The sum was for the maintenance of 417 schools, and is double the RM26.4 million Putrajaya gave to 375 SJKC last year, the ministry said in a parliamentary written reply dated yesterday.
Justice Azizul Azmi Adnan who represented the three-person bench delivered the appellate court’s finding. He said vernacular schools have been long recognised in the legislative framework of the education system, even prior to Malaya’s independence and the existence of the federal constitution.
National junior hockey coach calls for increased funding and joint efforts between Youth and Sports Ministry and Housing and Local Government Ministry to utilise underused facilities and nurture future athletes for the 2027 SEA Games