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2004 survey shows indians earn more

December 5th, 2007
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perhaps the statistics should be separated to show malays, other bumiputras, chinese, indian, others, and foreigners.

the term bumiputra and malays are at times freely interchanged to suit certain needs and can cause misrepresentation.

Govt study shows Indians earning more

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THE average household income for the Indian community in 2004 stood at RM3,456 a month. 

In contrast, Bumiputeras only had a monthly average household income of RM2,711, while Chinese RM4,437. "This is a five per cent improvement from 1999, where the monthly average household income for Indians was RM2,702," said Rural and Regional Development Deputy Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman.

In his reply to a supplementary question from Datuk Dr Wan Hashim Wan Teh (BN-Gerik), he said the Hindu Rights Action Front's (Hindraf) claims that the Indians were poor and marginalised in Malaysia were false. Wan Hashim had wanted to know the status of the Indian community to ascertain whether there was any truth to Hindraf's claims of marginalisation.

"Millions of our citizens live comfortably compared to those in Tamil Nadu. In BN's opinion, there is no need for Hindraf to meet the prime minister. Go through the MIC."

Zainal Abidin explained further that in 2004, Indians only registered a poverty rate of 2.9 per cent compared with Bumiputeras at 8.3 per cent, the highest in the country. Poverty rate for the Chinese stood at 0.6 per cent. "The number actually showed an improvement because in 1999, the Indian community's poverty rate was at 3.5 per cent."  He reminded everyone to base their statements on facts and figures, and not allow false stories to affect the wellbeing of all Malaysians.

Earlier, Zainal Abidin told Wan Hashim that the government aimed to reduce the poverty rate from 5.7 per cent in 2004 to 2.85 per cent by 2010, and fully eradicate hardcore poverty by 2010. "Specifically for rural areas, the government aims to reduce poverty from 11.9 per cent to 5.95 per cent by 2010, and at the same time, fully eradicate hardcore poverty," he said.

Deputy minister: Indians better off than Malays
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/75602
Fauwaz Abdul Aziz
Dec 3, 07 6:31pm
There is lower poverty among the Indians compared to the Malays and the former also enjoy higher household incomes, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

According to Deputy Rural and Regional Development Minister Zainal Abidin Osman (BN-Nibong Tebal), the monthly household income for Indians in 2004 was RM3,456, while it was RM2,711 for Malay households and RM4,437 for Chinese.

He said this was a five percent improvement for the Indians compared to 1999 when their household income was RM2,702.

He said the poverty rate and hardcore poverty in 2004 among Indians was at 2.9 percent, 8.3 percent among Malays and 0.6 percent among the Chinese.

This was also an improvement for the Indians from 1999, where the rate was 3.5 percent.

"Because of this, we must hold on to the true facts and figures and not allow emotions and tall tales to influence the people," he said.

Explain to Hindraf

Zainal Abidin was replying Dr Wan Hashim Wan Teh (BN-Gerik) who asked for clarification of the per capita income and the incidence of poverty among the various communities.

"Let's explain this issue to (Hindu Rights Action Force) Hindraf in this august House where the ethnic Indians are situated… and the number of professionals (among Indians), isn't their percentage high in comparison with other groups?" asked Wan Hashim.

"Millions are living comfortably (in Malaysia). It is as if they are in Nirvana compared to the circumstances in Tamil Nadu." 


Wan Hashim was referring to claims by Hindraf, a group advocating rights and better treatment of Indians, who they claim have been discriminated, marginalised and exploited.

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Devamany clarifies and Nazri asks him to quit MIC

November 27th, 2007
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MIC MP: Rally reflects govt's failure
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Yoges Palaniappan
Nov 26, 07 6:59pm
A Barisan Nasional MP departed from the norm today when he said the rally organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) reflected the Indian community’s disgruntlement towards certain government policies.

K Devamany (MIC-Cameron Highlands) added that the rally proved the failure of government policies which do not benefit the Indians.

The ruling politician made the remark after interjecting Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) who argued that the rally was a cry of desperation from the Indians.

"Some 50,000 people took to the streets yesterday. It shows the government's failure and it needs to be looked into carefully," said Devamany.

The MIC MP stressed this point again during a different question which saw Deputy Internal Security Minister Mohd Johari Baharum providing statistics on the number of Indians in the military, police and other security forces.

