Beginning next year, stateless children can enrol in government schools by producing their birth certificate. We also go through other headlines: Anwar's Kollywood endorsement; Johor versus youth's use of short-form Bahasa Malaysia; and a research revealing that having more books at home growing up can improve educational outcomes.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kelvin Yee, Tasha Fusil, Loo Juosie, Lazareen Thaveethu

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Umapagan Ampikaipakan

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Categories:  Education,  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Personal Development,  Social Issues

Tags:  Evening Edition,  stateless children,  statelessness,  education,  Anwar Ibrahim,  PD by-election,  Kamal Haasan,  Bahasa Malaysia,  books,  reading,