SHAH ALAM: The Education Ministry has shot down the Perlis government’s plans to implement longer school hours, saying “education is a Federal matter” and the move would have serious implications for many parties.
However, the state’s decision could be implemented when the ministry’s plans to have only single session schools with extended hours take off by 2008, if budget and infrastructure permit.
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