Brunei: Poor Malay not due to the bilingual education policy

The Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs yesterday defended Brunei’s bilingual education system which uses English language in majority of school subjects, saying that it has been operating well and past generations have succeeded due to their good command of English.

According to Brudirect, Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Hj Badaruddin Pengarah Dato Paduka Hj Othman said that the bilingual education system should not be blamed for poor Malay proficiency, but authorities should take proper steps to improve students’ Malay language instead.

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