KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — A 14-year-old male student has been detained for allegedly punching and threatening his schoolteacher after being reprimanded for skipping a physical education class on Monday.

BURIRAM (Thailand), Aug 27 — The Southeast Asian region is facing a significant teacher shortage that could hinder the development of a digitally literate generation, according to the Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (Seameo) Secretariat, Datuk Habibah Abdul Rahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25—The police have referred the investigation paper on a primary school pupil who was made to stand under the hot sun by a teacher in Ampang to the deputy public prosecutor’s office.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The Education Ministry (MOE) will extend the intake of candidates for the Bachelor of Teaching Degree Programme (PISMP) to include Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) and Matriculation Programme graduates starting this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Police have taken a statement from a female teacher as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct involving a male student.

PUTRAJAYA, March 25 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) will not compromise on sexual misconduct in all educational institutions under its jurisdiction.

KEPALA BATAS, Dec 16 — Two men died after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an head-on collision with another car on Sungai Lokan Road, here, early today.

SIK, Nov 20  — A male teacher of an Islamic religious school pleaded not guilty in the Baling Sessions Court near here today, to injuring one of his pupils, aged eight years recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — A group of 21 secondary school students and 10 teachers were hurt after they were stung by wasps while hiking at a resort in Sungai Lepoh, Hulu Langat here today.

BUTTERWORTH, July 10 — The Education Ministry (MOE) is conducting a detailed investigation into the incident in which students were left traumatised and emotionally distraught after allegedly being bitten by a male teacher at a school in Kelantan, which went viral on social media yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has urged that the practice of giving warnings to teachers who criticise on social media to be stopped immediately.

LONDON, Jan 17 — Nurses in England and Wales will stage walkouts in February after talks for better pay broke down.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek confirmed that teachers and pupils from Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Mun Choong were involved in the landslide incident in Batang Kali, Selangor, early today.

ALOR SETAR, Nov 15 — Fourteen students and a teacher of the SK Seri Kulim in Taman Berlian near Kulim were sent to hospital after experiencing itching due to mercury spillage.

SEREMBAN, 22 April — A teacher from Jempol claimed to have lost RM45,500 after falling prey to an investment offer made through the Telegram application last Sunday (April 17).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 —  The Defence Ministry will provide assistance and work together with the Education Ministry to ensure that the reopening of schools in stages from October 3 will go smoothly.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, July 23 — Over 3,000 kindergarten teachers in Selangor who have yet to apply for the one-off payment of RM150 are welcomed to do so when Phase Two of the application opens on August 15. Only 7,177 applications were received for the initiative under the Kita...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The teacher of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Puncak Alam (SMKPA), Selangor, who was accused by a student of uttering inappropriate jokes about rape during a teaching and learning session, has been transferred to the Selangor State Education Department until the investigation into the allegation is completed.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged the Minister of Education to take action against the teacher who verbally abused his female student through the use of inappropriate and obscene language.

PUTRAJAYA, April 27 — "If it happens, tell me at which school, so actions can be taken," said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin when asked to comment on the practice to conduct physical checks on female students to prove that they are menstruating and not use it as an excuse to escape fasting and prayers.