Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE, C.ARUNO and R.ARAVINTANA CHINESE educationist group is urging the government to delay allowing children aged six to enter Year One if adequate support for the policy is lacking, reported China Press. United Chinese School Com­mittees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) chairman Datuk Tan Yew Sing said that for the policy to succeed, there must be improvements in infrastructure, adjustments to the curriculum, additional teachers and administrative support for primary schools. “If each class requires two teachers, about 4,000 more teachers would be needed,” he said after chairing a Dong Zong central committee meeting. The nephew, surnamed Liu, visited his uncle on the second day of the New Year but was chided for having messy hair. Liu attended his uncle’s wake but was accosted by his aunt after seeing his fresh haircut.

Source: The Star March 11, 2026 02:45 UTC