These institutions, designed to prepare future leaders, have been both revered and criticised for perpetuating elitism in Malaysian society.
A beaming Anwar Ibrahim looked on with pride last week as the school band from his alma mater filled the air with music at a Malaysian power company’s anniversary event. With clarinets, saxophones and a tuba playing in harmony, the scene was a nostalgic reminder of the prime minister’s past.
The Malay College, founded in 1905 in the small town of Kuala Kangsar, is no ordinary institution.
