WE’VE all heard about Macau scams, right?

FINALLY, all primary schools nationwide will begin operating fully without a rotating system starting today.

THE reaction was explosive as soon as the video went online: A university professor had been recorded berating a student from the B40 (low income) group during an online lesson for not owning a laptop.

NEXT week, Malaysia’s borders will reopen to the world.

THE new 2022/2023 academic school year starts tomorrow. It will be a challenging time, especially for students who are entering school for the first time, for worried parents, and for teachers who have to prepare the school premises and stand ready to enforce the standard operating procedure.

AFTER two years, we are reopening our borders fully and making the decision to live with Covid-19 as part of our everyday lives – that is, we are transitioning from a pandemic to an endemic phase as we continue to battle the coronavirus.

TUESDAY is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women and also bring attention to the myriad barriers that women still face in trying to be treated as equal citizens.

NOMINATION day for the Johor state election wrapped up yesterday, and those contesting have begun campaigning for the March 12 polls.

EVEN as borders in the region start to open and governments begin to loosen Covid-19 restrictions, the number of Omicron variant cases in this part of the world has surged.

THE National Recovery Council (NRC) has proposed that Malaysia reopens borders as early as March 1.

IT’S an ambitious plan, but if it succeeds, it would create an entire generation that does not smoke.

ON the eve of Chinese New Year tomorrow, family reunion dinners will be allowed as the community prepares to usher in the Year of the Tiger.