Consultative council urges Education Ministry to postpone implementation of khat

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PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry has been urged to postpone the implementation of khat (Jawi caligraphy) in the Bahasa Melayu syllabus for Year Four pupils, until concerns have been properly addressed.

Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) said the Bahasa Melayu subject is compulsory for students and it is in the romanised script.