Parents get creative with back-to-school budgeting to stretch their ringgit amid rising costs


JOHOR BARU: After 11 years, all schools in Johor will be joining most of the other states in the country to start the new academic year on a Monday.

This came about as Johor reverted to a Saturday-Sunday weekend, ending a practice since 2014 of keeping Friday and Saturday as the official days off.

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