GOVT SUPPORTS CHINESE SCHOOLS - DPM

PORT DICKSON (Malaysia), Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The government supports Chinese
education by providing a big yearly allocation to Chinese schools, said Deputy
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

"Do not accuse the government of not supporting Chinese schools as we are
spending RM1.6 billion (US$1.8 billion) yearly to pay the teachers. This is a
testimony of the government's commitment towards Chinese schools.

"Some people alleged that this man (Muhyiddin) is anti-Chinese, pro-Malay.
This is not true. I had been working closely with Chinese.

"We treat all equally and this will make everybody feel comfortable," he
said at the Lantern Festival dinner at a Chinese-medium school here Friday
night.
-- BERNAMA