Pusan National University students complete programme at Curtin Malaysia
MIRI: Eight students from Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea, have successfully concluded a two-week Travel Writing and Photography short course at Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) as part of the university’s overseas Summer/Winter Programme. The participants, Kim Hyun Joon, Dayeon Kang, Chae-a Lee, Hong Yuna, Yuri Hong, See Hyun Jeon, Minji Kim, and Ji […]
No problem wearing sports attire in school
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & LILIANA SHERYN KUCHING: The Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development of Sarawak, Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn, has voiced his support for students wearing casual or sports attire in school as long as it is appropriate. This comes after the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that they are allowing […]
Jeff Wong Zhe Ai, Fam Sin Mim named SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Gapor’s best students
KUCHING: Jeff Wong Zhe Ai and Fam Sin Mim received the best student award during the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Gapor graduation ceremony and awards presentation yesterday (Feb 3). At the ceremony, Form 5 students who excelled academically and had leadership potential were celebrated. According to a press statement today, the purpose of […]
Woman loses RM4,530 in love scam
BINTULU: A female student at a local university here lost RM4,530 after she got duped by a Love Scam syndicate. Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the 22-year-old victim was browsing through Instagram on Jan 24. She accepted a follow request from someone from the United Kingdom who expressed a desire to get acquainted with […]
Telcos told to improve coverage after student hurt in search for better reception
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has ordered telecommunication companies to optimise nearby transmission towers to ensure better Internet coverage around Kampung Baru Batu Tiga, Perak by next month. The MCMC announced in a statement today that the move was a short-term solution. As for the long-term solution, it has ordered the […]
Teacher goes the extra mile for student with special needs
KUANTAN: Teaching a Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2020 candidate with special needs who has hearing problems while wearing a face mask, as required during the Covid-19 pandemic, had been a challenging yet valuable experience for Zainurah Muhamad. Other than having to use hearing aids, she said the student also reads lip movements to understand what […]
Two-week PdPR sessions commence nationwide today
KUALA LUMPUR: A week after the Aidilfitri holiday, learning continues for schoolchildren today with the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions for group B schools. The group B schools (in Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya) commenced their PdPR learning sessions today, until May 28. For […]
Student dies in crash
BINTULU: A 19-year-old student succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment following an accident involving his motorcycle and a lorry tanker last Friday (May 7). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident happened around 3pm when both vehicles were travelling in the same direction along Jalan Nyabau here. The tanker driver, […]
Swinburne Sarawak student bags prize in writing competition
KUCHING: Swinburne Sarawak computer science student Elwin Chan Kok Wei won a consolation prize in the 2020 Maybank Foundation-Perdana Leadership Foundation Writing and Photo Contest ‘Empowering Youth for a Better Asean’. Chan, who is also Swinburne Sarawak Green Club vice-president, said he was delighted to be one of the consolation winners in the Fiction English […]
Student drug suspect squeals on three other teenagers
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A Form Four student found in possession of 24 packets of dried leaves believed to be cannabis was arrested by police last Thursday (Feb 11). Narcotics police carried out an operation around 11.20pm and spotted a teenage boy acting suspiciously by the roadside at the junction of Kampung Melayu. They approached the boy […]
