2,704 pupils selected for free breakfast
ASAJAYA: A total of 2,704 pupils from 10 primary schools in Sarawak have been selected to be part of the first batch of 100 schools nationwide to implement the free breakfast programme (PSP) yesterday. The schools are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tambirat in Asajaya, SK Penghulu Imban (Selangau), SK Long Lapok (Baram) SK Spaoh (Betong), SK […]
Free breakfast for underprivileged students
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s free breakfast programme (PSP) in schools will be targeted at underprivileged students only, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday. According to Dr Mahathir, it will not be fair to provide such assistance to students from families with sufficient means. “We will continue with the existing programme but the focus […]
Food for thought
STU welcomes free breakfast but wants no part in programme KUCHING: Do it right but don’t pass the buck to the teachers, said Sarawak Teachers Union (STU). As it is, teachers are already having their hands full, another task will be an added burden, said STU president Macky Joseph, who insisted that the Education Ministry […]
Free breakfast for 100 schools
PUTRAJAYA: The first phase of free breakfast programme (PSP) will be implemented on January 20, 2020 at 100 primary schools nationwide, said the Education Ministry (KPM). KPM said the cost of the project involving 37,000 pupils and 1,600 teachers on duty daily is estimated at RM22 million. “The PSP will be held from 7am to […]
