Dong Zong says working hard to resolve Jawi issue

The education group says it has sent a memo to the education ministry, met Muslim groups and contacted politicians from both sides to seek a solution, but was unable to attend a meeting organised by minister Waytha Moorthy. FMTNews jawi DongZong

The teaching of Jawi, as part of the Bahasa Melayu syllabus, in vernacular schools has been a controversial issue.

The Chinese educationist group sent a memorandum to the ministry’s acting director-general Habibah Abdul Rahim just hours before former education minister Maszlee Malik announced he was resigning on Jan 2, this issue is among the biggest controversies during Maszlee’s 20 months at the helm of the ministry.

The education group also said it regretted it was not able to attend a separate dialogue organised by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waytha Moorthy on Jan 7.

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