Sarawak-bound teachers urged to comply with quarantine
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) has urged teachers returning to Sarawak from Malaya and other states to comply with the 14-day quarantine in accordance with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s decision announced last Friday (June 12). Its president Ahmad Malie also reminded teachers involved to formally inform their respective school administrations that they […]
Ministry to decide on opening
MUKAH: The Ministry of Education (MoE) will decide when the newly completed Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kampung Tellian here could start operating. At the moment, however, certain facilities at the school are yet to be installed and completed. A source from the contractor, Bispuri Sdn Bhd said all the buildings had been fully completed except for […]
46 schools in Bau to be sanitised
KUCHING: Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department will sanitise 46 schools in Bau after the SOPs for school resumption are announced. “We have received a lot of applications from schools for sanitation work,” said Kuching zone fire chief, Senior Superintendent Henderi Ardimansyah when met by New Sarawak Tribune on Wednesday after the handing over of sanitisation […]
Date for school reopening may be announced tomorrow
IPOH: The date for the reopening of schools involving 398,446 candidates of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) examinations, is expected to be known June 10. Deputy Education Minister II Muslimin Yahaya said the decision would be made in a meeting between […]
Improve school SOP before reopening
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of consultant paediatricians today appealed to the authorities to draw up clearer and more comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) on school management and measures to control the spread of Covid-19. In a joint statement, the paediatricians said the SOP released by the Ministry of Education (MOE) recently was lacking in specifics, […]
Schools to re-open in stages
SIBU: Schools will be reopened in stages during the recovery movement control order (RMCO) on the advice of the Education Ministry. RMCO is from June 10 to August 31, as announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday. However, even before the announcement by the prime minister, most schools here have already got […]
We will adhere to SOP, assures Wee
KUCHING: Chinese independent schools here will follow the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) standard operating procedure (SOP) on schools reopening to ensure the safety of its staff and students. Board of Management Committee for Kuching Chung Hua Middle School (CHMS) No.1, 3 and 4 chairmen Datuk Richard Wee said the schools had received the SOP yesterday […]
SM Min Lit Batu Kawa receives MRP fund
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian today handed over contributions from his Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund to Sekolah Menengah Min Lit Batu Kawa, here. The funds will be for the school to prepare it for the upcoming reopening of classes. “The contributions will be of some help as […]
Let education authorities decide when schools reopen
KUCHING: The public have been urged to refrain from speculating on the reopening of schools. Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie reminded them to let the authorities concerned —the Ministry of Education senior leadership or Senior Minister (Education) Mohd Radzi Md Jidin —to announce any decision. He said that this was to ensure […]
