An awareness campaign on the conservation of pangolins being held at a primary school. KOTA KINABALU: Sabah wildlife authorities worked with key local conservation groups to hold a host of initiatives for the protection and conservation of pangolins throughout the state. The pangolin is classified as a Schedule 1 “totally protected species” under the Sabah … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: School canteen operators who neglect cleanliness will face stern action, says Sabah Education executive committee chief Datuk Mohd Ariffin Arif. He said this in response to a claim on social media that a canteen at a secondary school in the state was serving stale and contaminated food to students. He said the Sabah … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: The Dual Language Programme (DLP) will be implemented in Sabah, says state Education Department director Datuk Raisin Saidin. However, he said that there were certain considerations including availability of proficient English teachers for the DLP to be fully implemented in the state. “We need to ensure that the programme is successfully implemented within … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: The state government has announced a RM600 air ticket subsidy for all Sabahan students studying at higher learning institutes in Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said an allocation of RM10mil has been set aside for the subsidy assistance. He made the announcement during his visit to Penang … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government announced a RM600 air ticket subsidy for all local students studying at higher learning institutes in Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said an allocation of RM10mil had been set aside for the airfare subsidy. He made the announcement during his visit to Penang where … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)’s water woes will soon be a thing of the past, says its vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kasim Mansor. Prof Kasim said this is after the supply of some five million litres a day (MLD) of water to its campus here not soon. He said the Sabah Water Department was … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) welcomes the first batch of students to its Sabah campus. It was a bustling scene on Monday (March 11) when the students and their parents made a beeline for the new campus, about 8km from Ranau town, to register for the new academic year. MRSM Ranau principal Ismail … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has filled 98% of its teaching positions so there is no need to worry about any shortage of teachers, says state Education Department director Datuk Raisin Saidin. This figure was achieved with the recent addition of manpower on Thursday (March 7). “A second batch of new teachers is expected to arrive next … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: The opening of the Sabah branch of Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) fits in well with Sabah’s aspiration to develop a quality human capital pool, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said the state welcomed TAR UMT’s initiative to expand its wings to Sabah, which would … Read more
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) plans to offer an Iban language degree programme to help address the shortage of Iban language teachers in Sarawak. Unimas vice-chancellor Prof Dr Ahmad Hata Rasit said the Bachelor of Education in Iban Language would be offered under its Education, Language and Communication Faculty. “We hope to begin this programme … Read more
