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King, Queen extend Teachers Day greetings
KUALA LUMPUR: Their Majesties Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah, King and Queen of Malaysia, extended Teachers Day greetings to all educators in the country in appreciation of their contributions and sacrifices in educating the nation's children.
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Long-distance marriage priority
IPOH: Teachers in long-distance marriages applying for transfers will be given priority, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
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NUTP wants 300l petrol quota for teachers reinstated
BUTTERWORTH: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) is urging the government to reinstate the 300-litre Budi95 subsidised petrol quota for teachers.
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Disciplined saving habit leads to RM1mil windfall
IPOH: Disciplined saving has paid off handsomely for a teacher from Penang, who won RM1mil in a draw.
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‘Strengthen teacher unions to weather global changes’
BUTTERWORTH: Unity and solidarity are crucial in safeguarding workers' rights and welfare amid growing global geopolitical and economic uncertainties, says Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Steven Sim (pic).
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Fine-tuning varsity entry pathways for diverse school streams
PETALING JAYA: The entry requirements for students from Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), tahfiz and other non-mainstream education streams into universities are being fine-tuned by the government, says the Prime Minister.
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Zambry: No compromising education policy
PUTRAJAYA: The new policy to allow students from private education system to enter public universities (IPTA) does not mean compromising the national education policy or recognising other systems, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir (pic).
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Wider access to public universities is not recognition of non-national education, says Education DG
PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry says that the government's decision to allow students from outside the national education system to apply to public universities should not be interpreted as formal recognition of alternative education systems, says Datuk Prof Dr Azlinda Azman.
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UEC students can apply to IPTA through two separate routes, says Higher Education Ministry
PUTRAJAYA: Students from the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), tahfiz and other non-mainstream education streams are allowed to apply to public universities (IPTA) through two separate admission routes, said Higher Education director-general Datuk Prof Dr Azlinda Azman.
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Confusion over part-time training for Contract of Service teachers resolved, says Fadhlina
IPOH: The confusion over applications for the Education Ministry's Contract of Service (CoS) hiring scheme for education service officers has been resolved, says Fadhlina Sidek.
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Increasing pathways to public varsities does not compromise national education system, says Zambry
PUTRAJAYA: The government's decision to broaden admission pathways to students from outside the national education system into public institutions of higher learning does not compromise the national education policy, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
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Keep pushing for labour reforms to safeguard teachers' rights, says NUTP
BUTTERWORTH: A united, progressive and competitive labour movement for educators and civil servants is needed to consistently and effectively defend their rights, says the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP)
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Teachers union calling for 300-litre Budi95 petrol quota
BUTTERWORTH: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) is urging the government to reinstate the 300-litre Budi95 subsidised petrol quota for teachers.
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Govt fine-tuning varsity entry requirements for UEC and other non-mainstream students, says PM
PETALING JAYA: The government is fine-tuning the entry requirements for students from Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), tahfiz and other non-mainstream education streams into universities, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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Penang school canteen shut for two weeks after rat poop found on premises
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Education Department says it will ensure that the canteen operator in a national-type Tamil school (SJKT) complies fully with Health Department orders to clean and sanitise the premises after the discovery of rat droppings.
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Move to improve quality of polytechnics
PONTIAN: The government is planning a major overhaul of the country's polytechnic system to ensure it remains relevant to future industry needs, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
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Sabah & Sarawak
State ready to take in international medical students
Sarawak is ready to take in returning Malaysian specialists and international medical students in Malaysia to help address the shortage of doctors in the state, says Datuk Michael Tiang.
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Govt approves selected public uni programmes for tahfiz, private and Chinese independent schools
PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to allow candidates outside the national education system with a full Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) qualification to apply to certain public university programmes.
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Govt planning overhaul of polytechnic system to ensure relevancy, says Zambry
PONTIAN: The government is planning a major overhaul of the country's polytechnic system to ensure it remains relevant to future industry needs, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.
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Khow the only Malaysian accepted by top university this year
PETALING JAYA: It was a surprise for Khow Jin Xen, 18, when he was accepted into Harvard College at Harvard University as the only Malaysian admitted this year.
