KUALA LUMPUR, 18 June 2009: The Examination Board will introduce a modular system to replace the existing terminal system for the Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examination by 2011, said Education Deputy Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong. “The modular system, which is based on three semesters, is similar to that in the universities where students […]
Govt explores setting-up of childcare centres
PUTRAJAYA, 18 June 2009: The government is seriously looking into setting up community-based childcare centres throughout the country, Director-General of Manpower Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim said today. He said studies and consultations were being held to fine-tune the idea and come up with a workable model suitable for implementation. The centres would be a long-term […]
338 former communists allowed to return
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 June 2009: The government has approved applications of 338 former communists to return to Malaysia in a one-off offer period under the peace agreement between the government and the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) signed on 2 Dec 1989. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the applications were approved after undergoing […]
Modern-day slavery in Malaysia
By Charles SantiagoTHE condemnation of Malaysia in the United States State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 should not have come as a surprise. In fact, the Malaysian authorities should have anticipated it. The Malaysian government was put on notice of active trafficking in persons in the country a year ago by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and […]
Anwar applies to strike out sodomy charge
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim filed an application at the High Court registry here today to strike out his sodomy charge. In the application filed by his counsel, SN Nair, he is also seeking an order to acquit and discharge him and an order to stay […]
Nazri explains MACC probe into Lingam video clip case
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has closed one of the four investigation papers opened on the VK Lingam video clip case for lack of evidence to press charges under Section 11(c) of the Anti-Corruption Act 1997, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri […]
Human trafficking: M’sia wants US Embassy to explain
PUTRAJAYA, 17 June 2009: Malaysia will seek an explanation from the United States Embassy after the country put Malaysia on its list of countries suspected of not doing enough to combat human trafficking. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the move was to identify the causes leading to the allegations and claims. “In […]
Is domestic violence a crime?
By Mohamad Hafiz HassanIS domestic violence a crime? DAP Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua thinks so. He says domestic violence is a criminal offence under the Domestic Violence Act 1994 (DVA). But that’s an overstatement. The DVA was passed by Parliament on 24 June 1994 and was enforced on 1 June 1996. It was […]
First local case of Influenza A(H1N1)
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: Malaysia has recorded its first local infection of influenza A(H1N1) involving a 17-year old female Malaysian student. Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican in a statement today said the girl, the 19th person positive for influenza A(H1N1), had no history of having travelled to a country that […]
11 subjects for SPM students in religious schools
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 June 2009: The Education Ministry today decided to give an exemption to science stream students in religious schools to take a maximum of 11 subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) next year. However, its minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, said the maximum of 10 subjects for the SPM in 2010 as […]
