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Free Breakfast Programme will cost the govt up to RM1.6 bil

Oct 09, 2019

Image: FB Maszlee Malik

The Education Ministry's Free Breakfast Programme for primary school students beginning next year will cost the govt up to 1.6 billion ringgit.

Its Minister says the operation of the programme will be divided into 2 mechanisms, with the first being a full menu including fruit with a 30-minute meal time.

The second mechanism will last 10 minutes and will follow the concept of “grab and go” where students will have snacks, bread, cereal or boiled eggs.

Dr Maszlee Malik adds that the programme is to benefit almost 2.7 million students and the breakfast menu will be based on guidelines from the Health Ministry.

Two experts, who testified in the inquest into the death of firefighter Muhd Adib will have their statements recorded by police as part of a criminal investigation.

Police to call up 2 expert witnesses in Adib's inquest

Bukit Aman police say the witnesses are a UK-based forensic pathologist and a UiTM mechanical engineering senior lecturer.

Earlier, the Shah Alam coroners' court ruled that Adib's death was the result of a criminal act by unknown persons. 

Adib was seriously injured in a riot at the Seafield temple in Subang Jaya last year, and died after 21 days at IJN.

5 suspects re-arrested over killing of pygmy elephant in Sabah

Image: The Star

5 of the 6 suspects arrested for the killing of a pygmy elephant in Sabah recently, have been taken into custody again, just a day after they were released on police bail.

This time, they are under the custody of the Wildlife Dept, who are conducting their own investigations into the killing.