‘Conforming schools need funds’


Chat on the side: (From left) SUPP deputy secretary-general Sih Hua Tong, Gerakan vicepresident Datuk Dr Dominic Lau and Dr Wee talking during a press conference at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA is seeking a government allocation for conforming schools after they were left out in Budget 2017.

MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was aware of the situation and had instructed the Education Ministry and the relevant departments to look into it.

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