[OPINION] The urgent need for food safety education in schools
Failure to adhere to food safety regulations has led to an increase in reported food poisoning cases in Malaysia.
Wed Jun 19 2024
Complain to MOE if schools fail to resolve canteen food price issue - Fadhlina
Fadhlina Sidek said schools should try to resolve the issue first as the matter is between them and the canteen operator.
Thu Jan 04 2024
Abuse of power: MACC detains assistant district education officer
An assistant district education officer was arrested by the MACC for allegedly appointing his nephew's company for a school canteen tender.
Mon Aug 29 2022
Exemption of rent for school canteen operators, tenants extended to December - Radzi
The rent exemption for canteen operators and those renting premises in schools under the Ministry of Education (MOE) has been extended for another six months from July 1 to Dec 31 this year.
Tue Jun 21 2022
KPM extends canteen rent exemption until June - Radzi
Radzi said the rent exemption extension was also extended to rented premises, book shops, cooperatives, laundry shops and vending machines.
Sun Jan 09 2022
Facial recognition is on the menu in UK schools
Some British schools are announcing that they will use facial recognition technology for the payment of pupils' canteen meals.
Thu Oct 21 2021
Debit card system for schoolchildren to be expanded
Currently, several schools were using the debit card system for students to buy food in the canteen, as well as other items at the school cooperatives.
Fri Oct 13 2017
School canteen worker falls to death from building in Sandakan
A worker at a school canteen here died after falling from the fifth floor of Menara MPS today, police said.
Fri Jul 14 2017
H5N1: No instruction to close schools yet - Education sec-gen
The Education Ministry has yet to receive instruction to close schools or change the menu at school canteens in Kelantan following the spread of the bird flu (H5N1) in the state.
Sat Mar 18 2017
Audit safety and health of schools that are older than 20 years - NIOSH
An audit should involve the structure of the building and other infrastructure like laboratory, canteen, field and other facilities to avoid any mishaps in the school compound.
Mon Feb 27 2017
Headmaster gets jail for receiving RM4,400 from school canteen operator
A primary school head was sentenced to a total of eight months' jail by the Sessions Court here today after finding him guilty of accepting RM4,400 from a canteen operator.
Mon Feb 06 2017
School cooperatives should appoint, manage school canteen operators - Angkasa
Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) has proposed that school cooperatives be given the authority to appoint and manage operators running the school canteens.
Fri Jan 27 2017
Food poisoning strike 72 students in Bukit Mertajam
The students complained of stomach aches and started vomiting after consuming food from the school hostel's canteen.
Wed Oct 19 2016
'School canteen operators should treat students like their own children'
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam says school canteen operators should not solely focus on making profit.
Tue Oct 18 2016
Four hostel kitchens ordered closed due to rat, cockroach faeces
Four school hostel kitchens in Perak were ordered closed because they posed the risk of causing food poisoning, said Perak Health Department director Datuk Dr Juita Ghazalie.
Thu Oct 13 2016
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024