About Cikgu Tan

Known to his students as "Cikgu Tan" — Malay for "Teacher Tan" — and signing his class materials as Cikgu Tan CL, he founded Alam Bimbingan Cikgu Tan (ABCT) in Dataran Ara Damansara, officially launched on 29 February 2024 with a lion dance performance and ribbon-cutting attended by invited guests and dignitaries.

He personally teaches the Bahasa Melayu tracks at ABCT — both the national curriculum and IGCSE — bringing a literary, warm and humble voice to his teaching, often referring to himself with the classical humble pronoun "hamba" and closing his writing with original pantun (traditional Malay quatrains) of his own composition.

Cikgu Tan is also a published author. A visiting Bahasa Melayu lecturer from China was shown reviewing "the book I wrote" during a visit to ABCT — see Bookstore for more.

Credibility & Recognition

• Authored at least one Bahasa Melayu book, positively reviewed by an academic peer
• Hosted Puan Ren Han Yu (Nur Aisyah), a Bahasa Melayu lecturer at Xi'an International Studies University, China, to discuss collaboration and a student exchange of ideas
• Regularly invited as a guest speaker at secondary schools outside his own centre, such as SMJK Krian, Parit Buntar
• Hosts TITB, an 80+ episode knowledge-sharing talk series with rotating guest speakers
• ABCT's official launch drew multiple community and education figures as guests