GEORGE TOWN, Dec 10 —The Education Ministry has ordered the school in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to prepare a complete report regarding the incident of a Form Two student running away from the dormitory of the school because he claimed he could not stand being bullied.
Deputy Education Ministersaid KPM will take further action after receiving a complete report and conducting an investigation into the bullying incident.
“It is on our radar, we have instructed the school to make a complete report to be submitted to KPM, we will wait for the report before taking further action,” she said.
KPM in a statement yesterday informed that the ministry is investigating the alleged bullying involving the student and will ensure that the matter is resolved as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Lim, who is also Tanjung Member of Parliament in Penang, said a total of RM400,000 has been allocated for work on upgrading the Chew Jetty and Lim Jetty here to ensure they are safe and comfortable as a tourist destination.
Lim said the allocation was from the Tanjung MP’s office and the jetties are part of the World Heritage Site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
“The work to upgrade the jetties started last October and has been completed, this is very timely because in this month, the number of visitors is expected to increase and the clan jetty area is one of the destinations where tourists flock to in Penang,” she said.
“I am satisfied with the work of upgrading the plank walkway because the jetties are often the focus of the public, especially foreign tourists, so we want to ensure that the jetty boards are safe and in comfortable condition for tourists.
“Now the only thing left to do is to install the lights at Chew Jetty, which could not be completed because the water level (tides) has caused these works to be postponed,” she said after conducting an inspection at the two jetties today.
Apart from Chew Jetty and Lim Jetty, there are four other jetties connecting floating villages consisting of Tan, Lee, Yeoh families and another mixed family called ‘Mixed Clan Jetty’ and all of them are now tourist locations in Penang.
The jetties of the fishing villages on the sea front are often the focus of foreign tourists, especially from China and Singapore.
— Bernama
