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Malaysian Indian Congress to hold its polls in 2014
The organisational elections of the Malyasian Indian Congress (MIC), including the presidential election, will be held in 2014, a media report said Saturday. The party's acting president G. Palanivel said that the presidential election will be held between January and March next year and this will be followed by elections of other top office-bearers. Formed in 1946, the MIC is one of the ...
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Preparations on for Sikh festival in Malaysia
Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in Gurdwara Sahib Malacca in the Malaysian state of Malacca, starting May 30. The festival commemorates the death anniversary of Sant Baba Sohan Singh Ji, a Sikh saint who lived in Malacca and passed away in 1972 at Ipoh General Hospital near the Malaysian capital of ...
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Bitter election aftermath undermines Malaysian PM Najib
A demonstrator holds up a placard that reads ''Laugh at the Election Commission'' during a protest against the recent election results in Petaling Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, May 25, 2013. Supporters of Malaysia's three-party opposition coalition held the demonstration to protest what they say was vote fraud, with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim saying he will expose all ...
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Anwar broke agreement to accept election results
Printer Friendly Kuala Lumpur: Former Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla has accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of reneging on a secret deal to respect the outcome of Malaysia's 13th General Election which he brokered between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and the opposition leader. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday that Jusuf had revealed that a written agreement ...
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Single party proposal not for now Upko
Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: A Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) component party has opined that the proposal to turn the BN into a single party is not ready for implementation yet. United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun and Murut Organisation (Upko) Secretary-General Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau said the proposal can only be implemented after the year 2020 and not now. Nevertheless, he said, the ...
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Single party People can decide if time is right
Printer Friendly Putra Jaya: The people and members of the Barisan Nasional (BN) can decide whether the time is right to turn BN into a single party with a new name in line with the current political changes, said BN Secretary-General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. He said the proposal, which was made before the 13th General Election (GE13), had been revived and should be given serious ...
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Check on cyber troopers
Printer Friendly BAGAN DATOH: The Home Ministry, via the police, will work together with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) as well as the Malaysian Cyber Security to check immediately the channelling of contents which violate the social media law by certain cyber trooper groups. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the immediate action was to ensure ...
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Dont let rapist off hook Jainab
Kota Kinabalu: State Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid on Saturday appealed to DPP (Deputy Public Prosecutor) to put behind bars without bail the 40-year-old restaurant manager who raped a 13-year-old girl. "God knows what he can do to the 13-year-old. She should be protected. If his intentions are pure, why didn't he marry her in the first ...
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Labuan MCA Chief fails to get elected into Chinese clan association
Printer Friendly Labuan: Labuan MCA Chairman Datuk Chin Hong Vui failed to make it to the committee of the Labuan Kwang Wei Siew Association in its elections held during the association's 43rd annual general meeting here recently. Chin, who was the Secretary-General of the association, garnered merely 49 votes out of a total of 159 votes cast, making him the biggest causality in the ...
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Focus on the development of rural schools says Yap
Tawau: The Education Ministry will focus on the development of rural schools to narrow the gap of such schools with those in the urban areas. Deputy Minister I, Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching, said this was based on the 2013-2025 National Education Plan covering from physical, academic, teaching and learning improvements to addressing the issues raised by the communities. She said the Government ...
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Maximus No private land will be used for Sabah marine park
KOTA KINABALU: Privately-owned land will not be acquired in the creation of a marine park in northern Sabah, said Energy, Green Technology and ...
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Khaled DAP did well in GE13 by simply making promises
PASIR GUDANG: MCA could have had the same victory as DAP during last general election if they had followed DAP's tactic of simply making promises to the Chinese community, said Johor Mentri ...
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PM Najib BN has to adapt to remain relevant
. He said the political landscape would continue to undergo significant change due to several factors. "Among the elements that will bring forth changes are urbanisation, better standards of living and access to information and communication technology. "Nothing is constant. Whether it is quick or not, change will happen," said Najib at a thanksgiving event with members of Pekan ...
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Centre to train Sabahan youths to run renewable energy systems launched
KOTA KINABALU: A joint local and American effort to train youths from Sabah's indigenous communities to run micro-scale alternative energy projects is underway. The community-based Tobpinai Ninkokoton Koburuon Kampung (TONIBUNG) and the United States' Green Empowerment have set up the Center for Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology (CREATE), launched on Sunday. CREATE will also ...
