Dr Wee urges PM to intervene in UTAR tax dispute issue

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to urgently address the ongoing tax dispute involving Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). The MCA president pointed out that only the Prime Minister, who also holds the role of Finance Minister, has the authority to annul or overturn the...

Education institutions founded by MCA to collaborate with more Chinese universities

PETALING JAYA: Education institutions founded by MCA will begin new collaborations with more Chinese universities following a bilateral dialogue with the Chinese Education Minister last night (April 26), says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said UTAR and Xidian University will jointly establish the China-Malaysia Institute of Science and Technology Innovation (CM-ISTI) while...

UTAR awards honorary doctorate to ex-Indonesian president Megawati

KAJANG: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) has conferred an honorary Doctor of Social Science on former Indonesian president Prof Dr Megawati Soekarnoputri. This was the first honorary doctorate in social science to be awarded by the varsity. She received the honorary doctorate from UTAR council chairman Tan Sri Dr Ting Chew Peh on Monday (Oct 2). The conferment...