Tips on preventing getting scammed online

KUCHING: Consumers are safe from getting scammed online if they are abreast with the latest related information. As such they are advised to be updated with knowledge and precautionary act that can prevent them from falling into online scam, said Consumers Voice Association of Sarawak (COVAS) president Michael Tiong. He said online scam is not […]

Money-saving tips when choosing to study abroad

Pursuing an education abroad comes with countless academic and personal development benefits, and for a Malaysian student, studying overseas can be an achievable dream because of various twinning programmes offered by universities.  According to statistics from the Ministry of Higher Education, more than 73,000 Malaysians opted to study abroad in 2019. While this number dipped […]

To tip or not to tip

Some food delivery apps like Grab include a tipping feature, others don’t. The apps that do allow customers to tip assure the public that whatever amount one decides to input goes to the rider unscathed. (It’s also important to mention that the option does not appear if the rider has been given a rating of […]

SPM tips by top scorers

By Ma Chee Seng And Neville Timothy Sanders KUCHING: All of the tense waiting is finally over as students have received their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results last Thursday. Here are our reporters’ interviews with some of the students. Ariz Durrani Nasirruddin, an 11A’s achiever from SMK Green Road, expressed his joy, stating he hadn’t […]

Tips to keep clear water flowing in pond for healthy Koi

KUALA LUMPUR: With Chinese New Year just around the corner, many choose to invest time and energy into an early spring cleaning including clean their pond water to usher in the Year of the Ox. Although having a water pond at home with fishes especially Koi symbolises wealth, positive energy and renewal for the household, […]

Women’s Development Dept apologises over poster issue

KUALA LUMPUR: The Women’s Development Department (JPW) yesterday apologised if certain tips it had shared for women to practise during the Movement Control Order (MCO) were deemed inappropriate and touched on the sensitivities of certain groups. Its director-general Datuk Saidatu Akhma Hassan said the department, which was an agency under the Ministry of Women, Family and […]