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Samy worries about couch potatoes

October 18th, 2007

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Samy worries about couch potatoes

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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu is worried that more Malaysian Indians are becoming couch potatoes.

“With Astro introducing more Indian channels, such as Chutti TV and Makkal TV, my worry is that the viewers may become couch potatoes from watching the many drama series.

“Malaysian Indians now have more channels than they bargained for,” he said while launching the International Dance Competition Attam 100 (Nuru) Vagai.

He commended Astro’s Indian programmes for being community-based with the potential to trigger a positive change in the mindset of its viewers.

“Vaanavil’s legal talk show and 360 Degrees address social and community issues,” he noted.

Samy Vellu proposed that the channels take on the responsibility of producing more English programmes to improve the standard of spoken English among Malaysians.

He congratulated Astro for showcasing the dance competition as an international event in other countries.

On the frequent floods at SRK Tamil Ladang Bukit Jalil, Samy Vellu said that RM650,000 had been allocated to relocate the school away from flood-prone areas.

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Statistics on Tamil School by YSS

October 10th, 2007

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THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN TAMIL SCHOOLS

by Dinesh on Tuesday, 09 October 2007

In recent weeks, several issues relating to Tamil schools have been highlighted by certain individuals and groups either in media or in public forums of which some are misleading information on Tamil schools. Many articles and views were not substantiated with accurate statistics and data. In this context, YSS has updated the data on Tamil schools relating to the number of schools, enrolment, infrastructure development, achievement and teachers development in order to provide an actual information to the Indian community on the whole.

Number of schools and enrolment
There were 888 Tamil schools in Malaysia in 1957 with 50,766 students. This number of Tamil schools has dwindled over the last 50 years due to development of estates into housing and commercial areas. Therefore there are 523 Tamil schools in 2007 with a total of 105,618 students.

Of the 523 schools there are 327 under-enrolled Tamil schools where there are less than 150 students. 149 schools out of the 327 schools have fewer than 50 students.

Table 1: Number of schools and enrolment

Year	1957	1970	1980	1990	2000	2006	2007
No school	888	657	589	547	524	524	523
No of students	50,766	79,277	73,958	96,120	89,175	101,972	105,618

Infrastructure Development
Since independence, Tamil schools have undergone tremendous changes in their infrastructure development. Many small schools and old schools have been rebuilt and upgraded with good building and the latest teaching and learning facilities. Several Tamil schools have also been relocated at suitable sites.

A study undertaken by YSS in 2004, identified that there were 106 Tamil schools required either a total rebuilding of the school or major portions of the school. A majority of these schools are situated in the rural area especially in estates and are partially aided schools. However out of 106 schools about 50 schools have close to 100 students or above.

With the special allocation from the government since 1986, YB Dato Seri Samy Vellu had managed to build 76 Tamil schools and some of them are from these 106 schools. Dato Seri has also been instrumental in upgrading a number of Tamil schools since 1986. In addition to that, Dato Seri has secured RM53,129,000 to rebuild and upgrade 136 Tamil schools in the 9th Malaysia Plan period. Of this, the upgrading of 27 schools have been approved in 2007.

UPSR Results
Tamil school students since the last 10 years have been performing well in the UPSR examination. They have achieved marked improvement in all subjects. In 2000 only 95 students scored 7As. But in 2006, a total of 570 students obtained 7As in UPSR. (See Table 2 & 3)

Table 2: UPSR Results Of Tamil School Students (1993-2006)

Subjects	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Malay Writing	18.0	26.9	26.9	24.3	31.3	31.5	24.9	39.2	40.1	51.7	57.6	56.3	56.8	52.1
Malay Compr.	18.0	44.8	41.4	47.2	46.5	45.3	44.5	43.9	54.6	59.3	60.0	58.0	59.6	60.7
Math	44.0	58.1	59.6	65.3	65.8	68.6	70.9	73.9	74.4	81.1	85.8	84.4	83.3	87.7
Science	–	–	–	–	69.2	67.2	66.7	73.9	82.6	74.7	78.6	79.2	80.9	81.7
English	40.0	54.8	46.9	51.8	46.8	45.1	47.7	45.6	52.4	59.3	61.2	61.1	62.1	62.8
Tamil Writing	62.0	54.6	63.1	63.6	64.7	64.8	65.2	65.9	70.2	79.1	78.0	79.1	79.5	80.3
Tamil Compre.	62.0	76.3	81.2	80.3	82.8	83.1	80.2	81.5	81.5	84.1	58.6	84.9	87.9	86.6

Source: Yayasan Strategik Sosial

Table 3: Number of 7A achievers in Tamil Schools (1999-2006)

Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	45	101	165	202	356	378	518	570

Development of Teachers
There were 3258 teachers in Tamil schools in 1970. The number has grown up to 7,126 teachers in 2007. More than 97% of them are trained teachers.

Table 4: Number of teachers in Tamil schools

Year	1970	1980	1990	2000	2006	2007
No. of teachers	3,258	3,560	4,049	5,996	6,740	7,126

from: http://www.malaysianindians.net/v1/latest/the-latest-development-in-tamil-schools-2.html

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What leaders say about merging BN component parties

October 8th, 2007

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Pak lah – no need.

