Friday, April 21st, 2006 « MageP’s Lab

UM’s new Vice Chancellor

Rafiah Salim, has been appointed as the new Universiti Malaya (UM) Vice Chancellor (VC) effective May 1, making her the first woman to hold the post.
"The Election Committee is of the view that she is the best candidate and capable of returning Universiti Malaya’s excellence as a prominent university in our country," Higher Education Minister [...]

Never ending affairs with pirated discs

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shafie Salleh Apdal "sounds" damn serious in cracking down on intellectual property (IP).

First, he admitted the problem.

"We have held discussions with countries like Hong Kong and some Asean countries on ways to overcome the influx of such products in this part of the region.

"We have also set [...]