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Bringing edu to inmates, underprivileged

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THE Education Ministry is working to reduce student dropout rates. This, said Education director-general Azman Adnan, is being done through various initiatives targeted at prison inmates and underprivileged children. Emphasising the importance of providing quality education for children from all backgrounds, he said the ministry is collaborating with the Prison Department to provide corrective education … Read more

Americans freed by Venezuela in US prisoner swap land at Texas base

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Some of the Americans who were freed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in a US prisoner swap have landed at a US military base in San Antonio, Texas, a Reuters witness said. The individuals were freed on Wednesday in exchange for the US release of an ally of Maduro, Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who was … Read more