Selangor Govt to Offer Free Mandarin, Tamil, French, German, Spanish & Arabic Classes from 2026

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari announced that the Selangor State Government will offer free foreign language classes starting next year.

Specifically, free Mandarin, Tamil, Arabic, French, German and Spanish language classes will be offered, all conducted online.

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Selangor to offer free foreign language classes starting in 2026

Suara Keadilan quoted the Selangor Menteri Besar as saying that the free online language classes are part of the State Government’s initiative to strengthen the people’s multilingual skills and to foster unity.

Amirudin added that the classes were first introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Selangor Public Library Corporation (PPAS) in collaboration with language centres, with a fee of RM10. The programme received an encouraging response.

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“Language is the strength that allows Malaysians to compete at the global level, not a cause of division.”

“That’s why, starting next year, Selangor will offer Arabic, Mandarin, Tamil, French, German and Spanish classes online for free, so that residents in the state can be fluent in at least 3 languages, including Bahasa Melayu and English,” Amirudin said.

The Selangor Menteri Besar announced the free online language classes during the Selangor State Christmas 2025 celebration in 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya, on Sunday (14 December).

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The current iteration of the programme

However, as of the time of writing, the State Government and PPAS have yet to reveal more information on the programme.

Currently, the online language classes are offered in a three-month basic course, consisting of four 1-hour sessions per month. Moreover, the current iteration of the programme requires registration via the PPAS official website here, with the fee being RM10 per hour or RM120 for the whole course.

There are 13 courses on offer as of the time of writing, which are for:

• Uyghur
• Turkish
• Thai
• Tamil
• Spanish
• Russian
• French
• Mandarin
• Italian
• English
• Arabic

It is unknown whether the aforementioned six free foreign language classes in 2026 will follow the same structure as the current iteration (minus the fee, of course). For that, we just have to wait for the official announcement from the Selangor State Government and PPAS.

So, what do you guys think of this initiative by the Selangor State Government? Share your thoughts with us in the comments. 

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