Archive for 2009

Hard work pays off for students

Hard work pays off for students

HARD WORK, perseverance and dedication of 20 students paid off when they received scholarships from GAB Foundation under its Partial Scholarship Scheme. The scholarships were offered to those pursuing their tertiary education in recognised local and foreign Institutions of Higher Learning. A ceremony was held to congratulate the first batch of recipients. Forty applications were [...]

August 4, 2009 | 0 Comments More
School exams will not be postponed due to A(H1N1)

School exams will not be postponed due to A(H1N1)

UALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examinations will not be postponed despite the spread of Influenza A(H1N1). Director-general of Education Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said all national school examinations including UPSR in September would proceed [...]

July 29, 2009 | 1 Comment More
Permohonan Biasiswa Persekutuan Bagi Mengikuti Pengajian Peringkat Diploma di Politeknik Sesi 2009/2010

Permohonan Biasiswa Persekutuan Bagi Mengikuti Pengajian Peringkat Diploma di Politeknik Sesi 2009/2010

Permohonan Biasiswa Persekutuan Tajaan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Bagi Mengikuti Pengajian Peringkat Diploma di Politeknik Bagi Kemasukan Sesi 2009/2010. Permohonan adalah dipelawa daripada pelajar-pelajar yang mendaftar untuk mengikuti pengajian peringkat Diploma di Politeknik bagi kemasukan Sesi 2009/2010 untuk mendapat biasiswa tajaan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam. For details, please visit Malaysia-Scholarship and JPA Portal. Incoming search terms:biasiswa master [...]

July 28, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Scholarships 2009

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Scholarships 2009

The Public Services Department (PSD) invites application for the 12 post-graduate scholarships under the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Scholarship Programme. The scholarships are divided into six places each for Master’s and PhD in the fields of Science and Technology, Economics and Law. The scholarships are meant for candidates with excellent academic and non-academic (extra-curricular activities) achievements [...]

July 28, 2009 | 0 Comments More
UPSR workbook

UPSR workbook

MYSASAS has launched its Amazing UPSR Grammar Workbook. The workbook offers corrective lessons for every question, thus encouraging students to learn from their mistakes and from examples. Visit www.mysasas.com for details.

July 26, 2009 | 2 Comments More
Teaching of Maths and Science will revert to Bahasa Malaysia

Teaching of Maths and Science will revert to Bahasa Malaysia

This was not an easy decision for the current government, it was first implemented in 2003 during Tun Mahathir in power they decided to use English as medium of instruction for Maths and Science. After 5 years on the road, various study, survey has been made and today the Cabinet  that the medium of instruction [...]

July 8, 2009 | 5 Comments More
The United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC)

The United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC)

If you plan to further your studies in UK, make sure you check UKEC website.The United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC) or the Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar Malaysia di United Kingdom dan Eire (MPPM UK Eire) is the national coalition of the Malaysian Students Societies in the universities and colleges in the United [...]

July 4, 2009 | 0 Comments More
New merit-based PSD Scholarship

New merit-based PSD Scholarship

The Prime Minister has announced on the establishment of new merit-based category of Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships starting next year. Eventhough, no details has been released on the criteria of selection etc, this has received overwhelming support from various quarters. On Saturday, Dato’ Seri Najib had said that the move was in tandem with [...]

June 29, 2009 | 0 Comments More
SPM: 10 subjects max from 2010 onwards

SPM: 10 subjects max from 2010 onwards

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has made it official that all students will be able to take a maximum of only 10 subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination from 2010 onwards The only exceptions would be students in the joint science and religious stream who will be allowed to take 11 subjects [...]

June 17, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Many object to making English a ‘must pass’ SPM subject

Many object to making English a ‘must pass’ SPM subject

This is the problem when we have frequent change of Minister of Education. Every new Minister will try to implement or introduce new things. But this one not bad either as before he implement, he try to get people views on to make English a “must pass” SPM subject. My personal opinion is this will [...]

June 11, 2009 | 0 Comments More