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UM can’t simply revoke student’s scroll, Hakam tells varsity leaders
PUCHONG: Universiti Malaya (UM) has no absolute discretion in withholding or revoking a graduate’s scroll, said National Human Rights Society (Hakam) today. In a statement, Hakam president Gurdial Singh Nijar also hurled brickbats at National Professors Council (MPN) for coming
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Govt will act over discriminations against job seekers
PUTRAJAYA: The government will definitely take action in the event of discriminations by employers against job applicants even though there is no specific law that protects job seekers, said Human Resources Deputy Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar . He said the Employment Act
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‘Don’t hastily abolish science, arts streams’
KAJANG: The government was advised not to be hasty in abolishing the arts and science streams in form four starting next year. The National Council of Professors (NCP) president Prof. Datuk Dr. Raduan Che Rose said he feared the move would
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UM has right to withhold scroll, says National Professors Council
Universiti Malaya (UM) has the right to revoke or withhold the Bachelor’s Degree certificate of its graduate who staged a protest during the university’s convocation ceremony on Monday. National Professors Council (MPN) president Datuk Raduan Che Rose said each university
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Iran: Cut more nuke commitments if interests not secured
TEHRAN: Iran said Thursday it would further reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, unless its interests are secured by the signatories, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local media. Iran is determined to take further steps to suspend its
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Man Returns to Family After 35 Years
KUALA LUMPUR : A local English daily recently carried the poignant story of how a 47-year search for an estranged father ended in heartbreak. The father of five left behind his family in Melaka to seek greener pastures in Britain
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Fate of Japan’s imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old
TOKYO: When Japan’s youngest prince, Hisahito, visited Bhutan in August on his first overseas trip just months after his uncle Naruhito became emperor, his trip was regarded as the debut of a future monarch on the world stage. Greeting his
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Netflix and Amazon face censorship threat in India
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India is deliberating potential censorship on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, a senior government source told Reuters. While film and TV certification bodies already moderate public content in India, the country’s laws do not
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A Canadian election looms
Canadians go to the polls on 21 October, four years after Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party swept to power. But things aren’t as clear-cut this time around, with several other parties rising in the polls. Here’s a visual look at some
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Elijah Cummings: Iconic US congressman and fierce critic of Trump, dies
WASHINGTON: US Representative Elijah Cummings, a civil rights champion who over the last quarter century became one of the most influential Democrats in Congress and a key figure in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, passed away yesterday. He
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