AKTA AUKU 1971

AUKU or normally kwon as Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti was formed in 1971. It has been a guideline to all University or College University in setting up their system according to the Ministry higher education department. Ministry of Higher education is an important department where everything about universities from opening a new campus or university to upgrading their courses, and so on must be referred here first before implementing. All final decisions belong to this ministry on either they approve or not. Under this Act there are many sections. It starts from on how to set up an university, University land, Courses, and so on, but what catches our interest is, Act number 15(1) where under AUKU ACT students are not allowed to join any political party or joining any kind of illegal assembly or any organization which is not registered under ministry of education unless they have approval from the Chancellor.

AUKU 15(1) Students Section (original ACT )

Pelajar atau pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan pelajar
dilarang bersekutu dengan persatuan, dsb. kecuali sebagai
mana diperuntukkan di bawah Perlembagaan, atau
diluluskan oleh Naib Canselor
15. (1) Tiada sesiapa jua, semasa menjadi seorang pelajar
Universiti, boleh menjadi seorang ahli, atau boleh dengan apa-apa
cara bersekutu dengan, mana-mana persatuan, parti politik,
kesatuan sekerja atau apa-apa jua pertubuhan, badan atau
kumpulan orang lain, sama ada atau tidak ia ditubuhkan di bawah
mana-mana undang-undang, sama ada ia di dalam Universiti atau
di luar Universiti, dan sama ada ia di dalam Malaysia atau di luar
Malaysia, kecuali sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan oleh atau di
bawah Perlembagaan, atau kecuali sebagaimana yang diluluskan
terlebih dahulu secara bertulis oleh Naib Canselor.

(2) Tiada sesuatu pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan pelajar
Universiti, sama ada ditubuhkan oleh, di bawah atau mengikut
Perlembagaan atau selainnya, boleh ada apa-apa gabungan,
persekutuan atau apa-apa jua urusan lain dengan mana-mana
persatuan, parti politik, kesatuan sekerja atau apa-apa jua
pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan orang lain, sama ada atau tidak
ia ditubuhkan di bawah mana-mana undang-undang, sama ada ia
di dalam Universiti atau di luar Universiti, dan sama ada ia di
dalam Malaysia atau di luar Malaysia, kecuali sebagaimana yang
diperuntukkan oleh atau di bawah Perlembagaan, atau kecuali
sebagaimana yang diluluskan terlebih dahulu secara bertulis oleh
Naib Canselor.

(3) Tiada sesiapa jua, semasa menjadi seorang pelajar
Universiti, boleh menyatakan atau berbuat sesuatu yang boleh
ditafsirkan sebagai menyatakan sokongan, simpati atau
bangkangan terhadap mana-mana parti politik atau kesatuan
sekerja atau sebagai menyatakan sokongan atau simpati dengan
mana-mana pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan orang yang haram.
(4) Tiada sesuatu pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan pelajar
Universiti, yang ditubuhkan oleh, di bawah atau mengikut
Perlembagaan atau mana-mana pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan
pelajar Universiti lain, boleh menyatakan atau berbuat sesuatu
yang boleh ditafsirkan sebagai menyatakan sokongan,
simpati atau bangkangan terhadap mana-mana parti politik atau
kesatuan sekerja atau sebagai menyatakan sokongan atau simpati
dengan mana-mana pertubuhan, badan atau kumpulan orang yang
haram.

(5) Sesiapa jua yang melanggar atau tidak mematuhi
peruntukan subseksyen (1), (2), (3) atau (4) bersalah atas suatu
kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi
satu ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi
enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.

So nowadays students especially university and college students want to get a bit freedom of involvement in politics. This is because they are the future leaders. Just imagine, future leaders who are studying in the Universities are clustered by this act. Not only those, under this act, students are not allowed to work nor do anything including social service under political or party name. So this has been a stop to college students to know more about politics. Since after few long years requesting to abolish this law, finally Malaysia Government has accept to abolish this particular act this August after a few meeting with all Cabinet members.

But there are some advantages and disadvantages in this act,

Advantages: Students can engage with any political party activities, but only when working during General elections. Students can invite either opposition party or ruler party’s leader to take part in any university activity or programs. Basically it’s about students who can join political party. Bring more youth in politic, where they can learn to improve themselves to be a good leader.

