Nigel Aw

Not about 'going streamless' but new subject packages, Education Ministry clarifies

Not about 'going streamless' but new subject packages, Education Ministry clarifies

UPDATED 1.22PM | It’s ‘gone streamless’ since 2000, so the packages for Forms 4 and 5 are just a slight change to the current system.

After Azmin's episode, Umno MP says afraid to meet minister

After Azmin's episode, Umno MP says afraid to meet minister

It's dangerous to meet now. If we meet, the statement about the meeting later will be different, says Ismail Mohamed Said.

UK to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally shipped to Penang

UK to take back 42 containers of plastic waste illegally shipped to Penang

Mestecc Minister Yeo Bee Yin praises the UK for its willingness to take back the illegal plastic waste.

Deadline passed, MACC still waiting for opposition MPs asset declarations

Deadline passed, MACC still waiting for opposition MPs asset declarations

UPDATED 9.17AM | Oct 1 was the deadline for MPs to declare assets to House speaker, who will then pass it to MACC.

Once too 'poor' to declare assets, the tourism minister now has RM9K to show

Once too 'poor' to declare assets, the tourism minister now has RM9K to show

There are several updates to the asset declaration list, with only five MPs yet to declare.
High hopes post-GE14 replaced by pessimism, Ipsos survey finds

High hopes post-GE14 replaced by pessimism, Ipsos survey finds

Most are less comfortable making big purchases, indicating pessimism for the future, the research house says.
Chinese voters abandon Harapan at more than double the rate of Malay areas

Chinese voters abandon Harapan at more than double the rate of Malay areas

TG PIAI POLLS | Unlike previous by-elections, the coalition now finds itself drowned in a wave of protest votes that cuts across racial lines.

Kit Siang: MCA's Wee was silent on 1MDB, would returning him as MP change?

Kit Siang: MCA's Wee was silent on 1MDB, would returning him as MP change?

He welcomed Najib as his 'boss' during the latter’s visit to Tanjong Piai yesterday, notes Kit Siang.

DAP reps in LTTE case to be charged tomorrow

DAP reps in LTTE case to be charged tomorrow

UPDATED 7.20PM | A lawyer representing assemblypersons P Gunasekaran and G Saminathan has confirmed the impending charges.

RM600k property threshold for foreigners - good or bad?

RM600k property threshold for foreigners - good or bad?

KINIGUIDE | This was one of the most unpopular announcements in Budget 2020. Here’s a breakdown of what it is, and why it’s so controversial.

Why did our ministers get duped into endorsing foreign propaganda?

Why did our ministers get duped into endorsing foreign propaganda?

COMMENT | Hew Kuan Yau may try to sell his comic as "good analysis", but it is bald-faced, blatant propaganda.

IPIC settlement: Although RM40b at stake, Putrajaya sent ill-prepared facilitator

IPIC settlement: Although RM40b at stake, Putrajaya sent ill-prepared facilitator

NAJIB TRIAL | Witness testifies in 1MDB trial that he was sent to negotiate alone on Najib's instructions.

Whither integration? How our children are growing up in separate bubbles

Whither integration? How our children are growing up in separate bubbles

SPECIAL REPORT | In 2016, 97 percent of children in national primary school (SRK) were bumiputera, up from 91 percent in 2000.
'Don't know, don't care' - how 1 in 6 M'sians feel about other religions, cultures

'Don't know, don't care' - how 1 in 6 M'sians feel about other religions, cultures

UPDATED 11.50AM | On the flipside, survey finds 60 percent are familiar with other religions and cultures.

Malaysians split on single-stream education, survey finds

Malaysians split on single-stream education, survey finds

M'sians are divided down the middle on the issue of single-stream education, with resistance strongest among Chinese respondents.

'Leaders should declare if they back Anwar's needs-based affirmative action'

'Leaders should declare if they back Anwar's needs-based affirmative action'

Suhakam commissioner Jerald Joseph says there is now little talk about the fifth pillar of Pakatan Harapan's manifesto on a moderate, inclusive Malaysia.

UTM research centre sealed for not complying to safety standards

UTM research centre sealed for not complying to safety standards

UPDATED 5.34PM | Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research is said to have no work control system in place.

Long wait for OKU job applicant despite passing civil service interview

Long wait for OKU job applicant despite passing civil service interview

She received an offer letter in February but was in limbo when her disability was noted as a 'disease'.

Politicians condemned for playing 'civil service sabotage' card

Politicians condemned for playing 'civil service sabotage' card

Lawyer Edmund Bon says some political leaders have 'forgotten where they come from'.

MP: Mujahid's statement on LGBT 'throws them out into the cold'

MP: Mujahid's statement on LGBT 'throws them out into the cold'

'It brings fear and hatred towards the community,' says Maria Chin Abdullah.

TNB denies discrimination, says BMI wasn’t reason for job rejection

TNB denies discrimination, says BMI wasn’t reason for job rejection

Job applicant was rejected because of other undisclosed reasons, it says.

Rejected for exec job at TNB because BMI 'too high', claims woman

Rejected for exec job at TNB because BMI 'too high', claims woman

UPDATED 5.50PM | 'It doesn’t matter what size a person is. No one should go through this', rues the applicant.

‘Hundreds of children in detention centres, some boys locked up with men’

‘Hundreds of children in detention centres, some boys locked up with men’

Child rights activist Hartini Zainuddin says this happens while gov't drags its feet on alternatives.

'Gov't sowing culture of fear by acting against anti-palm oil school show'

'Gov't sowing culture of fear by acting against anti-palm oil school show'

UPDATED 9.48AM | Freedom of expression advocacy group Article 19 calls for a cessation to any action against an international school.