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- Indian nationals working in Malaysia have the least complaints
- PM: Pakatan being disrespectful of the Sultan is not surprising
- Move to explain Sect 114A of Evidence Act to people
| Indian nationals working in Malaysia have the least complaints Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:56 AM PDT NEW DELHI: Indian nationals working in Malaysia complain the least about exploitation, ill-treatment and non-payment of salaries. Compared to the thousands of complaints made by their fellow countrymen working elswhere outside India, there were only 65 complaints from Indian nationals in Malaysia up to July this year. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said there was a total of 152 complaints from Indian workers in Malaysia last year, an increase from 131 in 2010 and 105 in 2009. He said in a statement here that although the number of complaints registered in Malaysia had been increasing in recent years, it still remained low when compared to other countries hosting workers from India. Vayalar said Indian nationals working in Kuwait recorded the highest number of complaints with 2,253 grievances in the first seven months of the year. This is followed by those in Qatar (2,194), Oman (1,494), Bahrain (470) and the United Arab Emirates (393). He said Indian nationals in Saudi Arabia recorded 1,889 complaints up to August. "The Indian government has taken several initiatives to protect the welfare of overseas Indian workers. "There does not appear to be a continuous rise in the number of cases of exploitation or misbehaviour and harassment of Indian workers," he said. Vayalar Ravi also said there are about 150,000 legally-recruited Indian workers in Malaysia, both in the skilled and semi-skilled segments and mainly in the services sector. He added there are also about 10,000 professional expatriates employed in the information technology, manufacturing and banking sectors. "Malaysia is among the top favourite destinations for Indian job-seekers due to the nearness (of the two countries) as well as the strong bilateral ties (between them)," he said. India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the worker issue with Malaysia as well as with the UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. The MoUs enhance bilateral cooperation in management of migration and protection of labour welfare. India also has labour agreements with Jordan and Qatar. - Bernama |
| PM: Pakatan being disrespectful of the Sultan is not surprising Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:51 AM PDT SUNGAI BULOH: It is hardly a surprise for the Pakatan Rakyat-led Selangor government to be disrespectful of the state Sultan, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. "They would rather show more respect to the state's economic adviser, who has no locus standi, than the Sultan, the symbol of sovereignty in the country," he said. Selangor's economic adviser is Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also PKR leader. Najib was responding to reports that Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim had not issued an invitation to the Sultan to attend state-level Merdeka eve celebration in Shah Alam. The Sultan's private secretary Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani had claimed that it was a norm to invite the Sultan to the event, adding that it had been a common practice of the previous Selangor government. "It is also weird that they want to do things like change the flag," Najib said, referring to reports of individuals waving "alternative flags" to the Jalur Gemilang during the Janji Demokrasi gathering at Dataran Merdeka on Aug 30. Firing more salvos at Pakatan, Najib said winds of change were also blowing in Selangor with more people responding positively to Barisan Nasional. Speaking at the Selangor Barisan Hari Raya open house at the Rubber Research Institute here Saturday, he said this year's crowd, estimated at 100,000, was a lot more than last year's attendance. "And it is definitely more than the state government's Merdeka eve celebration. This proves that the people of Selangor are ready to make that change so that the state's administration will return to Barisan," he said. Najib said while the state government had not fulfilled its promises to the people, the Federal Government had gone above and beyond that was promised in its manifesto with various aid programmes for the people. Meanwhile, in SHAH ALAM, Khalid defended the state-level National Day celebration against criticisms that the Sultan of Selangor was not invited. He said the celebration was held according to all common practices and guidelines put into place by the previous state government. "There was nothing surprising in the way the celebration was held. I did not see anything wrong in the way the function was planned and executed. "Planning for the event was undertaken by a special task force under the purview of the Selangor state secretary (Datuk Mohd Khusrin Mohd) and it has been doing it this way before 2008," he said at the Shah Alam Gallery here. Khalid said that although he would meet the Sultan every Wednesday to discuss various issues, they never talked about the celebration. "There was no need to discuss the matter as the planning for the celebration was under the state secretary. Besides, there are many other important issues that need attention," he said. On Saturday, members of the Selangor Perkasa, including its president Abu Bakar Yahya, lodged a report at the Shah Alam police headquarters on the matter. |
| Move to explain Sect 114A of Evidence Act to people Posted: 01 Sep 2012 05:06 AM PDT KOTA BELUD: The Information, Communications and Culture Ministry has asked Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz to organise a special programme to explain to the people the amended Section 114A of the Evidence Act 1950. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said it was necessary for the people to understand the legislation well so that they were protected from Internet threats. "For a start, the ministry through RTM would organise forums on a small, medium and large scale with expertise from the Attorney-General's Chambers to explain the legislation well," he told reporters after launching the Sabah state-level 1Malaysia Community carnival in Kampung Rampayan Laut near here. Rais was asked whether the people had a sound understanding of the legislation, which was amended in the Dewan Rakyat in April. The amended section reads: "Presumption of fact in publication 114A. (1)A person whose name, photograph or pseudonym appears on any publication depicting himself as the owner, host, administrator, editor or sub-editor, or who in any manner facilitates to publish or re-publish the publication is presumed to have published or re-published the contents of the publication unless the contrary is proved. (2)A person who is registered with a network service provider as a subscriber of a network service on which any publication originates from is presumed to be the person who published or re-published the publication unless the contrary is proved. (3)Any person who has in his custody or control any computer on which any publication originates from is presumed to have published or re-published the content of the publication unless the contrary is proved. - Bernama |
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