Oil royalty unfair, just like water deal with Singapore: Sabah politician
On 5 Mar, Sabah assemblyman Jamawi Jaafar urged Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamed to consider Sabahan’s feelings on the oil royalty agreement. Agreeing with Mahathir that Singapore is exploiting Malaysia’s water, Jamawi urged the federal government to consider Sabahans’ feelings and expectations on the issue of the oil agreement, pointing out that the rate in […]
Retirement, re-employment age to be raised
Both the retirement and re-employment age is set to be raised as the Government, labor unions and employer agreed on the need for these changes, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said on 5 Mar. As for how far and how fast the ages should be raised, she said that her Tripartite Workgroup on Older Workers would […]
No more N- & O-Level exams from 2024 onwards!
On 5 Mar, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung announced that a new common national examination and certificate framework would replace the current N- and O-Level examinations. As announced in the Parliament, the O-Level and N-Level examinations will be combined into one common national, and the streaming in secondary schools will be replaced by subject-based banding […]