黄进发：西马各州是一个单位．“重划选区排除雪违宪”
槟城研究学院研究员黄进发说，选委会重新提呈的大马半岛选区重划建议，把雪州摒除在外是违反宪法的。 （雪兰莪．八打灵再也9日讯）槟城研究学院研究员黄进发说，选委会重新提呈的大马半岛选区重划建议，把雪州摒除在外是违反宪法的。 他受询时对星洲日报说，根据联邦宪法113（6）条款，里面把大马分成3个重划的单位，即马来半岛、沙巴及砂拉越，西马各州始终是一个重划的单位，没有任何的依据可以把雪州排除在外。 他指出
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威省市局发逾万通知信．教育住户从源头分类垃圾
槟州政府去年6月落实从源头分类垃圾政策后，威省市政局去年8月至今年1月，共发出1万1517张通知信（notice pemberitahuan）给没遵守的住户。 Amstrong Technology有限公司及南岛制衣有限公司合作净化河流。（图：星洲日报） （槟城．北海）槟州政府去年6月落实从源头分类垃圾政策后，威省市政局去年8月至今年1月，共发出1万1517张通知信（notice pemberit
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威省市局提醒民眾 7月沒垃圾分類罰
胡欽慎（右四）移交再循環垃圾桶予鄭建生（中），由王育璇（左起）、胡智勝、陳宗興、羅查理、胡烈盛、胡福盛、胡佑強（右一）等見證。 （大山腳19日訊）檳州自去年6月1日落實垃圾分類以來，威省市政局在同年8月至12月，共發出9446張通知書給未進行垃圾分類的業主，今年首個月則發出2071張。威省市政局秘書羅查理提醒民眾說，距離執法期只剩下大約4個月，今年7月1日開始，市政局就會針對沒有進行垃圾分類的市民
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Making George Town more walkable, one street at a time
Chulia Street is the first street for the local council together with Penang Institute to start its walkability project. ― Picture by KE Ooi GEORGE ...
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TPPA and RCEP: How will they benefit Malaysia?
Are both agreements complementary, or will they cross each other out? Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, said recently that the ...
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Malaysian girls missing from the job market
MP SPEAKS MP for Serdang Dr Ong Kian Ming wrote an excellent article about the worrying gender imbalance in Malaysian public universities. Our colleagues in ...
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Serious challenge for Malaysia if Syariah law implemented, says scholar
GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia will face a serious challenge if Syariah law is implemented in the country, a law professor said today. Professor Dr. Abdullahi Ahmed ...
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Where are the boys heading?
Female power: There is a growing presence of females in local varsities and that does not exclude those in the sciences. –File photo MALE undergraduates ...
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Why the lower intake of males in public universities
MP SPEAKS More than half of public universities in Malaysia have extreme disparities in favour of women, according to a new report by the Penang ...
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Ong: ‘Missing’ boys in public varsities cause for concern
The career trajectory of the “missing” boys must be considered together with the potential negative impact on crime and other social indicators. KUALA LUMPUR: Female ...
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Graduates face a long-haul to recover study costs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian university graduates face a ten-year wait before their higher education investment pays-off, claims a leading think-tank. New research from the Penang Institute ...
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Higher education seen as poor investment
Penang Institute fellow says graduates take longer than non-graduates to out-perform the latter in returns, and many years just to break even. GEORGE TOWN: If ...
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High fees, low salaries make degrees poor investment, academics say
Academics say high education fees and meagre salaries are the reasons why we are not getting a good return on investments. ― File pic KUALA ...
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槟城开讲吸引逾千五人聆听
马哈迪拒推荐纳吉替代人选 槟州希盟政府破天荒邀请前首相马哈迪开讲，吸引超过1500位民众涌入海峡港口会展中心，聆听该名前国家领袖为国家未来前景把脉。 马哈迪在演讲上数度呼吁，民众签署要求撤换首相纳吉的《公民宣言》，但在发问环节询及时，依然拒绝为安华或东姑拉沙里等潜能接班人背书，同时也不肯表态是否支持巫统继续执政。 对他而言，即使是好领袖，上台后也难免会变质。至于巫统是否应再掌权，他未正面回应说，一
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“阿德南可要求更多” 敦马：中央是输家
林冠英（左）说，他与马哈迪（中）同台可能让人感觉尴尬，但是为了拯救国家，就必须以大局为重。 （槟城8日讯）前首相敦马哈迪医生指出，国阵在砂拉越州选大获全胜，却也代表输了中央主权，因为以阿德南为主的砂州政府，未来可更理直气壮向中央政府要求更多资源。 “其实中央政府是输家，砂州首长阿德南才是赢家。目前砂州没有了收费站，砂州未来可继续要求更多。” 马哈迪今天出席由槟城研究院举行的“大马何去何从”讲座会后
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