PETALING JAYA: Rasah MCA secretary Ng Kian Nam has praised Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon (
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With this, Ng urged the government to approve the construction of more Chinese schools in new residential areas.
On Tuesday (Feb 9), Dr Mah distributed RM100,000 each totalling RM1.6mil to 16 secondary schools. The allocation is part of the RM800mil set aside for the maintenance of institutions that fall under the Education Ministry as allocated under Budget 2021.
“This allocation is timely for the schools as it allows them to continue to upgrade their facilities to ensure a comfortable learning environment for their students, ” he said on his Facebook post on Tuesday.
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