MALAYSIA - TEACHERS Day is celebrated throughout the world but not on the same day. More than 100 countries celebrate World Teachers Day on Oct 5, which was inaugurated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in 1994.

In some countries, Teachers Day is celebrated as holidays while others are during working days.

Malaysia has been celebrating Teachers Day on May 16 since 1972.

This date was chosen because in the same month in 1956, the Federal Legislative Council of the Malay States had received suggestions in the form of documents from the Education Committee regarding Teachers Day as the base of education in Malaysia.

The documents, known as the Razak Report, are the foundation of education in Malaysia.