PM: Nation’s fate depends on progressive young thinkers


Looking ahead: Anwar speaking at the closing ceremony of FOI 2025 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The education system needs to provide space for students to think, reason and be brave in expressing their views based on knowledge, in order to produce a society capable of critical thinking and bold in upholding the truth, says the Prime Minister.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said in tandem with the country’s progress, the education system should not focus solely on examinations and rote memorisation, nor remain trapped in a colonised and rigid mindset.

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