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- Descendants pay tribute to grandfather
- State speaker turns down Pakatans request
- Suraya confirms intention to go for Wanita Umno No. 2 post
| Descendants pay tribute to grandfather Posted: SUNGAI SIPUT: Ever since SJK(C) Hing Wa headmaster Yin Chun Chu was executed by soldiers during the Japanese Occupation, his family members in Zhejiang province, China, had been clueless on his whereabouts. It was not until three years ago that his grandchildren came across an historical article, which recorded their grandfather's sacrifice in the then Malaya on the Internet. Yesterday, 16 of Yin's grandchildren from China gathered at the school in Salak Utara new village here to pay their respects to the man whom they had never met before. One of Yin's grandsons, Jian Zhong, 51, said he was glad to have had the chance to visit the village where his grandfather served as an educator. "We learned about his contributions to the school and Chinese education from his pupils and local historians. We are proud of him," he said, adding that the descendants were dispersed to different parts of China, many settling down in Shanghai and Xiamen. Today, Jian Zhong and his cousins will visit Taiping Lake, where his grandfather was executed. Yin came to Salak Selatan in 1936, leaving his wife, two daughters and son back in China. A simple memorial service to commemorate Yin's service was also held by both SJK(C) Hing Wa and the villagers during his grandchildren's visit to the school. Ong Kah Khoon, one of Yin's pupils who attended the ceremony, recalled the man as a patient headmaster who cared greatly for his pupils. "He would conduct tuition classes for Standard Five and Standard Six pupils at the teachers' hostel every night. That was why many upper primary pupils excelled in their examinations," he said. Ong, 82, said they believed that Yin, who was an influential figure in Chinese education, was executed because he refused to become a pawn for the Japanese soldiers. "In doing so, he upheld his beliefs," he said. |
| State speaker turns down Pakatans request Posted: NUSAJAYA: The Johor Opposition assemblymen had hoped that the proceedings in the state assembly would be streamed live through the Internet. But, after Mengkibol assemblyman Tan Hong Ping of the DAP had installed a device in the media room of the state assembly building to allow the live streaming, a state assembly official told him to remove the device. "We had previously made a verbal request to the Speaker to stream the proceedings live on Aug 14. "However, he declined without providing a proper explanation," said Tan when met outside the media room yesterday. He said that it was regrettable that the live streaming was not allowed as it was intended to allow the public to gauge for themselves the issues which were raised by the assemblymen. "We had previously tried to provide live feed on Monday, but failed due to poor Internet connection," he added. Tan said that the live feed was meant to be aired on the Opposition's UbahTV and on the DAP Johor Youth's website. "We will submit a written request to ask for permission to conduct live streaming from the state assembly soon," he added. Officials from the state assembly were also seen entering the media room to check if any electronic devices had been connected to the live feed wires channeled into the room. |
| Suraya confirms intention to go for Wanita Umno No. 2 post Posted: ALOR SETAR: Kedah exco member Datuk Suraya Yaakob has reaffirmed her intention to contest for the Wanita Umno deputy chief's post. She denied that she would be in the same team as former Puteri Umno chief and Pengerang MP Datuk Azalina Othman Said, who is going for the Wanita chief's post. Suraya, who is Sungai Tiang assemblyman, said although Azalina was her former chief in Puteri Umno, this did not mean that they would be in same team for this party election. "Whoever is elected Wanita chief must accept the person chosen as her deputy. If we follow a certain team, it will be difficult for delegates to choose. "It is better that the delegates choose based on the credibility of the candidates," she told a press conference here yesterday. Suraya, 44, said so far only she and Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun had announced their intention to contest for the Wanita Umno number two post. Suraya is currently a Wanita Umno exco member. |
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