Ex-education minister: Schools under Covid-19 shutdown should relook syllabus, exams

CORONAVIRUS | Amid prolonged school shutdowns throughout the movement control order (MCO) period, former education minister Mahdzir Khalid said schools should not be pressured to finish the year's original syllabus.

Instead, Mahdzir said school-based or central examinations should take into account the number of days spent on teaching and learning, as well as the amount of syllabus that could be covered in the available time...