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		<title>Selangor State Govt Chinese New Year Dinner on Thaipusam Eve</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/selangor-state-govt-chinese-new-year-dinner-on-thaipusam-eve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is being compared with last year&#8217;s Parliament sitting on Deepavali eve by MIC and MIC-friendly folks. The Parliament sitting was cancelled by Cabinet after some noise were made by various groups (and DAP reps sent a memo), as it was considered a disrespectful and insensitive move.  Read about it below: http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/10/11/parliament-sitting-on-deepavali-eve-issue/ http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/10/21/parliament-sitting-on-deepavali-eve-cancelled/ This time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bumiputera Education Fund</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/bumiputera-education-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/bumiputera-education-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ This a rather old news (announced on 26th November 2011), but till date I can&#8217;t find any info about this Yayasan. Don&#8217;t ask me how to apply etc. So, RM30 million from government for this education fund, and to be supplemented by contribution from GLCs etc to the tune of RM158 million so far. Very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gerrymandering of election seats</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/gerrymandering-of-election-seats/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/gerrymandering-of-election-seats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BornInMalaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder what is the reply from the respective groups on this revelation by a citizen on gerrymandering of election seats. It would be good to see EC come out with some report to rebut or  justify the presentation given below. Just maintaining silence means agreeing to what the presenter revealed. Its horrifying to note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KGNS membership transfer price by race</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/31/kgns-membership-transfer-price-by-race/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/31/kgns-membership-transfer-price-by-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[update: Some more news, this time form FMT: &#8230; According to a source who took the photo, the membership price list came from a copy of KGNS’s official newsletter, Berita Subang, printed for the October to December 2011 period. The source told FMT that he found it very “peculiar” that KGNS would practice racial policies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysian students ranking in PISA survey for reading, mathematics and scientific literacy</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/16/malaysian-students-ranking-in-pisa-survey-for-reading-mathematics-and-scientific-literacy/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/16/malaysian-students-ranking-in-pisa-survey-for-reading-mathematics-and-scientific-literacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BornInMalaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Statistics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) arose from OECD policy initiatives in the latter half of the 1980s aimed at improving the quality of education throughout OECD countries. PISA  is an international study which began in the year 2000. It aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MyIndians doing their work to solve citizenship issues</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/15/myindians-doing-their-work-to-solve-citizenship-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/15/myindians-doing-their-work-to-solve-citizenship-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BornInMalaysia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Had the pleasure of volunteering with MyIndians last year for education workshop. They are also focusing on citizenship issues, so this is another avenue for community to get help. Contact them at www.myindians.com or click on MyIndians link at the sidebar of this website. Statelessness — in which a person is without nationality or citizenship — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MIC suggests Indian educationist for Education Review Panel</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/13/mic-suggests-indian-educationist-for-education-review-panel/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/01/13/mic-suggests-indian-educationist-for-education-review-panel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BornInMalaysia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Interesting indeed. Its an education review panel and the Indian representative is a corporate figure? From what I read, the Indian corporate figure is Tony Fernandes (ref: here).  The DPM said more members will be added to the panel, so hopefully the pick the right people. &#160; MIC has recommended that an Indian educationist be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hitam Metalik comment by DAP Assemblyman</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/11/29/hitam-metalik-comment-by-dap-assemblyman/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/11/29/hitam-metalik-comment-by-dap-assemblyman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BornInMalaysia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAP]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The youtube video (taken in September) below shows DAP Adun for Pantai Rames, Nga Kor Ming describing Perak MB who is dark-skinned as &#8220;hitam metalik&#8221; (metallic black), in reference to the MB&#8217;s appearance. He claims it was made as a joke. Looking at the event, it seems to be organised by PAS, and after he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>getting RM50 only as welfare aid</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/11/26/getting-rm50-only-as-welfare-aid/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/11/26/getting-rm50-only-as-welfare-aid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BornInMalaysia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://poobalan.com/blog/?p=8352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The article didn&#8217;t mention if the adult children are staying with her, so that may be one of the reasons why she&#8217;s getting just RM50 as aid.  But being one of the 30 cases, then there may be some other issues here. The Welfare Dept&#8217;s guideline may also need to be updated, if there&#8217;s any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>no circular on halal food in vernacular school canteens</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/11/26/no-circular-on-halal-food-in-vernacular-school-canteens/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2011/11/26/no-circular-on-halal-food-in-vernacular-school-canteens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tamil-Schools]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Negeri Sembilan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On one hand, if you want to show respect to the rights of the Muslim students, then must provide halal food as per the Ministry guideline. But if you insist &#8220;only halal&#8221; food, then you are denying the rights of the other students. Being communities from religions that respect everyone, the best is to have [...]]]></description>
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