Over 1,700 Malaysians Abroad Register for Postal Voting

A total of 1,779 applications for postal voting have been received from Malaysians abroad so far since online registration was launched on December 21 last year.

Election Commission deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar said the highest number of applications came from Australia with 406, followed by the United Kingdom (323), the United States (131), China (104) and Qatar (91).

“The EC’s decision to allow all Malaysians abroad to register online and through e-mail has proven to be effective as many took the opportunity to do so.

Talent Roadmap 2020

The Talent Roadmap 2020 outlines TalentCorp's role in Malaysia's journey towards nurturing, attracting, and retaining talent for Vision 2020.

So You Want to Be an Engineer

So you’re good at maths and science and since the general perception in school is that anyone who isn’t in the science stream is dumber than those who are, you somehow ended up in it anyway because your mom would like to avoid the embarrassment of telling other mothers that you’re in the economics class.

Then there’s the biology part where, by default, you should either be a doctor, pharmacist or something along the line, but since you’re not in the mood of cutting up people, looking at rectums, smelling blood or dealing with old people, you wonder what in the world should you do with these good results of yours. You want something which isn’t as difficult as, say, “Theoretical Physics” yet at the same time has the effect of impressing the chicks in campus by the mere mention of your major, so naturally you ended up in the school of engineering.

Indeed, while going through triple integrals and rearranging alphabets in a mathematical formula, you began to day-dream that someday you will be the next Steve Jobs, loved and revered all over the world – thanks to the gadgets and devices you designed or invented, used by millions around the world, being worshipped by throngs of cultist hipsters who are actually nerd wannabees that ended up in arts and design.

Indeed as you have guessed it by now, this article is for those of you in freshman year who still have a chance to turn back, or for that student who is currently pulling an all-nighter for that big electromagnetics exam tomorrow and somehow stumbled upon this. This is an inscription, an oracle, a prophecy of what may lie in your near future. Do continue reading but let this technological soothsayer warn you: what you read may make you a little insecure, disheartened and perhaps a bit confused. Do forge ahead young Padawan, but do it at your own peril. Now since we’re done with the cool wordy disclaimer, let’s carry on.

Malay Votes to Decide Outcome

Baradan Kuppusamy, The Star

THE campus polls, which saw the Barisan Nasional-leaning Pro-Aspirasi group victorious in most public universities, mirrors a surge in young Malay support for the coalition in the larger society.

The campus polls followed recent political developments in the country with PAS and, to a lesser extent the PKR, coming under pressure from Malay groups to explain their co-operation with the DAP.

PAS, in particular, is under constant attack for giving in to DAP's demands and not vibrantly defending Islam as it had in earlier elections.

Conversely, PAS has also been attacked by DAP national chairman Karpal Singh for continuing to propagate hudud laws, which are Islam-based criminal laws.

How Malaysian Society Crushes Their Kids Potentials

 

1. In Malaysia, it's very hard to sell books or any educational material to kids. But it is ten times easier to sell kids on cigarettes, gossip's magazines and computer games Now, here's the one million dollar question for us to ponder, "Is it possible for us to make critical field such as history and science interesting to our young Malaysian?'

2. First of all, we were born genius, a natural explorer and a curious scientist. When we were young, we wonder what's out there. We began to wonder about the sky, the rivers, the stars, the people around us and our environment. Our old days were our greatest discovery period.

3. But then something happens, when we hit the 'Malaysian Society Synchronisation' year, the period that consist of our primary and secondary school in this country. That is when our potential was literally hammered out of us. The days when every little flower of curiosity  is crushed by our 'know-it-all' society and the 'flawless' educational system itself.

Shahreza Shahrir's Manifestos

MASAF Election 2012

Tahun 2011 dan 2012 menyaksikan MASAF sekali lagi berjaya dalam usahanya menjadi medium pengantaraan dalam kalangan pelajar Malaysia yang bermastautin di Perancis. Sambutan Tahun Baru Cina di Paris, MASAF Games Rennes Royal Rumble di Rennes dan banyak lagi aktiviti serta acara sekali lagi menjadi agenda utama MASAF 2011-2012.

