Why Chinese schools in Malaysia have a future, despite opposition from some

Schools teaching in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil exist side-by-side in multicultural Malaysia, but their coexistence is not always harmonious.

That has led to suggestions a single national school system should be put in place, but the idea is opposed by the communities that would be affected the most by such a move – and so a long-running debate over whether so-called vernacular schools, those teaching in Mandarin and Tamil, have a place in Malaysia shows no sign of abating.