Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says there will be meritocracy in the intake of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) holders continuing their studies at the matriculation level.
He added that the government would also maintain the Bumiputera quota for matriculation students, as it is enshrined in Article 153 of the Federal Constitution, which involves the special position of Malays and Bumiputeras in Sabah and Sarawak.
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He added that the government would also maintain the Bumiputera quota for matriculation students, as it is enshrined in Article 153 of the Federal Constitution, which involves the special position of Malays and Bumiputeras in Sabah and Sarawak.
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00:00Yesterday, I announced the decision of the Ministerial Committee on Matriculation.
00:09But because of the announcement, as usual, the media took a part of it.
00:13So I want to explain.
00:15We, after a long time of independence, our children, if you ask me,
00:24have tried, in the context of education, in the context of SPM,
00:31to go to a more advanced level.
00:34So that more people can get a 10A or above.
00:38And there are Malays, Chinese, Indians, Sabah and Sarawak.
00:45So every time, because we have the foundation of the city,
00:49sometimes it becomes an excessive issue.
00:53On the one hand, to deny the rights of the minority.
00:58On the other hand, to violate the principles of the institution
01:02and guarantees to the children,
01:06especially in a relative way,
01:13in a lower setting.
01:16Because of the ease of living in a village or a poor city.
01:21So we take a path that we consider just and peaceful.
01:26If they are our people and citizens, we have to protect them.
01:31So we also accept the reality of meritocracy.
01:36So the preparation for the 10A, without counting the people and regions,
01:43we provide a guarantee of a place in meritocracy.
01:49Or for the ministers, it is also an assumption.
01:53So we reduce the temperature,
01:57the tension that the Ministry of Education is forced to face almost every year.
02:03And in things like this, sometimes,
02:09the tension warms up the political temperature
02:16and results in the conflict between the people and the society.
02:20So hopefully, that law can help, because we recognize
02:27anyone.
02:29The 10A memorandum, we pass it on.
02:32How is the foundation of Meritocracy and the city of Meritocracy now?
02:37We also determine that this city must be preserved.
02:42This is a long-standing decision,
02:44which is also related to the principle of integration,
02:47Article 153,
02:49and the guarantee of the future of the Malay children,
02:53so that there is no conflict.
02:58So the second part is not reported.
03:01But yesterday I announced both.
03:03Today, the Minister of Education, Fadlina,
03:06will give a clearer explanation of the meaning.
03:10But for the first responders, we must understand
03:14that we defend merit,
03:17but we also defend justice and fairness.
03:22Now, a scholar at Harvard,
03:26Sandel,
03:28he wrote about the tyranny of merit.
03:31This is for me to emphasize,
03:33because sometimes I see half of the city's elite
03:38talking about,
03:39we, Malaysians, should be merit.
03:41Yes, it's true, Meritocracy.
03:43But this merit,
03:45according to John Rawls,
03:47justice is fairness.
03:50I have asked Mani Urai,
03:52Mani Urai School,
03:54to compete with the Malay College,
03:57or Chungling,
04:01with all facilities,
04:03ready in the city,
04:05and in the best schools,
04:07and asked to compete with middle schools in Kapit.
04:11Of course, that's not fairness.
04:14So we must remember,
04:15while we agree with the principle of meritocracy,
04:19we also defend the principle of justice,
04:23and justice is fairness.
04:26If we only emphasize merit,
04:29then people who marginalize,
04:32the poor,
04:33will remain in such a situation.
04:35This is a very strong argument,
04:37discussion and debate,
04:40about the tyranny of meritocracy.
04:43It means that meritocracy is temporarily defended,
04:45but it doesn't become a strict ideology.
04:48I see people,
04:49adults,
04:51go to the best schools in the world,
04:54go back to being professional and intellectual,
04:57they defend the elite above,
05:00and they are actually smarter,
05:04writing,
05:06so who will represent the marginalized people?
05:10Who will be a representative for the poor?
05:14We as a government,
05:15especially the civil society,
05:17must be more attentive.
05:19If we want this country to progress,
05:22it means we must defend meritocracy,
05:25the best,
05:26the smartest,
05:27the most talented,
05:28must be encouraged.
05:31But don't marginalize the poor and marginalized.
05:39I don't want to be apologetic in defending this.
05:42So, in Jemaah Menteri,
05:43we clarify,
05:44and I bring the view of Sandel,
05:50about meritocracy,
05:52and his famous book,
05:54The Tyranny of Meritocracy.
05:57If we are a bit excessive,
06:00this is the result.
06:03So, for us,
06:05the principle of growth,
06:07equity from the past,
06:08I remember when Maruto was about to launch
06:11Dasa Ekonomi Bahu,
06:13at that time,
06:15everything must be towards growth.
06:18But,
06:20we never forget about equity.
06:24Equality.
06:26Equality is a motto in our country.
06:33That is,
06:34progress,
06:35technology,
06:36but we don't leave out equality.
06:38If not,
06:39the above will not allow it.
06:44So, I see this in the field of education.
06:47Education is the best tool
06:51to achieve social mobility.
06:56How many of us are present
06:59from poor families,
07:01villages,
07:02even though sometimes we forget.
07:04There used to be works,
07:06Atap Genting,
07:07Atap Rembia,
07:09or Usman Awang,
07:11a guest in Bukit Kenny,
07:13his son became a big businessman.
07:15Not KPPA,
07:16he is not yet.
07:18So,
07:19his parents came.
07:21He lived in Bukit Kenny.
07:25When his parents came,
07:27at that time,
07:29there was a gathering at night.
07:31There was a respected guest
07:33with a high rank.
07:34His parents' clothes were a bit shabby.
07:38So, they had to be separated.
07:43I remember in the works,
07:45drama, theater,
07:46Kala Dewata,
07:48Atap Genting,
07:49Atap Rembia.
07:51The difference between Atap Genting,
07:53at that time, Genting was already great.
07:55Now, Atap Genting is nothing.
07:57Atap Genting and Atap Rembia.
07:59These are all
08:00the role of literature
08:02in knocking on the door of our hearts
08:06so that there is awareness.
08:09So, I hope this time,
08:11it will be understood,
08:13it will not be more polemic.
08:15But basically,
08:18I don't want it to be confusing.
08:20Because sometimes,
08:21the coverage is only part of it.