KANGAR, Feb 12 — A total of 48,000 out of 122,062 Year One pupils in Malaysia, initially unable to read, can now read, write, and count, thanks to an intervention programme launched by the Education Ministry (MOE) in March last year.

MOSCOW, June 16 — Some 770 million people are illiterate worldwide, with two-thirds of them being women, reported Sputnik.