Abdullah: Science and tech mastery crucial for Sarawak’s youth
KUCHING: There is a need for a technologically adept younger generation to capitalise on opportunities within today’s open economy. In stating this, Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Corporate Affairs, Information and Sarawak Public Communication Unit) Datuk Abdullah Saidol said such a generation can be developed through the collaborative efforts of Sarawak Foundation and Petroliam […]
A day full of edutainment
School holidays are riddled with boredom, which leads to tantrums among children. To avoid a day of hair pulling at home, the author decides to explore her backyard by taking her children on an excursion with Science at Petrosains. Fun-filled school break at Petrosains When it comes to the school holidays, parents have two thoughts: […]
IPTs told to push envelope through collaborations
SIBU: Higher learning institutions (IPT) should collaborate with industries to explore all that science and technology have to offer. Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said such collaborations could lead to new and significant inventions. Explaining, he disclosed that the University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) engineering faculty had collaborated with Twin […]
Education system should go modern, says Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR: The government needs to be more open and start using modern technology systems in various fields, especially in the national education system to give a shift to the teaching and learning methods in the country, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. In the debate session on the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the Dewan […]
In the shadow of ‘Grand Old Man’
After you grow as an adult, the age is just not a number, but a mindset. — Shesh Nath Vernwal, research scholar They say old is gold but how old is old? I realised this when I turned 70 not too long ago and found that I had spent too much time enjoying my youth, […]