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Face-to-face session only for major exam candidates

KUCHING: The reopening of schools for face-to-face session in Sarawak will only apply to students who will sit for major examinations. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was referring to the operation of educational institutions under the Ministry of Education (MOE) in areas under the movement control order (MCO) and […]

Parents still nervous about sending children to class

KUCHING: Schools in Kuching, Serian and Samarahan districts are reported to have registered poor student attendance despite strict adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines set by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in the schools. Many parents are not sending their children to school despite the Education Department’s announcement that classes for non-exam […]

Students reminded of SOP when schools resume

KUCHING: Teachers unions have urged parents to be vigilant and always remind their children to adhere to the standard operating procedure (SOP) when schools in Kuching, Padawan and Samarahan resume this Monday (17 Aug). Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie also reminded the school community to always emphasise SOP compliance among their students […]

Sarawak Skills gives face masks to schools

KUCHING: Sarawak Skills, through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) for the year 2020, has distributed 334 boxes of face masks to its 25 adopted schools around Kuching, Samarahan and Padawan. The donation, handed over by Sarawak Skills executive director Hallman Sabri, was held yesterday at SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Gapor (DPHA Gapor). According to […]

Bank donates face masks, hand sanitisers

MUKAH: Bank Rakyat Mukah conducted the ‘Nuri Back-to-School Programme’ at SK Mukah and Dalat District Education Office here on Saturday. The programme, aimed to present face masks and hand sanitisers, was led by Bank Rakyat Mukah branch manager Yuhip Rabaie accompanied by the bank’s executive Mohaini Masli. Their delegation was welcomed by SK Mukah headmaster […]

Teachers union agrees to postponement

REOPENING OF SCHOOLS KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) supports the state government’s announcement on the postponement of school reopening session to August 17, said its president Ahmad Malie. The postponement is for the students from Primary 1 to Primary 6, transition class and Form 4 and Form 6 for schools in the Kuching, […]

Reopening put off to Aug 17

KUCHING:The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to postpone the reopening of primary and secondary schools in Kuching, Padawan and Samarahan from Aug 3 to Aug 17. In a statement yesterday, SDMC said the postponement would be extended to 25 more schools in Padawan and 24 more schools in Samarahan, involving remove class, Form […]

Postpone reopening of schools in Kuching: MP

KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MoE) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) should look into postponing the reopening of schools in Kuching for another two weeks in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases and discovery of a new cluster in Kuching, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He pointed out that the recent rise […]

Compliance level satisfactory

SIBU: The level of compliance to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) at primary schools here has been satisfactory, said Education, Science and Technological Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said the use of face masks among students showed that parents were very concerned about protecting their children from the Covid-19 pandemic. “Similarly, teachers are […]

Reopening schools reflects govt’s concern for rural students

SANDAKAN: The reopening of schools during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) period reflects the government’s concern over student’s welfare, especially those in the rural areas who have limited broadband service to enable them to participate in lessons conducted online, said Senior Minister (Education) Dr Radzi Jidin. He said that while the ministry looked for […]