Appeals Court sets Nov 23 for vernacular school decision

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Nov 23 for a decision 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. Judge Datuk Supang Lian set the date after hearing a submission […]

Integration plan for unity to make a comeback

BY NUR ASHIKIN LOUIS & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Rancangan Integrasi Murid Untuk Perpaduan or Student Integration Plan for Unity (RIMUP) will be reintroduced in the state next year, says Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “Under RIMUP, programmes will be organised for school students, especially schools with a single race, to interact with students from other […]

Racism, religious extremism cause of disunity, not vernacular schools

KUCHING: Vernacular schools are definitely not a hindrance to unity, says Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) chief Wilfred Yap. Instead, he stressed that racism and religious extremism were the root cause of disunity. “The real stumbling block to unity is race-based and race-bias policies and we must all strive for the […]

Carlsberg donates 372 thermometers to schools

KUCHING: Carlsberg Malaysia has donated 372 thermometers to 186 vernacular schools in the state, as an added level of assurance for the safety of students upon the reopening of schools through their Safer School Campaign. Each school received two thermometers so that the safeties of students are ensured for parents, teachers and students when classes […]