PARLIAMENT | Weaknesses in the current education system have caused Malay parents from middle-class families to enrol their children in private or international schools at a significantly higher cost, according to Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.

In his debate of the royal address, the Muar MP said the shifting trend was a sign that the education sector is in crisis and requires urgent reforms.

“In the past, there were often...