{
  "id": 8606644,
  "title": "Education Ministry to seek cabinet nod to review tuition centre ownership rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/education-ministry-to-seek-cabinet-nod-to-review-tuition-centre",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T03:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/education/127489/education-ministry-to-seek-cabinet-nod-to-review-tuition-centre-ownership-rules"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of Education (MOE) plans to seek cabinet approval next week to review the ownership rules for tuition centres in Malaysia. The proposal will be submitted following concerns over the current provisions laid out in the 2006 Private Education Institutions Policy Book. The ministry acknowledges the various views on this matter and remains open to input from all parties. MOE believes the education sector should remain accessible to anyone willing to contribute to the development and learning of Malaysian children. The ministry will present a proposal to review the tuition centre ownership structure for consideration by the Cabinet next week, expressing appreciation for the contributions of tuition centre operators over the years and committing to continue working with all parties in the best interests of Malaysian children's education.",
  "summary": "The Education Ministry will submit a proposal to the Cabinet to review the ownership structure of tuition centres. This follows concerns raised over a requirement for tuition centres to have 30% Bumiputera equity for licence renewals. According to Free Malaysia Today, the requirement is set for 2027.\n\nThe ministry takes note of various views raised regarding the provisions and remains open to hearing the views of all parties. New Straits Times reports that the ministry said education space should remain open to all parties wishing to contribute to the development and education of Malaysian children.\n\nThe ownership structure for tuition centres was detailed in the Private Education Institutions Policy Book published in 2006, according to New Straits Times. The ministry expressed appreciation to tuition centre operators for their contributions over the years and will continue to work with all parties to further develop the education sector.",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : MOE To Propose Review Of Tuition Centre Ownership Next Week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/general-moe-to-propose-review-of-tuition-centre-ownership-next-week",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:32:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Education ministry to propose review of tuition centre ownership rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/education-ministry-to-propose-review-of-tuition-centre-ownership-rules",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:55:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Education Ministry to review tuition centre ownership rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/education-ministry-to-review-tuition-centre-ownership-rules",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:22:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Education Ministry to revisit 2006 tuition centre ownership provisions, proposal goes to Cabinet next week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/education-ministry-to-revisit-2006-tuition-centre-ownership",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:41:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}