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- EC: Over 69,000 names of dead voters removed from roll
- Umno Youth wants repeal of varsity law to give students more freedom
- PM: Affirmative actions should be based on meritocracy
| EC: Over 69,000 names of dead voters removed from roll Posted: 27 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The Election Commission (EC), with cooperation from the National Registration Department(NRD), removed 69,293 names of dead voters in the electoral roll between July and Sept 15 this year. The EC also removed 1,068 names of voters who had been stripped of Malaysian citizenship by the NRD. Its secretary Datuk Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria said the collaborative effort was meant to clean up the electoral roll as a continuous preparation to face the next general election. He said the EC was also in the midst of investigating the status of 50,000 other voters in the roll to ensure that they would not make any mistakes in removing voters' names. "The investigation requires the EC to refer and get the confirmation from various authorities including the NRD, Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysian Police concerning the voter's citizenship status and identity card numbers, as well as their status," he said in a statement. Malaysia now has 12.3 million registered voters. |
| Umno Youth wants repeal of varsity law to give students more freedom Posted: 27 Sep 2011 06:16 AM PDT SHAH ALAM: Umno Youth has called for a repeal to Section 15 of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 which prohibits students from any activities construed as expressing support, sympathy or opposition to political parties. Its chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the request was made following a survey conducted by the movement among university students last year. "We hope the government will study Section 15 to provide opportunities for students at institutions of higher learning to be directly involve in politics," he told reporters after the Umno Youth executive council meeting. The move, he said, would be in line with the government's decision to abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA). BERNAMA |
| PM: Affirmative actions should be based on meritocracy Posted: 27 Sep 2011 06:09 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Affirmative action should be based on meritocracy where the "right bumiputra should be promoted," said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. "We want to find good, talented and dedicated bumiputra who can succeed. "If they succeed, the non-bumiputra will not begrudge them. "They should also not depend on quotas as it will only make them rest on their laurels," the Prime Minister said at a dialogue session during the Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2011. More in The Star Wednesday |
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