All Govt schools to have high-speed Internet by next year


Service rewarded: Mahdzir (second from left) giving the Tokoh Guru Negeri Kelantan 2017 Award to Ghazali. — Bernama

TANAH MERAH: All government schools will be equipped with high speed Internet service by next year, making digital learning for millions of students a reality in Malaysia.

Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said Internet facilities would be upgraded in 6,000-odd schools, bringing the total number of schools with relatively high speed Internet access to more than 10,000.

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