PUTRAJAYA: In a split decision, the Federal Court has dismissed a leave application by two Malay-Muslim interest groups to set aside a Court of Appeal ruling that it is constitutional for vernacular schools to use Mandarin or Tamil as their medium of instruction.

PETALING JAYA: An academic believes that there is no reason to worry about the future of Chinese vernacular schools (SJKC), as the space left by declining Chinese birth rates will be filled by non-Chinese students.

PETALING JAYA: A Pakatan Harapan MP has questioned the survival of Chinese vernacular schools (SJKC) amid the declining birth rate in the community.

BETONG: Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah today praised Chinese schools in Sri Aman and Betong Divisions as examples of ideal places sowing the seeds of racial unity and harmony among the Chinese and Bumiputera students.