Following the announcement by Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to stop the teaching of science and mathematics in English from 2012, Malaysia is once again embroiled in a messy controversy, this time cutting across political and racial divisions. It is messy because the ideas are aplenty and issues are floating around without proper focus. Sadly, both … Read more
Malaysia and post-apartheid South Africa stand out as middle-income countries that implement affirmative action (AA) in favour of a majority population group. Malaysia intensified AA amid continuation of a political order and consolidation of executive power, while South Africa democratized and devolved power while promulgating majority-favouring AA. The full paper can be downloaded here Introduction … Read more
Journalist Sharaad Kuttan admits to being a gay atheist. Along with being “a Johor Baru-born, Singapore-bred, social science-trained, Pakatan Rakyat-voting, occasional gym-going, bald, feral Malayalee-type of Indian”. In his latest Malaysian Insider column, Sharaad writes to reassure that he does not believe there is any reason to fear that his type will one day rule … Read more
During the past year, there have been three controversies arising from regressive policy decisions of the Ministry of Education which have set our educational system backwards. The three controversies revolve around The teaching of Science and Mathematics for Fourth Form students in Bahasa Malaysia instead of English The use of the Interlok book as a compulsory … Read more