Special incentives for students starting next year
KUCHING: Good news for Sarawakian students who wish to further their studies at Sarawak-owned University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) as they will be able to enjoy special incentives starting next year. Its vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Khairuddin Abdul Hamid said that this is thanks to the various initiatives announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan […]
Minister: System to blame, not students and teachers
KUCHING: Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong says students and teachers should not take the fall for the poor command of English in the country – the blame should be on the system. “How can you blame the teachers and students, that they are not properly trained? Right from Day One, they have been listening […]
1,848 students get second jab
MIRI: At the vaccination centre at Eastwood Valley Golf and Country Club here yesterday morning, 1,848 secondary students from four schools received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose. The students were from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Luak, SMK Lopeng Tengah, SMK Baru and SMK St Joseph Miri. “I am happy to see that the whole process […]
1,636 SMK Merbau students get second dose
MIRI: A total of 1,636 Form One, Two and Three students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Merbau received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose yesterday (Oct 16) at a vaccination centre (PPV) at Curtin University. SMK Merbau is the second largest secondary school in Sarawak Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin cum Minister-in-charge of the […]
Students eager to return to school
KUCHING: Schools in Kuching District recorded a high percentage in attendance on the first day of reopening of classes on Monday (Oct 4). Federal Deputy Education Minister II Datuk Mohamad Alamin said this showed how eager the students were to return to school. At the same time, he noted that schools were also ready and […]
900 students vaccinated at Curtin PPV
MIRI: Students aged 16 to 17 numbering 900 received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Curtin University Hall vaccination centre (PPV) on Friday (Oct 1). The minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin, disclosed that the students were from Kolej Vokasional Miri, SMK Dato Permaisuri […]
Ragad visits PPV to show support for programme
KUCHING: The wife of Head of State Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib yesterday (Sept 29) paid a visit to SK Matang Jaya vaccination centre (PPV). Ragad, who is also the chairman of Ragad Foundation, is known for her care about the health, education and well-being of students in Sarawak. As such, she has […]
Vaccination for students kicks off in Bau District
BAU: The first dose of Covid-19 vaccine was given to 126 primary students aged 12 at the Kampung Serasot multi-purpose hall on Wednesday (Sept 29). Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep, who was there to observe the vaccination process, noted that the students were delighted to be inoculated. “I was informed that the students […]
Students going abroad for studies exempted from MyTravelPass
PUTRAJAYA: Students who have just received offers in foreign universities and the two persons accompanying them are among those exempted from applying for permission to leave the country via the MyTravelPass (MTP) from Oct 1, said Immigration Department director Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud. The exemption also applies to students leaving to resume their studies and […]
Students happy to receive jab
By Petronella Felix & Aisyah Suhiri MIRI: Students expressed gratitude and relief after receiving their Covid-19 vaccination jab at the Curtin University Hall vaccination centre (PPV) here yesterday (Sept 26). The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) for teenagers aged 12 to 15 in Miri will be ongoing until Sept 29, involving students from 18 […]
