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Thumbs Up For Efforts To Improve Education System

Jan 21, 2026

The National Union of the Teaching Profession has praised the government's efforts to improve the country's Education System.

It told NST that the move to make Bahasa Melayu and History compulsory subjects for all Malaysian students, regardless of stream, will help improve proficiency in the national language.

The NUTP adds that the introduction of standardized examinations for Year 4 pupils is also a good move.

It's because it'll help schools and teachers identify students who need early academic intervention.

This, in turn, gives schools more time to help pupils improve before they enter secondary school.

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In a related development, the Higher Education Ministry has clarified that it is not mandatory yet for students to take BM and History for admission to public unis.

It explained that the relevant quarters will study the move first before any final decision is made.

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The Housing and Local Government Ministry is ready to table the Urban Renewal Bill for its second reading in Parliament.

The ministry stressed that the bill is important, because it'll help address issues faced by residents living in dilapidated and unsafe buildings.

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The latest phase in the search for MH370 has uncovered no significant discovery or conclusive findings despite covering more than seven thousand square kilometers of the southern Indian Ocean.

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And a train driver has died, while 37 others were injured, after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona.

This comes just two days after an earlier high-speed train collision in the country killed at least 42 people.