KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has held engagement sessions with 11 states on expanding the Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih (SBJK) programme, which was created to provide access to education for children who drop out of school. Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh (pic) said the states involved were Penang, Johor, Pahang, Terengganu, Kedah, Negri Sembilan, … Read more
Mumbai: Sovereign bond yields, the benchmark for pricing debt, may harden this week as several states have announced record-high borrowings ahead of the general election, surprising investors with a deluge of securities. On Tuesday, 17 state governments will sell bonds worth ₹50,206 crore, a record for a week, and 80% higher than the ₹27,810 crore … Read more
Fresh off a landmark legal defeat last week, Google has now agreed to settle a separate suit by a coalition state attorneys general – co-led by New York AG Letitia James — accusing the tech giant of monopolistic conduct in its app store that increases costs for consumer and developers. Google will hand over $630 … Read more
