A closer look at Malaysia’s results in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) 2022 reveals concerns in the country’s education system, including poor performance by boys, and a shortage of teaching staff.
Sarawak is in need of 3,239 teachers, with the Igan parliamentary constituency itself having 91 vacancies, according to the Education Ministry’s statistics as of August 31.
While concerns over drug-laced vapes grow, a blanket ban could backfire by wiping out businesses, threatening jobs, pushing trade underground amid weak enforcement and open tank loopholes