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The Malays, Chinese and Indians are the three identifiable major groups in Malaysia. In spite of the government's effort to create a just society for all people in Malaysia, there are some observed tensions existing among various groups in terms of the social practices a whole. A case in point is their educational system. The article highlights the problems of the educational system with special reference to the language problem. (DÜI-Sen)

In a planned economy such as the PRC, college and university graduates are assigned by their schools to positions of employment as part of an overall state policy for the unified placement and "rationalization" of job assignment. The procedures used in making the job assignments are described and the issues surrounding the implementation of these policies and practices analysed. In an effort to develop a climate of opinion in which college and university graduates will accept the job assignments given to them by their schools, the Communist Party aims at strengthening its leadership over the ideological and political education of students. (DÜI-Sen)