Censure Motion for Minister of Higher Education

Parliamentary opposition leader, Sdr Lim Kit Siang submitted a motion for a RM10 salary cut against the Minister of Higher Education Datuk Dr Shafie Salleh for the second year in succession in Parliament.

In his motion, he gave 10 reasons for the censure motion for failing to check the rot in excellence, quality and standards in higher education system.

The 10 reasons are:

(1) THES World University Ranking 2005
(2) Failure to create an academic culture of excellence and meritocracy
(3) Failure to restore academic freedom.
(4) Universities and Universities Colleges Act
(5) Student election frauds and malpractices.
(6) Zahid Higher Education Review Report
(7) Royal Commission on World-Class Universities in Malaysia
(8) Parliamentary Select Committee
(9) Universities in Terengganu and Kelantan – Politicisation of Higher Education
(10) Tudung in IIUM

Go ahead and read Sdr Lim Kit Siang's blog for the full speech as well as further details on the above.