As many as 3.61 million students in Group B states start 2024/2025 school session today

As many as 3.61 million students in Group B states start 2024/2025 school session today

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — A total of 3.61 million students from states in Group B, out of a total of 5.05 million students nationwide, started the 2024/2025 academic school session today. Education director-general Azman Adnan said Group B covers schools in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan … Read more

Sultan Ibrahim graces opening of 15th Parliament’s Third Session

Sultan Ibrahim graces opening of 15th Parliament’s Third Session

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, graced the official opening of the First Meeting of the Third Session of the 15th Parliament, here today. Also present was Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia. Their Majesties arrived at Parliament Square at 1 am and were greeted by Prime … Read more

Education minister: School session in Kedah to continue despite MetMalaysia’s heatwave alert

Education minister: School session in Kedah to continue despite MetMalaysia’s heatwave alert

SUNGAI PETANI, Feb 4 — The school session in Kedah will continue as usual despite the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) having issued a Level One or alert level heatwave warning in three areas in the state. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said, however, that the Ministry of Education (MoE) will constantly monitor the situation and advise … Read more

‘Tirai 2024’ ends on creative note with sharing session, bazaar and theatre production by underprivileged students

‘Tirai 2024’ ends on creative note with sharing session, bazaar and theatre production by underprivileged students

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The Tuanku Bainun Creative Centre for Children or PKK Tuanku Bainun has seen their space transformed into a bustling hub of creativity following the Tirai 2024 event. Taking place on Saturday (January 27), Tirai 2024 marks the end of PKK Tuanku Bainun’s year long arts and crafts programme coined as … Read more

Gerakan moots postponing Penang school session from Jan 10-14 during near statewide scheduled water cut

Gerakan moots postponing Penang school session from Jan 10-14 during near statewide scheduled water cut

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

Chided for absence at Senate question-and-answer session, tourism minister cites scheduling conflicts as reason

Chided for absence at Senate question-and-answer session, tourism minister cites scheduling conflicts as reason

KUCHING, Dec 14 ―Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing cited scheduling conflicts as the reason for his absence at the question-and-answer (Q&A) session at the Dewan Negara recently. In a Facebook post yesterday, he said as minister for tourism, the work to promote Malaysia as a tourist destination is “non-stop”. … Read more

Putrajaya to revive town hall session to clarify issues raised in A-G’s report, says chief secretary to govt

Putrajaya to revive town hall session to clarify issues raised in A-G’s report, says chief secretary to govt

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 2 ― The government will revive the town hall session, which will serve as a platform for ministries and secretaries general (KSU) to inform people about measures and actions taken in response to the findings of the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN). Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali said he … Read more

Microsoft limits Bing chats to 5 questions per session

Microsoft limits Bing chats to 5 questions per session

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 18 — Microsoft said yesterday it will limit chat sessions on its new Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to five questions per session and 50 questions per day. “As we mentioned recently, very long chat sessions can confuse the underlying chat model in the new Bing. To address … Read more