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- S'gor Sultan tells Unisel lecturers to stop politicking, focus on teaching
- 300 gather to celebrate World’s Indigenous Peoples day in Sabah
- Fatal accident causes 4-hour gridlock on Penang Bridge
| S'gor Sultan tells Unisel lecturers to stop politicking, focus on teaching Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:08 AM PDT KUALA SELANGOR: The Sultan of Selangor has issued a royal order for professors and lecturers in the controversy-riddled Universiti Selangor (Unisel) to fully focus on their teaching jobs and stop politicking while on campus. Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah also reminded them not to mix partisan politics with education. "Time is golden and it is a waste of time if a student is busy politicking instead of concentrating on his academics. "I am also not pleased that politicians and outsiders who has nothing to do with the university are invited to give political talks or ceramahs at the university. "Universiti Selangor is a place for one to learn, discuss and expand ideas and knowledge. It is a place for experiments, research and discoveries be made which can further boost the level of industry in our beloved state," he said in his speech at the opening of Unisel's Bestari Jaya campus mosque on Monday. "When politics and academics mix, there is a chance that parents will not like the situation and will not send their children to this university. "If this happens, it will be a tremendous loss not only for the university but also the Bestari Jaya area because its supporting industries cannot grow and Unisel turn into a white elephant," he said. The Ruler said he had received complaints from concerned parents on this issue, adding he did not want the matter to go on as "the state finances will suffer if Unisel is not a success". Unisel recently made headlines for the wrong reasons, including when its vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Rosti Saruwono resigned abruptly in protest after three senior varsity officials were sacked. The three officials who were axed were Prof Dr Khalifah Othman (Business Faculty Dean), Rokmah Mat (Registrar) and Halid Hasbullah (marketing director). The crisis was believed to have started after three deputy vice-chancellors and a vice-president submitted a memorandum to the state government on May 16 alleging that four senior officers, including Dr Rosti, had been involved in corrupt practices. Unisel is owned by Pendidikan Industri YS Sdn Bhd, a company run by the Selangor state government. According to records, Unisel has 9,670 students now, a sharp drop from the pre-2008 enrolment of around 15,000. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| 300 gather to celebrate World’s Indigenous Peoples day in Sabah Posted: 08 Aug 2011 04:03 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Some 300 indigenous peoples are in Penampang, Sabah, for the World's Indigenous Peoples celebration on Tuesday. Several orang asli communities of Peninsular Malaysia, Dayak communities of Sarawak and Kadazan Dusun Murut communities of Sabah have been present at the Kadazandusun Cultural Association's Cultural Village since the start of the four-day national level celebrations on Aug 6. The annual celebration, which alternates between being held in Sabah and Sarawak, is organised by the Indigenous Peoples Network of Malaysia (Joas) and a few other indigenous non-governmental organisations. The focus in Malaysia this year is on the contributions of indigenous women and youths in the economic sector and forest management . On Monday, Suhakam - a co-organiser - conducted a forum on Indigenous Economic Development. Suhakam commissioner Jannie Lasimbang, who presented a paper on Economy, Traditional Occupation and Technology at the forum, said the national human rights institution was aware that the rights of the indigenous peoples had not been adequately protected or promoted and was seeking ways to improve the situation. She said Suhakam was currently conducting Malaysia's first ever National Inquiry into the Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and working on their right to participate in all levels of decision-making. In a telephone interview, Jannie said the groups had decided to focus on women and youths, especially women, because while "they contributed a lot, they were invisible." "The women have, for generations, maintained the forest so that they have abundant food supply and resources for making craft and medicines. "They have maintained important traditional economic activities but sadly the state governments are more focused on large scale plantations." Jannie said there had been lesser discussion on youths but it had been positive as many youths had participated and were interested in maintaining indigenous knowledge and forest management. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Fatal accident causes 4-hour gridlock on Penang Bridge Posted: 08 Aug 2011 03:45 AM PDT BUTTERWORTH: A fatal accident involving a motorcycle and a trailer on the Penang Bridge Monday morning held up hundreds of motorists, bringing traffic almost to a standstill for more than four hours at the North-South Expressway from Sungai Dua to the bridge. State Traffic chief DSP Abdul Rahim Md Din said the accident, which killed the 52-year-old motorcyclist, happened at 6.50am on the lane heading towards the island. The motorcyclist, Azhar Pakwanteh, died on the spot due to severe injuries, he said. He was from Lunas in Kedah and was on his way to work at a factory in Bayan Lepas, Abdul Rahim said. His body was sent to the Seberang Jaya Hospital. - Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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