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- DAKWAAN PEJUANG SULUK otw KE SABAH USAH PANDANG REMEH
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| PBB GESA MALAYSIA HENTIKAN TINDAKAN KETENTERAAN Posted: 06 Mar 2013 09:50 PM PST 
UN chief encourages dialogue to peacefully resolve situation in Sabah6 March 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged an end to violence and encouraged dialogue among all parties to peacefully resolve the situation in Sabah, Malaysia.According to media reports, Malaysian troops are searching houses and terrain for armed members of a Filipino clan embroiled in a three-week conflict in Sabah on Borneo island. Related violence has reportedly left eight members of the Malaysian security forces and 19 clan members dead. "The Secretary-General is closely following the situation in Sabah," said a statement issued by his spokesperson. "He urges an end to the violence and encourages dialogue among all the parties for a peaceful resolution of the situation." Mr. Ban also expressed concern about the impact this situation may have on the civilian population, including migrants in the region. "He urges all parties to facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance and act in full respect of international human rights norms and standards," said the statement. | ||
| DAKWAAN PEJUANG SULUK otw KE SABAH USAH PANDANG REMEH Posted: 06 Mar 2013 06:15 PM PST
Kini terdapat 800,000 ribu bangsa Filipino (dari pelbagai keturunan dan suku kaum seperti Maguindanao, Maranau dan Tausuq atau Suluk) yang tinggal di Sabah sama ada sebagai pekerja, penduduk tetap atau warganegara. Perairan yang memisahkan kepulauan atau Semenanjung Sulu dengan Sabah hanyalah beberapa jam perjalanan menaiki speedboat. Daritu, kenyataan Habib Hashim Mudjahab, pengerusi MNLF's Islamic Council Committee yang beribu orang kaum Tausug  sedang dalam perjalanan ke Sabah harus dikaji dan diambil berat oleh pihak berwajib. Mereka pernah melakukannya dengan menembusi sekatan yang pernah dikenakan oleh regime Marcos suatu ketika dulu. Kaum Tausug pakar dalam bidang pelayaran melalui " pintu belakang selatan" dari Basilan, Tawi-tawi, Zamboanga dan Sulu ke Sabah, yang sukar dikesan oleh Tentera Laut, Pasukan marine atau Jabatan Laut Malaysia. Thousands of Tausug sailing to Sabah to aid beleaguered comrades – MNLF exec  ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—Thousands of Tausug from Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi have sailed to Sabah to reinforce members of the so-called royal army of the sultanate of Sulu who are fighting it out with Malaysian security forces, a Moro National Liberation Front official said Tuesday. "We can no longer prevent our people. We are hurt and many of our people, even the non-combatants, are going to Sabah to help the sultanate," Habib Hashim Mudjahab, chair of the MNLF's Islamic Council Committee, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer by phone. But Lt. Gen, Rey Ardo, chief of the military's Western Mindanao Command, said they have not monitored reports of reinforcements trying to enter Sabah. "But we cannot avoid that some residents who have relatives in Malaysia would react to the situation," he said. Mudjahab said at least 10,000 Tausug from Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga on Monday night started to reinforce the followers of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III now holed up in a coastal village in Sabah via the Philippines' so-called "southern backdoor," a route regular traders are familiar with. He said the reinforcements "sailed in small numbers so they can easily penetrate Sabah unnoticed. "The naval blockade is of no use; our military should have known that. We did that before at the height of Marcos regime. We can easily go to Sabah and blend with the people there," he added. He was referring to a naval blockade thrown up by the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard to ensure armed sympathizers do not joined the beleaguered men in Sabah as reinforcements. Days ago, Mudjahab said, he advised several MNLF commanders against going to Sabah to help a group of about 200 men who landed in a coastal village in Lahad Datu on Feb. 9 to assert the sultanate's claim to Sabah. They engaged Malaysian authorities in a standoff that has resulted in a series of skirmishes since last Friday. At least 27 people, including eight Malaysians have been reported killed in the violence. The Malaysian Air Force is reported to have dropped bombs Tuesday on the Filipinos' suspected lair. "I told them to hold on to their ranks and avoid getting emotionally affected with the situation. But our President Noynoy (President Benigno Aquino III) kept issuing statements favoring the Malaysians, which made our people agitated. The President must realize that for the Tausugs, being pushed to the wall, fighting for a cause, is dying with victory," he said. He said with three old heirs of the Sultanate, "who have no history of rebellion, living quietly on their own, now leading the cause in Sabah, is something great for the Tausugs." Malaysian troops moving in to flush out members of the Sulu Sultanate's 'royal army' from a remote village in Lahad Datu, Sabah. The Star/Bernama-Asia News Network "It is about pride and honor, and our people are ready to sacrifice," Mudjahab said. Ajil Jaffar, 50, an oil palm plantation worker in Kota Kinabalu and who was among those repatriated to the country on Sunday, said he wanted to return to Sabah. "I want to help them. It's our honor to be with the sultan so that this deportation and abuses will stop," he said. A retired educator in Tawi-Tawi, who asked not to be identified by name, said the sultanate of Sulu represents an extension of their rich heritage. "They are the first Filipinos. The sultanate of Sulu was already there even before Philippines existed," he said. Amirah Lidasan of the nongovernmental group Suara Bangsamoro said the status of the sultanate of Sulu was unfinished business that "keeps on nagging us." "We have a bloody history of Moro people getting killed while defending the homeland. It also speaks of the Philippine government's giving in to the interest of foreigners instead of its citizens," Lidasan said. Meanwhile, Hataman said at least 70 Filipinos arrived in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi yesterday (Tuesday) to escape being caught in the crossfire in Sabah. "They boarded a commercial vessel and they arrived this morning," Hataman said. Hataman has been meeting for what he called "security and social preparations" with the military and local government officials since Tuesday morning. Pautan Yang Berkaitan http://syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/2013/01/us-navymarines-messing-around.html | ||
