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First of all, let me wish everyone a happy Chap Goh Meh!

To me, this year’s Chinese New Year festive season is very different from the previous. Firstly, as I am married now, I now turned from an angpow receiver to an angpow giver. Secondly, I previously have one family’s reunion gathering to attend to and now I have two family reunions instead.

Most significantly, my uncle (my father’s second youngest brother) passed away from cancer during the early hours of the 3rd day of the Chinese New Year. Actually, his health was already in dire straits before Chinese New Year. He got himself discharged from the hospital 2 days before the new year eve to have a reunion dinner at home but since then he remained semi-conscious. When he was unable to eat or drink anything on the first day of the new year, his family decided to send him back to hospital.

He never regained full consciousness in hospital. He was only put on drips and given morphine injections to dull his pains. He passed away at 6am on the third day of the new year. The only consolation was that he left us within a short period of time and did not suffer too much pain.

Uncle discovered his cancer only when it reached the 4th stage. So I wish to remind everyone to have regular health checks, preferably once a year.
My uncle has only one son who is pursuing his degree in China. In order not to distract him from his examination preparations, my uncle and my family members dared not inform him about his father’s ill health.  My cousin only has a rough idea that his father’s health was not in the best of conditions. He only knew that his dad was suffering from cancer upon returning to Malaysia during the spring holidays. We can imagine what a huge blow it was for him.

Since his return to Malaysia, my cousin had been looking after his father with great tender and care. Whenever we looked on at this filial 21-year old son, we all felt sad for him and we also felt glad that our uncle had such a good son.

My father and my uncle were very close. My dad lost a lot of weight because of worrying over my uncle’s health. When my father shared his memory about growing up together with his younger brother, he shed tears.

My uncle was a thrifty person. The only vehicles in his house were an old motorcycle and a second hand Kancil. However, he was very generous towards his nephew and nieces. Whenever we went to overseas to further our studies, he would give us a big angpow.

During the festive seasons, I spent a lot of time at his memorial service. Most of the relatives came for the ceremony from outstation. There were also friends who came in our hour of need hence the memorial service hall was never empty and idle

This column article published on the Website of Chinese newspaper www.chinapress.com.my

  新年期间，5位学弟妹到家中拜年。他们之中一位已从台湾学成归来，3位还在海外念书，一位很快就要出国。平日大家各散东西，也唯有趁新年才能聚上一聚。

不知怎的，话题谈到公积金，一位学弟说他母亲早就已用借口将公积金从僱员公积金局取出，免得以后连养老金都没有。

当时听在耳里，我觉得这位安娣有点杞人忧天的可爱。可是看看近期的发展，原来她才是先知先觉的那个。

政府协助低收入者购买政府组屋，那是美事一桩，没人反对政府履行职责。可是，拿打工仔的15亿公积金为人民组屋计划的购买者提供贷款，全国约1300万名公积金局会员大概都要提心吊胆了！

国阵政府近来热衷扮演经济奇才角色。市场上各种信讬基金，纵有财经专家在背后管理，回酬高于10%的屈指可数。可是首相推出的“一个大马人民信讬计划”（SARA 1 Malaysia），最高投资金额为5000令吉，一年回酬居然高达32%，让众财经专才相形见绌。

稳赚不赔好康头

现在又要让公积金局为那些被银行拒于门外的低收入者提供贷款，纳吉再次拍胸膛保证，这绝对是稳赚不赔的好康头，因为人民租屋的市场价值比售价高得多，一旦购屋者拖欠贷款，公积金局能以更高价格将该租屋出售。

这话说得头头是道，却有个致命疏漏：如果借钱给低收入者购买人民租屋真的这么好赚，为什么银行会拒绝贷款给他们？难道银行不想赚钱？还是银行不如纳吉会算？

（布城2日訊）在前雪州反貪污委員會總部墜樓身亡的斯里肯邦安區州議員歐陽捍華的前政治秘書趙明福，其家屬週四成功取得上訴庭頒佈的准令，可以挑戰沙亞南高庭駁回對“懸案”進行司法檢討的判決。

趙明福家屬是在去年9月30日入稟法庭，要求針對驗屍庭的“懸案”判決作出司法檢討。此申請在去年12月1日遭沙亞南上訴庭駁回。

趙明福家屬不放棄進一步將此案帶上上訴庭，以拿督蘇萊曼道勿為首的上訴庭三司週四聆聽雙方陳詞，3人一致同意頒佈准令，讓趙明福家屬挑戰高庭的裁決。

蘇萊曼道勿宣判時說：“我們一致同意批准這項申請，我們對申請方的說法感到滿意，多項法律問題需要進一步詮釋。”

