Almost 80,000 students eligible for PTPTN loan repayment exemption – Noraini

BATU PAHAT, Feb 25 — A total of 79,873 students are eligible for loan repayment exemption from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) involving an allocation of RM2.06 billion nationwide as at Jan 31 this year.Higher Education Minister…

‘Ali Baba, the Musical’ to be staged in Melaka in March

MELAKA, Feb 25 — Almost 10 years after “Ali Baba, the Musical” was successfully staged at Istana Budaya Kuala Lumpur, Melakans will get the chance to catch a three-day run of the musical theatre, from March 18, at Panggung Seri Kompleks, Department of…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Traders should not hike prices arbitrarily – Nanta

KUCHING, Feb 25 — Traders have been warned against using the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine as an excuse to raise the prices of their goods or services arbitrarily.Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Alexander Nant…

Bernama TV, Radio & Microsite offer interesting, comprehensive reports on Johor polls

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 25 — Starting today, Bernama TV’s new talk show programme ‘Suara Johor’ is offering the audience interesting, comprehensive coverage and analysis on Johor state election.Bernama editor-in-chief Khairdzir Md Yunus said the programme, w…

Malaysia, Thailand agree to implement VTL to facilitate people movement in both countries

BANGKOK, Feb 25 — Malaysia and Thailand have agreed in principle to implement air, land and sea VTL to facilitate the movement of people of the two countries.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the related ministries and agencies would …

Penang govt mulling next steps in COVID-19 wave

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 25 — The Penang state government will hold discussions with the state health department (JKNPP) to evaluate what steps to take next in dealing with the rise in COVID-19 cases.Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said his department was…

N. Sumatra earthquake had minimal impact on M’sia – MetMalaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The impact of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Sumatra, Indonesia today had a minimal impact on Malaysia, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah….