KUALA LUMPUR -- When Lena Takahashi, a 40-year-old Japanese interpreter based in Tokyo, first considered sending her daughter Eliza to school abroad, Europe seemed the natural choice. But after attending several student camps across continents, her daughter had another idea: Malaysia.
Students at the Adcote Matrix International School in Negeri Sembilan, 70 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur. Private schools in Malaysia are becoming increasingly popular with East Asian parents. (Photo by school)
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