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Chinese and Tamil education groups: Postpone khat introduction

2019-08-06 1,673 Dailymotion

Chinese and Tamil education groups have urged Putrajaya to postpone the introduction of khat to vernacular primary schools.<br /><br />The Education Ministry plans to include six pages on Jawi calligraphy writing in next year’s Standard 4 Bahasa Malaysia textbook.<br /><br />Speaking on behalf of the groups today, Dong Zong (United Chinese School Committees' Association) president Tan Tai Kim urged the ministry to better explain the initiative before rolling it out.<br /><br />“We remain cautious and wary of the Education Ministry’s statement (on introducing khat) because there are still many things which need to be clearly explained.<br /><br />“[...] Before the ministry clearly explains these details to the public, we are of the view that the initiative should be postponed pending further discussions,” he read from a joint statement at a press conference at the Dong Jiao Zong building in Kajang.

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