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	<title>poobalan.com &#187; BornInMalaysia</title>
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	<description>SwarnaBumiputran of Malaysia</description>
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		<title>JPA scholarship 2012 Bursary, Program Khas, PILN, PIDN</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/04/18/jpa-scholarship-2012-bursary-program-khas-piln-pidn/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/04/18/jpa-scholarship-2012-bursary-program-khas-piln-pidn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is indeed a positive move to award bursaries to the SPM 9A+ achievers. Obviously, those in the 7,8 and 9As range will be disappointed with the decision. For the bumiputra/Malay students, they are lucky as MARA&#8217;s convertible loan&#8217;s minimum requirements are 5A- (diploma at Mara institutions), minimum 6A- to 8A- for local degree (including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PM Najib visit to Batu Caves controversy a failure of religious leaders?</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/15/pm-najib-visit-to-batu-caves-controversy-a-failure-of-religious-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/15/pm-najib-visit-to-batu-caves-controversy-a-failure-of-religious-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Batu Caves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I  can&#8217;t believe this! Just few days ago, the Mufti of Perak said the following things: Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria today expressed his dismay over the prime minister’s decision to “sacrifice his faith” to attend Thaipusam celebrations at Batu Caves recently.  Harussani said even though he advised Datuk Seri Najib Razak every year [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/borninmalaysia/2012/02/02/selangor-state-govt-chinese-new-year-dinner-on-thaipusam-eve/#comments</comments>
		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[BornInMalaysia]]></category>
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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>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perak]]></category>
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		<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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