{
  "id": 14155732,
  "title": "KJ persoal kemerosotan skor Pisa meskipun gred SPM meningkat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kj-persoal-kemerosotan-skor-pisa-meskipun-gred-spm-meningkat-14155732",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T07:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/13/kj-persoal-kemerosotan-skor-pisa-meskipun-gred-spm-meningkat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bekas menteri Khairy Jamaluddin questioned whether Malaysia's citizens were prepared to make difficult decisions, emphasizing the need to halt rising inflation in the grading system of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exams. At the Malaysia Future Leaders Summit, Khairy highlighted the discrepancy between the rising number of students achieving all A's in SPM and Malaysia's declining PISA scores. He asked, \"Are we ready to seriously discuss the reality that grade inflation has been occurring in SPM for years?\" At the summit, attended by Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari and Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi, Khairy stressed the necessity of facing Malaysia's lower ranking in PISA, which dropped from 48th in 2018 to 62nd last year, raising concerns about education quality. Amirudin Shari also pointed out the mismatch between university education and industry needs, stating that universities must find the best balance between providing a strong intellectual foundation, including theory and philosophy, and equipping students with practical skills sought by industry. He stressed the importance of this as states are actively attracting high-value investments requiring local skilled labor. The discussion also touched on environmental responsibility, with Khairy urging young voters to consider the commitment of political candidates and parties to the environment when casting their ballots. Amirudin Shari elaborated on Selangor's environmental initiatives, including the polluter pays principle, which ensures those releasing pollutants into local rivers financially accountable through a mechanism involving a fee on plastic bags, with RM20 million set aside for future recycling initiatives. Selangor also plans to focus on electronic waste in the coming year, tackling the challenge of removing batteries from electric vehicles.",
  "summary": "Beliau berkata Malaysia perlu sedia tangani isu inflasi gred SPM yang berlaku selama bertahun-tahun.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "KJ persoal kemerosotan skor Pisa meskipun gred SPM meningkat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kj-persoal-kemerosotan-skor-pisa-meskipun-gred-spm-meningkat",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:14:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}