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Spain vs Portugal World Cup
Spain vs Portugal is one highly anticipated match as the fans of South Korea Uruguay matches are plenty! This 2010 World Cup game promises to be one of the best! Watch the FIFA World Cup 2010 Live Streaming of games free:Spain vs Portugal 2010 on the Official World Cup channel now.
This Spain vs Portugal 2010 match-up is one of the closest in the history books!
Lots of crazy matches have happened so far। The groupings for World Cup is getting tight। World Cup group A games have come down to the wire and World Cup group B games are going to be even tougher। Be sure to watch your favorite teams and support them as they go on their journey to be the 2010 World Cup Champions!
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সোমবার, ২৮ জুন, ২০১০
Sania Mirza:Indian Tennis Player
Sania Mirza - Indian Tennis Sensation
Sania started playing tennis professionally in 2003. She made her career debut with India Fed Cup team, winning all three singles matches. However also won Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title, partnering with Russian player Alisa Kleybanova in 2003. For her outstanding achievement in the sport, the Indian government awarded her with Arjuna Award in 2004. Later in 2006, she was again awarded by the Government of India with Padma Shri- the fourth highest civilian award of India.Number of nicknames to her credit like - the ace Indian tennis player, tennis sensation of India, the tennis star of India, youth icon of India or the lone Indian flag bearer at world tennis circuit - Sania Mirza become a rage in India when she reached the forth round of US Open in 2005. With this she became the first and the only Indian woman to reach the 4th round of any Grand Slam event. Also the first Indian to get into the top 50 WTA (Women's Tennis Association) rankings. High rankings of her career till date are like 27 in singles and 18 in doubles.
The other awards to her credit includes WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2005. The same year she won her first WTA singles title at Hyderabad Open. In 2006, representing India at Doha Asian Games, Sania won silver in the women's singles, gold in the mixed doubles partnering Leander Paes and silver in Indian women's team. Recently Mirza won mixed doubles grand slam title pairing with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi at Australian Open 2009. She is the first Indian woman to win a grand slam title.
Giving good performance with each tournament Sania is on her way to success. When asked some time before, Sania told that her aim is to reach top 20 of the WTA listings. The best weapon of Sania is her powerful forehand, which is often compared with the German tennis beauty Steffi Graf. Not only forehand, but backhand and net game are also her weapons. The only thing Sania missing is consistency. Other players of her age are more consistent than her. But that may be because of injuries she is facing at early age of her career. But with hard work and luck, Sania will definitely be the top tennis player in world one day.
রবিবার, ২৭ জুন, ২০১০
Argentina into last 8
Argentina will meet Germany in the World Cup's quarterfinals after striker Carlos Tevez struck twice - once controversially - to seal a 3-1 win over Mexico in Sunday's round of 16 match.
Goals by Manchester City's Tevez and Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain, his fourth here to become the tournament's top-scorer, means Diego Maradona's Argentina will now meet the Germans in Cape Town on Saturday in the last eight.
"It's important to have reached the quarters. As for my goals? Well, I just want to be effective," said Tevez self-effacingly.
"Now we have to relax a little ahead of going up against the Germans in the quarter-finals, four years after losing to them" also in the last eight, when the Germans won on penalties.
Mexico forward Javier Hernandez gave his side brief hope when he turned his marker in the 71st minute and smashed his shot past Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero, although it was too little, too late.
Argentina were not to be denied, but Tevez's first-half strike was awarded in controversial circumstances as replays showed he was off-side when world footballer of the year Lionel Messi gave him the final pass।
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The Manchester City star's shot was saved by Mexican goalkeeper Oscar Perez, but Messi followed up and chipped Perez for Tevez to head home.
The Mexican defence complained bitterly that Tevez was offside, but Italian referee Roberto Rosetti allowed the 26th-minute goal to stand despite the furore caused by a replay of the incident on the stadium's giant TV screens.
Mexico captain Rafael Marquez picked up a yellow card almost from the restart for fouling Messi.
Things went from bad to worse for the Mexicans on 33 minutes when defender Ricardo Osorio's pass went straight to Higuain, who slotted past Perez to make it 2-0 at the break.
Rosetti had to step in to break up a pitch-side melee between the two sides as they walked off for half-time with tempers boiling over in the wake of the first goal.
Tevez settled the matter with a breath-taking strike on 52 minutes which he rifled into the net's top right-hand corner from just outside the penalty area, giving Perez no chance.
The Manchester City star came off in the 69th minute to make way for Juan Veron just as Argentina's Martin Demichelis cleared off the line before Hernandez scored Mexico's consolation.
This was the fifth straight finals where Mexico have exited the competition at the round of 16 phase and the last time they reached the quarterfinals was when the hosted the event in 1986.
Argentina remain on course for their third World Cup title after 1978 and 1986।
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শুক্রবার, ২৫ জুন, ২০১০
World Cup 2010 - North Korea v Ivory Coast
North Korea's Hong Yong Jo, right, vies for the ball with Ivory Coast's Cheickবুধবার, ২৩ জুন, ২০১০
First woman PM in Australia
Australia gets first woman PMAustralia on Thursday appointed its first woman prime minister, Julia Gillard, who vowed to end division over a controversial mining tax, resurrect a carbon trade scheme and call elections within months.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional and ignominious exit, quitting just before the Labor Party was to dump him in a ballot and less than three years after a stunning election victory in 2007.
The Rudd government's dramatic slide in support this year sparked fears within the ruling party of an electoral defeat at a poll expected around October.
"I asked my colleagues to make a leadership change because I believed that a good government was losing its way," Gillard told a news conference.
Centrebet bookmaker made a Gillard Labor government outright favorite to win the next election.
Gillard, 48, immediately offered to end a bitter dispute over a controversial "super profits" mining tax, which is threatening $20 billion worth of investment and has unnerved voters, saying she would throw open the door to fresh negotiations.
But Gillard stood firm on the introduction of a resource tax, stressing that miners should pay more tax and adding in parliament later that miners had conceded they could pay more.
"To reach a consensus, we need to do more than consult, we need to negotiate," she said, adding the government would end its mine tax advertisements.
Miners responded by suspending their multi-million dollar anti-tax advertising campaign.
"We look forward to working with the government in this new way to find a solution that is in the national interest," said a spokesperson for BHP Billiton, the worlds biggest miner.
The Australian dollar briefly jumped after the leadership change, while shares in BHP and Rio Tinto rose around 2 percent, outperforming a flat broad market.
Gillard's takeover will see the government resurrect its failed climate change policy, a carbon trade emissions scheme, with the new prime minister saying she was disappointed in the government's failure to pass laws to set a price on carbon.
"I will re-prosecute the case for a carbon price at home and abroad. I will do that as global economic conditions improve and our economy continues to strengthen," she said.
Greens party leader Senator Bob Brown and institutional investors said they were looking forward to early action on climate change. Rudd postponed his carbon scheme until 2011.
Rudd became the shortest-serving Australian prime minister since 1972, with his leadership falling apart after a string of poor opinion polls.
"I have given my absolute all. I was elected by the Australian people as the prime minister ... to bring back a fair go for all Australians," said Rudd, choking back tears.
Government lawmakers believe Gillard has a better chance of winning back voters because she is a warmer personality who can sell policies more effectively.
