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Malaysia needs leadership continuity to build institutional greatness – Ahmad Ibrahim

Frequent leadership changes can erode institutional memory, disrupt strategic planning and weaken succession pipelines, particularly in public universities

Universities must stop selling seats, Malaysians deserve fair access — V. Ganabatirau

Malaysia’s public universities must end backdoor paid entry schemes and uphold meritocracy, ensuring hardworking STPM students are not sidelined in favour of money or foreign intake

Wee Ka Siong must apologise for misleading claims about Chinese students in local unis: Howard Lee

The Ipoh Timur MP says calls on MCA president to retract false accusations or face public apology to Malaysian universities

Over 150,000 SPM 2024 leavers offered places at public higher learning institutions

MOHE says admissions based on meritocracy, with over 17,000 offers under special pathway

Can Malaysia’s public unis move away from racial quotas? – Rozilini Mary Fernandez-Chung

While boosting Bumiputera enrolment, racial quotas in tertiary institutions face criticism for hindering meritocracy and causing brain drain

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Short-lived La Niña expected in early 2026, but stable weather to follow

MetMalaysia forecasts cool conditions and brief shifts in rainfall patterns before returning to normal

Shadow AI in public sector raises questions over governance and data security – KV Soon

Concerns emerge over the use of AI agents linked to an official work email, highlighting the need for stronger oversight, accountability and safeguards

The Formula for F1’s return to Sepang – Dr Helmy Haja Mydin

The biggest race turnout at the SIC to date is enough cause to consider a resurrection of the Malaysian GP