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Malaysia's Education Ministry is intensifying preparations for the 2027 School Curriculum rollout, which will begin with Year One and Form One pupils next year under the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2026-2035.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and the Tun Hussein Onn Teachers' Foundation have jointly funded RM10,000 for a teenager's scoliosis surgery, demonstrating government support for healthcare access among Malaysian youth facing medical challenges.
Malaysia's Education Ministry has filled 99.8% of its preschool teacher positions, with 10,478 educators now deployed nationwide. The government plans to expand further with 300 new classes opening next year.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek visited a Banting secondary school after a Form Three student was stabbed by another pupil. Police have apprehended the suspect, and the victim remains in stable condition at hospital.
Indonesia's former education minister Nadiem Makarim and the Attorney General's Office have both appealed a corruption court verdict sentencing him to 10 years imprisonment for abusing authority in a school laptop procurement scheme.