Gillard will automatically attract a large female vote, especially when compared with conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott, who is anti-abortion and opposes sex before marriage.
A recent opinion poll showed female voters would ditch Abbott for Gillard, favoring the female leader by a commanding 53 percent to 23 percent for Abbott.
"I was so disappointed when Hillary Clinton didn't become president of the US, so I'm very happy that a woman is in power in Australia," said Anne, a pensioner, in Sydney.
SOFTER TAX, TOUGHER SECURITY
Global miners such as Rio Tinto, BHP and Xstrata are expected to resume their public campaign against the tax at the next election, if it is not changed, helping a resurgent conservative opposition's bid to oust Labor.
"If she is going back to a clean slate that's good news. But we still do not know if she will be negotiable on the 40 percent and other details," said Simon Bennison, chief executive of Australia's Association of Mining and Exploration Companies.
Economic analysts believe Gillard will either water down the tax or offer major concessions to miners.
Rudd's unsuccessful steps to stop boatpeople has angered both voters opposed to asylum seekers and voters demanding a more humanitarian policy, with asylum seekers currently held in detention camps on an offshore island and an outback town.
Gillard is under Labor party pressure to shift from her left-wing position and take a tougher stand on boatpeople. She said she understood Australians were "disturbed" by the number of boat arrivals and pledged strong border protection.
Mandarin-speaking and former diplomat Rudd was a foreign policy expert, but Gillard has little experience on the field and is expected to leave Australia's external relations unchanged, stressing strong ties with both China, the country's largest trade partner, and the United States, its main security ally.
Father can do anything for his loving son
"The moon is broken, but Daddy can fix it," I said at the age of 3, pointing to the rind of a waning moon. If our septic tank backed up or the brutal valley sun curled the windowsill paint, my father always solved the problem. My mother loved repeating my innocent quote, long after I stopped believing it was true.As a child I often waited for my dad to return from the vineyards, and followed him to his workshop filled with saws, welders' masks, and nails sorted by size. When I became too old to share a bedroom with my brother, he pounded wooden stakes into the ground to measure the new foundation. With the enthusiasm and skill of a second-grader, I set out to help him build the addition.
I smashed my fingers with a hammer, and my father showed me how to pinch the nail with my thumb and forefinger, gently tapping its head until it stood upright by itself. He let me use a carpenter's square to true the corners, and taught me to set the level on the baseboards, centering the bubble in its vial.
That summer I got a gold locket for my birthday and cut out a heart-shaped portrait of my dad to wear inside.
By the time I entered junior high, I viewed my father with a more critical eye. When he read aloud from the Bible during family devotions each evening, I noticed his delivery was halting and he sometimes stumbled over words. I winced if he said, "ain't" in front of my friends.
After I went away to college, I visited my parents monthly at first, then less often. I was anxious to supplement my dad's 10th-grade education with the new ideas I was trying on. When he balked at my hypothetical question about marrying a black man, I bristled at his prejudice. My professor assigned Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" for class discussion, and my father signed a petition at church to ban him from teaching.
Over the months, my parents started to seem like distant relatives that I recognized, but didn't know very well.
The next two years, I spun further out of my father's orbit. Shedding my gingham skirts, I bought bell-bottoms from the Army-Navy store and wore them with tie-dyed halter tops. I stopped handing out leaflets for Youth for Christ and began drinking coffee at the student union with a boy who was a published poet. We shared glances in class and laughed at each other's jokes. I couldn't wait to be with him, even though I knew he had a wife.
When I visited home, I felt jittery hiding my guilty romance from my father and mother and often invented excuses so I could rush back to school before the weekend was over. When my heart started pounding out of my chest, I knew I had to come clean with my parents.
"I have something to tell you," I said, the back of my throat tightening with tears. "I'm in love with someone... and he's married," I choked out.
The room was so still I could hear mockingbirds quarreling in the fruitless mulberry trees. I looked at my dad, his knuckles swollen and cracked from farm work and his fingernails tipped with black crescents of motor oil. He retreated silently to his workshop, and I didn't follow him.
A week later, I opened my apartment mailbox and recognized my father's handwriting on an envelope. I couldn't remember ever receiving a letter from him. Each December, my mother would have to prod him weeks in advance to begin the Christmas message to his Army buddies, until he finally sat down with a notepad, as glum as a student in detention.
My hands started shaking as I loosened the flap.
"Dear Jan, I'm not too good with words." My dad explained he wanted me to be happy and prayed that God would give me wisdom and guidance.
"I only know that falling in love should be the happiest time of your life. You seemed so sad."
I pictured my father struggling to patch up my broken heart with a pen, and his closing words slipped like minnows through my tears.
"So I will be hearing from you soon. Lots of love. Daddy
Maria Sharapova started her Wimbledon campaign
Maria started her Wimbledon campaign with a win as she defeated Anastasia Pivovarova 6-1 6-0 on Court 2. Maria needed only 54 minutes to defeat the Russian lucky loser.
Maria was never in trouble throughout the match against an opponent who was playing only their 2nd tournament on grass.
The only game Maria dropped was when Pivovarova held her serve in the 6th game of the first set. Maria was serving well throughout the match and won 94% of points on 1st serve and 65% on 2nd serve. Maria also had an impressive 72% of points won at net.
There is a feeling among the experts that Maria Sharapova is once again approaching the kind of form that makes her a contender at Grand Slam events and judging by her tennis during her opening victory at the 2010 Championships she can look forward to a lengthy stay in SW19.
Sharapova expected a tougher test against a player who had enjoyed a fabulous run at Roland Garros - she qualified and reached the third round. Pivovarova had impressed too during the qualifying event in Roehampton last week where she cruised through three matches for the loss of just ten games.
Sharapova also revealed that her time away from the game during 2008 and 2009 due to shoulder problems has left her even hungrier for success on the world's biggest stages. "My joy in the game is pretty much up there with what it was before I got injured. Maybe even more so because it was taken away from me for such a long period of time that it made me realise how blessed you are when you're actually on the court [and] are able to hit a tennis ball for an hour a day - and be good at what you do."
মঙ্গলবার, ২২ জুন, ২০১০
South Korea into last 16
South Korea progressed to the second round of the World Cup for only the second time in eight attempts after a 2-2 draw with Nigeria in their final Group B match here on Tuesday.
The result saw the Asian giants, who opened their campaign here with a 2-0 win over Greece but then crashed 4-1 to Argentina, finish second in the group behind the South Americans, who beat Greece 2-0 to remain unbeaten.
Nigeria, who had lost 1-0 to Argentina and 2-1 to Greece, were eliminated from the World Cup along with the Greeks.
The Super Eagles, who have never beaten an Asian side at the World Cup, opened the scoring through Kalu Uche (12) before South Korea hit back in the 38th minute through Lee Jung-Soo.
In a free-flowing game, the Koreans took the lead in the 48th minute through a Park Chu-Young freekick, but Yakubu Ayegbeni converted a penalty with 20 minutes to play.
The Everton striker, however, was guilty of missing two clear-cut chances, including one sitter, as the game ebbed and flowed from one end to another with attempts aplenty on goal.
South Korea started brightly and Lee Chung-Yong had an excellent chance in the first minute after capitalising on a woeful attempt at a clearance from Rabiu Afolabi.
