KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor emphasised that funds for the Permata early childhood programme do not come to her personally. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s wife said the money was parked with the Treasury. Rosmah was unable to attend the summit two weeks ago, and so a special ceremony was held yesterday to confer her the award. Rosmah said it was important to invest in good quality education from early childhood, where children are taught to listen, engage in dialogue and mediate conflict. For this reason, she said she initiated the Permata programme in 2005, which is about developing a child’s cognitive, physical, emotional, ethical, spiritual and behavioural development.

Source: The Star December 03, 2016 00:57 UTC