MM Online - BM safe regardless of UEC decision, minister says again:
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Education Minister Maszlee Malik gave his assurance that the status of Bahasa Malaysia will not be affected whether the government recognises the Unified Examinations Certificate (UEC) for the public sector or not.
He stressed that his ministry is still studying the matter and has not yet made a decision.
“Once again, I want to stress that whatever decision we make on the recognition of the UEC, it will be comprehensive and holistic, without jeopardising the position of Bahasa Melayu as the national language,” he said in a statement.
He said that although Pakatan Harapan had promised to recognise the Chinese school leaving certificate, the equivalent of SPM, in its 14th general election manifesto, as the government now, it has to “consider the standing of Bahasa Melayu as the national language and how the decision to recognise UEC may affect the country’s harmony”.
He stressed that his ministry is still studying the matter and has not yet made a decision.
“Once again, I want to stress that whatever decision we make on the recognition of the UEC, it will be comprehensive and holistic, without jeopardising the position of Bahasa Melayu as the national language,” he said in a statement.
He said that although Pakatan Harapan had promised to recognise the Chinese school leaving certificate, the equivalent of SPM, in its 14th general election manifesto, as the government now, it has to “consider the standing of Bahasa Melayu as the national language and how the decision to recognise UEC may affect the country’s harmony”.
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fCk the world's recognition of UEC - we don't want Malaysia to do so because it's a Chinese certificate |
Maszlee has come under fire after saying last Thursday that he would fulfil the electoral pledge regarding the UEC.
His critics, including Umno Youth Chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, claimed that recognising the UEC would throw the country’s education into disarray and hamper national identity and racial integration efforts.
Mahathir was the man who first threatened the Chinese Independent Schools (MICSS) on the UEC and warned them not start this private line of educational accreditation.
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His critics, including Umno Youth Chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, claimed that recognising the UEC would throw the country’s education into disarray and hamper national identity and racial integration efforts.
His initial brave words just a mere 2 days ago on recognising the UEC, namely,“We are going to make sure whatever policy that we have to make or whatever decision we are making, there will be no U-turn or any flip-flop, and it has to be holistic”, sounds rather hollow now.
His "there will be no U-turn or any flip-flop" is conditional on "whether the government recognises the Unified Examinations Certificate (UEC) for the public sector or not, and that ... his ministry is still studying the matter and has not yet made a decision."
From his words 2 days ago the decision has obviously been made, but he's now singing a different song, backtracking, U-turning and flip flopping.
On the top of the unseen protesters is likely to be Mahathir himself.
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above may explain his choice of ministers Guan Eng oy Guan Eng, wakakaka |
In 1975, when the MICSS decided to hold its first Unified Examination, the Chinese education leaders were summoned to Parliament by then Education Minister, Mahathir, and were told in no uncertain terms to cancel the examination “or else…!” and who then dismissed them like mandores with an imperialistic "That's all!"
Now we hear from Pribumi new fairy tales of PH only including recognition of the UEC among the 60 pledges which needn't be fulfilled immediately - perhaps in 59 years time?
