THE idea of abolishing the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) and Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) exams shouldn’t have taken us by surprise when Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced it in June 2010. Those who follow developments in the Education Ministry might recall that plans to have school-based assessments instead of centralised exams [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Feb 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s continued support for Selangor state assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong will depend on the content of any new photographs which may surface. “It depends on what the pictures are,” PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali told The Nut Graph last night, when asked whether the party would [...]