PETALING JAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that vernacular schools are constitutional in a majority two-one decision, dismissing the appeal of two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) which sought to declare that the use of Chinese and Tamil languages as the medium of instruction in vernacular schools goes against the Federal Constitution.
MALAYSIA saw a 50% increase in tourists from China during Chinese New Year and tour operators estimated that they have spent between RM1bil and RM1.5bil in the country, reported Sin Chew Daily.
A MAN in China’s Liaoning province spent Chinese New Year’s eve in jail after he was nabbed for taking his father to a different prefecture and abandoning him there, reported Sin Chew Daily.
A WEDDING procession in Fujian, China, left many with goosebumps and was described as being “straight out of a horror movie” after it was filmed being held in the wee hours of the morning as per local custom, reported Sin Chew Daily.
PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook says the party will never forget its position on the 1MDB scandal involving former prime minister Najib Razak.