PARLIAMENT | A government backbencher has urged action against PAS-run pre-schools whose teachers are classified as “volunteers” and paid less than half the national minimum wage.

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Harapan-Setiawangsa) noted that many Malaysians send their children to Pusat Asuhan Tunas Islam (Pasti) kindergartens because of their affordable fees, but close to 10,000 teachers receive only...