Seperti tahun-tahun sebelum ini, MASAF akan mengadakan MASAF Election bagi mengisi barisan kepimpinan MASAF bagi sesi akademik 2012/2013.

Semua pelajar Malaysia di Perancis boleh melibatkan diri dalam aktiviti-aktiviti sebegini bagi mengambil peluang untuk melihat dengan sendiri bagaimana proses pilihanraya dijalankan secara kasar.

Berikut adalah potongan emel daripada pihak MASAF

How We Can Save Money & Cut Budget 2

Last time we have seen several step on cutting cost and saving some of our monthly allowances : How we can save money & cut budget 1. This week, I would like to share with you another 5 easy ways for us as a student, living in France.

6. Borrow a Book or Buy a Second-hand
Before you even think about putting out money for a new book, i.e. textbooks or novels, don’t you think someone else on campus had to already have one, or maybe a second-hand from a book store?

Borrow if it’s possible. If not, you can always buy it. On sites like Amazon.com, you can get used hardcover books are often cheapest.

7. Decline Extended Warranties
Your computer should be under manufacturer’s warranty for the first year anyway. Companies want to 'make' us into believing the plan is worthwhile. They become rich off our extra cash.

How We Can Save Money & Cut Budget 1

"It's already April and guess what... I am out of money?"

Seriously, we do not want to have that kind of experience do we? While we are in university, and living overseas, we need to be conscious and alert on how we spend our monthly allowances. Looking for little ways that we can save money will prove to be very important during our 'education' period. To help us out, here are 5 (from 10) easy ways for us as Malaysian students in France to save money:

1. Stop Buying on Impulse
An impulse purchase or impulse buy is an unplanned decision to buy a product or service, made just before a purchase. Impulse shopping can be very tempting while out and about. The problem with this is that we end up blowing money on stuff we don't really need, and sometimes on stuff we don't really want i.e. new shirts and shoes. Before making a purchase, we should make a list and try to decide which one is truly necessary.

Apabila Mendapat Elaun 2

1. Kebanyakkan pelajar Malaysia di luar negara masih lagi tidak pandai mengawal nafsu berbelanja. Kita dapat duit elaun sahaja, terus kita terfikir apa yang kita hendak belanjakan.

"Melayu perlu berdikari untuk keluar dari kemiskinan" - Tun Dr Mahathir Muhammad

2. Bila ada duit sahaja, kita terus nak berbelanja. Belum jadi duit kita sendiri pun kita sudah mahu berbelanja. Nak dikata, bukan sedikit yang dihantar, tetapi beribu-ribu Ringgit. Tetapi kita suka membeli barang mengalahkan orang yang sudah bekerja. Telefon bimbit yang mahal setiap tahun, laptop baharu setiap tahun, baju-baju penuh dalam almari. Untuk apa? Saya bukan di sini untuk menghukum, tetapi kita sudah matang, boleh memikirkan apa yang betul, apa yang salah.

UPSI Insident : An Opinion

Give your vote on this issue here. Thank you

1. Before I start, I would like people to know more about the AUKU act that was introduced in 1971. This is what I have copied from the Wikipedia.

Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti 1971 (AUKU 1971) merupakan satu akta yang digubal oleh kerajaan Malaysia yang diperkenankan oleh raja pada 27 April 1971. Ia juga merupakan suatu akta sebahagiannya di bawah kuasa Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia untuk mengadakan peruntukan bagi penubuhan, penyelenggaraan dan pentadbiran universiti-universiti dan kolej-kolej universiti awam dan bagi perkara-perkara lain yang berkenaan dengannya.[1] Akta ini dipinda pada tahun 1975 dan 1995 menjadi Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (Pindaan) 1995. 

For more information upon this act, download the AUKU document

Solusi Apabila Mendapat Elaun 1

Artikel ini merupakan sambungan daripada artikel Apabila Mendapat Elaun. Sebelum saya terus kepada topik kita, saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Tahun Baru kepada semua pembaca.

