“Gandhian philosophy inspired Mandela Kennedy Krishna (Hindustan Times)” plus 3 more |
- Gandhian philosophy inspired Mandela Kennedy Krishna (Hindustan Times)
- Civil Servants Should Instill Commensurate Reward Philosophy - Sidek (The Malay Mail)
- Ball control offense no longer part of Notre Dame's offensive philosophy (Los Angeles Times)
- RAJA NONG CHIK USES 7P PHILOSOPHY TO HELP CITY DWELLERS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
| Gandhian philosophy inspired Mandela Kennedy Krishna (Hindustan Times) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:14 AM PST External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Saturday underlined the contemporary relevance of the Gandhian philosophy, saying it had inspired some of the greatest leaders of our generation. Paying floral tributes and releasing a souvenir on Mahatma Gandhi, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Indian Republic at the Gandhi statue in Tavistock Square in London,he said "Gandhiji fought for truth, justice, equality and equity." Gandhi was also inspirational to several icons like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr and John F Kennedy, Krishna said. "Kennedy believed in Mahatma Gandhi's teachings. It is with a sense of great respect that we have gathered here to pay our tributes, our respect to a great human being, a great leader of mankind." Recalling his meeting with the great leader, Krishna said, "I had the greatest fortune of meeting the Mahatma in 1946. As a teenager, I went, as part of a delegation led by Ramakrishna Mission Swamiji to attend Gandhiji's prayer at the Birla Mandir." After meeting the Mahatma, Krishna, a teenager, was so impressed with him that he handed over his ear rings to him, sources told PTI. Gandhi, the apostle of peace, fought for certain principles and inalienable rights of mankind but never hated anybody, Krishna said. "He wanted a balanced, inclusive and just society." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Civil Servants Should Instill Commensurate Reward Philosophy - Sidek (The Malay Mail) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:09 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR: The Government Transformation Programme (GTP) can be better implemented if the philosophy of giving commensurate reward can be instilled among civil servants, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan said yesterday. "What we should do and implement now is to instill the philosophy of commensurate reward among all civil servants, not only among secretaries-general or deputy secretaries-general or directors. "This is necessary to inculcate the culture of giving one's best, and whoever gives the best and performs the best deserves the best reward," he said. Likewise, he said, those who did wrong should also receive commensurate punishment. He was speaking to Bernama after receiving a courtesy call by Pakistan High Commissioner Tahir Mahmud Qazi, whose term as a council member of the International Islamic University of Malaysia will end soon, at the IIUM campus in Gombak today. Commenting on a statement by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon last Tuesday that the government was looking into introducing a reward and punishment model, Sidek said such a system had been in existence for some time. "In the government's administration, there is a reward and punishment system, it's only that maybe we have not implemented it fully," he added. On promotion, Sidek said it should not be based on seniority alone but also on merit and discipline of the officers concerned. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Ball control offense no longer part of Notre Dame's offensive philosophy (Los Angeles Times) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:40 PM PST Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| RAJA NONG CHIK USES 7P PHILOSOPHY TO HELP CITY DWELLERS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 07:00 PM PST The final part of the interview with the Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister in conjunction with the Federal Territories Day PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- He was appointed Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister less than a year ago, but with his 25 years "experience as a commoner", Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin stepped up to improve the wellbeing of the people in the Federal Territories. Armed with the 7P Philosophy, Raja Nong Chik conducted regular and informal visits to the ground to listen to the people's problems. "I have been politically involved in the Federal Territories for about 20 years, so I know the basic problems faced by the city dwellers. "When I was appointed to lead the ministry, I use the 7P Philosophy to help me focus on the job," he said in an exclusive interview with Bernama in conjunction with the 36th Federal Territories Day here. He said the 7P Philosophy consisted of seven aspects namely development, housing, maintenance, hawkers, enforcement, public