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to drive results
INDFUL that his leadership
is being gauged by what he
can achieve in the short-
est time possible, Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul
Razak yesterday named six
ministers to drive the national key
result areas. The key result areas
and the ministers in charge of them
are:
Education (Deputy Prime
Minister and Education Minister
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin)
» By 2012, at least 80% of children
will have access to pre-school edu-
cation, compared to 60% now;
» By end of 2012, all normal
school-children will have mastered
the 3Rs when entering Year Four;
» By end of 2012, the number of
schools upgraded as High Perform-
ance Schools will reach 100; and
» Reward headmasters and
principals based on school
achievements.
Crime (Home Minister Datuk
Seri Hishammuddin Hussein)
» Divided into street crimes,
public security and enforcement
agencies;
» Reduce street crimes by 20% by
end of 2010; and
» Speed up legal process for
backlogged cases, for example by
creating a tribunal or special court
to hear street crimes.
Corruption (Minister in the
PM’s Department Datuk Seri
Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz)
» All government procurements
must be by open tender or limited
tender except for certain cases;
and
» Improve Malaysia’s ranking in
the Transparency International’s
Corruption Perception Index by
updating relevant policies, proce-
dures and enforcement activities.
Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations (Malaysia)
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Helping the low-in-
come group (Women, Fam-
ily and Community Development
BERNAMAPIC
Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat
Abdul Jalil)
» From January next year,
welfare aid for the people will be
paid on the first of the month; and
»
By 2012, there will be 4,000
women entrepreneurs who have
gone through the Amanah Ikhtiar
Malaysia programme, compared
to 717 now.
Public transport (Trans-
port Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee
Keat)
» By 2012, the LRT service will
have an additional 35 sets of four-
car-train operating the Kelana Jaya
route.
Rural basic infrastruc-
ture (Rural and Regional
Development Minister Datuk Seri
Shafie Apdal)
» By end of 2012, rural roads
totalling 1,500km would have been
built in Sabah and Sarawak;
» In peninsula, rural road
networks to be upgraded so that
houses are located no further than
5km from paved roads;
» Water supply in Sabah and
Sarawak will reach 90% of the peo-
ple, compared to 62% now – RM2
billion will be spent to provide this
facility to 60,000 houses;
» Electricity supply in Sabah and
Sarawak will reach 95% of the
people, compared to 80% now
– RM3.9 billion will be spent to
provide this for 80,000 houses;
» 7,000 orang asli houses in the
peninsula will enjoy full electricity
supply; and
» 50,000 houses will be built and
repaired nationwide for the poor
and hardcore poor.
» Full report on Page 3
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Ex-commercial
crime chief
acquitted
KOTA KINABALU: The Sessions Court
yesterday acquitted and discharged former
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Ramli
Yusoff (above) on a charge of ordering the
use of a police aircraft for his personal
interest two years ago.
“The prosecution failed to prove a prima
facie case and the accused deserves to be
acquitted and discharged,” judge Supang
Lian said.
Ramli, 56, was charged on Nov 19, 2007
with abusing his power as Bukit Aman
Commercial Crime Department director
for his pecuniary gain by ordering and using
a Royal Malaysia Police Cessna Caravan
aircraft to take him on an aerial surveillance
of two lots in Ulu Tungku, Lahad Datu, in
which his real estate company Kinsajaya
Sdn Bhd had an interest.
The offence was allegedly committed at
about 7.50am on June 15, 2007 at the Sabah
Police Air Unit, Tanjung Aru, near here.
Ramli pleaded not guilty to the offence
which, upon conviction, carries a jail term
of not more than 20 years and a minimum
fine of RM10,000 under Section 15 (1) of the
Anti-Corruption Act, and was released on
bail of RM20,000 with one surety.
Trio get cracking … The prosecution, represented by Malay-
On a mission to save rare turtles from extinction, these women (from
sian Anti-Corruption Commission deputy
public prosecutors Kevin Morais and Joyce
left) Grace Duraisingham, Nelleisa Omar and Chong Hueng Meim, Blasius, called 75 witnesses in a 59-day trial
all aged 26, will traverse the length and breadth of the peninsula held between May 13 last year and July 6
on a campaign to collect 100,000 signatures in the Egg=Life turtle this year.
conservation petition. Their effort is in support of WWF-Malaysia. They Ramli was represented by Datuk
were flagged off yesterday from the Tropicana City Mall, Petaling Jaya. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and James
Their road campaign will end in Kuantan on Aug 8. » Story Page 6 Tsai. – Bernama