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- SUPP needs to regain people’s trust: Najib
- Suhakam wants MPs to focus more on basic rights issues
- 2,465 new HIV cases detected during first 9 months of 2011
| SUPP needs to regain people’s trust: Najib Posted: 10 Dec 2011 02:06 AM PST KUCHING: SUPP needs to rethink its strategies and improve its image in order to regain the trust of the people, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He said it was important for SUPP to get the confidence of voters and the people back, particularly in the context of its performance in the April state election when it won only six of 19 seats it contested. "What is necessary for SUPP to do is to reestablish the trust, bond and confidence of the people towards the party. "In this regard, you need to rethink your strategies and develop winning strategies. You need to look your image with a view to improving it and you need to revamp your party machinery in order to strengthen it. "In short, you need to change what needs changing to make SUPP again the choice of the Sarawakian people," he said when opening the party's triennial delegates' conference (TDC) here on Saturday. In an indication of support for the beleaguered party, Najib said he came for the opening ceremony although SUPP was going through a testing time in its election for a new president because, as the Barisan Nasional chairman, each component party's state of affairs was important to him. He said he was also here because Sarawak was important to Barisan. "I have no other reason or purpose for coming here, much less to interfere in the internal affairs of a component party. "I just want to see SUPP become strong again and respected by the people of Sarawak," he said. As such, he said it was important for SUPP to continue doing what it could to convince the people, especially the Chinese community, to give their support to the party. Although Najib did not name names, he was clearly aware of the split in the party due to the tussle for the president's post between organising secretary Datuk Seri Peter Chin and deputy secretary-general Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh. Wong and his supporters, including SUPP's five other state assemblymen, stayed true to their word to boycott the TDC. Najib called on party members to close ranks once the dust had settled after the TDC. "The winner should not take all and the loser should not lose all, because the enemy is the Opposition. "Be magnanimous, adopt a conciliatory approach and be inclusive in all your actions. If you do that, SUPP will emerge stronger and regain the confidence of the people," he said. The Prime Minister also said SUPP was an old party which must be reenergised. "SUPP is far from over. It has many more years to go," he said, adding that with the 13th general election looming, SUPP had to be ready for it. Outgoing party president Tan Sri Dr George Chan later told reporters that the party would abide by the Prime Minister's advice to seek reconciliation when the dust had settled. He said Chin should talk with Wong's group to see how they could patch up their differences. "I'm sure they don't want to leave SUPP. They have differences, like any quarrel in a family. Sometimes in the heat of the moment you say all sorts of things you don't mean. "So I hope they will come back. For the sake of SUPP and Barisan, we have to be together because this is a very difficult time and there is no time to fight anymore," he said. Related Stories: |
| Suhakam wants MPs to focus more on basic rights issues Posted: 10 Dec 2011 02:01 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) proposed Saturday that parliamentary select committees give more focused and informed consideration to basic rights issues. Suhakam chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam said this would bolster parliamentary democracy in the country. "Every policy or law being formulated in the interest of the country must not only comply with the provisions in the Federal Constitution but also universal principles and human basic rights norms," he said at the inaugural Basic Human Rights Award 2011 presentation ceremony, here. "The voice of the people must be acknowledged and accorded priority, regardless of whether they are government or opposition supporters, when drafting policies and implementing certain programmes, particularly with regard to women, children, senior citizens and the Orang Asli in the peninsula and natives in Sabah and Sarawak," he stressed. He said Malaysia should be a forerunner among Asean nations in upholding basic human rights. "Malaysia is lagging far behind in the aspect of human rights compared to other countries like Indonesia although we are progressing fast economically," he said. Meanwhile, the Special Award went to Integrity School (a school of six set up within a prison for juvenile offenders based in Kajang, Kluang, Marang, Sungai Petani, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching). Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) received the award in the Organisation Category and Tijah Yok Chopil of the Semai Orang Asli, in the Individual Category. A "Young Maid for Sale" report of ntv7's Mandarin version of "Edisi Siasat" hosted by Kong Lik Hwan won in the Media Category. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| 2,465 new HIV cases detected during first 9 months of 2011 Posted: 10 Dec 2011 01:58 AM PST SANDAKAN: A total of 2,465 new cases of HIV infection were detected during the first nine months of this year of whom, 1,958 were men. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said that based on projection, the number of HIV cases this year would be 3,286 or nine cases per day and a rate of 11.5 percent for every 100,000 people. Overall, she said, a total of 93,827 cases of HIV infection were detected throughout the country from 1986 until September this year. The deputy minister said out of the total, 17,232 were AIDS patients while 14,804 were fatalities due to HIV AND AIDS. "The highest number of new HIV cases reported was in 2002 with 6,978 cases or 28.5 per cent for every 100,000 people," she said when opening the World AIDS Day at the national level, here on Saturday. The text of her speech was read by the Deputy Director-General of Health (Public Health), Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman. - Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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