98% prefer English when writing answers


KUALA LUMPUR: More than 98% of the candidates who took the Science, Mathematics and Computing subjects in the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examination last year answered in English.

Malaysian Examinations Council (MEC) chairman Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Noh Dalimin said there was a 1% increase of those choosing to answer the questions in English compared to 97.1% in 2010 and 97.5% in 2009.

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