PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will investigate reports of students from Thailand crossing Sungai Golok daily to attend school in Malaysia, says Fadhlina Sidek. The Education Minister said that if these students are Malaysians, this should not occur as the government has provided various access and educational facilities for its citizens. "If these children are Malaysians, they should...
KUALA LUMPUR: Several follow-up actions will be taken to improve the facilities and basic amenities at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bangsar here, according to Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said during his visit to the school on Monday (Sept 2), he noticed that certain amenities, such as toilets and air-conditioning systems, as well as non-structural aspects...
PUTRAJAYA: Institutions under the Education Ministry must adhere to existing guidelines on the organisation of programmes and the acceptance of donations. In a statement on Monday (July 22), the ministry emphasised that these guidelines, among other things, prohibit donations derived from gambling, tobacco, drugs, alcohol, and similar activities that could negatively impact students' intellectual, spiritual, emotional,...
MELAKA: The Melaka State Education Department has received an allocation of RM15.7 million from the Education Ministry to upgrade and carry out minor maintenance works for the toilets at 225 primary and secondary schools in the state. Its director, Mohd Ghazali Ahmad, the department has completed upgrading toilets at 215 schools within eight weeks, from Aug...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Interpol in connection with the bomb hoaxes at several schools nationwide. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain (pic) said the case is complicated as it involves cyber crime. "We are not ruling out the possibility that the...
KUCHING: Primary and secondary schools should not be involved in activism relating to wars in other countries, says Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) women's chief Kho Teck Wan (pic). Kho said she was shocked and concerned to learn that all schools under the Education Ministry were instructed to organise a "Solidarity with Palestine Week" in the...
KOTA KINABALU: Schools and any educational institutions should be spared from being involved in any political agendas, movements or activities including efforts to promote support for Palestine in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Parti Kerjasama Anak Negeri president Datuk Henrynus Amin (pic) said discussions of such nature would disrupt learning in class and potentially create a...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is not taking the drop in interest among students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) lightly, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Chief Minister said the state government has set a target of achieving 60% of its students pursuing the science stream and the remaining 40% in literature as the participation rate...
NIBONG TEBAL: There will be zero tolerance for bullying, sexual misconduct and racial segregation in schools, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. This will not happen on her watch in any school in the country, she added. "While we have already put certain rules and regulations in place to curb bullying and sexual misconduct, there are people who...
