The Star Online: Metro: South & East
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- Johoreans concerned over everyday issues
- Thumbs up for virtual education
- School needs RM1mil fund for new building
| Johoreans concerned over everyday issues Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:45 PM PST JOHOREANS are hoping for this year to bring about changes in their lives such as better racial ties, more wealth, good security in the state and for the country to excel in sports. While some are gearing up as first time voters in the impending general elections this year, many are just interested in bread and butter issues such as having a roof over their heads and hoping for more goodies from the government to help with the rising cost of living. The Star spoke to several Johoreans on their hopes and aspirations. Businessman Chan Ah Kow, 47, who registered as a first-time voter last year, hopes to cast his vote at the general elections. "I never bothered about about the electoral process in the past, but this time my family and I have all decided to register as voters," he said. Labourer P. Thangasamy hoped that the government would continue to provide annual 'goodies' like the 1Malaysia People's Aid of RM500 for those earning less than RM3,000 and also funds for his children's expenses. "I have to do two jobs including working as a cleaner and a taxi driver to put my three children through school," he said. Single mother K. Vasagi from Sri Gading in Batu Pahat, said her biggest New Year wish was to have a roof over her head. Vasagi is her family's sole breadwinner and had appealed for financial aid but to no avail. Rela volunteer Daniel Ng Say Kim's wish was for the country to continue to prosper with all the people living peacefully and in harmony. "All races must be treated fairly and given same opportunities," he added. Civil servant Mohd Syafiq Anis, 25, has high expectatoins for Malaysia to bag gold medals at the upcoming summer Olympic Games in London. "Hopefully badminton will deliver the country's first gold in the Olympics," he said. Student Paul Ong, 18, wanted more internationally-known music bands to pick Malaysia as their concert venue. "I wish to watch The Strokes, Weezer, Temper Trap and the Arctic Monkeys perform in Malaysia," he said. Retiree Tan Chua Tee wants the police to deploy more plainclothes personnel to fight crime in his neighbourhood. "It is good to see our policeman patrolling our housing estates and the city area, but that alone is not enough as we need crimes solved fast," he said . Secondary school pupil Mohd Fitri Mohd Fauzi, 13, who started Form 1 this year, said he wanted to put more effort into his studies to make his parents proud. "I will focus more on my weaker subjects like Science and Mathematics and get good results in my exams," said the SMK Tasek Utara student. Lastly, speech therapist Jason Kee, 39, wants to lose at least 5kgs by the end of this year to promote better health. "Besides wanting to look good, I want to keep fit and keep my health in check by reducing my waistline," he said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Thumbs up for virtual education Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:46 PM PST KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Kadazandusun Murut Welfare and Education Association (Pekadin) had hailed the Federal Government's decision to introduce children's education via the virtual concept in schools in two years' time. The association's advisor Datuk Latif Kandok said the move to personalise children's education in the country was timely and appropriate as it would give virtual schools a position of significant innovation and responsibility. "This concept is good because it helps facilitate real-time communication with parent-teacher-centred interaction and, at the same time, promotes virtual education using the Internet, especially in rural areas," he added. Latif was commenting on a statement by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who said the virtual concept would be introduced as a pilot project in some schools next year. Muhyiddin was quoted as saying that the concept would allow parents to interact with school authorities via video conferencing and that the virtual-learning concept was modelled after that of developed countries such as South Korea. In welcoming the government's initiative to boost the use of the Internet in education, Latif said with the education system using information communication technology (ICT) and the National Education Information System (NEIS), a computer network connecting all schools would be in place. "Parents will probably gather more information on their children's educational performance by communicating directly with teachers online," he said. He added that the introduction of the virtual concept in schools, including in Sabah, augured well for the education system as the country and its people moved towards a borderless world. — Bernama Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| School needs RM1mil fund for new building Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:16 PM PST BATU PAHAT: SJK(C) Chern Hwa in Bukit Pasir is seeking RM1mil in funds from the government to build a new building. Batu Pahat MP Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi the school had presented a proposal in November last year. "The school hopes that the government will allocate RM1mil fund for a new building to ease their overcrowded classrooms. "The cost of a new building is RM5mil in total," he said. Dr Mohd Puad, who is also Deputy Education Minister, said he had already raised the matter at the ministry recently. "The school has more than 2,000 students and needs more classrooms for a conducive learning environment," he added. During the social event, Dr Mohd Puad also conducted a meeting with villagers from Parit Ahmad and Parit Bilal before presenting a RM500 cash aid to the family of a 83-year-old man, who passed away on Dec 27. He also presented 10 families from Parit Ahmad with hampers comprising cooking oil, biscuits, milk, flour and rice. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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