Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said 280 Chinese students who
scored straight 1As in the 2008 SPM examinations and are refused scholarships by
the Public Service Department(PSD), had submitted their appeals to the MCA. Dr
Wee is also the MCA Youth chief and party national education bureau chairman had
been handling education and scholarship issues since 2001. This really proves
what I claimed in my previous post just last month. This is a classic case of
the policy implementers abusing their powers,these are what being called the
"little Napoleons" in the government departments. The Deputy Prime Minister cum
Education Minister of Malaysia,Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, tries to side track the
issue by saying that it is due to some schools limit their students to sit for
maximum 10 subjects only,therefore can not compare with those who sit for 14
subjects or more.To be fair these students should be considered for scholarships
too. On the surface it sounds fair, but when think deeper,one realizes it is
pure b.s.,it is blatant insult to the intelligence of the Chinese community.Even
if you take away the extra subjects from the students who obtained 13A1s,they
still definitely have 10A1s, still on par with those who are limited to sit for
10 subjects.Why are those who sit for less subjects are awarded the scholarships
and not those who sit for more subjects? Be honest,be frank, admit that it is
discrimination,period. If this is the idea of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib
Tun Razak's "1Malaysia", it is only good for a laugh.
