Kids to be back to school in Penang on Jan 15 as water disruption ends


Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek visiting SMK Raja Uda at Jalan Tengah in Bayan Lepas, Penang. (January 11, 2024) —CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) for schools in Penang due to the water disruption will only be until Friday (Jan 12), says Penang Education Department deputy director Wan Sajiri Wan Hassan.

"PdPR will only be until Friday. We hope the water supply will be back to normal by next Monday (Jan 15)," he said when speaking to reporters on Thursday (Jan 11).

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