Against the run of play in the opening quarter, Nigeria's Chidi Odiah made a determined run down the right flank and squared the ball which Uche tapped in after holding off a feeble defensive effort by Cha Du-Ri.
But South Korea hit back through Lee Jung-Soo, who got around the back of Rabiu Afolabi to scramble the ball past goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama from a Ki Sung-Yeung freekick.
Almeria midfielder Uche had almost doubled Nigeria's lead just before the Asian team's equaliser but his well-struck shot rebounded off the post with Jung well beaten in goal.
South Korea took the lead after Park Chu-Young curled a freekick around the wall and past Enyeama into far side of the goal.
Some careless defending saw Ayegbeni gifted a chance but Lee Jung-Soo just managed to get back and steal the ball away, and then came the Everton player's horrendous miss as he failed to bury an inch-perfect Yussuf Ayila cross into the back of an empty net.
Another Nigerian attack did pay dividends, however, as Kim Nam-Il brought down Obasi in the box. Up stepped Ayegbeni to convert the penalty but Nigeria could muster no more attempts on target and the South Koreans went through.
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South African doctor invents female condoms with 'teeth' to fight rape
South African Dr. Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse.
"She looked at me and said, 'If only I had teeth down there,'" recalled Ehlers, who was a 20-year-old medical researcher at the time. "I promised her I'd do something to help people like her one day."
Forty years later, Rape-aXe was born.
Ehlers is distributing the female condoms in the various South African cities where the World Cup soccer games are taking place.
The woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon. Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks line its inside and attach on a man's penis during penetration, Ehlers said.
Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it -- a procedure Ehlers hopes will be done with authorities on standby to make an arrest.
"It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," she said. "If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter... however, it doesn't break the skin, and there's no danger of fluid exposure."
Ehlers said she sold her house and car to launch the project, and she planned to distribute 30,000 free devices under supervision during the World Cup period.
It’s a wonderful afterlife for Michael Jackson
On March 5, 2009, when Michael Jackson announced that he would perform a run of 50 concerts at London's O2 Arena in a comeback tour called “This Is It,” the British media largely greeted the news with derision.
The Guardian wrote that a quickly erected stage at the press conference “served only to heighten Jackson's physical weirdness -- the sunken cheeks, the upturned nose, the overpronounced chin cleft.” The Daily Telegraph described his behaviour as “bizarre,” and so many rumours circulated about his ill health that the tour's promoter, AEG, was forced to issue a statement that Jackson had undergone a battery of tests to prove he was in condition to play the dates.
Since 2005, Jackson had spent much of his time in seclusion -- at his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara, California; in Bahrain; in Ireland; in Las Vegas -- emerging only, it seemed, to fend off financial ruin, either through ill-fated recording projects or embarrassing public divestitures. Many saw the concerts as little more than a desperate, money-raising gambit.
Despite his ability to sell out 50 arena dates, the King of Pop was seen, even by some of his supporters, as little more than a hallowed oldies act, a performer whose heyday, albeit phenomenal, was more than two decades in the past. To his detractors, though, Jackson was even less than that: either a laughingstock -- “Wacko Jacko” -- or worse: a freak, a deviant, a pariah.
Flash-forward 15 months, and Jackson's image in the public consciousness has undergone a dramatic revision. In the days, weeks and months following his death on June 25, 2009, from drug-related cardiac arrest, a popular reclaiming of Jackson as a beloved, once-in-a-lifetime musical genius took hold. While cable-news pundits endlessly pored over the tawdry circumstances of his demise, millions of fans new and old simply shrugged their shoulders and happily popped in their “Thriller” CDs.
In July, Jackson regained his spot at the top of the Billboard sales charts, moving 422,000 units in the week after his death alone -- to date, the Jackson catalogue has sold 9 million copies in the year since he passed, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Spontaneously, kids from LA to Beijing were seen sporting bootleg “Thriller” T-shirts and blaring “Billie Jean” as if it were 1983 and Reagan was in the White House.
In the fall, the film of Jackson's rehearsals for the mocked “This Is It tour” became the highest-grossing concert movie of all time, earning $72 million at the North American box office, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. (The soundtrack to “This Is It,” Sony Music's only release of new Jackson material since his death, has sold 1.6 million copies.)
In March, the Jackson estate, led by co-executors John Branca and John McClain, signed a 10-album, $250 million deal with Sony that will include the release of a collection of previously unreleased tracks, set for November, as well as repackages of Jackson's 1979 solo breakthrough, “Off the Wall,” and his 1987 album, “Bad.” One month later, Cirque du Soleil, which created the Beatles' show “Love” to great acclaim, announced it would produce both a touring and permanent show based on Jackson's music.
When both fans and experts discuss the troubled last decade of Jackson's life, it's now in softer terms, with the artist portrayed less as an agent of his own demise than as a victim of a colluding set of circumstances -- abusive family, circumspect entourage, incomprehensible pressures of fame -- that would have felled anyone, no less a fragile man-child like Jackson.
Not wanting to speak ill of the dead is a human and rational desire -- once someone is gone, he or she is unable to defend him or herself. But the changed tone of the conversation surrounding Jackson has done more than just remedy some of the damage inflicted by his years of weird-to-aberrant behaviour; it has also created a series of enormous business opportunities for his estate, opportunities that in all likelihood wouldn't have emerged had Jackson lived.
It seems death has breathed a new lease of life into Michael Jackson's legacy.
Growing concern in Brazil as number of flood victims increase
Officials in Brazil fear the death toll may rise as four days of flooding has punished the northeastern states of Pernambuco and Alagoas, killing 33 people and leaving thousands homeless, officials said.
More than 1,000 people are missing in the state of Alagoas. Some 500 people are unaccounted for in the town of Uniao dos Palmares alone, a state spokesman said.
According to Brazil's civil defense agency, more than 40,000 are homeless.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is meeting in Brasilia with governors of both states and has promised to facilitate emergency funds to help flood victims.
Pernambuco Governor Eduardo Campos -- who flew over the affected areas -- described the situation as "heart-breaking."
"What we have seen since Friday is more than a horror-film," Campos said in an official statement.
Alagoas Governor Teotonio Vilela Filho traveled through several affected areas an attempted to reassure public.
"I ask you all to remain calm because we are all invested in helping you," he said.
Alagoas state weather officials are forecasting more rain on Tuesday.
Brazil's Center for Climatic Studies (CPTEC) predicted rain above average in the Northeast for the Autum season, which is now coming to an end. Brazil's winter season officially began on June 21.
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President and first lady make best dressed list
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Barack and Michelle Obama are edging out Hollywood stars on Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List.The president makes the list for the first time in issues out Wednesday, joining his wife, who has been named twice before.
No longer on the list is Angelina Jolie, although her husband Brad Pitt remains, based on a poll of fashion insiders. Other stars getting the honor are Penelope Cruz, Anne Hathaway, NBC correspondent Tiki Barber and James Bond star Daniel Craig.
The Obamas weren't the only stylish political dressers named. French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy made the list along with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his companion, Diana Taylor.
