Dharshini Ganeson

Children learn to read well in groups and enjoy each other’s company.

Reading – Does it matter?

While Malaysia retains a high literacy rate (94.64%), there is a declining reading culture with low book consumption, evidenced by a recent ranking of 37th globally for reading only 5 books annually. So ...

As a women’s icon for cricket, Winifred leads the way for women to join the sport.

Teacher with a ‘wicket’ aim

Winifred Anne Duraisingam, 32 yrs, captains the Malaysian national women’s cricket team while working as a full time teacher at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Lembah Keramat, Selangor. She teaches geography ...

Wan believes that all special needs children, regardless of their shortcomings can be educated, love and patience are the ingredients to their success.

Educating special needs youngsters

WAN Zakaria Wan Abu Bakar, 43 yrs, believes all children can be educated despite their handicaps and disabilities and today the founder of Bizara, a school with 74 special needs students in Kota Bharu, ...

(left) Amirudin feels cybersecurity training is vital towards building a safe ecosystem for Malaysia, seen here with Dr Sajilal at MOA signing with LSBF,KL.

Building global cybersecurity

LONDON School of Business and Finance (LSBF) in Kuala Lumpur, signed a memorandum of agreement with CyberSecurity Malaysia, under the Ministry of Digital to ensure their students would be competent to ...

WED involved students in many projects which created awareness on sustainable actions.

World Environment Day 2025

ASIA Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) campus was a hub of activity and creativity as students came together to celebrate World Environment Day (WED) 2025, themed #BeatPlasticPollution. ...

Chinese primary vernacular schools have high success rates for entry to secondary schools due to a good ecosystem, where they are tested on their levels of Bahasa Malaysia and English.

Does one size fit all? Not for secondary school education

IT cannot be denied that Malaysians are constantly fixated on education. It remains a hotly debated topic in coffee shops and boardrooms, back and forth in heated emotional arguments, as many parents see ...

Dr Lynn (first left) ensures all her patients, whether wheelchair-bound or those with learning disabilities feel comfortable.

Urgent need for awareness on special care dentistry

WHEN Dr Aarthi Nagarathinam was pursuing her basic degree in dentistry, she observed many patients with complications such as behaviour related problems, stroke patients, cerebral palsy and those with ...

Teacher training in Sarawak for the use of TOY8 digital screening in preschools, to identify the children with learning problems.

A digital revolution transforms early assessment

WHEN Shun Matsuzuka was diagnosed as dyslexic at the age of 19, he was pursuing his foundation year at art school in the UK. It came as a total shock to him. As a child he enjoyed learning, but could ...

Umayal feels the whole idea is to fuel a movement of change for young girls in B-40 communities.

Empowering young girls to become leaders

MANY young girls sometimes feel it is not their right to speak up, when they face problems at school or at home.

They remain passive and accept bullying and harassment in their schools and in some cases, ...

Alvin teaching the children the value of respecting the environment and its surroundings, especially marine life on Tioman.

The need to bring back environmental education

When I was young, my house in Ujong Pasir, Malacca was a stone’s throw away from the nearby beach. Many happy hours of my childhood were spent picking up shells, chasing crabs along the seashore and generally ...