that's probably because they wanted to go to commonwealth countries, so they took up a-levels. a couple of my friends end up in the US with a-levels. it's accepted in most universities there.

havard for one accepts a-levels from msia, but obviously people enrolling to harvard are top of the line, no questions asked.



but IMHO, a-levels is ur best bet, as it is one of the most widely accepted university-entry examination in the world. but i wouldnt say EVERY university.

easy to score usually means easier to study, which would mean everybody's taking it and eventually more people applying universities using that qualification, where in the end u'll be competing with more people who chances are probably better than u, if not worse.