Compiled by C. ARUNO, JUNAID IBRAHIM and R. ARAVINTHAN
SJK(T) Ladang Sembrong in Layang-Layang, Johor, will be moved to a more populated location, Makkal Osai reported.
The school, which is located in Ladang Sembrong, has only 11 pupils. None of them are from the plantation but they live in residential areas nearby.
State executive councillor K. Raven Kumar, who is also Tenggaroh assemblyman, announced the state government’s approval for the move.
With the growing Indian population in Taman Impian Emas and Taman Universiti, the community has been asking for a Tamil school in the area.
Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi had promised to allocate six acres of land each for two Tamil schools.
Raven Kumar said federal funding will be sought through Pulai MP Suhaizan Kaiat, with the new school expected to accommodate 1,000 students.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
