Disband professors’ council, say academic, economist after court case

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Sharifah Munirah Alatas and Nungsari Ahmad Radhi say they see no need for the council to exist.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/03/disband-professors-council-say-two-academics-after-court-case/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/09/03/bubar-segera-mpn-kata-2-ahli-akademik-selepas-kes-mahkamah/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NationalCouncilofProfessors #SharifahMunirahAlatas #NungsariAhmadRadhi

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00:00An academic and an economist have called for the National Council of Professors to

00:06be disbanded immediately following the council president being taken to court on seven charges

00:12of criminal breach of trust.

00:14Sharifa Munira Al-Atas, chair of GERAC, the Malaysian academic movement, said the council

00:20had yet to produce any significant scholarly contribution to the betterment of the country

00:25despite receiving government funds.

00:28She said the council had been used in the past to legitimize the ruling political party

00:32rather than to promote knowledge and ethical values that help and sustain nation-building.

00:38She added that the professors should engage in critical research and discourse and act

00:43as a check and balance rather than mouth the official line.

00:47Meanwhile, Nusari Ahmad Radi, chairman of Kazanah Research Institute, said he did not

00:52see a need for MPN as all professors are appointed by and affiliated with universities.

00:59He said although professors are free to form associations, it should not be at the expense

01:04of taxpayers' money.

01:07Last Wednesday, MPN President Radwan Cheh Rose claimed trial to seven charges of criminal

01:12breach of trust involving RM271,000 of the council's money.

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