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More than 12,000 students have been caught vaping in schools so far this year, says Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh.

He told the Dewan Rakyat that 12,252 students, or 0.24% of the 5.1 million enrolment nationwide, were found involved in vaping activities as of Sept 30.
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00:00In terms of the guidelines and the review letters that I mentioned earlier,
00:07each guideline and SPI is a guide and a document that must be followed by the school
00:16and must be strengthened by the school, PBD and JPN.
00:21So, with the permission of Beyond Doubt, all of this must be strengthened by the school
00:28and all of this must go smoothly.
00:31In terms of issues or statistics, in terms of students involved in drug trafficking,
00:40I have statistics here.
00:42In 2023, the percentage of students involved in drug trafficking was 0.07% of the 5.06 million students
00:55or equal to 3,540.
00:59The percentage of students involved in drug trafficking was 0.26%
01:06equal to 13,427 people.
01:10That was in 2023.
01:12In 2024, as of September, out of the 5.1 million students,
01:200.05% were involved in drug trafficking or equal to 2,365 people.
01:270.24% were involved in drug trafficking or equal to 12,252 people.
01:37And the KPM wants to emphasize that strengthening the guidelines and review letters
01:45is a must and must be strengthened.
01:51At the same time, the KPM also asks for cooperation and guidance from parents and the community
02:04on awareness so that it is not involved in drug trafficking or drug trafficking
02:11among students and students.
02:13And also to the parents to comply with all existing regulations and laws
02:20to not sell weed or drugs to them under the age of 18.

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