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Saturday, 30 Jan 2021 05:30 PM MYT Norlida Abu Hassan, 50 (centre) shows a picture of her foster child on her phone. — Bernama pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. MELAKA, Jan 30 — A woman was heartbroken by the death of her seven-year-old adopted son, whom she had previously cared for since he was two months old, believed to be due to abuse. Norlida Abu Hassan, 50, said although she accepted the demise of her adopted son, but she was very u...

My father died, and after his burial ceremony, I took over. Ascension to the throne is from father to son. My mother died early, just about a week after my birth. They married many in the family, and normally, in such a situation, there were always quarrels and jealousy. Those who came before her asked why my father married her, especially from a far place called Umuchu. When she came in, she bore a male child, so they hated and worked against her. They killed her a week after my birth. My fath...

Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 10:20 AM MYT BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — For some, digital learning is a necessity in the new normal wrought by Covid-19. But, for others, this alternative classroom experience is one that is filled with anxiety, fear and uncertainty as they grapple with technology and try to keep up with lessons. This sentiment is shared by both students and parents, who would like to mai...

THE STANDARD EDUCATION A teacher at a Standard Eight classroom at Kisii primary school. [Sammy Omingo,Standard] After a 10-month Covid-19 imposed holiday, an estimated eight million primary school learners will this morning start a national assessment. The week-long assessment is being administered by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec), but unlike other conventional examinations, there will be no ranking of learners according to the grades they score. A circular released by Acting K...

Of MCO 2.0 and making the pieces fit Intan Maizura Ahmad Kamal © Provided by New Straits Times Trekking into nature will have to wait. I MUST have known it. I mean, when I made that impulsive purchase of a box of 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle depicting a glorious picture of Lake Como, Italy just a mere week or so ago. I hadnt pieced together a jigsaw since… gosh, when I was back in high school. The fact that I was circling around the long table in the concourse of a local mall...

Whence will you sleep, and with what will you cook should you elect to return after your rage has ebbed?

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Monday, 11 Jan 2021 10:04 PM MYT BY IDA LIM The live telecast of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin speech about the movement control order January 11, 2020. — Picture by Choo Choy May Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Only students taking key national examinations may physically attend school during the movement control order while from Standard One to Form Four must continue with online learning, the Education Mi...

BBC News By Penny Spiller image copyrightWaves image captionFatu admits it is not easy being at school while pregnant, but she is determined to complete her education The Tanzanian government was taken to court last month over its ban on pregnant schoolgirls and young mothers attending school. It is one of the few countries in the world that actively enforces such a ban. A year ago this month, another court ordered Sierra Leone to drop its ban. So how have things changed in the West African co...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 27): As the year 2020 comes to an end, the country has seen an unprecedented change to the dynamic and culture of education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing schools and varsities to halt operation at certain period. The situation has ‘forced’ millions of students across the country to fully utilise their laptops or devices and start learning from home via online. The question for us now is: “Is Malaysia’s education ready for the new era of learning?” Nonetheless...