PUTRAJAYA — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim clarified on Friday (June 14) that the government will not be employing English teachers from Singapore for Malaysian schools.
Singapore English teachers part of volunteer programme for disadvantaged communities, not Malaysia n schools: Anwar
Instead, he explained that what he had suggested to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during their meeting earlier in the week was for teachers in the city state to teach English to disadvantaged children in poor and rural areas.“Bahasa Malaysia is the language of instruction and the official language,” Mr Anwar said at an event held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre“We are not appointing teachers from Singapore. Listen first.
“During our discussion, we talked about the Johor economic zone, along with investment and trade, and I suggested using the initiative to build good relations, by encouraging graduates from Singapore to participate in a volunteer scheme teaching English in Malaysia. That’s our recommendation.”
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