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TABIKA educators’ salary restructuring under discussion

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Discussions are ongoing regarding the proposed restructuring of the salary scale for educators in Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (TABIKA) under the Community Development Department (KEMAS), based on qualifications and experience. Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development, Datuk Rubiah Wang, clarified that the previous announcement pertained only to an increase in the allowance for […]

New Tabika Kemas officially opens

KUCHING: A Tabika Kemas, the construction of which was long delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, has finally opened its doors to children aged four to six. Construction of the facility at Kampung Merdang Lumut began in 2018 and was eventually completed at a cost of RM488,589.50. Batang Sadong MP Rodiyah Sapiee who represented Deputy Minister […]

Beacon of hope for rural children in Matu

FOR nine years, preschool children at Rumah Panjang Jarit in Matu district in central Sarawak, were studying in a makeshift classroom at the Ruai of their longhouse. The Iban longhouse, located along the treacherous Batang Igan river, was not equipped with proper kindergarten and other basic facilities and amenities such as clean water supply, road, […]

Spirited rural teacher raises hopes for brighter future

HIDDEN away in the jungles of Matu along the mighty Batang Igan are several longhouses that have stories to tell about the reality of life away from the modern comforts of urban centres. Constant travels are possible only by boats as there are no roads to the outside world – not even to their closest […]

Early education a template for growing up

KUCHING: Early education provided by Tabika Kemas can bring about positive attitudes and instil a culture of knowledge among children. And participation in extracurricular activities and talent-based programmes can leave a positive impact in the long term, thus becoming a guide before they step into the real world of schooling. Meradong assemblyman, Datuk Ding Kuong […]

New kindergarten building at village soon

MUKAH: Kemas Kindergarten at Kampung Petanak here will have a new building soon. The new building at the same site is a replacement for the former one, which had been declared unsafe for occupation by the authority. A local contractor has been appointed to construct the building, which is scheduled to complete next month, said […]

Elite tabika for M40 children planned

ALOR GAJAH: The Rural Development Ministry plans to set up elite children’s preschools (tabika) under the Community Development Department (Kemas) for children from the middle-income group (M40). Its deputy minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad said the proposal is still in the early stage of discussion and the working paper is being devised at the […]

2,385 out of 2,865 kindies resume classes

KUCHING: A total of 2,385 out of 2,865 kindergartens statewide or 83.4 percent resumed operation on Wednesday (July 1), said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “From the 480 kindergartens which have yet to open, 461 of them are under the Community Development Department (Kemas) and 19 are […]

RM6m spent to prepare kindies for reopening

PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Rural Development allocated RM6 million to disinfect and prepare equipment at all Department of Community Development (Kemas) kindergartens and child care centres nationwide as a precautionary measure against Covid-19, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad. He said the Kemas kindergartens and child care centres would use the rotation attendance system, whereby only […]

RM420k for Tabika upgrade

PUSA: Allocations totalling RM420,000 from both the federal and state governments will be used to upgrade five Tabika Kemas buildings in the Saribas constituency. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam said: “The first allocation of RM240,000 was channelled through the Economic Stimulus Package announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin recently during the movement control […]