Penang’s change of Merdeka theme worrying, says Ideas
NewsNewspaper By admin|August 27, 2015 |0
Free Malaysia Today 27 August 2015
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Opposition-run state will use federal govt’s national day theme for celebrations
NewsNewspaper By admin|August 26, 2015 |0
The Straits Times Singapore 26 August 2015 A controversy surrounding Independence Day celebrations in opposition-ruled Penang appeared to be over yesterday after the state government backed down over the use of the word “Bersih” in its [...]
Press statement: Withdrawal of Merdeka Theme a Worrying Sign of Extreme Centralisation
NewsPress Statements By admin|August 26, 2015 |0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 August 2015 **** Press statement: Withdrawal of Merdeka Theme a Worrying Sign of Extreme Centralisation 26 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur – The Penang state government withdrew the “Bersih, Cekap, Amanah” them [...]
Education autonomy a must
NewsNewspaper By admin|August 26, 2015 |0
Daily Express 21 August 2015 Kuala Lumpur: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) has supported proposals for education policies to be decentralised in Sabah and Sarawak after Putrajaya postponed the implementation of a compulsor [...]
Think tank backs education autonomy in East Malaysia after English subject flip-flop
NewsNewspaper By admin|August 21, 2015 |0
The Malay Mail Online 21 August 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) has supported proposals for education policies to be decentralised in Sabah and Sarawak after Putrajaya postponed the implementati [...]
Sabah, Sarawak lead for better education system
MagazineNews By admin|July 21, 2015 |0
“Our education system has been highly centralised for years and education has fallen victim to politicisation.” If the system was decentralised, more decision making powers can be given not only to the State Education Departments but also the Dist [...]
IDEAS Press Statement: More Decision Making Power for Schools in Education
NewsPress Statements By admin|July 13, 2015 |0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More Decision Making Power for Schools in Education Kuala Lumpur, 13 July 2015 — Recently, Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president, Senator Prof Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian, asked for a review of the Education Act 1996 [...]
Event report – Should Putrajaya control education?: Decentralising education in Malaysia
Event ReportsEvents By admin|June 17, 2015 |1
Date: 13 June 2015 Time: 10.00 am – 12.30 pm “Should Putrajaya control education? Decentralising education in Malaysia” was IDEAS’ panel discussion on whether or not greater autonomy should be given to the state or even schools themselves. S [...]
13 JUNE 2015 – Should Putrajaya control education? Decentralising education in Malaysia
EventsPrevious Events By admin|May 31, 2015 |2
Date : Saturday, 13th June 2015 Time : 10:00am – 12:00pm Venue : Auditorium, KL Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall In a recent OECD report, “Universal Basic Skills: Wha [...]