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Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284  \nTARIKH:29 JULAI 2025(SELASA)BERITA HARIAN      UTUSAN M'SIA □N.STRAITS TIMETHE STAR     SINAR HARIAN  \nWong Kah Woh  \nNEW PROVISION  0  \nCompulsorysecondaryeducationbill tabled  \nN51291112o25 p·6  \nTHE bill making secondary ed-ucation compulsory was tabledin the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.  \nThe government intends to in-sert a new provision-Section32A—under the Education Act1996 that will allow the ministerto publish an order in the gazetteto make secondary educationcompulsory.  \nIt penalises violation of the law  \nwith a maximum fine of RM5,000  \nor a maximum jail term of six  \nmonths or both,unless the child  \nis given an exemption.  \nThe bill also aims to change the  \nscope of Section 29A to cover all  \nMalaysian children residing in  \nMalaysia,as it currently only  \nmandates primary education for  \nchildren of Malaysian citizens re-  \nsiding in Malaysia.  \nThe Education(Amendment)  \nBill 2025 was presented for its  \nfirst reading in Parliament by  \nDeputy Education Minister Wong  \nKah Woh,who also said the bill's  \nsecond and third readings were  \nslated to be completed in the  \nsame session./","cbCaicrUr9jDBNYu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicrUr9jDBNYu","pdf",146224,"English","# Education (Amendment) Bill 2025\n## New Provision: Section 32A\n## Penalties for Violation\n## Scope Change: Section 29A","[{\"question\":\"What is the main objective of the new bill?\",\"answer\":\"The main objective of the bill is to make secondary education compulsory for all Malaysian children residing in Malaysia.\"},{\"question\":\"What new provision is being introduced under the Education Act 1996?\",\"answer\":\"A new provision, Section 32A, is being inserted that allows the minister to publish an order in the gazette to make secondary education compulsory.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the penalties for violating this new law?\",\"answer\":\"Violators face a maximum fine of RM5,000, a 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