PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed the appeals brought by four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and ruled that vernacular schools and the use of Chinese and Tamil in those schools are constitutional.
PETALING JAYA: Previous MCA leaders who helped draft the Federal Constitution with other coalition members had included Article 152 to protect vernacular school education, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal’s decision that vernacular schools are constitutional means that these schools are subject to protection under Article 152 of the Federal Constitution, says Chan Quin Er.
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed Nov 23 to decide on the appeal by four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) including the Islamic Education Development Council (Mappim), over the issue of vernacular schools and the use of Mandarin and Tamil in the schools involved.