Malaysian police fire teargas at protesters
Posted: 08 March 2009 0010 hrs
KUALA LUMPUR - Riot police fired tear-gas to disperse at least 5,000 ethnic Malays who demonstrated in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur Saturday against the use of English in local schools, witnesses said.
The protesters planned to march to the royal palace to ask the king to intervene in the row over schools teaching science and maths in English rather than in the Malay language. ......
Channel Newsasia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/413788/1/.html
Is it safe to visit Malaysia specifically KL - especially for non-Malays?
Posted: 08 March 2009 0010 hrs
KUALA LUMPUR - Riot police fired tear-gas to disperse at least 5,000 ethnic Malays who demonstrated in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur Saturday against the use of English in local schools, witnesses said.
The protesters planned to march to the royal palace to ask the king to intervene in the row over schools teaching science and maths in English rather than in the Malay language. ......
Channel Newsasia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/413788/1/.html
Is it safe to visit Malaysia specifically KL - especially for non-Malays?