1. Kepentingan dalam pengurusan kewangan dalam kalangan pelajar Malaysia di luar negara mampu mencerminkan akan tahap pembangunan dan hala tuju nasional. Jadi, saya terpanggil untuk berkongsi sedikit sebanyak amalan saya dalam aktiviti pengurusan kewangan dan elaun sara hidup agar dapat membantu rakan-rakan yang lain.

Apabila Mendapat Elaun

1. Isu akademik tidak perlu lagi dikupas kerana kita tahu akan prioritinya. Kadang-kala kita perlu melihat dari aspek yang berbeza, contohnya isu pengurusan kewangan. Tujuan elaun sara hidup dibekalkan adalah untuk memenuhi keperluan sara hidup agar para pelajar tidak perlu bersusah payah untuk mencari pekerjaan sampingan semasa di luar negara. Selain itu, mereka dibekalkan dengan elaun dari hasil pungutan cukai rakyat jelata untuk membolehkan dasar pembagunan nasional berjalan pada masa hadapan.

2. Secara kasar, saya melihat pelajar Malaysia yang ditaja kebanyakkannya 'mewah' dengan wang elaun. Para pelajar dari negara lain, contohnya Thailand dan Senegal perlu bekerja sambil belajar kerana elaun yang tidak mencukupi. Bekerja sepanjang hujung minggu sungguh memenatkan dan boleh menganggu konsentrasi semasa di kelas. Pelajar Malaysia pula tidak perlu bekerja. Kita mampu pergi melancong, membeli-belah dan juga menghantar sebahagian daripadanya kepada ahli keluarga di tanah air.

Chedet: Pelajaran Sains dan Matematik

1. Saya telah cuba menjelaskan berkali-kali bahawa penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris untuk mengajar sains dan matematik bukan untuk mempelajari Bahasa Inggeris atau memperbaiki penguasaan bahasa itu. Tujuannya ialah untuk menguasai ilmu sains dan matematik.

2. Sains dan matematik (hisab) bukan seperti mata pelajaran lain. Fakta sejarah, geografi, sastera tidak berubah dengan pengaliran masa. Fakta dalam sejarah, geografi dan sastera kekal dan tidak bertukar.

3. Sains sebagai ilmu berkembang melalui penyelidikan dan kajian sepanjang masa. Sains yang saya belajar di sekolah dan di universiti tidak sama dengan sains masa kini. Dahulu tidak ada sains elektronik, komputer sains, sains angkasa lepas, “nano” sains, sains pembedahan dada, sains perubatan stem cell dan berbagai-bagai lagi. Semua ini di kenali dan diperkenal dari masa ke semasa melalui penyelidikan oleh pakar-pakar sains.

Footnote : Program Ijazah Luar Negara

1. My previous post on Program Ijazah Luar Negara had really created a huge misunderstanding among Malaysians students.

2. Again I would like to say here that I am not aiming my opinions to certain Malaysians. I felt that we, as a student were given a huge responsibility to bring something that we all can benefit from other countries. For example, work ethics, mentality, social responsibility and technology.

Program Ijazah Luar Negara

1. Every year, Malaysia sends her Crème de la crème to other nation's heart of educational system, hoping that this group of Malaysians could be our stepping stone for us to achieve Vision 2020, a developed nation before the year 2020.

2. For your information, this policy was implemented during the era of our first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman. From one point of view, we all can agree that many of Malaysia's strong men and women are the results of this program. Thanks to this policy too, we are now able to say that we are proud with our nation's achievement. But, from other point of view, this policy is starting to do us harm, from our education system to our country's economic progress. Thus bringing up the question whether this policy is still relevant with our current state?

The MASAF Dilemma

1. MASAF, as we all know is an entity that represents the majority of Malaysians students, regardless to their race, religion and background. What concerns me that, this entity is now falling apart due to complications from the management level, its members and current events.

2. As I was informed, back in the early days, there was only UMNO France. An entity purely for Malays. Then, our fore'Malaysian's thought that this was not right and an entity that unites should be established. The aftermath of this event triggered the creation of MASAF. Since then we all had seen many activities, such as Aidil Fitri, Aidil Adha, Chinese New Year, Deepavali, held by this group to unite all Malaysians under one roof.