Mandarin requirement: Business leaders want more studies to unravel facts

Malay and Chinese business organisations might have differing views on the issue of Mandarin requirement for job applicants but both agree that more studies must be carried out to understand the circumstances behind such criteria as opposed to dismissing it as deliberate racial discrimination.

Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC), which comprises close to 2,000 small and medium enterprises, urged Education Maszlee Malik (above) to engage Chinese employers...