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Okay for undergrads to hold peaceful demos
Malaysia's 'global movement of the moderates' included in Commonwealth communique
Tsu Koon denies he will take on Guan Eng in general election

Okay for undergrads to hold peaceful demos

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Published: Sunday October 30, 2011 MYT 7:03:00 PM
Updated: Sunday October 30, 2011 MYT 7:04:16 PM

SHAH ALAM: It is all right for university students to hold peaceful demonstrations, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin.

He said there were many ways in which students could "channel their message" to the university management, adding that demos were one of them.

"We need to give some space to students to voice their views. If they want to show their stand on some issues. It is okay," he told reporters when asked about the rise in student activism recently.

However, Khaled said some politicians could take advantage of the demonstrations to champion their cause, and there were also cases when outsiders joined in the campus protests.

"Demonstrating is only one way of making a stand,'' he said at the launch of the Malaysia Polytechnic Entrepreneurs Centre at the Sultan Salahuddin Aziz Shah Polytechnic here Sunday.

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Malaysia's 'global movement of the moderates' included in Commonwealth communique

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 07:40 AM PDT

PERTH: Malaysia's initiative to promote the "global movement of the moderates" has been included in the Commonwealth communique issued by the leaders at the end of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting here.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he was pleased to see Malaysia's initiative being accepted and made part of the communique.

"Basically, people support the idea of the global movement of the moderates.

"It is now up to us to crystalise it in terms of activities and programmes that can further strengthen the concept as well as the principles and values associated with the movement," the Prime Minister said at the conclusion of the three-day CHOGM 2011 on Sunday.

Among the contents of the communique, which was issued at the end of the meeting, was that the member countries would maintain their commitment to a stable and secure national and international environment.

They would help improve international security by embracing moderation as an important value to overcome all forms of extremism, as called for in the "global movement of the moderates".

Najib first unveiled the initiative at the United Nations general assembly last year and again when he met African leaders at the Langkawi International Dialogue in June.

The concept envisions a scenario where ordinary people of all races, religions and political persuasions are prepared to stand up to extremists and defend the values they believe in.

The 17-point joint statement also saw heads of governments agreeing to reform the Commonwealth to make it more effective through the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) and consider recommendations made by the Eminent Persons Group.

Najib said Malaysia would host a major international seminar in Kuala Lumpur in January to further explain the concept and its principles.

The Prime Minister said there were plans to form an institution that would conduct research on programmes that could be held to further promote the movement.

On the meeting, Najib said it was a fruitful one as the leaders were committed towards reforms and tackling global issues.

"The desire for change is there. The spirit of Commonwealth is alive and the desire to make the grouping more relevant is also quite evident among members.

"But the biggest challenge is the how' part. The challenge is how committed we are in terms of execution and the ability to provide resources," he added.

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Tsu Koon denies he will take on Guan Eng in general election

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 03:25 AM PDT

Published: Sunday October 30, 2011 MYT 6:24:00 PM
Updated: Sunday October 30, 2011 MYT 6:25:22 PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon dismissed a blog report that he is prepared to take on Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in the next general election.

He said the blogger had not interviewed him at all.

"Several blogs have written all kinds of things about me. My press secretary has dismissed them. I was not interviewed by any blogger, so how can they quote me as having said that," he told reporters after officiating at the Gerakan Deepavali open house at Menara PGRM in Cheras.

About 3,000 people attended the open house. Also present was Gerakan vice-president and Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay. Bernama

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Ahad, 30 Oktober 2011