Plagiarism: Much more than storm in Tee cup
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- Category: Commentary
- Published: Sunday, 24 November 2013 16:43
- Posted by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee
The issue of Ridhuan Tee’s alleged plagiarism was raised three years ago and caused a ripple back then but elicited no response from the Dean and Vice Chancellor of his university. The nonchalance and disinterest shown by the varsity authorities and the Higher Education Ministry signal that not only is academic wrongdoing tacitly condoned but the purported perpetrator can yet be given an express promotion as long as he waves the Islamic banner.
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