Drug dealers camouflaged their drugs operations centre as a kindergarten to evade the authorities. However they ran out of luck as police arrested the suspect and seized drug tea packs worth RM1080 in Taman Dagang Jaya, Ampang. The suspect was earlier detained in Cheras, reported Guang Ming Daily. Home Minister Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s announcement…
BY: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR LYDIA FOONG YOKE YEAN Making preschool education compulsory was the aspiration of the Malaysia Education Blueprint (2013-2025) to be achieved by 2020. The target remains unmet due to challenges such as the lack of awareness of the importance of preschool education for the 4+ and 5+, inaccessibility in certain geographic areas…
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek clarified that no allocation is needed for schools to implement the Dual Language Programme (DLP). “The ministry would like to clarify that no allocation is needed for eligible schools to open DLP classes,” she said. She said as per a circular released in 2020, there were four criteria that must be…
A total of RM44.1 million have been allocated to 882 government aided Chinese primary schools and RM18.15 million have been allocated for government aided Tamil primary schools this year, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek told. “The amount is part of an allocation amounting to RM900 million which was approved for the maintenance of non – movable…
A staggering amount of RM500,000 was found in a suitcase left at a parking space of a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya. This was the main story in Guang Ming Daily. China Press headlined that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s call for stringement enforcement and monitoring in view of rising food price. Sin Chew…
Selangor DAP would form a specific committee to manage the funeral of Kuala Kubu Baharu assemblywoman Lee Kee Hiong who passed away yesterday morning. She succumbed to cancer. The party’s state chapter secretary Ng Sze Han said the committee is formed to assist the family of the late would be led by him and coordinated…
Senator C Sivaraj has advised students applying for admission into public universities to apply for good courses instead of focusing on the top five universities. “I met the director and deputy director of the University Intake Unit (UPU). He told me that about 8,000 students score 8As annually,” he said via TikTok. “Not all of…
Batu Pahat Municipal Council (MPBP) has revoked Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd’s operating license, for distributing the socks with the word “Allah” to KK Mart. Yesterday the factory ceased its operations, a day after it was raided by authorities. The local authorities took action because the company breached its business license terms, specifically related to…
Leading pre-accelerator university – Draper University has established its first campus out of Silicon Valley in Kuala Lumpur via a partnership with the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). It would support and spearhead the growth of 140 startups in Malaysia over the next two years by focusing on companies that are operating in the artificial…
Police probe on KK Group and eight indiduals including founder Datuk Seri KK Chai over socks with Allah word is the headlines in China Press. The closure of Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd due to security concerns and revocation of business licenses by Batu Pahat Municipal Council is the headlines in Nanyang Daily. Calls for…