Michael Jackson's children to start school
Source: ReutersMichael Jackson's children, Prince Michael Jackson and Paris Jackson, accept an honourary GrammyThe late King of Pop's mother Katherine Jackson - who is the legal guardian of his three kids, Prince Michael, 13, Paris, 12, and eight-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket - has revealed the trio are due to enrol at a new education centre later in the year, to help them befriend youngsters their own ages.
Katherine said: "They don't have any friends. They don't go to school, they have private lessons at home - but that will change in September, when they are due to enrol at private college. But they have their cousins and aunts and uncles around them constantly, and that's helped them immensely.
"To them, it's normal, it's the life they have known. They have a certain time to go to bed, then they get up and get dressed for lessons. They practise karate and swim, which they love."
Michael died on June 25 2009 from acute Propofol intoxication, aged 50.
However, his children provide the Jackson family with continuous memories of the pop star, because they all has personality traits similar to his.
Katherine explained to the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "Paris has that lovely way, just like him, and I see his talent in her. Whatever she does, she is very good at it. She's a good artist, she plays the piano and she wants to be an actress. Prince is serious about a lot of things. He wants to be a cameraman or produce movies. He is dedicated to that, like Michael was. And Blanket is very playful, like Michael was."
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She added: "He said, 'I never told them what I do'. He didn't want them to know... He didn't want them walking around with egos! So when they went to the 30th show, the two little ones were in the audience. Michael got backstage and they said, 'You're a big star! When I grow up, I want to be like you!' Michael said that gave him the biggest chuckle."
World Music Day today
The Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is being celebrated today in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the world amidst much festivity and enthusiasm. The festival aims to promote music among the masses.
On the occasion, Alliance Française de Dhaka and Alliance Française de Chittagong are holding free public concerts, according to a press release. Dhaka is witnessing the celebration today. Festivities in Chittagong will continue from today till June 23.
More than 120 countries and 350 cities across the globe celebrate this grand event each year on June 21, the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere.
The idea of Fete de la Musique was born in 1981 when the then French Minister of Culture, Jack Lang, decided to create a musical event, where amateurs and professionals could perform freely. The aim of the World Music Festival is to encourage amateur musicians to perform at public places as well as on the streets. The event allows the expression of all styles of music in a jovial atmosphere.
After the success of the previous editions of the Fete de la Musique, Alliance Française de Dhaka, in collaboration with the French Embassy and Channel i, will welcome Bangladeshi artistes to express themselves and meet a varied audience, on the occasion of this popular event. Being the media partner, Channel i will broadcast a one-hour programme on the music fest on June 25.
Today Alliance Francaise de Dhaka will hold concerts starting from 3 pm. Teachers and students of School of Music, Alliance Française de Dhaka as well bands The Bridge, De-Illumination and Warfaze will perform at the concert.
Alliance Française de Chittagong will present students as well as French and Bangladeshi groups, such as Les Caribous Volants, Samageet, Nojibul and Shiblo, Alexandre Jurain and Shajahan Munshi.
BRAC Founder Fazle Hasan of Bangladesh Abed knighted at Buckingham Palace
BRAC FOUNDER FAZLE HASAN ABED
Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder and chairperson of BRAC, was knighted today in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. The Knighthood, announced in the Queen’s New Year's Honours List, was awarded in recognition of Sir Fazle’s services to reducing poverty in Bangladesh and internationally.February 16, 2010 -- Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder and chairperson of BRAC, was knighted on Tuesday in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. The Knighthood, announced in the Queen’s New Year's Honours List, was awarded in recognition of Sir Fazle’s services to reducing poverty in Bangladesh and internationally.
The Investiture Ceremony was held by Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, who represented Queen Elizabeth II. While conferring the knighthood, Prince Charles mentioned to Sir Fazle that he remembered visiting BRAC in Bangladesh and thanked him for his long service in reducing poverty.
Leaders from around the world have congratulated Sir Fazle on his Knighthood. Queen Rania of Jordan, in her message to Sir Fazle, wrote:
“More than just recognition of your tireless efforts to relieve poverty and disease in Bangladesh and abroad, this Knighthood gives further momentum to your reputation as one of the most dynamic and selfless humanitarians of our time.”
Sir Fazle was appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (KMCG). Following tradition, Sir Fazle knelt on a velvet Investiture Stool to receive the accolade, which was bestowed using the sword which King George VI used when, as Duke of York, he was Colonel of the Scots Guards. Sir Fazle was then invested with a Neck Badge and Star carrying the Insignia of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Sir Fazle is the first person of Bangladesh origin to be honored with a Knighthood by the British Crown since 1947. Sir Fazle’s wife, Lady Sarwat Abed, and daughter and son, Tamara and Shameran, were present at the ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
A lawyer through and through
BARRTSTER RAFIQUL HAQUE
Bangladeshi Lawyer Barrister Rafiqul Haque was an activist of the Juba Congress, led by the late Indira Gandhi, when he was a student. He was elected social secretary to the Calcutta University Central Students’ Union, twice. However, his involvement in politics ended with his days at the university. ‘I had to struggle to establish myself. I had to be busy in earning my livelihood,’ says Rafique-ul Huq.Born in 1935 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), Rafique became a barrister-at-law in 1961, came back to Dhaka in 1962 and started practising law at the High Court. He became an advocate to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1965.
As is the case with all success stories, he got a couple of lucky breaks. In 1965 his senior Ashraful Hossain was busy with the arbitration on the dispute between Pakistan and India over Rann of the Kutch island. Rafique had to seek time for the hearing in a series of cases due to the absence of his senior counsel. He started moving the cases after the court had asked him to.
Allah Buksh Khoda Buksh Brohi, a legendary lawyer of the time, also gave him a break in the same year. Brohi hired him as a senior counsel in a tax-related case. As Brohi was moving the case before the Supreme Court, presided over by the chief justice Cornelius, Rafique tried to make some points to Brohi but failed. Eventually, Rafique was allowed to present his arguments. Not only did he win the case but his arguments impressed Justice Cornelius so much that the chief justice made him an advocate to the Supreme Court.
Rafique became widely known during the two-year rule of the emergency regime. He does not normally practise criminal law although he was top of the class in criminal law at Calcutta University in 1957. However, during the tenure of the interim government, he started moving criminal cases filed against the Awami League president, and now prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, and other political heavyweights.
He was widely acclaimed after securing a series of High Court orders and verdicts including bail and suspension of proceedings against high-profile politicians and businessmen. As amicus curiae, he secured a High Court verdict that observed that the court had the power to grant bail in cases under the emergency power rules.
Rafique had to move the criminal cases of the politicians during the emergency regime as ‘most of my friends who have name and fame as lawyers had either gone into hiding or did not dare to move the cases.’ Rafique did not face any threat from the emergency regime for moving the emergency cases, rather ‘the DGFI men used to send me gifts.’
‘Moving the cases of Hasina, I could pay my gratitude to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...Similarly, I am lucky to defend Khaleda Zia,’ he says.
Rafique does not consider his legal battle against the emergency regime as a battle against the army as an institution. Against the backdrop of political turmoil, the army came to the scene on January 11, 2007 through the declaration of the state of emergency. The regime launched drive against graft. ‘But, some army officers broke records in corruption. They extorted businessmen. The army, as an institution, was, however, not involved. The army should bring those ambitious officers to book.’
The politicians, he believes, should take lesson from the sufferings they had to face during the emergency regime and institutionalise democracy.
