When Anwar gets his hands on the money, you can bet that he will announce some goodies for you, but the lion's share will be gone before the next general election.
I always view that issues within a political party must be settled within the party. Conflicts must be decisively fought and the fittest survive. But no, they rather scheme and broker deals. Which is what has happened in MCA as well. The so-called "agreement" between Chua Soi Lek & Liow Tiong Lai was reneged by the latter, and this will spell the end of MCA.
Let's get back to Anwar. Apparently, Dong Zong, being the opportunistic people that they are, was quick to make their demands. Why they would even think that Anwar will help Chinese education is really baffling.
Have Dong Zong forgotten the time when Anwar was the Education Minister and what he did to Chinese schools? He tried to destroy Chinese Schools! He Islamised national and mission schools!
Do you think Anwar really likes the Chinese? Do you really think you can trust Anwar? He has gone back on his words countless times. I believe his views on Chinese & Chinese schools still holds true today.
Trust him at your own peril.
1. A leapord never changes it's spots.
2. Those who do not learn from history will make the same mistakes.
Next, Liow Tiong Lai's defense of the Malaysian Education Blueprint (MEB) is stupid. When will these MCA leaders finally grow a backbone? You guys can't even include a concrete plan for the continuation & growth for the Chinese schools into the MEB. One simple question, How many Chinese primary & secondary schools do you think will be built to accommodate the increasing enrollment? What about funds? Exam recognition? Chinese top scorers can't even get a place in public unis now, how many places will be available by the time this MEB runs it's course??
To me, the MEB is flawed, because it is skewed towards national streams. Frankly, I don't see any benefits for Chinese education in the blueprint. I say, just let the Government & MOE do whatever they want. It is getting tiring having to constantly overcome barriers placed unto the Chinese. If parents can't even ensure that their future generations are provided an opportunity to get a decent education, much less free education, you know it's a lost cause.
I read somewhere that the Chinese only got less than 20% places in pubic universities. It will drop further in the future. Sorry Chinese. Not enough places. No matter who you vote for, it will not change a thing.
There's not many years in a person's life. No point wasting it on unproductive endeavours. It has been the government's intention to have a single stream in education all these years. It will happen sooner or later.
The Chinese better prepare themselves to fund their children's education on their own. Don't depend on the government. Be proactive. Be prepared. Make sure your kids are well equipped to survive inside & outside of Malaysia. It's not something new. We, the Chinese diaspora, have done it before.
In terms of education & perhaps even work or business, the 3 top choices are Singapore, Taiwan, China. Hope these countries do not place restrictions in years to come.
Anwar: Deficit budget acceptable over free education
PETALING JAYA, Feb 9 ― A deficit budget is acceptable if public monies are spent for people-centric policies like free education for Malaysians, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.Hitting out at alleged corruption and wastages in the government, the Opposition Leader suggested a holistic review of Malaysia’s economic framework, saying public funds should be better disbursed for the benefit of taxpayers and the poor instead of political cronies.“If we have a deficit because of providing free education, that's okay, but we are in a deficit because of leakages, deficit because tycoons are profiting in the billions and the people have to pay, this is not right,” he said in his lecture at the second module of the Asian Renaissance Course here at the Centre for Reform Democracy and Social Initiatives... - SOURCE
Kajang: Dong Zong champions Anwar
KAJANG: The United Chinese Schools Committee Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) today expressed hope that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim can resolve a longstanding land issue in light of the latter’s bid for the Kajang state assembly seat.Dong Zong chairman Yap Sin Tian hoped that “as the by-election is looming”, Anwar and the Selangor state government could help to resolve the issue involving the donation of a 100-acre campus land in Sepang to New Era University College which has been delayed for 14-years.Yap also hoped that Anwar would allocate land of at least five acres for the reinstatement of the Yu Hua Chinese secondary school, and ensure that higher education institutions under the Selangor state government would recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) of Malaysian Independent Chinese secondary schools.“The 2013-2025 Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB) is continuing policies and measures that are unfavourable to the survival and development of mother-tongue education, causing it to face a detrimental impact and a crisis of having its nature fundamentally altered,” Yap said at an open house event here....MCA president defends MEB
When approached by reporters at the event, MCA president Liow Tiong Lai defended the MEB and said the blueprint would “ensure the growth of Chinese education is complete”.“It (MEB) is part of the country’s education development. Chinese education is part of the national education and this has been accepted in the masterplan,” he said.“So now, we have to work together to ensure that our multi-racial, multi-language and multi-cultural country continues to prosper.”... - SOURCE
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