PSD looks for "KULITFICATION" first, then look at Qualification.
Pure and Simple.

Ms. Devi, believe some good samaritans will come forward to make your dreams come true. God Bless!!!!

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Sorry girl, if only your name has a "binte"

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PSD is allocating the scholarships to the illegals in Sabah, for rewarding their parents voted for BN/UMNO, and for creating a new "majority" in the population of Sabah.

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HINDRAF was right, AAB this is a classic example, for those morons in UMNO don't just deny, a fact is a fact. Redeem your selfish acts by releasing the 5 HINDRAF leaders, they have done nothing wrong, only those morons in UMNO have done wrong.

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Really sorry to hear this, what has your leader Semi Value done to Indian society so far? Only his pocket is his main concern.

Absolutely correct your name has no "binte", This is Malaysia culture.

With your talent, someone may be able to help you up. Go for some foundations or even Singapore will take you in for sure, like also they do give Asean Scolarship.

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They do this all the time - no matter what Abdullah says.

Then someone would appeal and PSD would accede, but why in the first instance this "skin-colour" selection? Is this a fair Malaysia????

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Time and time again, they are rejecting the bright students from other races with excuses such as they are not qualified, the only qualification in their mind is "KULIT". If this is not RACISM then what?

Why must they producing Doctors with "KULITFICATION" but with unstable minds? Witnessed the Doctor with KULITFICATION who went CUCKOO.. in the Klang GH sometime ago!

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KETUANAN MELAYU!!!! NEP!!! and just to show it has nothing to do with that they will find a few Malays as sacrificial lamb!

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Bravo to the bloody Indians who supported and voted the useless Barisan Nasional during the 12th General Election. This is what will happen if you stupid Indians still support the BN government.

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Friends (and foes),

this has nothing to do with ketuanan "Melayu" because there are many Melayu clinching their fists at this sort of discriminations. Melayu are fair all the time, it's politics that makes it unfair in this case UMNO.

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My daughter had 10A1s and one A2 and she was not even applying for medicine but she was rejected just the same. And being a retired person with no source of income, my daughter is more than eminently qualified for financial assistance. And yes, no surprises, we are Chinese.

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Why are we still suprise with this type of decision reach by the Federal Governement. For heaven sake we have RACIST KERISMUDDIN as our the very important Education Minister. What do you expect....

Sorry Kamine you are not the first jilted by the Malaysian Gevernment and won't be the last if BN still stay in power. Bodoh does what bodoh does..... that is our Malaysian govt....

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The malays are the grass root support of umno. If you think politic and umno is the reason behind, then as a malay do something about it.

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I' m going to relate you a true story I came across.In a English Tuition class that my daughter goes, she came across 3 malayu guys who is going to US to study Medicine and to my shock I was told these guys could not spell simple words like toilet,rational etc.Also during classes they speak bahasa among themselves.I wonder how are they going to understand what the lecturers says.I think they are going for a holiday using our tax payer's money with the help of JPA.God help them to get through.GOOD LUCK>

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It's deserving cases like this that has been completely sidelines by the present administration that the politic revamp of tsunami GE12 have to address.

Sad to say that during my time, Datuks and Tan Sri's sons are getting JPA scholarships over more deserving and poor candidates, even of they are Bumis. Even along racial lines, there are discrimination.

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Sorry girl, if only your name has a "binte"

just to add where kstee left off.....if only your name has a binti and even score 8As you wil get a scholarship....thats the way the cookie crumbles in Malaysia.

I think PSD has to make all those who got the scholarship public and with the course they are going for and the results they scored. Lets be more transparent as our clown in putrajaya says.

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Sure looks like systematic ultra racist governing system is behind such extreme prejudice in one of basic humanright. I can say, only in Boleh Land, the Ammnoputras regime and with the famous Kerismmudin is responsible for mahority of many poor minorities youth that was not given equal opportunities for better future in this country.

Shame on you Ammnoputras for practising corruptive ultra extreme chauvinistic ethno narrow-minded nationalism in the guise of Ketuanan Melayu. We demand all honest, sincere, hard working and law abiding citizens to send this evil satanic racist regime to hell forever from our beloved country.

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True what! I always said BN leaders talk big only..Small thing like this is being controlled. What the fcuk these morons wanted to do..control here control there! Takut apa? Indian takda bayar tax ke?

