Sarawak-UK partnership drives semiconductor innovation
KUCHING: Sarawak’s collaborations with the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) industry leaders in compound semiconductor development are poised to drive innovation. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said these collaborations will drive innovations to increase the capability of microchips in powering new technologies and applications. He noted the semiconductor landscape had recently undergone a […]
UK spends record US$50 bln to help people pay energy bills
MOSCOW: The United Kingdom spent almost 40 billion pounds sterling (US$50.2 billion), which is an all-time high for the country, to help households and businesses pay energy bills during the colder months amid economic crisis, the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said on Thursday. Due to the “unprecedented turmoil” in global energy […]
Malaysia, UK discuss forced labour issue
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and the United Kingdom (UK) have held further discussions on cooperation that both can pioneer in dealing with the issue of human trafficking and forced labour. Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar, in a statement today, said the matter was discussed when Andrew Patrick, the UK Special Envoy on Migration and Modern Slavery, was […]
Educational inequalities affect millions of British children
LONDON: Millions of children in Britain are left disadvantaged throughout their lives by educational inequalities, a damning report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) revealed on Tuesday. The IFS report showed that disadvantaged children start school behind their better-off peers, and the education system is not succeeding in closing the gaps. Children who have […]
Malaysia among top five non-EU countries sending students to UK
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia remains one of the top five non-European Union (EU) countries sending students to the United Kingdom (UK), and this is a testament of the strong education link which is a key pillar in the longstanding relationship between both countries, said British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay. Hay said some 19,000 Malaysians pursued their higher […]
Boris Johnson reluctant to use national lockdown again
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will only impose another nationwide coronavirus lockdown as a last resort, comparing the tool to “a nuclear deterrent” in a Sunday newspaper interview. Johnson, who is hoping Britain can return to “normality” by Christmas despite fears of a second wave of cases over winter, insisted the […]
UK PM to return to work Monday
LONDON: United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to return to work Monday and is “raring to go”, media reported Sunday citing government sources. “He is raring to go and will be back Monday,” a Downing Street source told Sky News Sunday, reported Sputnik News Agency. According to the broadcaster’s sources, Johnson will be meeting with […]
UK should refocus economic cooperation within Commonwealth
KUALA LUMPUR: Now that Brexit is finally done, the UK should refocus its economic cooperation not only with the US but also with the myriad economies within the Commonwealth, including Malaysia, Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said. “For a start, trade and investments with Commonwealth members such as Malaysia should […]
Johnson urges UK to move past divide
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on Britons to put years of bitter divisions over the country’s EU membership behind them as he vowed to use his resounding election victory to finally deliver Brexit next month. Johnson’s ruling Conservatives won their best result for three decades on Thursday night after promising to get Britain out […]
