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Saudi to send over teachers to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The Saudi Arabian government has agreed to send over teachers specialising in English, Mathematics and Science to Malaysia, for training to prepare for the 21st Century educational system. The Education Ministry in a statement today said an agreement
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Hew’s comic book: I believe DAP is not involved, says Azis
PUCHONG: Deputy Home Minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman said he believed that the DAP is not involved in the distribution of the controversial ‘Belt and Road Initiative for Win Winism’ comic book. “DAP leaders have denied any involvement in the
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Education Ministry stepping in to resolve Wong-UM conflict
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is trying defuse tensions between Universiti Malaya (UM) management and graduate Wong Yan Ke by engaging both sides. Speaking to reporters today, Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said the government wants both parties to
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‘Don’t hastily abolish science, arts streams’
KAJANG: The government was advised not to be hasty in abolishing the arts and science streams in form four starting next year. The National Council of Professors (NCP) president Prof. Datuk Dr. Raduan Che Rose said he feared the move would
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Haze: More than 1,000 schools closed nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: The haze disrupted classes for over a million school students nationwide today after schools were forced to close due to worsening air quality. The Education Ministry said in a statement that 1,484 schools in Sarawak, Selangor, Putrajaya, Kuala
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Haze: 99 more schools ordered to close in Selangor
SHAH ALAM: A total of 99 schools in Petaling Perdana, Kuala Selangor, Gombak and Petaling Utama were ordered to close today due to worsening haze situation, bringing the total number of affected schools in Selangor to 214. According to the
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Education Ministry, NGOs reach consensus over khat
PUTRAJAYA: A discussion between 12 non-governmental organisations and Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching today reached a consensus that only the art of khat calligraphy would be introduced in primary schools next year. “It only comprises Khat calligraphy and not
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Khuzzan: Bird droppings could be causing breathing issues in Pasir Gudang schools
JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor state government is not ruling out the possibility that the recurrence of breathing issues and vomiting among pupils of SK Tanjung Puteri Resort in Pasir Gudang could also be due to pigeon droppings in some of
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Maszlee: PPD investigating case of female student beaten by teacher
PUCHONG: The Johor Bahru district education department (PPD) has commenced investigation into the case where a female student was caned by a teacher for allegedly calling the latter ‘ah qua lao shi’ (effeminate teacher) for no reason. In a statement,
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School cleaners contract abuses fixed term contract
The recent termination of contracts causing nearly 45,000 school cleaners losing their job due to the new terms initiated by the Education Ministry reveals the discriminatory nature of the contract system practiced by the government. PSM accuses the government for
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