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KOTA BHARU: All types of food that pose a health risk to students, including vape-like candies, are prohibited from being sold in schools, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.
GEORGE TOWN: The Education Ministry has reiterated its directive to all State Education Departments (JPN) to collaborate with local authorities (PBT) in monitoring and regulating food and beverage sales outside school premises.
MyNews Holdings Bhd is poised to record a stronger net profit of RM5mil to RM6mil quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of financial year 2025 (1Q25), driven by continued recovery across all its business units.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (March 27, 2025)
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Department of Education in Gauteng Province, South Africa, on Friday issued a notice to suspend the sales of food at schools following a recent rise in food poisoning cases among children.
IPOH: Strict action will be taken against local traders at Ramadan bazaar who hire foreigners to work at their stalls, says Perak housing and local government committee chairman Sandrea Ng.
BATU PAHAT: All 10,237 schools nationwide are embarking on a digital roadmap with the Education Ministry (MOE) committed to equipping students to become proficient in the latest technologies under the transformation.
PETALING JAYA: Quality control measures on food products, particularly those targeted at children, should be tightened, says the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca).
PETALING JAYA: Agrobank, an agricultural financing and value-based intermediary bank, continues to promote the use of biofloc technology in the aquaculture sector by involving students from the Upper Secondary Vocational Programme (PVMA) and the Integrated Special Education Programme (PPKI).
AT Happy Hollow Farm, a small, 6.4ha operation in central Missouri, Liz Graznak grows a variety of vegetables, including organic carrots, Swiss chard, radishes and beets.
KEPALA BATAS: Ten-year-old Mohammad Fahmi Hafiz Mohammad Fakhruddin, who choked on gummy candy two days ago, was laid to rest at the Masjid Jamek Permatang Binjai Muslim cemetery here on Friday ( Feb 21).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s wholesale & retail trade sector grew by 5.5 per cent to hit RM150.1 billion in October 2024, compared to the same period last year, according to Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA TERENGGANU: The rising number of green sea turtle deaths in Terengganu has reached an alarming level, with the state Fisheries Department recording 20 cases since January.
Retail sales remained subdued last December, partly due to more residents travelling abroad during the year-end school holidays, say analysts.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Feb 23, 2025).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (Feb 21, 2025)
(Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate will ask the Department of Agriculture to reverse the cancellation of programs that have funneled more than $2 billion for local food purchases to schools and food banks, according to a copy of a letter seen by Reuters.
GEORGE TOWN: Sales of express bus tickets here so far have somewhat fallen short of expectations, even though the Chinese New Year festival is only two weeks away.
Two leading ministries in Cambodia have released a joint statement outlining penalties for anyone found in breach of the Law on Food Safety after banning sweet and enegy .
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Jan 26, 2025).
