Changing diet to produce more Malay professionals

By Syed Azwan Syed Ali SHAH ALAM: Some 53 years ago, Tun Dr Arshad Ayub, when he was director of Institute Teknologi Mara (ITM) or Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) as it is now known, proposed changing the diet of rice to bread in an effort to produce more Malay and Bumiputera professionals. Many found the […]

UiTM pro-chancellor Abdul Rahman Arshad dies

SHAH ALAM: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) pro-chancellor Tan Sri Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad died today. He was 83. The university in a statement said Abdul Rahman died of old age at his residence at Taman Ampang Utama, Ampang near here at about 10.45 am. It said his remains would be brought to the Jamiul-Huda Mosque, […]