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Selangor plans to boost its HPIPT scholarship scheme from 3,000 to 5,000 recipients next year, responding to surging demand from students pursuing higher education across peninsular Malaysia.
Palestine's Education Minister Dr Amjad Barham has appealed to Malaysia to maintain its support for Palestinian education amid a severe crisis caused by conflict-related destruction of schools and universities across Gaza, Jerusalem, and the West Bank.
A new tuition programme is providing free academic support to 1,600 SPM candidates across Kuala Lumpur, funded by Tenaga Nasional Berhad and focusing on core examination subjects.
Perak's Menteri Besar Scholarship is reducing financial strain on families while the state achieves its best SPM results in over a decade, with improved performance across urban and rural regions.
Penang's MAINPP has committed RM2 million to the MPDCA tuition programme this year, reaching 7,403 Bumiputera students across 109 schools. The initiative offers free academic support in core and SPM subjects, with particular benefits for low-income families.
The government is rolling out RM100 MADANI Book Vouchers to 1.18 million higher education students starting July 15, accessible through the MySiswaPlace portal. The initiative aims to support academic reading and strengthen the local publishing sector.