Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021 10:42 AM MYT
BY JERRY CHOONG
A general view of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur April 21, 2021. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 The Federation of Christian Mission Schools Malaysia (FCMSM) has thanked Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin for providing a quick resolution to the issue faced by SMK Convent Bukit Nanas.
Its chairman Thomas Huo said the land lease provided to the school was recognition by the government for the contributions and sacrifices by Convent Bukit Nanas owners, the Society of Saint Maur.
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Suhakam wants the government to renew Convent Bukit Nanas’ land lease, to ensure the school’s operations remain status quo. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, April 22, 2021.
THE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia wants the government to renew Convent Bukit Nanas’ land lease, so that the operations of the school remain status quo.
“As long as it is in compliance with educational and other legal requirements, no institution should be dictated on how it may conduct its operations,” Suhakam said in a statement today.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The administration of SMK Convent Bukit Nanas has thanked the government for extending the land lease of the 122-year-old mission school here.
“We are grateful and thank the government of Malaysia for extending the land lease for 60 years, ” said Lady Superior of the Society of Saint Maur, Sister Theresa Chua Siu Yan.
She added that the school s administration thanks Malaysians for their love, care and concern towards the well-being of Convent Bukit Nanas.
Sister Mary Theresa Chua was accompanied by lawyers Datuk Joshua Kevin, Damien Chan and Leonard Gomes. The support for the school demonstrated over the past days has certainly encouraged us, particularly the teachers who have toiled to ensure the children continue to receive a good education, she said in a statement on Thursday (April 22).
Sunday, 18 Apr 2021 05:49 PM MYT
BY SOO WERN JUN
The SMK Convent Bukit Nanas’ judicial review application to challenge the government’s decision to not extend the school’s land lease will be heard tomorrow by the High Court. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 18 The SMK Convent Bukit Nanas’ judicial review application to challenge the government’s decision to not extend the school’s land lease will be heard tomorrow by the High Court here,
The Edge Markets reported today.
Convent Bukit Nanas, a school established in 1899 is located along Jalan Bukit Nanas here, and as the school is seeking a stay against the authorities’ decision, its land lease is due to expire on September 6 this year.