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Maszlee: Schools are for education, not politics

By MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN

Thursday, 18 Jul 2019 | 5:23 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: The school classroom is a place to provide education and not for politics, says Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik.

Despite the recently passed bill to amend the Federal Constitution to lower the voting age to 18 years old, schools are still subject to all current circulars.

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