Cooperation from all parties required to address school dropouts - PM Anwar
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said support should be provided to enhance children's abilities to prevent them from dropping out of school.
Fri Sep 27 2024
MOE will add 11 more K9 schools to tackle student dropout rates in remote areas
MOE announced that the Daily School Management Division is assessing schools in Sabah and Sarawak for potential K9 training facilities.
Wed Aug 21 2024
Intervention can reduce SPM candidate dropouts - Wong
A total of 10,160 out of 383,685 new SPM 2023 candidates were reported not to attend the examination.
Mon Jun 03 2024
[COLUMNIST] Prioritise non-formal educational strategy to reduce absenteeism
Various efforts to attract students to school, the phenomena of school dropout and learning deficits remain inadequately addressed.
Mon May 06 2024
MOE implements various initiatives for educational reform
MOE said preschool classes will be expanded to educational institutions to ensure student dropout issues can be tackled from early stage.
Tue Apr 30 2024
ANALYSIS - Girls suffer most as Nigeria kidnap scourge hits school attendance
Millions of Nigerian children do not go to school, as mass school kidnappings increase dropout rates.
Sun Apr 14 2024
MOE plans to expand K9, K11 schools this year
K9 schools refer to nine years (of schooling), where students will attend school under one roof from Standard One to Form Three.
Mon Apr 01 2024
Identity documents crucial to help street children escape shackles of poverty
Are the government's endeavours for the upliftment of this minority community insufficient to pave the way for success?
Mon Feb 12 2024
Declining trend in school dropouts
Lim Hui Ying said the dropout rate involving Year Three, Four and Six students for the period between 2019 to 2022 increased.
Wed Oct 11 2023
Govt to resolve school dropouts issue comprehensively - PM
The government is committed to improving the education system to develop the country's future talents, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
Mon Sep 11 2023
MOE finalising compulsory secondary education policy - Fadhlina
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the issue of dropouts would not occur if children were required to study up to SPM under new policy.
Thu Aug 10 2023
Poverty among main causes of school dropout - Deputy Minister
Lim Hui Ying said MOE found that there were students who did not attend school as they had to work to support the economy of their families.
Mon Jun 12 2023
MOE drawing up recovery plan for school dropouts
The Education Ministry (MOE) is drawing up a recovery plan to guide students who have dropped out of the national education system, its minister Fadhlina Sidek said.
Sun Jan 08 2023
KEDAP enhanced to address dropout among Orang Asli children
Fadhlina said the initiative helped to improve mastery of the 3M skills, namely reading, writing and counting, among the community.
Sat Dec 31 2022
Implementation of K9 can address Orang Asli student dropout issue - Mah
The implementation of the K9 is an initiative to address the issue of school dropouts among the Orang Asli community.
Fri Aug 26 2022
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Malaysia's inflation at 1.9 pct in Oct 2024 - DOSM
Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Saudi Arabia showcases Vision 2030 goals at Airshow China 2024
For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.
Fri Nov 22 2024
King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show
The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth
A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.
Fri Nov 22 2024
PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation
The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence
Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.
Fri Nov 22 2024