According to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, the first thing she did when she took office was to switch the focus of the ministry to prioritise the development of poor schools in the interior of Sabah and Sarawak to ensure children there had equal access to education.

Speaking to Sherkawi Jirim who hosted the Bernama TV “Ruang Bicara” session last night with the theme “New Dimensions of the Ministry of Education”, Fadhlina said the ministry has seven core focuses and she moved up the importance of improving interior schools to the top spot...