Since July, critics have vehemently opposed the government's plan to introduce three pages of Jawi lessons in the Bahasa Malaysia syllabus for Year 4 students, including those in vernacular schools.

THE Jawi script is not exclusive to any one community but belongs to all Malaysians, says Johor Islamic Religious Affairs committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid (BN-Semerah). Read full story ...

Tak hanya digunakan dalam kitab-kitab pelajaran, tulisan Jawi juga digunakan sebagai huruf perantara dalam penunjuk jalan, warning, pengumuman, ucapan selamat, dan berbagai tulisan di tempat-tempat ...

As for learning khat, Jawi or Chinese calligraphy in school, there is nothing religious or racial about it. Unfortunately, in Malaysia’s polarised society, matters of this nature can easily be ...

MP SPEAKS | My generation was a victim of Jawi illiterate (buta Jawi) during the primary years when the subject was not taught anymore in classrooms. But, I was fortunate enough. My mother Kalsom ...

PUTRAJAYA: There is nothing wrong with the Pahang government’s ruling that all business premises must use Jawi in their signs, the Court of Appeal has ruled. It dismissed an appeal by two ...

Jawi used to be the standard script for Malay but has since been replaced by the Latin alphabet, although many areas retain Jawi for specialised religious or cultural purposes. Mahathir has ...

Sabah Rural and Regional Development Minister Ewon Benedick said he prefers Jawi to be made an optional subject in schools. He said it should also not be part of the Bahasa Melayu subject syllabus.