THE Education Ministry has no intention whatsoever of making mother tongue languages less important at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).

That was the assurance given by Education Minister Ng Eng Hen in a meeting on Saturday morning with three leading figures in the Chinese cultural community.

The trio are behind a petition which expresses concern about possible tweaks to the weighting of mother tongue at the PSLE.

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