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PKR Youth has thrown its backing behind Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's pledge to dismantle the Universities and University Colleges Act, encouraging campus activists to mobilise for broader educational reforms across Malaysia's higher learning sector.
Malaysia's government will repeal the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, granting students greater freedom and democratic space. Deputy Higher Education Minister Adam Adli called the decision a recognition of decades of student activism.
Thousands of Indian demonstrators attempted to march on parliament in New Delhi on Monday, calling for sweeping reforms to the country's education system. Police deployed crowd-control measures to prevent protesters from breaching barricades near the legislative building.