Malay man teaches Mandarin


JOHOR BARU: A teacher goes the extra mile to not only break the language barrier for the community at Kampung Sungai Pendas Laut in Gelang Patah but also to foster community-building in a village in which he teaches.

A fluent Mandarin speaker, Abdul Muiz Hussin was first posted to SK Kampung Sungai Pendas Laut in 2013 where he taught science to pupils in Years One to Six.

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