| BINTULU : The Higher Education
Ministry decision to include Chinese and Tamil language in the main
syllabus demonstrated the liberal policy and open-mindedness of our government.
Member of Parliament for P216 Bintulu Dato
Seri Tiong King Sing said this also allaying the fear of many Chinese academicians
and educationists in the country of the possibility the government
might abolish Chinese language.
Tiong said Malaysia being governed by the
different political component parties which represented the muti-racial,
multi-religious and multi-cultural sector of the society had again proven
its good and wise governance under the calibre leaders of the Barisan Nasional
govenment.
"Under such pragmatic policy, we can see
that more and more Malay and Bumiputra parents are sending their children
to study Chinese language in government aided Chinese Primary Schools.
The situation seems to get better since national schools are also offering
the Chinese language syllabus," noted Tiong.
Tiong said this at the installation ceremony
of the Board of Management for the United Association of Chinese Primary
Adied Schools, Sarawak held at Tanjong Batu Beach Restaurant cum Teachers
Day celebration Saturday evening.
Tiong also announced a grant of a total
of RM130,000 to schools, namely, SJK Siong Boon (RM50,000), SJK Chung San
(RM10,000), SK Sebiew (RM30,000), SJK Chung Hua Tatau (RM15,000),
Sarawak United Associaton of Chinese Primary Aided Schools (RM15,000) and
its Bintulu Branch (RM10,000). |
Tiong
(left) witnessing the swearing in ceremony by the new board of management.