Former Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has outlined the structural weaknesses in Malaysia’s education system that the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) aims to tackle – stressing that despite relatively high education spending, the country has underinvested in what matters most: teachers and early childhood development.
In a posting on his social media, Rafizi said the new measures – including mandatory preschool at age five, earlier entry to primary school at six, and enhanced teacher competencies…