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Primary School Achievement Test, also known as Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (commonly abbreviated as UPSR; Malay), was a national examination taken by all students in Malaysia at the end of their sixth year in primary school before they leave for secondary school.
Law and crime LGBT rights in the United States The full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago rules (8-3) that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination. (AP) (USA Today) Science and technology Bertha, once the world's largest tunnel boring machine, completes its 9,270-foot-long (2,830 m) tunnel under Seattle, Washington, after four years of digging ...
Politics and elections 2017 dissolution of Venezuelan National Assembly Venezuela's Supreme Court reverses their controversial ruling. The court restores legislative power to the National Assembly. However, the court's decision still allows President Nicolás Maduro to enter joint-venture deals. (BBC) (The Washington Post) After two weeks of social unrest in French Guiana, the French ...
Politics and elections 2017 Spanish constitutional crisis Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy deploys the 41st Logistic Support Group of the Spanish Armed Forces in Catalonia to support riot police in Barcelona. (The Sun) Science and technology Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Committee awards Swiss Jacques Dubochet, German Joachim Frank, and British Richard Henderson the Nobel Prize in ...
The Unduk Ngadau beauty pageant is held to commemorate the spirit of Huminodun, the mythological maiden who was of total beauty of the heart, mind and soul. [2] The title is derived from the phrase runduk tadau which means "the girl crowned by the sunlight". [3]
Penilaian Menengah Rendah (commonly abbreviated as PMR; Malay for Lower Secondary Assessment) was a Malaysian public examination targeting Malaysian adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 30 years taken by all Form Three high school and college students in both government and private schools throughout the country from independence in 1957 to 2013.
[4] Common utilities may include electricity, pipe water, telephone lines, internet access and television services. [3] As of 2017, fixed wireless has been made available with the speed of up to 100 Mbps. [14] It has been implemented to eliminate the difficulty of house-to-house installation and overcome frequent internet cable theft. [15]
Disasters and accidents Asian Dust A severe dust storm impacts North China, causing flight cancellations at Beijing Capital International Airport. (The Daily Star) International relations The Holy See and Myanmar establish full diplomatic relations following a meeting between Pope Francis and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. (National Catholic Reporter) A memorandum is signed by ...