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Oct 13, 2020
Double standards in education
Our education system has not moved much from the period of British colonisation and the strategy of divide and rule. Dating back from the...
May 20, 2019
English language proficiency still an urgent matter
Last week marked two significant days — the 50th anniversary of the May 13 race riots, which we need to be reminded of lest we forget...
Jul 24, 2018
Resolving Malaysia’s education dilemma
Sekinchan-born Datuk Pua Khein Seng is world-famous for inventing the pen drive. Educated in a Chinese independent school in Selangor, he...
Dec 31, 2017
A 2018 wish list
PETALING JAYA: Everyone is saying goodbye to 2017. Some have had a good year, some not so. While individually people are praying for a...
Dec 31, 2017
Youthful aspirations: Get rid of ‘spoon-fed’ mentality
Educational civil societies and youth in the Klang Valley have expressed their hopes for 2018, with many calling for a revamp of the...
Nov 23, 2017
More focus on DLP better than bringing back English-medium schools: Educator
PETALING JAYA: National Union of Head of Schools president Wong Shee Fatt believed that focusing on what is already in place, such as the...
Nov 23, 2017
Chong: We must keep an open mind over reintroducing English-medium govt schools
More open and calm discussions must be held first before reintroducing English-medium government schools, says Datuk Chong Sin Woon. The...
Nov 22, 2017
Support grows for English-medium schools
PETALING JAYA, Nov 22 — Education groups responded with a resounding “yes” to a Cabinet minister’s suggestion to reintroduce...
Nov 22, 2017
Piloting English-medium schools
WE refer to the reports “Bring back English-medium schools” (The Star, Nov 20), “It’s about time, says group” and “Abdul Rahman all for...
Nov 21, 2017
Jelta: Going back to English-medium schools a bold move
JOHOR BARU: Reintroducing English-medium government schools is a bold and timely move to stop the declining standard of English, said the...
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