90 golfers to tee off in higher education tourney

KUALA LUMPUR: Ninety golfers from Higher Learning institutions will compete for honours in the Higher Education Ministry Secretary-general Trophy, to be held at the Rahman Putra Golf Club in Sungai Buloh, from May 8-11

Imbuhan untuk atlet Kedah raih pingat

SINTOK: Imbuhan menanti atlet Kedah yang berjaya meraih pingat tanpa mengira warna pada Sukan Malaysia(Sukma) ke-16 di Kuala Lumpur dari 28 Jun hingga 7 Julai ini

Self-centred leaders overshadow Umno's transformation

KUALA LUMPUR: The transformation agenda of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has continued to capture the imagination of members of the largest Malay party, Umno

PAS should do away with political cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR: PAS must totally implement its decision to sever political cooperation with DAP and ensure all its members who are holding posts in the Selangor and Penang state governments resign, according to a political analys

Teachers in politics could strengthen government

KUALA LUMPUR: Teachers in politics may not sound right for most people who believe they should do more to improve the education level in the country, but an academician believes otherwise

Cost savings exercise puts new MAS on firm footing

KUALA LUMPUR: An initial cost savings of at least RM180 million from catering contracts plus a few hundred million more from lesser payroll expens­es due to a leaner work­ force for the next three years will put the new Malaysia Airlines (MAS) on a firm footing as it climbs its way to profitabil­ity in 2018 as targeted, an academician said on Thursday

He was an avid painter, says son-in-law Abdul Rahman Dahlan

PUTRAJAYA: Academician Tan Sri Dr Awang Had Salleh, who died from lung complications at the age of 79 early yesterday, was an avid painter

Optimise UMNO general assembly as people's political platform

ALOR SETAR: The UMNO 2016 General Assembly to be held at month's end should be optimised as a platform for the party to show its capacity as a political medium representing the voice of the people, especially the Malays in the country

GMMF to reach out to M'sian students abroad

AMMAN: The Global Movement of Moderates Foundation (GMMF) will expand on its information programme on Wasatiyyah or moderation especially in addressing extremism to Malaysian students abroad

UUM targets more PhD lecturers by 2015

SINTOK: Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) aims to have 851 lecturers with Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) by 2015 to enable it to qualify as a research university with an autonomous status