多項法律問題需詮釋

趙明福家屬代表律師哥賓星在庭上陳詞時說，趙明福的死因存有強烈的懸疑，而多項證據也顯示趙明福被他殺的可能性。惟驗屍庭卻礙於未有明確的證據證明死者的墜樓前傷痕，把此案列為“懸案”。

哥賓星提出國內兩宗驗屍庭案例指出，驗屍庭的權限出現兩種法律角度。即其一說明驗屍官宣判案件時受限制於證據，禁止猜測性裁決；而另一宗案例的推事則認為，只要驗屍官滿意提出的證據可協助證明案件，任何證據的形式都被接受，包括傳聞（hearsay）。

他說，趙明福案件所提供的證據及供詞已超越存有的疑點，足以證明趙明福是被他殺。

“如果我們有直接的死因證據，也就不需要驗屍庭。因此，當整個事實及證據已呈獻給驗屍庭，驗屍官該依據大部份證據作出裁決。”

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal granted leave on Thursday to Teoh Beng Hock's brother Teoh Meng Kee to seek a review of the coroner's open verdict on the late political aide's death.

In a unanimous decision, the three-man panel headed by Justice Datuk Sulaiman Daud said the court was satisfied that there was a question of law which could be pursued further for interpretation.

Justice Sulaiman allowed the application after hearing submissions by Gobind Singh and Deputy Public Prosecutor Abazafree Mohd Abbas, who appeared for the Attorney-General's Chambers. The panel, which also comprised Justices Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad and Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim, also allowed two prayers sought by the family in the application.

The first is to allow the appellant to appeal against the Shah Alam High Court decision on Dec 1 last year which had rejected the review application on the finding of the open verdict of the Coroner's Court. The second is to file the notice of appeal within 14 days at the Court of Appeal once the leave is granted.

Teoh, the political secretary to Selangor state executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on the fifth floor corridor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, Selangor, on July 16, 2009, after giving a statement at the office of the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission located on the 14th floor of the same building. He was 30 then.

On July 21 last year, a royal commission of inquiry headed by Federal Court Judge Tan Sri James Foong Cheng Yuen established Teoh's death as a suicide.

Earlier, on Jan 5, Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas found that Teoh's death was neither a suicide nor a homicide and that no third party was involved in his death.

Meanwhile, when met outside the courtroom Thursday, Teoh's sister Lee Lan said the granting of the leave was "a start to regain justice for Beng Hock."

She also hoped that an open hearing would be held following the Court of Appeal's verdict..

News source from The Star

This column article published on the Website of Chinese newspaper www.chinapress.com.my

这次的新年，过得和以往很不一样。首先当然是因为我结婚了，以前是伸手讨红包，今年开始要派红包。其次以前是一个家庭的亲友和聚会，现在成了两个家庭，亲戚和家庭聚会理所当然的也变多了。

更关键的不一样是我的二叔在大年初叁凌晨因癌症辞世。其实，他在农曆新年前健康就一直处于红灯水平，年廿九出院就是为了在家吃顿团圆饭，可是之后就一直处于半昏迷的状态。大年初一，大家看他已经无法喝水进食，就决定再次把他送进医院。

二叔入院后也从未清醒过，只是不断的吊水和打吗啡止痛，终于在初叁凌晨六点撒手人寰。值得安慰的是二叔走得很快，没有承受多大痛苦，也算是尽了家人尽量减轻他的痛苦的一番苦心。

二叔很迟才发现自己罹患癌症，而且发现的时候已经是第四期了。二叔只有一个儿子，人在中国唸书，为了不影响儿子準备考试，二叔和家人都不敢将他患病的消息告诉儿子。堂弟隐约知道父亲生病了，可是直到他春假回家才知道原来爸爸是患上末期绝症，所受到的打击可想而知。

不少雪中送炭朋友

堂弟回国后，就一直在病床前细心照料父亲。我们看到眼里，都为这位不到21岁的堂弟感到心疼，也为二叔有这么一位孝顺的儿子感到庆幸。

家父和二叔感情深厚，为了二叔的重病人也消瘦了。几次和我们回忆他和二叔成长的点滴，都泪流满襟。

二叔为人节俭，家中的代步工具是一辆使用多年的摩哆和一辆二手的灵鹿。可是他对我们这些侄儿女却很慷慨。每当我们有人出国唸书，他一定包个大红包祝我们学业进步。

As at December 23, 2011, donations for Teoh Beng Hock Trust Fund totaled RM513,405.30 while disbursements for living expenses of Beng Hock’s son Er Jia amounted to RM40,245.50.
 
