UMNO supreme council member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah believes that the best way to win Chinese votes in the general election is to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), reported Nanyang Siang Pau.
The daily quoted him as saying that “the lack of confidence” in the relevant departments was the reason why UEC was still not recognised in the country.
“I have asked that the Government recognise UEC since the 1980s. I have no problem with that at all. “If the Government can recognise Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) as the entry requirement for public universities, why can't it also recognise UEC, which is similar in standard to the A-levels and is recognised by renowned foreign universities? This is not logical,” said Saifuddin who is also Deputy Higher Education Minister.
He said he has brought up the matter at the Umno supreme council meeting but there had been no progress.
“I believe the relevant departments haven't built confidence enough to recognise UEC.
“However, if these UEC graduates return from their tertiary education at world-famous universities, their university qualifications will be recognised by the Government too.
“The question is, why do-world renowned foreign universities recognise UEC but not our Government?” he asked.
Saifuddin said if the Government could resolve the issue as soon as possible, it would bring great benefits and help Barisan Nasional gain support from the Chinese community. Most importantly, he said, it would also solve the brain drain problem that Malaysia has been facing.
He also said Chinese voters needed to be treated fairly.
“It is insufficient if we just have the 1Malaysia slogan.
This concept will ensure that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razakis accepted by the Chinese community but it does not mean that they can accept Umno,” he said.
Post time 18-2-2013 11:42 AM
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