Competition highlights benefit of boarding schools
DALAT: The Outstanding Boarding School Competition should serve as an example to other District Education Offices, said Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “PPD Dalat is the only District Education Office in Sarawak organising this competition, and it should continue in the future. “This is a commendable initiative as it […]
APM catches venomous snake in boarding school
KUCHING: A boarder at SK St Lawrence was surprised by a mangrove snake on his way to the dining hall late Today (Aug 8). According to Sri Aman Civil Defence officer Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim, at the time the students were in the dining hall for dinner about 5.46pm. “At the time of the incident, the […]
Sibu police taking bullying case seriously
SIBU: Police are taking seriously the case in which a boarding school student was bullied by his schoolmates. The incident came to light after a 23-second video clip went viral yesterday. New Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that today police had already identified the victim and the suspects. “We have received a report on […]
Let students go home for local festivals
KUCHING: Education officers state-wide have been told to be considerate towards students who wanted to celebrate local religious festivals. Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen said the District Education Office or State Education Department should be empowered to make decisions for the schools under their jurisdiction based on the local context and local know-how. […]
SDMC allowed student boarders to go home
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to allow students staying in education institution and boarding school to return home. SDMC in a statement today disclosed that the decision was following the extension of the closure of education institutions in the state. “Previously, students staying on campus or in boarding schools were not […]
Threat of virus transmission looms large
KUCHING: The recent Jalan Green, Emperoh Jambu, and Sungai Bakong clusters reflect that Covid-19 is present in the community, says Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He stressed that this meant everyone needed to apply universal precautions. “The Sungai Bakong Cluster at SMK Meradong was discovered when one of the […]
Eight boarding schools included in aid programme
KUCHING: The Youth and Sports Ministry has enhanced its Caring Youth Programme this year by including eight boarding schools located in Kuching and Samarahan. Its minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, said the initiative was taken in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation which resulted in the schools needing a little help from the state […]
Student bullies released on bond of good behaviour
KUCHING: Eleven boarding school students, who allegedly injured three junior students early last year, were released on bond of good behavior for two years without surety, at the Magistrate’s Court here today. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar ordered all the teenagers, aged between 15 and 17, to be released on good behavior bonds after hearing advice from […]