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JPA money comes from taxpayer...and taxpayer money comes from Indian, Chinese and Malays. Why such moronic systematic discrimination against poor deserving minorities children? Racist-corruptive goverment is the master skills of Omnoputras.

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well said kc respect......hear hear!!!

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That's why UMNO must be kicked out.

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This is typical Little Mullah Napoleons at work!
I had the same predicament last time, even during distribution of forms for private loan or scholarship. I waited in line to get the form , the person before me gets it, for obvious reasons. When I asked the counter manned by a man with white kopiah , he hastily told me there is no such form and gave me that "you are not welcomed here" look.

So for as long as Be End is in rule, more of these little napoleons will exist!
I say PR take over, evaluate all these things and fire all of them if need to!

Tired of this racial sentiment!

When are we going to get Malaysian Malaysia!

Please read "It's Now or Never,DSAI" at http://rayfire-viewpoint.blogspot.com

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Its a great shame that yet another generation of excellent students are sacrificed on the altar of Malay Supremacy

But hopefully this will be the last year that such idiocy prevails

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dear kstee,
time and time again, RPK has said..UMNO only control how many seats in parliment? where does the rest of the seats from BN coming from? is not non-MALAYS also supporting BN. BN=UMNO. MALAYS != UMNO and UMNO != MALAYS. Think before you start the blaming game. A malay student with a non-UMNO parent will be deny the scholarship anytime as well. and Non-UMNO malay ranks the lowest in the BN gov eyes. so think again before generalise us the malay..

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Looks like whatever the Govt or any of its links promises anything, it should be taken with a huge jar of salt. Now is this marginalisation or not?

Still want to support UMNO and BN?

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So, WHAT"S NEW IN MALAYSIA???. Hello, this had been going on for the past 30-40 years, when diligent, hardworking and capable Indians are marginalized!!! This was one of the HINDRAF issue... and guess where it ended.. An almost defeat of BN in the last GE!!

AND HAVE THEY LEARNT ANY LESSON?????

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Dear Kamine Devi,

Look at this rejection as a blessing in disguise. Do not lower your standards & take your eyes off your goals. Our lost is someone elses gain!

When GOD shuts a door He always opens a window!

All the best in fulfilling your dreams!

Regards.

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sorry faisal, I was referring to the Malays supporting umno only. It was not meant to be a general statement .No offence intended. I am a big fan and supporter of RPK and he is a Malay.

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This is not ketuanan Melayu, ketuanan UMNO/BN. Balas dendam cause most Indians voted PR.
Any citizen regardless races should got the shorlarship if his/her family could not afford it. Less fortunate should get it.

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PLease la..what is 10A1s in SPM? In the larger world, who gives a shit about SPM of which there can be as many as 17 subjects? 13A1a scorers now abroad now either completely mediocre or a disgrace to the country as scholars.

Do a credible pre-U first (STPM) then we know what you're made of.

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This is a classic case of eventual brain drain from these morons that send our cream of student to SINGAPORE because they fail to tie them up with a scholarship when it is most needed.

The Government prefers the cream of our pathetic education to be enticed to a foreign nation without ever thinking what they are doing and SPENDING to lure most of them back even now.

These action only cause anger, frustration and sow hatred among the serving doctors that complain that they are being side steps.

Here is a classic case of WHY & HOW THE WHOLE MESS STARTS!!!

A friend of mine from Singapore always laments every year from March when our papers starts to highlight the cream of the students in the media. Our neighbor
follows the events and even makes check on the candidates and all the ground work. The Singaporean know it is just like having the first pick of the litter. They always lay their hands on our top students without any effort coz our dumb lame brain administrators serve it to them in a platter.

Guess that how stupid our leaders and the administrators really are.

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The rakyat just doesnt get it.....it is not the politicians or parliment that runs and controls the country, but the civil service....thousands of little Napoleans.. ...which is why the Perrak MB, Nizar went after Jamry...a little Napolean.....but the Sultan stopped him....see how powerful Little Napoleans are.....

