1,636 SMK Merbau students get second dose
MIRI: A total of 1,636 Form One, Two and Three students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Merbau received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose yesterday (Oct 16) at a vaccination centre (PPV) at Curtin University. SMK Merbau is the second largest secondary school in Sarawak Transport Minister, Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin cum Minister-in-charge of the […]
Students eager to return to school
KUCHING: Schools in Kuching District recorded a high percentage in attendance on the first day of reopening of classes on Monday (Oct 4). Federal Deputy Education Minister II Datuk Mohamad Alamin said this showed how eager the students were to return to school. At the same time, he noted that schools were also ready and […]
900 students vaccinated at Curtin PPV
MIRI: Students aged 16 to 17 numbering 900 received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Curtin University Hall vaccination centre (PPV) on Friday (Oct 1). The minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin, disclosed that the students were from Kolej Vokasional Miri, SMK Dato Permaisuri […]
Ragad visits PPV to show support for programme
KUCHING: The wife of Head of State Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib yesterday (Sept 29) paid a visit to SK Matang Jaya vaccination centre (PPV). Ragad, who is also the chairman of Ragad Foundation, is known for her care about the health, education and well-being of students in Sarawak. As such, she has […]
Vaccination for students kicks off in Bau District
BAU: The first dose of Covid-19 vaccine was given to 126 primary students aged 12 at the Kampung Serasot multi-purpose hall on Wednesday (Sept 29). Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep, who was there to observe the vaccination process, noted that the students were delighted to be inoculated. “I was informed that the students […]
Students going abroad for studies exempted from MyTravelPass
PUTRAJAYA: Students who have just received offers in foreign universities and the two persons accompanying them are among those exempted from applying for permission to leave the country via the MyTravelPass (MTP) from Oct 1, said Immigration Department director Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud. The exemption also applies to students leaving to resume their studies and […]
Students happy to receive jab
By Petronella Felix & Aisyah Suhiri MIRI: Students expressed gratitude and relief after receiving their Covid-19 vaccination jab at the Curtin University Hall vaccination centre (PPV) here yesterday (Sept 26). The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) for teenagers aged 12 to 15 in Miri will be ongoing until Sept 29, involving students from 18 […]
Jabs for 4,000 students in Sarikei until Oct 1
SARIKEI: As many as 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from 50 schools in Sarikei division started to receive their Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday (Sept 25). Assistant Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources Datuk Len Talif Salleh told Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) today (Sept 25), the vaccination programme for this age group would […]
Effectiveness of PdPR method at moderate level
KUALA LUMPUR: The effectiveness of the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) method among school students is at a moderate level, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). The ministry, in a written reply to the Dewan Rakyat today, said this was based on the Home-Based Learning Effectiveness Implementation Study conducted online, which focused on the […]
Distinct disadvantage if students stay home
KUCHING: President of the Sarawak Teachers Union (STU), Adam Prakash Abdullah yesterday (Sept 13) pointed out that students would be at a distinct disadvantage if they did not participate in face-to-face interactions in schools. “Everyone must understand that school education is more than merely going to school to complete the syllabus and attending the assessment. […]