Day: July 28, 2024

BAGAN DATUK, The government will send 200 Indian students to attend Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses in China, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid who is also the National TVET Council chairman said if the target is successful, 200 more Indian students will be sent under the same programme. “In our ‘colour-blind’ education approach, we want to make sure that we give priority to all races regardless of whether we are Indians, Malays or Chinese. “We will place Indian students to study TVET for free in China, and if they succeed, when

PUTRAJAYA, A new legislation encompassing provisions on procedures and enforcement of a ‘kill switch’ to enhance cyber security will be tabled in Parliament this October, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She said it would place responsibility on social media service providers and internet messaging service providers to play their role and be accountable in tackling online crimes such as online scams, cyberbullying, dissemination of child sexual abuse materials, as well as harassment and sexual extortion. ‘This is in line with legislative initiatives enforced in various other countries,’ she said

IPOH, To date, 724 out of 2,818 applications, amounting to RM57.6 million, have been approved for Village Development and Security Committees (JPKK) nationwide under the Sejahtera Komuniti Madani (SejaTi MADANI) programme. Political Secretary to the Finance Minister, Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim, said Perak is the state that received the highest grant involving 113 applications amounting to RM10.1 million. “According to our observations, many JPKKs are still waiting for their turn to be called for interviews so they can implement projects under this initiative as soon as possible, thereby creating a new ecosystem in their areas. “All JPKKs can apply for

KUALA KANGSAR, The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) aims to expand the cultivation of the MDUR 88 hybrid durian to boost durian production for export to the international market. Its Deputy Minister, Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said the MDUR 88 durian variety, developed by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), is highly demanded by durian lovers as it is comparable to the popular Musang King durian. “We want to further expand the MDUR 88 durian crop in this country because the production is still not enough (even) to cover domestic demand,’ he told reporters during a

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 112 media practitioners took time off from their busy schedules to compete in the Media Bowling competition that was organised in conjunction with the 2024 National Journalists’ Day (HAWANA) celebrations at the Endah Parade in Bukit Jalil, near here today. The participants represented various media organisations, news agencies and media associations, including the National News Agency of Malaysia (BERNAMA), Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), Berita Harian, Media Prima Bhd, TV Al-Hijrah, Utusan Malaysia, Astro Awani, Malaysian Women Journalists Association (PERTAMA) and others. Most of the media practitioners who took part in the competition described the event