Archive for April, 2008

DBKL fighters

April 26th, 2008
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I was have early dinner at a restaurant at Jalan Hang Lekiu, KL (the road that leads to the church near Menara Maybank and Telekom Museum). At about 5.45pm, there were shouts of “gaduh, gaduh” (fight, fight) and some patrons went out to catch the action.

When I went out, there were 8 DBKL staff, 2 policemen, a patrol car, and a plump Chinese guy with torn t-shirt. One of the policemen was writing down something, while about 40 onlookers were crowding the area.

From what I gathered from eye witnesses,  3 DBKL officers came and were writing summons for those shops that left their garbage outside their premises along the road. The Chinese guy (from one of the shops) argued why they only summoned his shop while ignoring others. It seems the DBKL guys called him to go to back alley, and then can hear people fighting, chairs smashed. Many people witnessed this. Not sure when the other 5 DBKL people came into the picture.
The chinese guy then called the police and dared the DBKL staff to stay there till the police came. When the police arrived, he was seen to make a report against the BKL staff.  He then left the scene, while the crowd also started to dispersed.

51 years without piped water

April 26th, 2008
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And MIC still wonders why it lost! And others wonder why Makkal Sakthi has full support of the people on the ground. This is in relatively developing Kedah, not yet interiors of Pahang, Sarawak, Sabah, Kelantan, or Perak. » Read more: 51 years without piped water

Makkal Osai permit approval MERELY delayed says minister!

April 26th, 2008
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After making a mess of denying the renewal of Makkal Osai’s publishing permit, Home Minister providers more comedy time for us.

I can only shake my head in amazement at the attempts these guys make!

In Putrajaya, Syed Hamid explained that the ministry had not cancelled Makkal Osai’s permit but merely delayed the approval for renewing its publishing licence. He said the newspaper’s permit had expired and its management had applied for renewal.

“(In the appeal letter) they said they needed to publish the newspaper and that they were supporting many people.

“They pledged to abide by the guidelines and contribute to nation-building efforts. I think their request was reasonable, so I approved it,” he told reporters yesterday.

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plans to streamline construction and demolition of places of worship

April 25th, 2008
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It doesn’t make any sense to build a mosque where there aren’t many Muslims, or a house of worship in the middle of nowhere

Strong comments indeed. We have seen places of worship located next to unhygenic facilities. But is what the minister said applicable? Religion is something personal. For some religion, place of worship can be a small as a corner in a wall. It will need a lot of maneuvering to convince relocation and positioning of place of worships. » Read more: plans to streamline construction and demolition of places of worship

TAFE students get Aussie training chance

April 25th, 2008
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Previously, there is an issue of whether TAFE programs are LAN (MQA) accredited. Its website at www.tafeseremban.edu.my states that its diploma programmes are LAN accredited.

But frankly speaking, this move by Samy is excellent. More Indians are looking beyond Malaysia due to the rampant discrimination in the education and employment sectors. Thus, by offering a job offer (training/attachment) overseas, it hugely increases the chance for global employment and relocation to another country. Maybe, just maybe, Samy realises that no point begging the government any more? Might as well do something useful and try gain some forgiveness from the community.

My knowledge in TAFE is purely based on what others mentioned, and none of it sounds good. Only negative news. Please comment if you have any good things to say. » Read more: TAFE students get Aussie training chance