About 25 ‘sick schools’ projects need immediate attention

[ad_1] KISSING FROM PADANG: Approximately 25 “sick school” projects across the country need immediate attention. Education Minister Dr. Radzi Jidin said that special attention should be paid to the issue to ensure that long-abandoned projects can be completed and prevent further losses due to damage to building structures. “There are …

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4 key indicators to boost economic recovery – Vice Minister

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s economic recovery can currently be measured by four key indicators, namely the retail sector, hotel accommodation, crude palm oil prices and the price of SMR 20 rubber, said the deputy minister of the Department (Economy) of the Prime Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup. He said that …

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Goodbye to Tony Francis, sifu of journalism

[ad_1] Tony Francis toned Malaysian sports through his writing, his radical approach to sports pages, and guidance from sports journalists. (Photo by Tony Francis) KUALA LUMPUR: The sifu is dead. Tony Francis, who breathed and lived journalism, breathed his last at 8.15am today at his home in Bangsar. He was …

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Veteran journalist Tony Francis dies

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Sports journalist and journalist Tony Francis (pix) passed away peacefully on Monday after a battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Tony, a former New Straits Times news editor-in-chief who worked at the New Straits Times group for 35 years from 1967 to 2002, was 73 at the …

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Shahrir seeks to recuse the judge

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Former Felda President Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad (pix), who faces a charge for not declaring the RM1 million received from former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the Internal Revenue Board (IRB) has requested the recusal of High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali …

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