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Back to homepageDuo arrested at Brickfields rally yesterday released
PUCHONG: The two men detained at yesterday’s anti-khat rally in Brickfields have been released on police bail today. The duo are rally organiser K Umagandhan of the Naan Oru Tamilan education group and Chinese educationist Tan Boon Tak, who came
Read MoreDong Zong racist? No says DAP
PUCHONG: The DAP has affirmed that Chinese education group Dong Zong is not a racist organization as claimed by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. “DAP does not agree that Dong Zong is a racist organization. In fulfilling its role
Read MoreBoth Dr Mahathir and Dong Zong are wrong
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad was wrong to brand Dong Zong as “racist”, but Dong Zong was not right to claim that the khat lesson for Chinese/Tamil primary schools’ Standard Four Bahasa Malaysia subject from 2020 was the beginning of
Read MoreEngage and rationalize with Dong Zong, Dr Mahathir
PUCHONG: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was taken to task for labelling Chinese educationist group, Dong Zong as racist instead of engaging them as stakeholders, on the issue of khat. “Instead of allaying the cconcerns of Dong Zong, on
Read MorePH presidential council should vet through language, religion, education policies
PUCHONG: PSM chairman Dr D Michael Jeyakumar has called upon Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council to set up a high level committee to look through all new policies related to language, religion and education prior to allowing the concerned ministers
Read MoreWaytha: I didn’t speak on khat
PETALING JAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waytha Moorthy today refuted a report claiming he disagrees with khat lessons in Tamil schools, saying he never issued any such statement. He said the report, carried by news portal Malaysiakini,
Read MoreKhat on as optional with three pages only
PUCHONG: Following pressure from various quarters, the Education Ministry has decided to make khat optional, instead of compulsory as had been previously decided. In a statement today, the ministry said teachers would also be given the authority to decide on
Read MoreEducation Ministry, NGOs reach consensus over khat
PUTRAJAYA: A discussion between 12 non-governmental organisations and Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching today reached a consensus that only the art of khat calligraphy would be introduced in primary schools next year. “It only comprises Khat calligraphy and not
Read MoreDAP’s common stand on khat to be conveyed to Cabinet
SUBANG JAYA: The DAP said today it has reached a common stand on the intention of the Education Ministry to introduce the khat (a form of Malay-Arabic calligraphy) art form in the school syllabus next year. DAP organising secretary Anthony
Read MoreKhat for Dr M to garner support? No way
SUBANG JAYA: Transport Minister Anthony Loke has dismissed claims that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is using the khat issue to garner Malay support for Pakatan Harapan (PH). Loke said this in response to an audio clip in Chinese
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