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2 April 2012

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Malaysia Chronicle

It is a fundamental right for everyone who is charged in court to have a fair trial, and for a trial to be fair, both sides must have competent lawyers. But if the accused can’t afford a competent lawyer, the state must provide one. Of course, those with money can engage good defense lawyers. But for those who can’t, they will just have to swallow the unfairness of the system.

It is the same with education. Everyone in Malaysia has a right to education. Education is one of the necessities of life and nations which have developed have the best education systems are not surprisingly world leaders in almost every arena. As long as someone wants to get an education and is qualified to attend a certain course, then he or she must be given the right to pursue that knowledge. Is it fair if just because a person does not have the money, he or she is denied education while someone who is mediocre but has the money gets it?

Therefore providing education to its people is a must for any self-respecting government. It must ensure the right priorities in its spending priorities so that enough funds are allocated for education. The quality of education is also of utmost importance and the subjects taught must be relevant and improved with the times.

The UMNO-BN government has not been responsible

Unfortunately the UMNO-BN government has not been up to the mark in its responsibility to provide education to the people. Education in Malaysia has always been lopsided, controversial, inconsistent and getting more expensive by the day. There have been many arguments and discussions on the Malaysian education system but until now, there is no real direction at all.

“The bottom line is that education from the primary level to university level should be free,” Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim said at a seminar over the weekend.

“And when we talk about abolishing PTPTN, we are talking about free...