‘All stakeholders should have say before deciding on khat’


PETALING JAYA: More discussions are needed with stakeholders over the decision to include khat (Jawi calligraphy) in the Bahasa Melayu syllabus for Year Four pupils, said moderation advocate Mohamed Tawfik Ismail (pic).

He said there was a deficit in communication from the government when it wanted to introduce the policy.

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