IPOH, May 28 — Rising cases of school refusal among children and adolescents in Malaysia are being driven by mental health struggles including anxiety, bullying, family conflict, and depression.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Education Ministry’s (MOE) Student Tracking System will be enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the effectiveness of strategies for tackling student dropout issues.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The issue of dropout, the achievements of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education), and the services of automatic passport scanning machines at all national entry points are among the topics to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The Education Ministry (MOE) has conducted engagement sessions with 11 states on the need to expand the Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih (SBJK), a programme created to provide access to education for children who have dropped out of school.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Poverty is one of the main causes of school dropout, especially among secondary school students, said Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying.