Newly-promoted HM praised for earning her students’ love

PETALING JAYA: A teacher recently promoted to headmistress has drawn praise from social media users over a social media video showing her with an array of gifts from her students. The headmistress, identified in the video as Bibiana, was recently promoted and her son Adrian Edy created a TikTok video on his account @adrianedy7 with his...

Sabah raises tertiary scholarship fund to RM101mil

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has upped the allocation of scholarships for students pursuing tertiary studies in various fields to RM101mil this year, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said this is an increase of 84% over last year’s allocation of RM55mil. “The State Government Excellence Scholarship award will benefit 4,638 SPM and STPM (holders) and those...

Cop’s message of unity to pupils gets the thumbs up

PETALING JAYA: A policeman’s act of spreading a message on multiracial unity to primary school pupils has received the thumbs up of Malaysians. Netizens, who saw a viral video of the policeman giving a talk at SK Kangkar Pulai 2 in Johor, were full of praise for his delivery, which was meaningful yet presented in a...

Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah latest to join ‘School in Hospital’ programme

ALOR SETAR: Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah has become the latest hospital in the country to provide education to students who are warded in hospitals under the “School in Hospital” (SIH) programme. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the hospital is the 16th of 17 hospitals in the country to participate in the programme. "This programme is vital, especially in...