Mahathir Rais says the teaching of these two languages can help foster greater unity, after the government’s plan to offer Asean languages as elective subjects.
PETALING JAYA: A former Bersatu leader has suggested that Mandarin and Tamil be taught at national-type schools, following the government’s plan to offer Asean languages as elective subjects. In a statement, Mahathir Rais said Mandarin and Tamil were widely spoken in Malaysia and had extensive historical roots.Unfortunately, he added, they were offered only as elective subjects.
Yesterday, education minister Fadhlina Sidek said Malaysia was expanding its elective language offerings in schools to include Thai, Khmer, and Vietnamese to strengthen regional collaboration. He said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had emphasised several times the role of language in bridging communities, and defended the importance of Mandarin and Tamil in the country’s education system.
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