Education
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1.9KIs your English good enough for angmohs? Try this mini-IELTS test to find out (it’s HARD)
ORAIT! Ugaiz understand each other right? With our weird combination of English, chinese, malay, indian and a few “dan lain-lain” words, we...
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401The UEC has been around for years. Here’s why the gomen has yet to recognize it.
If you’ve been reading your healthy dose of news, you might have noticed the letters ‘UEC‘ popping up now and then and...
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1.6KMalaysian teachers reveal how much our school system has changed over the years
We’ve seen many changes in Malaysia’s education system such as the change of PMR to PT3, the introduction of Higher Order Thinking...
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847Is it realistic to implement swimming lessons in Malaysian schools? We calculate!
Malaysians have allegedly once again misinterpreted the Education Minister, Dr Maszlee Malik when he suggested an initiative to promote water safety among...
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4.5KOMG, SPM is so secretive, it’s even filed under OSA… but why?
Ah, it’s the SPM season again and students may feel pressured to do their best to make their parents proud of them. This...
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425Should Malaysia abolish the death penalty, even for baby rapist-killers? Here are 5 things we learned from other countries
Recently the gomen has announced a moratorium on the death penalty and are currently looking at removing it altogether: ”All death penalty will...
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3.4KWe fact check 4 things Malaysians got wrong about Budget 2019
So the big news over the week is probably the announcement of none other than Budget 2019. It’s a pretty major thing,...
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3.3KDespite too many medical graduates, Malaysia is seriously lacking specialist doctors… why?
The Health Ministry wants to do a lot of things, like giving every Malaysian access to quality healthcare, upgrading both medical facilities...
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894Malaysia has lost MISERABLY in its war against drugs. Here’s the surprising reason why.
Like water shortages and 6% service taxes, Malaysia’s drug problem can’t seem to go away. Despite having some of the strictest laws on...
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772Vocational education brought much success to Germany… so why isn’t it working for Malaysia?
Low pay. Dirty work. No prestige. Uneducated. Not interesting. Useless. These are some of the perceived characteristics associated with vocational students in Malaysia....