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Bitter election creates long-term headache for Malaysias Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysia's divisive election has left a bitter taste for millions of people that risks creating a long-term problem of legitimacy for Prime Minister Najib Razak's long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. The outrage was clear at a busy intersection across from one of Kuala Lumpur's fanciest shopping malls, where a huge poster of Mr Najib and his ...
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Malaysia B routs PH 3-0 in opener
The Philippine Under 15 dropped its first game in the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)-Frenz U-15 ASEAN Champions Trophy 2013 against Frenz Malaysia B, 0-3, yesterday at the Cebu City Sports Center. The national team had a sluggish start with team captain Darius Joseph ';Jed'; Diamante saying that they had difficulty in adjusting to the game, especially since the Malaysian team ...
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It takes nearly 72 hours to get a new polycarbonate passport now
PUTRAJAYA: Applicants for the new Malaysian polycarbonate passport need to wait for up to 72 hours to get the document, as the Immigration Department tries to resolve glitches involving its production. ...
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Najib Rallies only lead to chaos
. He said it was not necessary for Malaysians to take to the streets or tear down everything that had been built by the country's forefathers to achieve aspirations that might not be in line with the government of the day. "If we demand for change, it must follow the Constitution and the rule of law. "If not, we will end up following the law of the jungle and that will destroy all ...
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Leave no stone unturned in latest death in lock-up case
has had his hands full dealing with Opposition rallies, arrests of people for sedition and cracking down on gun violence. But perhaps the most difficult and sensitive matter before him is the death of yet another police detainee. Although police initially said N. Dharmendran died from "breathing difficulties", a post-mortem revealed he died from "multiple blunt force trauma". ...
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Give birth naturally women urged
PETALING JAYA: Experts have advised women to choose natural childbirth over Caesarean section because natural birthing has long-term benefits for both mother and child. It was noted at the Second International Conference On Birth Without Borders Malaysia that more women were choosing Caesarean births as opposed to natural delivery. The two-day conference, organised by the Malaysian Breastfeeding ...
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King launches ‘Colours of 1Malaysia’ at Dataran Merdeka
launched the "Colours of 1Malaysia 2013", an annual tourism promotion programme showcasing Malaysia's cultural cornucopia. Accompanying the King to the carnival held for the 15th time at Dataran Merdeka here, themed "Visit Malaysia Year 2014 Celebrating 1Malaysia Truly Asia" and organised by the Tourism and Culture ministry, was Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah ...
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Housewife extorted over nude pics
SANDAKAN: A housewife who had had enough of being threatened by a female friend over her nude pictures finally sought police help to end her three-year nightmare. The 29-year-old woman, who could not afford the latest demand for RM3,000 by her friend, lodged a report urging police to help end the constant extortion, OCPD Asst Comm Rowell Marong said. He said the woman claimed the incident ...
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Election Commission promises utmost transparency in redelineation exercise
PETALING JAYA: The Election Commission (EC) will begin a review of the country's electoral boundaries by the end of this year, and has assured the public of "utmost transparency" in the exercise. EC ...
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Barisan leaders All for one and one party for all’ a good idea
said it was a good idea but the matter must be studied carefully before any decision is made. He said he raised the idea within the party two years ago but the response was not very good then, especially among veteran members. Dr Chua said they conducted an online survey on the issue quietly, also within the party, and the result was similar. A suggestion to convert MCA into a multi-racial party ...
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Guan Eng confident of Pakatan unity despite pressure
is confident that Pakatan Rakyat will remain united despite internal and external pressure for it to deviate from its path. He said any pressure could be overcome with the alliance's commitment to hold firm to its principles as published in its joint manifesto released during the 13th general election. "The fact that the DAP was willing to use the PAS logo in the peninsula and the PKR ...
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Malaysia's 10th MP sets focus on education
On the 10th of June, 2010, the 10th Malaysia Plan was revealed to Malaysia’s news media, outlining what is essentially the government’s budget plans for the next five years. The 10th Malaysia Plan will therefore be in effect during 2011 to 2015. Malaysia is a vast country and the plan is therefore vast as well, a thick and complicated document, but one of the most important aspects of the plans announced in parliament were those that involve the education departments of the country.
Malaysia has an extensive public schooling system, operated under the belief that every child has a right to equal and fair opportunity in the country, a right that is enshrined in the constitution. The government spends around RM 7 billion on public education throughout the country, and in the 10MP, extremely important plans were outlined, aimed at increasing pre-school attendance from 67% of the population currently, to 87% by 2012. Read more
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