While the discussions amongst MOE, the Chinese clan associations and Chinese Teachers' Union are ongoing, more noises stemming from the Mother Tongue Weighting Reduction issue have emerged.
(A) Member of Chinese Media making a move
Some of you may remember Danny Yeo 杨君伟, a former Chinese-station DJ, now a polytechnic lecturer of sorts. Well, he has been rather passionate about the current MT debate and has written a few passionate entries on the subject in his blog hosted by SPH's online bilingual platform called omy.sg.
Today, Mr Yeo put up an entry calling for his readers to gather at Hong Lim Park this weekend for... Mother's Day, not Mother Tongue.
The weird thing is that this entry has been linked with the Mother Tongue issue and quoted as such in other people's pages which are dedicated to the Mother Tongue issue. Furthermore, this call for Mother's Day at Hong Lim Park is written only in Chinese, and with the Chinese character 母 (mother) clearly in the background.
Is this a call for people to gather at Hong Lim Park for the Mother Tongue issue, but masquerading as Mother's Day gathering instead? Have these people gone mad?
(B) Malay Media voicing concerns over MT Weighting Reduction
This article has appeared on Berita Harian today, citing concerns of a few individuals in the Malay community over the MT issue. It's worthwhile to note that it is NOT an 'outcry'. It's just a report put together by the media, quoting a few disparate people.
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Regardless, SINGOV needs to tackle this issue quickly. 有一群惟恐天下不乱的人在一旁搅和. It's not about to stop burning on its own.
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