Ridhuan Tee warns Chinese not to make too many demands.
FMT
PETALING JAYA: Controversial columnist Riduan Tee Abdullah has warned the Chinese community against pressuring the government with more demands, saying they would only be encouraging the rise of more extreme right Malay groups like Perkasa and ISMA.
Weighing in on the controversy over Chinese schools, he noted that while the government had decided to maintain vernacular education, it continued to be a hot topic at the recent MCA general assembly.
“And there were other things discussed that touched on sensitive issues like the special positions of Islam and the Malays,” he said.
“I earnestly hope that the Malaysian Chinese community will stop being too demanding or pressure the government too much. Otherwise, more Perkasas and ISMAs will surely emerge.”
In his latest column in Sinar Harian, the Chinese Muslim writer proposed that the government impose regulations aimed at making Chinese pupils learn Bahasa Malaysia to ensure their integration into Malaysian society.
He suggested a minimum of two hours a day for Bahasa Malaysia lessons and that history be taught in the national language.
“The MCA is still extolling a foreign country’s national language simply because their families come from that country,” he wrote, adding that the Chinese were scared of being assimilated like they were in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
“In fact, foreigners from Bangladesh and Myanmar are more proficient in Bahasa Malaysia than some Malaysian Chinese.”
He also said Malaysian Indians seemed more successful than their Chinese compatriots in acquiring the national language.
“The Malays find it easier to associate with the Indians because they share a language and can therefore understand each other,” he added.
PETALING JAYA: Controversial columnist Riduan Tee Abdullah has warned the Chinese community against pressuring the government with more demands, saying they would only be encouraging the rise of more extreme right Malay groups like Perkasa and ISMA.
Weighing in on the controversy over Chinese schools, he noted that while the government had decided to maintain vernacular education, it continued to be a hot topic at the recent MCA general assembly.
“And there were other things discussed that touched on sensitive issues like the special positions of Islam and the Malays,” he said.
“I earnestly hope that the Malaysian Chinese community will stop being too demanding or pressure the government too much. Otherwise, more Perkasas and ISMAs will surely emerge.”
In his latest column in Sinar Harian, the Chinese Muslim writer proposed that the government impose regulations aimed at making Chinese pupils learn Bahasa Malaysia to ensure their integration into Malaysian society.
He suggested a minimum of two hours a day for Bahasa Malaysia lessons and that history be taught in the national language.
“The MCA is still extolling a foreign country’s national language simply because their families come from that country,” he wrote, adding that the Chinese were scared of being assimilated like they were in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
“In fact, foreigners from Bangladesh and Myanmar are more proficient in Bahasa Malaysia than some Malaysian Chinese.”
He also said Malaysian Indians seemed more successful than their Chinese compatriots in acquiring the national language.
“The Malays find it easier to associate with the Indians because they share a language and can therefore understand each other,” he added.
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