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- Three in family killed in accident on East Coast Expressway
- MCA: Make pass in English compulsory for SPM
- Groups warns of 'largest mobilisation of rakyat' if polls held before reforms
| Three in family killed in accident on East Coast Expressway Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:50 AM PDT KUANTAN: Three in a family were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed at KM244.9 of the East Coast Expressway near Jabor early Saturday, believed to be due to a punctured tyre. Pahang traffic enforcement officer ASP Zainalabidin Othman said the victims were travelling with three other family members from Shah Alam to Kuala Terengganu when the incident occurred at 3.15am. All the victims were thrown out of the MPV they were in, he said. The dead were identified as the driver Maliki Abdullah, 47, his daughter Nur Izzati, 21, and son Muhammad Hafiz, six. They were killed on the spot due to severe injuries, he said. The three others, whose identities are still unknown, are being treated at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital in Kuantan. The six were believed to be on their way to celebrate Aidiladha in Kuala Terengganu. Meanwhile, in Tangkak, a policeman was killed when his Proton Wira crashed into a truck laden with tar along KM15 of the TangkakMuar road. Kpl Peter Benedict Francis, 43, who is attached with the Muar police station, died on the spot due to serious injuries while the driver of the truck was unhurt. The policeman was returning to his house in Tangkak when his car crashed with the truck at about 9.40am Saturday, according to Ledang deputy police chief Deputy Supt Mohd Salleh Abdul Razak. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| MCA: Make pass in English compulsory for SPM Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:04 AM PDT PETALING JAYA: While the MCA welcomes the decision made on the Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI) policy, it is now calling for the language to be made a compulsory pass subject for SPM. "We should work towards making English a compulsory pass subject in the SPM examination and also to make English literature a compulsory subject in school," said party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. On the policy, he said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muyhiddin Yassin had paved the way for clear guidelines on the matter and put an end to any confusion. In a statement Saturday, Dr Chua said the Government had listened to the voices of the rakyat in coming up with a win-win situation for all stakeholders concerned. It was also the party's fervent hope for the Education Ministry to emphasise on the usage of English to equip Malaysians with the universal language to keep up with the rest of the world, he added. "The MCA would like to reaffirm its stand that all Malaysians should be multi-lingual to ensure we are more competitive in the globalised world," said Dr Chua. In Friday's announcement, Muhyiddin - also the Education Minister - said the current batch of Year Two to Form Four students would continue under the policy until they completed their secondary education. Year One pupils this year are already learning the two subjects in Bahasa Malaysia. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Groups warns of 'largest mobilisation of rakyat' if polls held before reforms Posted: 05 Nov 2011 03:38 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: A new coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Saturday warned it would organise the "largest mobilisation of the rakyat" the country has ever seen if the Government proceeds to call for snap polls without implementing electoral reforms. The yet-to-be-named coalition said it was concerned over speculation and alleged "inside information" claiming that a snap general election would be called as soon as next month. Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) chairman and PKR leader Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, said the public expected the Government to live up to its promise of implementing "serious reforms" in Malaysia's electoral system. "It does not matter who gave us the information. What is more important is that the general election must not be called without total reform that can convince the people they will have free and fair elections," he said at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall here. Others present were Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement (MCLM) president Haris Ibrahim, P Jenapala of the Indian Justice Party, Parti Rakyat Malaysia representative Dr Rohana Ariffin and Devadas Silvaraju from the League of Unemployed Graduates. Haris claimed they had received "credible information" that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak was "intent" on dissolving Parliament on Nov 11 to make way for polls on Dec 10. He said if the Government did not want to suffer a public backlash, Najib should come out and reassure all Malaysians that polls will not be called until the promised electoral reforms were in place. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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