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IPOH, Malaysian students who were brought back from Bangladesh will have the option of either continuing their studies in the country or returning to Bangladesh if the situation there is safe again, said Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. He said the ministry would hold further discussions with the students about their plan, whether they want to return to Bangladesh once it’s safe or continue their studies in Malaysia. “We will see their current situation and the option they prefer, whether they want to continue their studies locally (or not). However, we also need to consider

IPOH, Residents around Ipoh flocked to the MADANI Mega Rahmah Sale held in conjunction with the World Conference on Islamic Thought and Civilisation (WCIT) 2024 to stock up on staple food items. Bernama’s survey of the sale’s location at Bulatan Sultan Azlan Shah Meru Raya revealed that shoppers turned up early, keen to purchase essentials for their families at cheaper prices. Mohamad Tarmizi Ramli, 63, said people always hope for more affordable prices and he arrived at 9 am to buy subsidised rice and cooking oil. “I learned about the Jualan Rahmah MADANI from a WhatsApp group. This morning I

LAOAG CITY: Ilocos Norte province has hit nearly 90 percent of its 88,000 enrollment target for the school year 2024-2025, with about 78,720 students already enrolled in both the public and private schools as of 4 p.m. Monday. ‘All 364 schools started classes smoothly today with no major problems encountered so far,’ Valerie Gabriana Talamayan, information officer designate of the Schools Division of Ilocos Norte told Philippine News Agency while monitoring the opening of classes in various schools in the province. In a video message, Donato Balderas Jr., Ilocos Norte schools division superintendent, congratulated everyone for the successful opening of

IPOH, Children of all faiths and backgrounds are disproportionately affected by poverty, representing half of those subsisting on less than the bare minimum despite comprising only a third of the global population, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah. His Royal Highness said that children are also suffering disproportionately in humanitarian crises and conflict situations. There are now four million children in Sudan facing acute malnutrition, while in Ukraine, the United Nations (UN) estimates that 3.5 million children are living under severe to catastrophic levels of need. In Gaza, half of the 1.7 million people displaced from their homes

NEW YORK, Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand and leading provider of clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, today announced Eisai Inc. (“Eisai”), the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., as one of the first customers to harness its recently announced AI-driven Medidata Clinical Data Studio. Eisai Inc., will leverage this innovative data experience to gain unprecedented control over its clinical data, enable the execution of scalable and complex clinical trials, and enhance patient experience. “We’ve included Medidata’s Clinical Data Studio in our clinical trial management platform given its ability to break down data silos and seamlessly