Rafique recalls how his move during the emergency rule to bring Hasina and Khaleda across the table ‘in the interest of democracy and for an end to the culture of mudslinging between the two parties’ ran into resistance from within the political establishments.
Syed Ashraful Islam, then the AL spokesperson, pointing at Rafique, had said, ‘Politics is none of their business…They should not try to meddle in politics….’
Both Hasina and Khaleda agreed to sit together, Rafique says. ‘But Hasina phoned me from abroad after Ashraf’s comment and told me that she would consider the move after her return.’ Although his move was foiled, Rafique still thinks the two top leaders should sit together on every national issue.
He is also dissatisfied with the justice delivery system. He blames the emergency regime for the downfall of the judiciary. ‘During the regime, kangaroo courts were set up which were competing to jail people. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court had become “stay court” to halt the High Court orders that had given some respite to the people. The High Court, however, played a proactive role.’
He is also dissatisfied with the present scenario in the courts. ‘Today, the state attorneys, especially the attorney general, are threatening Supreme Court judges.’
A senior High Court judge, who is scheduled to deliver verdict in a case moved by Rafique, told him a few days back, ‘Do you think I would be allowed to deliver the verdict.’
‘If senior judges express such despondency, how can the judiciary run?’ he laments. ‘The state attorneys are acting not as the counsels for the state, but as the party activists. The lawyers, especially the state attorneys, also have the duty to ensure justice in the courts. I was also the attorney general and that too under Ershad. But, I never played the role the attorney general is now playing.’
Rafique was made attorney general in 1990. ‘Before assuming the office of the attorney general I had told Ershad that he must not give any illegal instruction to me. As attorney general, in many cases, I had argued that the government did wrong. During that period, only three detention orders were finally upheld by the High Court and the court had declared illegal the rest of the detention orders as I pleaded those were illegal.’
Rafique was an elected member of the executive committee on International Taxation of the World Association of Lawyers. He was also member of the world executive committee of Foreign Trade and Investment (Washington) and of the Bangladesh delegation to the UN General Assembly (1990).
He was a member of the National Commission on Money, Banking and Credit and chairman of the sub-committee on banking laws (1984) under the commission which drafted the current banking laws of Bangladesh, chairman of the corporate laws committee (1990), member of the company law reforms committee (1977) and member of the committee for improvement of the stock exchange market in Bangladesh.
During the era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, he drafted the laws on nationalisation. The same Rafique was asked by Ziaur Rahman to draft the laws on denationalisation. This time Rafique wrote the laws sitting in Bangabhaban and he used to go there through the backdoor.
Once Zia asked him, ‘You wrote the laws on nationalisation and again you wrote the laws on denationalisation…Do you not have any principle?’ Rafique replied, ‘I am a lawyer and I work for my client.’ He did not take any fees for drafting those laws on nationalisation and denationalisation.
Rafique hails from Subarnapur village under Barasat in West Bengal of India. ‘My family was a doctors’ family,’ he says.
His father Momenul Huq was a physician. His paternal uncle was the principal of Dhaka Medical College. One of his brothers is a physician.
Rafique had to became a barrister to marry, and that too, a doctor, Farida Huq, a renowned microbiologist. The marriage was settled at their early ages. His mother-in-law, Mrs Ameena Rahman, wife of the late Habibur Rahman, who was the owner of Paramount Press, had told him that he would have to become a barrister so that he could earn a lot of money.
Rafique had to do job in London to bear the costs of obtaining his bar-at law. He earned Tk 50 as fees for moving the first case in 1962. That was a civil case of some Sattar. He started earning a lot in 1968, when AK Brohi engaged him in a case at Tk 7,500 per day. With the money he earned from the case, Rafique built his house at Purana Paltan. Before building the house, he had been using the piece of land to cultivate paddy.
Since then, Rafique has earned a lot materialising the dream of his mother-in-law. He spends most of his earning in charities. Ameena Rahman recently died at ‘Ameena Rahman Coronary Care Unit’ at the BIRDEM Hospital. The CCU was set up in March 2009 after her name at a cost of Tk 1 crore, donated by Rafique.
His involvement in charitable works began in 1972, when he established the Dhaka Shishu Hospital. The hospital started operation in a tent at Dhanmondi. Later Sheikh Mujibur Rahman allotted a plot at Agargaon area, where the hospital is now situated. As Rafique refused to take any fees for drafting the laws on denationalisation, Ziaur Rahman gave Tk 50 lakh for the hospital and with the money the trust of the hospital was formed.
In 1986 he established Subarna Clinic at Chandra crossing in Gazipur for the poor. A family can get free medical treatment at the clinic with a health card to be obtained from the clinic at a cost of Tk 10 only.
He is the pioneer of the Ad-Din Women’s Medical College and Hospital at Moghbazar in Dhaka. He is life member and vice-chairman of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh and member of its national council (since 1976), life member of the Bangladesh National Society for the Blind, chairman of Society for Education and Care of Hearing Impaired Children of Bangladesh, chairman of the Management Committee of BIRDEM Hospital and secretary general of the Management Board of Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
Rafique has also started construction of a 12-storey building at Ashulia for the establishment of a modern cancer hospital.
His only son Faheemul Huq is also a barrister. Faheem’s wife is a non-practising lawyer. ‘I have told my son that all my money will go to charities and he needs to earn for his family.’
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Execllent Edication in Malaysia
Malaysian Education
Why Study in Malaysia?
- An international standard and high quality education, which is closely monitored by the Malaysian Education Ministries through their quality control authorities and appropriate legislation such as The Education Act, 1996, The Private Higher Educational Institutions Act, 1996 and The Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007.
- Competitive course fees and an extensive selection of popular courses.
- A wide range of study options and universities and colleges to choose from.
- Twinning degrees & 3+0 degree programmes conducted in Malaysia, which offer a cost-effective route for quality education and qualifications from universities in the United Kingdom, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and France.
- Foreign Branch Campus Universities operating in Malaysia, which enable students to acquire their prestigious university qualifications in a country that has lower living expenses.
- Wide usage of English, which makes living and studying easy for students who are proficient in English while at the same time creating an environment for those who want to pick up the language.
- Life in a multicultural society, where Malaysians of different races and religions live in peace and tolerance with each other.
- The experience gained in providing education to the existing 50,000 international students from more than 100 countries, which testifies to the world-wide acceptance of Malaysia as a favoured destination for further study.
- Hassle-free immigration procedures, which enable foreign students to have easy entry into Malaysian higher educational institutions.
- Affordable living expenses, which can be as low as RM12,000.00 (USD3,750) per year.
- Student-friendly laws, which allow international students to work part-time for a maximum of 20 hours per week, while studying full time in Malaysia (subject to immigration requirements).
- An economically sound and socially safe country, which has a stable government and a low serious crime rate.
- A geographically safe environment, with Malaysia situated in a zone free from most natural disasters.
- A food paradise which has a huge variety of cuisines available including vegetarian, halal, ethnic and western.
- An excellent transportation system, which allows for easy mobility and a huge variety of interesting places to visit for relaxation.
