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Pay rise increased civil service job application

May 19th, 2008
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Earlier, no breakdown was mentioned by PSD. In the article below, more numbers are revealed. Let’s look at them:

Chinese – 5421 / 47,253 (11.47% of total application from July till Dec 2007). in 2006, it was 11.21% (1347 / 12,020). An increase of 402.45% (5421 / 1347) from corresponding period in 2006.

Indian –  6113 / 47,253 (12.94% of the total application). 2006, it was 16.25% (1953 / 12,020). An increase of  313% (6113 / 1953).

Other races –  35,719 / 47,253 (75.59% of the total application). 2006, it was 72.55% (8720 / 12,020). An increase of 409.62% (35,719 / 8720).

Now, we can see that for Indians, the percentage dropped from 16.25 to 12.94 for total application in 2007 whereas for others it increased a little. The increase of application year-to-year is also lower (313%) as compared to Chinese and other races. Not so significant, but probably an indication that Indians have been applying for government jobs all the time, and the pay rise actually influenced others to apply.

Secondly, we need to establish what constitutes “other races”. I guess those from East Malaysia play a big factor.

And of course, as I mentioned earlier, the whole range of data is needed to further analyse civil service intake.

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Waytha accuses minister Syed Hamid of lying

May 18th, 2008
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Waytha returns the ball to Syed Hamid’s court by implying that the minister is lying about his passport. So, let’s wait for the minister’s reply.

Waytha: Syed Hamid lied about my passport

http://malaysiakini.com/news/83052
K Kabilan | May 18, 08 6:46pm

Hindu Rights Action Force chairperson P Waythmoorthy today accused the Malaysian government of lying over the status of his passport.  He said that it was “absolutely ridiculous and a blatant lie” for the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar to claim that his passport was not revoked.

Waythamoorthy was also upset with Syed Hamid in shrugging off the issue by stating that a misunderstanding could have occurred over the status of the passport.

Syed Hamid had earlier said that “probably because the passport had expired”. “How can he lie like this? Aren’t his officers briefing him on what’s happening to Malaysians abroad?” asked Waythamoorthy.  He said that his passport was to expire in 2010 and that he, of all persons, would know the validity of his travel document.

“The problem started when I returned to London from Zurich on April 21 and was informed by the UK immigration officer at Gatwick Airport that the Malaysian government had revoked my passport,” he told Malaysiakini.

“Is Syed Hamid saying that the British immigration authorities are lying?” he asked when contacted by telephone today.

Waythamoorthy had revealed the cancellation of his travel document in a press statement on Friday.

On the same day, Syed Hamid, when asked to comment on the issue, rejected the claims, stating that Waythamoorthy’s passport had not been revoked.  Syed Hamid added that the “misunderstanding” was probably because Waythamoorthy’s passport had expired and he could have his passport renewed at the Malaysian High Commission in London. » Read more: Waytha accuses minister Syed Hamid of lying

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300 million is to raise equity

May 18th, 2008
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After making an audacious request of RM300 million per annum till 2020, Samy clarifies that it is to raise “indian equity”, and to invest in agro-based business and school affairs.

The proposal have been submitted, but we all know what happens to proposals. 🙂

Due to the economic pressure and increased spending for subsidies, I doubt this proposal will be approved. Maybe at most, a one-off amount of 100 million to give some hope and alleviate the situation.

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PSD claims cream of crop selected for scholarship

May 18th, 2008
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After Dr S.Subra suggested automatic scholarships, and many disgruntled SPM achievers gathered at Perak and Selangor, PSD comes out with explanation. How nice if this explanation is given earlier. It would answer many questions.

Now it is revealed that minimum of 13A1s is the cutoff point for academic criteria. In others, all the 140 students who complained earlier don’t stand a chance. Not qualified la! PSD should make the criteria public as soon as the closing date for application is reached. This will ensure students and parents would not wait anxiously and can make alternative plans. In fact, data on number of A1 achievers should be read from MES and matched with the number of scholarships available. In this way, it is possible to know how many A1s is needed to qualify for academic criteria. Probably, if 2000 places are available, PSD can pick the top 4000 or 5000, and do their shortlisting from there. » Read more: PSD claims cream of crop selected for scholarship

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MIC asks RM300 million ANNUAL aid

May 18th, 2008
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Wow…RM300 million per year from 2008 till 2020? That’s 17 years, meaning RM5.1 billion! Wonder if MIC is dreaming or high! Surely they request will be rejected. Want to buy rice also problem. Petrol increasing beyond USD126/barrel. I’ll be surprised if PM approves even half the amount even once. let alone yearly.

Perhaps MIC want to use this money to regain its trust among the community. Maybe by managing a big amount, it could distribute the funds and gain support from the community.

By the way, I don’t remember reading government telling Samy not to interfere in helping to release Hindraf 5. Certainly no statement from government to that effect. Unless of course if this happened behind the scenes?

By the way, 300 million is a bit low.  At least a billion a year will be reasonable. 🙂

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