The Tiada.Guru Campaign

Murray Hunter's "Teacher absenteeism: Malaysia’s biggest education problem"

"This problem tends to happen more in poor rural settings and contributes to the continuing cycle of poverty."

20 Aug

Website

For Parents: Printable SOP Reference on Extreme Teacher Absenteeism

For easy access and easy printing: the SOPs you need to force the issue with a school principal.

19 Jul

Ex-Students Rusiah, Calvina, Nur Natasha's Victory Has Reset Malaysia’s Trajectory For Justice, Unity, And Progress

The oppressive culture of fear against children and Ministry teachers has lost its power.

8 Jul

Illustrations for Malaysia's Whistleblowers

Hope is not found, but made.

13 Jun

Unite Malaysians by Turning On the Lights

Whistleblowers uniquely unite Malaysians towards a heroic national duty.

30 May

Petition: Protect Cikgu Nurhaizah Ejab, the MOE whistleblower teacher from Sabah

Cikgu Nurhaizah: grew up in Kg. Taun Gusi → SMK Taun Gusi student -> SMK Taun Gusi teacher. She is a national hero.

22 Sep

Murray Hunter's "Teacher absenteeism: Malaysia’s biggest education problem"

"This problem tends to happen more in poor rural settings and contributes to the continuing cycle of poverty."

20 Aug

Bicara kes pelajar saman guru Bahasa Inggeris ditangguh

Website

For Parents: Printable SOP Reference on Extreme Teacher Absenteeism

For easy access and easy printing: the SOPs you need to force the issue with a school principal.

It is not about fame. It is about sending a message.

Litigation for us all

The latest news from Court

Over 120 news articles, updated daily.

Read all Court news

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Daily Express

29 Aug

Ex-student’s suit against English teacher, 7 others adjourned

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Daily Express

29 Aug

Kes 'cikgu ponteng': Kerajaan tak rayu keputusan mahkamah

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Malaysiakini

22 Aug

Govt not appealing ‘ponteng’ teacher court ruling

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Malaysiakini

22 Aug

Students who won against absent teacher want to advocate education rights

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New Straits Times

22 Aug

Kes 'guru ponteng': Saya tetap adil walaupun ada tali persaudaraan - Bekas Pengarah

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Cikgu Share

21 Aug

From the Plaintiffs

Read the Plaintiffs' statements to the media. Authorised by their High Court legal teams.
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The culture of fear protecting MOE misconduct must end.

What is Tiada.Guru?

Led by MOE teacher whistleblowers
Not associated with any political party
Built on principles of justice, equality
Founded in and for rural Sabah, now and forever
Anti-corruption, anti-misconduct, anti-fraud
Stubbornly committed: litigation is just step one

The plan is simple.

Defeat the Ministry of Education in a public High Court trial. Twice.

Expose Malaysians to the Ministry's misconduct, corruption, and fraud.

End the fear culture vs. child victims and start education for liberation.

Our MOE whistleblowers maintain protected identities.

Who represents Tiada.Guru publicly?

Fiqah Roslan

Sharmila Sekaran

Sharmila Sekaran is a senior litigation lawyer, child rights advocate, and Voice of the Children co-founder & chairperson. By day an advocate & solicitor, Sharmila is one of Malaysia’s most dedicated legal advocates to protect the rights of children. By night, Sharmila’s fearless policy & legal analysis have set the record straight on Astro Awani, Malaysiakini, the Malay Mail, Free Malaysia Today, Sky News, the Washington Post, and more. Sharmila acts as Tiada.Guru’s Peninsular Director.

A born and raised Sabahan, Fiqah Roslan is passionate about civic empowerment and human rights. As representative of the Tiada.Guru campaign, she advocates for clean and quality education. Her other advocacy work includes supporting youth self-empowerment through democracy, with youth-led organisations Undi Sabah and Belia di Bawah Bayu. As an independent journalist, together with all-women journalist colleagues, she co-founded Borneo Speaks as a platform of alternative media telling Bornean stories with a focus on Sabahan communities.

Understand why litigation was the only option.

Background on Extreme Teacher Absenteeism

2018 High Court Plaintiff

Siti Nafirah binti Siman

Where it all started: Siti Nafirah is from Kampung Jawi-jawi in Kota Belud, Sabah.

Of five siblings, Siti Nafirah is the youngest and the only daughter. Raised by her mother, Siti Nafirah's father passed away when she was 7 years old.

Read it all from Malaysian and international journalists.

Understand the litigation like a lawyer

The Courts & the Law

Litigation News Articles

Public Interest Litigation

It is "kita", not "kami". Public interest litigation turns the lights on for all.

2018 High Court Filing

Where it all started. Follow Siti Nafirah's High Court claims.

2020 High Court Filing

It's not about speed—it's about momentum. Follow the 2nd batch.

Top 10 Facts

What do you need to understand about this litigation?

Top 10 Misconceptions

What do so many miss? What are the most common mistakes?

The Law of the Land

The law forgot about them and they "forgot" about the law.

2020 High Court Plaintiff

Rusiah binti Sabdarin

The first 2020 Plaintiff to join the summons, Rusiah is from Kampung Taun Gusi II in Kota Belud, Sabah.

In 2017, Rusiah was the class monitor and thus responsible for the buku kawalan / teacher attendance book. Rusiah and her four siblings have been raised by their single father, a chicken trader.

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Protect the girls. Save the nation.

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Add to the Wall of Hope

Send the Plaintiffs & witnesses an anonymous message of hope.

Share the Solutions

We must move towards actual justice: no more focus groups.

Hop into our Telegram

Catch every update and get an inside look into the litigation.

Share Our Artwork

Sometimes, all it takes is one picture to upend our fears. Give it a shot.

2020 High Court Plaintiff

Nur Natasha Allisya binti Hamali

Nur Natasha is fighting for "all students who have suffered particularly in Kota Belud, Sabah."

Nur Natasha was an SMK Taun Gusi Prefect. The daughter of a policeman-turned-iman, and homemaker, Nur Natasha is the eldest daughter with two older brothers and one younger sister.

Read our longer responses and reflections on the Ministry.

They fight for us. We fight for them.

Dive Deep with Ministry of Education Whistleblowers

All Campaign Updates

Tiada.Guru in the News

Local media are truly waking up to corruption in education.

Problems & Solutions

What if we want to fix the entire system? We might start here.

Why Whistleblowers

Without whistleblowers, our nation has no truth and reform no urgency.

Ethics in Education

It is corrupt MOE officers that have created a culture of fear & silence.

MACC HQ & 0.01%

Why don't public servants report corruption more? Let us open up.

Our System Today

Accountability is shared. Responsibility is not. Who failed?

Our Story

The truth will prevail if we ensure the corrupt have nowhere to run.

Guru Oh Guru

Read the spark that made us stand up, from Poet Usman Awang.

Whistleblower Forum

What is our role and what is our path forward? #MakeSchoolsASaferPlace

2020 High Court Plaintiff

Calvina binti Angayung

Born in Pitas, Sabah, Calvina now lives in Kampung Rampayan Laut in Kota Belud, Sabah.

The daughter of a fisherman, Calvina became SMK Taun Gusi's Head Prefect at 16 years old. Raised on a coastal village, Calvina is the first child in her family to enter university.