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Online learning opens opportunities for GENIUS children

PUTRAJAYA: The early planning by the GENIUS Negara Children’s Centre (GENIUS Negara) and the GENIUS Centre for Early Childhood Education (Integrasi GENIUS) during the Covid-19 outbreak early this year, especially in implementing online learning, paid off as it provided opportunities for children to progress with their parents and teachers. Through the topic “New Norms — […]

Be innovative, tourism players told

KUCHING: Tourism players should be more gung-ho, innovative and willing to make full use of available opportunities in order to boost the industry. Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) chief executive officer Sharzede Salleh Askor opined that some players in the private sector were not proactive enough. “They tend to depend on the state government to take […]

Sarawak’s purchasing power attracting illegals

TEBEDU: The high purchasing power in Sarawak is one of the reasons why illegal immigrants (PATI) from neighboring countries are sneaking into the state. “We work hard to control our border but outsiders will always find ways and loopholes to enter the state illegally because ‘Sarawak bumi bertuah’ (land of opportunity). “If we eat durian […]

Grab opportunities

SERIAN: Class D, E and F contractors should strive to seize government projects under the rural transformation programme (RTP) and minor rural projects (MRPs), said Assistant Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais. According to him, with a total of RM8 million for both projects, they can […]

Sarawak setting up international schools not a problem

By Alverdtekoster Anyap KUCHING: The Sarawak government should not encounter any problem in the establishment of international schools, says Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Leadership Centre chairman Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abd Rahman. “I’m very positive that the state government has taken into account the requirements, and they may have already discussed this with the Ministry […]

Rural digitalisation opens up opportunities

SEBAUH: Rural digitalisation will open up wider opportunities in terms of economy and education. Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) Sarawak chairman Jaziri Alkaf Abdillah Suffian said digital connection is an important factor to develop the rural community. “Rural digitalisation must be given priority because it will provide the rural community many opportunities not only in […]

More opportunities to be created

KUCHING: The proposed mixed development project to be developed by UDA Holdings Berhad (UDA) and Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) will further strengthen the relationship and create synergy between the Federal Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) and the Sarawak government. Federal minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said through such joint […]

Virtual internship is here now

KUALA LUMPUR: Since the extension of the movement control order (MCO), students gearing up for internship placements and currently undergoing the programme are left in limbo, fearing their path towards graduation and employment might come to an abrupt halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are facing challenges in keeping their wheels in motion since the MCO, […]

Opportunities for digital education

KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the movement control order (MCO) has provided teachers the opportunities to explore the use of digital technologies in education to ensure learning process among students continue uninterrupted. Muslim Teachers Association (iGuru) Penang branch chairman Mohamad Syafiq Mohamad Sulaiman noted that there are many benefits through teaching and learning (P&P) online, with the dominant platforms being Google […]

Bursa Malaysia, Shenzhen Stock Exchange collaboration to broaden opportunities

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to broaden opportunities in investment and facilitate further cross-border collaboration between the two countries. Both parties welcomed the collaboration through a virtual signing ceremony held in the presence of Bursa Malaysia chairman Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen and SZSE chairman Wang Jianjun. Under the […]