theSun | THURSDAY AUGUST 13 2009
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Kayveas rightful
PPP president,
says Hisham
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk M. Kayveas has been
declared the rightful PPP president, ending
months of leadership tussle between him
and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s
Department Datuk T. Murugiah.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammud-
din Hussein, who announced this yesterday,
said the registrar of societies (ROS) made
the decision based on the elections of PPP’s
2005-2010 supreme council members on
Oct 2, 2005.
“Investigations also showed the sacking
of Datuk T. Murugiah from the party is made
based on PPP constitution,” he told a post-
cabinet news conference yesterday.
In line with this, Hishammuddin said,
Murugiah’s “appointment” as PPP president
at an extraordinary general meeting on May
24 was not valid as it did not comply with the
requirements under the PPP constitution.
“The matter has been investigated from
various aspects, including obtaining the views
of the Home Ministry’s legal advisers.”
He said investigations showed that Muru-
giah had no locus standi to act as the party
president, use the party platform or carry out
any activity related to the party.
Hishammuddin said PPP had been advised
to take legal action if Murugiah continued to
use the party’s name. He said he had met
both leaders and felt that they would be able
to accept the ROS’s decision.
On Murugiah’s position as a senator,
Hishammuddin said the matter was up to
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak
to decide. – Bernama
Rethink pullout decision, Chinese
chambers urged
Press Digest
by Kong See Hoh
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
HUA ZONG (Federation of Chinese
Associations of Malaysia) has urged As-
sociated Chinese Chambers of Commerce
and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) to
rethink its decision to instruct members
to pull out of Chinese assembly halls.
Hua Zong president Tan Sri Lim Gait
Tong said any move by the Chinese
chambers of commerce and industry to
withdraw from Chinese assembly halls is
no small matter as it would only split the
Chinese community, the Chinese press
reported yesterday.
He described ACCCIM’s decision,
made based on the basis that Chinese
groups should rationalise their organi-
sational structure according to functions,
as too hasty.
Lim said the Chinese community, in
general, felt that a split between the Chi-
nese chambers of commerce and industry
and the Chinese assembly halls would
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New school but still not enough places
THE problem of shortage of places last year because of a shrinking pu-
have a negative impact in Chinese schools has resurfaced pil population in Ayer Tawar, Perak,
on the community.
At a time when racism
in Puchong despite the building of a
new school there.
registered 800 new pupils but it can
take in only 360 as the Education
is thick in the air the Chi-
According to a report in China Ministry approved only eight Year
nese community needs Press yesterday, some 800 children One classes for 2010.
to have crisis-awareness
who have registered with the four The other three Chinese schools
to stay united, Lim told Chinese schools in Puchong for Year are also over-registered, with SJK(C)
the media after chairing
One next year will be rejected sim- Han Ming and SJK(C) Yak Chee
an extraordinary meeting ply because there are not enough recording about 600 new pupils
of the federation in Kuala
places. each, and SJK(C) Sin Ming more than
Lumpur on Tuesday. These pupils will most likely be 300.
The meeting was
arranged to study in schools located The ministry has approved 13
attended by eight of the on Old Klang Road and Sungai Way. Year One classes for Han Ming, 10 for
federation’s 13 members.
According to China Press, SJK(C) Yak Chee and six for Sin Min.
He said Hua Zong was Ladang Harcroft, which was relocat- The three schools combined are
shocked by ACCCIM’s de- ed to Bandar Puchong Jaya Selatan short of more than 300 places.
cision, which was made at
ACCIM’s executive council
meeting in Kuching early
this month. agreed to talk with Hua Zong over the Rio staff
Lim said if this matter is not handle matter.
properly, it would affect the Chinese He said he had contacted Cheng formally
groups’ ability to fight for the communi- over the phone on Monday but Cheng arrested
ty’s common interest and goes against the described the split as “trivial”. in China
very aim of setting up Chinese assembly Lim said ACCCIM’s decision to part
halls by the pioneer Chinese settlers. ways with Hua Zong is not a simple mat- pg 17
He said ACCCIM president Tan Sri ter as it will have far-reaching impact on
William Cheng, who is overseas, has the community.