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Unit trust scheme to reverse Indian equity drop

June 26th, 2008
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The hottest news among the concerned Indians surely have to be the news that Indian equity DROPPED to 1.1% from previous 1.2%. This is a big blow to MIC, and if used properly, will spell the end of Samy Vellu and MIC. For all they claimed on stages and advertised in papers, what we ended up with is a drop in equity. When everyone else registered positive growth, ours went the opposite way. Even though the value of investment increased (by/to?) RM575.2million or 9% within the period 2004-2006.
Unless there is proof that from 2006 to 2007, some sort mini miracle happened to improve the percentage…it will be a body blow for MIC.

Yeah, equity may not be all, but as it is an indicator fondly used by other races, so I guess its fair that we too treat it as an important indicator.

The non-privileged, normal Malaysians share increased from 40.6 percent in 2004 to 43.9
percent in 2006, meaning the Chinese community’s hold increased 3.3%, far more than the privileged and Indians communities.

For non-bumiputeras, it increased from 40.6% in 2004 to 43.9% in 2006. Chinese ownership group saw an increase from 39.6% to 42.4%, while for Indians it showed a slight decline from 1.2% to 1.1%.

However, there was a decline in foreign ownership from 32.5% to 30.1% while for nominees, it fell from 8.0% to 6.6%.

Also, the contentious “privileged’ people equity is being put at 19.4% whereas alternative figures quote more than 45% (google for ASLI’s report on bumiputra equity), increasing from 18.9% in 2004. ?During the period, individual ownership increased from 15.0% to 15.1% while for institutions, including Permodalan Nasional Bhd, it increased from 2.2% to 2.6%. The government’s target under the 9MP is to attain bumiputera equity ownership between 20% and 25% by 2010, which excludes government companies like Petroliam Nasional Bhd and Khazanah Nasional Bhd. The equity ownership is based on the par value of the shares and not on market capitalization.

The irony is privileged people’s equity increased 0.5% and below are among the measures to reach the target of 20 to 25% being introduced by PM:
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Ministry program to help stateless children

June 25th, 2008
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Minister Ng Yen Yen mentioned that her Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is working with Registration Department and state governments to resolve problem of children without “documentation”. She goes on to say that these documents were needed for schooling and medical access. Wonder what are those “documents” because she says it does not include identification cards.

Selangor is mentioned as having a high number of people without proper identification, especially from the Indian community. Figures vary from 20,000 to 80,000 depending on who you ask. Besides Selangor, Sabah also has a very high number of children without identification – usually those with illegal immigrant parents, unlike Selangor where the parents are local Indians without any identifications themselves. Kind of a generation problem.

We hope this program will succeed, instead of being dragged until next election season. However, its wiser and most likely cost effective to tackle identification card and citizenship issue at the same time. No point in having another round of exercise to investigate, document and solve identification card problem. The Registration Department should be able to decide on giving birth certificate and/or identity cards based on data collected by the ministry workers, NGOs, state government staff etc.

Before election, this stateless people topic was a hot issue in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Malacca as there were cases of estate workers who for generation were without any proper identification. Coupled with total illiteracy, these people were perfect for cheap labor in estates and farm located in remote areas.

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Kampung Pandan Indian Settlement gets eviction notice

June 23rd, 2008
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Kampung Pandan community’s worry had become a reality since they have been given an eviction notice. Before the elections, the community openly said that since 1980s, BN representatives could not do anything to help. Even meeting between Samy Vellu and officials from City Hall was not fruitful. They ended up supporting PAS candidate.

The residents were worried about the tamil school, temple and madrasah located there.

To quote from earlier posting:

“Samy Vellu told us he is so close to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi that he can flick Abdullah’s ear. He hasn’t done anything since,” said Rajoo.

So, the community had a demonstration on Sunday protesting the eviction notice.  According to NST, 200 police were placed to guard the 150 “squatters” who have lived there since before independence time.

This is going to be a problem from FT Ministry, MIC, PPP senators, and all those who said that temples WON’T  be demolished. What will happen to the school? Dare they step up and solve the problems, or cite more technicalities and rules to hide their inability to keep their promises? If they can’t do it, don’t make empty promises. Something that Pakatan Rakyat states are being accused of as well.

Kampung Pandan Indian Settlement Action Committee chairman Suresh Kumar said the protesters were not objecting to the notices, but they want more time to further discuss the issue with City Hall.
“How can they serve us a one-month notice on June 10, asking about 3,000 people to move out by July 8? The 270 houses have been here for 51 years,” he said.

“They offered us rented units in the DBKL low-cost flats in Kampung Muhibbah, Puchong, in the past but we declined because it was too far away.”

He said there were several issues they wanted to discuss with City Hall, adding that they wanted to know what the plans for the redevelopment of the squatter land were.

They want City Hall to build low-cost flats where their houses are located and give them the units for free as compensation. They also want compensation for the demolished temples and for them to be rebuilt by City Hall.

Hindu Rights Action Force coordinator S. Jayathas and Pas officials were present.

– NST

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Devamany criticises Hishamuddin over Tamil schools land

June 18th, 2008
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Looks like Devamany has the same opinion as me 🙂 He subtly hits back at Hishamuddin by saying that:

THE ruling Barisan Nasional Government should work proactively to allocate land for Tamil schools first, before asking Pakatan Rakyat state governments to allocate such land.

He said many Tamil schools were situated on private land and the Barisan Government should take over these schools and convert them into fully aided ones.

source 

Earlier, Hishamuddin was questioning non-action by Pakatan states on land allocation for vernacular and religious schools.

Hopefully he is not reprimanded again.

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Kids without birth cert expelled from tamil schools

June 17th, 2008
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Well, i think the community should learn from illegal immigrants on how they go their PR and other documents. Interested parties who are concerned for the community can set up a fund to pay for such documents. I’m sure there are many syndicates who can help 🙂 Depending on the relevant agencies will take forever, so might as well look for alternative avenues. The foreigners are enjoying more benefit due to their “initiatives”. Why not learn from them?

Remember just before election, MIC Youth hijacked an independent group’s (Makkal Sakthi?) programme and went around the nation to register Indians without identity documents? Wonder what happened to those applications. Wait for next election campaign is it?

Since Pakatan had taken over Selangor, Perak, Penang and Kedah, all states with high number of Indians, perhaps they should re-initiate action to get people without proper identification documents registered. Even when MIC Youth held the program in Klang, many people from other races also turned up. So, this is a common problem among the poor and rural inhabitants.

School kids expelled for not having birth certs
Indrani Kopal | Jun 17, 08 2:08pm

http://malaysiakini.com/news/84592

Human rights and social welfare groups are increasingly concerned that up to 40,000 ‘paperless’ Indian Malaysian children in Selangor may be deprived of an education.

Last year, 13 students who failed to produce their birth certificates were expelled from their Tamil primary school – the SRJK (T) Vallambrosa in Kapar. » Read more: Kids without birth cert expelled from tamil schools

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