Sarawak government gives grant to Chinese independent schools

suppadmin | October 4, 2021

Chinese independent schools in Sarawak have been receiving grants from the Sarawak Government through the hands of the late Chief minister, Pehin Sri Adenan Satem and Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari since 2014 with RM1 million increment yearly. This amount has reached RM52 million from 2014 to 2021. In 2014, it was RM3 million and this year, 10 million, said Sarawak United Peoples’ party (SUPP) Secretary of Youth Central Chief, Milton Foo.

Foo was responding to PAS Youth’s Deputy Chief, Ahmad Fadhi Shaari call urging the education ministry to explain a RM15 million allocation for Chinese independent schools.

Foo said Education must transcend politics, let alone be confused with race and religion. Schools from different streams should be treated fairly and with equitably, be it national schools, Tamil schools, Chinese schools, or tahfiz schools or mission schools.

“Do not play politics especially when it comes to education, worst to make it sensational which could be destructive to our long and well established harmonious society of multi-racial & ethnic with mutual respect to religious beliefs practised by Malaysians since the formation of Malaysia in 1963. It is valid for MP to question the education ministry as to how much allocation was provided to private tahfiz schools throughout the pandemic without the need to sensationalise RM15 million allocation for Chinese Independent schools demanding for explanation,” he added.