Heatwave: School holiday extension proposal to be brought to Sabah cabinet, says minister


KOTA KINABALU: Any decision on the proposal to extend school holidays, due to the current heatwave, will be brought up for discussion at the state Cabinet level, says state Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif.

Mohd Arifin, who was also the state education exco, said that the matter would also be discussed at the Federal and the state education department levels.

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