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proficiency\n\nNS729-8-x254·4  \nKUALA LUMPUR:The New StraitsTimes'(NST)\"Heard the News?”initiative can helpstrengthen En-glish proficiency while ensuringaccess to information nation-wide,said the CommunicationsMinistry.  \nIts secretary-general,DatukSeri Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa,saidEnglish remained a vital gatewayto opportunity,being the globallanguage of science,technology,business and diplomacy.  \n\"Yet many Sijil PelajaranMalaysia leavers still strugglewith basic comprehension,vo-cabulary and confidence in usingEnglish in real-life contexts.  \n\"Malaysia ranked 26th in theEducation First English Profi-ciency Index in 2024,a slight dipfrom the previous year.  \n\"This signals an urgent need tofocus on language education,es-pecially inunderserved and ruralcommunities,\"he said at the  \n①  \nlaunch yesterday.  \nHe said language learningneeded to go beyond classroomsand into daily life.  \n\"We must create living,breath-ing opportunities to use and ex-perience English in real contexts,and this is precisely why the'Heard the News?'initiative is soimportant,\"he said.  \nFauzi said the collaborationbe-tween the NST and MalaysianCommunications and Multime-dia Commission(MCMC)wasproof of how media could servenot only as a channel for infor-mation,but also as a powerfultoolfor education.  \nHe added that MCMC,throughits 1,099 National InformationDissemination Centres(Nadi),would ensure the programmereached rural and underservedcommunities.  \n“Our Nadi centres will not onlyoffer access to NST print and  \ne-paper versions,but also serveas hubs where communities canexplore the audio articles togeth-er and develop digital literacy.  \n\"This initiative can and willreach even the remotest cornersof our country,from Sabah andSarawak to the villages of Kedahand Kelantan,\"he said.  \nCongratulating NST on its180th anniversary,Fauzi said thenewspaper had long stood as apillar of credibility and nationalconnection.  \n\"With today's launch,it con-tinues that legacy not by stand-ing still,but by moving boldlyinto the future,innovating tomeet the needs of a new gener-ation,\"he said.  \nHe urged educators,parents,and community leaders to em-brace the initiative.  \n\"Read with your children.Lis-ten with your elders.Learn to-gether,\"he said.  \nSEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284  \nTARIKH:29 OGOS 2025(JUMAAT)UTUSAN M'SIAN.STRAITS TIMETHE STAR    SINAR HARIAN","cbCaitxKZmynwzu2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitxKZmynwzu2","pdf",385865,"English","# Timely push for English proficiency\n## Need for stronger English skills\n## Going beyond classrooms into daily life\n## Role of NST and Nadi information centres\n## Calls to educators, parents, and community leaders","[{\"question\":\"What is the “Heard the News?” initiative meant to achieve?\",\"answer\":\"It is designed to strengthen English proficiency nationwide 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