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'M'sia falling behind because of refusal to accept a plural society'

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Malaysia is falling behind other countries of the world because of the refusal by certain groups to accept a plural society, Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang said.

He said this in reference to a landmark court decision that dismissed an attempt to have vernacular schools declared unconstitutional.

High Court judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali ruled yesterday that the use of mother tongue languages by vernacular schools is protected by Article 152(1) of the Federal Constitution...

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