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- Umno Youth, Perkasa stage gathering in support of Utusan
- Johns Hopkins medical programme in M’sia will be a big lure: PM
- Malaysian ship carrying aid to Gaza gets fresh supplies
| Umno Youth, Perkasa stage gathering in support of Utusan Posted: 20 May 2011 06:53 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: About 100 Umno Youth and Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (Perkasa) members gathered in front of Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad office in Jalan Chan Sow Lin here Friday, to express support for its newspaper which has been accused of publishing lies over issues involving opposition parties. The gathering which began at about 2pm after Friday prayers was filled with cries of "Hidup Melayu", "Hidup Perkasa" and "Selamatkan Utusan", with some participants also holding posters with the words, "Utusan Perkasa Melayu", written on them. Seven Umno Youth representatives led by its assistant secretary Datuk Megat Firdaus Megat Junid and seven Perkasa representatives led by its secretary-general Syed Hassan Syed Ali handed a memorandum expressing their support for Utusan Malaysia to the newspaper's deputy editor-in-chief II, Ahmad Abd Hamid. Syed Hassan told reporters that one of the four main points contained in the memorandum stated that since its establishment, Utusan Malaysia had always fought for the agenda of national development and sovereignty. "It also champions Malay and Islamic interests that are stipulated under Article 152 (2) and 153 of the Federal Constitution," he said and hoped that Utusan Malaysia staff would keep up their spirits in the face of provocation and opposition from groups with vested interest and narrow politics. Megat Firdaus, meanwhile, said that Utusan Malaysia had contributed a lot to the nation by creating public awareness on issues and concerns, providing the latest information including on politics, and in educating the people, especially children. "But does Suara Keadilan discuss history and provide educational input for its readers? It's all politics and lies," he said. "We the 700,000 of us in Umno Youth will defend Utusan till the end," he added. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth had prior to this, sounded that its members would also gather on Friday at the same place (in front of Utusan) and hand a memorandum rejecting the alleged politics of lies by Umno Youth. However, they postponed the gathering to another date, said its information chief Rozan Azen Mat Rasip, because of the anti-Lynas demonstration, also planned for Friday by the opposition and NGOs, and that Umno Youth and Perkasa members would also be at Utusan Friday. Cheras police chief ACP Mohan Singh when contacted, said the gathering in front of Utusan was peaceful. - Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Johns Hopkins medical programme in M’sia will be a big lure: PM Posted: 20 May 2011 06:27 AM PDT WASHINGTON: The opening of the world-renowned teaching and research medical institution Johns Hopkins University in Serdang, Malaysia this September would be a big lure, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said it was expected to attract students, not only from other nations in the region, but also from Middle East and the Indian sub-continent. "I am confident the Johns Hopkins medical programme will be a phenomenal lure," he said at an event to mark the establishment of the Johns Hopkins Dr Mohan Swami Institute for International Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, about an hour's drive from here. Najib arrived here Friday after a three-day working visit to New York. Also present at the event Friday were Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin, Malaysian Ambassador to the United States Datuk Jamaluddin Jarjis, Tan Sri Mohan Swami and top leadership of the university, including Edward D. Miller, the Chief Executive Officer of Johns Hopkins University. The Johns Hopkins medical programme will be offered in collaboration with Perdana University and offer the first private teaching hospital with world-class medical facilities to be established in Serdang under the Mohan's Chase Perdana group. Najib said he was pleased to note that to staff all these facilities, there had been very good response not only from the local faculty in Baltimore but from others around the world, to teach, work and practice in the Malaysian campus. According to the premier, his administration had embarked on a plan to actively seek out and encourage Malaysians abroad to return home and at the same time stepping up efforts for skills training at home. "That is the one reason why I am personally so excited about this partnership and why I couldn't be more pleased with your decision to establish not only a graduate medical school, but also the first private teaching hospital and, more so, a centre for cutting edge clinical research," he added. Najib said the establishment of the university would encourage more top graduates of Malaysia's universities to stay home, as they now had the chance to participate in the world's best medical school curriculum and advanced clinical research without leaving their country. Dr Mohan said the first intake of students would be in September, with 100 students reporting at its temporary campus near the Mardi headquarters while a permanent campus was expected to be ready by 2013. "We hope to take 75 students from Malaysia. About 50 JPA (Public Service Department) scholarship holders are expected to study in our university," said Dr Mohan who was the first Chancellor of HIHT University in India in 2008. Dr Mohan, who is also the Executive Chairman of the Bursa Malaysia-listed Turiya Berhad, said the total development programme, including building a 600-bed teaching hospital, would be around RM2.4bil. The Perdana university, which will offer post-graduate studies beginning next year, is to be built on a 52-hectare site in Serdang and is a totally private-funded initiative by Turiya Berhad and Chase Perdana working closely with the Public Private Partnership Unit (3PU). The project was specifically mentioned in the 2011 budget presented by Najib on Oct 15 last year. - Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Malaysian ship carrying aid to Gaza gets fresh supplies Posted: 20 May 2011 05:50 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: Fresh rations and water have been provided to the passengers and crew of the Malaysian ship carrying aid to Gaza. Perdana Global Peace Foundation spokesperson Shamsul Azhar thanked the Egyptian authorities for their assistance adding that the supplies, provided Friday morning, were currently sufficient. MV Spirit of Rachel Corrie (formerly known as MV Finch) has been anchored for the past four days just off the El-Arish Port in Egypt. "We will be allowed to berth. It's just a matter of waiting. At the moment, everything is fine with the crew and passengers. "However, their spirits are a bit low as some of these activists are experiencing their first time spending so many days at sea," he said on Friday. When asked about a media report on Thursday that the ship was ordered to leave the port's waiting area, Shamsul said there had been a lot of confusion. "It's not that they didn't let us berth. It's just that there are certain procedures they have to follow before they allow us to berth," he said, adding that the Malaysian Embassy in Cairo was helping to speed the process by talking to the Egyptian authorities. The ship is carrying 7.5km of PVC pipes to help repair Gaza's devastated sewerage system. It was forced to divert to El-Arish Port after it came under fire from Israeli naval forces when it tried to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza strip. The ship is skippered by Malaysian Captain Abdul Jalil Mansor who is assisted by four crew members, Zainuddin Mohamad and Mohd Jaffery Ariffin from Malaysia, and Indian nationals Sharma Chandan Shimla and Pal Satya Prakash. Also onboard are Bernama reporter Mohd Faizal Hassan, New Straits Times reporter Iskandar Alang Bendahara, a volunteer from Felda, Mohd Radzillah Abdullah, and humanitarian activists Derek Graham and Jenny Graham from Ireland, and Julie Levesque from Canada. Meanwhile, Bernama reported that Matthias Chang, 61, leader of the Malaysian humanitarian aid mission to Gaza has gone on a hunger strike since Thursday evening in protest against the refusal of the authorities here to allow the ship to enter El-Arish Port. Related Stories: |
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