Race, education and job opportunities in Malaysia still burning hot

Maszlee Malik, Malaysia’s Education Minister, stirred a hornet’s nest earlier this month when he said Chinese companies should not advertise ‘Mandarin’ as a language skill because it sidelines non-Mandarin speaking workforce. He said that in response to calls for the scrapping of the matriculation system that grants 90 per cent of slots to Malay students, … Continue reading Race, education and job opportunities in Malaysia still burning hot