Best schools for SPM 2009 are;

1. Sekolah Menengah Sains Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
2. Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, Klang, Selangor
3. Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Gombak, Kuala Lumpur
4. Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Johor Bahru, Johor
5. Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah, Kuala Lumpur
6. Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Rawang, Selangor
7. Sekolah Menengah Sains Muar, Johor
8. Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Temerloh, Pahang
9. SMK Infant Jesus Convent, Johor Bahru, Johor
10. Kolej Tunku Kurshiah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Best students for SPM 2009 are;

1. Gladys Tan Yee Kim SMK  – Green Road, Kuching, Sarawak
2. Grace Kiew Sze-Ern – SMK (P) Sri Aman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
3. Khadijah Ahmad Jais – SM Agama Persekutuan Labu, Negeri Sembilan
4. Akmal Hidayat Sabri – SMK Derma, Kangar, Perlis
5. Syamilah Mahali – Kolej Tunku Kurshiah Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
6. Lee Wei Ling – SMK Taman Melawati, Selangor
7. Nur Syuhadah Muhamad – SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
8. Lai Yin Kwin – SMK Tinggi Melaka, Melaka
9. Corinne Gunn Huey Min – SMK Taman Melawati, Selangor
10. Hu May Khei – SMK Convent, Taiping, Perak

Two per cent, or 7987 candidates, have scored straight As; while 214 candidates obtained A+ for all the subjects they took.

Some 7,987 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2009 candidates obtained excellent results (A+, A, and/or A-) for all subjects sat for, compared to the 6,277 candidates in 2008.

There are 214 candidates had excellent grades (A+) in accordance with the new grading implemented last year. The new top grade was introduced as a higher grade than 1A to further detail a candidate’s excellence.

There are 465,853 candidates registered for the exams last year.

Source : Bernama

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The results of the 2009 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM 2009) and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM 2009) examinations will be announced on Thursday March 11, 2010.

According to a statement from the director-general of education the results will be released at schools from 10am on that day. Meanwhile private candidates will get their results in the mail.

A total of 165,853 sat for the SPM written examination at 3,569 centres in the country between Nov 18 and Dec 16 last year while 6,920 candidates took the STAM examination at 98 centres between Oct 19 and 27.

Source : BERNAMA

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The Japanese government scholarships for the academic year 2011 are open for application from March 1 to 31.

The Japanese embassy said  that eligible Malaysians who are in interested to pursue their studies in Japan in undergraduate and postgraduate studies are invited to apply for the scholarships.

A monthly allowance of 125,000 yen (RM4,675) will be given for undergraduate studies and 152,000 yen (RM5,685) for postgraduate studies, besides a round-trip airplane ticket.

Applicants for the undergraduate progamme, which will take between five and seven years starting April 2011, must be between 17 and 22 years old and must have completed the SPM or O-Level with at least 11 years of formal education.

STPM students and those who sat for the A-Level, UEC, Matriculation or Diploma examination this year may also apply. Applicants must have good command of English with excellent results is other major subjects.

The postgraduates programme will take one-and-a-half years to two years to complete and applicants must be under 35 years old and a degree holder. Undergraduates who are in the final year at their respective universities are eligible to apply.

Applicants for the postgraduate programme, who are civil servants, must apply through the Public Service Department (PSD). Further information can be obtained at JPA (03-8885 3555 : Ms Nor Hasaliza).

Application forms can be collected from the Japan embassy or printed out from the embassy’s website at www.my.emb-japan.go.jp.

Interested applicants can visit the embassy’s education counsellor at the Japan Information Centre at 1st Floor, Embassy of Japan, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to noon or call 03-2177 2600 for more information on the scholarships.

Source : ePutra

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Guide when involved in an accident;

1. Do not leave the scene. (Take photos of the scene)
2. Call for medical assistance if there are injuries.
3. Contact the police – Be calm and do not panic. Ensure to get a copy of the police reports.
4. Do exchange drivers’ information and numbers – be courteous and never apologize or discuss on anything as other’s might consider it as your fault.
5. Contact your insurance company and seek legal advice – Do not make statements to other insurance company involved untill you talked to your own insurance company and after consulted by attorney.
6. Keep all evidence and reports – It may be your solid evidence to your favor for future references and legal references.
7. Never pay cash for a claim – to other person involved in the accident at the scene. Do not pay cash to the tow truck driver without a receipt (you may be reimbursed by the insurance company)
8. Look for witnesses. Record the name of any witness, preferably those who are not in your car, but, were situated near the accident scene and saw what happened.

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Registration for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia Ulangan (SPMU) and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) examinations for 2010 will be open from March 1 to 31.

An Education Ministry statement here says that the registration forms for school candidates can be obtained from the schools while private candidates can obtain them from the nearest state education department.

Late registration will not be entertained.

Further information can be obtained via the Examination Board’s website at http://www.moe.gov.my/lpm.

Source : BERNAMA

For UPSR, PMR, SPM, STPM, STAM and MUET 2010 examination dates please refer Tarikh Peperiksaan Awam 2010.

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The 2009 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) will be announced on Feb 25.

The Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC), in a statement, said candidates could obtain their results at their respective schools from 12 noon that day, while the private candidates would get their results by post.

Candidates can also check their STPM 2009 results through the short messaging system (SMS) by typing STPM “MyKad No.” and send to 36363, or type STPM Result “MyKad No.” and send to 15888.

They can also check their results by surfing the MEC website at http://www.mpm.edu.my from noon on Feb 25.

A media conference on the analysis of the examination results will be held on the same day at 11.30am at the MEC office, Persiaran 1, Bandar Baru Selayang, Batu Caves, Selangor.

