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From Noor Farhana Ahmad Norain COLOMBO, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Awareness among parents and the public, combined with effective early intervention will help improve the quality of life of children with autistic problems, said the Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Rosmah, who is a …

From Jamaluddin Muhammad CHONGQING (China), Dec 5 (Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur needs to draw up strategic action plans on its engagement with China so as to tap the full benefit from the cooperation, said Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the plans must consist of s …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The government considered online media news analysis, criticism and comments as the voice of the people which should be given due attention. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the usage of online media has become a phenome …

JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry’s Innovative and Creative Group (KIK) has won the Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) award at ministry-level in the 31st Public Service KIK Convention here today. The group, known as ‘Transmission …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The proposed National Harmony Act which is aimed at fostering harmony among the people is still at the discussion stage, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Joseph Kurup. He told the Dewan Negara sitting Thursday that the government wo …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The Immigration Department guarantees that Malaysia will be free from illegal immigrants, come 2020. Deputy Director-General of Immigration (Control) Datuk Sakib Kusmi said the department was aiming to bring the illegal immigrants issue down to zero level. He sa …

SHAH ALAM, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has withdrawn the state award which carries the title of “Datuk Seri” from Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, effective Nov 3, 2014. Private secretary to the Selangor Sul …

From Adnan Jahaya LAUSANNE (Switzerland), Dec 4 (Bernama) — Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) wants to enhance cooperation with the top 200 universities in the world in order to strengthen its position. UniMAP vice-chancellor, Prof Datuk Dr Kamarudin Hussin said through cooperation with such …

From Jamaluddin Muhammad SHANGHAI, Dec 3 (Bernama) — Malaysia likes to emulate elements practised in the Shanghai education system to churn out high-performing students, including for the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The deputy prime min …

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 3 (Bernama) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived Tuesday on a three-day visit to Malaysia, was accorded an official welcome Wednesday at the lobby of the Prime Minister’s Department at the Perdana Putra Building here. The welcome ceremony was held at the …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) — Cellular phone service coverage in Malaysia has reached 98 percent through the construction of 949 telecommunication towers throughout the country until November. Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Jailani Johari told Dewan Negara Wednesday t …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Meteorology Department today warned that strong north-easterly winds and rough seas would continue in the waters off Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan till this Thursday. According to the statement, the same was also forecasted for waters a …

From Jamaluddin Muhammad BEIJING, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wanted all Malaysian public and private higher education institutions to set out a clear roadmap and commit rigorous effort towards ensuring the existence and management of a creative value chain. In this regard, the …

JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 2 (Bernama) — The Johor government aims to achieve zero squatter in five years, especially squatter settlements built on state land. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the target was to ensure that people in the state live in comfortable homes. “For squ …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Children who received early education at the Permata Negara Programme (Permata) are found to be a year ahead than their actual age in mentality, the Dewan Negara was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said th …