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IJN should remains to serve the public! THE Economic Planning Unit (EPU) has not agreed or approved any privatisation plan for the National Heart Institute (IJN), says Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department overseeing the EPU. He told Malay Mail that "IJN will never be privatised" and that he was "always against it (privatising IJN)". He also refuted claims that IJN's medical director, Datuk Seri Robaayah Zambahari, will be presenting the proposed restructuring plan to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Tuesday. There were also claims that Robaayah was expected to be appointed the IJN Hospital chief executive officer on a one-year contract. "Whatever the allegations, they are all wrong. I have always been against the privatisation of IJN," he said. "The allegations are making it look like I'm the one pushing for its privatisation," added Nor Mohamed, who was also alleged to have consented to IJN...

Greenday - 21 Guns Do you know what's worth fighting for? When it's not worth dying for? Does it take your breath away and you feel yourself suffocating? Does the pain weigh out the pride? And you look for a place to hide? Did someone break your heart inside,you're in ruins One, 21 Guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 Guns Throw up your arms into the sky You and I ... When you're at the end of the road And you lost all sense of control And your thoughts have taken their toll When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul Your faith walks on broken glass and the hangover doesn't pass Nothing's ever built to last, you're in ruins One, 21 Guns Lay down your arms Give up the fight One, 21 Guns Throw up your arms into the sky You and I ... Did you try to live on your own? When you burned down the house and home? Did you stand too close to the fire? Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone When it's time to live and let die And you can'...

SHAH ALAM : There is an 80% probability that the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock was a homicide, said renowned Thai forensic pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand. Testifying in the inquest into Teoh's death Wednesday, she said there was only a 20% chance that Teoh had committed suicide. She added that marks on Teoh's neck region looked like he had been strangled manually. "The contusion of the skin on the right side of the neck looks round, indicating it might have been caused by fingers," she added. Counsel representing the government Tan Hock Chuan then suggested that she did not have the locus standi to arrive at her opinion. "Since you did not conduct the post mortem or inspect the body or go to the scene of the incident and not furnished with the report and photos, is it not appropriate to form an opinion on mathematical terms that suicide is 20% and homicide 80%?" he asked. Dr Pornthip replied she did not take sides and he...

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Congrats to my idol!   AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes received the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Leadership Award at a recent congress attended by prominent business executives and industry thought leaders from across Asia. The award was presented to Mr Fernandes for his exemplary leadership skills in driving excellence within his organization. The award was given at the recent GIL 2009: Asia Pacific, A Growth, Innovation and Leadership Congress in Kuala Lumpur, which was attended by 250 business leaders. Frost & Sullivan holds the event annually. Frost & Sullivan is a US-based consulting firm that serves global top 1000 companies and that focuses on the research and analyses of new market opportunities for business growth. In choosing Tony for the award, Frost & Sullivan said it considered factors including social impact, profit margins, stock price, overall market growth and penetration, growth in market share, and over all industry impact. Of his award, Mr Fe...

New twist: Cracks in Liow-Ong ties In another twist to the MCA saga - Liow Tiong Lai, who was appointed party deputy president less than three hours ago, appears to be at loggerheads with his boss, Ong Tee Keat. At a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, the health minister indicated that he was against the idea of holding fresh party elections as suggested by Ong. “The central committee has discussed this, but most of us do not agree.” liow tiong lai pc 151009 03Until yesterday, Liow was considered a strong ally of the embattled president, who has earlier today invoked his presidential powers to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to be held within 30 days. Ong ordered MCA secretary-general Wong Foon Meng to convene an EGM following opposition from central committee members, who met this afternoon, to the proposal of fresh elections to solve the debilitating party crisis. Liow acknowledged that it was the president's right to call for the EGM under article 30.1 of the part...

Unhappy sequel awaits MCA ANALYSIS The leadership vacuum in the MCA has created greater uncertainty in the party and tension among second-echelon leaders as to who should take over. This will intensify the wrangle not just for the vacant posts, but for the bigger reward of ministerial portfolios that victory will bring. azlanInstead of settling the long-running feud between the top two, last Saturday's EGM has only widened the rift in the party. Wits in the vernacular press have already dubbed the loss of confidence in president Ong Tee Keat and the sacking of his deputy Dr Chua Soi Lek as Goreng Kang (Ong) and Kong (Chua). Veteran leaders and Chua's supporters are pressing for the mass resignation of central committee (CC) members - especially those appointed by Tee Keat - and for fresh polls which could see a comeback for them. They argue that the central delegates had vetoed Tee Keat's leadership as well as the collective decision to suspend Chua's membership. Chua a...