DPM: BM syllabus will not be forced on Chinese schools


Well done: Muhyiddin talking with some of the principals at the convention in Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry will not force Chinese vernacular schools to use the national primary school Bahasa Malaysia syllabus for those in Years Four to Six.

Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he had received the report from MCA on the disagreement by the Chinese community on the proposal to use the national school BM syllabus in national-type schools and planned to meet with Chinese education groups to explain about the proposed changes.

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