Johari said there are 3, 292 Indians in the police force, which makes 3.5 percent of the 94,729 police personnel in the country.

"We have also advertised in the media like newspapers, radio and television stations to increase the percentage," he added.

High hopes, limited avenues

Dissatisfied with the explanation, Devamany said even though the government promised many things to the Indians under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the community's reaction through the rally demonstrated its frustration.

"Youths from the lower and middle class participated in the rally. This goes to show that they are given high hopes but limited avenues to achieve.

"What are the actions taken by the government to prove that it is serious in eliminating poverty in the Indian community?" he asked.

At that point, Lim stood up and told Devamany not to be a hypocrite by practising double standards.

He was referring to Devamany's interview with satellite station Al-Jazeera yesterday, in which he condemned the rally.

Met at the Parliament lobby later, Devamany claimed that he was ‘set up’ by Al Jazeera which deliberately cut him off halfway during the interview.

"Al Jazeera did not allow me to finish my interview. I was initially told that the crowd was unruly and violent. So I gave my opinion that violence must not be condoned.

However, I wanted to add that if the crowd came in peace, the police must be cautious in exercising force," he explained.

Devamany also stressed that the government must give priority to underprivileged Indians.

"More opportunities must be given in the civil service, education and SME in terms of training and funding," he said, adding that the rally was a "voice from below" which must not be brushed aside.

"It is high time that the government give consideration to the grievances of the Indians," he said.

Resign from MIC

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, commenting on Devamany's response in the Dewan Rakyat, questioned where the latter got the fact that 50,000 people participated in the rally.

"Has he been demonstrating with the others to know that there were 50,000 people there?" he asked, adding that parliamentary debates must be based on facts.

"If he says that the government has failed, what does he stand for in MIC?" he asked.

He said if Devamany feels that the government has failed, the only honourable way is for him to resign from MIC.

"I believe the MIC is 100 percent behind the government," he added.

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Tamil and Mandarin class plan extended to more schools

November 23rd, 2007
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Chinese, Tamil plan extended

By KAREN CHAPMAN

PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will introduce Chinese to another 100 national schools and Tamil to another 50 national schools from next year. This is an extension to a pilot project where Chinese is being taught at 150 national primary schools and Tamil at 70 national primary schools. Under the pilot project, the two languages are being taught through three models. The best model will then be identified and adopted for the teaching of the two languages in all primary schools. 

Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said this was part of an effort to make national schools the school of choice, especially for non-Malays. “Parents have many choices when it comes to selecting schools such as vernacular, private and international but we hope they will pick national schools,” he said after opening a seminar on strengthening national schools. 

Asked how the ministry was dealing with worries from non-Muslim parents that national schools were too Islamic, he said headmasters and principals have been advised to be sensitive and not to cause unease among students.  According to statistics under the National Education Blueprint 2006-2010, 6% of Chinese pupils and 45% of Indian pupils are enrolled in national schools.  

Tamil, Mandarin to be taught in more schools

By : Deborah Loh

PUTRAJAYA: The teaching of Mandarin and Tamil to pupils of all races in national schools is set to take off after the success of the pilot project. 

Another 100 schools would introduce Mandarin while 50 schools would have Tamil classes, Education Ministry director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said. He said the classes which began this year with 150 schools offering Mandarin and 70 schools Tamil, had met the objectives. The classes, which are optional, were part of the ministry's national education blueprint to enhance national schools and make them more attractive to Chinese and Indians.

The schools offering the classes are selected on the basis of having a multiracial student population.

Alimuddin said it had yet to be determined if the classes had led to more non-Malays joining national schools. "We can make a better assessment after two or three years," he said yesterday after launching a seminar by the ministry on strengthening national schools. The language classes use a simpler syllabus with a fun approach, compared with the pupils' own language classes of the past.

Racial unity among students was one of the topics addressed at the seminar. Alimuddin, when asked about non-Malay parents who feared national schools which highlighted Islamic or Malay characteristics, said school heads had been told to avoid implementing requirements which caused division. "We have informed school heads to avoid anything that raises sensitivities. "Schools should instead emphasise the quality of education."

On whether the ministry should produce guidelines on the matter, he said: "To go into the details would be difficult. We feel school heads would be able to understand what is sensitive and what is not."

