Dong Zong yet to decide whether to join anti-khat rally tomorrow | Malay Mail

Dong Zong chairman Tan Tai Kim speaks to reporterer at the Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur August 22, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara

The organisation's chairman Tan Tai Kim said their participation will first be discussed with other Dong Zong members before proceeding. Yesterday, it was announced that 33 NGOs, primarily from Indian education groups, would hold the rally against the lessons for Standard Four students.The Education Ministry has made the khat lessons optional and reduced the pages from six to three on August 8, after considerable backlash from the minority communities.

The Chinese educationist group launched a petition on August 10 in which it urged the Education Ministry to retain khat introduction, together with Chinese and Tamil writings, for the Standard Five BM syllabus.

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