Comply with directive to reduce tuition fees, Noraini reminds public universities

KUALA LUMPUR: All public universities have been reminded to comply with the directive to reduce tuition fees by 20 per cent for the first semester of the 2021/2022 session. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad stressed that the directive had already been issued to public universities. “The move is in line with the […]

High-protein BSF larvae as cheaper chicken, fish feed

BACHOK: Flies breeding may sound peculiar, but in aquaculture, black soldier fly (BSF) larvae are an alternative source of chicken and fish feed. University Malaya (UM) Social Engineering Research Group senior lecturer Dr Norhidayah Mohd Taufek said based on her four-year research, BSF or its scientific name Hermetia Illucens, is able to save cost of […]

Positive cases to unceasingly grow predicts Professor

KUCHING: The move to provide three extra quarantine centres for Covid-19 cases in Sarawak illustrates that the state government is serious in combating the disease, said University Malaya (UM) epidemiologist Datuk Professor Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud. “It looks like the state government is taking extra steps to deal with this situation,” he told New […]