When you come into power....and all those civil servants come smling to you....you have to ignore them and shunt their he*** out.......before they shunt you out.........PSDs decision is there for all to see.....they will be blowing a few hundred million to IRRRLAND...to study jadi doktor......who would then not come back.......the cycle repeats..........if the politician is weak.......civil servants come out to play......The Opposition should focus their attention directly on the names of these Little Napoleans....for their bosses clearly have no sway over them......

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This is a classic example of what is wrong with the education system. We need to revamp and change so that our future young will benefit and contribute to the nation regardless of creed, color and religion. We need to support to those that need our help and want to improve themselves. In my days in a US university, I came across groups of students who were on Mara and PSD scholarships and came from well to do families. I also met students who also came from well to do families but whose education were supported by thier own families. The funny thing is that those scholarship students well to do families were actually saying that they were lucky to get the scholarships.

This is why we need to review and revamp so that the deserved can get our support. Why support the rich kids for scholarhips when their parents can pay for them. I know mine did, the good old MBF financing (MakBapakFinance) Sdn Bhd.

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Masalahnya bukan PSD...PSD was established with good intention. But the administrator that reporting to the ministry including the ministry were the one causing all this confusion.
The Solution is to remove the current Gormen and revemped this ministry and make simple governance on qualification for this scholarship. No Color, No Race but we want to sponsor the best Malaysian...Make the Schole responsible for the application and approval for that student.

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last week in parliament it was declared that 20,000 over malays/bumiputras were given scholarships to study overseas and 1200 about non-malays during the same period. you see you are an indian girl so i think that psd believes that your results are not to be trusted and the exams board must surely have made a mistake.
and if we keep complaining as far as umno is here i think more and more bumiputras will get 10A1s or even 30A1s or more and less and less of us will even pass the exams. the other day my friend was in sg buloh hospital at emergency section for severe heart pain. the doctor set up the apparatus to take blood and left. my friend watched the bottle become full with his blood and called out for help. someone else came and minta maaf and put another empty bottle and said that the other bottle had too much blood.

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It is sheer Racial Discrimination!
Change the government!

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Don't be a sour grape. SIngapore will be alays by your side. Infact, they will be contacing you shortly today.

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Ms Devi,

Don't worry. Singapore gomen will come a-courting. They just LOVE people like you. Why do you think many top professionals in Singapore are/were Malaysians. So who loses out in the end ? Not you ... and definitely not Singapore!!

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Can this type of cases filed with any a tribunal within the Commonwealth Organisation?

Fellow Commonwealth countries should be made aware of the modern day apartheid being practised within member countries and necessary action must be taken againts such countries.

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K. Kamine Devi,
We are all sad for you. This is the reward for you and me and all of us who are termed as "Pendatang".

So we should be happy with what we're having? Bollocks!

I say we make a change NOW. And i mean NOW!

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Well, there we go again - the ANNUAL CHARadE.

Poor students got rejected for scholarships, appear in newspaper. BN politicians appear and hand scholarships out as if they are God.

We are Malaysians then have to be grateful that there is such a caring party like BN.

Wait a moment. Don't we pay taxes? Aren't government of the people?

Same tricks in term of hawker licenses, TOL, etc etc.

I call it blackmail.

We, the rakyat, have our rights!

Don't blame the 'napoleons'. The existing Government created the policies. Civil servants merely followed the policies. If you want the policies changed, change the Government.

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First of all congratulations Ms.Devi for being an outstanding student. Do not be frustrated. Singapore will offer U a full scholarship or check with the American Embassy. I have 2 relatives who were offered a place in S'pore & a friend's son a place in MIT, USA. My 2 relatives are now working in S'pore too & the job satisfaction is first rate. There are lots of other top class universities that have "genius" programs for smart kids. Checked with the Australian, British, Canadian embassy & by golly you are welcome with open arms to be with the best.

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Celaka punya PSD. Another muslihat kotor parti BN to deny the 'deserving' candidates that achieve good grade. Lousy government policy. Rotten politician and head in PSD.

