The day's essential Malaysian news, briefed.
A 12th-grader from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School has secured admission to Georgia Institute of Technology's prestigious computer science program, ranked fifth in the US, following her development of an AI-powered skincare app and innovative approach to her university application.
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu has strongly defended the transparency of Malaysia's public university admissions system, filing a police report after an assemblyman alleged places were being sold and backdoor admissions offered.
Malaysia's Higher Education Minister has cautioned that unsubstantiated claims of 'backdoor' university admissions could undermine public confidence in the nation's higher education system and unfairly disadvantage genuinely qualified students.