KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 3 -- A new State Religious Secondary School (SMAN) with an artificial intelligence (AI) concept is set to be built on an approximately 20-acre site at Taman Sawit Balung, integrating naqli (Islamic religious) knowledge and aqli (academic) learning with modern technological advancement.

At the same time, this SMAN project is seen as paving the way for a new approach in the comprehensive application of cutting-edge AI technology, including within administrative and delivery systems, as well as teaching and learning processes in schools.

Currently, Sabah has five SMANs, namely SMAN Beaufort, SMAN Tambunan, SMAN Sandakan, SMAN Kota Marudu and SMAN Putatan.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the plan was introduc...