Mr Anwar and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met on June 12 to discuss bilateral relations.
Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim said that he was criticised for disrespecting local teachers by trying to bring in teachers from Singapore.
The Prime Minister said the proposal, meant to be a volunteer programme, is aimed at boosting English proficiency and improving bilateral relations between Malaysia and Singapore. “The assumption is that we are appointing English teachers from Singapore. That is wrong,” he said in his speech at the Madani Aspiration Gathering at Putrajaya International Convention Center on June 14.“ establishing an aid scheme from Singapore or getting volunteers, fully paid by the Singaporean Government, to go to rural areas, villages and the interior of Sabah and Sarawak to teach English,” he clarified.
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