALA LUMPUR: The move by public and private tertiary institutions to switch to online teaching-and-learning (PdP) following the movement control order (MCO) which was initially welcomed by all, has now hit the brakes. There are now claims that the approach is unrealistic as the move was made without considering the internet accessibility of […]
