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Bring back English schools
It is unhealthy for race relations when the student population in Chinese schools is 99.9% Chinese, Tamil schools is 100% Indian and national schools, dubbed Malay schools, is 80% to 90% Malay. SERIOUSLY, the government should allow the use of English as a medium of instruction in schools again. If there are Chinese and Tamil primary schools alongside national schools, there is no reason for ...
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MIC to discuss party polls and GE13 sabotage
PETALING JAYA: With the general election over, the MIC is set to work on the party polls that had been postponed since last year. Newly-appointed ...
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Great memories as Foon Yew High School turns 100
JOHOR BARU: At the age of 77, Poon Kim Boon has gone back to school this time, to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the Foon Yew High School. The grandfather of two, who was among the first batch of 38 students to graduate from the school in 1957, relished the memories that came flooding back to him the moment he stepped inside the compound. "Looking at the familiar arch at the ...
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Security guards chopped up like meat at Cheras condo
KUALA LUMPUR: Three security guards were slashed with machetes and "chopped up like meat" at a condominium in Cheras here. Four foreign guards were on duty at the condominium when two men wearing motorcycle helmets attacked the guard- house of Vistaria Residency condominium at 7.30am yesterday. One of them escaped unhurt. Resident ...
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New minister Abdul Rahman wants more homes to be affordable
KOTA KINABALU: The rebranded Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry will work closely with the state governments to bring more affordable homes to the people. "Our concern is to see these housing projects take off and completed without any hitches," said ...
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Sabah conservation effort doing good
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's turtle conservation effort, dating back nearly half a century, is bearing fruit. Certain pristine areas along the state's east coast is now home to an increasing number of these marine creatures. For example, at Pulau Mabul, off Semporna, a 2km stretch of coral reef is home to more than 140 turtles. "That is a good sign," said Universiti Malaysia Sabah ...
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Umno disciplinary board to probe into reports of sabotage
KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations are being carried out following reports of sabotage by Umno members against the party during the 13th general election. Umno disciplinary board special committee ...
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My home my school
More and more Malaysian parents are turning towards homeschooling today for various reasons. IF you ask Jeremy Lee* how much he likes school, chances are you'll get a rather frank reply. "I don't like school. I get very restless, and then the teacher will make me stand in the corner and pull my ears," he says. Until three years ago, Jeremy, 11, was in a public school. And he ...
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Be wary of banking Trojans
Online banking users in Malaysia need to be wary of sophisticated Trojans. IMAGINE a burglar hiding in your house and slowly cleaning out your valuables, bit by bit, without you even realising it. According to security firm Symantec, that is the common modus operandi of banking Trojans today, which have grown so sophisticated that they are almost impossible to detect and very difficult to get ...
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Anwar Malaysia’s Opposition Leader Takes to the Streets
KUANTAN, Malaysia -- Not long ago he was flirting with the idea of semiretirement, maybe a teaching job at an American university. But now Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Malaysian opposition, former political prisoner and longtime bugbear of the establishment, says those plans are firmly on the ...
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EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei ZTE for trade violations
NEW YORK -- Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp. for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy ...
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Penangites throng Esplanade for thanksgiving rally
GEORGE TOWN: The state government's rally to thank voters drew a large crowd of Pakatan Rakyat supporters at the Esplanade in Padang Kota lama here on Saturday. The supporters, mostly clad in black attire, had arrived as early as 6.30pm to hear the speakers, among them, ...
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Water shortage due to maximum output at treatment plants says Syabas
KUALA LUMPUR: Supply of clean water in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur is steadily decreasing due to water treatment plants reaching maximum production levels, according to Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas). It said the treatment plants could no longer cater to increasing demand from consumers. "The problem is not linked to rainfall or supply of raw water which are sufficient," the ...
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EC reminds GE13 candidates of Sunday deadline to remove campaign materials
PETALING JAYA: Candidates of the 13th general election have until tomorrow to remove their flags, banners and posters or risk losing their deposits. Election Commission (EC) ...
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Sabah RCI hearing resumes Monday
announced the setting up of the RCI, stressing that the Government was committed to resolving the issue which could affect the well-being of the people in the state. On Sept 21, Najib handed over the appointment letters to the RCI chairman, former Chief Judge of Sabah and ...
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Mukhriz denies permission for Pakatan rally
chairman Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir has denied Pakatan Rakyat permission to hold a rally at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Suka Menanti here on Tuesday, saying it was not a wise thing to do. Mukhriz, who is also Kedah Menteri Besar, said any group was entitled to hold an assembly, but its purpose had to be scrutinised before granting approval. "Similar rallies held in several places ...
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Submit proof of price hike of essential goods says Domestic Trade Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Those with proof that prices of essential items have increased should submit the claims to the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry. Emphasising that prices have remained ...
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Waythamoorthy says five years to solve Indian problems
(pix) has promised to solve the problems faced by the Indian community and bring positive changes to its socio-economic position in the next five years. Waythamoorthy, appointed deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department, said he would focus on displaced estate workers, stateless people, education and business and job opportunities among the community. Describing his appointment as ...
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Enforcement officer by day robber by night
GEORGE TOWN: By day, he is an enforcement officer at the Penang Municipal Council. But as night falls, his 'duties' bordered on the wrong side of the law. Policemen in a patrol car nabbed the 26-year-old early Saturday on suspicion of robbing a convenience store. Timur Laut police chief ACP Gan Kong Meng said the suspect was spotted fleeing the store in Lebuh Pantai here at 5am. ...
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Student activist arrested for sedition
KUALA LUMPUR: Student activist Adam Adli Abd Halim was arrested on Saturday for his involvement in a May 13 forum at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, KL police chief Deputy ...
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Wall Street Week Ahead Correction talk gets old as rally sails along
.SPX gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get ...
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China April housing inflation quickens to two year high
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economic ...
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Fake rumor about toy boy shows Lebanese diva Sabah is still in the game
she remarried to a 21-year-old toy boy named Deeb Al Mutairi, someone younger than her grandchildren.The rumor quickly spread on numerous social networks and news websites posted photos of Sabah accompanied by a young man, said to be her new hubby.According to Sayidaty.net, Sabah's niece Claudia Aqil, who has been accompanied Sabah for several years, denied the rumor and said that her aunt ...
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Umno probing reports of sabotage by party members during polls
KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations are being carried out following reports of sabotage by Umno members against the party during the 13th general election. Acting chairman of the Special Committee of the Umno Disciplinary ...
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Beckham is Star Online readers pick for best English player
PETALING JAYA: The votes are in, and David Beckham is the unanimous choice for Star Online readers as the best English player of his era. Beckham, 38, who announced his retirement Thursday, was a clear fan favourite ahead of former England team-mates Alan Shearer, Paul Scholes, Michael Owen and Steven ...
Kuala Lumpur Spotlight
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City's major raw water project
It’s been in the pipelines for several years, but finally the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project has found its feet with an official groundbreaking ceremony held in April of 2010, the facility, when completed, will enable a massive region of the country, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya to cope with increasing demand for raw water treatment from industrial, residential and tourism sectors of the economy.
The raw water treatment project is a massive undertaking: a pipeline is to be constructed run from Sungai Semantan in Pahang to the Hulu Langat water treatment facility in Selangor, it will be 44.6 kilometers long, the longest tunnel of its kind in Asia and the sixth largest in the world. When operating at maximum capacity, over 1,800 litres of raw water will be pumped to Selangor and treated for conversion to fresh water, according to Kuala Lumpur news media. Read more
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