PPSMI: also delayed, again

It's look like the Najib cabinet are facing difficulties in deciding. Now, PPSMI whether to proceed or not is also an issue. I don't know whether Muhyiddin trying to delay the decision because of the result which is not in government favour, so, it's again undecided... but ironically, he said that they don't want to be a flip-flop government as heritated from Abdullah administration.... what kind of joke is this?...heeheee...

How much longer do they need time? 1 year? 2 years? The time will come, now they are at the top, wait till they drop.... please be patience.....

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/5/nation/3834378&sec=nation

Tuesday May 5, 2009 - The Star
Muhyiddin wants more info on Maths & Science issue before final decision
By KAREN CHAPMAN


More time to review Maths and Science

KUALA LUMPUR: It looks like there won’t be a quick decision on the language of instruction for Mathematics and Science.

The Education Ministry under its new minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is willing to listen to more views and accept memoranda on the issue before deciding whether the subjects should be taught in English or revert to Bahasa Malaysia and mother tongue (Chinese and Tamil).

“Our national language is important but then so is English and this is the future of our children,” said Muhyiddin, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, after visiting Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

“We are prepared to wait a little bit longer because I think that whatever decision the Government has to make is difficult.

“We also don’t want to be seen to flip- flop on this matter.”

The Teaching of Mathematics and Science in English (better known by its Malay acronym (PPSMI) policy was introduced in phases, beginning with Year One, Form One and Lower Six students in 2003.

Former Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein had said previously that the Cabinet was expected to make a decision on the language of instruction in mid-April.

On when he would submit the matter to the Cabinet for a decision, Muhyiddin said he was not fully satisfied yet with what had been done.

Muhyiddin declined to say what he was dissatisfied with, adding that he would make a detailed announcement at the right time.

Asked whether the ministry would hold more roundtable discussions, he said this did not have to be so.

Last year, the ministry held such discussions with researchers from public universities; representatives from associations and organisations, professional bodies, corporate, community leaders; parent-teacher associations, students, teachers and lecturers from matriculation colleges and teacher training institutes; and, politicians.

PKFZ report, again delayed

Looks like that the new Government under Najib is slowly progress, not as what Najib says sporadically during the UMNO assembly. Now the report on the PKFZ is again delayed, why? are they going to tamper or what? This is the third time already, if I not mistaken. Same thing happen on deciding whether to contest at Penanti or not, they missed 2 time already and give a new date for a decision. Are they going to be Flip-Flop as previously happen during Abdullah Government? Just wait and see... or is it Najib is the man who is afraid to make a decision? worth to wait...

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/7/nation/3851778&sec=nation

Thursday May 7, 2009 - The Star
‘Technical issue’ delays PKFZ report


PETALING JAYA: The keenly awaited audit report on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) that was to be released today has been held back on a technical issue.

Port Klang Authority chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng said the report could only be released with the consent of auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

“PwC has made it clear to the Port Klang Authority that the report is confidential and must not be reproduced or distributed, ‘in whole or in part, to any other party in any way without the prior consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Sdn Bhd’,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Lee said he wrote to PwC on April 30 to seek its consent following the instructions by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to release the report within seven days.

“PwC replied on May 4 that consent will be given subject to certain terms and conditions,” he said.

“On Tuesday (May 5), I met with representatives from PwC and decided to call for an emergency board meeting to seek members’ approval on the terms and conditions for the release of the report.

“In the light of this, I’ve informed the Transport Minister that I have to resolve this technical issue before the report can be made public despite the deadline he gave.”

Lee gave his assurance that the matter would be sorted out as soon as possible, as it was his responsibility to ensure that the full report together with declassified documents were released to the public.

“I am concerned with the leaks to the press and wish to state that my office and I played no part in that,” he added.

Tun Abdullah as advisor: What a waste of public fund

Since Tun Mahathir is still at his seat for Petronas and Proton Advisor, Najib don't have a choice but to give other position to Tun Abdullah which are the National Corridor Development and MAS adviser. They said that these positions were offered as a BN tradition to offer a former PM to be adviser for GLC. How much money will be wasted on this now? Adviser for what? Is Tun Abdullah excellent enough to be an advisor? One more waste of public fund whilst the world is now on Global economic recession.... sigh....

