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Nik Aziz sure knows how to trump his fellow party leaders. His statement on suggestion that hudud and gisas laws to be used by a merged UMNO - PAS. As reported in Malaysiakini, MCA was the first one off the blocks to oppose this suggestion. This was stated by its Youth secretary-general, Wee Ka Siong. The deputy education minister has described Nik Aziz’s idea as “totally unacceptable by MCA”.

I am disappointed and gravely concerned with Nik Aziz’s statement to implement hudud and qisas laws as it would mean the creation of a theocratic Islamic state.

I urge Umno to object against PAS’ proposal as it is a matter of principle.

So far, Gerakan and PRS (Parti Rakyat Sarawak), two small parties in the coalition had come out with statements that cautions the UMNO-PAS discussions.

Have to wait another few days for MIC, but its politicians who blog already have something to say. Check out Murugesan’s blog. Not sure about Saravanan.

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The report in Nanban, carried by the Star says the Penang Municipal Council retracted the land it once allocated to the SJKT Azad Tamil school in Bagan Jermal, Penang. This retraction was done after the general elections, while the allocation date was not mentioned. We can safely assume that it was before elections.

Here’s the flow of events:

The school, which began operating in 1946, is presently “squatting” at the Penang Indian Association building and had submitted numerous applications to the state government for allocation of land so that new premises with proper facilities could be built. The school does not have enough classrooms. There is also no computer laboratory, science laboratory and library.

Previous government under chief minister Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon and former state executive councillor P.K. Subbaiyah had approved the land near a Hindu temple in the Waterfall area that was identified by the school parent-teacher association in 2005.

The Penang Municipal Council, which owns the land, had also approved the allocation for the school.

MIC president and former Works minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu had also obtained the necessary funds amounting to RM750,000 from the Federal Government to build the new school.

The Penang Municipal Council cancelled the land allocated to the school after the recent general election.

So, what happened?

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The call was made by National Council of Tamil Youth Bell Club president P. Ponniah, who urged the Education Ministry not to deregister schools with 50 or fewer children.

He said many estate Tamil schools had fewer than 50 children per school and should be allowed to continue and not merged.

He said the schools’ management should open the schools to families in nearby new housing estates. He said that at present many parents were forced to send their children to national schools, as there were no Tamil schools nearby and also because of the transportation problems.

He urged political parties to hold talks with the Ministry in opening new Tamil schools in housing estates with Indian majority. He said this would ensure that the number of Tamil schools in this country would not be reduced.

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