Teachers helping B40 teens achieve potential 14 May 2021 / 13:15 H. Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The students and teachers of the courses under the Genius Remaja programme always look forward to seeing each other for the 10 hours of lessons at the weekend.
Cake and pastry teacher, Nur Aliya Md Zin, said her role doesn’t just entail training, but also instilling positive values, and unearthing the potential and talent of each student.
“They have plenty of talent and we just help hone it to an advanced level.
“We see the teenagers with potential and help the ones who are struggling. There’s always a positive outcome. For instance, out of 10 students, there may be five who will be able to make saleable cakes, pastries and biscuits,” she said.
PETALING JAYA: Traffic in the Klang Valley was congested on the first day of the nationwide MCO 3.0 on Wednesday (May 12) after multiple roadblocks were set up by police to bring down Covid-19 cases which have seen a spike in recent days.
There were roadblocks set up both ways by the police since 8am at the Kota Darul Ehsan arch on the Federal Highway, which marks the Selangor and Petaling Jaya border, where four lanes were reduced to just two.
Roadblocks were also set up both ways by the police at the Sungai Besi NKVE toll booth.
According to Astro Radio Traffic, there is a 50-minute delay from Amcorp Mall heading to the Kota Darul Ehsan Arch.
Several vehicles were damaged after parts of the roof of Block D at PPR Kampung Baru Air Panas were blown off in last week’s storm.
AFTER the roof of a block in PPR Kampung Baru Air Panas, Kuala Lumpur, flew off during a storm last week, a community hall has been made available in case a similar incident forces residents to relocate.
PPR Kampung Baru Air Panas residents association chairman Mohd Faizal Ibrahim said the joint management body (JMB) has allocated space in the hall within the apartment complex in preparation for an emergency.
“The roof of this building blew off during heavy winds on May 6 and four families living on the top floor were affected.
Making ends meet: Saodah selling kuih at her stall in Bukit Melawati, which is her only source of income.
KUALA LUMPUR: The abrupt order to close the Ramadan bazaar at Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman here has left a very bitter taste among traders.
They lament having to shoulder steep losses due to unsold stock.
Amjad Ali Rahimatullah, 43, who sells traditional clothes, said stallholders dropped the prices of their goods significantly last Sunday in a mad rush to clear stock ahead of yesterday’s closure.
“I myself had to let go of my kurta shirts, which I normally price at around RM70 apiece for as low as RM10.
Rela personnel at the entrance into Section C of the bazaar in Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman.
LATE night shopping at the Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman bazaar has come to an abrupt stop following the implementation of the movement control order.
The authorities confirmed that the annual Hari Raya Aidilfitri bazaar in Kuala Lumpur would close from today in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive.
A Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) spokesperson said this followed Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri’s directive for all bazaars in MCO areas to cease operations.
Federal Hawkers and Petty Traders Association president Datuk Seri Rosli Sulaiman, when contacted, said bazaar traders started packing up their belongings yesterday.