Disadvantages: I am very much sure that most of student will misuse this freedom by joining illegal demonstration, involving in party convoy where sometimes can be a big mess. Maybe in next general election, our universities will be postured with political party flag & posture.

In my opinion, the abolishment of this Act is a must. It is because we young generation can learn know more about politics and bring up the future one step higher. But at the same time, we younger generation should not misuse the freedom that they give us and in my opinion we should not bring politics in University in any form like sticking political posters, campaign for political parties because the pride of any particular university should always be safeguarded. We should only be given freedom to join or work for any political party.

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Unemployment

Unemployment- Education system or Attitude Problem?

Unemployment in Malaysia is problem which has no ending at all. Each and every year we hear the voices of youths hunting for jobs. The unemployment rate is getting higher and higher in Malaysia. Either they don’t get the work that suits their low education level, or they are not interested and feel shy to do any lower level works. So it’s between Ego & Education Level. How about foreign workers who work in Malaysia? Are demands too high for them? Is it because of the cheap rate of the workmanship? How about our Malaysian teenagers who work out side Malaysia?

Malaysia offers a very good and quality education for Malaysia. Malaysian government has set a good education system which works well in all kind of form, even our Degree & Diploma are qualified in other foreign countries. Not only that, the government also approved private universities in Malaysia which pumps our Malaysian education up to a high level. So in my opinion, we don’t have any problem in Education system, but on what course are we choosing usually in college & university. Most of us have a very high ambition on what we want to be. We have set everything in our mind on the first day we entered school, but due to some circumstances we have to face drastic changes which can actually change our life path. Even a small error can ruin our ambition. Nowadays, most of teenagers just take or do any diploma courses or degree courses without thinking whether are there job opportunities in that field, are they qualified for the job, will they be able to do the job and cope up with it. Later after few years, they find out that the opportunities are low, they start to regret on choosing the job. This is why we should come up with 2 plans which is, we still do our favorite course but working it out in other way. For example, Now days we have lots of IT intelligence in our country who most of them don’t have a job, but still we have students who are doing IT courses, maybe they can take teaching courses after the IT courses, or doing own business. To those who don’t have any financial help, they can work out as a free lance ICT technician. So make sure we have back-up plans with us.

Attitude problem, I guess most of us have this problem. We always want the best in our life and it is not wrong but there are some attitudes which make us to waste our precious time. The ego & choosy in selecting a job makes us to wait for long time till we get the job. For example, few case in shah alam, 24 year old teenager, a degree holder, get the job that he wants at the age of 30, till then he was searching the job for almost 6 years which suits with him. 6 long years is just wasted and isn’t it good if he do any other lower level work but at same time look for a better job? In 6 years, he could contribute a bit for his family which spends a lot on him and also he can support his expenses till he get the suitable job. Some times our enemy can be enemy for us. And we should know how to changes our attitude according to the situation. We should not be ego at every time. For example, a after form five student, if we ask him what he want to be, the first thing he will say is, I want to work as clerk, Office Admin, or any other clerical side job even thought now days SPM is just playing small part in students life. Nowdays to be a clerk we need at least diploma with qualified certificate, and also we must master the computer skills. Then only we will be accepted to work. If this forms five students has this king of ego or choosy attitude, how about the university students and so more??

Its time to think about it ,

Unemployment rate in Malaysia

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By The way, Ministry of Human Resources are arranging Senet Job Fair This Saturday,Those who are looking for Job. Kindly join the Fair.Grab the golden chance


Reader's Question:

sunnysardine : how can I get that unemployment report where you crop that unemployment rate data?

Answer : We get the Data from Departments of Statistics Malaysia , http://www.statistics.gov.my. Additional Info : Those who don't have transport,can use RapidKL Bus services , Take U80 from KL till you reach Tesco Shah alam.Worldwide Building is just 3 minutes works from there. Those who are coming from Klang can take U62. Thank you

MIC fund for kidney patient

The MIC Youth's Social and Welfare Bureau, headed by Youth Chief T. Mohan is trying to raise funds for Madam Sivasakthi, who urgently needs a kidney operation. Putera MIC's Social and Welfare Bureau, headed by A. Premnath, also intends to help our Youth brothers achieve their aim of raising RM 70,000 for the family in three months. While we will be launching a collection drive soon, We would sincerely appreciate if you could all pass the word around. Please bank in your contributions directly, at the account number given below. Every sen that you can contribute will go a long way in saving a life. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact Premnath at 017-3330535.


