All posts tagged "ministry of education"

Puchong Mother Makes Police Report When 11yo Girl Caned For Not Bringing Homework to School

There’s no shortage of parents making police reports these days. According to Guang Ming Daily, a Facebook group (SJK (C) Fees Monitoring Forum) complained that a Standard...

Johor Orders All 111 Schools in Pasir Gudang Closed For 3 Days, Here’s Why

In a press statement released by the Johor State Education Department (Johor JPN) yesterday (24th June), it was announced that all 475 educational institutions in Pasir...

STPM “Survivor” Gives Advice to Students on Their Difficult Journey

Netizen Quek Yew Aun took to Twitter to share the speech he gave to STPM candidates who were just six months away from their final exam,...

Primary School Students Caught Vaping In School, Said They’re Just “Trying Out Fruit Flavours”

Barang larangan at school? It’s a rule that students are not allowed to smoke or vape within the school compounds, however, on 17th May, it was...

Maszlee Malik Shares List Of 23 Scholarships Currently Open to Applications For M’sians

Earlier this week (22nd April), Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik took to his Facebook page to share a list of available scholarships in Malaysia that are...

Finance Ministry: M’sian Uni Students Will Receive RM100 Debit Card Aid Starting March 2019

It looks like financial aid is on the way, Malaysian uni students! According to Free Malaysia Today, the Ministry of Finance just announced yesterday (24th February)...

Breaking Perspectives in Malaysia: College Dropouts

M’sian Students Can Now Read Digital Textbooks on This Mobile App, Here’s How

Previously, the Ministry of Education in Malaysia announced that physical textbooks would be replaced with digital ones in 2019 and students would be able to use...

This Special Needs Teacher is the Only M’sian Shortlisted For a RM4mil Global Teacher Award

Teachers are some of the most important people who help shape our formative years, so it’s great to see them being celebrated! According to The Sun,...

Mazslee: M’sian Uni Students Can Now Participate in Political Activities On Campus

This is great news!  Granting political freedom to students in universities and colleges have been one of the education minister’s top missions and yesterday (11 December 2018),...

Starting 2019, Form 1 to 3 Students Can Bring Computer Devices to School to Replace Textbooks

Starting next year, lower secondary students will be able to bring computer devices to school to substitute traditional textbooks, stated Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching...

Maszlee Said 1MDB Scandal Was Historical, But Not That It Should Be in School Syllabus

Just yesterday (3rd December), it was previously reported that Education Minister Maszlee Malik wanted the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal to be included in the history...

Maszlee: 1MDB Scandal Will Be Included in Sejarah Syllabus So Past Mistakes Won’t Be Repeated

The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal has been dubbed by experts as the biggest financial scandal the world has ever seen. Since news of the billions...

Maszlee: “Many Children Drop Out of Primary School Because of Underage Marriage”

Child marriage is an issue that has been widely debated among politicians, activists, and regular Malaysians in this country for the past few months. According to...

PTPTN Borrowers Will Have 2% Of Their Salaries Deducted Once They Start Earning RM2,000

Attention, PTPTN borrowers! Speaking in Parliament today (27th November), deputy education minister Teo Nie Ching recently announced that Malaysians who have borrowed from the National Higher...

Study: 8 out of 10 Malaysian Children Encountered Bullying in School Every Day

This news is certainly no way to commemorate World Children’s Day that falls on 20 November.  According to The Star, bullying is so widespread amongst children...