SHAH ALAM: Malaysian students are surprisingly not on par with their foreign counterparts, despite the nation having one of the biggest budget allocations for education worldwide, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
"What has become an issue for us is why our students' performance still isn't as good as those in developed nations, despite huge funds pumped into the education sector," said the Education Minister.
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