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KUALA TERENGGANU, July 1 (Bernama) — About 5,500 or 27 per cent of students who sat for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination in Terengganu failed in the English Language subject. This was based on statistics by the Terengganu Education Department since the last five years, which show …

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 30 (Bernama) — The mastery of English among primary and secondary students in Terengganu is still weak and can be categorised as critical, said state Education, Higher Education and Special Affairs Committee chairman, Ghazali Taib. He said as the world’s major lang …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) — The Home Ministry today denied reports posted by the social media on cases of children kidnapped in Malaysia for their organs. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said so far, the police had not received any report on such a case. “Cl …

PUTRAJAYA, June 30 (Bernama) — Roslan Abu Bakar has been appointed the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court, effective last June 20. The Federal Court, in a statement issued here Monday, said Roslan, previously the Federal Court Deputy Chief Registrar, replaced Datuk Azimah Omar, who had been …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) — Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin said there were still many individual students who have yet to register with the Malaysian Students Department or Malaysian embassy while pursuing studies overseas. He said this had made it difficult for the Forei …

SEREMBAN, June 30 (Bernama) — Datuk Hamzah Md Jamil officially takes over as Negeri Sembilan’s new deputy police chief replacing Datuk Abdul Manan Mhd Hassan, who is transferred to the Prime Minister’s Department, Putrajaya as director general of Witness Protection effective today. …

KOTA KINABALU, June 30 (Bernama) — Former Kelantan police chief Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman has been appointed as Sabah Police Commissioner, replacing Datuk Hamza Taib who will assume the post of Commercial Crime Investigation deputy director in Bukit Aman. The handing over of duties held at …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) – Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai led the swearing-in ceremony of ministers and deputy ministers and took the oath of office and allegiance before Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah at Istana Negara, here Friday. Liow was sworn-in as ministe …

SIPITANG, June 27 (Bernama) — Budget 2015 should take into account the needs of farmers, breeders and fishermen, said the Sabah Farmers Organisation Authority (PPNS) chairman Datuk Mohd Nazri Abdullah. He said the budget, expected to be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Oc …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today congratulated three Malaysian academics for being listed as among the world’s leading scientific minds. “Congrats to our 3 M’sian profs (professors) on the most influential scientific minds list …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) — Local designers and entrepreneurs now have the opportunity to list their intellectual property rights for business purposes at the international level. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek said this can be done through t …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) — The placement exercise by the Education Ministry involving Chinese Language option subject teachers was based on the urgent need in national schools. According to a statement from the office of the Education director-general today, the placement was also carri …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — Drinking fruit juice during the sahur meal will ensure that Muslims are energized and remain healthy throughout the day during the fasting month of Ramadan, according to dietitians. Head of Department of Dietetics and Catering Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), Ridz …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) – Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai led the swearing-in ceremony of ministers and deputy ministers and took the oath of office and allegiance before Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah at Istana Negara, here Friday. Liow was sworn-in as ministe …

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — Quality theses can inspire new ideas and theories and used as models for the country’s administration and development plans, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “Our Masters’ Degree and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) grad …