More non-Chinese students are enrolling in Chinese vernacular schools, while non-Malays are shying away from national schools. At this rate, will Chinese vernacular schools soon be Malaysia’s ‘new’ national school?
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Road to national unity: We need enlightened leaders who think, act, Malaysian
Parents should not neglect their responsibility in inculcating positive values in their children, such as tolerance, fairness, humility, respect for others, and civic consciousness, writes Saleh Mohammed.
Mutual respect, sports unite Keluarga Malaysia, as nation turns 58 today
Malaysians from all walks of life reminisce about their childhood and what Malaysia Day means to them.
While politicians sow division and play games, Malaysians unite
In Young Voices this week, 17-year-old Sanjeev Cumar writes about the state of affairs in Malaysia and how politicians can take cue from the united front displayed by the people in battling the Covid-19 pandemic.
Where is this nation headed after 64 years of independence?
Compared to previous years, the usual Merdeka mood is barely even felt. While Covid-19 appears to be the reason, Twentytwo13’s managing editor Pearl Lee says politicians must admit they too, are responsible for the current state of affairs.
Aren’t we all Malaysians? Time to bury divisive politics and revert to tenets enshrined in Rukun Negara
Our founding fathers, in their collective wisdom, agreed on integration, rather than assimilation. Tunku Abdul Rahman once contended that over time, all ethnicities will identify themselves as Malaysians first and foremost, writes Datuk Lee Yew Meng.
Get to the bottom of it, says unity deputy minister over Johor school’s ‘unthinkable’ race-in-sports condition
National Unity Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker urges relevant parties to unearth why administrators of SMK Datuk Bentara Luar in Batu Pahat, Johor had thought it was fine to segregate students based on race and gender during co-curricular activities, including sports.
Time to rid Malaysia of cultural and religious bigotry
For the sake of the nation and future generations, we must rid ourselves of cultural and religious bigots, charlatans and those who manipulate our differences to serve their own nefarious agenda.
It’s 2021, and we’re still talking about unity?
Unity will be difficult as long as we have politicians who continue to use race and religious cards to split the people.
‘Social media has worsened race relations in Malaysia’
UKM’s Prof Datuk Dr Teo Kok Seong says social media has contributed to the rise of racial tension in the country.
‘Many can’t speak BM due to attitude, usage’
Senior lawyer and Rapera founder Datuk Seri Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos, in response to an academician’s view that the national language should be used as a unifying tool, says even the Malays have taken the language for granted. He adds that a distinction must be made between Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Melayu.
‘Make BM a tool for national unity’
Prof Datuk Dr Teo Kok Seong says the National Unity Policy and National Unity Blueprint 2021-2030 need to use the national language, Bahasa Melayu, as the unifying tool if it is to succeed.
Sarawak – racial unity at its best
Sarawak is known as the land of unity where the locals live in a multiracial and multireligious society harmoniously. Twentytwo13 contributor Rita Jong is glad none of what is transpiring across the South China Sea is affecting Sarawakians.