PM WANTS 30 PER CENT OF RMC INTAKE TO BE NON-MALAYS

PETALING JAYA, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants 30 per cent of intake into the Royal Military College (RMC) to be from non-Malays.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the 30 per cent quota of non-Malays was meant to show that the RMC as a full-boarding school was open to all races in the country.

"Eventhough the new campus located in Sungai Besi will be ready in 24 months but this year when the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) is announced, intake into Form Four and Five will begin as directed by the Prime Minister," he said after presenting contributions at a 1Malaysia charity event organised by Vesta here today.

He said presently the number of non-Malay students in the college was less than five per cent.

He said based on the 1Malaysia concept as espoused by Najib he was confident the intake of non-Malays would increase to 50 per cent.

- Bernama -