Malaysia’s ethnic relations at critical point

Nurul Izzah — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:40:28 +0000

The recent demonstration by a group claiming to be residents of SS 23 in Shah Alam at the Selangor State Secretariat, where a cow’s head was paraded and then dumped on its ground is the surest sign that our country’s ethnic relations are at a critical point.

To build a nation, first build a school

Nurul Izzah — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:17:31 +0000

…Our political leaders also could not solve the problem on the eve of independence. They left many issues unresolved hoping that, after independence, reason and not emotion would prevail. But even now there is no sign of it. When I told the reporter of the Chinese paper that the time had come to adopt a “one-system national school” approach, I specifically mentioned Singapore as an example. But she could not understand what I was saying and reported that I had said non-Malays must forget their mother tongues…..

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Malaysia’s ethnic relations at critical point

To build a nation, first build a school