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PUTRAJAYA, A total of 122,062 Year 1 students across the country were selected to go through a Literacy and Numeracy Intervention programme starting last month, to help them acquire reading, writing, and arithmetic skills (3R). Education director-general Azman Adnan said the students were screened by their teachers after three months of teaching and learning (PdP) in Year 1 and were identified as having not reached TP1 (Proficiency Level 1) for the subjects of Malay and Mathematics. “From a total of 448,113 pupils in the Year 1 cohort, we screened through assessment and Classroom Assessment (PBD),and the children who obtained at

LAOAG CITY – The Cauplasan bridge in Dingras town along the Ilocos Norte-Apayao Road will remain closed to heavy vehicles until Sept. 30 for repairs. James Ferrer of the Ilocos Norte 2nd District Engineering Office said Monday they have to extend the closure, due to end Aug. 31, because of bad weather. He appealed to motorists to abide by the installed traffic signages as the bridge is accessible only to light vehicles or those with a maximum of six tons. In the meantime, heavy vehicles are advised to use the Sarrat Bridge, C-5 Road, and the Laoag-Sarrat-Piddig-Solsona Road going to

Manila: An operation led by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) yielded some PHP4.8 billion worth of suspected smuggled items in Manila. In a news release on Monday, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the raid led by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) of a warehouse in Binondo district on Sept. 6 yielded smuggled vapes and counterfeit branded items, cosmetics, and general merchandise. ‘I am sure that this will be one of the biggest operations by the BOC this year in terms of the value of the goods found. In recent months, we’ve been monitoring several warehouses

KUANTAN, Muhammad Naquib Ajmal Mohd Jamal Nasir has faced challenges due to autism but the disorder did not stand in his way of graduating as well as receiving a special award at the 21st Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah (UNIPSAS) convocation ceremony here today. The 26-year-old, who expressed his gratitude to his parents and educators, said the award has boosted not only his spirits but has motivated him to continue striving in the field of religious studies. “If I didn’t have their support, I most probably would not have graduated and won this award today…truly grateful and thankful,’ said

KUALA LUMPUR, Shares on Bursa Malaysia retreated at the close on Monday, reflecting a lack of investor interest influenced by concerns regarding developments in the United States (US) and uncertainty about the magnitude of US interest rate cuts. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) dropped 1.63 points to 1,651.49, down from 1,653.12 at Friday’s close. The FBM KLCI had opened 5.92 points lower at 1,647.20 and fluctuated between 1,642.31 and 1,659.11 during the session. Across the broader market, decliners outpaced gainers, 738 to 333, with 439 counters unchanged, 944 untraded and 16 suspended. Turnover increased to