SHAH ALAM, 19 May 2009: Malaysia will launch Childline Malaysia, a 24-hour free phone emergency outreach service for children in need of care and protection in October this year, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Senator Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today. She said the service would provide emergency assistance to children and then […]
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Kids without birth certs can enrol in school
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 May 2009: Children without birth certificates are now allowed to register for schooling, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. However, she added, the penghulu, village head or any figure with similar authority must verify that the children concerned were born in this country. She said in […]
History should be core subject: Scholar
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 May 2009: A scholar today proposed that history be made a must-pass core subject in all schools and universities in the country to help forge the Malaysian identity, especially among the younger generation. The director of Universiti Malaya’s Academy of Malay Studies, Assoc Prof Datuk Zainal Abidin Borhan, said this would not […]
16-year-old arrested over seditious SMS
JOHOR BARU, 24 April 2009: A man dutifully lodged a police report in Pontian after receiving an SMS message smacking of racial overtones on 20 April, only to find out that the sender was his own daughter! The police arrested the 16-year-old girl, a student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Yunus Sulaiman in Pekan Nanas, at […]
Nine school bullies detained
KUANTAN, 6 April 2009: The police have detained nine students who allegedly used a hot iron to inflict burns on another’s hands at a boarding school in Raub. The suspects, aged 14 and 16, were said to have committed the offence on 29 March. Pahang CID chief ACP T Narenasagaran said prior to the incident, […]
Pupil dies after caning at school
SEREMBAN, 1 April 2009: A nine-year-old pupil of Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Kg Tiong in Gemas, who was caned by a teacher at the school yesterday, died today. According to Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Osman Salleh, the boy had complained about feeling dizzy after the caning session and on seeing his condition was […]
MIC, PIBG protest against flats
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Dec 2008: About 200 Parent Teachers Association (PIBG) and MIC members gathered in front of Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil, Taman Melawati here today to protest the construction of low-cost flats on the school field. Gombak MIC division chief G Jayakumaran said the school field was 1.44 hectares but the developer of […]
