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Barnama
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
PN Should Accept Reality After Ayer Kuning Loss, Not Make Excuses
MANJUNG, April 27 (Bernama) -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) should accept the reality and not make irrelevant excuses over the outcome of the Ayer Kuning state by-election (PRK) which did not favour them. Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said the claim that PN had succeeded in preventing BN from securing 18,000 votes was merely an excuse to cover the opposition party's poor performance. "The PN leadership should instead conduct a post-mortem to identify the real causes behind their defeat in the seat contested by PAS during the by-election. bootstrap slideshow "This is completely different from BN and the Unity Government, which have accepted previous by-election defeats with an open heart and a professional attitude," he told reporters after officiating the Closing Ceremony of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) TechnoXplorer 2025 programme at SMK Ahmad Boestamam here today. Zambry, who is also the Minister of Higher Education, was commenting on the statement made yesterday by Perak PAS election director Mohd Fakhrudin Abd Aziz, who said PN had succeeded in blocking BN's ambition to secure 18,000 votes in the by-election. Meanwhile, UMNO vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said the country's stability under the administration of the Unity Government was a key factor considered by the people in determining their support. bootstrap slideshow "For me, the Unity Government is still relatively new, and many remain suspicious. Our task is to show the people that, regardless of political differences, the most important thing is for the country to remain stable. "What is the point of having a government that changes prime ministers two or three times? Not only the people, but also foreign investors would view the country as unstable. So how can we convince them to invest in the long term?" he said. The Minister of Plantation and Commodities made these remarks to reporters after attending the Appreciation Ceremony of the National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, today.
Malay Mail
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
MQA ensures standards, not course decisions, says Higher Education Minister
MANJUNG, April 27 — Local universities are free to determine their own courses, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir. Zambry said universities have been granted autonomy, with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) only tasked with ensuring that any course offered meets the established standards. 'I have not been informed that all public or private universities must follow the mould set by the Higher Education Ministry (KPT) or the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). It is not the role of MQA to decide whether a course can be offered. 'MQA is only responsible for ensuring that any course to be offered by a university meets the required quality and standards, but it is not the final decision-maker,' he said. He said this after officiating the closing ceremony of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's (UTM) TechnoXplorer 2025 programme at SMK Ahmad Boestamam here today. Earlier, former higher education deputy minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah had called for public universities to be given greater autonomy and for bureaucratic barriers to be reduced to enable Malaysia's higher education institutions to thrive. Saifuddin reportedly said that while the MQA played an important role in maintaining academic standards and course accreditation, the agency's slow processes and bureaucratic red tape had caused the country's academic sector to lag globally. Meanwhile, Zambry said there was no issue of universities not being given autonomy as alleged, because it was the universities themselves that determined their courses before submitting them to the MQA. 'Each course must be discussed at the MQA level for approval because quality control is important. However, MQA only acts as a guide for universities to ensure that new courses offered are not hastily or poorly developed,' he said. He added that regulatory oversight regarding implementation and curriculum was a normal process to ensure that public universities remain important institutions for educating Malaysians at the highest level. — Bernama
The Sun
27-04-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
MQA guides, universities decide on courses
MANJUNG: Local universities are free to determine their own courses, says Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir. Zambry said universities have been granted autonomy, with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) only tasked with ensuring that any course offered meets the established standards. 'I have not been informed that all public or private universities must follow the mould set by the Higher Education Ministry (KPT) or the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). It is not the role of MQA to decide whether a course can be offered. 'MQA is only responsible for ensuring that any course to be offered by a university meets the required quality and standards, but it is not the final decision-maker,' he said. He said this after officiating the closing ceremony of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's (UTM) TechnoXplorer 2025 programme at SMK Ahmad Boestamam here today. Earlier, former higher education deputy minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah had called for public universities to be given greater autonomy and for bureaucratic barriers to be reduced to enable Malaysia's higher education institutions to thrive. Saifuddin reportedly said that while the MQA played an important role in maintaining academic standards and course accreditation, the agency's slow processes and bureaucratic red tape had caused the country's academic sector to lag globally. Meanwhile, Zambry said there was no issue of universities not being given autonomy as alleged, because it was the universities themselves that determined their courses before submitting them to the MQA. 'Each course must be discussed at the MQA level for approval because quality control is important. However, MQA only acts as a guide for universities to ensure that new courses offered are not hastily or poorly developed,' he said. He added that regulatory oversight regarding implementation and curriculum was a normal process to ensure that public universities remain important institutions for educating Malaysians at the highest level.
