14 punished in China over delay in exam
June 30th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) Fourteen people have been punished in China for a 10-minute delay in distributing answer-sheets to seven students appearing in the national college entrance exams.According to authorities, ... Read more...
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US helping India to establish community colleges
April 25th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 25 (IANS) The United States is working with India to flesh out an initiative to set up hundreds of community colleges in India on the American pattern, ... Read more...
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China bans palm-reading assessment in schools
February 1st, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) Authorities in a China city have prohibited schools and kindergartens from carrying out palm-reading tests, conducted to ascertain children's intelligence and professional aptitude."We have issued a ... Read more...
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When police mistook teachers for cheats in China
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 22 (IANS) A group of village teachers in China were assaulted by the police after being mistaken for swindlers in Guangdong province, their group leader said.The six teachers, ... Read more...
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Four officials sacked as 18 kids die in accident
November 17th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 17 (IANS) Four officials were sacked in China after 18 kindergarten children were killed in an accident.At least 20 people, including 18 pre-schoolers, were killed and 45 injured ... Read more...
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250 students in China fall sick after drinking tainted milk
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) At least 250 students fell ill Friday after drinking tainted milk at a school in northwest China, Xinhua reported.The affected students at the Yuhe Town ... Read more...
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28 kids fall ill after eating noodles in China
March 4th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 4 (IANS) At least 28 primary school students in an eastern China province fell ill after eating instant noodles that had passed the use-by date, officials said Friday.The ... Read more...
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Ethnic Indians among Malaysia’s title awardees
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 2 (IANS) M. Kayveas, who heads the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), a constituent of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN), is among the ethnic Indians who are recipients ... Read more...
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Book burning by Malaysian Indians sparks debate
January 19th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19 (IANS) Burning of copies of a book that refers to caste system among Malaysian Indians, allegedly by some Hindu groups, has triggered an animated debate.The point being ... Read more...
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Indian youths in Malaysian urged to utilize scholarships
July 15th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 15(ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Youth has urged Indian youths in the country to grab the full and partial scholarships being offered by Limkokwing University.MIC Youth Higher Education ... Read more...
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18 Chinese held for selling cheating devices
June 11th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): Eighteen Chinese have been detained by police in Lanzhou and Guiyang for selling high-tech cheating devices to students who sat the national college entrance exam that ended ... Read more...
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Chinese students use high-tech devices to cheat in exam
June 9th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 9 (IANS) Seven students were caught using wireless earphones and wristwatch-like receiving devices for cheating during a national college entrance examination in northwest China.
The students took the exam Monday and ... Read more...
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Hong Kong student jumps to his death in front of 600 people
May 25th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, May 25 (DPA) A Hong Kong student jumped to his death in front of 600 of his fellow pupils, teachers and his younger brother at a school assembly, police said ... Read more...
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207 schoolchildren killed in China quake
April 23rd, 2010 - 4:50 am ICT by IANS
Qinghai (China), April 23 (IANS) A total of 207 schoolchildren have been killed in the April 14 earthquake in northwest China, Xinhua reported.
About 35 percent of the deaths were caused by the ... Read more...
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Western China quake toll rises to 589
April 15th, 2010 - 8:54 am ICT by ANI
Beijing (China), Apr.15 (ANI): The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Qinghai Plateau in Tibet rose to 589 on Thursday morning and more than 10,000 injured.According to reports filed by ... Read more...
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NGOs urge Malaysian Govt to let Indian students take 12 subjects in SPM exam
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 2 (ANI): Malaysian Indian Congress vice president Dr S. Subramaniam has disclosed that 20 NGOs have urged the Government to allow Malaysian Indian students take 12 subjects in the ... Read more...
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Salute passing cars, students told in Chinese town
October 26th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) Students at a Chinese town have been told to salute each passing car while on their way to and from school, a media report said.
The students at ... Read more...
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Malay Tamil, Chinese educationists keen to teach science, math in mother tongue
July 9th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), July 9 (ANI): Both Tamil and Chinese educationists have welcomed the Cabinet's decision to revert the teaching of science and mathematics to one's mother tongue in vernacular schools.Dong Zong ... Read more...
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Malaysia re-imposes ban on word Allah usage
March 1st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar.1 (ANI): The Malaysian Government has re-imposed a ban on Christian publications from using the word Allah.
Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said that the government will seek ... Read more...
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Christians urge Malaysian Govt. to remove conditions on usage of Allah
February 28th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 28 (ANI): Malaysian Chinese Association has urged the government to lift the condition on the usage of word Allah in Christian Publications.
MCA Political education Bureau head Gan Ping ... Read more...
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MIC leader calls for more scholarships for non-Malaysians
June 9th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur , June 9 (ANI): Malaysian Indians have reportedly rejected opposition to the increased quota of Public Service Department scholarships for non-Bumiputeras (read non-Malaysians) by some youth organizations, and called ... Read more...
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MIC takes up case of 187 Indian students for scholarship
May 22nd, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 22 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) has appealed to the Government to reconsider the appeal of 187 Indian high achievers who were unsuccessful in their applications for ... Read more...
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