Top 5 at 5: Future-Proofing Malaysian Education

Chan Soon Seng, CEO, Teach for Malaysia

10-Jan-25 17:00

Top 5 at 5: Future-Proofing Malaysian Education

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The Malaysia Future Education Blueprint 2026-2036 aims to reshape the country’s education system with a focus on STEM, AI, mental health, and more school autonomy. Chan Soon Seng, CEO of Teach for Malaysia, discusses what this means for the future of Malaysian schools.

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· Time for more autogates for international travellers?: Due to the success of the new QR system for Malaysian travellers, there have been calls for more autogates for international travellers to reduce immigration wait times. We reached out to Hannah Pearson, director of Pear Anderson and Jimmy Leong, Malaysian Tourist Guides Council President for their insights.

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Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Tee Shiao Eek, Sneha Harikannan, Christine Yong, Alia Zefri

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Categories: government, environment, education, managing disease

Tags: autogates, HMPV, LA wildfires, virus, education, ministry of education, national education, medical negligence, travel, immigration, wildfires,

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