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From pocket money to cooking: How MOE hopes to make maths less scary

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- The Ministry of Education (MOE) plans to strengthen the competencies of mathematics teachers through targeted training and the strategic placement of qualified mathematics tea... Read More


Indonesia names 11 companies as suspects in forest fire probes

JAKARTA, Oct. 22 -- Indonesian police have named 11 companies as suspects in investigations into forest and land fires, including three foreign-invested firms, as authorities intensify enforcement aga... Read More


Three in 10 couples set on divorce changed their minds after counselling, says Family's Ministry sec-gen

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- Thirty per cent of couples who intended to divorce reconciled after undergoing family counselling sessions managed by the National Population and Family Development Board (LPP... Read More


Cameras, cops, circulars - why school bullying won't go away - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 22 -- The Education Ministry recently released figures: 5,681 bullying cases reported in schools between January and August this year. The Prime Minister himself admitted the real n... Read More


How Malaysians can have enough money after retiring: Moving away from choosing EPF 'lump sum' payouts

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- If you are given a pot of money, would you spend it all in one go or over just a few years, or would you make it last for the rest of your life? Shifting away from lump-sum E... Read More


Instead of a lump sum EPF withdrawal, how an automatic annuity with opt-out option could work for Malaysians

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- Licensed financial planner Rajen Devadason said an insurance annuity scheme like Singapore's CPF LIFE could also work in Malaysia. He explained that if the government gives a... Read More


As Singaporeans live longer, a look at how they manage their retirement savings

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- Singapore's Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) deputy CEO (services) Wong Yan Jun said Singapore's CPF - the equivalent of Malaysia's EPF - had in 1987 introduced a phased wi... Read More


Samsuri rallies Perikatan machinery for Melaka polls after court freezes RoS deregistration

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has welcomed a High Court ruling granting an interim stay against the Registrar of Societies' (RoS) decision ... Read More


Maintain Western technology for DNB, says MP

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 22 -- Wawasan information chief and Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has urged Putrajaya to maintain Digital Nasional Bhd's (DNB) Western technology stack, saying it is ... Read More


Singapore petrol prices rise for second straight day as Shell follows Caltex

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22 -- Motorists in Singapore saw a second consecutive day of pump price hikes after Shell on Thursday (October 22) matched Caltex's Wednesday increase. The latest adjustments also mar... Read More