Staying on: Malaysians combine study at home and abroad

Article Abstract:

Malaysian students who wish to obtain some college-level schooling in foreign countries but who cannot afford the full cost can secure the educations they want through twining programs. These programs combine study at foreign universities with study at private Malaysian universities. The strong demand for such programs is prompting foreign institutions to actively recruit Malaysian students, especially non-Malays excluded from national universities by the country's ethnic quota system. Malaysia has more students abroad than any other southeast Asian nation.

Innovations, Education and state, Education policy, Foreign study

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Perks of the soil: Portuguese descendants aspire for bumiputra status

Article Abstract:

Descendants of Portuguese colonists in Malaysia are now beseeching the country's government to accord them status as an indigenous people, called bumiputras or sons of the soil in Malaysia. The Portuguese community, which traces its history back to 1511 and which now numbers about 17,700 people, has also asked the governing United Malays National Organisation (Umno) to admit them as members. Portuguese Catholic participation in Umno, till now a solidly Malay and Muslim party, would be unprecedented.

United Malays National Organization (Malaysia), Minorities

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Worrisome influx

Article Abstract:

The Malaysian government is attempting to curb the influx of foreign workers to the country. Indonesians comprised most of the workers, both legal and illegal, who have entered Malaysia in the last ten years. A registration of illegal workers undertaken in early 1992 was unsuccessful in rounding up some 100,000 illegal Indonesian workers. Malaysians have expressed concerns about the possible impact of these illegal workers on society.

Alien labor, Foreign labor

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