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- Burnt body in Ampang that of college student, body identified
- DPM: Vocational transformation programme to start 2013
- PM: Reconsider 6pc charge on prepaid phone lines
| Burnt body in Ampang that of college student, body identified Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:54 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that the body of a woman with 80 per cent burns in Kampung Lembah Jaya Utara, Ampang belonged to a 19-year-old college student. Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the confirmation was made possible after the victim's father identified the body at UKM Medical Centre here. "The father lodged a report at the Setapak police station two days ago stating that the victim is his daughter who had gone missing for five days. "He lodged the report after reading news reports on the case and information about the gold bracelet, tiny gold earrings and the remains of the baju kurung worn by the victim," ACP Amiruddin told reporters. He said the father claimed that his daughter left home to meet a friend. "The victim is a student of a private college in Selayang and police are questioning all her friends to track down the suspect," he said. BERNAMA Related Stories: |
| DPM: Vocational transformation programme to start 2013 Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:32 AM PDT LONDON: The Vocational Education Transformation Programme, aimed at strengthening further Malaysia's vocational education, will be implemented in 2013. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the programme would support the national economic transformation agenda in churning out skilled and trained manpower. "This is because efforts to develop trained manpower has yet to meet the government's aspiration despite the fact that vocational education had long been established in Malaysia. "For example, we only produce 10 per cent of the industry's requirement in vocational education. We want to raise it to 20 per cent, just like in the developed nation," he told reporters here after visiting one of the world's top fashion colleges, the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, and held a meeting with the college principal, Prof Frances Corner. Muhyiddin, who is Education Minister, is in London for a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom. He said although the new curriculum would only be implemented in 2013, preparations must be made from now especially in terms of the infrastructure, site, training, providing skilled teachers besides the financial aspect. In this context, he said the government would set up the National Vocational Council consisting of representatives from the industry and government to draw up the policy needed in churning out skilled manpower that fulfilled the market requirement. BERNAMA |
| PM: Reconsider 6pc charge on prepaid phone lines Posted: 09 Sep 2011 05:34 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes telcos can reconsider the decision to impose a 6% charge on prepaid mobile users. He said he received a lot of reactions from the public and the decision was an unpopular one. "I hope the telcos can reconsider this move because we are trying to reduce the burden of the public who are already suffering from the increase in living costs," said Najib. He said the decision to impose the tax was not made by the Finance Ministry. More in The Star Saturday. Related Stories: |
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