La Nina will begin in June and September this year according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). The director-general of MetMalaysia, Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said that La Nina can last between five and 18 months. “La Nina can last between five and 18 months. Based on international forecast models, the coming La Nina is expected…
The trend of non-Chinese students attending Chinese primary schools was on the rise, despite the challenges they faced. The headmaster of SJK (C) Cheng Ming Keningau Sabah, Chee Sui Fung, said that while non-Chinese students often struggled with reading and writing and showed slow learning progress, many parents chose not to transfer their children to…
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism (MCCBCHST) urgently appealed to all MPs, including federal ministers, to take action against controversial Chinese Muslim convert preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung. Recently, Wong told a man on TikTok how to handle requests from teenagers to embrace Islam. “The MCCBCHST was appalled by this…
Qdenga vaccine may be available to the public but it is not included in the National Immunisation Programme due to high cost, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. “The NPRA has given conditional registration to the dengue vaccine manufactured by Takeda (Takeda Pharmaceutical) and it is already available in the private sector for…
China Press headlined that three civil servants, including senior and regular officials from Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), along with a former civil servant, are suspected of monthly bribes of RM100,000 to RM500,000 from from massage parlors, entertainment venues, and unlicensed establishments. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) remanded them yesterday. Nanyang Daily led by Bank…
An additional RM200 million in funding for Technical and Vocal Education Training (TVET) has been approved by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The amount would be channelled through the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) and 13,000 are expected to benefit from it. “The fields involved include electric vehicles, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced materials, electronic…
The Cucumis Melo is a hybrid of seven varieties of melons from China and Japan that was developed 10 years ago to lead the nation’s premium fruit industry. The fruit is sweet, juicy, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside has become a hit at the entrepreneurial exposed organised by Bank Negara Malaysia….
Former deputy law minister Mohamed Hanipa Maidin said that conversion of any individual below the age of 18 must obtain parental consent since it is provided for Article 12(4) of the Federal Constitution. “While Islam may have its own view on the conversion of underage non-Muslims to Islam under hukum syarak, Muslims in this country,…
After Urimai, Muda too is mulling over the notion of contesting in the Sungai Bakap by-election. A Penang Muda leader felt that the time is ripe because the party is of the view that the reputation of Pakatan Harapan has dwindled. The leader also claimed that the party is confident due to “the amount of…
TikTok parent company ByteDance wants to invest RM10 billion in the field of artificial intelligence and turn Malaysia into a regional AI hub, revealed Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. He revealed this on X after meeting TikTok vice president Helena Lersch in Singapore yesterday evening. “The additional investment…
