Comments on: 98% literacy and 0.3% poverty – Really kah, BN? http://www.chanlilian.net/2008/03/02/98-literacy-and-03-poverty-really-kah-bn/ Life, Lies, Sex, Humor, Politics of a Malaysian blogger Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leah http://www.chanlilian.net/2008/03/02/98-literacy-and-03-poverty-really-kah-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-88299 Leah Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.chanlilian.net/2008/03/02/98-literacy-and-03-poverty-really-kah-bn/#comment-88299 98% is not anyway close to UNESCO's statistics. You think UNESCO luan luan kong or our politicians? In Malaysia, statistics is what the politicians said, that's why statistical department can run by people who don't know what is standard deviation. :-) 98% is not anyway close to UNESCO’s statistics. You think UNESCO luan luan kong or our politicians?

In Malaysia, statistics is what the politicians said, that’s why statistical department can run by people who don’t know what is standard deviation. :-)

]]> By: eiralin http://www.chanlilian.net/2008/03/02/98-literacy-and-03-poverty-really-kah-bn/comment-page-1/#comment-88298 eiralin Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:00:01 +0000 http://www.chanlilian.net/2008/03/02/98-literacy-and-03-poverty-really-kah-bn/#comment-88298 First time commenting here -- just wanna say that according to the most recent census (forgot what year it was), literacy is measured by the ability to tell time and dial phone numbers accurately. My grandmother can't read nor write, yet she was counted as literate by the census takers -- since she can tell time and dial a phone number accurately. First time commenting here — just wanna say that according to the most recent census (forgot what year it was), literacy is measured by the ability to tell time and dial phone numbers accurately. My grandmother can’t read nor write, yet she was counted as literate by the census takers — since she can tell time and dial a phone number accurately.

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