9 local universities in the country are now battling to claim the APEX (Accelerated Program for Excellence) status. 7 of them are public universities, and the remaining 2 are private.
Only one will be granted the APEX status.
The nine are Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), International Islamic Universiti (UIAM), Universiti [...]

The civil servants will be getting a one month bonus, or a minimum of RM1,000 this year.
The Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, told the news while presenting the Budget 2009 last night.
The bonus will be credited into the payroll twice towards ending of the year. The first payment is to be made on [...]