MP calls for ‘Malaysian National Unity’ to be made subject in school syllabus

KUCHING: A proposal that ‘Malaysia National Unity’ be introduced as a new subject in the country’s education syllabus has been made by Datuk Willie Mongin.

The Puncak Borneo MP suggested that the Ministry of Education and Ministry of National Unity work together to draft the new subject, which should be made compulsory and can be taught from Primary One up to Form 5 levels.

“Under this subject, students can be taught the values, cultures, history and traditions of every race in Malaysia in addition to all the religious beliefs and practices that should be understood by every Malaysian.

“This is because once the people are educated on the teachings of other religions, then they will be able to understand and respect the religions of others,” he said when debating on the motion of thanks for the Royal Address at the Dewan Rakyat sitting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

According to him, there are still individuals who do not know where Sabah or Sarawak is located.

“There are also those who do not know the virtues and teachings of other religions and this can result in misunderstandings and differences of opinion,” he said.

He also suggested that the Ministry of National Unity prepare a special corner featuring an exhibit on the history of Malaysia’s formation with a complete factual explanation of MA63 included in every museum across the country starting this year.

In his debate, Willie proposed that the Ministry of Education look into including the history of the formation of Malaysia and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) in History textbooks.

“This is so that all Malaysian children will be educated on the rights of Sabah and Sarawak,” he said.

Willie also said that the history of the struggles of the Dayak Trackers, Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) from Sabah and Sarawak, and the Sarawak Rangers, be included in the History textbooks.

“By doing so, this will allow all Malaysians to know that we from Sabah and Sarawak, have also fought to defend the sovereignty of our beloved country, Malaysia.

“Do not let certain parties try to erase our struggles from the history of the country and try to deliberately delay the implementation of MA63 where the rights have already been eroded.

“Please do so as soon as possible in the spirit of Malaysia Madani,” he said.