Reproduced here is an article in the New Straits Times highlighting the fund collection initative.


MIC fund for kidney patient

KUALA LUMPUR: MIC Youth Social and Welfare Bureau is setting up a fund for kidney patient P. Sivasakthi, 54, to undergo an operation in India.

The Sivasakthi Fund was launched yesterday by wing head, T. Mohan, who wants to collect the RM70,000 for the operation within three months.

The operation is being done in India because of the shorter waiting period there. Sivasakthi's husband N. Jeyapragasam, 57, said he had used his Employees' Provident Fund for his own medical bills, which come up to RM800 a month. The couple need RM3,000 a month for their medical bills.

Their two sons are supporting the couple but with a total income of RM2,400, it is difficult for them to continue doing so.

Those who wish to help can donate through Alliance Bank account number 120880020084551 under the name "Tabung Sivasakthi".

PUTERA MIC BAHAGIAN PULAI LAUNCHED

CONGRATULATIONS

PUTERA MIC

BAHAGIAN PULAI

LAUNCHED BY

YB DATO' DR. S SUBRAMANIAM

SECRETARY GENERAL

M.I.C.

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES

19TH JULY 2008, MIC BAHAGIAN PULAI

2 New senators From MIC

1) Puteri MIC chief, J.Usha Nandhini (lecturer at CQ-TEC College)
2) Datuk Chandrasekar Suppiah (Bandar Tun Razak MIC division chairman and deputy chairman of the Federal Territory MIC liaison committee)

Congratulation

MIC AGM ~ News Paper Updates

Govt approves RM120m for Indian community

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has approved a RM120mil allocation for the development of the Indian community for four years following a request by the MIC.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the RM30mil allocation each year would be used to help single mothers become self sufficient as well as for youth programmes and other programmes to help the needy.

"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gave the approval recently," he told reporters Saturday after the end of the one-day MIC general assembly here.

He said that the allocation was part of the RM300mil sought from the Government in May to help poor Malaysian Indians.

The assembly went smoothly without any untoward incidents as Samy Vellu was in his element, ticking off delegates as well as cracking jokes. He also urged the branch chairmen to read the various booklets and use them as "ammunition" to answer the party's critics.

Several delegates touched on education, economy, employment and party unity while some spoke on the need for the president to continue to lead the party.

Former MIC deputy president Datuk S. Subramaniam, who also spoke, called on members to forget their differences and work together towards strengthening the party.

"I am saddened with the party's loss in the elections. We have to find the weaknesses and rectify them," he said, adding that the MIC was a strong party.

Subramaniam said the party did not take heed of the activities of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) as they were deemed to be fighting for the rights of the Hindu religion.

"But they (Hindraf) were hijacked by the Opposition and they fell for it, requesting the people vote for the Opposition. This was a big disappointment to us," he said, adding that the challenge is to bring them to the MIC fold.

He also praised Samy Vellu for not giving up but continuing to work for the betterment of the Indian community.

The assembly passed five resolutions. One of the resolutions expressed support for Abdullah’s leadership as PM.

The MIC also urged the Federal Government to establish representative committees at the state and district levels to serve the people in the five Opposition-held states.

This was necessary, as MIC has no representation at the state and local governments in Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Penang and Kelantan.

In another resolution, MIC urged the Government to monitor the delivery and implementation mechanisms in order to achieve the targets within the specified time frame and to allocate sufficient funds and personnel.

The party also called on the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry to set up enforcement squads to monitor the prices in rural areas and to prosecute retailers and shopkeepers found to have raised prices without approval.
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PM announces steps to enhance education among Malaysian Indians

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Saturday announced immediate steps to enhance education among Malaysian Indian students, either at school or university level.

He said among others, the Government had agreed to turn more capital-aided Tamil schools, many of which are in the rural areas, into fully-aided schools.

"The Government will also speed up the process of merging and consolidating the Tamil schools that have less than 50 students," he said in his speech when opening the 62nd MIC Annual General Meeting at the Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre here.

Abdullah said the Government also agreed that students from the MIC-run Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) University in Kedah would be allowed to apply for scholarships from the Public Services Department.

The move would make AIMST University the fifth private university to enjoy such a facility after institutions like the Monash University, Swinburne University and the University of Nottingham, among others.

