About 55 percent of English and mathematics teachers in secondary schools have not been trained specifically to teach the two key subjects. This has been affecting the quality of education.

Since when did private tuition become a crime? When did private tuition become synonymous to stealing, pick-pocketing or mugging that the ministry would think of putting a private tutor behind bars?

Anyone giving private tuition or coaching will have to face punishment, as the draft of a new law stipulates that the government can take necessary measures to stop private tuition and coaching.