The steady increase in the number of non-Chinese students attending Chinese vernacular schools reflects parents' growing acceptance of the education system in these institutions.
The sum was for the maintenance of 417 schools, and is double the RM26.4 million Putrajaya gave to 375 SJKC last year, the ministry said in a parliamentary written reply dated yesterday.
This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source