Education Gap to Widen

Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairperson, Parents Action Group For Education (PAGE) Malaysia

13-Apr-20 09:30

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Under the MCO, schools will remain closed until further notice. Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairperson, Parents Action Group For Education, discusses the possible effects on schoolchildren.

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Noelle Lim, Khoo Hsu Chuang

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Tags: MCO, movement control order, RMO, partial lockdown, Malaysia, school, children, parents, Ministry of Education, online learning, exams,

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