MB's Office calls on public to be wary of attempts to use state govt's school allocations to sow divide, create mistrust among races

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 — Selangor prioritises the welfare of all communities, assisting to address issues faced by residents regardless of their background, including the Indian community within the state. Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari said that various forms of...

SHAH ALAM, Oct 31 — Over 5,000 visitors of various ethnic backgrounds attended the Selangor-level Deepavali celebration at Dataran Klang @ Padang Chetty in Klang on Sunday (October 26).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Vernacular schools students, including those at Chinese independent secondary schools, excel in Bahasa Malaysia thanks to a range of government-backed initiatives aimed at boosting their language skills.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Chinese national-type primary schools, or SJK(C), have experienced a notable increase in Bumiputera student enrollment, nearly doubling from 11.67 per cent in 2014 to 18.52 per cent this year, according to the Education Ministry (MoE).

PUCHONG, May 8 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) does not reject any strategic partnerships with private parties to provide services for its agencies, but such partnerships need to be done properly and require official approval.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The government has been urged to consider introducing a unity-based subject in schools to instil togetherness among students.

SHAH ALAM, April 14 — The Unity Government has never neglected the welfare of the Indian community, but rather, various programmes have been initiated to assist in the development of the community at large, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — School canteens are permitted to remain open during Ramadan to allow non-Muslim students to enjoy their meals comfortably, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

KUALA LANGAT, March 11 — The Education Ministry (MOE) has no plans so far to revamp the current education ecosystem of vernacular schools in the country.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — Two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today lost their final bid to seek a declaration that the existence and establishment of vernacular schools and the use of Chinese and Tamil languages in those schools are unconstitutional.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 22 — The Federal Court has fixed February 20 to hear the applications by two non-governmental organisations to seek leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision to declare using Mandarin and Tamil as the instruction medium in vernacular schools as constitutional.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — Two organisations are seeking leave to appeal to the Federal Court against the Court of Appeal's dismissal of their application to declare the establishment and existence of vernacular schools and the use of Mandarin and Tamil in such schools as unconstitutional.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 — Over 9,000 new teachers will begin service in schools nationwide for the January 2024 school term session, said Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying.

The four organisations are Islamic Education Development Council (Mappim) and the Confederation of Malaysian Writers Association (Gapena), Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) and Ikatan Guru-Guru Muslim Malaysia (I-Guru).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The current shortage of teachers in Chinese and Tamil national type schools (SJK(C) and SJK(T)) is only temporary, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Human Resources Minister V.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10 — The Court of Appeal has fixed November 23 to decide on the appeal by four non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including the Islamic Education Development Council (Mappim), over the issue of vernacular schools and the use of Mandarin and Tamil in the schools involved.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 24 — The use of other languages as the medium of instruction in vernacular primary schools does not violate the Federal Constitution as the national language is taught as a compulsory subject in those schools, the Court of Appeal heard today.

By Yusliza Yakimir Abd Talib SUNGAI BULOH, Aug 3 — The current status of SJK(T) Ladang Coalfields, which is dealing with high utility bills, will be promptly addressed. Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shaari said the matter has been extended to the Selangor Education Department to ensure...