Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on February 17 launched the special terrestrial Education TV channel DidikTV KPM, which can be viewed from 7am to midnight daily.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin delivers a speech during the launch of the special terrestrial Education TV channel (Source: Bernama)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – MalaysianPrime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on February 17 launched the special terrestrialEducation TV channel DidikTV KPM, which can be viewed from 7am to midnight daily.
The setting up of the special channel wasan effort by the education ministry to increase access to quality education for fivemillion students nationwide, the state-run news agency Bernama said.
In his speech at the channel’s virtuallaunch, Muhyiddin said the government is aware that education is one of thesectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a difficult situation andthe ministry had to close schools during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period.
DidikTV KPM will be able to assist in the implementationof home-based teaching and learning, especially for students who do not haveaccess to online education.
Broadcast programmes are based on theeducation ministry’s curriculum and co-curriculum, as well as news on the worldof education, edutainment programmes and student-generated content, theMalaysian PM added.
As of February 16, Malaysia had reported269,165 COVID-19 cases and a death toll of 983, as well as four-digit newinfections daily.
Stringent preventive measures are being inplace, including a limit on inter-state or inter-district movement and closureof educational establishments./.
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Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin delivers a speech during the launch of the special terrestrial Education TV channel (Source: Bernama) 
