Missionary schools: Thai-Penang ties


Long legacy: SK Convent Light Street in George Town not only provided schooling for Malaysia’s children but also Thai elites in the early 20th century. — Filepic/The Star

IT had been an enlightening trip into predominantly Buddhist Thailand as part of my following on the trail of the Catholic St Maur Sisters in their education missions in Asia beginning from the mid-19th century.

Commencing at Bangkok, I travelled to the northern and southern parts of the country where the sisters cleared jungle to build their schools and progressively expanded them in size and facilities for modern learning.

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