Ministry orders postponement of university outdoor activities
The Ministry of Higher Education today ordered the immediate postponement of all outdoor activities of institutions of higher learning in the country.
Tue May 16 2017
Students should utilise opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills: Mary Yap
Students in Sabah are urged to be smart and to seize whatever opportunity they have to further their study and partake in skills training provided by the government.
Sat May 13 2017
Dewan Negara passes bill on curbing usage of fake degrees, academic titles
The Dewan Negara today passed the Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2017 to help the government curb the use of unrecognised and fake academic titles.
Thu Apr 27 2017
Leaders' wives must go down to field to help people, husbands - Rosmah
Wife of the prime minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor urges members of the Welfare Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti) to help their husbands by going down to the field.
Mon Mar 27 2017
Five MPs appointed as MMEA Honorary Lieutenant Commander
Five Members of Parliament (MPs), including two deputy ministers, have been appointed as Honorary Maritime Lieutenant Commander of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) today.
Tue Nov 08 2016
Ministry to probe claims of threats to patients to settle medical bills - Mary Yap
The ministry is prepared to investigate thoroughly the claims to determine whether these were ordinary patients or government pensioners or the disabled.
Wed Oct 19 2016
Short film 'Suraya' wins Best Film at AYYIF 2016
The story of a ballet dancer who was chosen to perform in a show titled 'Adam & Eve' and had a conflict with her conservative mother, causing her to wonder if she should accept the offer.
Sat Oct 08 2016
Sex education in schools still under discussion
The plan to implement sex education in schools involves textbook writing and whether it will be taught as one separate subject or be incorporated into several existing subjects.
Sat Feb 07 2015
Senate: 565 international students misused student passes
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap said Nigerian students recorded the highest number of international students to have violated regulations and misused their student passes.
Tue Jun 24 2014
PTPTN collects nearly RM240 million from borrowers
As of Oct 31, a total of 45,550 PTPTN borrowers had made loan repayments amounting to RM239.44 million.
Mon Nov 25 2013
Largest allocation proves Govt places importance on education - Yap
The 2014 Budget saw the largest allocation given to the education ministry, which is proof that the government continues to place importance on the education sector to drive national development.
Sat Oct 26 2013
MOE takes efforts to increase awareness of vision schools
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is taking efforts to raise awareness on the good brought about by Vision Schools to all Chinese and Tamil education associations.
Wed Oct 09 2013
Merging Education Ministry reflect open leadership - Yap
The decision to merge the two Education Ministry entities, 'Kementerian Pelajaran dan Pengajian Tinggi' into 'Kementerian Pendidikan' reflected Prime Minister open leadership.
Sun May 26 2013
Opposition: A cabinet for Malaysians
Opposition members are hoping Najib's current cabinet line-up would serve the interest of all Malaysians, instead of playing the race card.
Thu May 16 2013
'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