Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah has accused the Education Ministry of banning government school headmasters and teachers from attending events not held by the ministry.

He was commenting on the absence of the staff of SJK (C) Tiong Nam Sungai Buaya at a ceremony to hand over a land gazette document to the school this morning.

The Selangor government had recently gazetted three acres of land for the Banting school.

"I was informed by the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PIBG) that the District Education Department has instructed the headmaster and teacher to avoid attending events that are not organised by the Education Ministry...