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Malaysia's revamped National Service Training Programme (PLKN 3.0) has successfully met all key performance indicators, with impact studies revealing substantial gains across six core areas of human capital development among participating youth.
Penang has earmarked RM129,900 from its Youth Development Fund to finance 68 programmes run by 48 youth associations, focusing on skills development, employability, civic engagement and leadership training.
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Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, president of Pergerakan Puteri Islam Malaysia, attended the closing of the National Level Nature Camp 2026 at the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, engaging with 395 young participants.
A two-week ISA detention in 1974 became the catalyst for Dr Shukri Abdullah's transformation from a struggling student into an accomplished educator and motivational speaker who has spent over three decades inspiring Malaysians.