However, Salleh Said Keruak, the former communications and multimedia minister, said the online learning system needs to be improved in the long run.

“In rural areas, students cannot learn online because of the lack of devices and internet connections.

“So the introduction of DidikTV is timely as it is an information and education platform which is focused on the school syllabus,” he said in a blogpost.

Salleh, who is also a former Sabah chief minister, said he has already received good feedback on DidikTV.

DidikTV, which was launched by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday, broadcasts teaching and learning content based on the education ministry’s curriculum and co-curriculum, along with edutainment programmes and content produced by students themselves.

It is accessible on the NTV7 channels on MYTV (107), Astro (147) and Unifi (NTV7), as well as on terrestrial TV from 7am to midnight daily.

Salleh urged the government to obtain feedback from parents and students to improve on DidikTV.

On online learning, he said its delivery needs to be improved while internet connectivity, especially in the rural areas, must be enhanced.

“Let us all work together so that we can recover from this pandemic and return to living as we used to albeit with some adaptations to the new normal,” he said.