UM breaks into top 30 in QS Asia 2015 rankings
TMI pic by Afif Abd Halim KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 ― The University of Malaya (UM) has emerged as the only Malaysian university to break into the top-30 of the QS University Rankings: Asia 2015, as two...
View ArticleMalaysian varsities absent in THE rankings for fourth straight year as...
Despite the gains Malaysia has made in the 2015 QS University Rankings: Asia, local varsities again failed to feature in Times Higher Education’s (THE) 2015 ranking of Asian universities released...
View ArticleJohor Sultan urges Malaysia to adopt Singapore policy on English in schools
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has again urged for Malaysia to revive English-medium schools much like those in Singapore, pointing out that because of the...
View ArticleFact or fiction: 16th-century Portuguese sought Malacca to advance the Crusades?
Photo: wikipedia KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Did you know the adventurous Portuguese set sail for Malacca in the 1500s to crush the centre of Islamic propagation and mass convert the Muslim locals to...
View ArticleUniversiti Malaya breaks into QS top-150 amid mixed results for Malaysian...
TMI pic KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Universiti Malaya (UM) broke past the top-150 barrier in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2015 to 2016, as local universities registered mixed...
View ArticleEnglish split into two separate papers for UPSR
PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Education has split the English language paper for the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) into two, namely comprehension and writing, so students have the opportunity...
View ArticleSchools close on Monday and Tuesday, except in Kelantan, East Malaysia, says...
All schools in Malaysia except for Kelantan, Sarawak and Sabah will be closed tomorrow and Tuesday, Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said, due to the worsening smoke conditions. Education...
View ArticleAll schools except in Langkawi to reopen tomorrow
Reuters file pic PUTRAJAYA: All schools except in Langkawi will reopen tomorrow where the Air Pollutant Index (API) was still at an unhealthy level, said Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid. He said the...
View ArticleIt’s back to school tomorrow as air clears
PETALING JAYA: All schools will reopen as usual on Monday, the education ministry announced today in view of the improving air quality as smoke pollution waned over the weekend. Schools in different...
View ArticleStudent takes own life after frustration over SPM paper
KUALA LUMPUR: A teenager, who is also an actor in local Chinese-language TV dramas, is believed to have taken his own life in his family home today. The 17-year-old, a student at SMK Raja Abdullah,...
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