SHAH ALAM, June 5 — The Works Ministry will upgrade 121 overcrowded schools, involving 127 classrooms across six states, with an allocation of RM88 million.

NILAI, Feb 19 — The Education Ministry (MOE) welcomes the plans by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to build high-rise schools of up to 17 storeys in the city centre, but will carefully evaluate safety aspects and suitability.

KOFU, Dec 19 — Climbers using the most popular trail on Mount Fuji are expected to be charged a doubled fee of ¥4,000 (RM115) from next summer as the Yamanashi prefectural government seeks to address overcrowding, a source close to the matter said today.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 2 — The construction of SK Cyberjaya 2 has begun, and will be completed in 2027, said the Education Ministry (MOE).

VENICE, April 25 — Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season.

NIBONG TEBAL, March 31 — The Education Ministry (MOE) has drawn up several long-term and short-term interventions to resolve the issue of overcrowding in schools nationwide.

PUTRAJAYA, March 15 — The issue of student overcrowding at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Cyberjaya is being addressed through several measures, including student dispersal and the construction of a new SK Cyberjaya (2), expected to be completed by 2028.

ALOR GAJAH, February 6 — The initiative to expand the Senior Citizens Activity Centres (PAWE) at the community level by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) is seen as capable of addressing overcrowding issues at Rumah Seri Kenangan nationwide.

KUALA SELANGOR, Jan 16 — Sixty prisons nationwide are currently housing approximately 75,000 inmates, surpassing the capacity limit of 71,000 prisoners.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Putrajaya Hospital is presently still able to meet the treatment and medical needs of the surrounding population, said Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

PUTRAJAYA, March 27 — The Bandar Botanik Health Clinic (Klinik Kesihatan) in Klang now operates seven days a week, including on public holidays, as a pilot project to deal with overcrowding at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) Emergency and Trauma Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — The government is formulating a new law, the Drug and Substance Abuse (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act, in an effort to reduce overcrowding in prisons, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Special Task Force on Agency Reform (Star) established by the government will lead the initiative to reduce overcrowding at public hospitals.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Feb 11 — The construction of two more hospitals in Kapar and Sepang can help overcome the issue of overcrowding in public facilities in the long term, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari. He said he took note of the order of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan...

KAJANG, Feb 3 — The Prisons Department is implementing prison reforms in prisons nationwide including in the Sungai Buloh Prison to reduce overcrowding and recidivism.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has begun drawing up plans to resolve the issue of overcrowding in Emergency and Trauma Departments in an effort to provide efficient services to the people.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 4 — The Education Ministry (MoE) is looking for a comprehensive solution to the issue of overcrowding in schools canteens during recess, Senior Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin said.