Melaka: The Melaka government is committed to improving educational facilities in the Rembia state constituency, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the initiative involves the construction of a new building for the Alor Gajah District Education Office, worth RM15.9 million, and a new building for the Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Vocational College, valued at RM15.8 million. Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh highlighted the importance of these projects given the large number of students in the area. Furthermore, he mentioned that the state government has proposed the construction of a new national secondary school to the federal government, aiming for its inclusion in the 13th Malaysia Plan.
During the closing ceremony of the Rembia-level Wakil Rakyat Untuk Rakyat (WRUR) Programme and the launch of the 2025 state-level National Month and Flying the Jalur Gemilang campaign at Dataran Keris, Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh shared these plans. The event was also attended by State Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Communications Committee chairman Datuk Fairul Nizam Roslan, who is also the Rembia constituency coordinator, and state secretary Datuk Azhar Arshad.
Ab Rauf announced that the state government has also agreed to build a Sekolah Rendah Agama (SRA), or religious primary school, in Kampung Rembia and a kindergarten in Kampung Sungai Petai as part of high-impact development projects for next year. The Melaka Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) has allocated over RM90,000 to upgrade two SRAs in the Rembia constituency and the Sekolah Menengah Arab Al-Faizin in Jelatang.
Moreover, the state government has allocated RM8.6 million through the Melaka Health Department to upgrade the second operation theatre at Alor Gajah Hospital, with completion expected by April 2026. Additionally, RM1.4 million has been approved to repair the roof of the Alor Gajah Health Clinic's Klinik Ibu dan Anak unit, while RM435,000 has been earmarked for repairs at the Rembia Health Clinic.