Corrupted Local Council in Cameron Highland

For those who did follow the Karam Singh Walia report at TV3 news a few days before might notice that there are a few premises that don't have a proper waste water treatment but they just piped the waste to the nearest river. How could this happen in today's scenario? This shows how corrupt the Cameron Highland Council is.... and maybe most of the daily water usage for Cameron Highland folks are coming from the same source... wow! with an added nutrient...

and what I'm really frustrated is, they are pretending that they are not responsible such that somebody else are guilty but they're not... sigh.....

How to remove a Speaker: The BN ways

These are the tips how to remove a state speaker or even parliament speaker the BN ways:

1) First of all, make sure the Assembly Official do not obey the Speaker instruction and

2) Switch off the Speaker microphone, if not success,

3) Grab the Speaker chair whilst he is going out from the assembly hall, if not success,

4) Whilst the Speaker is muted (mic is off), quickly asked Deputy Speaker to take over the Speaker role, if also not success, you don't have a choice but,

5) To ask the Police to throw the Speaker outside the hall and detain him until the proceeding finished.

Democratic isn't it? That's how democratic BN is, and do you know what is being reported in the news? Well..... you know already.... They said the opposition is practising a jungle law, too good to be true right?.... Malaysia is again BOLEH..... a new record now.....

1 Malaysia and Malaysian Malaysia: Is there any different?

Najib's motto and DAP's motto sound different but the content is the same. As usual, if the rhetoric is coming from our government itself, it is not a big issue but it is for opposition. Our prime media as usual gave a good praise as to please Najib. Where a those Malay champion that opposing the DAP motto's now? The same thing goes to another decision which is to revoke a bumiputra equity inside a few business sectors, there's no words heard from the Malay association. Do you still remember that suggestion by Khalid Ibrahim to open UiTM entry to non-bumiputra that draw flaks from most parties and the student from Uitm even have a demonstration infront of Selangor's SUK building?......What a double standard happen in Malaysia.......sigh....

Another Flip-Flop decision by our Government

Another changes by our government to their previous decision which is to defer the foreign worker levi hike. This time they are going to defer the decision, but I can guarantee that at the end they will rescind the decision.... as usual, the decision made without considering all the factors.... In my previous post earlier, I did mention about the decision on this that will be at the end rescinded......and now it is about to be proven true....

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/1/nation/20090501193529&sec=nation

Published: Friday May 1, 2009 MYT 7:36:00 PM - The Star
Cabinet temporarily defers foreign worker levy hike


KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has decided to defer temporarily the implementation of the foreign worker levy hike, Human Resource Minister Datuk Dr. S.Subramaniam said.

He said the Cabinet made the decision at its last weekly meeting after considering requests by the employers, especially restaurant owners who felt the hike would be and added burden.

“The Cabinet felt that it was not the right time to implement the levy hike on foreign workers due to the uncertain economic situation,” he told reporters at Angkasapuri here on Friday.

Dr. Subramaniam said he raised the matter at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting after gathering feedback from the employers and industry stakeholders recently.

“With this decision, the implementation of the doubling of levy payment for foreign workers will be deferred temporarily until the economy improves,” he said.

The Minister said once the country’s economy had improved, the Cabinet would announce the mechanism for the implementation of the hike.

It was reported that more than 375,000 foreign and local workers in 25,000 Indian, Muslim and Chinese food outlets risked losing their jobs if the foreign worker levy payment was doubled as proposed in the mini budget.

The mini budget tabled in Parliament recently, provided for the doubling of the foreign workers levy, except for those in the construction, plantation and domestic maid sectors.

Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association (Presma) president Datuk Jamarulkhan Kadir was quoted as saying that many restaurants found it difficult to sustain their businesses even without the annual levy per worker being increased from RM1,800 to RM3,600.

He was reported to have said that on top of the levy, the owners also had to pay for medical fees (RM200), visa charges (RM160) and insurance (RM100).

Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association (Primas) president Datuk R. Ramalingam Pillai had also urged the Government to review the levy for the service sector and cancel it in view of the looming recession.

Ramalingam claimed that business across the board had also shrunk 30% in the past six months following the economic slowdown sparked by the global financial crisis.-Bernama