tags - Sinar Daily

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek at the MOE Community Ramadan Jaulah programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom here on Thursday. Photo by Bernama

On Jan 20, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim when launching the National Education Plan (RPN) 2026-2035, announced that starting next year, six-year-old children can enrol in Year One, but this is not mandatory and is up to parents.

The move to allow children to begin Year One schooling at the age of six is seen as an appropriate step, provided both parents and children are genuinely ready from next year. - Bernama photo

(From right to left) Zurich Takaful CEO, Fatihah Mustafa; Zurich Malaysia Country CEO Junior Cho; AEON Bank (M) Berhad, CEO, YM Raja Datin Paduka Teh Maimunah; and Zurich General Takaful CEO, Shamsul Azman, commemorating the launch of Shariah-compliant Takaful protection on the AEON Bank digital banking app. - Photo courtesy of Zurich Malaysia

The number of children in need of care and protection rose by 12.7 per cent to 9,624 cases in 2024. Photo illustrated by Sinar Daily.

Algiera Nafiesa, 20, the second of six siblings, said the opportunity to pursue her studies at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) is a blessing, adding that she intends to make the most of it not only for her future but also the socio-economic landscape of the Orang Asli community. - Bernama photo

A total of RM67 billion will be allocated for the education sector under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), including building new schools, repair and upgrade school buildings, Kemas kindergartens, facilities and amenities of public higher education institutions. Photo by Bernama

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tabled the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) in the Dewan Rakyat today. Photo by Bernama

In this photograph taken on June 19, 2025, Maryam Suleman (L) and her son Ahmed Raza, residents of Lyari work in kitchen in their house in Karachi, both not registered with National Database and Registration Authority. - (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)

US President Donald Trump talks to members of the press as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)