08-31-2023, 07:40 AM
Abolish vernacular schools to reduce racial divide, says Dr M
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PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called for vernacular schools to be shut down, describing it as the best way to reduce the racial divide.
Mahathir has been critical of the vernacular school system in the past, claiming that it has divided the country.
“One of the best ways to close the racial divide is through education, and among (the measures that can be taken is) abolishing vernacular schools,” Utusan Malaysia quoted the former prime minister as saying.
He also claimed there were “certain races” who refused to enrol their children in national schools as they were akin to religious schools.
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Mahathir has been critical of the vernacular school system in the past, claiming that it has divided the country.
“One of the best ways to close the racial divide is through education, and among (the measures that can be taken is) abolishing vernacular schools,” Utusan Malaysia quoted the former prime minister as saying.
He also claimed there were “certain races” who refused to enrol their children in national schools as they were akin to religious schools.
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