RM30,004.40 was disbursed for purchasing education insurance for Er Jia (with payments in 2011 and 2012 amounted to RM15,002.25 and 15,002.15 respectively) and also RM3,602.15 was paid for a medical insurance.
 
The purpose of purchasing the education insurance is to ensure that when Er Jia attains the age of 18, he will be able to afford his education expenses, which by then would be very expensive; we are paying RM15,010 annually over 15 years whereby the total payments would amount to RM225,001.50.
 
However, upon the maturity of the insurance scheme, the expected return is estimated to be at RM330,177 to RM407,470 and it is a long term investment.
 
The Trust Fund continues to receive donations from kind hearted people, most of them donated anonymously. I wish to express my gratitude for their kind deeds and promise to administer the funds properly.
 
The people are still waiting for justice for Beng Hock, I hope all Malaysians will continue to lend their support to the Teoh family.

Selamat Tahun Baru Cina 2012 新年新希望 from PR / DAP Malaysia :-D

Wish all Malaysian Happy Chinese New Year~

恭祝各界新年快乐~

( 沙登17日讯 ) 雪兰莪州行政议员欧阳捍华今日捎来喜讯，允诺协助沙登社区慈善洗肾中心申请位于斯里沙登一块面积4万多平方尺地段，作为兴建该洗肾中心新楼用途。

他今日联袂沙登国会议员张念群到该洗肾中心派送红包给肾脏病病患，针对该洗肾中心主席拿督张玉兴为扩充洗肾服务，申请上述地段为新中心大楼的公益事业，表示会尽力协助该中心得到新土地。

欧阳捍华说，该中心目前使用沙登花园的草场会所作为洗肾中心并非长远计，即使获得居民同意让出洗肾中心背后的土地扩建和容纳更多洗肾机器，也不理想，即不能应付肾病病患的需求。

“我将协助争取州政府批准沙登社区慈善洗肾中心申请斯里沙登花园地区的地段，希望尽快获得批准。”

张玉兴：经费不成问题 需地扩建增洗肾机

沙登社区慈善洗肾中心主席拿督张玉兴向媒体披露，洗肾中心成立于2004年，为社区肾脏病人提供低廉洗肾服务至今有7年光景。

他说，洗肾中心之前筹获超过330万令吉，目前有54名肾脏病人来洗肾，由于洗肾机器不足，15名病患列为候补名单，暂时被安排去别区洗肾。

他指主席要增加6至8台洗肾机器面对地方不够大问题，扩建经费不是问题，独欠土地进行搬迁和兴建新洗肾中心大楼。

出席者包括来自西藏的索南仁波切活佛、该中心署理主席丘伟忠、副主席杨国华和张有才、秘书张先良，副秘书王建乐、理事叶德兴、萧观华、沙登新村副村长廖木构、嘉宾拿汀练群燕、叶凤及馬来西亚先天混元学研究協会主席方楚胜。

This column article published on the Website of Chinese newspaper www.chinapress.com.my

钱谁都不会嫌多。现代人最大的烦恼就是钱不够用，其二就是如何有效地让现有的金钱保值，最好是能够利滚利，要不然最起码也要赶上通膨率，这样手上的钱才不会越来越小。

可是这事说易做难。买股票回酬高，可是风险也大，分分钟烧到手，赔个血本无归。银行定期存款虽然是零风险，可是利息又太低，一年利息不过3.15%。我国去年11月通膨率高达3.3%，这样利率莫说让钱增值，充其量只能勉强让钱缩水得慢一点。

还有市场上各种形形色色的信讬基金。当中表现特别优异固然可以获得超过15%红利，可是这毕竟只是少数，回酬介于5%左右的基金比比皆是，而且亏钱的基金也是存在。所以说，买信讬基金还是有一定的风险。

不过英明的首相大人最近倒是推出了一种零风险，而且回酬超高的投资计划。于本月12日推介的“一个大马人民信讬计划”（SARA 1 Malaysia），最高投资金额为5000令吉，每月就能包赚134令吉的红利。每月回酬高达2.68%，一年回酬更是高达32%，净赚1600令吉。 5年下来，投资者的净得利将是8000令吉，或是160%。

