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Abolish vernacular schools to reduce racial divide, says Dr M

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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Reject divisive forces, hold steadfast to unity: Sabah, S’wak leaders

KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders from both Sabah and Sarawak have called on the people, of various races and cultures, to put aside all differences and continue fostering the spirit of patriotism towards a greater and prosperous nation.

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the people in Sabah must ensure they are not influenced by any negativity that could disrupt the peace and unity in the state.

“We must reject anything that could create disunity among us. This is our beloved homeland, and we must do all we can to ensure that the sacrifices of our national heroes and fighters, who defended the sovereignty of our beloved state, are appreciated and treasured,” he said in his message in conjunction with the 2023 National Day celebrations.

Hajiji also invited the people of Sabah to appreciate the theme of this year’s National Day celebrations, Malaysia Madani: Tekad Perpaduan, Penuhi Harapan (determination in unity, fulfilling hope).

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Using race, religion for political gain not good for country: Abang Jo

MUKAH – The attitude of certain leaders who are willing to play up the issue of race and religion just to gain political backing is not good for the country, especially when Malaysia is facing various global challenges, said Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.

He said this was because such desperate action could split the unity of the multiracial community and distract the country from focusing on using all its resources to implement comprehensive development.

“In conjunction with this year’s National Day celebrations, let us all strive to understand that the interests of the country should prevail over everything else.
“The country needs a strong government to shoulder the responsibility of planning a clear economic direction towards making Malaysia a high-income nation so that we understand the true meaning of independence,” he said at the 2023 Sarawak-level 66th National Day celebration at the Mukah Polytechnic Hall here today.

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“It’s politicians like you who divided the country, not vernacular schools,” Ramanan tells Tun M

FORMER prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad must stop spewing any more inflammatory statements which brings no value to national unity, said a PKR leader.

PKR deputy Information chief (1) Datuk R.Ramanan said it was disappointing that the fourth and seventh prime minister had to release a seditious statement asking for the abolition of vernacular schools, even though they were part of the national education system.

“Tamil and Chinese vernacular schools were institutions funded by the federal government and have long existed since independence, unlike the private schools,” the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra) Special Committee chairman was quoted as saying by Utusan Malaysia in a statement today (Aug 31).

“On average, Chinese primary schools have about 100,000 non-Chinese students, namely Indians and Malays. The numbers are about the same for non-Indian students presently studying at Tamil primary schools all over.

“These students will play a major role in nation-building in time to come,” Ramanan said.

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You divided the nation, not non-Malay parties, Ti tells Dr M

PETALING JAYA: An MCA leader has hit out at former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for reportedly claiming that non-Malay political parties were partly to blame for race issues in the country.

MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker claimed that Mahathir had not only divided Malaysians along ethnic lines during his 22-year rule as the prime minister, but also split the Malays between being conservative and liberal.

Ti said “liberal Malays” used to be the pride of Malaysia, with the country seen globally as a progressive and open-minded Muslim nation.

“Now, they are looked upon with distrust and disgust as they do not have Islamic credentials and are mostly Western-trained technocrats. Today, ‘Malay liberals’ are frowned upon as if being open-minded and a progressive thinker is a sin.

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Tun M’s venomous ‘pendatang’ label is both shameful and depressing

THE speech of twice former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during his ceramah (talk) for the Simpang Jeram state by-election in Johor on Sept 3 is very disturbing and disappointing to all peace-loving Malaysians especially the non-Malays whom he regarded as pendatang (immigrant).

Frequently and shamelessly, you have been branding my ancestors as pendatang, which is unforgivable. Even though I was born and bred here, my children and grandchildren are still pendatang by your definition because they do not adopt Malay names or culture.

You went on to claim that the non-Malays or pendatang don’t wish to be united with the Malays and that it is not the Malays who are distancing themselves from the pendatang.

Citing Indonesia and Thailand as examples, you wondered why the Chinese and other races are able to adopt the Indonesian or Thai names as well as the local culture which is predominantly practiced by the majority of the population but it is so difficult to see that happening in Malaysia.

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