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More than 150,000 indigenous children were separated from their families and sexually abused at the schools.

Between 1881 and 1996 more than 150,000 indigenous children were separated from their families and brought to residential schools.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) will study the proposal to create the post of a full-time warden in residential schools to tackle various problems including bullying.

Two fully residential schools in Perak have recorded cases of COVID-19, said Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday officially apologised for their role in the country's notorious residential school system for the first time.

All these schools must abide by the standard operating procedure set by the KPM while madrasah with hostels must also observe the standard operating procedure (SOP) for residential schools.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also Home Minister, said the Education Ministry should not be alone in looking into the safety aspects at these schools.

The ministry would include that clause in the contract for food operators and suppliers, to be effective from June 1.

Beginning next year, only 40 per cent of assessment for admission to Form One at fully residential schools (SBP) will be based on academic performance.

The student intake will be based on their academic achievement of scoring at least 3A and 3B in the UPSR this year.

The Education Ministry will offer 2,313 poor Form One students, including 925 from abject poor families, places in the Education Ministry's residential schools next year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.