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Curtin Malaysia officials visit two key Vietnamese partners

MIRI: With international borders reopened and travel restrictions lifted, Curtin University Malaysia has wasted no time in re-engaging with its strategic partners across ASEAN to strengthen existing collaborations and establishing new ones. Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Science Professor Tuong-Thuy Vu together with Deputy Dean of Research and Development and Director of the Curtin […]

Double joy for married couple at UMT convocation 

KUALA NERUS: Sharing the same stage at the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) convocation ceremony was truly unforgettable for husband and wife, P. Thuban, 32, and M. Hasivini, 31, after successfully graduating together. In fact, the married couple also took the same course, a Master’s Degree in Business Studies, at the UMT branch campus, Cyberjaya. Thuban, […]

Bomba seek help from UMT oceanographers to find boy feared drowned

CHUKAI: The search operation for an 11-year-old boy feared drowned in Sungai Kuala Kemaman near here last Friday, is set to continue with the help of oceanographers from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). Terengganu Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department director Md Hilman Abd Rashid said discussions had been held with UMT to obtain the expertise due […]

Ministry to build modern boats to raise fishermen’s income

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) will build modern boats for use by class A and B fishermen towards improving their economy and living standard. Its caretaker deputy minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim said the ministry had given a grant of RM3.5 million to Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) to build prototype […]

Noraini’s reappointment will allow existing policies to continue

KUALA LUMPUR: The reappointment of Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad as Higher Education Minister will provide her the time and opportunity to continue the policies that she introduced previously, several university student representative councils said. The student representative councils of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) welcomed […]

Call to fill vice chancellor posts soon

KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has called on the Higher Education Ministry to quickly make new appointments to fill the vacancies of vice chancellor in five public universities which have been left vacant since early this year. The five public universities are Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris […]

RHB Islamic launches first recycled debit card

KUCHING: RHB Islamic Bank Berhad has become the first bank in the country and the Asia Pacific region to introduce an eco-friendly recycled plastic debit card. The RHB Visa WWF Debit Card-i is a collaboration with WWF-Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). The card forms part of RHB Islamic’s initiative under its flagship initiative “Ocean […]