In the ‘political grave’, now MCA nails its own ‘political coffin’ by questioning PMX on matriculation

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In the ‘political grave’, now MCA nails its own ‘political coffin’ by questioning PMX on matriculation

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2, 2024: For more than six decades in the Alliance-Barisan Nasional (BN) federal governments, the MCA did nothing for the Chinese community and non-Malays in terms of achieving a fairer and more meritocratic and equitable education opportunity for Malaysians.

Now that Malaysia’s 10^th Prime Minister (PMX) Anwar Ibrahim and his Madani Unity Government (UG) have made a bold and historic move to try to correct the “wrongs” by implementing “meritocratic values” in the matriculation system, MCA president Wee Ka Siong shamelessly tries to throw a spanner in the works by questioning the matriculation quota announced by Anwar.

In short, Wee is trying to “stir political shit” on a sensitive matter that no other prime minister in history has ever tried to do for multi-racial Malaysia.

It looks like the No.1 Umno lapdog MCA is not only unaware that it is already in the political grave, being soundly rejected by Malaysians in general elections, it is also nailing its own “political coffin”.

In the political doldrums, the MCA continues to sell out the rights and interests of the Chinese and non-Malays in general.

No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on Wee “throwing a spanner in works” on what the PMX announced instead of supporting the UG:

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MCA calls for clarity on matriculation quota

How does the government plan to accommodate all high achievers without compromising Bumi quota system, asks Wee Ka Siong.

Updated 41 minutes ago · Published on 02 Jul 2024 11:14AM

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong wants to know if the government plans to base admissions on capacity rather than student numbers following the prime minister's pledge to grant all SPM high scorers a place in the government matriculation programme. – The Vibes file pic, July 2, 2024.

MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong today called on the government to elaborate on its statement that all Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia students with 10As and more will get a place in the government matriculation programme, irrespective of race and background.

"I was overjoyed upon reading the announcement. However, upon further consideration, the challenge remains on how to accommodate all high achievers without compromising the Bumiputera quota system,” said Wee.

"Each year, the number of Chinese students achieving 10As far exceeds the number of Chinese students admitted to pre-university classes.

"If the policy on admitting Bumiputera and non-Bumiputera students remains unchanged, how will all these 10A achievers be automatically admitted?" he asked.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said matriculation spots will be available to all SPM top scorers to reduce “tensions” over the education system.

The Education Ministry (MOE) said it will work with the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) to fulfil the prime minister’s pledge.

Wee today said that the MOE had always reserved a 10% quota for non-Bumiputera students based on actual admissions rather than capacity

"In other words, if Bumiputera students do not fill all the places in the matriculation programme, non-Bumiputera students cannot exceed 10% of the student intake.

"Based on recent data, there are more than 1,000 Chinese students (in the matriculation programme), accounting for 5.5-6% of total admissions, while Indian students account for 3.6%.

"Is the government planning to base admissions on capacity rather than non-Bumiputera student numbers to determine the 10% quota?" asked Wee.

He said the MOE and MOHE must clarify the details to ensure consistency between what is announced and what is implemented.

"If the prime minister’s announcement can be fully implemented, it will be a successful reform and PMX should be commended for that," he said, referring to Anwatr Ibrahim, who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia. – July 2, 2024