From malaysiakini.com: I refer to the Malaysiakini report UiTM students in Permatang Pauh protest.

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: Her dream of becoming a movie star may not have come true for T. Mahaletchumi, 27, but thanks to the BMW Shorties 2008, she is now proud to call herself a film director.

She qualified for a place in the final on her first attempt.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Dreams do come true – ask 10 bright, young Malaysians who received Bank Negara Malaysia Special Scholarships to further their studies in their desired fields.

From malaysiakini.com: I refer to the letter A daughter devastated, a mother with no answers.

‘Schoolteacher’, let me share with you and your daughter what you should know about the realities of being non-bumis. I hope this will help you explain to your daughter.

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: Public universities will have an indication of their overall competitiveness, when the results of the Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education (Setara) are released in the next two weeks.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Older Malaysians mix with people of other races more easily than those younger, a study on how youths look at national unity has revealed.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry wants foreign students to make up 10% of student enrolment in both public and private higher education institutions.

From malaysiakini.com: I am a teacher by profession. I am teaching in a government school. Being a teacher, I am expected to inculcate moral values in my teachings. I have memorised all the sixteen values ‘Nilai-nilai Murni’ as a result of twenty-five years of teaching – values that transcend curriculum. Day in day out, all the students are exposed to all the values which are expected to cultivate good thinking and moral values among our young citizens.

I AM a manager in a chemical manufacturing firm in Malaysia. We often have vacancies for mechanical and chemical engineers, and occasionally electrical engineers. We do take in fresh graduates to train and develop for the future of our company.

In recent years, I have noticed a marked reduction in the quality of the engineering graduates. I would like to suggest that our local universities work with professional bodies such as Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) to address the weaknesses.

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The general public is not aware that a certain Australian university which has a campus here has little interest in developing the nation's intellectual capital.