NUTP wants new gov’t to push ahead with Jawi lessons

The National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) urges the new government to implement the stalled plan to introduce Jawi in primary school Bahasa Malaysia (BM) syllabus.

The plan, which has been years in the works, faced fierce opposition from vernacular education groups, including Chinese education group Dong Zong.

NUTP president Aminuddin Awang said various studies have been conducted to support the introduction of Jawi in the BM subject...