Maszlee distraught over 21,326 students dropping out of school

Former education minister Maszlee Malik expressed great dismay after learning that as many as 21,316 students quit school between March 2020 and July 2021.

March 2020 coincided with the swearing-in of the Perikatan Nasional government of Muhyiddin Yassin and the very first movement control order to help contain the spread of Covid-19.

"As many as 21,316 children...