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Najib: 1Malaysia spirit will help us persevere Posted: 13 Oct 2011 06:38 PM PDT 2011/10/14 By Eileen Ng news@nst.com.my Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak attempts a karate chop on a wooden block in a symbolic gesture to launch the 7th World Karate Junior and Cadet Championships in Malacca. From left are Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and Antonio Espino Ortueta, the president of the World Karate Federation. — NST picture by Rasul Azli Samad MALACCA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has called on Malaysians to join hands and subscribe to the 1Malaysia concept to overcome future challenges. He believed that if Malaysians were imbued with the right set of values, attitude, world views and had a positive outlook to life, no obstacles would be insurmountable. "We can overcome all challenges if we join hands, close ranks and believe in the 1Malaysia (concept). "If you throw your weight behind the government, I promise you, we'll deliver a better future for all Malaysians," he said in his speech at the ground-breaking of the Malaysian Academy of Han Studies at Bukit Katil here yesterday. His remarks were met with thunderous applause from some 500 people, including attendees from Singapore, China, Taiwan and Indonesia. Present at the function were Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, the academy chairman Prof Chin Kung and president Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew. Scheduled to be completed in Dec 2013, the academy aims to share Chinese philosophies and values. It will teach Chinese fine arts such as calligraphy, painting and music. Najib called on Malaysians to "break down the walls" that separated everyone and stand together to show the world that Malaysia, as a multiethnic and multireligious country, was united. He said if everyone had a single vision and worked together as one nation, Malaysia would be on its way to becoming a great country. "I believe there is greatness in store for Malaysians. We are a blessed nation, God has given us so much. Let us put to good use the fortune given by God by showing that Malaysians can rise above problems." He also paid tribute to the academy, saying that it would attract scholars worldwide who would know more about the country as well. He said it was fitting that the academy was being built in Malacca as China and the state had a long history, beginning with the arrival of Admiral Cheng Ho from China some 600 years ago to establish trade and relationship with the Malacca Sultanate. Earlier, Najib opened the 7th World Karate Junior and Cadet Championships where he hoped to see a healthy spirit of competition. He said karate was much more than competition, a desire to succeed and be the best. It was also about focus, discipline and perseverance. Also present were Ali Rustam and Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. More than 1,200 participants from over 77 countries took part in the event, which will end on Sunday. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Electoral clean-up Posted: 13 Oct 2011 06:38 PM PDT 2011/10/14 By Mazlinda Mahmood news@nst.com.my Commission to display 40,000 'questionable' names SHAH ALAM: The Election Commission (EC) will soon be displaying 40,000 "questionable" names in the electoral roll to clean up and dispel perceptions that it is tainted. EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the list would be displayed for public viewing at more than 1,000 places nationwide, as well as on the EC website and in newspapers. He said only the individuals concerned could correct the errors found on the list, and not EC. "We will divide the list into states, constituencies and localities. We will then display the list so that everyone can see if the people actually exist or have died." He was speaking after a briefing for returning officers and assistant returning officers in preparation for the 13th general election here yesterday. The term "questionable" refer s to a number of discrepancies and inaccuracies, including cases where a voter's name differs from that in the National Registration Department. There were also cases brought up by political parties of voters who were once civilians but have since joined the army, and cases of non-citizens who had been granted citizenship. Aziz said the EC had a team to continuously review questionable addresses on identity cards, and other discrepancies on gender status and religion. "It is just that we did not announce this to the media. The NRD and EC are not 100 per cent perfect. "Therefore, we welcome the assistance and cooperation of political par ties. "What I am sad about is when political parties do not refer discrepancies to the EC but highlight them in blogs and the media instead, and (in the process) belittle the EC." Aziz said the EC had stopped the services of 94 assistant registrars and given stern warnings to 163 others for various reasons, including submitting dubious registration for ms. On yesterday's briefing, he said it was the first of a series organised for returning officers and assistant returning officers so that they were in a state of preparedness whenever the next general election was called. The next briefing will be held in Kelantan, followed by Perak, Penang, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Johor, Kedah and Sabah. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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