Day: July 13, 2024

KOTA TINGGI, Malaysia is committed to make the ASEAN community concept a success to enable countries in the region strengthen cooperation for balanced economic development in various aspects. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the matter would be confirmed through the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be held in Vientiane, Laos next week. “Various matters will be discussed in the meeting chaired by Laos as the host. Starting next year, the 10-year ASEAN community concept will end and Malaysia wants to introduce the 20-year ASEAN community concept from 2025 to 2045. “The goal is how to make ASEAN a

BANGI, The government’s move to exclude teachers, who are negligent, underperforming and not disciplined, from the time-based promotion system is very important to ensure the quality of teachers as well as their productivity is in line with the grades they hold. In full support of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement on the matter, the National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) president Aminuddin Awang said the move was also necessary so that only truly qualified teachers were promoted. ‘Even in the current situation, our ‘time-based’ hinges on excellence, and is not automatic. We have an evaluation by the head

BANGI, The Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) that will be announced soon is among the best ever implemented by the government, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the SSPA would be announced soon and finalised during the Budget 2025. “I want to ensure that when I announce it (SSPA), all gaps are filled,” he said at the Golden Jubilee celebration of the National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) here today. Anwar emphasised that despite the government being burdened with a debt of RM1.5 trillion, it remains committed to ensuring that civil servants’ salaries are increased by more

KANGAR, Malaysians, especially the people in this state, should take mental health seriously, said the Regent of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail. Tuanku Syed Faizuddin emphasised the importance of being mindful of one’s own mental health and that of loved ones, colleagues and the community. ‘Seek appropriate treatment immediately if you experience symptoms to prevent more serious issues,” he said when officiating at the Healthy Malaysia National Agenda (ANMS) programme and Perlis Hebat Carnival at the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) here today. Also present were the Raja Puan Muda of Perlis Tuanku Dr Hajah Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil and

TAIPING, A comprehensive investigation must be conducted before stern action can be taken against those involved in a recent bullying case at a MARA Junior Science College (MRSM), Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) chairman Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said. He added that such a move would ensure that fair and just punishment would be handed out to those involved, and that the bullying victim can carry on with their lives in peace. ‘At the same time, I don’t want to have any disciplinary issue related to bullying to be covered up and hidden by anyone,’ he said when met after