这样的好“康头”，除了一马信讬基金，你打着灯笼上哪找？就连股神巴菲特都不敢在欧债危机越演越烈年代拍胸膛担保能让人一年赚个32%！

要知道，公积金在2010年的股息也只有5.8%啊！如果钱这么容易赚，公积金局真应该将部分资金投入“一马信讬”，不需要1年32%，就是1年15%的股息也足以让打工仔笑得合不拢嘴。

是投资就有风险

没有任何一家投资公司在兜售信讬基金时能“担保”多少巴仙回酬（当然，无良仲介除外）。他们只能告诉你乐观情况会怎样，不乐观的话又会这样。是投资就有风险，不敢冒险就把钱乖乖存在银行拿定存。就连获奖无数、市场佔有率最高的大众信讬也不是每个基金都赚钱。很好奇纳吉是如何“担保”一马基金高回酬？

民主行动党全国副宣传秘书兼沙登区国会议员张念群16-1-2012（星期六）于吉隆坡发表的文告

（吉隆坡16日讯）民主行动党全国副宣传秘书张念群指出， 截至2011年12月23日，由行动党成立的“赵明福基金会”总共筹得51万3千405令吉30仙；在同时期，该基金共拨出4万零245令吉50仙，供作明福遗孀苏淑慧和遗腹子赵尔家的生活和其他费用。

她说，该基金会也另外拨出3万零4令吉40仙，为赵尔家购买教育保单（2011年和2012年的保费分别为1万5千零2令吉25仙和1万5千零2令吉15仙），以及拨出3千602令吉15仙为赵尔家购买医药保单。

“为尔家购买教育保单的目的，是要保障他长大至18岁後，可以应付高昂的教育费用；我们每年缴付约1万5千令吉零10仙的保费，为期共15年，总数是22万5千零1令吉50仙。”

她表示，保单期满後，回酬预料可达33万零177令吉至40万7千470令吉，这属於一项较长远的投资。

也是该基金会信托人兼沙登区国会议员的张念群今天发表文告说，上述开销与尔家的教育保单和医药保单费用是分开算的，因为这些保单日後都有回酬，而且保费需要每年缴交。

她表示，该基金会目前仍不时收获善心人士的捐款，有者更不留姓名，她感谢所有捐助者的仁风义举，并承诺会妥善处理基金会的开支。

她指出，明福冤案未了，公义尚未彰显，她希望人民能继续给予赵家支持。

This column article published on the Website of Chinese newspaper www.chinapress.com.my

2012年1月8日，民主行动党在沙亚南Jubli Perak礼堂举行第13届民主行动党党员代表会议。Jubli Perak礼堂着落在雪州政府的行政大楼范围，属于州政府资产。

308以前，谁都没想过我们能有在此召开大会的一天。Jubli Perak礼堂佈置堂皇，倒也让外州党员多少感受到当家作主的气势。

早上十点，可容纳1200人的礼堂已经坐满。来自外州的同志也不少，或许是因为去年砂州州选时的突破，今年来自砂拉越赴会者人数特别多。

每次在大会上看见东马同志都让我格外感动，他们出席大会从来都没有得到半毛钱津贴，机票、住宿都是自费，可是南中国海阻隔不了他们的热情。当然，亚航廉价机票也必须记上一功，大家真是时时都可以感受到竞争带来好处与便利。

大会十点准时开始，全国主席卡巴星率先致词，也为大会带来第一波惊喜。他在大会上主动向槟城第二副首长拉玛沙米伸出橄榄枝，号召大家摒弃恩怨，让“教父与军阀合作对抗国阵”。

卡巴星此话一出，即刻引来全场如雷掌声。毕竟在第13届全国大选步步逼近当儿，任何内讧只能让仇者快，亲者痛。看见领袖能够成为“让枪口一致对外”表率，对大伙儿而言是种无比鼓舞。

推介几项廉洁措施

秘书长林冠英也在他的演讲中大谈一旦执政中央纲领。我们明白人民对民联支持很多时候是源于对国阵贪污、腐败领导不满，所以“防贪、防腐”必需是我们政策重点。

PERTANYAAN : TAMBAHAN SESI PERBAHASAN RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PEMBEKALAN 2012 (BAJET 2012) PERINGKAT JAWATANKUASA
DARIPADA : Y. B. PUAN TEO NIE CHING
KAWASAN : SERDANG
TARIKH : 10.11.2011

SOALAN :

Puan Teo Nie Ching [Serdang] minta MENTERI KERJA RAYA menyatakan status pembinaan Terowong Kajang Utama yang akan menghubungkan penduduk Taman Kajang Utama ke Bandar Kajang.

