Ministry to look into benefiting Sarawak and Sabah
KUCHING: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will study if any changes need to be made to the Registration of Businesses Act 1956 so that it can be adopted in Sarawak and Sabah. In stating this, minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi stated that although the said Act is not applicable in Sarawak and […]
Sarawak Attorney-General to study if the state needs to enact anti-party hopping law
KUCHING: Sarawak Attorney-General will need to study on whether there is a need to enact anti-party hopping law in the state following the recently passed Anti-Party Hopping Bill in Parliament. IGabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) parliamentary chief whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said this was because there was already a provision in the Sarawak Constitution in […]
‘Voting must be accessible for all’ – PRS Youth
KUCHING: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) has welcomed the study to implement a system to allow young Sabahans and Sarawakians residing in the peninsula, to cast their ballots wherever they are. Its Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan said although it was necessary to honour the democratic right of every citizen to vote, it (voting right) was […]
Sarawak delegation on study tour of UK research institutions
KUCHING: Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn recently led a delegation on a working trip to the United Kingdom to meet with several educational and research establishments. The main objective of the visit was to have a better understanding of the Raspberry Pi learning contents and usage for students […]
Study on cooking oil subsidy ready next year
KUALA LUMPUR: A study to ensure that cooking oil subsidy can be optimised and to ascertain that its distribution reaches the target group, is expected to be completed next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told on Wednesday (Nov 17). Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the study which began last October, […]
Effectiveness of PdPR method at moderate level
KUALA LUMPUR: The effectiveness of the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) method among school students is at a moderate level, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). The ministry, in a written reply to the Dewan Rakyat today, said this was based on the Home-Based Learning Effectiveness Implementation Study conducted online, which focused on the […]
Sibu to conduct study on Category 1, 2 cases
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) will conduct a study on 1,500 Covid-19 patients in Categories 1 and 2. Its coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said the study will focus on the follow-up development of their health status to find out the number of patients whose health conditions worsened to a more severe level, […]
Over seven in 10 Malaysians aware of digital banking services
KUALA LUMPUR: A study by the world’s leader in digital payments Visa unveils that over seven in 10 Malaysians (74 per cent) are aware and 65 per cent are interested in using digital banking services. In a statement today, it said according to Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study, 43 per cent of Malaysians also currently […]
Ministry conducting study on effectiveness of online PdP
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is conducting a study on the effectiveness of online Learning and Teaching (PdP) to improve the learning process. In a statement today, the ministry said it was concerned with the constraints and difficulties facing students and lecturers in conducting PdP during the Covid-19 pandemic and suggested institutions of […]
Method of hybrid Parliament sittings under study
KUALA LUMPUR: A Special Committee is looking into the concept and method for implementing hybrid Parliament sittings, including by taking into account the experiences of legislative bodies in countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia. Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim said several key aspects are being analysed by the committee, particularly […]