Malaysian Indian students make up 26,058 out of the total number of students in public universities which stands at 545,244 students last year, revealed Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir. “The breakdown of Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera is 472,794 to 72,450. The Indian students make up 26,058 out of the non-Bumiputera students in public…
Here’s how the second round of France’s parliamentary election on July 7 will work and the possible scenarios after official results showed Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party had won Sunday’s first round. How does it work? Elections for the 577 seats in France’s National Assembly are a two-round process.In constituencies where no…
Cost of living indicators have been adjusted to ensure that it is aligned to the current developments, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The calculations for these indicators were adjusted based on various aspects of household expenditure not typically taken into account by many other nations, he said during Prime Minister Question Time in…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that there are no policy paper to implement subsidy rationalisation for RON95 fuel. He added that the government intends to evaluate the returns of rationalising subsidies on electricity, chicken and diesel. “We will look at its impacts first and the people’s reaction, then we can discuss to…
Chances are slim for incumbent Gua Musang MP Azizi Abu Naim to defend his parliamentary seat in the event Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul declares the seat as vacant. Kelantan Umno information chief Datuk Zawawi Othman said that the party state liaison would allow the top leadership of BN and PH to decide…
More Malaysians are supportive of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin now compared to when the nation invaded Ukraine two years ago, said Washington based pollster, Pew Research Centre in a report released last night. Of respondents in the 35 countries surveyed, Malaysians have the most positive view on Russia and its president Vladimir Putin,…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be fielding two questions during Prime Minister Question Time (PMQT) today. Datuk Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PH-Balik Pulau) asks whether the Kerian Integrated Green Industries Park is parallel to Energy Transformation Roadmap in increasing domestic investment and balancing the issues of the nearby area such air water supply…
The Housing and Local Government has allocated RM50 million annually since 2023 for the maintenance of non-Muslim places of worship nationwide, said its minister Nga Kor Ming. “This initiative has been continued with the same amount allocated in 2024. “In 2023, the ministry approved RM24,767,257.20 to 205 non-Muslim places of worship nationwide. “As of 15…
Pas has rejected Urimai as a Perikatan Nasional component since the opposition coalition already has the Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) as its Indian component party. Pas deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, however, is open to the notion of having Urimai as a “partner”. “This is what PAS would propose,” he said, FMT…
The 10 ‘A’s requirement in SPM that ensures a spot for matriculation might sideline Indian students, pointed out Senator Sivaraj Chandran. “The reality is there are more Chinese students compared to Indians among the non bumiputera student population. This means of the 10 percent seats allocated for non bumiputera students, the majority would be Chinese…
