32,000 new vacancies in the public sector.
Degree alone not enough to ensure job, says Najib
KUALA LUMPUR: Najib said the Cabinet had directed the Public Services Department (PSD) to expedite the process of filling the 32,000 vacancies in the public sector. He also encouraged graduates to venture into the private sector or explore self-employment. Read more »
KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn said yesterday that Cuepacs should aim for higher productivity and not for an increase in the number of workers. He said everyone would have gone paperless by 2020 .
KUALA LUMPUR:
The Works Minister Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu is still singing the same song while road-users have to dig deeper into their pockets.
He is singing the chorus of the song,
Toll Hike in c-chord
The Government is sharing,
the burden of the public,….yea…yea
by subsidising the toll increase,
for five expressways. (2x)…yea …yea
Samy Vellu said toll rates in Malaysia were one of the cheapest in the world, with PLUS charging an average of 13.6 sen per km, compared with 35.57 sen per km in the Philippines, 27.62 sen in China, 22.76 sen in Thailand and 14.8 sen in Indonesia.
Samy Vellu said the Government had paid RM479.7mil in toll subsidy in the past six years.
Economist: Ensure fairness in pay rise
A teacher, Cikgu Ali has lamented that his RM50 note doesn’t stretch very far these days. Ever since the dramatic increase in the price of fuel, prices of things and services have gone up whatever rosy statistics the government may chose to quote about how cheap things are in this country as compared to others. Read more »
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah of Terengganu took the oath of office as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, coincidentally on Dec 13.
Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah of Kedah also took the oath of office as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
They will reign for five years starting from Dec 13.
Constitutionally, the King’s position is rotated every five years among the traditional Malay rulers of nine states.
The royal couple have four children, comprising the Regent of Terengganu, Tengku Muhammad Ismail, 8, Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah, 10, Tengku Muhammad Mua’az, 6, and Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra’, 4.
Daulat Tuanku! Daulat Tuanku!
Tan Sri Musa Hassan :No hanky panky
When I was a kid, my mum would tell me to behave or she could call a policeman to come and catch me. Even today, I subconsciously sit upright and check to see if I am wearing my seatbelt when I see one. So in my warped mind, a policeman is a pillar of exemplary moral behavior.
Thus, it was an eye-opener when I read that police chief Tan Sri Musa Hassan reminded all policewomen, single and married to behave properly when they are with their male colleagues.The Inspector-General also told them not to become too engrossed with promotions, so much so that they forget their families. Read more »
KUALA LUMPUR: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil yesterday disagreed with a programme in Terengganu to give awards to men practising polygamy.
Shahrizat said the intention was open to misinterpretation although the intention was honorable.
“I don’t think there’s a need for it. I know that the programme is supposed to encourage men to help single mothers. But people may see it as an effort to promote polygamy.”
Shahrizat spoke to reporters after presenting Open Minds Yayasan Nur scholarship grants to 50 children with special needs yesterday.
It was reported in the Berita Harian that the Terengganu government has announced a special award for men who marry four wives. But to marry four wives and receive the special award…the man’s second and third wife must be single mothers with children.
This announced was greeted by applause in the Terengganu State Assembly…….the opposition included :). Read more »
In commenting on claims by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok in an English daily yesterday that juvenile delinquents who are being detained in prisons are not provided with counselling or rehabilitation, Prisons Department public relations officer Abdul Razak Darus yesterday clarified that it was not true and also the department has never allowed hard-core criminals to have contact with juvenile prisoners.
They have their meals separately and stay in separate blocks.
