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
ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025
An excellent rakyat-centric budget under the overarching principle of a caring and humane economy.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives
The government will provide a significant boost to the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiatives next year.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar
The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Fri Oct 18 2024
What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo
Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has said, such as by offering investors management of airports and sea ports.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS
The Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Program will be intensified as an effort to produce more female corporate personalities.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid
Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration
Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also taking office.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this allocation is intended to address the recent flash floods that hit the capital and several major towns.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM
Sabah and Sarawak continues to be prioritised under Budget 2025, with allocations of RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively.
Fri Oct 18 2024
NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil
PM Anwar Ibrahim said NFOF will support venture capital fund managers to invest in startup companies with RM300 million set aside for 2025.
Fri Oct 18 2024