The deputy president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA ) stated that a recent survey by a research center revealed that these institutions contribute to the nation’s multi-stream educational system in the wake of a heated discussion in Malaysia.
Dr. Mah Hang Quickly, a professor at MCA, asserted that Malaysia’s law and public opinion acknowledge the contributions and legitimacy of language schools, which teach in Chinese and Tamil and cater to particular cultural backgrounds.
He has even urged those who oppose these racial institutions to concentrate on pressing issues.
According to a recent poll conducted by the UCSI Poll Research Centre, 70 % of respondents believed that language schools did not promote national cohesion.
” To another problem, 71 per cent of individuals disagreed that language schools were polarising Malay. These responses demonstrate the maturity and rationality of the majority of people, according to Dr. Mah, who was reportedly quoted by The Vibes on Wednesday ( Apr 10 ).
He continued,” Unfortunately in recent years, there have been constant attempts to undermine and question the existence of vernacular schools… This ( is ) merely a matter of getting cheap political mileage, due to politicians and a few individuals and groups with ulterior motives.”
The issue was most recently brought up when youth leader of the United Malays National Organization ( UMNO ) Akmal Saleh demanded that the country’s vernacular schools be reviewed last month. Under the Barisan Nasional symbol, UMNO and MCA operate.
Dr. Akmal claimed that the UMNO Youth’s view that cultural tensions in Malaysia were brought on by discrimination at schools.
It is about time for Malaysia to ending this division and separation.
There is no quick way to come to unification. He reportedly said at the time that it was a long, winding, and difficult road, noting that there should be a thorough evaluation of the curriculum taught in language universities.
Language schools have “never” been barriers to regional unity, according to Dr. Mah, the MCA deputy president, on Wednesday, and he urged social figures to refrain from taking advantage of the situation.
” The fact that non-Chinese kids enroll non-Chinese pupils in Chinese primary schools in our country account for enough to establish the educational standards of Chinese universities.
We hope that people of all ethnicities will put more effort into the creation and expansion of diverse educational systems in the future, creating a new generation of citizens with different perspectives, according to a report from Dr. Mah.