The United Chinese School Committees Association (Dong Zong) has voiced hope that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will demonstrate political wisdom and courage to overcome obstacles to recognising the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC).

Dong Zong president Tan Yew Sing pointed out that failure to recognise UEC could worsen Malaysia’s brain drain, but the group would neither beg nor compromise the certificate’s core characteristics to secure it.

Speaking at...