COMMENT | Meritocracy is dead. Long live “ketuanan Melayu” (Malay supremacy). Or if that is too harsh, try this alternative - long live mediocrity.

Edward Wong scored a 4.0 CGPA in the STPM examination. His ambition is to be an accountant, and his wish is to go to Universiti Malaya.

When six universities rejected his application, Wong (above) posted his angst on Facebook and of all the political parties, only the president of MCA, Wee Ka Siong, responded.

Did other political parties not see the unfairness of the system? Some may question Wee's motives and claim that his are political. Others wonder why he did nothing when he was in BN to demand an overhaul of the university admission process.

However, it is better late than never that...