Unity Minister Halimah Mohamed Sadique has side-stepped the issue surrounding new signboards for several publicly funded Chinese-language primary schools in Pahang, stating that it should be answered by the Education Ministry and state government.

"Because this (directive) is from the (Pahang) Education Department, I think we should get a response from the Education Ministry," Halimah told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.

She said this when asked for comments on...