Dr Xavier: Malaysia must rise above racial, religious contentions

NSTnation: “The country was then new with long-term goals aimed at a lasting unity and harmony among its people.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar said it was regrettable that the country continued to be embroiled in the politics involving race and religion.

“The country was then new with long-term goals aimed at a lasting unity and harmony among its people. Xavier said decisions made by the authorities on such issues were no different than the days before May 9, 2018. “We need to ‘bite the bullet’ and move away from the present system,” he said, adding that a complete revamp of the education system was required as the present curriculum had remained almost the same for more than 40 years.

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