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M'sian students lag behind Vietnam
1MDB-linked Bugattis seized
Four-cornered fight in KKB
M'sian students lag behind Vietnam
Malaysian students are not learning as much as they should in the amount of time they spend in schools, according to a World Bank report.
The average Malaysian student spends 12.5 years in school, but this is only equivalent to 8.9 years of learning.
By comparison, Vietnam offers 10.7 years of learning within a 12.9-year schooling period.
Vietnam also edges out Malaysia in reading proficiency, with only 18 percent of Vietnamese kids not being proficient readers by the end of Standard 5.
In Malaysia, a whopping 42 percent of students are not proficient in reading by the end of Standard 5 according to the report.
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1MDB-linked Bugattis seized
German authorities have confiscated four Bugatti Veyron supercars from a storage facility in Munich.
The cars and the raid on the facility are reportedly linked to a larger probe on 1MDB.
Malaysian police and the MACC are cooperating with German authorities in the probe.
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Four-cornered fight in KKB
The Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election is underway, with four candidates in the running.
Pakatan Harapan is being challenged by Perikatan Nasional, PRM, and an independent.
Notably for PN, the coalition is fielding a Bersatu candidate this time around instead of Gerakan.
Polling is on May 11.
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