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The national language pulse check
The recent fuss about making it mandatory for potential civil servants to pass SPM Bahasa Melayu (BM), including housemen, who by right...
Jul 17, 2017
Start English-medium schools in Sabah, Sarawak and Johor
The Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) applauds the youth who appreciate the importance of English and want to make an impact on...
Jun 19, 2017


The perennial dilemma of language and losing our culture
When PPSMI (the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English) was introduced in 2003, so much money was spent to prepare teachers to...
Jun 5, 2017
School told to stop dual language programme or face action
PETALING JAYA: Pressure is mounting on the head of the Vivekananda Tamil school here to stop implementing the Dual Language Programme...
May 31, 2017
Of punishment and lessons learnt
It is most unfortunate that it always takes a tragedy — the tragic death of a child, in this case — to shake the nation and jolt the...
May 15, 2017
“Piety Doesn’t Equate To Holiness,” Former Tahfiz Student Who Was Caned 17 Times Shared
Irman Azfar who had attended a tahfiz (Quran recitation) school throughout his secondary schooling years vividly recalls the punishment...
May 10, 2017
Establish RCI on Tahfiz boy's death
PAGE urges the government to form a Royal Commission of Inquiry or an independent task force in light of the death of Mohd Thaqif Amin...
Apr 28, 2017
Stand firm against teachers who assault and victimise students
We refer to "Teacher throws chair nearly breaks boy's head" (Star 21/4/17). PAGE views this incident very seriously. Irrespective of...
Apr 22, 2017
Spend more on primary and secondary education
We wish to take this opportunity to thank the Ministry of Education (MoE) in funding a radical approach towards English, as expressed in...
Apr 17, 2017
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