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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 9 MIN

Uproar amid new higher education policy; MP questions PAS Selangor Youth’s rally move

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KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.[KiniNews] Higher Education minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said that Putrajaya is not compromising the national education system with the latest policy for UEC, tahfiz students’ to enter public varsities.Zambry was responding to PAS information chief Ahmad Fadli Shaari, who accused the government of using tahfiz students to distract from UEC graduates’ entry.Separately, Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has questioned Selangor PAS Youth’s rally move which will be held in Shah Alam tomorrow. He said the youth wing is using their ‘right to assemble’ to deny Selangor assemblyperson Wong Siew Ki’s ‘right to speak’ on the pig farming issue.___________________📌 Share this news! Join the Malaysiakini WhatsApp Channel now! https://mk.my/wa_mkiniTurn on notifications 🔔 or unmute the channel to receive news notifications immediately!—Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://bit.ly/3B3ztIa

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.[KiniNews] Higher Education minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said that Putrajaya is not compromising the national education system with the latest policy for UEC, tahfiz students’ to enter public varsities.Zambry was responding to PAS information chief Ahmad Fadli Shaari, who accused the government of using tahfiz students to distract from UEC graduates’ entry.Separately, Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung has questioned Selangor PAS Youth’s rally move which will be held in Shah Alam tomorrow. He said the youth wing is using their ‘right to assemble’ to deny Selangor assemblyperson Wong Siew Ki’s ‘right to speak’ on the pig farming issue.___________________📌 Share this news! Join the Malaysiakini WhatsApp Channel now! https://mk.my/wa_mkiniTurn on notifications 🔔 or unmute the channel to receive news notifications immediately!—Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://bit.ly/3B3ztIa

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