KUALA LUMPUR: Students planning to sit for Islamic studies, Tamil, Chinese, English and Iban languages should not be penalised by the 10-subject limit for the SPM examination beginning next year. “The percentage of those affected by the scholarships was small at approximately 2.5%,” said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk S.K. Devamany. He [...]

NILAI: The days of students taking up to 20 subjects in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination are over. Next year they will be allowed a maximum of only 10 subjects. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this would put an end to the controversy surrounding Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships and the number [...]

PUTRAJAYA -Students sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination may not be allowed to take as many subjects as they like in future. This is to put an end to claims on unfairness in the award of Public Service Department scholarships. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that, as things stood now, students [...]

PETALING JAYA: Capping the number of subjects to be taken at Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) level is a good idea, said several academics. National Parent-Teacher Associa tion Council president Assoc Prof Datuk Mohd Ali Hassan felt that allowing 12 subjects was fair. “Our children need to grow and it is important that they enjoy their [...]

PETALING JAYA: Foreign universities are looking beyond a string of A’s in SPM as they prefer all-rounders who also excelled in extra-curricular activities. British Council education director Peter Clack said some British universities were “put off” by the number of A’s which Malaysian students boasted about. He welcomed the Government’s move to limit the number [...]

PETALING JAYA: The Public Service Department (PSD) has awarded scholarships to 323 Indian students this year. MIC secretary-general Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said out of this, 171 were for foreign degree programmes while 152 were awarded to students pursuing courses at the five local universities recognised by the department. The universities are the Asian Institute [...]

PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department must implement what has been agreed upon by the Cabinet in the selection of scholarship recipients, MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said. He said 20% of the scholarships must be given to the top students and the PSD should not weigh other factors such as co-curriculum activities or [...]

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By NG CHENG YEE from The Star Online PUTRAJAYA: The Government will review the selection criteria for Public Services Department scholarships, said MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. He said a meeting would be held among Barisan Nasional component party leaders, the PSD director-general and the Chief Secretary to the Government today. They will [...]

KUCHING, May 10 (Bernama) — The Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) has proposed a comprehensive review of caning in schools to include caning for girl students. Its president William Ghani Bina said it was unfair that boy students be subjected to caning while the girls only had to clean toilets and gather litter for committing the [...]