Business as usual for school canteens- Fadhlina

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek’s call for school canteens to operate operate as usual during Ramadan was front paged in China Press. She announced this while visiting SK Saujana Putra yesterday.

Nanyang Press headlined SJKC Hua Lian 2 Parents Teachers Association members welcoming new students while wearing popular cartoon personalities such as Captain America, Iron Man and Superman to foster a warm welcome for the newcomers.

Sin Chew Daily went to town with the exemption of six percent SST for certain sectors including logistics that was announced by Finance Minister II Datuk Amir Hamzah Azizan.

National Unity Minister Datuk Seri Aaron Ago Dagang’s call for an end to politicisation of vernacular schools was the headlines in Kwong Wah Daily.

He said vernacular schools contributed to national unity, not division and he backed it up with statistics that showed a rise among non Chinese students in Chinese schools and non Indians in Tamil schools.

The toll free status of West Coast Expressway from Taiping Selatan to Beruas until May 11 as announced by Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi is the headlines of Guang Ming Daily.