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Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email NST reports that Nijhar and Samy argued over expulsion of Jumbo Maniam, while MK said its was over Alex Thiyagaraja. Whoever it was, the argument did take place.
Archive for May, 2008
Samy and Nijhar clash
May 16th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email
Happy Teachers Day
May 16th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Too all the teachers out there, wishing you all a Happy Teachers Day! Teaching is a passion that need to continuously be recharged. Its a calling that only selected few can fulfill. Its a energy sapping endeavour of which pre-requisites are lots of patience and willingness to listen.
Its a thankless vocation at times, getting brickbrats from parents and the public. But its the one title that elicits respect and admiration from many.
May you continue to teach well !
Spotlight: He may be blind but he can see a smile and hear many whispers
THE prank may have been mean but M. Thavasothy Pillai, who is blind, took his Teachers Day joke in good faith. On that day some years back, the SMK Taman Petaling class that Thavasothy was about to teach had switched with a class next door to fool the 56-year-old.
But the wise man could sense something fishy when he did not hear the familiar sounds of his students when they replied to his greeting. Far from being angry, he laughed with them and told them their game was up. » Read more: Happy Teachers Day
Samy quiet on MIC joining Pakatan
May 15th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Firstly, I doubt MIC was invited since it will defeat the non-race based concept, plus who wants a loser party?. Most likely some of their leader were approached by Pakatan Rakyat leaders, especially those who are against Samy Vellu or don’t see a future in MIC.
As for the rebranding exercise, obviously it would not involve the leadership. Everything will be changed from uniform to ethics, but the person at top remain the same. More than 60 days already, and nothing much had changed.
Another issue is the comments by Alex, the Klang MIC division chairman who branded (wow…branding exercise, i guess!) Samy Vellu a “dictator” among others, which prompted some CWC members to ask for his sacking. Nijhar who disagreed left the meeting. Nijhar is just counting his days as his place will be taken over and he would be soon forgotten. Better to leave than to suffer humiliation. » Read more: Samy quiet on MIC joining Pakatan
NEP to stay
May 15th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Khairy’s NEP question causes a stir
Beh Lih Yi | May 15, 08 2:07pm
http://malaysiakini.com/news/82903
A question from Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau) on the New Economic Policy (NEP) stirred up a row in Parliament today when the opposition accused him to have prepared the answer for a minister. The opposition MPs made the noisy protest during the question session this morning after Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Amirsham A Aziz was seen reading out a prepared answer to a supplementary question from Khairy. Khairy, in his original question, has asked whether the government is planning to change existing policies which were formulated based on the NEP spirit, especially those related to assisting the bumiputera, in line with the opposition’s call to reject the policy.
Answering, Amirsham said the government will continue with policies based on the NEP, which was implemented in 1970, as it will help to ensure an equal participation of different races in the economy if the NEP spirit is achieved. “The government has no plans to change the policies formulated based on the NEP spirit which is aimed to enhance the standard of socio-economy not only for the bumiputeras but also the Indians, the indigenous people and the minorities in Sabah and Sarawak,” said the minister. » Read more: NEP to stay
Uthaya imposed conditions before IJN treatment
May 15th, 2008 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email I guess the “condition” is to ensure his family members are around in case any critical decisions need to be taken immediately.
As for the links to terrorists, even if one person said so, what about the rest? As far as I remember, there was no statement that said one of them would “use the tactics of the Tamil Tigers”. When was this statement made?
But if the reason is due to the “speeches which were racist in nature and violated the Federal Constitution”, then I guess Kamunting won’t be enough. Many politicians will be behind bars based on what they say during their general assemblies and political speeches. Maybe have to run parliament from Kamunting ! 😆 » Read more: Uthaya imposed conditions before IJN treatment
