Not enough grads produced in critical areas, says Kedah exco man

PETALING JAYA: In their quest for more revenue, public universities are not producing enough Malaysian graduates in critical sectors such as accountancy and engineering, says a Perikatan Nasional state leader. Kedah exco member and Jitra assemblyman Dr Haim Hilman Abdullah called this a "crisis in higher education" sparked by the government's policy for greater "internationalisation" of...

Four business premises destroyed in Jitra fire

ALOR SETAR: Four business premises near a fast-food restaurant on Jalan Changlun in Jitra, were destroyed in a fire on Sunday (March 16) night. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department Operations and Station Management branch chief Abd Fataf Amdan said the department received an emergency call at 9.13pm and a team arrived at the scene three minutes...

15 Jitra shophouses destroyed in 1am blaze

ALOR SETAR: A total of 15 shophouses in Jitra here were destroyed in an early blaze on Friday (Sept 29). Kedah Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Mohd Bustan Karudin said no casualties were reported in the 1am fire. "The state operations centre received a call from MERS 999 about the incident at 1.25am and firemen from...