http://twosen.com Current issues, feedback & complaints on public services in Malaysia Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I MUST congratulate R. Nadeswaran for highlighting issues of great concern to all Malaysians, yet again. His article (published in the May 14 edition of your paper), on the government’s proposal to revive the project to lay undersea cables from Sarawak to Peninsular Malaysia for the supply of electricity, raises ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/undersea-cable-project-will-tax-our-resources/ I AM an SPM 2007 school leaver and it grieves me that having achieved 10A1s has got me nowhere in my homeland. I was rejected by the Public Services Department (PSD), Public Institutes of Higher Learning (IPTA) and matriculation programmes, while Petronas, Bank Negara and the Telekom Malaysia Foundation did ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/high-achiever-losing-faith/ WHAT is it with these perennial law breakers i.e. illegal street racers that has some of our politicians mollycoddling them. Not too long ago, we had certain political figures in Putera Umno trying to re-brand them into Mat Cemerlangs by organising activities for them. They even took a group of ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/dont-mollycoddle-illegal-racers/ I SHARE the concerns expressed by psychologist Paul Jambunathan about the growing influence of maids on our children's lives. Many parents are overlooking their parenting role nowadays due to various commitments. Even lower-income and middle-class parents are failing in their duties. What actually happens is that many parents do not play ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/parenting-roles-no-substitute/ I WAS one of many Penangites who braved the rain to attend a ceramah at the Han Chiang Hall on March 6. We cheered the leaders of DAP and their partners from Pakatan Rakyat when they promised a new dawn for Malaysia and unveiled their eight-point manifesto for Penang. We ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/after-that-election-stop-talking-start-working/ I REFER to the news report, "Maids taking over parenting role" (NST, May 10). In the report, Monash University and Sunway Medical Centre clinical psychologist Paul Jambunathan was reported as saying that "many children were learning their values from the maid rather than from their own parents". It is rather ironic ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/parenting-roles-parents-with-wrong-priorities/ THE report stating that a rice-farming community in Kedah had threatened to switch to oil palm should not be taken lightly. If the government intends to increase food production and ensure food security, this kind of call must be heeded. The request for the price of padi to ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/rice-farmers-they-deserve-a-better-deal/ WE have lived in Malaysia for nine years and have a great affection and affinity for the country and its people. It is our hope to eventually retire here to enjoy the diverse culture, the culinary delights, the beautiful scenery and warm weather that Malaysia has to offer. Unfortunately, ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/holiday-dangers-boat-shock-for-travellers/ WHEN any organisation takes on the responsibility of looking after our children and training them to make them better citizens for the good of the individual and the country, the last thing parents and friends expect to happen is the death of a son or daughter. Even one death ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/national-service-deaths-find-out-what-really-happens/ THE decision by the government to extend the retirement age to 58 and the introduction of a new formula for pension calculation is good news to government servants. However, the government also needs to consider the welfare of government servants who opted for the EPF scheme. They are not ... http://twosen.com/2008/05/16/civil-servants-let-them-switch/