School term in Malaysia postponed due to severe floods

The new school term in Malaysia will start a week later nationwide due to the severe floods, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday.

In a statement, Muhyiddin, who is also the Education Minister, said for states in Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor, the new term will begin on Jan 11 (Sunday), while for other states, the session starts on Jan 12 (Monday).

He noted that as of Sunday, 340 schools in seven states were affected by the floods. According to him, some of these schools were used as flood relief centres and others were inundated by the deluge.

"It would take time for teachers, parents and students who are affected by the floods to prepare for the school term," he said.