"If it happens, tell me at which school, so actions can be taken," said Senior Education Minister Radzi Jidin when asked to comment on the practice to conduct physical checks on female students to prove that they are menstruating and not use it as an excuse to escape fasting and prayers.

Radzi said the Ministry of Education is investigating if such incidents are taking place at boarding schools under the ministry, yet so far there was no indication that such practice existed...