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KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan ingin membawa ‘game changer’ bukan sahaja kepada pembangunan infrastruktur luar bandar tetapi bagi menggalakkan Latihan dan Pendidikan Teknikal dan Vokasional (TVET).

Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, pihaknya bukan sahaja memfokuskan infrastruktur bekalan elektrik dan air tetapi mementingkan TVET untuk legasi baharu penduduk luar bandar.

“Ia akan dapat menyediakan peluang kedua kepada mereka untuk melanjutkan pengajian serta menceburi dalam bidang keusahawanan.

“Dari segi kebolehpasaran TVET, melalui Belanjawan kita peruntukkan untuk realisasikan TVET khusus untuk wanita yang dikenali sebagai Job Empowerment by Learning and Inclusive Technical Advancement (JELITA) serta akan melibatkan pelbagai kaum dan wilayah termasuk Sabah dan Sarawak.

“Kami juga akan memfokuskan untuk membangunkan masyarakat Orang Asli melalui Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA),” katanya.

Beliau yang juga Menteri Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah berkata demikian semasa sidang akhbar selepas Walkabout Program Jualan Desa Madani di Busana Menara Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) di sini hari ini.

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PETALING JAYA: The education ministry is aiming to set up schools that cater especially for children from the poorest communities by next year, says its minister Fadhlina Sidek.

She said these schools will ensure that poor students enjoy a higher standard of education.

“We will provide updates as we want to ensure these (special) schools are ready to operate,” she told reporters after launching a school-in-hospital (SDH) programme at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar, Kedah.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government will introduce a new type of school for children from poor families to ensure they are not left behind in their studies.

The school would be similar to a secondary boarding school and cater to poor students, including those who are behind in their studies.

Previously, the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) highlighted that the lack of funds was among the reasons why many children from urban and rural low-income families dropped out of school.

Meanwhile, on the SDH programme, Fadhlina said there were a total of 17 SDH in 11 states.

“This (SDH programme) is very important, especially in ensuring access to education for our children, and this includes those in hospitals.”

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ONLINE accessibility to booking accommodations and flights has made travelling a breeze for holiday-seekers everywhere.Today, information is right at one’s finger tips and it is second nature for travellers to scour the Internet when making travel plans.Gone are the days of making room reservations via the telephone as the digital age gives travellers the ease of looking for information on room rates, promotional prices and reviews on the Internet.Travellers also habitually turn to global online hospitality services such as Airbnb and online travel agencies (OTA) such as Booking.com, Agoda and Traveloka for promotional deals – a trend that has been growing since 2013.However, instead of complementing small industry players, such online services have impacted the presence of budget hotels in the hospitality industry.

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Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MyBHA) said budget hotels have faced stiff competition from the online platforms over the last two years.MyBHA Kuala Lumpur chapter president Kenneth Oh said budget hotels (with three-star ratings and below), recorded a drop of 15% to 20% in revenue due to competition.“There are about 500 budget hotels in Kuala Lumpur, and some have been suffering losses in the past two years.“This has resulted in some operators selling off their properties due to lack of business,” he said.Leong and Oh say budget hotels in Kuala Lumpur are suffering due to hefty taxes levied upon them and lack of supervision of players in the hospitality industry. -filepicBudget hotels are struggling for several reasons.Aside from an oversupply of hotels in the city and lower tourism arrivals last year, Airbnb and OTA contributed to the competition while tourism tax and Sales and Service Tax (SST) further added to the burden of budget hotel operators.

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PETALING JAYA: Free breakfast will be served to children in primary schools throughout the country from January next year, Education Minister Maszlee Malik said today.

This will ensure they have the right nutrition to stay healthy and focus on their daily lessons, he said on his Facebook page.

Maszlee said this is part of the ministry’s initiatives to ensure that school children have access to nutritious food.

“In this connection, starting from January 2020, the ministry will launch a special free breakfast programme for children in primary schools across the country.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The nation’s education sector has seen the introduction of various reforms aimed at promoting excellence in human capital development in the past one year since Pakatan Harapan helmed the Federal Government.Driven by its slogan “Schools for the Community, Universities for Society”, the Education Ministry is endeavouring to enhance the status and image of the teaching profession via the implementation of various initiatives, aimed at reducing the workload of teachers and ensuring their well-being.To relieve teachers of the clerical work they have been burdened with all these years, the ministry has simplified file management and documentation through three interventions, namely textbook loan scheme, committee files and classroom-based assessment reports.

Data and online system management have also been simplified via two interventions, namely collecting data from the ministry’s existing sources and recording student attendance online.National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Harry Tan said the new measures would give teachers more time to interact with their students.He said NUTP has been working with the ministry since last July and held discussions with minister Dr Maszlee Malik and his deputy Teo Nie Ching on the implementation of the new work processes.“What’s important is that the minister has begun to give focus on ensuring that teachers perform their rightful task, which is teaching and not be bogged down with filling up forms,” said Tan.He also said the challenges faced by teachers today were related to the issue of professionalism.

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