Dreaming big not a crime, Hii tells students
SIBU: Students at SMK Sacred Heart got to hear some valuable advice on what it takes to succeed from a distinguished alumni who has made it big. He told them that it all boiled down to three traits, namely, dreaming big, overcoming the fear of failure and keeping things real. Having big dreams isn’t a […]
Allocation of financial assistance practical and realistic
KUCHING: There is no perfect mechanism for the allocation of financial assistance apart from being practical and realistic, said Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. He was commenting on Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen’s statement that the RM10,000 one-off financial aid for active businesses registered in Sarawak provided […]
PLI needs periodic revisions for improvement
KUCHING: A periodic revision of poverty threshold is necessary to reflect the realistic figures, says Malaysian Academy of Science fellow, Dr Madeline Berma. She said this was needed to allow better development planning to eradicate absolute poverty. “As an economic analyst who has been researching poverty, it is important to adjust poverty line incomes according […]
Set realistic academic goals for children
By Nor Hayati Endan KUALA LUMPUR: Schooling should be an enjoyable, and not stressful, experience for students. However, there have been many instances of children caving in to the pressure of meeting the high expectations pinned on them by their parents and teachers. In August this year, the media reported the case of a 13-year-old […]