More pupils answered science, maths in English for UPSR in 2008

13/11 There were more pupils answered science, maths in English in 2008 then those in 2007 for UPSR. The figures show that there were 159,234 pupils answered science in English whereas in 2007, there were only 1324 pupils. There were 238,153 pupils answered maths in English, however, in 2007 there were only 1,075 students doing that.

13/11 Sect leader Ayah Pin returned to Malaysia recently, says IGP; cops instructed by Jabatan Agama not to detain him; he has now returned to Thailand.

12/11 Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko indicated on Tuesday that Ukraine's early legislative elections would now be delayed until next year.

13/11 A man was bitten to death by a tiger at the Singapore zoo this afternoon, says a Singapore Civil Defense Force official.

13/11 Company director Basri Samsudin, 35, claimed trial at KL sessions court to 6 counts of money laundering involving RM 3.5m.

13/11 Bomb thrown in Bangkok market at a rally of protesting vendors leading to 13 people wounded.

11/11 Russians Survivors recalled the terrifying seconds after toxic gas was pumped into their nuclear submarine which 20 people were killed.

10/11 Twenty people died of gas poisoning and another 22 were injured in an accident on a Russion nuclear submarine in the Sea of Japan.

9/11 Accident on board 208-man Russian nuclear submarine in Pacific Ocean kills 20 and 21 were hurt. Navy claimed that there is no danger of radioactive.

11/11 Cheras MCA chairman Tee Hock Seng appointed national treasurer-general; Youth vice-chairman Yoo Wei How named national organising secretary.

11/11 Senate deputy president Wong Foon Meng has been appointed the new MCA secretary-general; he replaced Ong Ka Chuan.

11/11 Home Ministry sec-gen Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, 58, appointed Election Commission Chairman effective Dec 31.

11/11 500,000 free seats on offer from midnight today only for AirAsia destinations. They do not include AirAsia X.

11/11 AirAsia, AirAsia X will do away the fuel surcharge from today. AirAsia offers 500,000 free seats to all destinations form midnight today.

10/11 Wanita Umno sticks to June transition plan for Rafidah to hand over power to Shahrizat; Shahrizat will not challenge Rafidah for chief post.

10/11 China said Monday that talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had failed to make progress.

10/11 22 out of the 23 people detained last night at illegal Bersih rally have been released on bail, say PJ police.

10/11 PJ Utara MP Tony Pua makes surprise appearance in Parliament this morning; he was arrested last night at Bersih rally.

9/11 Cops detain DAP members Tony Pua and Lau Weng San, and a news videographer at Bersih rally in PJ. crowd were dispersing when the police arrived.
10/11 Parliament: Lim Kit Siang files emergency motion asking Cabinet to stop Syed Hamid from appealing court decision to free Raja Petra from ISA.

10/11 Former de factor Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim says Umno has given him showcause letter for his open letter and meeting with MPs on repealing ISA.

10/11 Shah Alam High Court postpones Altantuya murder trial to Jan 15 next year to give defence more time to call up its witnesses.

10/11 PJ Sessions Court rejects prosecution application to amend the sedition charge against Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra.

9/11 Hurricane Paloma pummels Caymans, churns toward Cuba with winds near 230 km/hr on Saturday, half a million people were evacuating.

9/11 New Zealand parliament to have record number of Asians (SIX)after Saturday's election that saw conservative John Key defeating Helen Clark.