Dong Zong wants only Chinese-speaking teachers at vernacular schools

THE Education Ministry should remove all newly-assigned non Chinese-speaking teachers and those who did not have Chinese language qualification, including Malay and English teachers, from Chinese vernacular schools, the Chinese dailies reported.

The demand was among four resolutions that were passed by Dong Zong (the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia) during a rally to protest against the shortage of teachers in Chinese vernacular schools.

YouTube comes to Malaysia

YouTube announced that it’s creating a localized domain for Malaysia at www.youtube.com.my. Malaysia becomes the 42nd country with it’s own YouTube site.

Jobless man charged with Nurul’s murder

An unemployed man has been charged with the murder of five-year-old Nurul Nadirah Abdullah (pic) at an oil palm plantation.

Muidin Mydin, 24, nodded his head after the murder charge was read to him at a magistrate’s court here yesterday.

The charge said the crime was committed on March 1 at the plantation where Muidin previously worked as a labourer.

He faces the mandatory death sentence upon conviction under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

No plea was recorded.

Facing the gallows: Muidin being escorted by policemen after he was charged in the magistrate’s court in Johor Baru.