Brain drain: The story behind the dwindling Chinese in Malaysia

Chinese have been told to go back to China by extremists and yes, Chinese are leaving not only by the dozens, but in tens of thousands, not to China but to Singapore, Australia, England, USA, Canada and most of the developed countries in the world seeking greener pastures and a place they can work and live without prejudice. This naturally caused a decline in the population of the Chinese in Malaysia and worst for the nation, a brain drain.

PM: Half month bonus for civil servants, RM500 special payment for pensioners

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to pay bonus of half month salary with minimum payment of RM500 for civil servants.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said besides this, the government had also agreed to give special payment of RM500 to government pensioners.

“The bonus and special payment will be made in the middle of this month,” Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said in a statement yesterday.

Sabahans file summons on Borneonsation, seeking 8 court declarations

By Ezra Haganez
KOTA KINABALU: Two Sabahans filed Monday (Aug 8) a summons at the High Court here seeking eight declarations against the Federal and State Governments, on the issue of their failure to implement "Borneonisation" of the federal public services in the state.

Borneonisation of federal services in Sabah is one of the 20 Points agreement, and is also assured and recommended in the Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) in 1962 as conditions for Sabah (then North Borneo) to be co-partner with Malaya, Singapore and Sarawak in forming a new federation called Malaysia in 1963.

MoCS rally: Police demands met, Siah to meet CP

KUCHING: The Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) said today that it has fulfilled the requirements of the police to hold its ‘Walk for Democracy and Reform’ on August 13 in the state capital.

“We remain hopeful for a police permit. We have listened to the police’s advice and had agreed to and fulfilled their two conditions,” MoCS leader Francis Paul Siah said in a statement.

According to Siah, the police would only allow a stationary rally with no march or procession and that the application for the permit must be made through a registered organization.

Ambiga thanks PSM 6 for taking the heat for Bersih

Bersih 2.0 may have had its fair share of persecution from the authorities, but it was guilt over the detention of six PSM detainees under the Emergency Ordinance which haunted the steering committee days prior to the July 9 rally.