Last year, 52,348 candidates sat for the examination. They comprised 47,260 or 90.28 per cent government school candidates, 1,747 (3.34 per cent) private school candidates and 3,241 (6.38 per cent) private candidates.

Source : BERNAMA

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By Liz Vaccariello, Editor-in-Chief, Prevention

Weight loss requires two things: burning calories through exercise and cutting them through smart food choices and portion control. In theory, you could create a calorie deficit by spending hours at the gym, but that’s not realistic-or much fun. And who wants to live on lettuce leaves? Instead, try these seven everyday moves to drop pounds effortlessly.

1. Fidget
James Levine, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, has spent a decade studying the role that everyday movement, or NEAT (nonexercise activity thermogenesis), plays in metabolism. His discovery: People who tap their feet, prefer standing to sitting, and generally move around a lot burn up to 350 more calories a day than those who sit still. That adds up to nearly 37 pounds a year!

2. Keep most meals under 400 calories
Study after study recommends spacing out your meals at regular intervals and keeping them all about the same size. Eating meals at regular intervals has been linked to greater calorie burning after eating, better response to insulin, and lower fasting blood cholesterol levels. When you eat regular meals throughout the day, you’re less likely to become ravenous and overeat.

3. Take yourself off cruise control
Increase the intensity of your everyday tasks, from vacuuming to walking the dog, recommends Douglas Brooks, an exercise physiologist and personal trainer in Northern California. “Turn on some music, add in some vigorous bursts, and enjoy the movement,” he says.

4. Drink 8 glasses of water per day
Water is not just a thirst quencher–it may speed the body’s metabolism. Researchers in Germany found that drinking two 8-ounce glasses of cold water increased their subjects’ metabolic rate by 30%, and the effect persisted for 90 minutes. One-third of the boost came from the body’s efforts to warm the water, but the rest was due to the work the body did to absorb it. “When drinking water, no calories are ingested but calories are used, unlike when drinking sodas, where additional calories are ingested and possibly stored,” explains the lead researcher, Michael Boschmann, MD, of University Medicine Berlin. Increasing water consumption to eight glasses per day may help you lose about 8 pounds in a year, he says, so try drinking a glass before meals and snacks and before consuming sweetened drinks or juices.

5. Step it up–and down
Climbing stairs is a great leg strengthener, because you’re lifting your body weight against gravity. In addition to taking the stairs at every opportunity, try stepping up and down on the curb while you’re waiting for the bus or filling your gas tank, says Brooks.

6. Use grocery bags as dumbbells
Letting someone else load your groceries or carry your suitcase is an opportunity missed for strengthening and calorie burning, says certified coach Beth Rothenberg, who teaches a class for fitness professionals at UCLA. “Carry your groceries, balanced with a bag in each hand, even if you have to make several trips,” she says. “And pack two smaller suitcases instead of one big one, so you can carry them yourself.”

7. Eat 4 g of fiber at every meal
A high-fiber diet can lower your caloric intake without making you feel deprived. In a Tufts University study, women who ate 13 g of fiber or less per day were five times as likely to be overweight as those who ate more fiber. Experts see a number of mechanisms through which fiber promotes weight loss: It may slow down eating because it requires more chewing, speed the passage of food through the digestive tract, and boost satiety hormones. To get 25 g of fiber a day, make sure you eat six meals or snacks, each of which contains about 4 g of fiber. For to-go snacks, buy fruit; it’s handier than vegetables, so it’s an easy way to up your fiber intake. One large apple has just as much fiber (5 g) as a cup of raw broccoli.

Source : Prevention

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Only 4,500 pupils out of 46,318 applicants will join Form Four boarding schools in February.

Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said the names of successful applicants would be announced on Friday, 15 January 2010.

“The details will be posted on the ministry’s website, www.moe.gov.my while unsuccessful pupils can file their appeals online via e-rayuan,” he said in a statement on Friday.

He said the appeal can be filed from 15 January till 8 February but the number of vacant places would only be known after the boarding school registration on 2 February 2010.

A total of 28,188 of 46,318 applicants are PMR candidates that scored A in every subject in the examination.

Source : BERNAMA

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Only 6,600 pupils out of 95,286 applicants will join form one boarding schools in January.

Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said the names of successful applicants would be announced on Wednesday, 23 December 2009.

“The details will be posted on the ministry’s website, www.moe.gov.my while unsuccessful pupils can file their appeals online via e-rayuan,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.

He said the appeal can be filed from 23 December till 12 January but the number of vacant places would only be known after the boarding school registration on 11 January 2010.

A total of 48,171 of 517,908 Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) candidates scored A in every subject this year.

Source : BERNAMA

More local education information at ePutra.

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Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers and those with equivalent qualifications applying for admission to public institutions of higher learning (IPTA) for the 2011/2011 academic session are required to do so online.

The application will be implemented in two phases with phase one started on Nov 2 till Dec 31 while the second phase from Feb 2 to 12pm on March 30, said the Higher Education Ministry in a statement on Saturday.

It said the application would be divided into four phases for SPM 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 school leavers, those with equivalent qualifications and repeat certificates.

The applications are to be sent to http://upu.mohe.gov.my.

Applicants for the first phase are only required to use their identity card/MyKad numbers and a password.

Applicants for the first phase are only required to use an ID unique number and their identity card/MyKad numbers and a password.

The ID unique number priced at RM10.60 can be purchased at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), through ATM machines or via SMS (space) Banking (for GIRO account holders) nationwide from Feb 1 till the closing date on March 30, said the statement.

Applicants will be allowed to submit their applications once and three times to make changes to their applications until the closing date.

For clarification and enquiries, they can contact the Student Admission Management Division of the Higher Education Department at 03-88835801 or 03-88835802.

Do visit ePutra.com for more information.

Source : BERNAMA

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