Last Words for Dr Shafie

Outgoing Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Seri Dr Shafie Salleh received his final words of polite and kind praise from the incoming new Minister, Datuk Mustapa Mohamed. This was as per the short report in the Star on the today.

Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed praised his predecessor Datuk Seri Dr Shafie Mohd Salleh for having single-handedly set up the ministry in 2004.

“It is not easy creating something out of nothing,” he told reporters after Dr Shafie briefed him on the ministry yesterday. “I hope the ministry’s staff, who have been working so hard for Dr Shafie, will continue their good work for me.”

Well, we here at "Education in Malaysia" would like to bid our "fond" farewell to Datuk Seri Dr Shafie Salleh as well, for he has given us plenty to write, comment, discuss, criticise, suggest and entertain ourselves over the short period of one year since this blog started.

We do hope however, his successor will indeed move this blog to a "higher plane" producing less criticism and creating a more positive environment in the discussion of our future in higher education.