Early childhood education institutions get special RM5k grant
BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI KUCHING: Fifty-six percent of registered Early Childhood Education Institutions (IPAKK) under the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Early Childhood Development (KWKPK) received a RM5,000 Special Annual Grant (GTK) each. “The GTK aims to ensure the wellbeing and safety of the children. The goal of this grant is to […]
54 students receive schooling aid
KUCHING: A total of 54 students from underprivileged families received schooling assistance in the form of cash at the ‘2021 Back to School’ programme held at Surau Darul Falah of Kampung Samariang Baru Phase 3 here today. Senior Minister of Works and Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof officiated at the annual programme. It […]
Proposal to abolish school term holidays rejected
KUCHING: School term holidays are important and relevant for the students to relax their minds from the pressure of learning. Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie said if learning is continued without a holiday, this may weaken the students’ spirit and interest in education. He was responding to Malaysian Parents’ Consensus (Mimbar)’s recent […]
Company donates foodstuffs to needy students
MUKAH: Balingian Energy Minerals Sdn Bhd has contributed foodstuffs and other basic necessities worth RM2,000 to Food Bank Siswa Politeknik Mukah. The company’s Community Relations executive Nazrin Syah Abdul Halim handed over the contribution to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) deputy director (Academic) Mohd Sani Said yesterday. The Food Bank Siswa programme was organised in collaboration with […]
SOP to be followed as schools reopen
KUALA LUMPUR: Secondary schools across the country finally reopen their doors today (24 June) for students sitting for public examinations this year after almost three months of closure due to Covid-19. The reopening of the schools is important, especially for the fifth and sixth formers, and hence the careful preparations made by the school and […]
