Kuching Hokkien Association presents Studies Excellence Awards
KUCHING: The Kuching Hokkien Association recently held its 45th Studies Excellence Awards ceremony. At the event, 91 applicants received 80 awards valued at RM13,010. Chairman of Education Committee of Kuching Hokkien Association cum Deputy president of the Federation of Aided Chinese Primary School Boards of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian (Tunglian), Rodger Chan Siong Boh, said […]
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 […]
Illinois becomes first state in US to require Asian American studies
CHICAGO, United States: US state of Illinois is now the first in the country to require that school kids get an education in Asian American history, reported Anadolu Agency. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, signed the Bill, called the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act, into law. It requires the state’s public elementary and […]
More studies needed on how Covid-19 affects humans
KUCHING: More studies are needed to give better insight into the epidemiology of Covid-19 and how it will affect the population especially in the Malaysian context. A microbiologist from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr Siti Fairouz Ibrahim said there was still insufficient data available to come up with a more […]
Disrupted sleep may lead to declining cognitive function of elderly men
CANBERRA: Australian researchers have found that disrupted sleep for elderly men may contribute to declining cognitive functions, reported Xinhua. In a study published recently, the team from the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AISH) at Flinders University in South Australia (SA) measured a group of 477 older men’s cognitive function after interrupted sleep. Participants were […]
