Tuesday, 15 Oct 2019 07:33 PM MYTThe Ministry of Education is mulling action against two jury chiefs over motions deemed 'controversial and insensitive' towards Muslims. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
“The ministry through the Higher Education Department is reviewing the possibility of taking action against the duo, who are also students from a public higher education institution. Yesterday, the duo apologised over the motions for the pre-quarterfinals round, which had “religion” as the theme. They also explained that the motions were not created with the intention to “indoctrinate or brainwash” the debaters, or part of a “liberal agenda”.
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