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The trouble with input-centric education system
Input-centric education decisions have been hampering the advance of Malaysian learners.
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Knowledge: use it or risk losing it
No matter how much of an expert you are in an area, if you do not make use of the knowledge and skills acquired for a prolong period of time, sooner or later, as I had discovered about my knowledge of interpreting statistical analysis, you will find that you have lost these skills. The best…
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Why people are hesitant in registering for GST
Any one looking at the issue of the impending implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will notice the glaring lack of participation by the business community. In April 2014 there were reports about the low registration rate of 3.33%or 10,000 out of the potential 300,000 businesses that fall into the GST realm. As…
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Experts are made, geniuses are born
Anyone can be an expert. You need not be a Nobel Prize winner to be one. You just have to be very good at what your are doing and keep on learning and improving. We have experts in every field of work: electricians, air-conditioning technicians, pest-control technicians, auto mechanics, plumbers, writers, teachers, bankers, managers etc. The only…
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Examleaks and public examinations in Malaysia
The primary school standard six’s Ujian Pencapian Sekolah Rendah (Primary School Achievements Examination or UPSR) science paper has suffered Examleak, and it was confirmed as this article was written that the UPSR English paper was also compromised. Now12 years old students at primary schools in Malaysia have to pay for the consequences of Examleaks this…