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	<title><![CDATA[ EDUCATION: Have part-time teachers in national schools]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/education-have-part-time-teachers-in-national-schools-1.282960?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[I concur with the sentiments of both Hussaini Abdul Karim  and C.G. Tiong (Letters, May 16) who  wrote on how to improve our education system. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ RESPECT CITIZENS' RIGHTS: Use the proper channels]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/respect-citizens-rights-use-the-proper-channels-1.282943?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[NEWLY appointed Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's firm assurance that his ministry will take action against those who do not adhere to the law on rallies is timely.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ VOTING PATTERN: Give Najib more time to rectify  imbalances]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/voting-pattern-give-najib-more-time-to-rectify-imbalances-1.282946?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[I HAVE voted in eight general elections. I am educated only up to a diploma level and I'm one of those who benefitted from the government's policies then and now. I am not a member of any political party, but I am friendly to all.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ EDUCATION: BM as a tool to foster unity]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/education-bm-as-a-tool-to-foster-unity-1.282955?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ONCE again there are calls for a single-stream school system (national schools). And, as expected, voices of disapproval are heard ("Call to abolish vernacular schools against Federal Constitution", NST, May 13).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Gun-runner for a good cause]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/gun-runner-for-a-good-cause-1.282932?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[BREAKING THE EMBARGO:     Why Malaysia organised military aid to Bosnia  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Invest in science for balanced growth]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/invest-in-science-for-balanced-growth-1.282934?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ VISION: A wish list from the Academy of Sciences  prepares the nation to compete in a global  innovation-led economy]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ BN gets cracking]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/editorial/bn-gets-cracking-1.282929?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[  Top priority for elected representatives should be to serve the people ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ SERVE THE PEOPLE: Duty of both the  govt and  opposition]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/serve-the-people-duty-of-both-the-govt-and-opposition-1.282941?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[THE election fever, which gripped the nation from the day Parliament was dissolved, ended on May 5. The results brought relief to many of us.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Straightening out  social media fables  ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/straightening-out-social-media-fables-1.282965?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[CAUTIONARY TALE:    Those who  spread online rumours are like the boy who cried wolf   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Transparency and the common good ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/transparency-and-the-common-good-1.282936?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[GOSSIP AND RUMOURS: If a system is non-transparent, information of any kind carries a high value]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Preserve the ties that bind]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/preserve-the-ties-that-bind-1.282952?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[TOLERANCE: There have been attempts through recent high-profile events to erode the existing goodwill among us]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[FUTILE RALLIES: Representatives should get to work]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/futile-rallies-representatives-should-get-to-work-1.282949?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[THE polls are over, therefore, all elected representatives should buckle down and serve the rakyat instead of organising or participating in useless public rallies.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ A man of deeds, not words ]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/a-man-of-deeds-not-words-1.282967?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[GENTLEMANLY:  Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman  would rather let his record as Johor MB speak for itself   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Debunking opposition's  'popular vote' argument]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/debunking-opposition-s-popular-vote-argument-1.283140?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ OF late, much has been made of the term "popular vote", or the actual number of ballots cast by voters in an election. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ ESPRIT DE CORPS: Men in uniform have not forgiven Anwar]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/esprit-de-corps-men-in-uniform-have-not-forgiven-anwar-1.282957?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA["IT'S hard to digest that only 10 per cent of the uniformed personnel support Pakatan," an NST report on May 18 quoted Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as saying. It's obvious that the opposition leader is clueless about the uniformed personnel's code of conduct.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[UNITY EQUALS 1MALAYSIA: Teach kids Rukun Negara tenets]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/unity-equals-1malaysia-teach-kids-rukun-negara-tenets-1.282405?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[DEPUTY Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has stated that the nation's progress and development lies in the ability of  teachers to unite the young by encouraging them to inculcate Rukun Negara principles.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ SUNGAI KELAMAH MEMORIAL: Rectify factual errors]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/sungai-kelamah-memorial-rectify-factual-errors-1.282388?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ I RECENTLY visited the Sungai Kelamah memorial in Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan, which commemorates a  battle between Japanese forces and a detachment of  Australians defending at the Gemencheh bridge on Jan 14, 1942.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[TINTED WINDSCREENS: Police and RTD must crack down on offenders]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/tinted-windscreens-police-and-rtd-must-crack-down-on-offenders-1.282395?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[IT is common these days to see  people driving old and new cars with heavily tinted windows and windscreens.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Islam's role in diplomacy]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/islam-s-role-in-diplomacy-1.282297?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ HUMAN SECURITY:   This is the final part of Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah’s keynote address at the Peace and Security Forum 2013 on May 16 
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[ DISHONEST CLINIC STAFF: Ploy by clinic staff to hoodwink patients]]></title>
	<link>http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/dishonest-clinic-staff-ploy-by-clinic-staff-to-hoodwink-patients-1.282397?localLinksEnabled=false&cache=03D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.3D163D03edding-pred-1.1176%2F%3FpFpentwage63Dp%3A%2Fhe3D03Dn63Frea-rti3D19.111w5ii%2Fed-1.1176%2F%2F2.2525%2F2.2525%2F1.33120%3F%2F7.321459</link>
	<description><![CDATA[MY wife had a fever on the night of May 16. I took her to a clinic  in Jalan Pudu. After treatment, the clinic staff said the bill was RM150. I gave her two RM50 notes, two RM20 notes and one RM10 note.]]></description>
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