PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will take on a second Cabinet portfolio as Education Minister. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will serve as Women’s Affairs and Welfare Minister. “We should devise new ways of teaching,” said Dr Mahathir, adding that he will introduce an online system to teach students in schools. He added that there will only be one ministry in charge of all matters regarding education, unlike the previous administration which had a Higher Education Ministry on top of the Education Ministry. Dr Mahathir said he aims to get all the ministers sworn in by Monday.

Source: The Star May 17, 2018 23:02 UTC