Previous govt did not make efforts to increase number of DLP teachers despite demand, says PKR veep


JOHOR BARU: There was a systemic failure by the previous government in the implementation of the Dual Language Programme (DLP), says K. Saraswathy.

The PKR vice-president said that despite the number of students taking up the programme in the primary level, especially among Tamil schools, efforts were not taken by the previous government to increase the number of teachers in secondary schools.

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