By M. Bakri Musa In about two weeks nearly half a million Malaysian school children will be sitting for their UPSR, the national examination taken at the end of Year Six. Today there is raging debate on abolishing this as well as the PMR (taken at Year Nine) examination. A decision is expected within weeks. [...]
PETALING JAYA: Several groups are up in arms over a proposal to cut housing loans by 10% from the current cap of 90%, saying that the move will only discourage Malaysians from buying houses. National ...
JAKARTA: In support of a peaceful settlement to the spat between Indonesia and Malaysia, 220 students from a high school in Central Java have written letters of friendship to Malaysian students. In th...
KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr Marty Natalegawa is scheduled to begin a two-day visit to discuss bilateral issues. Dr Natalegawa and his delegation will arrive in Kota Kinabalu this morn...
KLANG: Hell has no fury like a woman scorned, especially if the woman’s mother is a teacher in your school. A straight A’s student has found that out in a very painful way. The teeenager c...
PETALING JAYA: Crowds thronged the last day of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair at Putra World Trade Centre. Matta Fair organising chairman John Tan said with improving...
PETALING JAYA: A road safety activist has taken PLUS Expressways Berhad to task for allowing emergency lanes to be used by vehicles during the Hari Raya festive season. Road Safety Marshal Club presid...
MANILA: A scam promising Filipinos work in a company in Malaysia if they pay up visa processing fees has been making the rounds in an e-mail here. The Philippines’ Overseas Labour Office in Kual...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians should understand the sensitivities of all religions practised in the country, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. “One of the most important aspects in whatever we do is t...
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: People should be critical enough not to accept everything that is reported online as all the information need not necessarily be true, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek....
PETALING JAYA: Principals and teachers in government schools have been directed to be careful with their words and not utter racist remarks. In a recent circular, the Education Ministry warned princip...
GEORGE TOWN: The proposed Race Relations Act is seen as the best deterrent to prevent further racist remarks from being uttered by irresponsible individuals, said DAP chairman Karpal Singh. “Sol...
GEORGE TOWN: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has apologised to all, saying he wished he could have done more during his four terms as Penang Chief Minister. “To Malaysia, Penangites, G...
SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a man in his 30s to assist investigations into the murder of a 35-year-old ustazah and her 10-year-old son in Port Dickson. The man, who is also from the resort town, wa...
JOHOR BARU: All 11 Malaysian students studying at Lincoln University in Christchurch are safe in the wake of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hitting the city. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed K...
