I fully support the call by the Tanjong Malim Umno division to bring back English schools. This is one quick and effective way to increase the English proficiency of our students, especially those in rural areas. It would also better prepare them for our increasingly competitive globalised world.

It is significant that this Umno division should be making this resolution. Tanjong Malim is home to Sultan Idris Training College (now a university), long the hotbed of Malay nationalism and breeding ground for ardent advocates of Malay language.