More non-Chinese Malaysians are enrolling in Chinese vernacular primary schools, as the country's job market increasingly favours Mandarin speakers amid China’s growing power. This ISEAS-Yusof ...

There is new concern in Malaysia over the country’s visa-free policy for Chinese nationals following a series of arrests involving apparent Chinese fraud gangs. Hundreds of Malaysians have ...

Schools teaching in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil exist side-by-side in multicultural Malaysia, but their coexistence is not always harmonious. There have long been suggestions that a single ...

The most popular months for tourists from China to visit Malaysia isn't during their Golden Week in October, but in July and ...

Having taught Chinese for the past seven years, 37-year-old Norain Misro truly reflects Malaysia’s multicultural identity.

Chinese schools now offer Islamic religious classes, prayer rooms, and halal canteens. In many cases, the Parent Teacher Association meetings are held in Mandarin and Malay because of many ...

While opponents of vernacular schools say that they should be abolished to preserve national unity, the enrolment of Malay students especially in Chinese schools has been rising over the years.

He said more bumiputera students are choosing to study in Chinese schools due to the rising value of Mandarin as China is Malaysia’s No. 1 trading partner, a strong school ethos, and superior ...

Mandarin Chinese is the most common language in the world, estimated to be spoken by more than 1.2 billion people in countries like China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia. With so many ...

PETALING JAYA: As a Malay Mandarin tutor, Norain Misro embodies the beauty of Malaysia’s vibrant fusion of cultures. “If we ...