A young doctor’s story about overcoming the adversity of coming from a poor family has captured the hearts of netizens. According to Malaysiakini, Dr Nimelesh Balanthiren, 30, lost his father while he was only 11, and was raised by his mother, K Vijayalakshmi, 59, who earned a meagre RM1,000 a month, working as a kindergarten teacher in Georgetown, Penang. While
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Tamil Sri Lankan-born Australian Yasodai Selvakumaran has been named a finalist for the $1 million Global Teacher Prize. Australian actor Hugh Jackman did the honours, announcing the list of 10 from a field of 10,000 applicants spanning 179 countries. The actor known for his role as Wolverine in X-Men said teachers are “the real superheroes…the ones that change the world.” “Something I
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Ramai yang tidak tahu Akta Pendidikan hanya mewajibkan murid-murid melengkapkan persekolahan dari darjah satu sehingga darjah enam sahaja. Susulan itu, kerajaan sedang mengkaji semula Akta Pendidikan untuk mewajibkan murid-murid melengkapkan persekolahan dari darjah satu sehingga tamat tingkatan lima. Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan Teo Nie Ching berkata ibu bapa yang gagal menghantar anak ke sekolah mungkin berdepan denda sebanyak RM5,000 ataupun penjara
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