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Bad news for 6 Tamil schools in Perak

March 23rd, 2011
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This is big challenge for MIC. 6 schools need to be relocated or to be boosted with big number of students. Relocation is not easy. State government may give land in inappropriate place or not give land at all. Then MOE may not give money to build school and facilitate relocation. There’s also the problem of the PTA (PIBG) or school management or parents not wanting to relocate. Finally, need to find sponsors to help build the schools if relocate.

THERE are Tamil schools in Perak with enrolments of just two to nine students each. They now face the dire prospect of closing down if there are no efforts to relocate them to more populous areas, said Makkal Osai.

In a special report, the paper said 13 Chinese schools with low enrolments were already being relocated but the Tamil schools continue to be in a limbo.

Among the low-enrolment Tamil schools named are the Kalumbang Estate Tamil school in Bagan Serai and the Holy Red Tamil school in Selama (each with just two pupils) and the Sungai Peyong Estate Tamil school (four pupils).

The others are Sungai Timah Tamil school (six), Chersonese Tamil school in Kuala Kroh (eight) and the Seberang Estate Tamil school (nine).

The paper learned there are plans to convert the two-storey Kalumbang Estate school into an Indian religious school.

There was talk during the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election in April 2009 that the Holy Red Tamil School would be relocated to Taman Kaya in Taiping but the matter had been put on hold and a final decision has yet to be made.

There are an estimated 2,000 Indian families in Taman Kaya, whose children go to the St Theresa Convent Tamil School, about six kilometres away. This school has an enrolment of about 700 pupils.

The paper said the low enrolment and closure of Tamil schools in estate areas were due to families migrating to towns.

It called on Indian based organisations and political parties like the MIC to join forces in resolving this problem.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/21/nation/8312509&sec=nation

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Bhavya Vel and Ronald McDonald help Razif

March 23rd, 2011
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The smile has returned to nine-year-old Razif Azami, who was born with a cleft palate – thanks to the efforts of an enterprising young girl.

Bhavya Vel Vell Paari managed to raise almost RM5,000 from selling brownies and cupcakes to enable Razif to undergo corrective surgery.

She donated the money to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Malaysia, who in turn sponsored Razif’s surgery at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

Sweet offering: Bhavya (right) offering Razif a brownie baked by her to raise funds for his corrective surgery.

Her efforts got the attention of several companies, which also sent donations to RMHC on her behalf.

“I love baking and I’m happy that it could help a good cause,” said Bhavya, a Year Six pupil at Alice Smith School, who had undergone cleft lip corrective surgery herself.

“When I had to choose a cause for my school’s community service project, I picked RMHC’s Gift of Smile programme as it was something close to my heart.”

Gift of Smile is a programme run by the RMHC to raise funds for children under 18 years with a cleft lip or palate, and whose families cannot afford to send them for surgery.

RMHC officer Algene Tan said such surgeries cost around RM5,000 and children would require several surgeries to fix their cleft.

“Unfortunately, the procedure is too expensive for many parents,” she added.

Since the programme began in 2004, Gift of Smile has sponsored 498 operations, which cost nearly RM2mil.

Oddly, while funding for the project continues to increase, not many parents have applied for sponsorship for their children, Tan said.

“It could be due to lack of awareness.

“There are also many families who either don’t want to, or can’t afford to come to Kuala Lumpur,” said Tan, adding that RMHC’s funds also covered travel and lodging expenses for families outside the Klang Valley.

She added RMHC welcomes more families seeking sponsorship for surgeries for their children with similar conditions.

They can obtain more information from RMHC’s website www.rmhc.org.my.

source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/22/nation/8319021&sec=nation

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3 new sites approved for Sikh Gurdwara in KL

March 22nd, 2011
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The Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry Tuesday approved three more sites to be developed as places of worship or gurdwaras for the Sikh community.

Letters of approval reserving government land for the three gurdwaras, namely in Sungai Besi, Jalan Padang Merbok and Cheras, were presented to the recipients by the minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.

Nong Chik said the approval would also prevent the sites from being misused for other purposes.

“The move is in line with the government’s policy of ensuring that non-Muslims can carry out their religious activities in comfort and an orderly manner,” he told reporters, here Tuesday.
He said to date, 11 lots involving 2.23 hectares (5.58 acres) for gurdwaras had been approved for the Federal Territory. – BERNAMA

source: http://www.nst.com.my/articles/3moresitesforSikhtemplesgetapproval/Article

 

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Flying Doctor Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan is new USM pro chancellor

March 18th, 2011
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Congrats to Dr Jegathesan for this appointment. I think its a first time a Malaysian of Indian descent been appointed to this position. Maybe because we have more IPTAs nowadays compared to 10 years ago. Won’t look nice if all are from one community 🙂  BTW, USM has two pr0 chancellors. The other one is Tan Sri Razali Ismail. Can check their website under top management. I hope its not some sort of quota thing.

 

Olympic Council of Malaysia deputy president and Asia’s fastest man in the 1960s, Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan, will be proclaimed pro-chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) at the university’s 43rd convocation tomorrow.

He replaces strategic and financial consultant Tan Sri Dr Lin See Yan, a former deputy governor of Bank Negara Malaysia and former chairman/president and CEO of the Pacific Bank Group.

 

source: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/ex-sprint-ace-m.-jegathesan-to-be-made-usm-pro-chancellor/

 

 

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Education Counselling for SPM leavers by MyIndians.com

March 18th, 2011
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Something’s brewing at MyIndians.com 🙂 I attended a discussion (late due to Rajah!) organised by Datin Vasanthi last weekend. Met some influential people there: Prof Suresh Govind (Sri Sathya Sai Council Malaysia), Krishna (MHS), Rajah (Afterschool), Elanjelian (MCEF) and so on. [note to self: write-up on MyIndians to come soon].

There will be an event in two weeks time to counsel SPM leavers around Klang Valley.  Students who will be getting their results next week should make a beeline for the session.

More details will be made known once available.

 

Note: I wish YSS (MIC), myIndians, EWRF (C3G), and DHRRA can pool their resources and work together without politics involved. We can make better use of the resources. Will write more on this later.

Talking about politics, there’s no events by PR parties so far to cater for SPM/STPM leavers? No career guidance? No scholarship talks?

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