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PTPTN scheme - the best move towards nation building 2007-10-16 22:25:00 Many parents, especially those from the Chinese community, are unaware of the existence of the Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional-PTPTN (National Body For Higher Education Fund). As long as your child is accepted into any government-run or semi government-run institute of higher learning, he/she is eligible to apply for an annual study loan of RM15,000.00 maximum. The amount approved will be depending on the total incomes of the parents. Students whose parents' monthly incomes are RM3,500.00 and below are urged to apply in order to lessen the burden on your family budgets. There is no more excuse for NOT sending your child to further study if his/her results are good enough to earn a place in any government or semi government institute from now on. I was quite saddened by the bad news that there were mishandlings of the PTPTN loans recently. The concept is so good and noble , yet there are selfish and greedy people trying to ruin it.We need highly educated young people in or Read more:nation
Polling Day : To-morrow! 2008-03-06 22:29:00 The 12th Malaysia general election polling day is March 08 2008.All registered voters should exercise their most important right as a citizen in a free democratic country.Don't deny yourself this very important right.Go and vote.If you don't,all your hours of arguement in kedai kopi,living rooms and online forums are just waste of time and breath! This is the time for actions,not mere talks. Read more:Polling
Minister of Helath Resigns 2008-01-02 12:52:00 Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek,the Minister
of Health of Malaysia, resigned this afternoon just 24 hours after admitting that he is the man in the video clip showing him having sex with an unidentified woman.Datuk Seri Chua was very vocal for a minister in the Malaysian government,especially in matters under the jurisdiction of his ministry.It is obvious that this is a plot to disgrace him because these VCDs were not sold for monetary gain but were distributed free of charge.Many believed that this was the work of the Opposition,but isn't it kind of stupid to pick on someone who spoke his mind and is liked by the people instead of someone else? Moreover, the Opposition would not be contended with only bringing down a Minister who is not that high in ranking, they would rather go for bigger fish i
An ordinary man's view on the 12th general election results 2008-03-17 11:50:00 The results
of Malaysia's 12th general election on March 8 were stunning,at least it is to me.The Barisan National no longer command 2/3 majority of the Parliametary seats which it did and was taken for granted for so long.It also lost control of 5 state governments which is unimaginable in the 50 years existence of Malaysia!I'm still in a daze up to this minute.After reading the analysis of many political observers I still can not fully comprehend what happened.Their theories on ideology,political leaning,religious preferences,economy,etc instead of clearing my mind but makes me more confused.As a simple Malaysian,I look at things like any ordinary man.Here are some of the things taking place lately that bothers me: (1)Rising crime rates:Snatch thieves: This category of crime was used to
People's Alliance (Pakatan Rakyat) of Malaysia 2008-04-06 22:10:00 The results of the 12th Malaysia
general elections have rekindled the hope of forming an accountable opposition front.The 3 major opposition parties in the country namely, Democratic Action Party(DAP),Parti Keadilan Rakyat(PKR) and Parti Islam SeMalaysia(PAS), are forced by the prevailing circumstances to join hands and form coalition governments in 5 states - Kedah,Penang,Perak,Selangor and Kelantan (although PAS is able to form the state government on its own in Kelantan).They officially named the front as Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance
),the state governments of the 5 said states will form a common secretariat known as People's Alliance Secretariat. It is not the first time the 3 parties had formed an united front,they had formed the Alternative Front in 1999.It ended in a dismay fail
Hishammudin apologises for wielding Keris 2008-05-05 10:55:00 Malaysia Education Minister - Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein apologised in a press conference for waving the keris (traditional Malay dagger) during his speech at the Umno Youth annual general assembly for 3 consecutive years.This act of Hishammuddin's, who is also the chairman for UMNO Youth wing, is cited as one of the major factors for causing Barisan Nasional to perform poorly during the just concluded 12th general election on 8th March.His action has created great uneasiness and resentment among the non Malays and some Malays.Although he offered his apology out of political considerations,Hishammuddin was obviously not convinced that he had done any thing wrong.He insisted that the keris is part of Malay culture and expressed his doubts why should anyone be offended by it.He used the Read more:apologises
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Think before you speak 2008-05-31 10:09:00 QUOTE:Sharon Stone: Not real popular in ChinaWhile on the red carpet at Cannes, Sharon Stone made one of those comments that was both insensitive and just plain dumb. When asked about the recent Chinese earthquake that killed thousands of people, Ms. Stone suggested it might be karma for China's treatment of Tibet. Not surprisingly, China took umbrage at the insinuation and Stone apologized faster Read more:speak
Crazy price hike 2008-06-07 14:33:00 This is Malaysia 2008:Cost of living is going up,up,up!Standard of living is going down.down,down! Read more:Crazy
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No blog today 2008-07-15 02:05:00 It is really disheartening nowadays,the nation seems to be filled with liars and deceivers.Really one does not know what to believe and who to believe.I do not want to help spread these lies through my blog,so NO BLOG TODAY!
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