Singapore jails Chinese national 3 months, for selling fake Taylor Swift tickets, helping trio gatecrash concert

Yang took part in a scheme to help three people tailgate a concertgoer into the venue with accomplice Li Xiaowei, who was sentenced to six weeks’ jail last week over the same incident. Indonesia keen to work with Singapore on staging big gigs after Swift success On March 1, three travellers, Shangguan Linmo, Hu Zhijun … Read more

New school session begins for over 217,000 in Penang

KEPALA BATAS: A total of 217,886 primary and secondary students began their 2024/25 school session on Monday (March 11) at 397 schools in Penang. State Education Department Director Abdul Said Hussain said this comprised 117,585 primary school pupils and 100,301 secondary school students. “Year One pupils registered for the current school session total 21,053 at … Read more

Malaysia’s ‘Silicon Valley’ hit by ‘absurd’ 4-day water cut, 500,000 homes affected

More than half a million households and businesses in northern Malaysia will be without water for up to four days starting on Wednesday due to engineering works at a major treatment plant, officials said. The disruption has forced hundreds of manufacturers in Penang state – often dubbed the “Silicon Valley of the East” – to … Read more

Penang schoolkids allowed home-based learning during four-day water disruption

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Education Department has allowed all schools in the state to conduct home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) during the scheduled four-day water supply disruption starting Jan 10. Its deputy director Wan Sajiri Wan Hassan said that Form Five and pre-university college students would have to attend lessons at school as usual as … Read more

Education Ministry wants report from Cheras boarding school on bullying incident

GEORGE TOWN: The Education Ministry has ordered a secondary school in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to prepare a complete report on the bullying incident involving runaway student Muhammad Daniel Akmal Zulkhairi, says its Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying. “The ministry is investigating (Muhammad Daniel’s bullying case). We have instructed the school to make a complete report … Read more

myStarJob Fair good platform for career opportunities, say attendees

GEORGE TOWN: The myStarJob Fair is a good platform for job seekers to find career opportunities for their future, say attendees. Business administration executive Nur Syahira Osman, 29, said attending the job fair will enable her to have a wide choice of career opportunities. “This is my first time attending the myStarJob Fair and it … Read more