State polls: Applications for postal votes open on June 15, says EC
PETALING JAYA: Applications for postal votes for the upcoming six state elections will be open from June 15, says the Election Commission. Read full story
Govt has spent almost RM4.5bil procuring Covid-19 vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya spent RM4.482bil on vaccine procurement and logistics as of April 30, 2023, according to the White Paper on Covid-19 Vaccine Procurement Management. Read full story
Unicef ‘concerned’ by reports of Taliban ban on foreign school groups
THE Taliban government may have banned international civil society organisations from offering education to out-of-school Afghan children, Unicef said today, putting the teaching of half a million boys and girls at risk. The UN agency said it was seeking more information on reports that authorities did not want foreign organisations directly involved in the education […]
Indonesian media reports use of affectionate terms at Jokowi-Anwar meeting
THE use of the terms “true friend” and “brother” by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi during a joint press conference in Putrajaya today came under the spotlight of the Indonesian media. In his address at the Prime Minister’s official house in Seri Perdana, Jokowi used the terms “sahabat sejati”, which […]
King grants audience to Jokowi
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has granted audience to Indonesian President Joko Widodo at Istana Negara. Read full story
Speech impediment no barrier to SPM success
KOTA KINABALU: SPM high scorer Muhammad Nabil Izzat Mohammad Talip may find it hard to communicate or speak to people, even his parents – but that has never prevented the 18-year-old from excelling in his studies. Read full story
Digitalisation among ways to reduce corruption, says Loke
SHAH ALAM: People succumb to corrupt practices mainly because they want short cuts to get the necessary approvals easily and their task done quickly, says Anthony Loke. Read full story
Selangor polls: Up to Umno leadership to field me as candidate, says Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno supreme council member Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz will leave it to the party leadership to decide if he should contest in the Selangor state polls. Read full story
Ministry to review water release SOP for Johor’s Bekok Dam, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR: The standard operating procedure (SOP) for water release from the Bekok Dam in Johor will be restudied, says Deputy Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii. Read full story
More students score straight As in SPM
THE overall results of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 examination in the states showed an increase in the average grade (GPN) index and the number of students getting A+, A dan A- in all subjects. IN KUALA LUMPUR, 15,102 candidates sat the examination, and 17 candidates obtained A+ in all subjects while 501 candidates or […]