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Malaysia Centre of Educational Excellence
The Malaysian international education sector has grown tremendously during the past decade and Malaysia is fast becoming a centre of educational excellence in the region. Malaysia currently houses more than 50,000 international students from more than 100 countries and it is proud to be the study destination of choice, offering quality international education at an affordable cost. Besides the relatively low cost of education, many choose to study here because they recognise Malaysia as an ideal gateway to develop their Asian network and relationships. They are also able to learn from Malaysian’s great diversity, rapid economic development and peaceful and harmonious multicultural society!The country is set to welcome 80,000 international students to study in Malaysia by the year 2010. Higher education opportunities in Malaysia are provided by 20 public universities, 24 polytechnics, 37 public community colleges, 33 private universities, 4 foreign university branch campuses and about 500 private colleges. There are also various other higher educational institutions from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany and New Zealand which offer twinning and franchised degree programmes through partnerships with Malaysian colleges and universities.
The 38 international schools (American, Australian and Britishstyled) and 12 expatriate schools which include French, German, Japanese and Taiwanese schools have facilities for students from pre-school to upper secondary levels. They provide parents with many options of pre-tertiary international education at affordable fees.
Malaysian Education
Education System of Malaysia
Education System of Malaysia
An OverviewEducation is the responsibility of the Government and it is committed to providing a sound education to all. The Malaysian education system encompasses education beginning from pre-school to university. Pre-tertiary education (pre-school to secondary education) is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education (MOE) while tertiary or higher education is the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). The vision of the Government is to make Malaysia a centre of educational excellence.
Primary and Secondary Education
Primary education (a period of 6 years) and secondary education (5 years which encompasses 3 years of lower secondary and 2 years of upper secondary) make up 11 years of free education.
The admission age to the first year of primary education is seven. Primary schooling is mandatory for all children between the ages of 7 and 12. Students sit for common public examinations at the end of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary levels.
Post-secondary Education
Upon completion of secondary education, students can opt to pursue 1 to 2 years ofpost-secondary education. This is the university entrance preparatory course. In total, the 12 years of school education serves as the basic entry requirement into Year One of a bachelor’s degree programme in higher educational institutions.
Tertiary Education
At tertiary education level, institutions of higher learning offer courses leading to the awards of certificate, diploma, first degree and higher degree qualifications (at academic and professional fields). The duration of study for a basic bachelor degree programme is 3 years and the courses of study at this level are provided by both the public and private education sectors, attracting many international students.
Tertiary education providers consist of two major groups :- Public (government-funded) institutions of higher learning, for example, public universities, polytechnics, community colleges and teacher training institutes.
- Private (private-funded) higher educational institutions (PHEIs), for example, private universities, private university colleges, foreign branch campus universities and private colleges.
The Government provides more than 95% of primary and secondary education as well as about 60% of the tertiary education, with the private sector providing the balance.
Private-funded Educational Institutions
The private education providers in Malaysia can be broadly grouped into 2 categories, depending on the levels of education offered, ranging from pre-school to tertiary education. These two categories of private institutions are :
- Private Educational Institutions (PEIs) which provide education at preschool, primary and secondary levels. They comprise private schools and foreign system schools.
- Private Higher Educational Institutions (PHEIs) which provide tertiary education leading to the awarding of certificate, diploma and degree qualifications.
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Study Opportunities at Private Higher Educational in Institutions MalaysiaQuality Assured Tertiary Programmes With Many Options
Local and international students in the pursuit of higher education are spoilt for choice by the wide range of study options and choices of both local and foreign universities, all at highly affordable costs. Underlying this is the current trend of setting up branch campuses in Malaysia by reputable universities from the UK and Australia. Furthermore, various universities from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Germany and New Zealand are offering twinning, franchised and external degree programmes in partnership with Malaysian higher educational institutions.
Local private universities also offer competitively priced and excellent quality degree programmes as an added alternative.
Poised as the centre of educational excellence in the Asia- Pacific region, Malaysia’s educational programmes offered by private higher educational institutions (PHEIs) are of excellent quality. These institutions of higher learning are governed by various acts such as the Education Act 1996, the Universities and University Colleges (Amendment) Act 1996, Private Higher Education Institutions Act 1996 and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Act 2007. English, an international lingua franca, is the medium of instruction making this a plus factor for students who aspire to succeed in their career.
Categories of Private Higher Educational Institutions (PHEIs)
There are 2 categories of PHEIs in Malaysia:
- Non-university Status
- Private Colleges
- Private Institutions
- University Status
- Private Universities
- Private University Colleges
- Foreign Branch Campus Universities
By Private Colleges
- Awarding internal or self-made certificate and diploma qualifications
- Conducting foreign university collaboration degree programmes
- Preparing students for external professional examinations
- Awarding their own degree qualifications
By Foreign Branch Campus Universities
- Awarding identical degree qualifications as the host university overseasStudy Options at Private Colleges
A. Internal Awards at Diploma Level
Private colleges have been developing and awarding their own diploma level qualifications to students since the early 1980s. They use English as the medium of instruction. The greatest strength of the internallydeveloped programmes is that they are recognised and granted with ‘advance standing’ entry status by many foreign universities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, Germany and the USA, allowing entry into these universities’ second year or final year bachelor degree programmes.
B. Preparing Students for External Professional Examinations
These colleges undertake to provide classes with tutorial support for students and prepare them for external examinations set by the local or foreign examination boards. Qualifications offered include those from the following globally recognised institutions :
- Professional Associations (ACCA-UK, CIMA-UK, ICSA-UK)
- Semi-Professional Examination Bodies (IBBM, LCCIEB-UK, NCC-UK)
- External Academic Programmes at postsecondary level (GCE ‘A’ Level - UK, SAM Australia, Canadian Pre-U)
- External English Programmes (University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate)
C. Bachelor Degree Programmes from Universities in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany and France
Students can complete their foreign bachelor degree programmes at colleges in Malaysia which have an interinstitutional collaborative arrangement with host-universities from overseas. The most common collaborative arrangements that these colleges have with the host universities offering foreign degrees are the Split Degree or 3+0 Entire Degree arrangement.
(i) Split Degree Arrangement
This comes under the Twinning Degree, Credit Transfer Degree or Advanced Standing (Validated) Programmes.
• Twinning Degree Programmes allow students to partially complete the first or second year of their degree at a local college, with the remaining years to be completed at the specified foreign partner university, which will then award the degree upon graduation.
• Credit Transfer Programmes are also offered by colleges that have links with foreign universities. Stdents who have met the required credit hours of the subject studied locally can transfer the credit hours to the foreign university of their choice. This flexible arrangement is most popular among the US universities.
• Advanced Standing Programmes are the private colleges’ internal diploma programmes validated and moderated with ‘Advanced Standing’ entry status by a group of overseas universities for direct entry into the second or third year of their degree programmes. Upon completion of the ‘recognised’ diploma course in Malaysia, students will be awarded the foreign degree after successfully completing the remaining portion of the degree programme in the host university overseas.
(ii) 3+0 Entire Degree Arrangement
This arrangement allows the entire foreign bachelor degree programme to be completed in a Malaysian college. There are two possibilities for students:
- ‘3+0’ Foreign University Degree Programme
- External Programme for Degree Qualification
Under this arrangement, some colleges are permitted by the foreign partner universities from the UK, Australia, US and France to conduct the entire degree programme in Malaysia on their behalf. The overseas universities will then award the degree. This novel study option, in operation since 1998, has made Malaysia a popular education destination for those who want to save costs.
