Day: July 11, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is inviting applications for the second cohort of the FIKRA ACE Accelerator programme, which is part of the FIKRA ACE initiative. SC said in a statement today that the programme supports startups in developing innovative solutions through an eight-week programme featuring workshops, mentorship, networking, and funding facilitation. The FIKRA Accelerator programme, expected to begin in August, is open to individuals or companies with less than three years of market presence and accepts both local and international applicants. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is the strategic local ecosystem partner for the programme. MDEC

KUALA LUMPUR, Chinese national-type primary schools (SJKC) have experienced a notable increase in Bumiputera student enrollment, nearly doubling from 11.67 per cent in 2014 to 18.52 per cent this year, according to the Education Ministry (MoE). In a written response on the Parliament website, the ministry reported that the enrollment of non-Bumiputera students at SJKC decreased from 88.33 per cent to 81.48 per cent over the same period. A similar trend was observed in national schools (SK), where non-Bumiputera student enrollment decreased from 6.19 per cent in 2014 to 4.88 per cent in 2024, while Bumiputera student enrollment increased from

KUALA LUMPUR, Midea Group, a global technology and innovation enterprise, has successfully completed its first half (1H) 2024 Campus Recruitment Tour with the final event on July 6 at Stanford University. These recruitment activities also represent a significant step in the company’s ongoing pursuit of global expansion and the strategic localisation of innovation, according to a statement. With a diverse portfolio encompassing smart home solutions, industrial technology, building technology, robotics and automation, and innovative businesses, Midea Group has reaffirmed its dedication to global markets through this comprehensive recruitment initiative. Every year, approximately 15 to 20 per cent of Midea Group’s

KUALA LUMPUR, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that the Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has acted in accordance with the constitutional and legal interpretations when deciding that six former Bersatu Members of Parliament (MPs) would retain their seats. Anwar said that Johari had also thoroughly read and interpreted the relevant laws, and this should be clearly understood by the Bersatu party leadership. He said this was because Bersatu, during the discussions about the (anti-party hopping) law, had opposed the provision that anyone expelled from their respective party would automatically lose their seats. ‘We know because

KULIM, A man has been remanded for six days to help in the investigation into the case of two brothers who consumed snacks laced with rat poison in Kampung Padang Ubi, Labu Besar here last Sunday. The remand order was issued by Kulim Sessions Court Judge Mirza Mohamad for investigations under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 and Section 284 of the Penal Code. Earlier, the suspect, dressed in a lockup uniform, arrived at the Kulim Court Complex at around 8 am under police escort. Media previously reported that the two children, Muhammad Akil Syauqi Nur Sufyan, 3, and