Championing UEC will see MCA losing Malay votes, says Perkasa

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 21 Nov 2017 6:41PM · 21 Comments

Perkasa deputy president Sirajuddin Salleh says MCA's insistence in getting the government to recognise the UEC will cost it Malay votes in the 14th general election. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 21, 2017.

MCA’s insistence in wanting Putrajaya to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) will see it lose Malay votes in the coming national polls, said Malay rights group Perkasa.

Perkasa deputy president Sirajuddin Salleh today reminded MCA that it won several of its seats in the 13th general election because of Malay voters.

“So be mindful or we have to ask Malay voters not to vote for MCA in the 14th general election,” Sirajuddin said, adding that the government must develop a single education system for national unity.

He said MCA, as a Barisan Nasional component party, has lost its focus and its UEC agenda is destroying efforts to build national unity.

“It is unacceptable. Is MCA not aware of the importance of unity and peace? Are they not aware of how fragile it is at present?”

UEC is a standardised test for Chinese independent high school students organised by the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (UCSCAM) since 1975.

The UEC is available in three levels: Junior Middle (UEC-JML), Vocational (UEC-V), and Senior Middle (UEC-SML). Examinations for non-language subjects in the UEC-JML (except in Sabah) and UEC-V are in Chinese.

Sirajuddin said MCA, as part of the ruling coalition, should uphold and support government policies.

“Now they have become an enemy within the government. They have gotten confused. The right hand is forming a government, policies and regulations, while the left hand is doing the opposite.

“If there are any parties who support UEC, they are no different than traitors,” said Sirajuddin, adding that Perkasa’s objection was not political, but on the grounds of national unity.

Sirajuddin said the UEC, based on the education systems used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, does not reflect Malaysian culture and identity.

“Stop using 1Malaysia if MCA still wants it (UEC recognition). Leaders who love the country have to be aware that those who champion UEC are actually backstabbers. UEC should have been abolished and replaced with a single school system,” he said.

The UEC was never approved by the examination board or council.

Sirajuddin said it is against Article 69(1) of the Education Act, which states no individual or academic institution can handle or hold examination without a written approval from examination director beforehand.

“This means that UEC examination has violated Act 550 for not getting the approval of the examination director,” he said.

He said the certificates issued by independent chinese schools were illegal and the government must not acknowledge it.

MCA had lambasted Perkasa for its strong opposition to the UEC in a statement yesterday.

“Who is Perkasa to politicise and reject the UEC when politicians from both sides of the political divide can put aside their rivalry and agree on this fundamental principle that education should not be politicised?” the party’s Religious Harmony Bureau chief Ti Lian Ker had said. – November 21, 2017.

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  • In this globalized world, whereby English is a universal business language, and China the second economic power (not including overseas Chinese); the two widely used internet eco-systems are in English and Chinese, anyone who are comfortable in English and Chinese will go far in their careers....... whereas I foresee Perkasa members' children and grandchildren will be BR1M recipients their whole lives.

    Posted 6 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply

  • MCA do not intend to win at all, merely have excuse to get Najib to keep rewarding them. More Malay vote they lose, the better for them

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • Who cares!!!! Perkasa membership are only pittance in volume to really affect the voting block. Voting in MCA only helps UmnoBN and nothing beneficial to the Chinese at all. Umno needs MCA to win, to be in the coalition inorder to show case that it is moderate and multi racial in BN formation. So go ahead and make MCA loose all over the election constituents. It makes the job easier to rid off UmnoBN. A paper tiger organisation and the audacious threats without any significant values. Talk too much will have the MO1 coming down hard on you guys and labled as "Banggang".

    Posted 6 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • i don't think so

    Posted 6 years ago by Li li · Reply

  • Tak boleh cakap begini, kan negara kita negara majmuk, kenalah ada toleransi antara semua kaum, betul tak?

    Posted 6 years ago by Malaysia Forward · Reply

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    Posted 6 years ago by David michi · Reply

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    Posted 6 years ago by David michi · Reply

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    Posted 6 years ago by Jinping Bi · Reply

  • I agree with you

    Posted 6 years ago by Jinping Bi · Reply

  • Who cares!!!!
    Perkasa membership are only pittance in volume to really affect the voting block.

    Posted 6 years ago by Pingping bi · Reply

  • The attitude toward China is not very friendly。

    Posted 6 years ago by Pingping bi · Reply

  • "If there are any parties who support UEC, they are no different than traitors,"
    I can not agree!!!

    Posted 6 years ago by Pingping bi · Reply

  • whereas I foresee Perkasa members' children and grandchildren will be BR1M recipients their whole lives

    Posted 6 years ago by David michi · Reply

  • 111

    Posted 6 years ago by David michi · Reply

  • Who cares about this!

    Posted 6 years ago by David michi · Reply

  • Perkasa looks very kind.

    Posted 6 years ago by Jinping Bi · Reply

  • Who is Perkasa to politicise and reject the UEC when politicians from both sides of the political divide can put aside their rivalry and agree on this fundamental principle that education should not be politicised? wow!!!

    Posted 6 years ago by Jinping Bi · Reply

  • who cares!

    Posted 6 years ago by Pingping bi · Reply

  • What we should care about？

    Posted 6 years ago by Pingping bi · Reply

  • It can only be this way

    Posted 6 years ago by Pingping bi · Reply

  • nothing

    Posted 6 years ago by Li li · Reply