Appeals Court sets Nov 23 for decision on vernacular schools

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Nov 23 to decide on the appeal by four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) including the Islamic Education Development Council (Mappim), over the issue of vernacular schools and the use of Mandarin and Tamil in the schools involved.

Judge Datuk Supang Lian set the date after hearing submissions from lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla representing Mappim and the Confederation of Malaysian Writers Association (Gapena).