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Jul 10, 2023
Children with learning disabilities need intervention at lower primary level
Year in, year out, after the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results spectacle, we choke and suffer panic attacks over the performance of...
Jun 22, 2023
Failing SPM, What is happening?
The country was shocked when Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying confirmed that nearly 30,000 out of a total of 407,637 registered...
Jun 14, 2023
School Toilets, a cleanliness issue
Recently PM Anwar Ibrahim suggested that school students be taught to clean toilets to build character and instil values of cleanliness...
Jun 11, 2023
Proficiency in English is not a zero-sum game
I wish to dedicate this column to my father, my No 1 fan, who breathed his last on June 2 at the ripe old age of 95. He was a Malay...
May 7, 2023
Let’s talk about HPV vaccination
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for the majority of cervical cancer cases affecting women. In Malaysia, cervical cancer is...
Apr 9, 2023
Flip-flopping on the Dual Language Programme
The Ministry of Education (MoE) needs to be reminded of the importance of the Dual Language Programme (DLP), especially how and why it...
Mar 12, 2023
A nation at risk
In his recent budget speech, our 10th prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, commonly called PMX, referred to a report titled “A Nation...
Feb 12, 2023
Dear Minister, be ambitious in your goals
We have been watching closely the actions of Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and waiting for the spark to ignite, but it has not...
Jan 15, 2023
The changing culture of schools
In a YouTube video, Mufti Menk, a prominent Muslim preacher, reminds his audience about one’s desire to go to paradise. In a...
Dec 4, 2022
“Move on” and race to embrace diversity
The Malaysia National Philosophy of Education (NPE) declares that, “Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards further...
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