SANDAKAN, March 2 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) is looking into the viability of increasing the number of courses related to tourism, oil and gas and Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) in Sabah. Its Deputy Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said as the fields are growing in stature in the state, this stimulates … Read more
JOHOR BARU, Jan 30 — The Indonesia government is keen to establish a roll-on roll-off (RORO) ferry service between Batam Island in Riau to Tanjung Belungkor in Kota Tinggi to increase imports and exports between Johor and the republic. Indonesian consul-general Sigit Suryantoro Widiyanto said that the RORO ferry service, which also transports commercial vehicles, … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Before phasing out the pension scheme for newly appointed civil servants, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today called on Putrajaya to remove the pensions of elected representatives and to raise civil servants’ salaries first. He said the federal government’s move is inappropriate as prospective civil servants will no … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) has suggested a mechanism for the management of e-waste generated by households, its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said. The mechanism needs to be in line with the latest technological developments to supervise the disposal of e-waste and ensure environmental sustainability, he said, … Read more
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 5 — Gerakan wants Penang schools to defer classes during the four-day scheduled water supply disruption next week. The state Opposition party vice-president Datuk Baljit Singh said the school session from January 10 to 14 should be postponed as water is a basic need and the disruption will affect a large part … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) said the government should ratify outstanding international human rights treaties to which Malaysia has committed, for the aim of strengthening freedom of expression and the media, combating disinformation and hate speech, and providing better data and digital protection. During the launch of the report … Read more
