No to learning of elective Asean languages, it’s English we need


EDUCATION Minister Fadhlina Sidek should focus on how to boost the standard of Malaysia’s education system to produce more employable human resource instead of her recent plan to introduce Asean languages such as Thai, Khmer and Vietnamese as elective studies.

No disrespect intended to our fellow Asean partners, but I agree with the view that it is a ridiculous idea to begin with.

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