KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 -- Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has ordered a full review of the SPM Moral Studies subject, stepping in after an outcry from parents and top-performing students whose university prospects are being jeopardised by unexpectedly poor grades in the paper.

Speaking at an event in Puchong today, Fadhlina acknowledged the "anxieties of parents and the community" and directed the Malaysian Examinations Syndicate to conduct the review.

She specifically thanked Sri Murugan Centre (SMC) director Surain Kanda for raising the issue, Free Malaysia Today reported.

"I have directed the Malaysian Examinations Syndicate to review and improve the subject," she was quoted saying.

The review comes after reports that many high-achi...