00:00Yesterday, I announced the decision of the Ministerial Committee on Matriculation.
00:09But because of the announcement, as usual, the media took a part of it.
00:13So I want to explain.
00:15We, after a long time of independence, our children, if you ask me,
00:24have tried, in the context of education, in the context of SPM,
00:31to go to a more advanced level.
00:34So that more people can get a 10A or above.
00:38And there are Malays, Chinese, Indians, Sabah and Sarawak.
00:45So every time, because we have the foundation of the city,
00:49sometimes it becomes an excessive issue.
00:53On the one hand, to deny the rights of the minority.
00:58On the other hand, to violate the principles of the institution
01:02and guarantees to the children,
01:06especially in a relative way,
01:13in a lower setting.
01:16Because of the ease of living in a village or a poor city.
01:21So we take a path that we consider just and peaceful.
01:26If they are our people and citizens, we have to protect them.
01:31So we also accept the reality of meritocracy.
01:36So the preparation for the 10A, without counting the people and regions,
01:43we provide a guarantee of a place in meritocracy.
01:49Or for the ministers, it is also an assumption.
01:53So we reduce the temperature,
01:57the tension that the Ministry of Education is forced to face almost every year.
02:03And in things like this, sometimes,
02:09the tension warms up the political temperature
02:16and results in the conflict between the people and the society.
02:20So hopefully, that law can help, because we recognize
02:27anyone.
02:29The 10A memorandum, we pass it on.
02:32How is the foundation of Meritocracy and the city of Meritocracy now?
02:37We also determine that this city must be preserved.
02:42This is a long-standing decision,
02:44which is also related to the principle of integration,
02:47Article 153,
02:49and the guarantee of the future of the Malay children,
02:53so that there is no conflict.
02:58So the second part is not reported.
03:01But yesterday I announced both.
03:03Today, the Minister of Education, Fadlina,
03:06will give a clearer explanation of the meaning.
03:10But for the first responders, we must understand
03:14that we defend merit,
03:17but we also defend justice and fairness.
03:22Now, a scholar at Harvard,
03:26Sandel,
03:28he wrote about the tyranny of merit.
03:31This is for me to emphasize,
03:33because sometimes I see half of the city's elite
03:38talking about,
03:39we, Malaysians, should be merit.
03:41Yes, it's true, Meritocracy.
03:43But this merit,
03:45according to John Rawls,
03:47justice is fairness.
03:50I have asked Mani Urai,
03:52Mani Urai School,
03:54to compete with the Malay College,
03:57or Chungling,
04:01with all facilities,
04:03ready in the city,
04:05and in the best schools,
04:07and asked to compete with middle schools in Kapit.
04:11Of course, that's not fairness.
04:14So we must remember,
04:15while we agree with the principle of meritocracy,
04:19we also defend the principle of justice,
04:23and justice is fairness.
04:26If we only emphasize merit,
04:29then people who marginalize,
04:32the poor,
04:33will remain in such a situation.
04:35This is a very strong argument,
04:37discussion and debate,
04:40about the tyranny of meritocracy.
04:43It means that meritocracy is temporarily defended,
04:45but it doesn't become a strict ideology.
04:48I see people,
04:49adults,
04:51go to the best schools in the world,
04:54go back to being professional and intellectual,
04:57they defend the elite above,
05:00and they are actually smarter,
05:04writing,
05:06so who will represent the marginalized people?
05:10Who will be a representative for the poor?
05:14We as a government,
05:15especially the civil society,
05:17must be more attentive.
05:19If we want this country to progress,
05:22it means we must defend meritocracy,
05:25the best,
05:26the smartest,
05:27the most talented,
05:28must be encouraged.
05:31But don't marginalize the poor and marginalized.
05:39I don't want to be apologetic in defending this.
05:42So, in Jemaah Menteri,
05:43we clarify,
05:44and I bring the view of Sandel,
05:50about meritocracy,
05:52and his famous book,
05:54The Tyranny of Meritocracy.
05:57If we are a bit excessive,
06:00this is the result.
06:03So, for us,
06:05the principle of growth,
06:07equity from the past,
06:08I remember when Maruto was about to launch
06:11Dasa Ekonomi Bahu,
06:13at that time,
06:15everything must be towards growth.
06:18But,
06:20we never forget about equity.
06:24Equality.
06:26Equality is a motto in our country.
06:33That is,
06:34progress,
06:35technology,
06:36but we don't leave out equality.
06:38If not,
06:39the above will not allow it.
06:44So, I see this in the field of education.
06:47Education is the best tool
06:51to achieve social mobility.
06:56How many of us are present
06:59from poor families,
07:01villages,
07:02even though sometimes we forget.
07:04There used to be works,
07:06Atap Genting,
07:07Atap Rembia,
07:09or Usman Awang,
07:11a guest in Bukit Kenny,
07:13his son became a big businessman.
07:15Not KPPA,
07:16he is not yet.
07:18So,
07:19his parents came.
07:21He lived in Bukit Kenny.
07:25When his parents came,
07:27at that time,
07:29there was a gathering at night.
07:31There was a respected guest
07:33with a high rank.
07:34His parents' clothes were a bit shabby.
07:38So, they had to be separated.
07:43I remember in the works,
07:45drama, theater,
07:46Kala Dewata,
07:48Atap Genting,
07:49Atap Rembia.
07:51The difference between Atap Genting,
07:53at that time, Genting was already great.
07:55Now, Atap Genting is nothing.
07:57Atap Genting and Atap Rembia.
07:59These are all
08:00the role of literature
08:02in knocking on the door of our hearts
08:06so that there is awareness.
08:09So, I hope this time,
08:11it will be understood,
08:13it will not be more polemic.
08:15But basically,
08:18I don't want it to be confusing.
08:20Because sometimes,
08:21the coverage is only part of it.
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