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GEORGE TOWN, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is ready to welcome new students facing financial challenges, ensuring their dreams of higher education can still be realised. USM vice-chancellor, Prof Datuk Seri Ir Dr Abdul Rahman Mohamed, said in support of the Education Ministry’s mission to nurture the nation’s brightest talents, USM has prepared various forms of assistance to alleviate the financial burden of students who may be affected. ‘Among the support measures offered is the option for students to register at USM without any upfront payment through the SULUNG 3.0 Student Development Programme. ‘While other prospective students who are struggling financially

KUALA LUMPUR, Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was the recipient of the Special National Halal Development Excellence Award in conjunction with the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2024. The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) said the inaugural special award was presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to Abdullah’s son, Tan Sri Kamaluddin Abdullah, who represented his father at the MIHAS 2024 opening ceremony on Tuesday. The event was also witnessed by Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. ‘Tun Abdullah was selected to receive the special award for

PUTRAJAYA, It has been proposed that Immigration officers stationed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 should be prohibited from using mobile phones while on duty to prevent a recurrence of ‘counter setting’ syndicates, which allow foreign nationals to enter the country through ‘special counter lanes’. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki, said this is among the suggested key improvements the Immigration Department must implement, adding that there is also a need for alternative communication systems during working hours, ensuring that immigration officers, including supervisors, do not carry their mobile phones while

LEGAZPI CITY – A total of 810 partner-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Bicol’s water and food project from two provinces received their wages from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) emergency employment program early this week. In an interview on Thursday, Carl James Cabarles, DSWD disaster risk reduction management division information officer, said DSWD partnered with DOLE to integrate the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program into the implemention of “LAWA (Local Adaptation to Water Access) at BINHI (Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious Harvest for the Impoverished)” Project. “The DSWD’s LAWA at BINHI Project

Manila: Foreign workers of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) have until Oct. 15 to voluntarily repatriate, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. This was agreed upon by the “Task Force POGO Closure” composed of the DOJ, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) during a high-level meeting, according to a news release. ‘Consequently, starting on October 16, 2024, all 9G visas of affected foreign POGO workers would be downgraded to tourist visas and they would have to leave the Philippines within 60 days