Bathmavathi triumphs even with disabilities

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‘You cannot legislate attitude’
By : Heidi Foo
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PETALING JAYA: Bathmavathi Krishnan was a University of Malaya undergraduate in the bloom of life when she was mowed down on campus by a bus chartered by the university and left a paraplegic.
It was 1975 and the 21-year-old was paralysed from the waist down. Her world, as she knew it then, came crashing down. In building life anew, Bathmavathi determined that although she was broken in body, she was whole in spirit. » Read more: Bathmavathi triumphs even with disabilities

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Ministry to channel funds via MARA for Pakatan led states

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I’m quite surprised to hear this. I thought MARA is mainly (99% or 100%?) for Malay community, so how can funds from the Ministry is channeled to them? Does that mean that the Ministry only have funds for Malays all this while? Or is MARA’s role being expanded?

If it is the first case, that means the SEDC is for certain community only? That is quite bad. Imagine all the none PR states using funds for SEDC for benefit of certain race only. » Read more: Ministry to channel funds via MARA for Pakatan led states

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Penang Indian assemblymen under fire

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Makkal Sakthi bought this people into power. And looks like the same will send them out. The grassroot are not interested in what Anwar or other top leaders say. They see their fellow Indians not given opportunity even though it is claimed to be equal opportunity coalition. Is it because the supporters or loyalist are not qualified? Or any other reasons?

My stand is still the same – best man for the job, nothing else qualifies. If we find the other races getting positions even though not qualified, the for sure the fury from the community will find its way again. » Read more: Penang Indian assemblymen under fire

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a dangerous apology from Youth Chief

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Is it an apology or not? Yeah, I’m nitpicking. Why is there an “if” in the apology when its crystal clear his action has hurt feeling of Malaysians?

Then, he goes on to apologise for “his failure for not upholding the Malay symbol”, as if he is forced to apologise and not necessarily really meant it. That apology looks like fanning racial sentiment to pit the Malays againsts the other communities.

Cue the organisations that will come in defence of him and start challenging others. » Read more: a dangerous apology from Youth Chief

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no consensus from BN Youth on HINDRAF 5

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While the focus was on “is-it-an-apology-or-not” from Hishamuddin over the keris display, I was attracted to what Vigneswaran said on the discussion about HINDRAF ISA detainees. According to him, no consensus was attained. He said he explained MIC’s stand during the BN Youth meeting. As far as I can recall, MIC, MCA, Gerakan have called for the detainees’ release. Not sure on stand of parties from East Malaysia, and I don’t see a reason for them to oppose. That leave only one culprit. No prizes for guessing why consensus was not reached. Does this mean that the rest of them are there just to make numbers, as we suspected all along?

Reaching a consensus is easy. They can choose to agree, disagree, leave it to PM or any other decision.  This also cannot do? » Read more: no consensus from BN Youth on HINDRAF 5

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