University student remanded for allegedly cheating NGOs and the public
The students modus operandi involved soliciting funds from NGOs and individuals by fabricating stories.
Thu Oct 24 2024
Oxford University students arrested at pro-Palestinian sit-in
University authorities called police, after pro-Palestinian protesters held a sit-in at the university vice-chancellor's office.
Fri May 24 2024
Social media binge taking mental toll on students
Excessive social media use among university students has been linked to a decline in their mental health.
Fri Oct 13 2023
Benefits of service-learning through community volunteer programmes to pre-university students
Voluntary work has a positive effect on students' knowledge, social responsibility, and personal development.
Fri Sep 08 2023
Flight ticket subsidy application needs to be straightforward without bureaucracy
The initiative will benefit over 56,000 public university students nationwide, with the overall cost estimated to be RM16.8 million.
Thu Jul 13 2023
Resilience needed to pursue passion, Russell tells Malaysian students
George Russell took some time off his busy race schedule to inspire over 200 Malaysian public and private university students.
Tue Mar 28 2023
Anger, sorrow in Greece as train crash death toll rises
As more bodies were recovered, the number of dead rose to 57, among them university students.
Fri Mar 03 2023
Varsity student who went missing at Cherating beach found drowned
A university student who was reported missing while swimming at Cherating Beach yesterday, was found drowned this morning.
Sun Jan 08 2023
Criminal justice postgrad charged with murdering 4 Idaho university students
Bryan Christopher was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary in a crime that unnerved the small college town.
Sat Dec 31 2022
Twitter suspends account tracking Elon Musk's jet
ElonJet, operated by 20-year-old university student Jack Sweeney, had tracked the movements of Musk's private jet using data available in the public domain before the suspension.
Thu Dec 15 2022
Will Budget 2023 prioritise the right things for higher education?
With severe disruptions to the higher education sector in recent years, how can we help our university students thrive in the post-pandemic world?
Fri Oct 07 2022
University student fined RM25,000 for possessing fake cat packaging
Tang Yao Yih was fined in default six months jail for possessing 9,130 pieces of fake cat food packaging.
Wed Sep 21 2022
Indonesia police fire tear gas to disperse protest at parliament
Hundreds of university students protest high cooking oil prices and a mooted extension of President Joko Widodo's stay in office.
Mon Apr 11 2022
University student claims losing over RM42,000 to online scam
The victim claimed that the price offered was only RM600 for 38,400 currencies, prompted him to transfer the money, Mohd Wazir said.
Sun Mar 06 2022
Vaccination rate for university students at 73 per cent, staff 91 per cent
The COVID-19 vaccination rate for students of higher learning institutions has reached 73 per cent while that for staff has hit 91 per cent as at Sept 22.
Fri Sep 24 2021
'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