External Programme for Degree Qualification
For external programmes, students register at a college which functions as a tutorial centre preparing the student for the final external examination. The degree obtained is equal to that obtained by internal students of the foreign university.
D. Master’s Degree and Post-Graduate Programmes
In collaboration with foreign universities, many colleges offer students a wide range of foreign master’s degrees and postgraduate studies of international standard at relatively low cost.
“In Malaysia, we offer quality and value-for-money education with many choices of international qualifications for your selection.”Study Options at Malaysian Private Universities
Students can study at these Malaysian home-grown universities to earn their qualifications at both bachelor degree and postgraduate degree levels. In both cases, English is the medium of instruction. The relatively cheap course fees combined with worldwide recognise qualification make these campuses much sought after by local and international students. The areas of study offered include business, computer science, engineering, IT, medicine, services and languages.
Study Options at Foreign University Branch Campuses
Degrees offered by a branch campus of a foreign university in Malaysia is identical in every aspect with that of the parent campus in the country of origin. The first foreign university branch campus, Monash University Malaysia was set up in Malaysia in 1998.
Students registered in the Malaysian branch campus of an overseas university are automatically students of the parent campus. Such students have opportunity to spend one or more semesters at the overseas parent campus (but not the final year) with no disruption to their studies. The cost of studying for a degree in a branch campus in Malaysia is substantially lower than that in the parent campus overseas.
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Six Easy Steps to Study in Malaysia1 The student submits an application form for study, together with the relevant documents to the intended educational institution which has the official approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs (Immigration Department) to recruit international students.2 The student’s application is accepted by the educational institution, which then helps to apply for a student pass at the Malaysian Immigration Department in Malaysia (except for students from the PRC).3 Upon acceptance, a letter of approval for the student pass is released by the Malaysian Immigration Department to the educational institution for them to pass on to the student.4 Before leaving his/her country for Malaysia, the student informs the educational institution of his/her port of entry (airport), flight number, arrival date and time.5 Upon arrival at the airport in Malaysia, the educational institution’s representative receives the student at the immigration check-point.6 Within 2 weeks of the student’s arrival, the educational institution submits the student’s passport to the Immigration Department, which attaches the student pass sticker.
Introduction
Glimpse of Malaysia
Malaysia is a fascinating and enchanting nation of different races, cultures and religions, co-existing in harmony in a tropical paradise in the heart of Southeast Asia. Malaysia comprises two distinct land areas, West Malaysia and East Malaysia. West Malaysia is a peninsula, flanked by the South China Sea on the east and Straits of Malacca on the west, with Thailand as its northern neighbour and Singapore sitting at the south. West and East Malaysia cover a total land area of about 329,758 km2 and are separated by approximately 40 miles of sea.
East Malaysia consists of a federal territory and two large states, namely Sabah and Sarawak, which occupy the north of Borneo Island. West Malaysia consists of 11 states and 2 federal territories, all of which have their own distinctive attractions.
The country is 8 hours ahead of the GMT and 16 hours ahead of the US Pacific Standard Time. The climate is warm and humid throughout the year. Malaysia is a physically blessed country which does not experience drastic weather changes or natural calamities. Temperatures are around 30oC during the day and 22oC at night. Light, cotton, cool and casual clothing is recommended all year round.
Food & Culture
Malaysia is a haven for food and cultural activities. The races which make up the Malaysian population provide excellent and diverse cuisines. Malay, Chinese and Indian dishes are easily and cheaply available at most restaurants and hawker stalls, whilst fast-food restaurants and western food are easily found too. In addition, various other delectable cuisines are also available, such as Middle Eastern and Thai food. Malaysia is popularly known as Asia’s Food Paradise.
Culturally, Malaysia presents a kaleidoscope of colours and diversities as different races exhibit their individual traits and traditions through festivals, songs, dances and traditional attire. Bahasa Malaysia is the official language, but the races also speak their own ethnic dialects. English, being taught as a second language in schools, is widely used in the higher learning institutions, for daily communication and business transactions.
Multi-Cultural Society
Dubbed as ‘Mini Asia’, Malaysia is a multiracial country with a population of more than 26 million which consists of Malay, Chinese and Indian as many other indigenous races, all coexisting in harmony. There are also people of other nationalities studying, working and doing business in Malaysia. Bahasa Malaysia is the national language, but English, Mandarin and Tamil are widely used too. Islam is the official religion of Malaysia, but the Constitution guarantees freedom of worship to all races, so faiths like Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions are freely practised. This politically stable nation emphasises the sharing of power among the races, which ensures a peaceful and harmonious environment. As a result of this, Malaysia has gained recognition and acknowledgement as a model multicultural society.
Economy & Education
Malaysia takes pride in being one of the world’s largest exporters of palm oil, natural rubber, natural gas, timber, cocoa beans and pepper. It is also one of the leading exporters of manufactured products such as semiconductors, audio-visual products, electrical goods, rubber-dipped products and oleo chemicals in the world.
Education is another growing industry where Malaysia is gaining acceptance as a reputable study destination in the region. The education sector offers a variety of higher educational programmes as well as professional and specialised skill courses that are competitively priced and of excellent quality. Underlying this is the current trend of setting up branch campuses in Malaysia by reputable universities from the UK and Australia. Furthermore, various universities from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, France, Germany and New Zealand are offering twinning, franchised and external degree programmes in partnership with Malaysian educational institutions.
Infrastructure
Whether it is land, sea or air, Malaysia has one of the most developed infrastructures in Southeast Asia, comparable to that of developed nations. There is an impressive network of roads and rail links, while the international airport, KLIA, provides world-class facilities and services, as well as hosting airlines from every corner of the world.
Meanwhile, Malaysia is also becoming a formidable force in sea related activities by having some of the best ports in the world. Port Klang, a transhipment hub, is positioning itself as Malaysia’s sea gateway to the world and together with Northport and Southport, offers impressive multipurpose port facilities which have encouraged many shipping lines to increase their calls at these ports.
Places of Interest
The capital city, Kuala Lumpur, offers a large variety of activities, from gastronomic delights to shopping and museums to parks and local theatres. In addition, the federal government’s administrative centre in Putrajaya, located to the south of Kuala Lumpur, is a lure for tourists because of its excellent Islamic-inspired architecture and its huge areas parkland and lakes.
Other must-do activities are visiting the Petronas Twin Towers, the tallest twin-building in the world, trekking through the tropical jungle and nature park in Taman Negara, basking in the pristine beaches of Pangkor and Langkawi and getting up close with the wild flora and fauna in the rainforests of Sabah. For those who prefer shopping and good buys, Malaysia offers a variety of shops that sell handicrafts as well as international branded goods.
Services
Malaysia is well connected in terms of transportation and communications, both within the country and with the rest of the world. It also provides easily available medical, banking, telecommunication (telephone, Internet cafes) and postal services, which can be conveniently accessed in towns and cities. In addition, police stations are often found in busy areas and there is also a tourist police force ready to assist visitors. Furthermore, as serious crime rates in Malaysia are low, it is a relatively safe place to travel in.
