Dr M: Education system in need of review with emphasis on English, noble values


  • Nation
  • Friday, 28 Sep 2018

Dr Mahathir (right) with former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who was the moderator during a dialogue at the Asia Society while in New York.

NEW YORK: Malaysia's education system needs to be revised to make English more widely used and to inculcate noble values among children, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Responding to a question on what needs to be done to improve the country's education system during a dialogue at the Asia Society here, Dr Mahathir said it was important to increase the use of English as it was a universal language.

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