Can tenureship protect academic freedom in Malaysia?
Academics can be free to think and research anything, even if it is against the institution they are serving or the parties funding their research, without the fear of losing their jobs.
Academics can be free to think and research anything, even if it is against the institution they are serving or the parties funding their research, without the fear of losing their jobs.
Muda still needs to be aware of the fact that to win, they need to appeal to all voters.
It is not about big national issues.
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Dr. Maszlee Malik has resigned as the Education Minister of Malaysia. Is it because the media turned him into a clown? His political colleagues killed him off? Or Malaysians hated his policies and ideals?
Dr. Maszlee Malik’s biggest problem is that he entered politics not wanting to play politics
Would it have made a difference if the UM student Wong Yan Ke who protested at his convocation was a Malay instead of a Chinese?
We are okay for a sex offender to repent after being convicted, but we are not okay for a university student to practice his freedom of speech by protesting non-violently against racism.
If one religion is allowed to permeate schools, then so should all other religions too.