'Non-Muslims, non-fasting students should eat at school canteen'

PARLIAMENT | Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek today said the ministry did not want to see any students being forced to eat in “inappropriate” conditions at school throughout Ramadan.

She also defended a ministry’s directive for school canteens to continue operating during Ramadan, stating that it had already been practised since last year.

“I have stressed the importance of making non-Muslim students understand about the practice of their Muslim friends and for them to respect each other...