National-type schools (Chinese and Tamil) have inadvertently perpetuated ethnic segregation. Many Malay students rarely interact with Chinese students outside of a brief university encounter. The government’s push for the Jawi calligraphy (khat) in Chinese schools in 2019 sparked a massive backlash, revealing fragile racial harmony.
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