Update on donation for blogger Satish

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Firstly, I would like to thank all those who have donated to help Satish of Olaichuvadi. He is recuperating from his accident injuries.  Amid fuel price increase and the subsequent impact, people still willing to contribute to help another person. Bravo!

I’ve received an update of the accounts up till 9.00am 11th June 2008:

HINDRAF Png               –  RM 3110

HINDRAF Central         –  RM   500

Donations from public –  RM 1530

Total collected:              RM 5140

Balance needed        –   RM 3460

However, as you can see above, there still a shortage of RM 3460 which is needed to cover the cost of the operation. Earlier the cost was estimated at about RM7000, but the actual figure is about RM8600.

Details of his medical condition and records will be posted once I get, but in the meantime, please spread the news and help to cover the medical cost.

To donate, bank in to:

Name : Satish Kumar
Account No : 108114004851
Bank : Maybank

For any info pls contact Ms. Saras at 012-7162884

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11th time for Samy

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 If Alex is still around, there will be a contest. There’s another 9 months left. Let’s see what more interesting stories turn up. Although some quarters clamour for his retirement, Samy is firm on continuing until 2012.

Most likely he will win as I doubt there are any strong contenders or dissidents that will win support from the branch leaders.

KUALA LUMPUR: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said anyone can contest for the presidency when nominations are held next year. “I will not stop anyone from contesting for the post,” he said.

The 72-year-old, who has been the president since 1979, completes his term on March 8 next year. Elections would have to be held within two months after that.

Speaking to reporters after presenting the President’s Merit Award to 411 SPM and STPM students here on Thursday, he said: “Lots of people want to see Samy Vellu finished.”

“I don’t worry about it. I will keep on serving the Indian community and the MIC until they say that they don’t want me … then I will say goodbye”, he said.

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KUALA LUMPUR: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has declared that he would contest the top post for a record 11th term at the party’s presidential election in March next year. I will not stop anyone from contesting the president’s post.”We are a democratic party. I am elected by popular vote, so it is the members who will decide.

“I will continue serving until the members say they don’t want me. My term ends on March 8,” Samy Vellu said after handing over the president’s merit awards to excellent SPM and STPM Indian students at the Putra World Trade Centre here yesterday.

Samy Vellu, 72, has declared that he would quit active politics in 2012 and this bid would be his last as party president, a post which he has held since 1981, after serving two years before as acting president.
The MIC supremo lost the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat in the March 8 general election, and speculation has been rife that the veteran politician would contest the post for the last time next year before handing over the party to the chosen successor.

To contest the president’s post, a potential candidate needs to amass at least 50 nominations from the 3,600 MIC branches nationwide.

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Free Water in Selangor

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I thought Khalil’s plan will fall flat, especially when Syabas said they could not come to an agreement regarding the payment period. However, in the last one day, the Selangor government, through Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad (KDEB) has managed to successfully negotiate a longer payment period.

Even though the free water plan is starting from June 16 and will be reflected from next month’s bill onwards, nonetheless its been successfully pulled off by Pakatan government. But for how long it can be sustained is a question mark. The subsidy is expected to cost RM1.1 million per month for 20 cubic metre per household (according to Malaysiakini). However, NST reports that its going to cost a whopping RM10.8 million per month! The Star provided its own figure of RM1.8 million per month. Looks like 3 parties with three different figures.

There are arguments that providing free water will make people more wasteful and less concerned about conserving water. Anything free won’t be appreciated easily.

What do you think?

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Indian population dwindling

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Make babies, not war 🙂 Hmm…you have to get married first of course!

Its not easy to raise kids nowadays. We hear stories of our parents or grandparents raising 6 or 10 children those days, but now, raising 2 children itself is a challenge due to high cost of living.

Coupled with entry of women into workforce and higher literacy rate for women, the marrying age is getting higher and higher. Marriage at age of 16 or 20 is history. Now, marriage ideas start blooming at late 20s or even early 30s. The, there’s wedding cost to think of. I doubt that a relatively simple Indian wedding can be done within 20K budget per bride/groom.

Other communities also face this problem, especially the Chinese. Some chinese guilds are offering incentives for couples to get married.

The Malays are still doing well, due to government support, larger population, polygamy, and also support for single mothers.

I don’t suppose MIC can start some of incentive, can they? 🙂

THE Indian population is on the decline and action must be taken to stop this, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said, in a Tamil Nesan front-page report.

He said the current Indian population stood at 7.8% and this was expected to fall to 7% in five years.

Samy Vellu was speaking to reporters after opening Pahang MIC’s 62nd annual delegates conference in a hotel in Genting Highlands yesterday.

He said currently, the Government gave allocations based on the population of the Indian community.

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Minister uses public transport

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Earlier, I wrote that MPs should be forced to take public transport. Looks like one of them already had. MP Johor Bahru and Minister for Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs took ERL from Putrajaya to KL Sentral. Of course the comfort of the stations and the ERL is better than road transport, so there won’t be much complaint about cleanliness, dust etc. However, even ERL is getting packed nowadays as areas surrounding in Salak Tinggi become more populated. There are also people travelling from Putrajaya to KL or Bandar Tasik Selatan. Perhaps its time to lower ERL’s ticket price.

NST and Star both provided some comments from Shahrir.

Shahrir takes ERL

Picture courtesy of Sin Chew Jit Poh.

 

According to him:

A single ticket to Putrajaya costs RM9.50 and a return ticket costs RM15. Considering Putrajaya is about 30km from the city, the fare is reasonable.

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