KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 – Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers and those with equivalent qualifications applying for admission to public institutions of higher learning (IPTA) for the 2010/2011 academic session are required to do so online. The application will be implemented in two phases with phase one started on Nov 2 till Dec 31 [...]

PETALING JAYA, Dec 11 — The Cabinet today gave the green light to Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr. S.Subramaniam to continue holding discussions with the Education Ministry in resolving the dispute over the ministry’s decision to cap the subjects for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination. Dr Subramaniam said the Cabinet had requested him to [...]

I don’t know why this particular Monday seems to past so slow.  It seems like its taking forever to turn to Tuesday, and I really can’t wait for pay day.  I’m as broke as anyone shouldn’t be now (Thanks to my dentist’s RM420 service charge), and there are so much things going on, I really [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: There are many positive reasons to limit the number of SPM subjects to 10, including the fact that it could overcome the shortage of teachers, Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said statistics showed that almost 90% of students took 10 subjects anyway. “It all comes down to how we want [...]

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 [...]

Its about time they(the ministry/government) did this.  When I was in Form 5, I had to choose, matriculation, or university.. It kind of shuts options because if you get into matriculation, you will be removed from the UPU or University list.  Here is good news for school leavers.  Read it out.. LOUDLY!!

Blah… I’ve not updated this blog for a week.  Not that I’ve lost my interest, but I just don’t have the time to do so.  Also don’t have time to do blog hopping, so pardon me for not visiting any blogs somewhere soon.