MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim defended the RM20 billion (S$6.4 billion) education budget cut, saying savings must be made despite criticism. He insisted quality and access to schools and universities would not be disrupted, urging ministry officials to avoid a “silo mentality” and grasp the scale of Malaysia’s economic crisis. Rising global oil prices and Putrajaya’s RM7 billion (S$2.25 billion) petrol subsidy bill in April forced spen…
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