Educators disagree with Maszlee’s resignation
KUCHING: While many agreed that Dr Maszlee Malik’s resignation is the right move, educators seemed to think otherwise. Despite being hit by waves of criticism, primary school teacher Suwiti Abdul Rani who teaches maths and science at SK St Mary’s regarded the former education minister’s performance as impressive and that he should be credited for […]
Maszlee a casualty of self-made pressure
KUCHING: Former Cabinet minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has described the growing pressure on former Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik as ‘self-made’. Maszlee on Thursday quit due to pressure over his ministry’s controversial policies and the tussle among academic groups over the Jawi implementation in the Bahasa Melayu syllabus. Wan Junaidi said Maszlee […]
‘Maszlee has done his best’
KUCHING: Former education minister Dr Maszlee Malik has been doing his best when he was in office but he probably lacked political strength, said Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How. See implied that the recent announcement on Maszlee’s resignation may have been caused by dissatisfaction among various parties, but he believed Maszlee has done his […]
Mustapa would make a good education minister
KUCHING: Taking a guess, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) deputy vice-chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni) Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman feels that the next education minister may be former International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “I think Mustapa would be a good candidate because he performed when he was appointed the minister […]
Tok Pa seems the ideal candidate
KUCHING: Former International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed – commonly known as Tok Pa, seemed the ideal candidate to be the next education minister, based on netizen’s sentiments. Political analyst Assoc Prof Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi pointed out that Mustapa had previously been the minister of Higher Education, and was seen […]
Honourable act, says Masing
REACTIONS TO DR MASZLEE’S RESIGNATION KUCHING: The resignation of Dr Maszlee Malik as education minister effective today is a very honourable act by a politician, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing. “He has done his best to better the Malaysian education system. Unfortunately, however, his best was not good enough for […]
Maszlee pens quit message
Thank you to everyone, especially the media and MOE members, who attended this event (press conference). When I entered this building as Education Minister nearly 20 months ago, I often wondered how heavy this responsibility of holding two strategic ministries in the country. From day one, I imagined controversy. Since 2018, MOE has been transparent […]
Maszlee quits as Education Minister
PUTRAJAYA: Dr Maszlee Malik today announced his resignation as the Minister of Education effective tomorrow. He announced his decision to quit at a press conference at 4.30 pm at his ministry office here. Maszlee, 45, who is the MP for Simpang Renggam, had spent the better part of this morning checking on the first day […]
