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Some excited, some apprehensive on school reopening

KUCHING: Students have reacted differently to the long awaited face-to-face school session which will be commencing in March. Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said pre-school, Year 1 and Year 2 classes would start on March 1 while Year 3 to Year 6 sessions would start on March 8 and secondary school students in […]

Mixed reactions to emergency

BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI, SARAH HAFIZAH EDWIN CHANDRA & MARGARET RINGGIT KUCHING: The sudden declaration of a state of emergency in the country has received mixed reactions from politicians, economists and foreign stakeholders. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah declared the emergency in a statement on Tuesday, clarifying that the move […]

CMCO gets mixed reviews

KUCHING: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on the relaxation of regulations under the conditional movement control order (Cmco) beginning tomorrow (May 4) has received mixed reviews. In Sarawak, some state leaders and medical experts welcomed the move in view of the economic benefits it provides while others voiced their concerns over the possibility […]

Mixed reaction to exams cancellation

KUCHING: Some parents have commended the Education Ministry’s (MoE) decision to cancel this year’s Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) and Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) examinations and postpone Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, while others have raised concerns over these measures. Engineer Calvin Chen […]

Mixed reactions to TV Pendidikan

KUCHING: Parents have applauded the government’s initiative to bring TV-based classes to students so that they do not miss out their learning during the movement control order (MCO). TV Pendidikan (Educational TV) programme, an initiative by the Ministry of Education (MoE), was aired on Monday on TV Okey, one of Radio Televisyen Malaysia’s (RTM) channels. […]