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No student left behind

SAMARAHAN: The Sarawak government is committed to improving the state’s education system so that no students are left behind. Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn said his ministry would help the federal government to develop the education system, particularly to accelerate its progress. “The ministry’s focus is to improve the […]

Saradec looking at future collaborations

BY JACINTHA JOLENE MIRI: Sarawak Design Centre (Saradec) is offering design based subjects for future intakes of SayD’SignerSarawak. In a statement yesterday, Saradec said it would expand its collaboration on the programme with other academic higher institutions. Recently Saradec chief executive officer Dayang Nena Abang Bruce conducted a briefing on the implementation of the programme […]

Politeknik Kuching Sarawak graduates enjoy high employment rate

KUCHING: Between 90 and 95 per cent of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) students found employment upon graduation, says director Hikmatullah Hajid Ahmad Khan. “Based on the marketability statistics of graduates since 2017, the trend showed that the employment rate in 2017 was 97.2 percent, 97.7 percent (2018) and 91.1 percent (2019). “Meanwhile, the remaining per […]

March school break next year considered practical time

KUCHING: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuching, Most Reverend Simon Poh has welcomed the Education Ministry’s (MoE) bold move to schedule the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2021 examination for the school break in March next year to minimise disruptions to the academic schedule. Noting that the SPM 2021 examination will also run on Fridays and Sundays […]

Think global, act local

KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic did not deter 20 students from SMK Lake, Bau to step up their Highly Immersive Programme (HIP). “This programme coached by Chok Sze Jin is aimed at promoting the concept of ‘glocalisation’ which enables students to think globally while acting locally. “Through this, the students exchange information in garbage mapping based […]

Creating champions in emergencies

Part one of a three-part series Bomba’s noble goal   MANY believe that champions are made, not born. While people have equal chances of becoming one, they have to be willing to persevere literally through blood, sweat and tears to reach the top of their fields. So, the question is how does one become a […]

Committed to strengthening internet coverage in East Malaysia

SADONG JAYA: The Education Ministry (MOE) is committed to strengthening internet coverage in Sarawak and Sabah in line with the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). Deputy Education Minister II Datuk Mohamad Alamin said in the 12MP, the government wants to ensure that the implementation of projects for dilapidated schools can be stepped up, which also includes […]

Create new millennium policy, empower TVET

KUALA LUMPUR: Education experts have called on the government to create a new millennium policy or guidelines for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme to support the aspiration to empower the field in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). Director of the Malaysian Vocational Education and Training Research Institute, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn […]

Look beyond income to tackle poverty issues

SIBU: The federal government has to look beyond household income in order to tackle issues of poverty among Malaysians, said Sarawak Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said different areas in the country had different poverty lines and looking at the matter from the household income perspective could not tackle the […]