Jawapan daripada Menteri Kerja Raya:

Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, peruntukan bagi cadangan pembinaan terowong (underpass) di Lebuhraya SILK ke Taman Kajang Utama ini telahpun dikemukakan untuk dilaksanakan sebagai salah satu projek dalam Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10 (RM Ke-10). Kajian dan penyediaan pelan reka bentuk bagi cadangan pembinaan ini telahpun dilaksanakan oleh pihak Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) melalui juruperunding yang dilantik. Projek ini akan dilaksankan segera setelah permohonan peruntukan terbabit diluluskn. Pada masa ini, pihak kementerian sedang berurusan dengan pihak Unit Perancang Ekonomi Jabatan Perdana Menteri bagi mendapatkan kelulusan peruntukan tersebut.

Sekian, terima kasih.

Source: http://www.therocket.com.my/en/politics-fairer-half-to-the-fore/

Post-March 2008 a new political landscape has evolved, especially for women’s involvement in politics. Serdang Member of Parliament and DAP assistant publicity secretary Teo Nie Ching has experienced these changes firsthand, having been a beneficiary of this new wave in politics. Yet she also knows of the many challenges a woman elected representative faces in her quest to serve the constituents and the nation. She tells the Rocket’s T.K Tan why:

What do women want, politically speaking? A loaded question for many perhaps, but Teo sees it with clarity.

“It depends on the women’s age and marital status. If they are before 30 years old and single, their concerns would centre on job opportunities and social mobility prospects,” Teo started.

“For the married ones, naturally their families and family-related issues would be their top concern. Quality education for their children, childcare amenities and related benefits, basic amenities and necessities comes to mind. But regardless of these different concerns, often the common worries are public safety and being treated with dignity at home and in the workplace. Domestic violence and rapes are tragically a frequent occurrence in Malaysia.”

Teo, a trained lawyer, states that the available forms of legal protection for and treatment of women in Malaysia are grossly insufficient. “As an example, sexual harassment; Malaysia has yet to enact a comprehensive sexual harassment legislation as of 2011. It is only covered in parts in the Penal Code, Employment Act 1955, and the Industrial Relations Act 1967,’ she remarked.

“Another aspect of legal neglect we can see is regarding job compensation, namely the concept of ‘equal job, equal pay’. Many would not dispute that women in Malaysia do most of the hard work, yet get paid less compared with their male counterparts. This ‘equal pay for work of equal value by women’ concept has been practised in the UK since 1970. Unfortunately for us, Malaysia has yet to even consider enacting it,” Teo expounded.

The Malaysian public childcare amenities and facilities are mostly non-existent. Some studies have shown that many women after age 35 and married with children tend to drop out from the workforce. “They are forced to retire to take care of their children. Not many of us can afford to hire domestic maids to take care of the children.” Indeed, the proverbial glass ceiling adage for women in workplace is self-imposed as much as it is external imposition.

Malaysia’s women employment participation rate, currently at 46 percent, is relatively low compared with some of its neighbours such as Thailand (70 percent) and Singapore (56 percent). An 2010 UNDP Asia Pacific Human Development report on gender equality reported that if Malaysia can increase its female labour participation rate to 70 percent, the country could potentially see a 2.9 percent increase in annual GDP growth rates.

“If Malaysia can increase its female workforce participation, the country’s economic growth can be increased substantially. It would help to improve the people’ living standards. However, the current macro environment is not conducive for more women to work in,” she elaborated.

Getting Their Attention

Politics, being a direct avenue to affect changes for women, has proven to be a bane for meaningful female participation. Female representation in politics in Malaysia is low. Currently there are 24 women Member of Parliaments (MP), around 11 percent of the total number of MPs. As a result many of the women and gender-related legislations are put on the backburner.

The general perception that politics is dirty and it’s a men’s playing field is unfortunately entrenched in many women’s thinking. Teo believes women in Malaysia need to change their preconceived mindsets and rise up to the political challenge to speak up for women issues and formulate policies and legislation of this country that will better address women-related issues.

“Post 2008, the younger generation of women are generally enthusiastic about politics and its workings. However, the older womenfolk have yet to engage politics deeply. The housewives may talk more about politics now; however it’s quite another of matter for them to volunteer for political work. For most, their families are still their main concerns,” she stated.

