Parents grateful and thankful
KUCHING: Yesterday was unforgettable for Nurhaida Abdullah 42 from the Philippines as her son Shadzuan Abdullah,13 was awarded Malaysian citizenship. With that, Nurhaida said she was no longer worried about his fate. “My husband is from Sarawak and I’m from the Phillipines. So when Shadzuan, our first child was born, we didn’t have a valid […]
Indonesia clinches Thomas Cup after 19 years
AARHUS, Denmark: Indonesia finally ended an almost two-decade wait to lift the prestigious Thomas Cup after beating defending champions China 3-0 in the finals at the Ceres Arena, today. Despite being the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 13 titles, the last time Indonesia won the trophy was in the 2002 edition in […]
2020 STAM results out this Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: The results of Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) 2020 will be announced this Thursday (June 17) from 10 am. The Ministry of Education (MOE) in a statement today said the results can be obtained online or via the short messaging system (SMS). “Full results can be reviewed online at myresult1.moe.gov.my or myresult2.moe.gov.my,” read […]
Biden at 238 electoral votes, Trump at 213
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States — and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs. As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including major prizes such as Pennsylvania […]
BN trounces opponents to keep Slim
TANJUNG MALIM: Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the Slim state seat with a large majority of 10,945 votes in a by-election today. BN’s Mohd Zaidi Aziz, 43, the Tanjung Malim UMNO division deputy chief, polled 13,060 votes to beat two independent candidates, lawyer Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, 38, who got 2,115 votes, and former teacher S. […]
Muhyiddin’s MCO decision now seeing results
PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s unpopular but bold decision to take the bull by the horns in handling the Covid-19 pandemic has saved the day for Malaysia. Assuming the post of Prime Minister at a most difficult time, he did not hesitate to impose the movement control order (MCO) to keep people indoors and reduce transmission of […]
UPUOnline results for entry to public higher learning institutions out on June 3
KUALA LUMPUR: The results of applications for admission to public tertiary education institutions by Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers will be announced on June 3, said the Higher Education Ministry. In a statement today, the ministry said that 205,972 UPUOnline applications were received for admissions to public universities, teacher education institutes, matriculation colleges, polytechnics, community colleges […]
Five new PUI cases at SGH
COVID-19 WATCH KUCHING: Five new Person Under Investigation (PUI) cases of Covid-19 were recorded here yesterday. According to the State Management Disaster Committee, all five cases, involving only Malaysians, were reported at Sarawak General Hospital. To date, Sarawak has a cumulative total of 97 PUI cases since Jan 10. The majority at 74 cases are […]
Post-mortem result from Health DG
Cradle Fund Case SHAH ALAM: The High Court was told today that Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had personally informed the outcome of the post mortem on Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan to the deceased’s older brother, Dr Abdul Aziz Hassan. Dr Abdul Aziz, 59, who is the 18th […]
Schools achieve better results
MIRI: The results of Form Three Assessment (PT3) were revealed nationwide yesterday. Like many other schools, Sekolah Menengah Kerajaan (SMK) Riam and SMK Merbau have achieved impressive results compared to the previous years. Both schools saw an improvement in the school’s average grade (GPS) with SMK Merbau scoring 3.99 and SMK Riam (3.64). SMK Merbau’s […]
