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Government mulls free studies for hardcore poor to pursue higher education

PUTRAJAYA (04/02/2023): The higher education ministry intends to introduce a sponsorship programme to enable free studies for first-generation students from poor families to help them pursue their education at institutions of higher learning.

 

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04/02/2023
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Teachers rescue pupils after island jetty collapses

KOTA KINABALU (31/01/2023): Teachers came to the rescue of about 25 primary school pupils who had fallen into the sea after a wooden jetty at Pulau Pababag collapsed in Sabah's east-coast Semporna district.

 

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31/01/2023
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Sabah: 49 schools, more than 15,000 students affected by floods

KOTA KINABALU (27/01/2023): A total of 49 schools with 15,531 students have been affected by floods that hit seven districts in Sabah today. A spokesman for the State Education Department when contacted told reporters that there were 43 primary and six secondary schools involved.

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27/01/2023
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Education Ministry to review allocation for dilapidated schools in Sarawak, Sabah

MIRI (26/01/2023): The Ministry of Education (MoE) will review the needs to increase the allocation for dilapidated and/or schools that are in need of rebuilding in Sabah and Sarawak when the new Budget 2023 is tabled next month, said its minister Fadhlina Sidek.

 

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26/01/2023
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Education Ministry considering increasing students' food allowance by 50 sen

PUTRAJAYA (19/01/2023): The Education Ministry is proposing an additional 50 sen per head to the school's supplementary food program as part of efforts to combat malnutrition in children, its minister Fadhlina Sidek said today.

 

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19/01/2023