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‘Budget 2025 must allocate more for dilapidated schools, contractors must be scrutinised’

Educationists also call for increased funding and accountability to improve infrastructure, education quality

218 out of 338 Sabah dilapidated school reconstruction projects done: Fadhlina

She said 60 projects were currently under construction and expected to be completed soon, while the remaining 60 projects were still in the planning stage. 

Education Ministry did not take action on school buildings considered dilapidated: PAC

The Education Ministry did not take any action on reports of some school buildings that have long been identified and deemed unsuitable, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) revealed today.

Resolving poverty, dilapidated schools remain as unity govt’s priorities: Anwar

He said it is important to focus on these matters to ensure that people of all backgrounds, religions and races can enjoy a more comfortable life. 

Sabah’s run-down schools: ex-principal’s living conditions trigger talks on accountability

Recently, a video showing now-retired primary school principal George Odoi living in a store room for the past five years in Telupid, here, went viral. This raises concerns over the lack of facilities and dilapidated schools in Sabah – prompting the question on why schools in the state are in such bad condition.

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