Patriots welcome abolition of mandatory death penalty
KUCHING: The Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) has welcomed the federal government’s move to abolish the mandatory death sentence like what has been done in 108 other countries. Its chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng said Malaysia is one of the countries in the world that still retains the mandatory death sentence. Minister in the […]
Malaysia decides to abolish death penalty
KUCHING: The federal government has agreed to abolish the death penalty, substituting it with a sentence at the discretion of the court. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law), Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that the decision was reached following the presentation of the Report on the Study of Substitute Sentences […]
UPSR permanently abolished; PT3 cancelled this year
KUALA LUMPUR: The Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) will be fully abolished from this year, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin. He also said that the Form Three Assessment Examination (PT3) would be cancelled for this year. Radzi announced the matter during a special press conference here today. “In line with the abolition of […]
