Teaching in Tamil and Mandarin in vernacular schools is constitutional, High Court rules


KUALA LUMPUR: Teaching in Tamil and Mandarin in vernacular schools is constitutional, the High Court here has ruled in dismissing a lawsuit seeking to put a stop to the existence of such educational institutions.

The Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS), Islamic Education Development Council (Mappim) and Confederation of Malaysian Writers Association (Gapena) had filed the lawsuit in December 2019 seeking the closure of vernacular schools.

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