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record number of 7As

November 13th, 2008

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719 students scored 7As this year. This is a big jump from previous year where either 573 or 571 students got 7As.

This is the first time students who took Science and Math in English since Standard 1 took the exam.

Some statistics as mentioned in the Star:

Between 31% to 46% of pupils who sat for the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) this year answered the questions set for the Science and Mathematics paper entirely in English.

Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said a total of 159,234 pupils answered the Science paper completely in English. For Mathematics it was 238,153.

This is a significant increase compared to last year’s figure of 1,324 for Science and 1,075 for Mathematics.

“The 518,616 pupils who sat for the UPSR this year are the first group to have started studying the two subjects in English since the policy was introduced in 2003,” he told a press conference Thursday after giving an analysis of the UPSR 2008 results at the ministry.

Meanwhile, Alimuddin said the ministry had compared this year”s UPSR results with the last five years to compare pupils’ performance.

“The pupils’ UPSR results were better this year compared to the average measured over the last five years,” he said.

He said 9.2% (46,641) scored all As this year compared with an average of 7.8% over the last five years.

The number of pupils who achieved grades A, B and C in all subjects was 62.7% this year compared to the 60.5% average over five years.

Usually they compare year by year, but this is the first time comparing with average of five years results.

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Armed Forces employee statistics

November 13th, 2008

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From NST:

Seeking flexibility in their jobs and not low wages was the reason for non-bumiputras to shy away from joining the Armed Forces (ATM). Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said it cannot be the low wages factor as even a cadet’s basic salary was around RM1,400, excluding service, cost of living allowance (cola) and housing allowances.

From the 101,630 Armed Forces personnel in service, 88.8 percent or 90,254 are Malays, 9.3 percent or 9,411 others, 1.3 percent or 1,316 Indians and 0.6 percent or 649 Chinese, said Abu Seman when answering a question by Ahmad Maslan (BN-Pontian) who wanted to know the involvement of various races in the Armed Forces.

The basic salary mentioned above is after the salary review last year I guess. If include all the allowances, it would reach at least RM1800. For a job that involves less expenses, its a good salary. Probably can save 50 – 60% of it. But really, is RM1800 enough? For those with high ambition, it certainly won’t be. Once married, the expenses will increase, so one will consider the career prospects. Plus with Chinese and Indian having less children per family, the thought of their children entering the army may not bode well with the parents. Of course this is merely my assumption.

I also think its a combination of factors. Those who do well in exams will opt for the standard jobs – doctor, engineer, IT, accounting, law, architecture, science, etc. Those who did badly may not qualify for a job in the army. For the smaller population of Indians and Chinese, that doesn’t leave many candidates left.

However, by glamorising the army and through intake of students via National Defense University,it is possible to attract more recruits especially in the officer levels.

If its about money, career in army is not the answer. If its about wearing a uniform and serving the country, then yes, its a good choice.

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5As and 7As

November 13th, 2008

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I still remember the feeling of getting 5As for UPSR. It was like being on top of the world! The words of congratulation and the “ang pows”. Got my first and only bicycle – red color BMX which lasted for 7 odd years. Being the first person to get excellent UPSR result among family members of both side does have its benefits 🙂

And now cousin Darshini (SK) and niece Lingges (SJKT) have done their parents proud by getting 5As and 7As respectively. Well done! Hope you girls will go on to achieve better things in life.

PS: bunyi macam angkat bakul sendiri!

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IPF suspends its Deputy and Vice President

November 13th, 2008

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I heard the temporary (?) president Puan Sri Jayashree saying that “I have sent them a letter, they can appeal. They have 14 days..” or something like that. Sounds very much like Samy Vellu especially the “I” part.

Deputy and Vice suspended. Youth chief declared bankrupt, so asked to resign. What is happening to IPF?

IPF president Puan Sri Jayashree Pandithan said deputy president V. Senggutuan and vice-president M. Mathyalagan had been suspended for three months effective Nov 10.

Youth chief R. Ravi Shanker, meanwhile, has been ordered to resign from his positions in IPF after it was discovered and confirmed by the Insolvency Department that he had been declared bankrupt.

Jayashree said at Wisma IPF here yesterday that the party had issued letters to all three notifying them of their positions, which were decided during a party disciplinary committee meeting chaired by deputy president K. Murugiah on Nov 2.

She said Senggutuan was suspended as he had illegally chaired a supreme council meeting on Oct 12. Show-cause letters were also issued to council members who participated in the meeting.

Jayashree, who took over the presidency after the death of her husband and former president Tan Sri M.G. Pandithan in May, said she had cancelled the Oct 12 meeting at the last minute as several senior officials including herself were down with food poisoning.

Mathyalagan was suspended for issuing statements contradictory to the party stance, which Jayashree said were intended to create uncertainty within the party.

Ravi Shanker, on the other hand, has been given two weeks from Monday to comply with the resignation order, failing which his membership will be revoked automatically, she said.

“I must stress that these actions are taken as a disciplinary matter to safeguard our party from being misled by irresponsible parties,” Jayashree said.

On an earlier allegation by Senggutuan that she had used party funds, she said: “I assure you that ever since I took over in May until now, the accounts are in order and they are very transparent.

“Any problems (in the accounts) happened before I took over and it was Senggutuan who was handling the accounts at the time. So, he should be answerable for it.”

Jayashree also clarified that Wisma IPF is registered under the party’s name and not hers.

“We will have a supreme council meeting (on Nov 23) where our legal adviser, Selvam Shanmugam, will give all the details regarding the (status of the) building.”

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30 percent Bumiputra ruling relaxed

November 13th, 2008

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A bit of good news in that the ruling of needing to have 30 percent equity for those planning to list in Bursa Malaysia has been relaxed. The company must show proof that the allocation was not fully subscribed after two levels of offering exclusive to bumiputras. After that, it can be opened to general public (which of course include the bumiputras as well).

Companies seeking listing on Bursa Malaysia can now open their shares to the public if all efforts to get the 30% bumiputra equity participation fails.

Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said while the 30% bumiputra equity participation policy was being maintained, the shares could be offered to the public through the initial public offering (IPO) balloting process, should they not be fully subscribed.

“There is a change in the way it (the policy) is being implemented,” he told reporters after a briefing by the Securities Commission (SC) here yesterday.

“This is part of our efforts to make our capital markets more competitive.”

He said there would now be two tiers for bumiputras to acquire their 30% equity.

The first tier was through International Trade and Industry Ministry-approved bumiputra institutions and the second would be the bumiputra public.

If the 30% equity was still not taken up, it would be opened to others.

“In the event the allocation is not fully subscribed by the bumi public as well, then the company concerned would be deemed to have fulfilled the 30% bumiputra NDP (National Development Policy) requirement,” he said.

“So this takes out the element of uncertainty.”

When asked if this would jeopardise the bumiputra equity in the long run, Najib replied:

“I don’t think so. Actually, this will allow bumi individuals to participate as well.”