“Herein lays our challenge: raising the women’s political interest that will eventually lead to a bigger pool of political workers and qualified candidates. We have attempted to recruit more suitable candidates in our contact loops. Malaysian women are definitely not less qualified or educated than the men. However the women need to demonstrate the willingness to take up this challenge to serve the country.”

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I was shocked to learn that Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) Legasi Mahasiswa Progresif secretary Siti Nurul Piteriah Abdul Halim, a participant in the sit-in which resulted in a bloody scuffle with the police on Sunday morning, has been expelled from her residential college.
 
The Malay daily Sinar Harian yesterday also quoted UPSI vice-chancellor Junaidi Abu Bakar as saying that Siti Nurul Piteriah will not be spared disciplinary action.
 
The harsh and unreasonable action meted out by the university is totally unjustified and uncalled for, and proves the need and necessity for the students to organise the Sunday morning sit-in protest.
 
As an educational institution, the university should always act in the interest and well-being of its students. It is sad to see UPSI choose to oppress the students hand-in-hand with the police.  
 
On New Year’s Eve, the police took brutal action against the undergraduates who participated in the peaceful sit-in protest for academic freedom. The movement’s president Safwan Anang was assaulted and hospitalized with serious injuries, raising more public outcry.
 
The Perak police chief, Mohd Shukri Dahlan, unsurprisingly denied all allegations of police brutality claiming that the undergraduate injured himself by walking into a glass door.
 
Going by the track record of the police particularly in custodial deaths, I am sure many Malaysians will not buy the explanation by the police.
 
During the political upheaval that engulfed our country in 1998, Anwar Ibrahim was ejected from his privileged position as the Deputy Prime Minister, and charged for corruption and sodomy. He was then put in prison for 5 years. Midway through the trial, he appeared in court with a black eye. It was an image that shocked the world.
 
The police vehemently denied that Anwar had been assaulted and faked a medical report to claim that the black eye was a result of self-inflicted injuries. But the truth eventually emerged -- Anwar had been assaulted by former IGP Rahim Noor while in detention.

（万宜讯）雪州政府拨款5万令吉资助万宜育民华小扩建新校舍及提升学校基本建设，为校方筹募建校经费解忧！

沙登区国会议员张念群及万宜区州议员沙菲益日前代表州政府，把5万令吉支票移交给该校家协主席兼董事部委员罗择全。

张念群指出，扩建校舍刻不容缓，校方早前向州政府申请拨款40万令吉拨款以扩建校舍，最后州政府批下5万令吉拨款协助解决学校困境。

建筑商承担行政楼建费

该校拟议在明年2或3月施工兴建一座两楼的行政楼，而40万令吉建筑费将由热心建筑商承担。

“全国华小拥有超过5万名非华裔学生，而育民华小的非华裔学生多达80人比例相当高。”

沙菲益则说，万宜将继续发展成为雪州知识城，目前设立在该区周遭大专院校和训练中心共18所，相信居民生活日后将逐步获提升。

他说， 一般上州政府批准的拨款介于5 0 0 0 至2 万令吉，5万令吉已算很高。

罗择全指出，该校共有202名学生，但其中80人（40%）属非华裔学生，但这不会影响学校学术成绩，因校方提供友族学生华文进修课程，即每名友族学生入学前须接受两年华语学前教育。

“据知，把孩子送入华小的友族家长非常关心孩子学习，将之视为长远‘投资’。”

雪州时报第54期（2011年12月23日）

转载自：Echoweb & Moonlightchest.com

（加影20日讯）万宜州选区唯一的育民华小成为友族同胞学习华文的园地。

育民华小共有202名学生，其中友族学生占了40%，万宜旧街场旁的新兴住宅区如布特拉和皇冠城是巫裔居民的聚居地。尤其近三年来，友族学生的人数有增加趋势。



明年建行政楼

为让校务发展更完善，该校拟在明年初兴建一座两层楼高的行政楼，40万令吉兴建费由热心的建筑商承担。

育民华小董事部财政兼家教协会主席罗择全说，行政楼将在明年2或3月动工，硬体兴建费由热心建筑商承担。

他是于今日上午在该校接领雪兰莪州政府拨出的5万令吉款项仪式后说，款项由沙登国会议员张念群和万宜州议员沙菲宜代表移交。

他说，虽然友族学生人数增加，但不会影响该校的成绩，校方为友族学生提供华文进修课程，友族学生进入华小前，受促接受两年的华语学前教育。

他说，进入该校的友族同胞，大部分来自有受教育的家庭，父母关心孩子的学习，并把孩子送入华小视为长远的“投资”。