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A group of state Barisan Nasional youth leaders and supporters staged a protest outside the Penang legislative assembly this afternoon against the Pakatan Rakyat state government. complete new at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/118604 seals: Where was the police? This is Malaysia .... the world is looking at us!!!! I am sure you will not see this in the mainstream media ... thanks to Malaysiakini that shows Malaysia as it is.

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The federal government has been accused of trying to eliminate the growth of vernacular languages in the country with its latest 'magical' 10-subject formula for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). Penang Deputy Chief Minister 2 P Ramasamy said by limiting SPM students to only 10 subjects, the Education Ministry had effectively unveiled a grand plan to purge Tamil and Mandarin as vernacular languages not only in the education system, but also in the country. He said the students should be allowed to take up at least 12 subjects to enable them to sit for their respective vernacular language and literature subjects. He pointed out that the 10-subject grand plan would first discourage students from taking up their mother tongue subjects at secondary and tertiary levels, which ultimately would create a severe shortage of teachers in vernacular schools. He said if this was allowed, all 534 existing Tamil schools would eventually close down. "Without Tamil schools and teachers, ...

Gem : Punish the money changer, and end of story? What about the person who used that money changer? What was that remittance of so much money for? Louis : In the end, there'll be no case. Read my lips: No case. When former Selangor menteri besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib was caught with a bagful of cash in Australia, what action was taken? Remember the currency controls then, when we could not even send 10,000 Australian dollars overseas without permission. Hardtail : Shouldn't someone be probing Bank Negara? How many of these transfers by our politicians have gone through under Bank Negara's radar? Why only take action when alerted by the opposition? The rakyat's money is being sucked out by these people. Wisdom4 : If it is true the Negri Sembilan menteri besar was involved in such transactions, Bank Negara Malaysia and the MACC should spring into action. Haul up the MB for further questioning. The said transaction contravenes the foreign exchange regulations of the coun...

No brainwashing in BTN courses, says Muhyiddin Ministers defend 'racist' BTN courses Gblk7277: I have attended this BTN course. Yes, it is a brainwashing session where they were telling us that the other races must get a lesser amount of 'durian' because we are the 'pendatang' and we had agreed to accept a lesser amount. Therefore we could not question anything, just shut up and eat the 'durian' you get or go back to China or India. It's very much politically biased and they were showing recordings of the Bersih and Hindraf rallies saying chaos will take place if we don't support BN. And that our country will be destroyed. 'Learning about 1Malaysia, about nationalism and unity'? My foot. Camverra Jose Maliamauv: In the year 2000, during my first year at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, I was one of those selected to attend the Kem Bina Negara. We were sent to an army camp in Kedah. Out of all the lectures and physical activities etc, I wil...

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was asked to clarify if it was government policy to convert young children, especially minors, into Islam while being under the care of government welfare homes. PKR Kedah deputy youth chief Gooi Hsiao Leung said Shahrizat's clarification was imperative following a controversial statement by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Mashitah Ibrahim, who praised such conversions. "Mashitah's statement is scandalous and reckless. Shahrizat should take an immediate stand on it," said Gooi. He also wants Shahrizat to clarify whether Mashitah's remarks were made in her personal capacity or from her official position in the Putrajaya administration. Gooi, a practicing lawyer, is the legal counsel for S Banggarma, 27, who had claimed she was converted by Islamic authorities at the age of seven. She alleged the conversion took place on Dec 28, 1989 while she was residing in a welfare ho...

The Selangor government today announced that its civil servants, students in state-owned higher learning institutions and employees in state subsidiaries will be barred from attending nation-building programmes carried out by Biro Tatanegara. The programmes were described as tools of indoctrination, peppered with racist ideas. State exco in charge of education and higher education Dr Halimah Ali said the new policy would be implemented with immediate effect after the state government issues formal instructions to the institutions involved. She told reporters in Shah Alam that the decision was made based on feedback from participants. "The participants told us that BTN is used as a tool by the Barisan Nasional government to indoctrinate the youth," she said, adding that the 'racism' espoused would divide the people. Among the institutions involved are Universiti Industri Selangor (Unisel), Kolej Universiti Antarabangsa Selangor (Kuis), Inpens International College, Ins...

Malaysia suffered a major blow in terms of combating corruption today when it fell to its worst ranking and score in 15 years in Transparency International's corruption perception index for 2009. In the ranking which was revealed today Malaysia plunged nine places from last year's 47th CPI ranking to 56th position. At the same time, Malaysia's CPI index score plunged to the lowest in 15 years to 4.5. It previous worst scores below 5 were 4.8 in 2000 and 4.9 in 2002. Malaysia has been continuously sliding down in the TI index since it best ever placing of 33 in 2002. In 2003, when Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took office, Malaysia was ranked 37. It dropped to 39 in 2005 and 43 in 2007. Last year it was ranked 48. [ see chart ] DAP parliamentarian leader Lim Kit Siang, in an immediate reaction, said while he had expected a poor result, he did not anticipate such a grave fall. "This is a national shame and major blow for Najib's premiership," he said. "I have no do...

