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Sabah & Sarawak
LDP calls for schools holidays to go on till after Sept 16 due to haze concerns
KOTA KINABALU: The government should consider keeping schools in haze-hit areas to remain close until after Sept 16 as a health precaution, says Sabah's Liberal Democratic Party supreme council member Peggy Liow.
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Nation
308 Sungai Buloh students receive RM113,500 in higher education aid
SUNGAI BULOH: A total of 308 students in the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency received Higher Education Institution (IPT) Initial Study Aid amounting to RM113,500.
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Nation
AI must not replace human critical thinking in universities, says Zambry
KUALA LUMPUR: Artificial intelligence must be integrated into university curricula without sacrificing students' critical thinking and humanity, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Haze: S'wak to announce decision on reopening schools by 2pm on Sept 5
KUCHING: The Sarawak Education Department will announce the operating arrangements for schools by 2pm on Saturday (Sept 5) due to the ongoing haze.
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Sabah & Sarawak
UMS inks biotech research project agreement with Indonesian firm
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is expanding its expertise in biotechnology through a research collaboration agreement with an Indonesian health supplement company.
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Nation
Free AI skills for 100,000 youths
PETALING JAYA: Some 100,000 Malaysian youths will have the opportunity to strengthen their digital skills and gain hands-on artificial intelligence (AI) experience under the government's AI Untuk Rakyat programme.
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Nation
Aim for high-value careers, Zahid tells rural youths
SHAH ALAM: Rural youth should aim for high-value careers like semiconductor technicians and software developers and not treat farming or handicraft as the ceiling of their ambitions, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
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Nation
Seven student-related sections prioritised in AUKU repeal, says Zambry
KUALA LUMPUR: Seven sections relating to students, including aspects of freedom provided for under the Universities and University Colleges Act (AUKU), will be given priority in the process of repealing the Act, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
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Education
What 29 years in Malaysia taught me
I ARRIVED in Malaysia almost three decades ago, as the country was navigating a financial crisis, and I remember wondering what held it together.
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Education
Tech-driven training
TECHNICAL and vocational education and training (TVET) is steadily gaining recognition as a first-choice education pathway, with more students and parents drawn to its strong employability prospects and industry-driven programmes, says the Education Ministry's TVET Division
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Education
STEM interest pays off in scholarships
SUBJECTS related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are often said to strike fear in the hearts of many students.
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Education
Teaching unity through diversity
NATIONAL Day celebrations can be used not only to instil patriotism among students, but also to help them understand, respect and engage with communities and cultures beyond their own.
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Education
Young minds tackle floods
DEVELOPING solutions to real-life problems is not only for adults. Young people, too, can contribute practical, scaleable and financially viable solutions, as demonstrated by participants of the River Flooding Adaptation & Resilience (RIFAR) University Challenge.
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Education
Making the professional shift
AS Malaysia progresses towards a high-income, innovation-driven economy, technical education must evolve accordingly.
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Education
Cultivating compassion in a complex world
Those who follow my column know that my family has always had a deep love for animals. My daughters often adopt, rescue and foster animals to the point that our home feels like a mini zoo. So, like many other Malaysians, we have been deeply disturbed by recent reports of animal cruelty.
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Education
M’sia-China talent pact bearing fruit
Two years after embarking on a Malaysia-China talent programme, Yap Lu Yun is about to experience the other half of her university journey, studying metallurgical engineering in China.
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Education
SDAR boys hit the right note
PASSION for music brought a group of Form One to Form Five students from Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak (SDAR) in Seremban, Negri Sembilan, together.
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Education
Standing tall after every fall
SUCCESS is not about never failing, but having the courage to get back up every time you fall.
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Education
Beyond the dentist’s chair
ASK what a dentist does, and most people would probably picture someone filling cavities, extracting teeth and fitting braces.
