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Day: 16 May 2023

MOE announces 10 initiatives to improve educators’ welfare

THE Education Ministry (MOE) has announced 10 initiatives aimed at fostering an environment of cheerful students, happy teachers, unrivalled schools and a thriving nation. Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the initiatives also aim to improve the welfare and reduce the workload of teachers, lower the cost of living, boost the national economy and enhance the wellbeing of the people, in […]

Wells Fargo to pay US$1 billion to settle shareholder class action

US bank Wells Fargo has agreed to pay US$1 billion (RM4.5 billion) to settle a class action suit by shareholders who accused it of not having changed its management and practices quickly enough after a series of scandals. The agreement has been submitted to a federal judge in Manhattan for approval, according to a document […]

Sarawak Craft Council gets regulatory powers

SARAWAK’s 26 year-old craft council has been bestowed regulatory powers as an authority in the state to oversee and develop ethnic handicraft, after the Sarawak Craft Council (SCC) Bill was passed at the assembly this afternoon. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Abdul Karim Hamzah when tabling the bill said giving the council regulatory […]

Greek island villagers say they are being left to die

THEY may live in a tourist paradise, but many villagers on Greek islands despair of a central government they say does little for them. “We are second-class citizens,” said retired sailor Manolis Melaisis, sitting outside a cafe in Diafani on the island of Karpathos.