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more comedy from MIC youth

December 23rd, 2007
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"Is the opposition really worried about the state of affairs of the Indians, or is it trying to win support for the coming elections?"
[ the same can be asked of all political parties. That's why they exist, no?]

"You mean, for 50 years, the MIC did not do anything?
[more likely the last 30 years its been downhill as compared to the 1st 20 years]

MIC acknowledged that the community had some chronic problems, such as in the area of education opportunities and also the relocation of estate workers.
[ aik! I thought everytime they said life is rosy and everyone is happy. Now, the community have some chronic problem???]

He said the MIC was trying to resolve these problems, but nothing could be done overnight.
[ 50 years is not overnight. Even 30 years is not overnight. If can convert one school every year to fully aided, we would have extra 30 schools to the 180].

"We also need more statistics on the problems facing the Indians so that we can bring them up with the government. This is now a priority for us."
[ Why not use YSS to gather statistics? They seem to look more capable. But really, now only want to collect statistics??? Never had monthly reports from divisions on poverty, unemployment, education etc? Only have statistics on voters and voting trend is it? Err…what was your priority before this?]

youth wing wanted to compile a list of problems in every area so that relevant action could be taken.
[ yeah..compile and add to the pile of neverending reports.]

"I have told all youth members to go on to the ground and gather all the information they can get and fax it to state youth secretariats daily."
[who pays for the fax cost? Can we also fax information?]

Comedy Time with MIC Youth! 🙂

Hindraf 'hijacked' by opposition

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KLANG: Opposition politicians have hijacked the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) and are now proclaiming themselves as saviours of the Indians, a senior MIC official said.

"They have hijacked it and are going around throwing all kinds of accusations at the MIC and the government," said MIC Youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran.

"Is the opposition really worried about the state of affairs of the Indians, or is it trying to win support for the coming elections?"

Speaking at the start of a nationwide roadshow by the MIC Youth movement here on Friday night, Vigneswaran said the opposition kept saying the MIC had not done anything for the Indians.

"You mean, for 50 years, the MIC did not do anything?

"If this is true, why didn't these so-called heroes do anything all this while?"

The roadshow is to explain to the youth members the current issues and what needed to be done.

Vigneswaran said the MIC acknowledged that the community had some chronic problems, such as in the area of education opportunities and also the relocation of estate workers. He said the MIC was trying to resolve these problems, but nothing could be done overnight.

"We also need more statistics on the problems facing the Indians so that we can bring them up with the government. This is now a priority for us."

He said the youth wing wanted to compile a list of problems in every area so that relevant action could be taken.

"I have told all youth members to go on to the ground and gather all the information they can get and fax it to state youth secretariats daily."

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YSS, Putera MIC and MIYC condemn Hindraf

December 8th, 2007
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Hindraf 'does not speak for majority of Indians'
By : K. Harinderan

KUALA LUMPUR: Claims made by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) do not represent the views of the majority of Indians. 

Social Strategic Foundation executive director Datuk Denison Jayasooria said the organisation wanted to trigger religious sensitivities by using words like ethnic cleansing. "This is simply wrong. Their ploy will diminish the status of Indians." Jayasooria said this proved that Hindraf's motives were far from the truth and questionable. He said Indians had to be cautious and not be exploited by these claims which were baseless. 

"I believe that Indians can distinguish between what is true and what is not." Jayasooria said it was up to the police to investigate Hindraf's claims. He said the government had helped many Indians become successful through various opportunities. "This clearly indicates that there are opportunities for Indians to progress in the country. "This has been achieved by addressing problems through democratic principles." Asked how Hindraf's claims had affected the Indian community, he said the government had responded by investigating its claims through organisations like the police and MIC.

"If Hindraf leaders claim to be followers of Gandhian principles, the act of throwing stones and opposing authority would not have happened." He said Malaysia was a proven model of a multi-racial democratic society which applied the due process of law and parliament to formulate laws and policies for its citizens. "Hindraf can destroy this process by taking the law into its own hands," Jayasooria said, adding that the country had no room for extremists. Jayasooria was commenting on a report yesterday which quoted Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan as saying that the police were investigating Hindraf for allegedly stoking hatred against the government and inciting racial unrest.

