PUTRAJAYA, June 17 (Bernama) — Two initiatives related to access – pre-school enrolment and vocational education transformation – were among the initiatives implemented last year under the Malaysia National Education Blueprint (PPPM) 2013-2025, with encouraging success. When tablin …

Yes, even robots play the ‘beautiful game’. This July in Brazil, up to fifty teams from around the world will compete in RoboCup — the premiere event for robotic football.  When robots play football, it looks like a game played by five-year-olds: they swarm around the ball, kick haphazar …

Datuk Sri Hasan Malek at AEGC Workshop hosted by MyCC.Pic: Courtesy of MyCCKUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) — To nurture an environment conducive for a strong economy requires effective implementation of consumer and competition policies, said Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minis …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) — The government has to diversify revenue to reduce the country’s fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent this year and achieve a balanced budget by 2020. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in his Facebook posting today, said sustainable spending is part of …

GEORGE TOWN, June 17 (Bernama) — Members of the public are urged to donate blood so that the supply at the Penang General Hospital (HPP) will be adequate to meet demand during the festive season. HPP Blood Bank Unit Medical Officer Dr Siti Atiqah Abd Halim said the demand for and use of blood …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) — The Communication and Multimedia Ministry is looking into ways to help boost the entertainment industry to brace for the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Its deputy minister, Datuk Jailani Johari sa …

CURITIBA Brazil (Reuters) – Iran and Nigeria looked more like World Cup misfits than magicians on Monday after the first goalless stalemate of a scintillating tournament had Brazilian fans jeering and whistling in contempt. The bore at the Baixada Arena left both unfancied sides still chasing …

TUMPAT, June 16 (Bernama) — Marine police have detained seven foreign fishermen’s boats for encroaching and fishing in Malaysian waters so far this year, with seizures worth RM1.5 million. Pangkalan Kubor Region 3 Marine Police commanding officer ACP Mohd Nawi Mohd Yunus said all the boa …

KAJANG: A 50-year-old owner of a meat stall in Kajang market was wounded after a gunman fired two shots at him at around 6.30am on Monday. District OCPD Asst Comm Ab Rashid Ab Wahab said that the victim, identified as Abd Ghani Abdullah had parked his Mercedes Benz at Metro Point and was walking to …

By Niam Seet Wei BEIJING, June 16 (Bernama) — A Xinjiang court on Monday handed over the death sentence to three people over a terror attack last October near the heart of Beijing’s Tian’anmen Square. Another was sentenced to life in prison while four others were given prison terms …

No draws, all wins – The World Cup has been a spectacle so far! As a neutral, all the games have been enjoyable to watch and I just hope that such performances continue in the other group matches. The big match today will be Germany vs Portugal. Joachim Loew knows that the Germans are the favo …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) — The government will not compromise with any employer breaching the Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 as the nation prepares to face the aged nation status by the year 2030. Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abd Muttalib told the Dewan Rakyat sitti …

PARIS/LAUSANNE (Reuters) – Formula One ex-champion Michael Schumacher, who sustained severe head injuries in a ski accident in late 2013, is out of a coma and was transferred on Monday from a French to a Swiss hospital to continue rehabilitation, officials said. “Michael has left the CHU …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) — Security in the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) areas not only depends on the assets and personnel of the ESSCom, but should also involve cooperation in terms of intelligence with the Philippines. Home Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said th …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 (Bernama) — The strong south-westerly winds and choppy seas are expected to continue in the waters of Langkawi, Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Sabah (West Coast and Kudat) till Tuesday. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said in a statement that a similar situation was al …