KUALA LUMPUR: The role of the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) will not be disrupted after the amendments to the Medical Act 1971 are implemented, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkelfy Ahmad. He said that the agency will maintain its function as the accreditation body for medical master’s degree programmes,
KUALA LUMPUR: New regulations for social media and internet messaging services, set to be introduced by the government, aim to tackle the spread of crime and harmful information, thereby creating a safer online environment for all users, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. In a Facebook post, he acknowledged
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has taken a timely step by mandating all social media and internet messaging services to apply for an Application Service Class Licence under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (Act 588). Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Media and Information Warfare Studies Centre
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) proposed that the government set up a sports university for the development of sports in the future. MAF president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said the suggestion was among major decisions proposed and agreed by all affilaites during the federation’s annual general meeting, on
PARIS: The country’s top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik could not crack through the Great Wall of China as they went down fighting against top seeds Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang in their last group match at the 2024 Paris Olympics, here yesterday. The 2022 world champions had to
PARIS: Tennis great Rafael Nadal’s Olympics singles career is over after Novak Djokovic beat his arch-rival 6-1, 6-4 in the Paris second round, the German news agency (dpa) reported. The Spaniard is still in the doubles along with compatriot and heir Carlos Alcaraz but whether he will be seen on
IPOH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday presented a contribution to Lance Corporal Mohd Faizol Deraman from the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) of the Perak contingent police headquarters (IPK). The junior police officer was injured in an accident while escorting the Prime Minister. The Perak police, in
PARIS: Hopes are high that the badminton squad will maintain their current positive momentum at the 2024 Paris Olympics here after hopes in shooting and swimming evaporated at the early stages. National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Abdul Rashid Yaakub hopes the shuttlers will be able to continue their progress and
SHANGHAI: The Chinese gold market has transformed from being a follower to a leader in several key areas and is set to continue driving innovation in the global gold market for years to come, said David Tait, chief executive officer of the World Gold Council (WGC). Tait made the remarks
ANKARA: France’s national railway company said Sunday that repairs have been completed on train tracks damaged by arson which affected nearly 800,000 passengers late last week, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. SNCF, the national rail operator announced that the repair work was carried out over the past two days following the
