GEORGE TOWN, June 14 -- The Penang government is working towards ensuring all 28 Tamil vernacular schools in the state eventually obtain ownership of their land, said State Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri S. Sundarajoo.

The chairman of the state special committee for Tamil schools said the state is in the process of securing land for all Tamil schools in the state.

He said the committee, which has been in operation for the past three years, has already succeeded in obtaining five pieces of land for five schools, with another five expected to follow within the next two to three years.

"Our focus is very clear. First, we want all 28 Tamil schools in Penang to have their own land," he said in a press conference after...