Maszlee proposes English and BM-only days each week for schools


– Bernama

JOHOR BARU: Schools should have two days every week where only Bahasa Malaysia or English is used to help students improve their language skills, Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik has proposed.

Maszlee said Tuesday could be chosen as the schools' "English language day" while Thursday could be "Bahasa Malaysia day".

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