'This is like what was done in Perak. First, the courts will say this and then upon appeal, they will overrule the previous decision. Mark my words, the next decision will be for BN/Umno.' BN to accept court decision but will appeal Tan Teng Wah: BN simply has to accept the court's decision. Is there any need for the PM to state the obvious? To appeal is, of course, their right. But the worrying part is the extreme likelihood of the judicial process being wrecked/hijacked like what happened following BN's seizure of power in Perak. Keep your figures crossed. Selian: This is just play-acting, like what was done in Perak. First, the court will say this and then upon appeal, they will overrule the previous decision. Mark my words, the next decision will be for BN. Louis: He, the PM, knows he's a sure winner when the case goes to the higher courts. Looks like the lower court judges are more well-versed in the law. Just look at what happened to ousted Perak Menteri Besar...

Health : 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy. 5. Make time t o pray . 6. Play more games. 7. Read more books than you did in 2008. 8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. 9. Sleep for 7 hours. 10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile. Personality : 11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. 13. Don't over do. Keep your limits. 14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip. 16. Dream more w...

Meanwhile, Kuala Kubu Bharu state assemblyperson Wong Koon Mun said "retired politicians should make sure they keep their mouths shut". "Why would Muhammad comment? I do not know why these people still comment when they are no longer in positions of power. I think this is wrong. "This scenario is similar to what Tengku Razaleigh (Hamzah) has done. When he is in power, he never voiced his opinion," he said. Yesterday, Khalid also said Taib is willing to work with the Pakatan state government to uplift the living conditions of the people in rural areas. complete news at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/117560 seals : Does he mean Dr M too?

'Mr Popular and Dynamic Prime Minister, please dissolve the Perak state assembly and hold fresh elections. It will be a perfect chance to evaluate your so-called 'excellent, visionary leadership.' 'BN will win elections if held today' Ruben Antony Soosay: It is very easy to validate the Merdeka Centre survey. Mr Popular and Dynamic Prime Minister, please dissolve the Perak state assembly and hold fresh elections. It will be a perfect chance to evaluate your so-called 'excellent, visionary leadership'. Murali: After the non-stop shootings of the Indians, BN can dream on! I'm not going to vote for them. Amos: BN and Umno are chronic racists. Malaysia is the only country in the world that still practises apartheid. It is a very corrupted banana republic. This is after 50 years of racist Umno rule. Enough is enough. Md Imraz Muhammed Ikhbal: Underestimate not the assessment of the Merdeka Centre. I may be dead against Umno and BN but what they say is log...

Wira: Under what rule can a federal minister issue an order which is the prerogative of the state assembly? If the state assemblyperson wants to be reinstated against the ruling of the speaker of a state assembly acting under assembly rules, his proper remedy lies with the courts. Ganasan Kailasanathan: BN ministers should stop interfering in state assemblies. If the DPM orders the state assemblyperson not to respect the speaker, then can we also ask suspended Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo to barge into Parliament. Then we will raise the question, 'Under what power did the Parliament speaker suspend Gobind Singh Deo'? Chee Hoe Siew: Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, learn accountability. Seriously, your statement really brings your integrity to a new low. Not only that, the Election Commission's is now lower than ever on the matter of trustworthiness. Can we still say that the EC is impartial? More news at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/117330 seals: I like the p...

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz today said that lawyer VK Lingam's former secretary Jayanthi LG Naidu was not the key witness which the MACC was looking for to conclude the probe against the lawyer. "It is not her. They are looking for someone else," he said without revealing the identity of the mystery witness. In a separate statement, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission confirmed that Jayanthi was not the witness which it was looking for. The commission said that the decision to classify the matter as 'no further action' was made only after Jayanthi's statement had been recorded. Nazri had previously said that the MACC had 'closed' the case as it could not locate a key witness in the probe against Lingam. Following that, opposition MPs yesterday brought Jayanthi to a press conference in Parliament to state that she was available to help the MACC if she was the key witness. Jayanthi also claimed that she ha...

MACC puts elected reps on notice Geronimo: We, the rakyat, also would like to put the MACC on notice. You have messed up big time and you are nothing more than an another apparatus of Umno. Mend your ways or it will be curtains for all of you come the 13 th general election. Habib RAK: Great, MACC. Please start with all the Umno/BN assemblypersons from Selangor who squandered away their allocations within three months prior to the March 2008 general elections. The public testimony during the Selcat enquiry provides you with all the necessary details for your immediate action. Now, lets see some action from MACC on this matter. more postings at : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/116955 seals: This is the same question that i have been waiting for an answer, MACC forgotten that or made to forget our acting to buy time until UMNO returns?

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The cow that walk pass me :) The back lanes of Musssoorie Saw this as we were walking down from the 8,800 feet altitude peak temple The Mother temple at the height of 8,800 feet Lord Shiva Statue at the Ganges, where they do daily Arathi The blessing plam of Swami Sivananda, place your palm on his here and say ur prayers and healing request. At Uttarkasi .. More photos at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/selians/