Thermometers, face masks for Chinese schools

KUCHING: Team Dynamic Kuching (TDK) contributed 18 thermometers and 2,000 face masks to nine Chinese schools here to ensure the safety of students and teachers upon the reopening of schools soon. Its team leader Eric Tay said that the recipients were Chung Hua Middle School No 1, 3, and 4, as well as Chung Hua […]

Schools diligently preparing for reopening

SIBU: Local schools are taking all necessary safety measures and adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOP) in preparation for their reopening. A teacher at SMK Sibu Jaya, Nis Henry Mamut, said teachers and other staff members work hand in hand to ensure social distancing in the school compound using marks set at one metre […]

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 […]

Spot checks on schools to ensure SOP compliance

PUTRAJAYA: Spot checks will be carried out on schools to ensure their level of preparedness and compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) ahead of their reopening on June 24, said Education Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. He said the ministry, together with the state education departments and district education offices, would carry out […]

Schools reopen on June 24

Only those involving public and international examination students PUTRAJAYA: All schools nationwide will reopen on June 24 involving students sitting for public examinations and equivalent international examinations, said Senior Minister (Education) Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. He said it involved students sitting for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan (STPM) […]

Advice students on SOPs when schools reopen

KUCHING: Schools in the state are advised to give briefings to their students on the standard operating procedure (SOP) that they need to adhere to when they reopen. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this was to ensure that students could adapt to the new practices in […]

Fine-tuning needed before schools can reopen

KUALA LUMPUR: Various matters will be considered, including the readiness of teachers to conduct health checks on students, before schools can reopen, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said the government also needed to know whether the Education Ministry was ready to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set to curb the spread […]