Also present at the one-day meeting were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, MIC President Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and some 3,300 delegates, including MIC branch leaders nationwide

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Date:7/7/08
Source: The Star

MIC Youth bureau to recruit 50,000 new members

KUALA LUMPUR: MIC Youth has set up a special bureau to recruit 50,000 new members within a year, its newly-appointed coordinator T. Mohan said.

In his maiden speech at the MIC Youth annual general assembly here, Mohan said there would be several changes in the movement to ensure it was effective and efficient.

“We should realise that we are small and should not be disunited in any situation. We must voice our views as one through the right channels to protect the rights of the community,” he said.

For the first time, the Putera MIC, which has 3,200 members, also joined in the MIC Youth meeting.Mohan was appointed MIC Youth coordinator on Monday to replace S.A. Vigneswaran, who had resigned as the movement's leader.

He said the Youth wing would organise youth carnivals to publicise the MIC's programmes.“We will also give priority to tackling social ills like crime, drug abuse, domestic violence and gangsterism.

“We will also set up a task force to handle the problems of those not having birth certificates and identity cards, which is a major problem in the Indian community,” Mohan said.He said two full-time officers would be stationed at the MIC Youth office to provide support to the youth leaders in the country.

Yesterday, the wing unanimously passed 10 resolutions, including calling for the abolishment of interviews for the award of Public Services Department scholarships.It also called on the Government to take concrete measures to set up a planning and implementation body in the Economic Planning Unit to ensure the 3% equity target for Indians is reached before 2020.

The wing also called for the setting up of a RM300mil youth entrepreneurs capital fund to assist Indians to participate in economic activities and approve a licence for the setting up of a bank for the community.

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Date : 7/7/08
Source : The star

Samy Vellu slams former protege

KUALA LUMPUR: Former MIC Youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran was good at chairing meetings but failed to come up with clear programmes and policies to uplift Indian youths, said party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu yesterday.

In his first attack after his former protege asked him to step down, Samy Vellu said Vigneswaran had failed in his responsibilities, as there were more cases of Indian youths involved in juvenile problems and murders reported in the newspapers.

“He (Vigneswaran) should have focused his attention on the problems faced by the Indian youth apart from resolving the problems within the MIC Youth,” he told reporters after the joint opening of the MIC Wanita, Youth, Puteri and Putera MIC wings' annual general assembly.

Vigneswaran, who was asked to relinquish his Youth chief post after having passed the age limit of 41 years, announced his resignation from the party on June 29.

United stand: Samy Vellu (centre), together with (from left) Puteri chief Usha Nandhini, Wanita chief Datin Komala Krishnamoorthy, Mohan and Putera chief P. Kamalanathan linking hands in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

He had said that he would only rejoin the party after Samy Vellu steps down as the president.Samy Vellu said that he would not be cowed by threats from people who want to disrupt his functions in the various states.

“I know who is behind this. It is coming from Selangor. We are not be afraid of their sandiwara,” he said, adding that elected leaders were required to work for the community.He said that he had picked Vigneswaran from the streets, appointed him to the youth chief's post and recommended him to contest for a parliamentary seat and made him a parliamentary secretary.

Samy Vellu said Vigneswaran was now the loser as he could have waited and contested for a higher post in the party elections.Earlier in his speech, Samy Vellu said certain leaders of the party's youth wing were only interested in achieving their political ambitions through cheap publicity.

“These leaders refuse to thrash out matters involving the party and the community through discussions but prefer to engage in cheap publicity stunts that could only damage and weaken the party.”

He said the 41-year age limit was imposed to provide more opportunities to capable and eligible younger generations to serve in various capacities in the youth wing at the divisional and state level.

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Date: 7/7/08

Source : Berita Harian

Mohan janji lakukan perubahan drastik

KUALA LUMPUR: Penyelaras Pemuda MIC, T Mohan yang dilantik selepas peletakan jawatan bekas Ketua Pemudanya, S A Vigneswaran, berjanji akan melakukan perubahan drastik bagi mengukuhkan semula pergerakan itu selain memajukan kaum India di negara ini.

Beliau berkata, perubahan dan pembaharuan yang akan dilakukannya kelak akan membawa kesan lebih efektif dalam mengembalikan kegemilangan Pemuda MIC.
Katanya, Biro Keahlian dan Pendaftaran Pengundi akan diwujudkan bagi mengatur strategi untuk menarik lebih ramai pemuda menyertai pergerakan itu sekali gus mencapai sasaran memastikan sekurang-kurangnya 50,000 ahli baru.

