Persepsi Rakyat Kepada BN Semakin Baik – Penganalisis

UALA LUMPUR: Persepsi rakyat terhadap Barisan Nasional (BN) semakin baik berbanding semasa pilihan raya umum 2008 meskipun kerap dilemparkan dengan pelbagai fitnah oleh pembangkang. Dengan pelbagai inisiatif yang dirangka, golongan muda kini mula dapat menilai kesungguhan kerajaan yang begitu prihatin bagi mencorakkan masa depan negara yang lebih meyakinkan. Penganalisis politik, Prof Madya Dr Sivamurugan Pandian berkata perubahan persepsi itu adalah berikutan inisiatif mentransformasikan negara menerusi Program Transformasi Politik, Program Transformasi Kerajaan dan Program Transformasi Ekonomi, membuahkan hasil dan dapat dirasai sendiri oleh rakyat. Timbalan Dekan Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) itu berpendapat majoriti rakyat kini sedar mengenai pelbagai program yang berbentuk sosial dan kebajikan yang dilaksanakan kerajaan B Nsehingga sukar bagi pembangkang menafikannya. Sumber: Blog KLXRESS Jarumemas: Semoga segala hasil usaha dan penat lelah PM, TPM akan membuahkan hasil.

Selangor challenged to give free education

FIRST-YEAR Universiti Selangor (Unisel) students should be accorded free education by the Selangor government. This was the challenge levelled by Taman Templer assemblyman Datuk Subahan Kamal yesterday, stating the state government should practice such a policy as it had more than enough capital in its coffers to accommodate it. “They only need RM30 million to give free education to first-year Unisel students,” he told reporters while the state assembly adjourned for lunch. “They have RM2.2 billion in their reserves, so what is holding them back?” Subahan was referring to statements made by Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman Azmin Ali during Azmin’s debate on the supplementary budget tabled in the state assembly sitting yesterday. Azmin had brought up the issue of the federal government’s move to temporarily axe the disbursement of loans from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN). The short-lived ban was announced early last month, and could have affected some 1,000 students had it not been withdrawn. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin had last month said the freeze on the loans to first year Unisel students was a test for the Pakatan Rakyat-led state government to offer free education. The move received heavy criticism from Opposition leaders and even some Barisan Nasional (BN) politicians. Despite the lifting of the ban, the Selangor government had liquidated assets worth RM30 million in an effort help pay the students’ fees. The money would instead be used by the state to purchase Unisel hostel buildings to help lessen the burden of students who currently have to pay for lodgings. Subahan criticised Azmin’s debate on the supplementary budget, deeming it as nothing more than an attempt to gain “political mileage”. “This is not Parliament. Let us talk about state supplementary budget,” he said. “Use the opportunity to discuss how the budget will affect people.” Source: The Malay Mail Jarumemas: A promise before election!!

PM: Civil service must adopt 21st century approach in their work

PUTRAJAYA: The civil service has no choice but to adopt a bold, 21st century approach to the way they do their work if they intend to realise the 1Malaysia vision, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said the civil service needed to deliver on the People First, Performance Now promise to the rakyat who have high expectations. “We need to constantly find ways to bring forward new ideas as whoever wins in the contestation of ideas will succeed. “This is the character of the 21st century. (We need) big, bold ideas with effective and speedy execution,” he said in his keynote address at a premier dialogue with the civil service at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre. Read more.... Jarumemas: always think out of the box and dare to make changes!!

DAP bertanding 90 kerusi adalah kenyataan mengarut... - Nik Aziz

KOTA BHARU - Mursyidul Am PAS, Tuan Guru Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, enggan mengulas laporan muka hadapan Utusan Malaysia hari ini yang mendakwa DAP bakal bertanding di 90 kawasan Parlimen pada PRU13 nanti. Bagaimanapun, beliau hanya berkata “karut semua tu”. Beliau berkata demikian kepada media ketika diminta mengulas berhubung perkara itu selepas majlis perjanjian pusat kitar semula dan kompas Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu-Bandaraya Islam di sebuah hotel, di sini petang tadi. Katanya, beliau tidak mahu mengulas berhubung perkara itu apa lagi ianya tidak membabitkan soal PAS. “Saya hanya nak jawab apa yang berkaitan dengan PAS sahaja,” ujarnya. Walaupun bila ditanya adakah ianya hanya spekulasi murahan Umno, Tuan Guru tetap tidak mahu mengulasnya. Pada masa yang sama beliau turut menyangkal PAS telah sasar beberapa kerusi yang ingin ditandingi, sebaliknya memberitahu selepas sahaja parlimen dibubarkan, ianya akan ditentukan jumlah kerusi yang bertanding dan bukannya sekarang. Sumber: www.utaranews.com Jarumemas: Tak berani nak komen kerana DAP berkuasa utk menentukan, itu sudah menunjukkan DAP lebih berkuasa daripada PKR dan Pas.