PUTRAJAYA: The use of Chinese or Tamil in national-type schools as a medium of instruction is protected by Article 152 of the Federal Constitution, and the government can “preserve and sustain” the use and study of these languages, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
PUTRAJAYA: Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad’s appeal against his conviction, six-year jail term and RM15.45mil fine on nine counts of corruption over the authority’s purchase of a hotel in Kuching, Sarawak has been heard by the Court of Appeal.
PUTRAJAYA: The High Court judge who ruled that teaching Tamil and Mandarin in vernacular schools was constitutional had erred when he said that the usage of the languages at the schools was protected under Article 152(1) of the Federal Constitution, the Court of Appeal heard.
PUTRAJAYA: The appeal hearing in the criminal case of Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad has been postponed to Oct 16 after the former Felda chairman was warded in a Seremban hospital for heart problems.