Dr M warns Malays will be left behind without PPSMI


Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad warned that Malays will be left behind in the acquisition of knowledge if the government continues to neglect the teaching of science and mathematics in the English language.

"I don't like to see a Malay speaker who is lacking in knowledge," he said when addressing participants at the National ICT Association's (Pikom) Leaders Summit here Wednesday.

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