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January 14th, 2010 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email
First Malaysian to receive Aussie PM scholarship Award
January 13th, 2010 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Dr Jeegajeeva Rao, a role model for academic aspirants:
SHAH ALAM: A Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) medical faculty lecturer, Dr Jeegajeeva Rao, created history by becoming the first Malaysian to receive the Australian Prime Minister’s scholarship award.
Dr Jeegajeeva, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, received the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Awards worth RM630,500 to pursue a doctorate in medicine.
UiTM vice-chancellor Datuk Prof Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar said Dr Jeegajeeva, one of the university’s excellent service award recipients last year, had vast experience in his field in several countries including Malaysia, Britain, Indonesia and Australia.
“UiTM is proud of Dr Jeegajeeva’s achievement. He is one of 10 individuals in Asia chosen for the scholarship,” he said at the presentation of the scholarship here Wednesday.
Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia Penny Williams presented the award.
Dr Jeegajeeva described the award as “a dream come true.”
“I was pleasantly surprised upon receiving an e-mail from the Australian High Commission about my selection,” he said.
Dr Jeegajeeva has served at hospitals in Penang, Sungai Petani, Batu Pahat, Alor Setar and has been a Selayang Hospital specialist over the past three years.
He leaves for Australia on Sunday to pursue his study at the University of New South Wales, and will carry out research at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. — Bernama
Ex HM Nadarajah honoured with trust fund name
January 13th, 2010 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email FORMER SMK Maxwell headmaster P. Nadarajah left such an impression on his former students that some of them have set up a trust fund in his honour for the school’s needy students.
According to former head boy Ngiam Foon, the group who started the fund wanted to show their gratitude to the school and headmaster.
“What we are doing is a reflection of the compassion that Nadarajah showed us during our school days,” said Ngiam.
About RM15,000 was collected and used to buy back-to-school gifts for 100 needy students from Remove classes to Form 3 at their alma mater. They distributed the gifts at a ceremony on Monday.
The students received one set of school uniform each, shoes, a school bag and stationery.
“We will try to raise more funds during a dinner on Jan 23,” said Ngiam, who added that this was the first trust fund set up for the school.
Twelve old boys and four former teachers joined Nadarajah at the small ceremony held at the school hall.
“He used to cane us when we did something wrong, but it was because he loved us,” said Ngiam.
Ngiam’s former classmate, K.L. Tan said: “He is a humble and disciplined man.”
Tan said that Nadarajah would also pay for meals and school fees for students who could not afford them.
“I used to think that I would need bodyguards once I left the school because I used to whack them all the time. But I am proud that many of them have made it,” quipped Nadarajah.
“The most important thing for teachers is to show they care for the students,” he added.
Those interested in contacting the group can e-mail maxwellian@live.com.
from: The Star.
Where’s the report, ask parents
January 7th, 2010 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email I was just thinking about the Kampar bridge disaster two days ago (its new school term, and my mind just went to the families that lost their children) and look at what appears in today’s news. So, what has been done so far? I know Perak state government had the contractor blacklisted. The outcome of the investigation was announced, but I don’t remember the report being released. Teachers given counseling (parents and students?). The parents started a law suit. Other than that?
The parents of the three drowned schoolchildren from the Kuala Dipang collapsed bridge tragedy late last year wants the Education Ministry to publicise its report on its investigations.
Former Perak Speaker V. Sivakumar said the three parents were hell-bent on pursuing the matter and wanted the findings to be made known to them.
”If there is nothing to hide, why keep it (the findings) a secret?” he told reporters during a press conference here on Thursday.
”The Government should tell the parents and the public what went wrong and punish those responsible for the tragedy,” said Sivakumar, also the Tronoh assemblyman who led the Pakatan Rakat ad hoc investigation committee into the matter.
”The matter should not be put aside as it has not been resolved yet,” he added.
Sivakumar said no action has been taken against those responsible for approving the contruction of the bridge since the Education Ministry completed their investigations last year.
”They already know the cause for the collapse of the bridge and also identified all the parties involved,” he said.
”Only the contractor who built the bridge has been made the scapegoat,” he claimed.
He noted that Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir had blacklisted the contractor and said he would not be awarded any more contracts.
1.8 percent Indians in civil service
January 6th, 2010 | Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email 1.8% of 1.2 million staff is about 21,600 persons, so says some guy in PM’s Department, but I remember MIC saying its around 3%. If we take Tamil school teachers out of the equation, probably left with 15,000 Indian staff in the rest of the civil service. No wonder some offices/branches don’t even have single Indian staff.
So, how to nearly triple the intake to 4.5%? If all the 42,000 vacancies are given to Indian solely, its about 5.3%. Can that happen in reality? You and I know the answer. 🙂
THERE are about 42,000 vacancies in the public sector and the Indian community should seize the opportunity to join the civil service, reported Malaysia Nanban.
More Indians should come forward and serve the Government as they consisted only 1.8% of the workforce in the public sector.
The press secretary to the Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department R. Rajendran said the Government was trying to increase the percentage of Indians in the public sector to 4.5%.
