The Education Ministry said its letter to a teacher vocal about school syllabus and heavy school bag issues, saying that they are looking at firing or demoting him for criticising government policy, is not a verdict.

Education director-general Pkhairuddin Ghazali (above) said the letter sent to Mohd Fadli Mohd Salleh, better known as Cikgu Fadli, was to inform the teacher about the complaint the ministry had received about him and that he needed to submit a written explanation to defend himself.

"For information, the letter sent to the teacher does not...