KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's official visit to China from May 22 to June 1 is expected to bring about a positive impact on the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) landscape in Malaysia. National Association of Skilled Workers secretary-general Mohammad Rizan Hassan said this is because Ahmad Zahid...
A good teacher inspires and few people are as inspiring as Cikgu Tarmizi. Some teachers touch the lives of their students in the most special ways. A teacher in Sarawak, Malaysia, recently had the brilliant idea to give his classroom a total makeover, transforming the otherwise drab place into a chic cafe. Kelantan native Muhamad Tarmizi Awang, known as Cikgu Tarmizi...
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visit to Uzbekistan from May 17 until 19 is seen as an opportunity for business entities in Malaysia to expand their business and to penetrate the Uzbekistan market, and even to explore the bigger Central Asian market. Anwar's discussion with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the first day of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of commercial crime cases decreased slightly during the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf (pic). The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said a total of 11,696 cases were recorded from Jan 1 to May 12. "It...
ASTANA: Malaysia and Kazakhstan have agreed to continue strengthening their ties, established on March 16, 1992, and exploring new areas of cooperation. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the agreement was reached during his meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the President Palace (Ak Orda) yesterday, which was followed by a bilateral meeting of...
KUALA LUMPUR: A delegation of senior officials of the PKR led by its vice-president, Nurul Izzah Anwar, on Tuesday (May 14), met with the Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Liu Jianchao, in Beijing. According to an article published on the International Department of the CPC Central Committee...
Most people can probably agree that the weather plays a huge part when it comes to enjoying a vacation. However, would you completely swear off visiting a place again because of its climate? A Chinese tourist, known as Xiao Hui Hui on Xiao Hong Shu, recently went on holiday in Kuala Lumpur, where he had a less-than ideal...
SEPANG: Two more job scam victims have returned to Malaysia after six months of being forced to work as online scammers in Myawaddy, Myanmar. For 29-year-old Sarawakian man who only wanted to be known as Lau, he said the hellish experience began at the end of last year. "I had been working in Singapore for six years...
SEPANG: Two more job scam victims have returned to Malaysia after six months of being forced to work as online scammers in Myawaddy, Myanmar. For 29-year-old Sarawakian man who only wanted to be known as Lau, he said the hellish experience began at the end of last year. "I had been working in Singapore for six years...
CHENGDU: World No. 15 Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani walked out of the court with their heads hung low while China’s camp erupted in sheer joy. Sze Fei-Izzuddin had to win to save the tie but went down fighting 21-18, 19-21, 12-21 to world No. 11 He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu in the second doubles in 63 minutes...
