The lack of real reforms led to low turnouts among Chinese voters in Sungai Bakap, said Prof James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Tasmania. “Not only the Chinese, but non-Malays in general are quite disappointed that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has not brought any real reforms,” he told Harapan…
The Ministry of Education (MoE) will reevaluate the Physical Activity, Sports, and Co-Curriculum Assessment (PAJSK) data for 2023 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) students whose scores were excluded from university applications. MoE announced via a statement today that the data will be submitted to the University Central Unit (UPU) to match candidates with further study opportunities…
CMH Specialist Hospital encourages staff to learn more languages to ensure elderly and foreign patients can seek medical help without communication obstacles, said Negri Sembilan Chinese Maternity Association (NSCMA) executive advisor Datuk Hon Choon Kim. “We are actively recruiting new employees with multilingual skills, whether it be Hokkien, Hakka, Korean, Japanese, or Malay and Indian…
Datuk R. Sugumaran, the police aide-de-camp (ADC) to the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, revealed that Yang di-Pertua Agong Sultan Ibrahim dislikes keeping people waiting for his arrival. “In my 20-odd years as Sultan Ibrahim’s ADC, I have never seen His Majesty arriving late, but instead always being five or 10 minutes early,” he said, reported…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that the unity government respected and accepted the Pakatan Harapan candidate’s defeat in yesterday’s Sungai Bakap state by-election. He also said the government acknowledges the Sungai Bakap constituents’ decision. “The Madani government acknowledges this decision with renewed determination to intensify efforts to champion the people’s struggle and successfully…
Admission to the matriculation programme should include Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) students who scored 9‘A’s, said Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education (Magpie) chairman Mak Chee Kin. “Automatic admission to the matriculation programme should include SPM students who scored 9‘A’s, instead of only offering guaranteed placements to those who scored 10‘A’s and above,” he…
The Public Accounts Committee has revealed that the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) not only used the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF), which is paid monthly by employers, for high-risk investments but also for various lavish activities and overseas trips, with each event costing up to RM6 million, headlined China Press. Starting from September…
Several TikTok account holders have been implicated in the cyber bully case that led to the death of 28-year-old Tik Tok user known as Esha. Rajeswary Appahu better known as Esha, 28, passed away on July 5. She was using a second account @rajeswary_2717. A police report was filed by Esha’s friend where she named…
Pas’ Abidin Ismail retained the Sungai Bakap seat for PN in a straight fight against PH’s Dr Joohari Ariffin. Abidin obtained a bigger majority compared to his predecessor, the late Zamri Latiff who won it with a whisker of 1,563 votes. He polled 14,554 votes with a majority of 4,269 votes against Joohari’s 10,285 votes….
Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission has set up a task force to probe into the irregularities of Human Resource Development Corporation (HRDCorp) It would review the audit report of HRD Corp. “We have received the audit report submitted by the secretary-general (of the ministry). Based on this report, we have identified several issues that require documents…