Meanwhile, Putera MIC national co-ordinator P. Kamalanathan echoed Jayasooria's sentiments that Hindraf's motives were unfounded. "Its leaders have disgraced Indians and the country. They have been ungrateful to our forefathers who worked hard to develop peace and unity in the nation." On Hindraf's claim that Malaysia may go the way of Sri Lanka, he said although there was dissatisfaction among Indians here, there were specific avenues to voice grievances to the government. Kamalanathan believed that Hindraf had not exhausted the avenues to negotiate with the government.

Malaysian Hindu Youth Council president K. Rasaselvan said Hindraf's actions smacked of desperation as it was using racial and religious issues to gain support. "This has hurt the relationship between Indians and the government. "Unrest can never solve anything. This is all that Hindraf has managed to achieve."

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comments by MHS, Hindu Dharma Mandram and YSS

November 27th, 2007
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Rally not our way, say groups

By : K. Harinderan

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunday's demonstration by Indians has set them back and trivialised all their hard work in the past, a senior official of a Hindu organisation said yesterday. 

"Street protests are not our way," said R. Gopal, vice-president of the Malaysian Hindu Sangam, Federal Territory. "Indians in this country are basically law-abiding and would not resort to violence to solve problems." He said the demonstration organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) was disappointing as "we have lived together and enjoyed peace in Malaysia".

His sentiments were echoed by a spokesman for The Malaysian Hindu Dharma Mandaram, a religious organisation, that said Indians should not resort to street protests to resolve issues as these would lead to violence. 

They could take their grouses to the prime minister through the proper channels, he added.

The executive director of Yayasan Strategik Sosial, Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria, suggested the formation of a parliamentary select committee comprising multi-racial leaders to address grievances such as education, housing and freedom of worship. He said dissatisfaction had led Indians to take to the streets. Jayasooria said the government should address the root cause and why the group claims to be marginalised. "Although there are efforts by the government to eradicate poverty and to address these issues, many of its policies are not made known," he said. "This can be seen as sidelining or the mishandling of grievances, which has led the group to react in such a manner. In my view, claims made by Hindraf were merely a catalyst to the stand they took on Sunday."

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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.

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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."  


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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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MIC wants to create 5,000 ‘think big’ small businessmen

November 17th, 2007
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KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC plans to create 5,000 Indian small businesses to create a pool of budding entrepreneurs who think big. MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said they wanted to instil the "think big" motto among the budding entrepreneurs. 

"Who knows, some of them might even make it (to the Who's Who list) one day," he said in a statement. The Who's Who, published annually since 1849 by A&C Black, is the first biographical book of its kind and is among the world's most recognised and respected works of reference, with over 32,000 short biographies of living noteworthy and influential individuals from all walks of life.  

Samy Vellu, who is also the Works Minister, said the MIC Economic Committee headed by Tan Sri Dr K.S. Nijhar had been tasked with organising the Business Development Seminar for Malaysian Indian Micro/Small Businesses on Dec 1. Themed Starting Small, Becoming Big, the one-day seminar is also jointly organised by the MIC's social arm, the Social Strategic Foundation (YSS), and National Entrepreneurship Institute. 

Samy Vellu said there were many business loan programmes for micro and small businesses available from various banks. "The MIC's objective is to educate and provide adequate knowledge to micro and small businesses so that they are ready to tap into the programmes available," he said. 

He said the party was aware that many Indian businesses were informal in nature with a majority of them not registered with the authorities and without any business plan. "In many cases, they don't even have basic accounting skills or current account. Many Indian microbusiness people don't have the know-how to apply for business loans," he said. 

Samy Vellu said that while these small entrepreneurs survived in the market, their full potential was not realised nor were they maximising their income potential. 

Those wishing to participate in the seminar can fax their registration forms to the organisers at 03-7960 5128 or contact the YSS office, 5th Floor, Menara Manickavasagam, Kuala Lumpur. 

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