RAIS Yatim has warned the Pakatan Harapan government to yield to the demands of the majority and to backtrack on its plans to recognise the Chinese-independent schools’ Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), or face backlash from Malay-rights groups.
Rais, a former veteran Umno leader who joined Bersatu prior to the May 9 general election, was addressing a protest of about 1,000 supporters of several Malay nationalist and Muslim rights groups in Kuala Lumpur today.
“UEC is a question of sovereignty, it’s a question of race, nationhood and nationality, it’s not a small issue.
“What the voice of the majority is saying, is we don’t want. Study first, we need to look into it before UEC was made a manifesto.
“UEC is placed as promise number 50,” Rais said in his speech this morning.
He said the pledge to recognise UEC along with the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) certification should not be given equal importance with other promises in the manifesto such as lowering the price of fuel and goods, and abolishing toll charges.
This morning’s demonstration, which grouped together 20 Malay and Muslim-rights non-government organisations, was also attended by PAS and Umno leaders.
Rais also said that in setting up Vision 2020, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had also stated his intentions to strengthen the use of Bahasa Melayu.
“Dr Mahathir must remember Vision 2020, where one of the goals is to build up a singular education and knowledge system which leads to a society that loves and cares for each other.
“This UEC issue will not see an end to the discontent,” he said.
In its pre-election manifesto, PH pledged to recognise the standardised test for Chinese independent high school students for entry into public universities.
For the UEC, all non-language subjects are tested in the Chinese language, as opposed to government standardised exams conducted in Bahasa.
Currently, local public universities do not recognise the UEC results for their entry requirements, although local private higher learning institutions and several other foreign universities do. – July 28, 2018.
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