Education Ministry studying proposal to bring English teachers from S'pore, Dewan Rakyat told


KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is studying how the proposal to bring in Singaporean teachers to teach English in Malaysia on a voluntary basis could be implemented, says Fadhlina Sidek (pic).

“The ministry welcomes (the proposal) and is in the midst of studying the proposal, especially the implementation in educational institutes to ensure that it is in line with the existing policies and rules,” the Education Minister said during Ministers' Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (July 16).

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