Increase in demand for tuition in Malaysia

Help for exams: Alagesan (above) said when he started teaching from his home initially, parents knocked on his door at midnight to enrol their children for his classes.

The demand for tuition in Malaysia has catapulted what was once a cottage industry to a million-dollar business

MALAYSIANS are accustomed to the tuition, especially in urban areas. Many would have either attended tuition classes or at the very least known a classmate that received tutoring in a centre or at home from a private tutor.