KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 13 -- Education advocacy group Parent Action Group for Education (Page) has called on the government to expand the Dual Language Programme (DLP) instead of restricting it, warning that limitations could hinder Malaysia's economic progress and the country's ambition to strengthen English proficiency.
Page chairperson Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim issued the statement today, responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's recent call for stronger English proficiency and faster education reforms.
Anwar had urged the Ministry of Education to improve execution or risk economic setbacks.
Noor Azimah highlighted that Sarawak has made significant strides in education reforms under the Malaysia Agreement 1963, particula...