More languages to be offered in schools as electives, says Education Minister


GEORGE TOWN: To build deeper intra-Asean collaboration, Malaysia is expanding its elective language offerings in schools to include Mandarin, Tamil and Asean languages such as Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

She said Malaysia’s bilingual foundation in Bahasa Malaysia and English is now evolving to support regional collaboration.

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