THE son of King of Mandopop Jay Chou (pic) appears to have inherited his father’s talent for composing music after he was spotted drawing musical notations at home, reported Sin Chew Daily.
APPLICATIONS from schools to hire temporary teachers will be approved within one week to ensure teaching can be carried out without disruption, according to the Education Ministry (MOE).
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CHINESE educationist groups and educators have urged the government to look into the shortage of teachers for vernacular schools, including Tamil schools, in the
wake of the Education Ministry’s announcement that it was hiring 18,000 schoolteachers this year.
Sin Chew Daily quoted Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon (pic) as saying he has had meetings with groups including Dong Zong, Jiao Zong, the Chinese Language Council, the National Union of Heads of Schools and the Malaysian Conforming Secondary Schools Principals Council since the announcement was made last week, to discuss the perennial staffing problems faced by schools in the country.