transportation and caring attitude. -- MORE RAJA NONG CHIK-PHILOSOPHY 2 PUTRAJAYA Raja Nong Chik expressed confidence that if the ministry were to focus on the seven aspects, its performance would be improved, the people would be satisfied, and it would eventually bring a better impact on the government especially during election. On housing woes in Kuala Lumpur, he said the ministry had issued 28,000 application forms for the tenants of the People's Housing Project (PPR) to purchase their units. So far, he said 24,000 applications were received by the ministry, 15,000 of which had been processed. "Although the Prime Minister had announced the sale of 47,000 PPR units in the city, we have yet to receive some of the houses from the Housing and Local Government Ministry. "From the feedback that we received, 85 per cent of the PPR tenants have shown interests to purchase their units," he said. On squatters, he said there were approximately 5,000 squatters in government-owned land in Kuala Lumpur, especially in Jinjang, Kepong, Cheras and Kampung Pandan. -- MORE RAJA NONG CHIK-PHILOSOPHY 3 PUTRAJAYA "I want to stress that while aiming to achieve zero-squatter, our main target is to ensure the squatters' wellbeing so that they can accept the idea of relocation," he said. Raja Nong Chik said forcing the squatters to move would not do any good, especially when they started to stage protests against the government. While lauding those who had accepted the government's offer to be relocated into PPR units, he said they were living in a better condition now and enjoying facilities like community hall and surau. On hawker issues, the minister said a policy on hawkers would be drafted with transparent enforcement to turn the job into a respectable profession. Currently, he said there were 50,000 registered hawkers in Kuala Lumpur, while over 50,000 others were unregistered. -- MORE RAJA NONG CHIK-PHILOSOPHY 4 PUTRAJAYA Raja Nong Chik said the 7P Philosophy also promoted caring attitude among the ministry's staff, especially in discharging their duties. "What's the point of doing something if, at the end of the day, the people are left feeling dissatisfied? "In the relocation of squatters, for example, we should also think about where they should be relocated to and how it should be done. If we see that their rights need to be defended, then we should find a way to defend them," he said. As a result of this caring attitude, the minister had also expanded the scope of the Federal Territories Foundation to help the people. "Usually, the government procedures to help flood or fire victims as well as the needy would take quite some times. Via the foundation, we can offer direct help and assistance to the needy in just 12 hours, he said. -- MORE RAJA NONG CHIK-PHILOSOPHY 5 PUTRAJAYA Relating his experience, Raja Nong Chik said he was once forced to go to the Kuala Lumpur City Hall for almost 50 times just to help the squatters in Kampung Pasir Permata, which was formerly known as Kampung Pasir Lama. "If someone with a title like me had to go through all that, then imagine what those who are new in the city would have to go through. Who will help these people if we don't?" he said. On the proposed development in Kampung Baru, he said the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was expected to visit the area next month. "I hope the proposed development could be implemented soon. The longer the land owners have to wait, the bigger their losses will be because the value of the property in Kampung Baru differs from other areas in the vicinity of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC). "I do hope during my tenure, a significant approach could be taken so that Kampung Baru would be developed," he said. -- MORE RAJA NONG CHIK-PHILOSOPHY 6 (LAST) PUTRAJAYA Apart from his 7P Philosophy, Raja Nong Chik is also among the ministers who are active using their weblog and Facebook as a platform to reach out to the people. He said the social networking website, Facebook, was very effective as many new ideas and suggestions were being thrown in, especially by the young people. "These young citizens rarely attended my programmes and if they were, they probably did not get the chance to speak directly to me. But, thanks to Facebook, they can now interact with me," he said. Raja Nong Chik has his "Facebook Hour" every Wednesday where he spent one hour to answer all questions directly in real time. Meanwhile, on the 36th Federal Territories Day celebration, the minister hoped that it would give a new spirit for the people to work closely with the ministry to improve and develop the territories while reducing political controversies. "We have to focus on how to cooperate and improve our existing facilities, as well as our attitude to be of a world-class. That includes no littering and no illegal parking," he said. -- BERNAMA JUR RON NHA JS Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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