Education ministry: Schools reopen, but parents can choose to keep kids home if they are worried
PETALING JAYA (July 8): Parents can choose to keep their children at home if they are worried for their health, the Education Ministry clarified today.
ECRL realignment could add RM20b to original cost of RM44b — CGS-CIMB Research
KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): The potential realignment of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) back to its original west-east traverse that was proposed during the times of Barisan Nasional (BN) administration could add as much as RM20 billion to its original cost of RM44 billion, said CGS-CIMB Research.
Nancy Shukri: MM2H temporarily frozen for review
KUCHING (July 2): The Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme within the Tourism, Arts and Culture ministry (MOTAC) is “temporarily frozen for review and improvement by the federal government”, said minister Nancy Shukri (pictured), reported FMT today.
Menara KEN TTDI wins best managed non-strata office award
PETALING JAYA (June 27): KEN Holdings Bhd’s Menara KEN TTDI has won Gold at EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed and Sustainable Property Awards in the below 10 years non-strata office category this year.
Making the move to Malaysia for child's education
Christine Pun, together with her husband and daughter, has been looking to move to Malaysia via the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) since the middle of 2019 not long after the 2019/2020 Hong Kong protests against plans to allow extradition to mainland China, started in June last year.
Education minister: Schools will be inspected to measure 'efficacy' of Covid-19 SOPs
KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): The Education ministry inspect schools at random to measure the “efficacy” of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to keep the Covid-19 at bay when some of them reopen on June 24, reported Berita Harian during an interview with Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin.
Gadang secures two ECRL work packages worth RM81m
KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Gadang Holdings Bhd’s wholly-owned unit Gadang Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd has secured two contracts worth a combined RM81.
Ho Hup bags two ECRL work packages worth RM102m
KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd has bagged two contracts worth a combined RM102.
Maximum of 17 students in a class
KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): There should only be an average of 16 to 17 students in a class at any one time once school sessions resume, the New Straits Times (NST) reported today.
Report: Two cats become first US pets to contract COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the US to test contract Covid-19, AFP reported officials saying today.
