From: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad)
Subject: Re: Anwar Ibrahim's Qualifications.
Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 09:53:14 GMT

kshan@kean.ucs.mun.ca wrote:
: 
: Mr. Othman please uses your educated-brain, will you? How do you expect the 
I hope you do as well. Do you know the function of a head master? Is he
required to teach? I'm sure you'll be enraged at being controlled by Malay
educated education officers.
: head master and the students to communicate, if the head master doesn't 
: know mandarin nor Chinese cultures ? Would you be happy, if I send a 

YOu are saying that a non-mandarin speaking chinese DO NOT KNOW anything about
chinese culture. Don't you know that the chinese characters are the same no
matter what dialects they are. I'm not clear about the potential head master
candidates.
	How do you feel if you are a chinese who teach mathematics, english,
malay, and yet not fluent in Mandarin, to be discriminated in a chinese school?
There are a lot of those in Singapore. Why can't we promote him even if he
only learns a few Mandarin words?
	The same thing happen to Sekolah Kebangsaan and yet many people do not
complain about it. Imagine that the requirement for promotion in government
sevice is in your ability to get a credit in Bahasa Malaysia, even if they
can speak Malay. Most of my brothers cannot get credit in Bahasa Malaysia,
even when they can only speak Malay.


: Chinese or Indian head master who didn't know Bahasa Malaysia to a Malay 
Why not provided he knows how to administer well? They are weak in Maths
so a good Maths teacher may be a better head master.
 
: school. Do you really think it is that simple ? Well, it certainly sounded 

Did I say it is that simple?

: nice; sent non-Chinese speaking head master to Chinese schools to obtain 
: social integration. What is the final goal then ? I tell you what his fianl 
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^
: intention was that to convert all the Chinese and Indian schools in 
: Malaysia to "sekolar kebangsaan."

I thought this is the intention of the Malaysian government to promote
National Integration. I'm sure previous education ministers have done it in
stages.
	One thing is sure though, the standard of Malay and English in these
schools is very poor according to a recent survey I read from New Straits
Times(Malaysia).

: 
: Wake up, Mr. Othman, we are talking the character of a future PM ! If he 
: used to have the vicious intention to change the unique property of 
: Chinese and Indian schools in Malaysia which would cause a lot of 
: pandemoniums in country, how could you think he is qualified to be a PM, 
: whose duty is to make sure that the country is stable, not breed out more 
: violent and suspicion among the people in Malaysia.

Wake up everyone. The most important criteria for a PM is the prolong of 
MANDARIN language and OLD chinese culture. ALL others do not matter, even when
it is now proven in Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia that the main barrier
to cultural integration is through common language. Even when economic
necessity means the emphasis in English language, like in Singapore.

: 
: > Othman now, he is praising him incessantly. Talking about how excellent 
: Anwar is !! Get a life Othman !

Tell me honestly. WHAT WAS THE FINAL OUTCOME? Doesn't the final outcome
more important than the initial discussions? Did non-Mandarin speaking 
chinese finally become head masters in GOVERNMENT assisted schools?
Why DID NOT YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION? 
: : >> Now, who is a liar and a racist ?
: 
: I thought it was you ? Didn't you bring up Anwar's qualification to be PM 
: and his some sort of "Malay studies" to show all the Chinese netters ? Didn't you 
: praise him for getting an honour degree in "Malay Studies", while he was put 
                            ^^^^^
ARE YOU ATTEMPTING TO LIE AGAIN HERE? To get just an honour degree is nothing.
I said FIRST CLASS HONOURS.
	Do you know what that means? How many people can get first class
honours from UM, even in Malay Studies? Are you saying a Malay expert 
is not qualified to become the PM of MALAYSIA  but a MANDARIN expert IS?
Or how about a DENTIST, or a high school graduate, are they more qualified?

: into jail ? 
: 
:        Now, who is a liar and a racist ?
Why don't you read carefully my questions and answer them, honestly??

--
Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263.
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