The local currency is the Ringgit, which is made up of 100 sen. Credit cards are accepted in most commercial businesses, while Travellers’ Cheques can be changed at any of the numerous commercial banks, hotels and authorised moneychangers.
Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been widely embraced in many service sectors in both urban and rural areas. With the increase of online services being made available, all Malaysians are able to benefit from the new technology.Relevant AddressesDepartment of Higher Education
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Level 1-3, Block E9, Parcel E, Precinct 1
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62505 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Tel: 603-8883 5999
Fax: 603-8889 4119
Website: www.mohe.gov.my
Email: edumalaysia@mohe.gov.mymore :www.pioneeredu.org
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Indian preacher Zakir Naik is banned from UK
An Indian Muslim preacher has been banned from entering the UK for his "unacceptable behaviour", the home secretary says.
Zakir Naik, a 44-year-old television preacher, had been due to give a series of lectures in London and Sheffield. Theresa May said that visiting the UK was "a privilege, not a right".
The home secretary can stop people entering the UK if she believes there is a threat to national security, public order or the safety of citizens.
That includes banning people if she believes their views glorify terrorism, promote violence or encourage other serious crime.
However, somebody cannot be banned just for having opinions that other people would find offensive.
Ms May said: "Numerous comments made by Dr Naik are evidence to me of his unacceptable behaviour.
No entry: Theresa May has used exclusion power for first time "Coming to the UK is a privilege, not a right and I am not willing to allow those who might not be conducive to the public good to enter the UK. "Exclusion powers are very serious and no decision is taken lightly or as a method of stopping open debate on issues."
This is the first person who has been excluded from the UK since Ms May became home secretary last month.
Mr Naik is based in Mumbai (Bombay) where he works for the Peace TV channel.
The BBC's Sanjiv Buttoo says that he is recognised as an authority on Islam but also has a reputation for making disparaging remarks about other religions.
Peace TV itself describes him as "a medical doctor by professional training... and a dynamic international orator on Islam and comparative religion".
"Dr Naik clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clears misconceptions about Islam using the Koran," the channel's website says.
A spokesman for Mr Naik said it was "deeply regrettable" the UK government had "bowed to pressure" from certain groups to exclude him.
He said Mr Naik had been holding talks in the UK for 15 years and the decision to bar his entry was disappointing.
বৃহস্পতিবার, ১৭ জুন, ২০১০
Lara Dutta & Mahesh Bhupati’s African safari
Mahesh Bhupathi and actress Lara Dutta, who are allegedly seeing each other, are set to take off on an African safari. The pair will be flying to South Africa to catch the Fifa World Cup. However, they are not going together. Apparently Mahesh Bhupathi will go first and Lara will join him a few days later. They are most likely to catch the later matches together.
A source says, "These days you hardly see Mahesh Bhupathi or Lara Dutta without each other. Mahesh will go to South Africa a couple of days before Lara as she has a lot of work to finish in Mumbai." Mahesh had tweeted, "Woke up with Fever today! Football Fever. I have entered my picks in multiple pools with friends!
Between this and Wimbledon it will be hectic." He is also rooting for his favourite team, "England all the way I say, Portugal to win the group of death. Will be good for the hosts to win or at least draw today."
Female child labourers increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh
It is indeed a matter of grave concern that 20 per cent (1,927,997 to be exact) of India's total (12,666,377) child labour force lives in Uttar Pradesh. It is a fact that there is no dearth of grants, aid, projects and schemes for creating a child-labour-free state and yet, instead of declining, the percentage of child labour is growing by leaps and bound in the state.
Children, it seems have never been on the priority list of the state government. No wonder that when other states have had a Commission for children for years Uttar Pradesh still does not have a Commission for the Protection of Child rights. It is also often observed that important functionary; including ministers of concerned department always avoid attending children-centric functions. It is never a clear cut no, just a last minute ditch with some lame excuse.
The most conspicuous absentee was the minister of employment and labor, Mr. Badshah Singh, UP at one of the most important function organized on International Child Labor Day in the state capital on June 12. Mr. Singh who was the chief guest at a UP government and UNICEF jointly organized seminar missed the golden opportunity of being part of a drive that aimed at improving the lot of those unfortunate children who live below the poverty line. He did not even realize that his presence would have added so much weight age to the seminar on the lives of those children who are forced to live a life of misery and want, just because they have to earn a few rupees for the need of their families' daily needs.
The message was clear and simple. The government never cares simply because children are not voters. The same minister would never have done this had it been a seminar on labourers and where he could have reiterated the government commitment to 'serve its people.' After all the assembly elections are round the corner and wooing voters is the top agenda of the government.
Not that the absence of the minister did in any way dampen the enthusiasm of other UP government officials, lead by labor commissioner S R Meena, UNICEF representatives including Ms Adele Khudr, chief field officer, UNICEF, Uttar Pradesh. Last but not the least the enthusiasm of the 100 odd children from Uttar Pradesh's labor department's special Child labor schools from five districts of Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow , Kanpur , Moradabad , Rai Bareily and Hardoi who had traveled all the way to Lucknow to participate in the seminar was envious. The state labor department runs such schools in 43 districts in the state.
Speakers at the seminar at Paryatan Bhawan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, stressed on the urgent need to ensure that all the many good governmental schemes of both the state and Central government were properly implemented to ensure good results. It was said that proper and total access to education for all children, irrespective of their social status was a sure weapon of arresting child labor in the state.
"UP contributes to about 20 per cent of the country's total child labor force. Though both the Central government and the state government has a policy objective of eradication of child labor, the progress is slow, steps must be taken up to speed up things so that the goal of making the state child labor free is realized," said Ms Adele Khudr, chief field officer, UNICEF, Uttar Pradesh.
She said that while poverty and lack of income of poor families was one of the major reasons which came in the way of wiping out child labor, absence of social protection schemes and safety nets, and poor quality of education not relevant to the children and their families were also responsible for growing child labor in the state.
Ms Khudr called upon the state government to accelerate the creation of the State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights. This she said would provide the proper policy framework for child protection. Ms Khudr also urged for better co-ordination between the various state departments to ensure smooth and quicker redressal to issues.
"Children are the best advocates for change; they are the champions of child rights and gender rights. They are the source of energy and potential for the ongoing struggle for a UP fit for children. They are the bearers of UP's future, so let us give them the windows of opportunity that they deserve," said Ms Khudr.
Mr. S R Meena, labor commissioner, UP government who was present on the occasion interacted reiterated the government's commitment to work towards creating a child labor-free state.
The theatre by children, prepared by Yayavar group depicted the children as victim in an adult ruled society was very much appreciated.
"The idea was to give children the centre stage so that they could bring about their problems," said Rajib Ghoshal, Child Protection, and UNICEF.
Media as always did not lack in its commitment for a better tomorrow for these children. A photo exhibition tittled '… still working' showing children doing various kind of jobs from driving rickshaws to working at a mutton shop spoke volume for the exploitation of children was also organized at the same venue. The media photo exhibition, supported organized by Media Nest, a forum of journalists that works for the welfare of journalists and their families saw entries from several photographers like N Prithvi Kumar and Manoj Aligarhi.
Students of Amity mass communication, Lucknow, also did not lack behind in creativity - they displaced 100 odd frames of black and white photographs showing children at work. (CNS)
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