Proton Sold MV Agusta For 1 Euro
Wednesday, 28th December 2005
Proton Holdings has sold it’s 58% stake in MV Agusta Spa to an Italian company Gevi Spa for a token sum of 1 Euro (RM4.48). Gevi Spa will assume MV Agusta’s debts and working capital requirements totalling 139.44 million euros. According to Proton, it was part of it’s non-core asset divesting exercise. Proton originally acquired MV Agusta Spa a year ago, on 7 July 2004, for 70 million Euro (RM364 million).
Young Woman Ask To Strip and Do Squats
Wednesday, 29th June 2005
Miss Hamisa Abu Hassan Saari, age 22. was arrested after police found some drugs on a friend. A police officer secretly recorded her with a cell phone as she was forced to strip and do squats, though she had no drugs. The recording got on the Internet and led to a special commission that denounced the police procedures and led to significant changes.
Cabinet minister suspended for corruption
Friday, 24th June 2005
Malaysia's ruling UMNO party suspended cabinet minister Isa Samad for six years for corruption.
Anwar Ibrahim Freed
Thursday, 2nd September 2004
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim walked out a free man after the Federal Court in a 2-1 majority decision allows his appeal against the conviction for sodomy. While Judge Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad and Judge Tengku Baharudin Shah Tengku Mahmud ruled in Anwar's favour. Judge Datin Paduka Rahman Hussein was not in favor of Anwar. However, the all the judges noted "We find evidence to confirm that the appellants were involved in homosexual activities and we are more inclined to believe that the alleged incident at Tivoli Villa (Bangsar, KL) did happen." Anwar completed his term for corruption after his sentence was being reduced for good behaviour.
Proton Brought MV Agusta for 70 million Euro
Wednesday, 7th July 2004
MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company manufactured small-displacement, Café racer style motorcycles (mostly 125 to 150 cc) through the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1960s small motorcycle sales declined, and MV started producing larger displacement cycles in more limited quantities. A 250 cc, and later a 350 cc twin were produced, and a 600 cc four-cylinder evolved into a 750 cc. Heavily indebted, the manufacturer was bought by Proton for 70 million Euro (RM364 million).
Start of Malaysian National Service PLKN
Saturday, 14th February 2004
The first batch of about 25,000 Malaysian teenagers have started the inaugural compulsory three-month national-service stint aimed at promoting patriotism and ethnic unity. The program had targeted some 480,000 Malaysians who were born in 1986. Of these 85,000 were randomly selected by a computer program for service which comprises of conscripts that are 17-year-old youths. It is known as PLKN or Program Latihan Khidmat Negara which can be literally translated as National Service Training Program or just known as NS, is a compulsory 3 months military service program for teenagers. Male trainees are called Wira and female are call Wirawatis. The spent 2 months in physical training camp, followed by a final month in a university setting. The 3 months program end in Early May 2004. The second batches will begin in March 2004 and ended in June 2004.
School Launching of PPSMI
Friday, 3rd January 2003
Implementation of Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI) or the Teaching Science and Mathematics in English which was launched this school year. English is used as the medium of instruction for teaching Science and Maths in Primary One, Form One, Lower Six and Matriculation classes.
Teaching of Maths and Science in English
Monday, 29th July 2002
Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI) is the outcome of a policy decision made by the Government of Malaysia as the result from the Minister’s Council Meeting held on 19 July 2002. Realizing that poor English skills hurt graduates competing for work against people from other countries, especially neighboring Singapore, ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad launched a program to resume teaching math and science in English. Most other subjects are taught in Malay. The implementation of PPSMI was carried out in stages beginning with the 2003 schooling session. The pioneers were all Year 1 students for Primary Schools, Form 1 and Lower 6 students for Secondary Schools.
Ethnic violence between Malays and ethnic Indians
Sunday, 11th March 2001
Ethnic violence between Malays and ethnic Indians continued for a 4th day. Five people were killed in the last 4 days.
Abu Sayyaf rebels kidnapped 3 men
Sunday, 10th September 2000
Abu Sayyaf rebels kidnapped 3 men from Pandanan Island off Borneo and took them to Jolo island in the Philippines.