“Saya juga bertekad untuk berusaha memastikan masyarakat India supaya bersatu. Populasi kita tidak harus berpecah belah dalam apa jua situasi untuk mempertahankan martabat bangsa India,” katanya ketika berucap dalam Perhimpunan Agung Pemuda MIC di sini, semalam.

Mohan, bekas calon Dewan Undangan Negeri kawasan Batu Caves pada pilihan raya umum 8 Mac lalu, diberi peranan baru itu selepas Vigneswaran keluar parti berikutan arahan berundur kerana melepasi usia 41 tahun seperti disyaratkan dalam perlembagaan parti.

Mohan yang juga pengerusi Biro Kebajikan dan Sosial Pemuda MIC, memberi jaminan akan menumpukan kepada masalah sosial yang serius di kalangan masyarakat India seperti ketiadaan sijil kelahiran, kad pengenalan, kad pengenalan merah, jenayah, dadah dan bunuh diri.

“Saya cadangkan supaya kerajaan menubuhkan unit bertindak khas bagi mengatasi masalah kad pengenalan merah,” katanya
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Date: 7/7/08
Source : NST

Businessman Mohan heads MIC Youth

KUALA LUMPUR: T. Mohan, the MIC Youth social and welfare bureau chief, has been appointed the party's youth coordinator.

This follows the decision of the MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) to ask all youth leaders who have reached the age of 41 to vacate their posts.

Mohan, 35, a businessman, will have lawyer S. Muruge-san as his deputy. Murugesan was the Youth wing's representative to the CWC, the party's highest decision-making body.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said Mohan and his team would take the advice of the MIC Youth Advisory Council, headed by former Kahang state assemblyman S. Ramis, in carrying out activities until the MIC Youth elections next year.

Mohan had stood on a Barisan Nasional ticket in the Batu Caves state constituency in the March 8 general election while Murugesan was the BN candidate for the Subang parliamentary seat. Both did not win the seats.

He said the party leadership was reorganising the wing in line with the constitutional requirement of the party. He said Mohan and Murugesan's first task was to organise the MIC Youth's annual general assembly on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Klang MIC division chief has denied that he was instigated by former MIC Youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran to criticise Samy Vellu.Alex Thiagarasan said the accusation was baseless.
He said his criticisms were due to negative developments in the party.

Following his attacks on the party chief in the media, Thiagarasan has been issued a show-cause letter and will face the disciplinary committee tomorrow.
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Dr Subra: New plans

Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/85621
Date : 5 July 2008

Dr Subra: New plans show Indians not marginalised

Snippets.

Among the key decisions or those agreed in principle by the government at the cabinet committee include:

- To convert 372 partially-aided Tamil schools into fully-assisted schools.

- Consolidate schools which had an enrollment of less than 50 students.

- To ensure at least eight percent of Indian representation at all levels in the civil service. To achieve that, it will also see more promotions for Indian civil servants.

- The MIC-run Asian Institute for Medicine, Science and Technology (Aimst) to be re-categorized as one of the five private universities which recognize government-sponsored students to boost the intake of Indian students into critical sectors like medicine and engineering. At present, students who receive government scholarship were only given a list of choice of universities which does not include Aimst.

- To allow Indian contractors to take part in government projects at all levels. For government's mega projects, it is suggested that certain sub-contract jobs be given to Indian contractors.

- Indian entrepreneurs to be given more opportunities in the development of vendor development scheme through companies like state-owned oil firm Petronas and national car-maker Proton.

- Easier access to government loans for Indian entrepreneurs.

- More taxi and bus permits for Indian companies.

- To increase the Indian corporate equity from the current 1.1 percent to 1.5 percent in 2010. To do this, the government is planning to set up a unit trust scheme based on the Permodalan Nasional Berhad model to allow Indians to invest in the scheme to increase their equity in the market.

Annual General Meeting

There will be Annual General Meeting to all :

Putera,Puteri,Pemuda,Wanita MIC
on

6 July 2008

At

Putra World Trade Center (PWTC)
Time :8.30 Am

Please register yourself before entering the Hall. Live news updates will be posted from the hall in PuteraMIC Web portal ,specially to those who cant attend the AGM.

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