Hanoi (VNA) - Schoolsin several states in Malaysia are set to reopen from October 3, but only 50 percent of students will be present at school.
Education Minister Radzi Jidin said that studentswould be split into two groups, taking turns to attend classes in person. Homeschoolerswill be informed about the topics to be studied and supporting materials areavailable on YouTube and on DidikTV. However, schools will be reopened basedon the four-stage National Recovery Plan (NRP) assessment criteria, Datuk Radzisaid, adding the reopening will involve only states that are already under the thirdand fourth phases of the country's COVID-19 exit plan.
Under the NRP, phase one is a full lockdown ofactivities except those deemed essential, while phase two allows slighteasing of restrictions, especially in workplace operations. Phase three seesmost sectors operating while some curbs on social sectors remain, and phasefour is nearly a full reopening.
Speaking to the press on September 12, Malaysian Senior Minister and Minister ofEducation Dr Radzi Jidin said this decision is not easy in the context thatthe number of new infections and deaths from COVID-19 is still high. However,he emphasised the fact that Malaysia has moved to implement the NationalRecovery Plan (NRP).
Meanwhile, after nearly a month of piloting the limitedopening, the Jakarta Department of Education and Training is planning toreopen about 900 schools from kindergarten to high school on September 27.
Director of the department Putoyo said that out of 1,500 schools allowed to organiseface-to-face teaching in phase 1, 610 schools have opened to a limited extentwhile the remaining schools are still under evaluation.
In addition to continuing to reopen schools, the Jakarta Department ofEducation and Training also plans to hold classes every day, instead of juston Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays as at present. This will allow eachstudent to have two days of face-to-face learning per week.
The department aims to reopen about 8,900schools in the capital in November in phases, including the first phase with1,500 schools. This list does not include educational institutions under themanagement of the Ministry of Religion./.
Thailand's Ministry of Education said on May 21 that it is coordinating with the Ministry of Public Health to pave way for the re-opening of schools nationwide on July 1 and to ensure the safety of students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are planning to reopen schools on March 1, according to the Ministry of Education and Training, after a two-week delay to the scheduled resumption when Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday end mid-February.
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Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
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Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
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The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
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This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
Efforts to empower women must transcend dialogue and translate into concrete commitments, including corporate pledges and government partnerships, according to the spouse of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The forum featured two in-depth discussion sessions, engaging representatives from governments, think tanks, and businesses from both ASEAN and China, on how to forge closer ties for a common future.
The new FIFA Hub in Jakarta will not only support football development in Indonesia but also serve as a coordination centre for 21 football associations across Southeast and East Asia.
Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen reaffirmed Vietnam’s principled and consistent stance on the Palestine issue, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire across the entire Gaza Strip.
PM Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the determination of Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair for 2025, to utilise all viable regional mechanisms of the bloc and work with partners to de-escalate violence and restore a peace process led by Myanmar.
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