Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Hearing their disapproval, Rafiah retorted: "Behaviour like this is exactly what causes people not to respect you. You won't even give me a hearing. And you won't get respect.
From NST:
KUALA LUMPUR: Boos and catcalls greeted Datuk Rafiah Salim when she said public university students had the freedom to express their thoughts and ideas.
Several hundred dissenting voices rang out when the Universiti Malaya vice-chancellor, when taking a question from the floor, said there was "no such thing as students being unable to address their concerns".
Hearing their disapproval, Rafiah retorted: "Behaviour like this is exactly what causes people not to respect you. You won't even give me a hearing. And you won't get respect.
"If you behave like that, nobody will listen to you because it is not worth listening. You are not respecting others."
Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, who attended the summit, was also not spared hard questions.
He was asked if universities created thinking students and if there was a platform for students to discuss issues.
Mustapa replied: "Our education is still exam-oriented and we are in the process of changing. But, the change cannot be done overnight."
He added that Malaysia was a young country and there were a lot of sensitive issues because of the multiracial and multireligious nature of Malaysian society.
He said the ministry had organised opportunities for students to discuss issues with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
"They voiced radical opinions and stated what they expected from the government."
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