| PEDULI APA TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION RANKING Posted: 06 Mar 2013 02:58 AM PST         Sekali lagi kita terduduk apabila keputusan TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION 2013 Kedudukan Reputasi institusi pendidikan dunia diisytiharkan. Beberapa bulan yang lalu, kita amat terkejut dengan keputusan TIMSS yang mendedahkan kelemahan sistem pendidikan sekolah rendah dan menengah di Malaysia. Setakat ini, kita hanya mampu menggigit jari melihat kejayaan jiran kita di selatan , Kotaraya Singapura, mampu mengeluarkan DUA universitinya bertaraf antarabangsa dan menduduki tangga 22 dan 71. Tulisan ini sekadar melihat ke dalam diri dan bukan bertujuan menuding jari ke arah siapa-siapa. Segala sumber dan keupayaan perlu digembleng dan difokus untuk kejayaan masa depan. Di Selangor, kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat telah mencuba yang terbaik untuk menonjolkan Universiti Selangor (dulunya UNISEL) sebagai sebuah institusi pendidikan tinggi yang menjadi pilihan lepasan pelajar SPM. Dalam masa lima tahun, Exco Pendidka, Pentadbir dan Pensyarah Universiti Selangor telah berusaha sedaya upaya dalam batas-batas dan kekangan yang wujud untuk melahirkan graduan yang serba boleh dan memiliki syahsiah yang tinggi di samping berjaya dalam kerjaya yang dipilih. Singapore varsities move up in world reputation rankings March 05, 2013 SINGAPORE, March 5 — The reputations of local universities have risen among academics again, according to the 2013 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings released this morning. The National University of Singapore (NUS) inched up a spot to 22nd, while Nanyang Technological University (NTU) moved to the 71th-80th band, up from the 81-90th band last year. Among universities in Asia, NUS ranked second behind Japan's University of Tokyo, with NTU coming in 13th. The rankings are based on 16,639 responses from senior academics around the world. The poll asked academics to nominate no more than 15 of the best institutions in their narrow field of expertise, based on their experience and knowledge. American universities dominated the rankings this year, taking seven of the top 10 places. Harvard University took the top spot, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cambridge University, while Oxford University climbed two places to finish fourth. The University of Tokyo was the top-ranked Asian institution at No. 9, after it slipped one spot in this year's rankings. According to Times, the top six's membership has remained consistent since the first rankings were conducted in 2011, with the gap between it and the chasing pack widening each year. The latest rankings, however, showed the two local universities making steady improvements over the past three years. In 2011, NUS was ranked 27th, while NTU was placed in the 91-100th band. Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, president of NUS, felt the latest ranking was a strong recognition of the university's commitment to delivering "high quality education and research of global impact". With two Singapore universities in the top 100, NTU president Professor Bertil Andersson said it shows that the republic is known for being "a knowledge-based city driven by innovation and technology" despite being a small country. Phil Baty, editor of the Times Higher Education Rankings, said: "It seems clear that Singapore's academy is increasingly recognised by scholars as a world-leading destination for research and innovation. Both universities are rising in the reputation table and in the overall World University Rankings, which are based on objective performance indicators. "Now is clearly a very exciting time for Singapore, which is establishing itself at the heart of the boom in East Asian higher education and gaining ground on the traditional Western elite." — Today Singapore schools still pulling in Malaysians despite spike in fees, bus fares KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — More Malaysians are making the daily commute across the Causeway to study in Singapore public schools, the republic's Straits Times (ST) reported today despite a burgeoning education hub featuring top-notch foreign institutions in Johor's Iskandar area. Citing school bus operators ferrying Malaysian students to and from the narrow straits separating the two countries, the daily reported a growing passenger load despite the recent hike in education fees for foreigners at all levels — from primary all way through to pre-university. A Malaysian student now has to pay between S$350 (RM874) and S$700 (RM 1,748) a month, up from between S$115 (RM287.17) and S$170 (RM424.51) from last year at Singapore's public schools, the paper reported, adding that independent schools there had also upped their fees for foreigners. "The parents want their children to have more job options in the future and having English is one way to make sure they are on the right track," Janet Lee, 43, was quoted saying. Lee's family owns the biggest Singapore-Malaysia school bus operator, Century Bus, which the daily reported had seen a five per cent increase in the number of students it ferries since last year. Century Bus estimates that there are at least 2,000 students, half of whom are Malaysians ferried to school by the company's buses, the paper reported. Another private school bus operator, Lee Chee Chen, 60, told the paper his Malaysian passengers have nearly doubled from the 18 students he had last year. Malaysian parents interviewed by the paper admitted the increase in the fees was a strain on their wallets, but said they were willing to put up with it for the benefits of an English-medium. "The lack of an English-speaking environment means fewer job opportunities for my daughter," said Yap Nyet Ling, 48, who had put her college-age daughter through 12 years of education in Singapore. "Malaysian Chinese schools focus on Chinese rather than English, and Malaysian international schools are more expensive than Singapore schools," said Johor tutor Cindy Seah, 33, who sends her two primary-age daughters to school in Singapore. Malaysian parents, especially those in Johor, have been sending their children to study in Singapore schools for years. EduCity, a 242.81-hectare education hub developed by Iskandar Investment Berhad, has managed to pull several international schools to set up branches in Johor. However, the schools have complained of bureaucratic hurdles when setting up shop in the southern state's economic corridor.-Malaysian Insider |
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