BUKIT MERTAJAM: Eleven-year-old Nur-bayti Md Dali, who quit school since Year One to look after her obese mother Nurhaniza Ahmad in Kampung Kebun Sireh here, is keen on going back to school.
The timid girl, who shyly plays with her cats, Comel and Pak Tam, said her father Md Dali Ismail, had plans to send her to a religious school in Pokok Sena, Tasek Gelugor, next year.
“I want to go back to school, but I feel sad to leave my mother at home because the school hours there are long, from …

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 family background.
“This is to honour the best students. Nothing else should come in the way,” he told reporters after a press conference on exports of fishery products from Malaysia to the European Union here yesterday.
Liow said …