'No UEC recognition for now, resolution needs to follow education policy'

The fate of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), the graduation qualification for Chinese independent schools, remains in limbo after Putrajaya changed hands from Pakatan Harapan to Perikatan Nasional.

However, education deputy minister (II) Muslimin Yahya offered a glimpse of how the new government is leaning in response to a question from Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong in the Dewan Rakyat's special chamber this week.

Khoo had asked the government about its position on the UEC special review committee which was set up under the previous Harapan government with the view of recognising the certification as well as whether current PN government plans to follow through with the recognition.

Muslimin, based on the Hansard of the special chamber's session on Tuesday, said the government, at least for now, did not ...