Malaysians call for Science and Mathematics to be taught in English


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 17 May 2018

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PETALING JAYA: Following the appointment of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the Education Minister, hopeful Malaysians have called out for the return of English as the medium used to teach Science and Mathematics in schools.

Facebook user Christopher Ng said that the two subjects must be taught in English, while acknowledging that Bahasa Malaysia must remain as the nation’s official language.

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