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PUTRAJAYA, Implementation of the new student orientation week at institutions of higher learning (IPT) need not be discontinued, instead, the content of the programme should be adjusted to meet its original objectives, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir. He said the implementation of the programme is still relevant because it aims to expose students to the new world of campus life and being away from their families. “This orientation week should be a programme to help students to adapt to the new life in university, college and so on for a long period, maybe four years, some

LONDON, Quantios, the global provider of Wealth and Corporate Services SaaS solutions, is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of Klea, an AI-powered legal entity management (LEM) tool. Led by a highly experienced management team, Klea has built an innovative platform to effectively manage recurring corporate statutory events for a global customer base. Klea’s collaboration tool provides a single source of truth, streamlining corporate secretarial work for legal teams and giving access to real-time, accurate entity data. Headquartered in Belgium, the company boasts legal expertise in over 100 countries, making it highly complementary to the global reach of

HANOI, Vietnam, On October 1st, 2024, The ATP Semiconductor Chip Technician Training Center CT Semiconductor (a member of CT Group) was officially inaugurated and commenced operations at the National Innovation Center (NIC) in Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, Hanoi. The ATP Semiconductor Chip Technician Training Center at NIC is part of CT Semiconductor’s broader activities, which include the establishment of three OSAT plants (two in the South and one in the North), two RandD centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, notably, two customer service centers in Silicon Valley and Phoenix, Arizona. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, OCBC Global Market Research sees Malaysia meeting its fiscal deficit target of 4.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and expects the government to target an even narrower deficit of between 3.5 and 3.8 per cent in 2025. The research firm noted that the country’s fiscal deficit stood at RM55.2 billion as of the end of August, versus a deficit target of RM85.4 billion for this year. ‘On a 12-month rolling-sum basis, we estimate that the fiscal deficit stood at 5.2 per cent of GDP as of August, compared to the full year budget deficit

LEGAZPI CITY – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol) reported on Thursday the arrest of four most wanted persons in the region. Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, said the wanted persons were arrested early this week in operations in the provinces of Catanduanes, Masbate, Camarines Norte, and Sorsogon. Among those arrested was “Juan,” 40, of Bato, Catanduanes, who was considered the No. 4 most wanted person in the region. The suspect was charged with attempted rape with PHP120,000 recommended bail, and with sexual assault with a recommended bail of PHP180,000. In Masbate, alias ‘Lads’ of Aroroy town, the