KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is focusing on the implementation of a new preschool curriculum and the launch of an Education Development Plan as key priorities for the 2026 school session. Its minister, Fadhlina Sidek, said 2026 marks a critical year, following the return of the school year to a January start. It will also see the preschool curriculum introduced ahead of its original 2027 schedule. Also present were Bandar Tun Razak MP, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, and the Prime Minister’s political secretary, Datuk Azman Abidin. She said 800 students received assistance at today's event, adding that the total number of recipients in the Bandar Tun Razak constituency is approximately 5,000.

Source: The Star January 04, 2026 12:45 UTC