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Chinese Language And Education, A Plus For Malaysia

Ngan Teng Ye, President, The KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

19-Apr-24 08:00

Chinese Language And Education, A Plus For Malaysia

Tomorrow is Chinese Language day, UN Celebrated event as it’s one of the 6 official languages used. We look at how Chinese education and language is weaponized and politicised in this country when diversity should be celebrated instead. Or is there merit that Chinese education prevents a national identity? Ngan Teng Ye, president of the KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall tells us.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning


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