

- Jan 3, 2018
Why is DLP retracted from approved DLP schools for Year 4 in 2018?
We refer to the education ministry’s press statement on Dual Language Programme (DLP) dated Jan 4. We question the rationale behind the...
- Jan 3, 2018
Why exclude this year’s Year 4 pupils from DLP, asks pressure group
AN education pressure group has questioned the Education Ministry's move to exclude Year 4 primary school pupils from the Dual Language...
- Jan 3, 2018
Schools carry on with DLP
PETALING JAYA: Despite reports that the dual language programme may be shelved, school heads are continuing with it – at least until they...
- Jan 3, 2018
Why are national schools increasingly unpopular?
PETALING JAYA: An academic has called for a study to find out why enrolment in government-sponsored vernacular schools has been dropping...
- Jan 3, 2018
Mixed feelings over 2-teacher proposal
PETALING JAYA: Siti Alawiah, 42, used to teach at a national primary school where there were often up to 40 pupils in a class. The former...
- Jan 2, 2018
Parents hope there will not be another flip-flop – this time on DLP
PETALING JAYA: Parents’ groups want the Education Ministry to push ahead with the DLP (Dual Language Programme). Parent Action Group for...
- Jan 2, 2018
Has DLP been shelved?
PETALING JAYA: The Dual Language Programme (DLP), which allows students to study Mathematics and Science in either Bahasa Malaysia or...

- Dec 31, 2017
A 2018 wish list
PETALING JAYA: Everyone is saying goodbye to 2017. Some have had a good year, some not so. While individually people are praying for a...
- Dec 31, 2017
Youthful aspirations: Get rid of ‘spoon-fed’ mentality
Educational civil societies and youth in the Klang Valley have expressed their hopes for 2018, with many calling for a revamp of the...
- Dec 30, 2017
An eventful year for education
TODAY is the last day of 2017. While this is the time to make New Year resolutions, it is also the time to reflect on happenings that...