Use of other languages in vernacular schools does not violate Constitution, court hears

PUTRAJAYA: The use of other languages as the medium of instruction in vernacular primary schools does not violate the Federal Constitution as the national language is taught as a compulsory subject in those schools, the Court of Appeal heard on Thursday (Aug 24).

Senior federal counsel Liew Horng Bin representing the Education Minister and the Government of Malaysia submitted that those schools must also conform to common syllabuses.