Day: September 14, 2024

TAIPING, The Museums Department (JMM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE), is continuing its educational initiatives to foster a deeper interest in history among students. Its director-general Datuk Kamarul Baharin A. Kassim said among these efforts is the Museum Innovation Student Inspiration Programme (IPIM), which aims to spark early enthusiasm for historical studies through engaging and interactive museum experiences. ‘The programme has been operational since 2015, with a particular emphasis on History, a core subject in the school curriculum,’ he told a press conference after the launch of the Semarak @ Muzium Matang programme at the Matang Museum,

KUCHING, A total of 223 officers from the Social Welfare Department (JKM) are assisting the police in caring for the 402 children who were rescued during Op Global which was conducted last Wednesday. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said this is the first time her ministry has dealt with such a case in Malaysia. ‘Some of these children may have never had a health check-up before, which is why we have deployed our childcare experts to assist the police. Our officers are trained to address various needs, including those of autistic children,’ she told a

KUALA LUMPUR, September is guardian Malaysia’s Get.Set.Glow! Month to promote and nurture wellbeing through various activities. It includes store offerings and pharmacy services, eStore promotions, contests and rebates, #WellbeingMatters YouTube series and podcast featuring health experts, and a week-long wellbeing festival. It said in a statement today, the Get.Set.Glow! Campaign aimed to help Malaysians see why wellbeing matters and adopt the culture of preventative healthcare and nurturing of wellbeing. The company’s marketing director, Anna Ng, said this campaign has been inspired and guided by guardian Malaysia’s vision of ‘Nurturing MY Wellbeing’. ‘As a company, we believe in the holistic health

KUALA LUMPUR, The 4th Malaysia International Durian and Cultural Fest (MIDCF) 2024, going on until Sept 16 at Piazza of Pavilion Bukit Jalil, is set to be the largest durian buffet festival. The event, hosted by Duricious Sdn Bhd’s marketing arm Dking in partnership with Durian Capital Bhd, was officiated by Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk P. Manoharan and with Malaysian supermodel Amber Chia serving as the event’s brand ambassador, recently. Dking in a statement said MIDCF 2024 not only celebrated Malaysia’s durian as the “King of Fruits”, but also aimed to educate the attendees about its significance and the durian

KOTA KINABALU, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil hopes the specific plans focusing on creative content creators in Sabah and Sarawak as proposed by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) will become a reality. He said the film and music industries in Sabah and Sarawak are very diverse and require the relevant parties to provide specialisation, including management. “I also hope their work (that of creative content creators from Sabah and Sarawak) can be enjoyed not only in the Peninsula but also all over the world. We have a lot of good content coming from