The education ministry has reminded schools not to obtain educational materials from private distributors without verifying its contents with the ministry.
Deputy minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon said the ministry never encouraged schools to simply obtain textbooks or workbooks from the private sector without checking the accuracy of the facts contained in the books.
"Our (ministry) textbooks always state the facts (of events) that happened in the country.
"So, it is not true that the ministry removed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (image) from our textbooks because it is a fact that he was our (former) prime minister," he told reporters after a cheque presentation ceremony involving a special allocation to national-type secondary schools (SMJK) here on Saturday.
Chong was asked by reporters to clarify on a claim that Dr Mahathir's image was removed from the Form Three textbook on Civic Education and Citizenship that went viral recently.
While viewing the claim as slander on the ministry and that it was politically motivated, he said no school had used such textbooks as a teaching tool.
Meanwhile, the deputy minister expressed shock over the death of a Year One primary school pupil on Thursday, two days after he was severely beaten up by a senior at a school hostel in Kapit, Sarawak.
"Personally, I am shocked over how brutal primary school pupils can be...and could tie up another student and kill him.
"This has become a murder case and is under police investigation. We (education ministry) shall wait for a detailed report before (taking) any course of action," he said.
According to the police, the victim was believed to have been punched and kicked while his hands were bound and the mouth gagged using a blanket on Tuesday night.
The seven-year-old boy was warded at the Sibu Hospital on the night of the incident.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sun Aug 27 2017
Viewing the claim as slander on the ministry, saying it was politically motivated, Chong (pix) says no school had used such textbooks as a teaching tool. - Filepic
Mesyuarat Khas WEF di Arab Saudi, PM Anwar & Pemimpin Dunia
Dunia sedang diasak dengan pelbagai masalah dan ramai yang bertanya; apa hala tuju dan ‘Wawasan Baharu’ dunia? Ikuti langsung Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Presiden Rwanda, Paul Kagame, Menteri Ekonomi Arab Saudi, Faisal Alibrahim berkongsi pentas di Mesyuarat Khas WEF berlangsung di Riyadh.
#AWANInews #SpecialMeeting24
#AWANInews #SpecialMeeting24
Landskap pelancongan Labuan alami peremajaan untuk tingkat daya tarikan
Sektor pelancongan merupakan pemacu ekonomi utama dan Jabatan Wilayah Persekutuan (JWP) komited untuk mengukuhkannya.
Nahas helikopter Lumut: Khidmat kaunseling diteruskan bergantung keperluan - Noraini
Hasil pemerhatian mendapati waris mangsa masih bersedih, namun kuat semangat untuk menerima kejadian yang menimpa ahli keluarga mereka.
TH tanggung lebih RM350 juta kos tunai haji tahun ini
Lembaga Tabung Haji menanggung lebih RM350 juta membabitkan kos menunaikan haji menerusi Bantuan Kewangan Haji pada tahun ini.
Mesyuarat Khas WEF, Perdana Menteri dan Pemimpin Dunia
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan menyampaikan ucapan dalam Sidang Plenari Pembukaan Mesyuarat Khas World Economic Forum (WEF) di Arab Saudi. Ikuti analisis menyeluruh bersama Penganalisis Ekonomi, Fithra Faisal Hastiadi; Ketua Pengarang Astro AWANI, @AshwadIsmail; dan Pengarang Niaga AWANI, @NajibAroff #BuletinAWANIKhas
Hubungan bilateral ASEAN tetap kukuh walaupun mungkin ada perbezaan- Anwar Ibrahim
Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata negara tiada masalah menjalin hubungan dengan anggota ASEAN sebagai satu kumpulan walaupun mungkin terdapat perbezaan. Beliau berkata demikian ketika bercakap di World Economic Forum pada Ahad.
Amang seksual: Inspektor polis akan ditahan kerja
Pegawai polis berpangkat inspektor yang ditahan selepas disyaki melakukan amang seksual fizikal terhadap seorang remaja dikenakan tindakan tahan kerja.
Pelaburan dari negara luar, negara harus menyahut cabaran baharu-Anwar Ibrahim
Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang bercakap di World Economic Forum pada Ahad mengakui bahawa dengan pelaburan daripada negara-negara luar, pelbagai cabaran yang baharu Kerajaan Malaysia harus sahut.
Sultan Terengganu kurnia darjah kebesaran kepada 104 individu
Sultan Terengganu berkenan mengurniakan Bintang-bintang Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Terengganu Darul Iman kepada 104 individu di Istana Syarqiyyah, hari ini.
WEF: Piawaian ekonomi mampan harus adil, saksama kepada negara membangun - Tengku Zafrul
Transisi ke arah ekonomi yang mampan harus dilaksanakna secara saksama dan adil, kata Menteri Perdagangam Pelaburan dan Industri Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.