Diagnosing Countries: Education in Malaysia Shows Signs of Arrhythmia
By Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
August 2024 EDITORIAL
WE LIVE IN the Era of Nation-States. At the moment, there are 193 members in the United Nations (UN). Inevitably, we have to compare them to see what we can learn from each of them and to understand their level of comparability. But how?It’s like going to the medical clinic to see a doctor. You get your blood pressure taken, your temperature and weight measured, the contents of the blood flowing through you and keeping you alive analysed. A diagnosis...
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Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com