Samy Velu –
"If all parties join together, some of them will become like small kacang (nuts) in a curry. "

Koh Tsu Koon – we will be the first to dissolve.

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in Kuala Lumpur, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said merging BN component parties into one entity would dilute the support and strength of the non-bumiputra parties.

He added that every Barisan component party had to take care of their its own supporters and community, and it would be difficult for parties to state their case to the leadership if they were to be merged.

"If all parties join together, some of them will become like small kacang (nuts) in a curry.

"Once we all join one party, I cannot bring up the problems of the Indians to the Government and the Prime Minister.

"The majority will rule while the minority's voice will not be heard. I don't think such a suggestion should have been made in the first place," he said after chairing an interactive session with MIC division and branch leaders on preparations for the general election yesterday.

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MIC reacts

October 8th, 2007

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One good thing about the leaders fighting with each other, plus the efforts of various individuals and organisations, is the drastic action taken by MIC especially. The exposure on issues affecting the Indian community now sees MIC moving into hyperdrive (wonder how long that will last). They realise that the must be SEEN doing the work as well. For long periods of time, the leaders may be able to hoodwink the public, but not for all the time. Some of the suggestions (which hopefully will not remain as that) are:

set up a “road map” for Tamil schools

"submit our proposal to ask for 80 new Tamil schools"

single mothers would be asked to join cooking classes

Samy Vellu: Active, aggressive candidates to be chosen

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By ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN

KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC will introduce many new faces in the next general election, party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said. He added that candidates chosen would be those who have been active and aggressive in their party work. “I don’t want to give any shocks, because the present MIC MPs have been there for one or two terms only. “We have not decided how many candidates will be chosen by the party,” he said after chairing a closed-door interactive session with MIC division and branch leaders on preparations for the general election here yesterday.
He said the party, which has over 650,000 registered voters, aims to get as many votes as possible for Barisan Nasional.

On the closed-door session, Samy Vellu said he had advised them to accept differing views on improving the livelihood of the Indian community. He also directed them to set up a “road map” for Tamil schools in the country. “I’ve directed them to submit to me the names of Indian estate workers who have moved out to housing estates and who need to provide education for their children. “We will submit our proposal to ask for 80 new Tamil schools to be built in housing estates,” he added. Samy Vellu also said single mothers would be asked to join cooking classes to be set up by the party soon. “Many of them earn less than RM250 per month, and the classes will help them earn extra income by setting up businesses,” he added.

On another matter, Samy Vellu said the MIC”s support from the Indian community would not waver even with the formation of new political parties to attract the Indians. “Many parties have come and gone, but MIC still remains the strongest Indian party,” he said when asked to comment on the formation of the Malaysian Indian United Party by Datuk K.S. Nallakaruppan, who left Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) recently. Nallakaruppan had quit PKR on May 25 following a rift with its de facto leader and his former best friend Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Karpal joins Samy Vellu in attacking Kavyeas

October 3rd, 2007

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Kavyeas seems to stir up one controversy after another – from MPAJ, Stephen's Corner, Taiping seat, CTOS, MIC, MAIKA, Tamil School status, etc.

Is that sign of a caring, charismatic leader fighting for the public, or as Karpal Singh puts it, "Kayveas is steadily becoming an embarrassment…but the country as a whole"?

Kayveas unfazed, continues to take digs at Samy Vellu

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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk M. Kayveas is unperturbed by what he terms as Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu's attempts to embarrass him.

Although the MIC president had released a letter which could be potentially damaging to Kayveas, the People's Progressive Party (PPP) president remained unfazed and said he was more concerned about the plight of the Indian community.

Kayveas's letter, dated April 12, 1985, was written to thank Samy Vellu for STG2,000 education loan for Kayveas who was studying in England at that time. “By publishing the letter, Samy thinks he is embarrassing me but the joke is on him as his act only shows how low he can go. By writing the letter, it shows my culture and tradition of thanking people who have helped me. “The contents of the letter were genuine and written in high respect and hope on the man who has taken charge of the uplifting of the Indian community.

“But it is very clear that he did not live up to the letter.

“It is good that the letter was made public as it is clear that after 22 years, he has failed the Indian community. “The claims of STG2,000 became an answer to the questions raised regarding the bad state of the Indian community. “As far as I am concerned, questions raised regarding the present situation of the Indian community have yet to be answered and fulfilled,” Kayveas said yesterday.

MIC released the letter on Monday as proof that Kayveas had benefited from monetary assistance from the Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) despite the PPP leader accusing MIC of lacking commitment in helping the Indian community. When contacted, Samy Vellu declined to comment further on the matter.

Amid the raging war of words between the two party leaders, Samy Vellu received a show of support from an unexpected source – the leader of an opposition party, no less. DAP chairman Karpal Singh voiced out his displeasure over Kayveas’ behaviour and even went so far as to call for him to step down as member of parliament for Taiping. “Kayveas is steadily becoming an embarrassment, not only to his voters in the Taiping parliamentary constituency, but the country as a whole. “Politicians should think before they speak, and not the reverse,” he said in a statement yesterday. Karpal said the government should upgrade Tamil schools, giving Indians their fair share of seats in universities and colleges in the country, and do away with discrimination against Indians in public service. “The government should strive for meritocracy which should be the acid test for public service and enrolment in universities and colleges,” he added.