SIBU, Feb. 2 -- The Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) and mandatory implementation of Bahasa Melayu (BM) and History subjects is merely a technical arrangement and not a systemic reform, said Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) Dudong chairman Wong Ching Yong.

He said that following a recent meeting with the Education Minister, Dong Jiao Zong (a collective name of the United Chinese School Committees' Association [Dong Zong] and United Chinese School Teachers' Association [Jiao Zong]), the discussion was not about EUC recognition but a 'UEC + 2' pathway for applications to public universities.

"In essence, this arrangement is merely a transitional administrative measure that allows students from Chinese independent schools to apply...