Dec 4, 1974 – a turning point
THIS date was a turning point for higher education in Malaysia. Dec 4 remains a dark spot in the history of education because it could be directly linked to the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971. The UUCA was tightened to curtail student activism following the Baling incident in D...
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Sun Media Corporation Sdn Bhd
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/79571/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79571/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/79571/1/79571_Dec%204%2C%201974%20%E2%80%93%20a%20turning%20point.pdf |
| Summary: | THIS date was a turning point for higher education in Malaysia. Dec 4 remains a dark spot in the history of education because it could be directly linked to the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971. The UUCA was tightened to curtail student activism following the Baling incident in December 1974 where thousands of university students of all races gathered in Baling, Kedah, to show solidarity with rubber tappers struggling to earn a living after the decline of rubber prices. |
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