October of that year happened to be the time of the “Operasi Lalang” incident, which was caused by the Malaysian government. The education department dispatched teachers who did not know Chinese to serve as administrative high-ranking positions in Chinese primary schools, and the Chinese went on strike to protest. Unexpectedly, the move also attracted a backlash from the Malays and launched large-scale anti-Chinese rallies. Later, the government tightened control over the press, publishing and printing industry after mass arrests and closure of newspapers on the grounds of ethnic tensions.
This was called "Operation Thatch" and its subsequent development. In "Southern Witch", the Huajiao primary school where the two brothers attended has the ethos of "speaking Chinese", and any words mixed with dialect words are prohibited, but whatsapp list at the same time, the female classmates in the class changed their Chinese names to Siamese , It is said that the Kedah Siamese who are classified as indigenous by the Malay government can also enjoy protection and privileges; but when the children return home, the decree of the Malay government is broadcast on the home radio, and they continue to promote the horse in a positive tone.
The policy change that the incoming person will enter the Chinese education system. This brings out the dilemma of Malay-Chinese trying to construct an identity subject. In the daily language of Kedah Hokkien and standard Chinese, the Chinese are regulated into a unified caliber in education, chewing on the same tongue, and resorting to ethnicity.