Former deputy education minister Teo Nie Ching has called Sarawak's State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)’s decision that schools in Sarawak’s Covid-19 red zones stay closed until March 14 a rejection of the Education Ministry's original decision.

"The decision is a slap to the Education Ministry. Basically, the Sarawak state government is saying ‘I disagree with you',” Teo said in a statement today...