KOTA BARU: Heavy school bags, averaging between 6kg and 10kg, which are lugged around by primary school pupils in the country have the Education Ministry worried.
Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon said a study carried out by the National Union of Heads of Schools showed that Chinese primary school pupils were burdened by the weight of books and other items they carried in their school bags.
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