524 Tamil schools in Malaysia, 11 in Kedah


Compiled by LOSHANA K SHAGAR, NG SI HOOI and ARAVINTHAN RAJAANDRA

With the opening of SJKT Paya Besar in Lunas by Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan, there are now 524 Tamil schools in Malaysia, 11 of them in Kedah, reported Malaysia Nanban.

The school is one of seven new Tamil schools approved under Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s administration, and was completed at a cost of RM7.9mil.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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