Yep, you heard that right, any shoes will do according to Prime Minister and recently minted Education Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. In an interview with Malaysiakini held yesterday at a press conference, Tun M said that he has received an extensive brief from his new ministry. Source: The Star “I’ve had a very long briefing yesterday. I’m...
When the rakyat is working their butts off to survive daily, it is so convenient for certain state leaders to invest unnecessarily in things that will not help them run the state properly. Recently, the Kelantan state government has come under fire after acquiring a fleet of Mercedes Benz cars, 14 of them, for all its high...
Subang Jaya folks face a lot of water disruption these days for a multitude of reasons – be it problems at the water treatment plant to a recently burst pipe due to a freak accident. People of Subang Jaya, you have been warned. Water disruptions are to be expected in USJ 2, USJ 3, USJ 4, USJ...
A Malaysian has made all of us proud once again! This time, a young lady from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College became the first Malaysian to be crowned as World No. 1 in the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) accounting examination. Caroline Ng Yi-Wye is the top scorer for the “Strategic Business Leader” subject, and this...
A 29-year-old Malaysian medical officer had her contract terminated after turning down an offer to work in the UK. According to The Star, Dr Bong Ing Hui from Sibu, was offered a job in the UK for seven years after getting her paediatric degree from the University of Southampton in 2018. However, she turned the offer down because...
We’ve all heard about the Influenza A virus that has been spreading among so many people across Malaysia, but how many of you have heard about another disease that has recently caught the attention of the media at large? The mysterious Wuhan virus, of course. Source: Hindustan Times For those of you who need a crash course,...
Looks like all that text messages just have to wait… PDRM now will saman you RM300 if you are caught texting while driving. Photo: Astro Awani We understand that it gets boring in the car when you’re stuck in traffic, especially when your friends are chatting in the groupchat and you just can’t resist replying! Deputy Chief of Police,...
It’s amazing to see the younger generation bringing our nation to greater heights! Minister of Economic Affairs, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali praised the achievements of the young Malaysians who won nine medals at the World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO) in Tokyo, Japan recently. Photo: The Rakyat Post Nine primary school students were named the overall winner champion –...
Job scams have been around for a while now, and they always pop up every so often on job recruitment websites. There’s nothing we can really do about it but to be more aware. Photo: Google Image Recently a Twitter post revealed details of a company that has allegedly been scamming jobseekers, especially those who just graduated...
IKEA has urged customers who own the Troligtvis travel mugs marked with “Made In India” to stop using them. A statement by an IKEA spokesperson said that the product contained “chemicals exceeding the prescribed limit”. Photo: Channel News Asia (CNA) via IKEA The mug was sold in IKEA between August and October last year and came in four...
