Wee: Teaching of khat next year different from 2012's plan


PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic) has refuted Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's statement that the teaching of khat was the same as what was introduced in 2012.

The MCA president said pupils were now exposed to the calligraphy of various groups, including khat in the Year Five Bahasa Melayu textbook.

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