QUOTE(frodo baggin @ Jan 9 2013, 07:06 PM)
I believe the those that are entering the ACCA using Diploma, Degree and CAT from June 2013 would be affected since the requirement will be enforced as of Aug 2013 - mandatory, it is optional now.
Trust me - this is a huge mess

that will not only affect ACCA, it affects all the others too - Diploma crossing to Degree, Certificate crossing to Diploma.
In that case, you cannot complain since this is a blanket rule. My interpretation of the ruling that was made is better explained using an example.
Example:
If your Diploma has 50 credit including the MQA paper to complete and if you are exempted from Bahasa Malaysia due to A1 in SPM. You have just done 47 credit of classes and skipped 3 credit due to exemption of BM.
The new ruling is that you
must complete 50, meaning - either you do BM or do something else in lieu to cover the 3 credits.
This is due to credit exemption, you must replace the exempted credit. You do not need to replace if it is credit transfer, like Diploma transfers credit to Degree.
Source wise - wait for the colleges to announce the news, you will hear it soon enough.
I think without any more information pertaining this matter, we should not speculate.
I read your reply multiple times and could not understand the main idea behind it.
So what you are saying is
A - A student need to do additional paper to replace the subject he was exempted on?
BUT - How does this relate to ACCA/Other degree program?
B - The new ruling is by whom? You did not state where the ruling comes from? Is it from MQA, Ministry of Education, British High Council or whatever?
Am very interested to find out more about this so if you don't want to reply here, you can always PM me.
Thanks