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| STU: Yes, history syllabus should be revised | BorneoPost Online <b>...</b> Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:17 PM PDT by Jacob Achoi. Posted on September 11, 2011, Sunday KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers' Union (STU) is all out for the school's history syllabus to be revised. The union felt that most importantly, the formation of Malaysia should be properly highlighted in the new syllabus. The union noted that the formation of Malaysia had not been put into the right perspective, thus depriving students of knowing how the country was formed. "We (in STU) fully agree for the history syllabus to be reviewed and one very important issue to highlight is how Malaysia was formed." "The present history about Malaysia is one sided … it's only about Tanah Melayu, but Sabah and Sarawak are omitted, and how Malaysia came into existence," said STU president William Ghani Bina in a telephone interview. He was asked to comment on the announcement by Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin, who was reportedly quoted as telling reporters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday that the history syllabus for schools was to be revised following new findings on the nation's past. The findings, according to Mohd Khaled, were made by philosopher Tan Sri Prof Syed Muhammad Naquid Al-Attas and recorded in his new book, 'Historical Fact and Fiction'. Gani said without Sabah and Sarawak and also Singapore, Malaysia would never exist, although Singapore eventually separated from Malaysia. "Sabah and Sarawak and also Singapore helped form Malaysia." "We (Sabah and Sarawak) never join Malaysia, and this must be properly highlighted in the new (history) syllabus." "The history about Malaysia cannot be one-sided," Gani said, adding that Sept 16 must also be explained. His deputy Jisin Nyud agreed with the view, saying that before the formation of Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia was called Federation of Malaya. "Sabah and Sarawak, and Federation of Malaya and Singapore joined together to form Malaysia." Meanwhile, a parent Mohd Sanny said many young people were ignorant of how Malaysia was formed because it was not highlighted in the history syllabus. Thus, he hoped the new history syllabus would put to rest the correct perspective and fact on how Malaysia came about. "It's very important that the formation of Malaysia is clearly and correctly explained and highlighted in the new history syllabus to enable our younger people to understand the history of our country," he said. |
| Minos ridicules DAP's rural ambition | BorneoPost Online | Borneo <b>...</b> Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:24 PM PDT Posted on September 11, 2011, Sunday KUCHING: DAP is being too ambitious and greedy in eyeing Bidayuh parliamentary seats in the coming general election, said Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy information chief Dato Peter Minos. He pointed out there is no need for DAP, an urban-based opposition party, to try to win the Bidayuhs over because there is no record to show it is concerned with Bidayuh affairs. "Bidayuhs are not urban people. The urbanites may love DAP but not the rural Bidayuhs who still need many basic things like treated water, electricity and roads from Barisan Nasional which is the government. "The political agenda and records of DAP indicate nothing that the party has any interest in Bidayuh affairs or Bidayuhs' concerns," he said when contacted yesterday. Minos, who is also Bung Bratak Heritage Association chairman, was asked to comment on yesterday's news report that quoted DAP Sarawak secretary Chong Chieng Jen as saying the party plans to contest in Mas Gading, Mambong and Serian. Chong was also quoted to say that of these three Bidayuh areas, DAP put high hopes in capturing Serian from BN. He added DAP might get burned by trying to fish in rural waters even though the party succeeded in attracting support from the urban voters. "But if DAP tries, let it do so and face the perils. Today, DAP has a foothold in Sarawak's urban areas but that should not make DAP too ambitious and foolhardy," he said. Last Friday, Chong had told reporters in Kuching that DAP plans to contest in rural constituencies like Serian, Kanowit, Mas Gading, Sri Aman and Mambong in line with the current expansion of its base beyond the urban areas. Chong, who is Bandar Kuching MP, also mentioned DAP's target to win 10 parliamentary seats in Sarawak. |
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