PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry remains committed to strengthening the Secondary School Alternative Assessment (SSAA) to ensure students with special needs obtain high-quality education relevant to current and future needs. The ministry said that SSAA is a form of specific assessment capable of assessing such students’ abilities and development potential based …

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PDB) saw its net profit jump to RM943.07 million in the financial year ended Dec 31, 2023 (FY2023) from RM776.59 million on the back of higher gross profit from all segments and interest income. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, PDB said revenue expanded …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death, Maria Pevchikh, a Navalny ally, said on Monday, repeating her allegation that President Vladimir Putin had him killed. Speaking on YouTube, Pevchikh said talks about exchanging Navalny …

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan’s three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was elected on Monday as the head of the country’s most populous province, Punjab, in a move underlining the expanding grip of the family in the South Asian nation. Maryam, 50, her father’s political …

KUALA LUMPUR: LPI Capital Bhd said since the implementation of the phased liberalisation of Malaysia’s general insurance industry, there has been greater price competition which is likely to exert pressure on underwriting margins. “Extreme weather events such as floods have also pushed up the cost of reinsurance and affected insurers’ …

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior superintendent told the High Court that four countries did not cooperate when she applied to record conversations of bank witnesses in connection with the investigation into corruption and money laundering involving RM2.3bil of funds belonging to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which is …

RANCHI, India (Reuters) – Ben Stokes was proud of his team’s commitment despite suffering his first series defeat since taking over as England test captain against India, the 32-year-old said on Monday. India, who have not lost a test series on home soil since 2012, grabbed an unassailable 3-1 lead …

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark on Monday said it had dropped its investigation into the explosions in 2022 on the Nord Stream pipelines carrying Russian gas to Germany, becoming the second nation to do so after neighbouring Sweden closed its own inquiry. The multi-billion dollar Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines transporting …

PETALING JAYA: The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry aims to organise at least 15 series of STEM Camps in selected schools nationwide throughout this year. Its minister, Chang Lih Kang, said this is in response to challenges faced, particularly at the school level, in engaging students in STEM (science, technology, …

PETALING JAYA: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has charged three individuals in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with four offences relating to unlicensed capital market activities. In separate courts today, the SC said Chin Wai Lan (Sophia Chin) and Ang Jen Chuen (Dexter Ang) were charged for one offence respectively, …