  1. According to ministry statistics, enrolment in national schools was around 2.3 million, Chinese vernacular schools 645,000 and Tamil schools 98,000.

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student cheated of result

November 22nd, 2007
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This was sent by a friend who is distressed with the situation faced by the relative. Any advice will be appreciated.

Note: I edited the email for clarity.

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:03:42 PST
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:03:42 -0800 (PST)
From: xxxxxxxxxxx
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To: Poobalan

I have a close relative studying at KUTPM (currently changed name to : MSU: Management & Science University!!! ). My relative is in his 4th semester and the semester has just started last week. Last week, he came to collect his result for the previous semester. Surprisingly he FAILED one of his basic subject. He is a good student and have never scored anything lesser than B so far. But this time, there was something really fishy about his result.

For the failed subject, he actually did well in his mid-term exam and his assignments ,while the final exam only carries 40% of the total contribution. So now matter how we look at it, it is not making sense at all. So he was asked to fill up form for RECHECK and was charged RM80 for that!

The issue here is, he was not told clearly when this recheck result shall be out. According to the officers, it will take AT LEAST 3 weeks!!! And based on my relative’s seniors experience, the recheck result will be only out at the end of the semester and there will be no changes even though if there was a mistake. They say “duit recheck macam masuk tabung”!! I have seen a few students who are proof of this issue as this happened to them and they were victimised for the mistake the college did!

One case was, the lecturer for a particular subject gave a support letter stating that the student got B for the subject which stated FAILED in her result slip. Yet the college refused to change and force her to retake the examt!!!!)

Until the result is out, my relative is NOT allowed to take one of the subject offered for this semester, as the subject that was stated failed is a prerequisition subject for this current semester subject.

On top of that, till the results of the recheck are out, he was asked to attend the class for the subject he failed. So now he is depressed. He called up his lecturer for the subject he failed (the lecturer is no longer working in that college) and she said she gave everyone good grades as all did well.

He met his Mentor (lecturer assigned to help student) to assist him further, but he was insisted to just repeat the subject and not hope for any changes. He wanted to meet the dean and appeal but he was NOT allowed to meet the faculty dean at all till his recheck result is out and only if no changes in the result.

I really dont understand wht kind of lousy system this college is having. Students were not at all given the status of their continous assessments’ marks and everything is kept as secret. I am a local university graduate. I dont remember anyone stopping us from seeing the faculty dean if there is any problem. And we were always given the status of our continuous assessment marks throughout our semester.

But over here, I DON’T understand their system. My relative is just another victim of their sabotage!!! He is so distressed about all this. Now looks like he need to retake the subject again, and pay another RM900 for tht!!! He is already struggling with the little money that he is getting in the name of loan. Every single cent counts for students like him.

I thought this is a great college, but now I really think there is alot of fishy things going on. Their website serve no purpose. There is no contact or email to contact the right person to assist on this matter.

They keep dragging the RECHECK result. My relative can’t appeal to dean till the result come out. Even appealing to dean doesn’t mean that he could get his actual result!! The mentor promised to get the recheck result out fast but nothing been done as said!!!

So, wht is the status of my relative and other students who are going through the same fate like him at that college, especially Indians, as according to my relative many indians are being victimised to balance their so called ‘statistics’ !! Why he has to pay his money for the subject he did NOT actually fail. Why he has to pay for their mistake. I want to see some transparency in their system. If they said he failed, then prove it!

Please Help.

More students are suffering because of their lousy system. It has to be more transparent.

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22 nov 2007

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SRKT UPSR 2007 results

November 18th, 2007
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There's an increase of 3 students (571 against 568 in 2006) who obtained 7As this year. Read last few years results here .. MIC says the increase is due to efforts by MIED and also RM500 prize giving function.

More Tamil school pupils scoring 7As

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TAMIL newspapers highlighted the academic excellence of 573 Tamil school pupils who achieved 7As in the UPSR exam. Tamil Nesan, in its front-page report, reported that over the past few years, the number of Tamil school pupils achieving 7As had increased greatly. It said this year, more pupils from rural areas produced outstanding results. It said the efforts being undertaken by the MIC, through its education arm MIED in guiding and preparing the pupils, had been successful. It also said that the RM500 incentive given by MIED to each Indian pupils who achieved 7As at a grand function in Kuala Lumpur in front of pupils and parents was another motivating factor. Schools that produced the most number of students with 7As would be recognised and given monetary aid for their achievement, it said.

