200 SCHOLARS EXPECTED TO ATTEND GLOBAL ULAMA CONFERENCE NEXT MONTH

PUTRAJAYA, About 200 scholars from the Malay Archipelago are expected to attend the Global Ulama Conference scheduled to be held on May 7 and 8 in Petaling Jaya.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokh…

Japan’s Nitori opens 1st PH store after investment pledge to PBBM

MANILA: Another investment commitment to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his official foreign trip was realized after Japanese furniture and home accessories retail company Nitori Co., Ltd opened its first store in the country on Thursday.

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28,531 UPKK CANDIDATES OBTAIN 8AS

PUTRAJAYA, A total of 28,531 candidates who sat for the Quran and Fardu Ain (KAFA) Class Assessment Test (UPKK) this year obtained A’s in all eight subjects.

A total of 230,587 pupils took the examination this year.

The subjects are Quran Studies; U…

Digital transformation to make social welfare services more accessible

MANILA: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday underscored the critical role of digital skills in modernizing social welfare services as the department holds a five-day business intelligence training w…

UMT HELPS THE HEARING-IMPAIRED GENERATE INCOME VIA ROSELPRENEUR PROJECT

She said that the projects were implemented based on low-cost factors and aimed at generating promising returns.

‘Over the last five years, we’ve been carrying out this knowledge transfer initiative, involving participants from a range of backgrounds…

Over 945K children in BARMM jabbed against measles – DOH

MANILA: About 945,595 children in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao have been vaccinated against measles as of April 16.

The Department of Health (DOH) said the vaccination is part of the non-selective Measles Outbreak Response Immu…

GOV’T AGREES TO CONSIDER EXTENDING ALLOCATIONS TO OPPOSITION REPS, TO DRAFT MOU – FADILLAH

KUALA LUMPUR, The Unity Government Secretariat Supreme Leadership Council has agreed in principle to consider extending allocations to elected representatives from the opposition, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Fadillah, who is…