KANGAR, April 5 -- The Ministry of Education (MOE) is arranging immediate assistance to the families of two students from the Perlis campus of the Institute of Teacher Education (IPG), who drowned in a kayaking incident at Pantai Merdeka near Sungai Petani, Kedah, yesterday.

The ministry said psychosocial support is also being offered, with particular attention given to the welfare and well-being of those affected.

"MOE expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the two Perlis campus IPG students involved in the incident during an off-campus outdoor education programme on Saturday. We hope their families are granted strength and resilience in facing this difficult time," it said in a statement today.

It added that the inciden...