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More than 42,000 detained for drug abuse from Jan-March

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 09:05 PM PDT

More than 42,000 detained for drug abuse from Jan-March

MELAKA: Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam today called for public cooperation to help eliminate drug abuse among the young generation.

He said parents should play their role by providing their children with religious education, and also to monitor their activities.

He also suggested that the National Association for the Prevention of Drugs or Pemadam to carry out a social transformation programme towards moulding a well-rounded human capital.

"Pemadam should step up its mechanism so that the existing plan of action will meet its objective, and hence, able to help achieve the government's objective of freeing the country from drugs by 2015," he added.

He said this in his speech at a dinner held in conjunction with Pemadam's annual general meeting here last night.

Mohd Ali said the number of people arrested for drug abuse had increased from 125,620 in 2009 to 157,765 people last year.

Between January and March this year alone, 42,133 had been detained for various drug-related offences, he added. -- BERNAMA

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Too few men

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Too few men

2011/06/26
By P. Selvarani and Audrey Vijaindren
nsunt@nst.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: It may be raining men in Pahang and Negri Sembilan but it's slim pickings for women in Perlis, Penang, Kelantan and Kedah.

Although men slightly outnumber women in most states, preliminary reports from the latest population census conducted last year show that women far outnumber men in Perlis, Penang and Kelantan, with the states having a ratio of 91 men for every 100 women within the marrying age of 20 and 34 years. This falls short of the average national marriageable age ratio of 103:100. Kedah has a ratio of 99:100.

National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) directorgeneral Datuk Aminah Abdul Rahman said the low male count in Perlis, Kelantan and Kedah could be attributed to the rural-urban migration as local men sought greener pastures in other states and bigger cities.

Penang, on the other hand, attracted more women of productive age because of job opportunities in multi - national factories.

"The many institutions of higher learning in Penang such as Universiti Sains Malaysia also attract a large population of female students," she told the New Sunday Times.

This is in stark contrast to the situation in Negri Sembilan and Pahang, where women can afford to be choosy in seeking a life partner because of the higher ratio of men.

Negri Sembilan has a man to woman ratio of 114 and 100, while Pahang has 113 to 100, with migrant workers making up a significant number of the male population because of their employment in the plantation sector.

Aminah said the lower ratio of women was also caused by more young women migrating out of the states as well as an increase in the birth of baby boys. In Pahang, 13,232 boys were born in 2008 compared with 12,279 girls.

"The unbalanced gender ratio in these states is abnormal and it is likely to have long-term social implications such as marriage squeeze and men marrying late." She said a "marriage squeeze" would cause local men to compete with their foreign counterparts for the attention of women, as many foreign men who had stayed here for a period of time would start families of their own by marrying local women.

"Such inter-marriages will also change the family institution. In some instances, local women may also not be able to marry someone within their age group.

"And with less potential in marriage partners, they may end up marrying someone much older or younger than them." Even smaller states such as Malacca have not been spared the social implications of an increasing migrant work force.

With rapid development in recent years, the state now has one foreigner for every 20 locals.

"This high ratio of migrant workers here has also impacted the family unit as there have been many cases of young women eloping with their foreign partners to places such as Lombok in Indonesia," said Aminah.

While the female population in Penang remains high, the downside is that women in the state are not reproducing as much as they should.

The total fertility rate (TFR) in the state is at 1.8 children,way belowthe national TFR of 2.3 children.

If nothing is done to arrest the declining birthrate, the state will have an ageing population and will be totally dependent on foreign labour in the future.

These are among several issues that the LPPKN has identified in its ongoing nationwide roadshowto create awareness on the National Family Policy launched in December.

Other issues are problems faced by "sandwich families" (working couples who have to take care of their children and elderly parents), "empty nest" syndrome (old folk experiencing loneliness when their children leave home) and insufficient child and elderly daycare centres.

"We are briefing the states on the National Family Policy Action Plan so they will be able to include the family perspective in their development and planning.

"During the roadshows,we identify the social issues peculiar in the state and see howbest they can implement family-friendly policies in their planning without jeopardising the econo my, " Aminah said.

For example, states with a gender imbalance could phase out the foreign workers by going for capitalintensive industries.

To date, the LPPKN has conducted roadshows in Johor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Penang, Pahang, Kelantan and Sarawak.

"It's important that state authorities are made aware of the impact of development on the family unit and find ways to ensure that familyfriendly policies are implemented, even if it means reviewing existing laws and regulations, and make family- friendly services accessible to the public ," Aminah said.

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Sabtu, 25 Jun 2011