The Star: source

Better UPSR results this year

By TAN SHIOW CHIN

PUTRAJAYA: The Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) 2007 results showed an improvement in both the number of pupils scoring all As and those who achieved the minimum pass grade. Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom announced that 48,400 candidates (9.7%) scored all As compared with 42,029 (8.5%) last year.
Meanwhile, the number of pupils who achieved grades A, B and C in all subjects also increased by 2.5% to 64.2% this year. A total of 511,519 Year Six pupils sat for the UPSR examination at 8,182 centres nationwide. 

Out of the 12 subjects available, seven saw an increase in the percentage of candidates who achieved the minimum grade requirement of a C. Similar to last year, eight subjects recorded over 80% pass scores, including Bahasa Melayu SK (Comprehension) at 92.6%, Science (85.7%) and Mathematics (85.3%). 

Alimuddin noted that although this year's candidates did not study Mathematics and Science in English, there were some who had answered the two papers in English or in a mix of both languages. Bilingual answers were handed in by 10% of the candidates taking the Mathematics paper and 18% of those taking the Science paper. Meanwhile, 1,075 pupils (0.2%) answered the Mathematics paper entirely in English, while 1,324 pupils (0.3%) answered the Science paper in English. "Even though one cycle of PPSMI (Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English) will only be completed next year, we already have some pupils answering the papers in English. This is an interesting development, which makes us proud," he said. 

He added that the ministry expects a big increase in the number of pupils answering the two subject papers in English next year, despite them still having the option of answering in Bahasa Malaysia or English. "This is because Year Six pupils in 2008 have been taught entirely in English."  


NST: Source
By : Farrah Naz Karim

E students put damper on results

PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry has every reason to bask in the overall improved performance in this year's Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination which saw a higher percentage of students scoring straight As.


However, an unwelcome spike in the number of students who obtained an E for all subjects has put a damper on this year's overall achievement. Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said although the one per cent increase (from 3,437 students in 2006 to 5,012 students this year) in the number of students who got an E for all subjects was marginal, the ministry would nonetheless take steps to ensure better results each year.
"Very poor performances by these students is a cause for worry. We will continue to hold additional classes and use effective teaching materials and methods to improve the results," he said, adding that the ministry's Schools Division had been tasked with looking into helping poor students buck up.

Of the 500,786 UPSR candidates this year, 48,400 or 9.7 per cent scored straight As.

This was a jump from the 42,029 (8.5 per cent) candidates who scored straight As last year and 35,980 (7.3 per cent) in 2005. A total of 9,060 of those who scored straight As were from Chinese schools while 571 candidates were from Tamil schools.

Alimuddin said although this year's UPSR candidates were not the batch of students who had to learn Science and Mathematics in English, 18 per cent (89,875) chose to answer the Science paper bilingually, as did another 10 per cent (51,760) for the Mathematics paper. Another 2,399 students (1,324 students for Science and 1,075 for mathematics) opted to answer the Science and Mathematics papers entirely in English.

He also announced that the percentage of Year Six pupils who could read and write well stood at 38.7 per cent and 49.5 per cent respectively.

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48,400 straight As UPSR achievers

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 16, 2007): A total of 48,400 or 9.7% of the 500,786 Year Six pupils who sat for the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination from Sept 3 to 5 scored straight As. Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom announced today the results were better than the 42,029 (8.5%) straight As achievers last year and 35,980 (7.3%) in 2005. Alimuddin said 9,060 of the high achievers were from Chinese schools compared with 9,745 last year and 7,700 in 2005. Tamil schools had 571 straight As students compared with 568 in 2006 and 517 in 2005.

He said those who sat for this year's UPSR were not the batch of students who had to learn Science and Mathematics subjects in English. "However, 89,875 or 18% of the students opted to answer the Science paper bilingually and 51,760 (10%) for the Mathematics paper," he said.Alimuddin said said 1,324 (0.3%) and 1,075 (0.2%) of the candidates chose to answer theScience and Mathematics papers entirely in English respectively.

The percentage of Year Six pupils who could read and write well stood at 38.7% and 49.5 % respectively.

Alimuddin said 20,856 students (4.2%) obtained grades D and E this year compared with 19,960 (4 %) lastvyear and 21,033 (4.2%) in 2005.

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