Ahmad Zahid: Contract doctors only need to sit for SPM BM paper


Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi(filepic) said the sector

PUTRAJAYA: Contract-based doctors will not be required to take six core SPM subjects and only need to sit for the Bahasa Malaysia paper to gain appointment in the civil service.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) said the matter had been clarified and medical students would only need to sit for and pass the Bahasa Malaysia paper.

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