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Less MIED loans due to defaulters

June 20th, 2008
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Generally, most education funds have problem collecting back the loans. For example,  PSD, MARA, PTPTN, and also MIED.  MARA and PTPTN are improving after focusing on legal action and improving their system.

MIED said that number of applications is increasing (obviously!) but due to financial constraintst caused by loan defaulters, less applications will be approved.

According to Samy Vellu, non-performing loans (NPL) had been reduced to 17%. Previously, it only 34% actually made repayment! Probably the plan by MIED to bring defaulters to court prompted some of them to pay back.

For this session, MIED handed out RM1.5 million to 185 students. 90 of those students are pursuing medicine. In March this year, MIED gave RM2.7 million to 289 students.

More details from NST:

Besides legal action against defaulters, Samy Vellu said the loan programme had been restructured by allocating funds on a yearly basis and not for the duration of the course.

For instance, if a student pursued a three-year course, MIED would allocate funds for the first year only.

Money for the remaining two years would depend on the student’s academic performance and additional funds provided by the student’s family.
He said this after presenting MIED loans to 185 applicants, amounting to RM1.5 million at the MIC headquarters yesterday. Of the 185, 90 will pursue medicine.

He said since the loan programme was established in the 1980s, about RM90 million had been disbursed to 8,500 students to pursue tertiary education.

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Samy keeps quiet while Palanivel blasts Mahathir

June 20th, 2008
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Palanivel doesn’t mince his words when he reminded Mahathir to “remember his roots” when Mahathir called Samy a racist. Ouch!

Palanivel delivered a stinging rebuke to the former premier by advising Mahathir “to remember his own roots” before making such statements.

While Palanivel did not elaborate on this, he is likely to be referring to Mahathir’s forefathers, who are from South India.

It is widely believed that Mahathir’s father, a school teacher, had migrated to Malaysia from the southern Indian state of Kerala and subsequently married a Malay woman.

– Malaysiakini

Palanivel also saw it fit to correct Mahathir regarding Hindraf:

… Palanivel also said that the former prime minister’s comments on Hindraf were inaccurate and insensitive to the sentiment of Indians in the country.

“It is sad to note that Mahathir is not aware of the fact that Hindraf is not only made of Tamil people but includes many non-Tamil and even non-Hindus.

“He (Mahathir) is wrong when he said Hindraf leaders only represent Tamil racists,

– Malaysiakini

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Samy Vellu racist says Mahathir

June 20th, 2008
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Mahathir in his blog, labeled Samy Vellu as racist for the flimsiest of reasons: for asking HINDRAF ISA detainees to be released. He says Samy supports Hindraf.  He then goes on to spin a yarn that HINDRAF are bringing violent racial politics like in Sri Lanka to our country. If I remember correctly, the authorities have yet to provide even an iota of proof that the 5 detainees are remotely connected to LTTE of Sri Lanka. So, based on this hearsay, Mahathir makes his accusations. Further more, Samy Vellu had never (openly) declared that he supported HINDRAF. He said that he will help to get the ISA detainees released as he felt pity for the family, since he knew some of them, and due to their medical condition.

Seeing the death and destruction inflicted on Sri Lanka by the Tamil Tigers, they threaten to bring this kind of violent racial politics to Malaysia.

In sympathising with Hindraf, Samy exposes his deep racist sentiments.

– Mahathir on his blog

I’ve seen HINDRAF being accused of representing on Hindu, but never were there anything mentioned about representing only Tamils. In fact, those who attend the rallies and functions come from all kinds of sub-groups. Even Malaysian Chinese and Malays have supported them. Not sure how Mahathir connected 2 and 2, getting 5. May old age is indeed catching up with him. » Read more: Samy Vellu racist says Mahathir

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Pas Youth sent away with tails between its leg

June 19th, 2008
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Well, we can always trust PAS to create problem for the triumvirate. DAP and PKR are more liberal and encompass general Malaysian values, while PAS only represents a section of the society.

This time, PAS Youth opposed the selection of performers for Sultan of Selangor Cup (annual football match between Selangor and Singapore) and threatened to organise a demonstration. The organisers chose Ella and Mas Idayu. I heard of Ella, but not the other singer, so don’t ask me. You can ask PAS since these guys said the ladies dress sexily and danced provocatively (like those middle east belly dancers?). I guess that depends on the eye of the beholder (PAS Youth may have some eyesight problems) since other Malaysians don’t seem to complain.

Their protest received condemnation from practically everyone. The singers gave them an earful.

Are they saying that if all artistes were banned from performing on stage, social illnesses would be eradicated?

The Sultan saw it fit to reply in anger. He said their action was “trivial”. My, is that an insult or what! All this would have made PAS to sweat.

The public  meanwhile, laughed at this jokers.

Khalil, alarmed at the controversy, plans to arrange meeting between PAS youth and the palace.

And today’s breaking news says that PAS dropped its plan to protest. It would only send a letter to the organisers.

Please wake up PAS. You are in Selangor, not middle east.

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Statistics on 2008 public university intake

June 19th, 2008
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Breakdown of critical course intake for local universities 2008/2009.

Field Bumiputra Chinese Indian Total
No. % No. % No. %
Medicine 491 52.80 359 38.60 80 8.60 930
Dentistry 119 58.05 79 38.54 7 3.41 205
Pharmacy 145 50.00 140 48.28 5 1.72 290
Electronic Eng 570 56.32 389 38.44 53 5.24 1012
Chemical Eng 501 61.93 272 33.62 36 4.45 809
Law 203 58.67 116 33.52 27 7.80 346
Accountancy 386 39.59 543 55.69 46 4.72 975
Total 2415 52.88 1898 41.56 254 5.56 4567

some of the data taken from The Star  (hard copy)

My analysis:

– For critical courses, Indian students make up 5.56% of the overall intake, which is 254 students out of 4567.

– Overall Indian intake is 6.84%. Meaning out of 40,184 students,  about 2749 students are Indians.

– Total Indian students who are offered non-critical courses is 2749-254 =  2495 (90.76% of total students)

– Overall Bumiputra intake is 62.19%, which is 24,990 out of 40,184 successful students.

– Total Bumiputra students offered non-critical courses is 24,990 – 2415 =  22,575 (90.33% of total students)

– Overall Chinese intake is 30.97%, which is 12,445 out of 40,184 successful students. » Read more: Statistics on 2008 public university intake

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