PUTRAJAYA (Jan 20): Starting next year, parents will have the choice of enrolling their children into preschool from age five and six for Year 1 of primary school, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. He added that parents are not compelled to do so if they feel their child is not ready. In [...]
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