Malaysia Ends Use of English in Science and Math Teaching – By LIZ GOOCH
The New York Times | KUALA LUMPUR, 08-July-2009 — Malaysia will revert to using its national language, Bahasa Malaysia, to teach science and math starting in 2012, abandoning a six-year English policy that the government said had failed to improve student grades. The long-awaited decision, announced Wednesday, came after months of lobbying by Malay nationalists […]
Still a ways to go for Najib – Analysis by The Malaysian Insider
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 08-July-2009 — Yes, his approval rating is up. Yes, the majority of Malaysians have confidence in his handling of the economy. Yes, nearly 50 per cent of Malaysians believe that he makes a better prime minister than Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. But before Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his […]
Voters back fresh Perak polls in new survey – By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
The Malaysia Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 08-July-2009 — Despite giving Datuk Seri Najib Razak a high approval rating as the country’s new prime minister, Malaysians appeared to view the continuing political tussle in Perak as a major black mark for the new administration. The results from a survey by the independent Merdeka Center shows that […]
Polls show majority support for English policies – By Adib Zalkapli
The Malaysia Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 08-July-2009 — The majority of Malaysians want the teaching of mathematics and science in English to continue, the latest survey by an independent polling house shows. The poll also showed that even more Malaysians backed the recent proposal by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to make a […]