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Ashwad Ismail is the new Broadcasting DG
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (242+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Ashwad Ismail has been appointed as the new Broadcasting director-general (DG) together with Dr Sharifah Adlina Syed Abdullah as his deputy. "Welcome to the Communications Ministry family! "May the leadership you bring continue to strengthen the national broadcasting…...
Auditor-General’s Report: Higher Education Ministry tops list of unreturned research grants
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (666+ words) PETALING JAYA: The Auditor-General's Report (AG's Report) 1/2026 has flagged RM183.11mil in unreturned research grant balances involving 7,904 projects across four ministries. The first series of the AG's Report this year mentioned that the figure mostly consisted of 7,823 projects involving RM110.67mil of unreturned research…...
Sabah floods: Over 70 STPM exam candidates evacuated
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (242+ words) KOTA KINABALU: Over 70 Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia exam candidates in Sabah have been evacuated from their flood-hit homes so they can sit for their papers. In Pitas, the disaster operations control centre coordinated efforts to evacuate 65 students from SMK Pitas…...
KL’s gateway to British education
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (423+ words) CCKL officially opens with 180-year British educational legacy KUALA LUMPUR: As demand for globally recognised education grows among Malaysian families, Cheltenham College International School Kuala Lumpur (CCKL) has officially opened its doors, bringing over 180 years of British educational heritage to…...
HR Ministry to allocate RM5mil to boost employability of graduates, job seekers
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (611+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Resources Ministry will allocate RM5mil to the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) to implement initiatives aimed at enhancing the employability of graduates and job seekers in public and private higher education institutions across Malaysia. "We will also work…...
Auditor-General's Report highlights governance issues at UKM
18+ hour, 38+ min ago (686+ words) PETALING JAYA: The Auditor-General's Report (AG's Report) 1/2026 has highlighted several governance issues at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), including irregularities in the collection of student fees and expenditure amounting to millions of ringgit. The report said UKMShape was granted autonomy by…...
Feature: Young Zimbabweans turn to Chinese firms for expanded job opportunities
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (488+ words) MARONDERA, Zimbabwe, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- As the job market remains competitive for fresh graduates, young Zimbabweans have expressed a growing interest in seeking career opportunities at Chinese firms, which have become a major source of employment in the southern African country....
Preparing teens for the future
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (274+ words) FROM MANGALAGOWRI RAMANATHAN Petaling Jaya Read full story Preparing teens for the future AS someone who has spent over 20 years in the field of human resources hiring, restructuring, mentoring, and watching careers rise and sometimes stall, I can say this…...
Number of doctors in Singapore grew about 50 per cent over 10 years, with 6 in 10 trained here
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1128+ words) SINGAPORE: With the local medical school intake increasing by more than a quarter over the past decade, the proportion of foreign-trained doctors in Singapore's medical workforce has consequently declined and stabilised at about 40 per cent, with more than half comprising…...
Iranian students begin new university term with protests
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (230+ words) DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Students "held protests at several Iranian universities at the "start of a new semester on Saturday, some "clashing with pro-government groups, according to local news agencies and posts on social media. The protests coincided with ceremonies traditionally…...