In Kuching, High Court told Putrajaya not doing enough for Chinese-medium schools
KUCHING, April 21 ― The Kuching High Court hearing of a defamation suit involving entrepreneur Datuk Richard Wee against lawyer Michael Kong was told that the federal government ― be it Pakatan Harapan , Barisan Nasional or Perikatan Nasional ― did not contribute enough to the development of Chinese-medium schools.
Chai explained there was a time when the BN government allocated more than the PH government if the quantum of funding is taken into account. “Notably in 2014, he helped to secure RM3 million for the independent middle schools in Sarawak from the state government under the leadership of the late Tan Sri Adenan Satem which was later increased by RM1 million annually, and RM10 million was given last year.
He testified that Wee had also helped the Chinese community to secure the alienation of state land of about 40 acres in Samarahan for the board of management of the independent middle schools in Sarawak, on top of the numerous donations made to non-governmental organisations and schools over the past many years.
Chai also said he disagreed with Chong’s suggestion that the PH government’s mechanism of disbursing the grants were faster and more efficient than the previous BN government.
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