Suit against 7-month absent teacher: Education Ministry must investigate and address issue swiftly


  • Letters
  • Tuesday, 06 Sep 2022

The incident of a schoolteacher in Kota Belud who allegedly did not show up for seven months, to the point where his students filed a suit against him is no doubt a bizarre one, but also something which the Education Ministry should pay serious attention to.

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