KUALA LUMPUR: The government will table its much-anticipated Anti-Bullying Bill in the Dewan Rakyat on Dec 1, after the draft law received Cabinet approval on Nov 21, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said lawmakers would receive a detailed briefing after the first reading, covering...
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan police have opened 25 investigation papers involving bullying offences that occurred in schools in the state for the first nine months of this year. Its police chief, Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat, said that of this number, six cases were reported in Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas (five), Machang and Bachok (four each), Tumpat (three),...
PUTRAJAYA: Several measures were proposed during a Cabinet meeting discussing the increase in violence at national schools, among them banning the use of smartphones for those under 16 years old, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We find that the influence of social media, and also online games, leads to worrying behaviours,” said the Prime...
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry has instructed the chief of School Inspectorate (Jemaah Nazir) to mobilise inspectors nationwide to conduct safety audits in schools. Education director-general Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad said the audit findings must be reported to him on a weekly basis. "I will present the findings to the minister and detail the actions that need to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Fire safety measures in many schools remain inadequate, raising concerns about the protection of students, teachers, and school staff, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman said urgent action is needed to address long-standing gaps in fire safety compliance across educational institutions nationwide. "Several recurring issues, including malfunctioning fire...
KOTA KINABALU: A proposal to expand the teaching of the Kadazandusun language in schools to include four other major ethnic languages in Sabah has been submitted to the Federal Government. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said the proposal came following engagements with various ethnic associations and teachers who called for broader representation of...
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...