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This is so so sad..... I had similar experience with the PSD a few years ago. My daughter also scored 10 A1 and 1 A2 in SPM and was invited for an interview which I went along. I took a day off and we practically camped at the college where the interview was held for the whole day because registration started at 8.30am but her interview was slotted for 4pm! Such a waste of human resources and time! Anyway, she came out of the interview full of hope and told me she did very well. Not surprising consider her being an active student with lots of extra curriculum activities in school, apart from being a Grade 8 piano and Grade 6 violin music major. She was confident she would be successful. But all her dreams were shattered by a very cruel one-liner on the webpage "Not Successful" when she checked a few weeks later. She managed to trace all the other 35 students in her group of interviewees. Said to say, NONE of the 30 odd Chinese students (some with 12 A1) was successful. Of the 4 bumis, 3 were successful while the sole Indian girl got the scholarship. I am still keeping the list in case anyone doubted my story. So, when my second daughter scored 11 A1 in this year's SPM, I told her not to bother to apply because we all know what would be the outcome.

Meritocracy? This Barisan Najis government is your worst nightmare!

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Oh yes Ms.Devi don't even bother to apply for a PSD scholarship. Don't appeal too. Not worth your while to be obligated to idiots running the system. My bro-in-law a medical doctor who deservely be a Rhodes scholar was pass over becos of race went on to be the Head of Dept in a world renown hospital in USA. Keep your head up.

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Banyak kesian...inilah prinsip "MEMPERKASAKAN MODAL INSAN" ciptaan BN..Kalau bukan Kroni BN, jangankan 10A1..kalau ada 20A1 pun, jangan harap dapat..Tapi kalau anak YB ke Kroni BN ke cisss...5Apun study oversea you...dapat scolarship lak tu..ayia...upppsss..sediction ka...hahahahahaha...

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Nothing new really...

I'm Malaysian Chinese and ex-JPA (PSD) scholar. During my time, there was a group of non-Malay JPA scholar who applied to switch to Medical from Engineering, but was told that scholarship for Medicine is reserved for Malays
only.

So, why the Menteri Kesihatan still complaining Malaysia is lacking of doctors?
Maybe can ask Dr Chua Soi Lek, ex-Health Minister in his blog titled
"On Malaysian doctors serving in overseas", http://drchua9.blogspot.com/

Why bother spending money and giving incentives to overseas Malaysian doctors,
when you can't even nurture your new would-be doctors ?


During my batch, there was also a batch of 10A1s students, who got rejected by
JPA, they only manage to get in, after they complained to DSAI during an award
ceremoney for these top achievers. That impresses upon me that DSAI is a fair
person. Unfortunately, the civil service is still ran on policies set by bigots.

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NON-HALAL BRAINS

That's because some arrogant *******s think those smart brains did not come with halal chops!

To them those idiots A1s are actually non-god-certified A1s...

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Dear K. Kamine Devi,

Your scholarship has been taken by a newly minted Bumiputra from Sabah, a Sulu, whose father landed in Sabah in 1973, courtesy of Tun Mustapha.

He/she will take the scholarship, lucky if he/she passed and earned some degree. Otherwise, just makan angin a few years overseas.

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I wonder if Khairy got into Oxford on his own merit..or was given the place or scholarship from other more deserving students but who are not bumi....

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Read today's NST. A student from Malacca has written in saying he scored 11A1's and has been involved in a host of extra curricular activities and yet he was denied a scholarship. My own niece also scored 10A1's and her applicayion was rejected as well. What do we non-Malays have to do to benefit from the very taxes that we pay faithfully year after year? I am just so so angry right now that I better stop writing before I pen something I might regret later. Bloody ****ing bastards!!

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Many do not understand how the BN gomen departments work. I have been involving in many gomen departments in helping the needy. In many occasions, I was totally dumbfounded as to how the procedure works. Let me cite an incident - I went to an state education department to present a case for a needy student to be transfered to a school near his home as his low income parents are both working and he is slightly handicap physically. I was shocked when a clerk, a mere clerk, could make a decision to accept the application or reject it! I nearly fainted when the clerk, without even looking at the document, told me to forget about it. I found out later that this was quite normal; many a time because there was a bias towards an applicant (no need for me to mention about colours), the department clerks can at a stroke of her fancy, rejects whatever applications. That means your document won't even see the daylight, let alone be approved.

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NO.NO most of as get it wrong.its not d Ketuanan Melayu,,,its d ketuanan UMno, u c?nowadays most of the original melayu(not the import 1)support PR.

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Try Singapore for they will offer you a scholorship. Their Minister of Health, Khaw Boon Wan was a former Penang Boy who was recruited by Singapore Public Service Commission. According to Mr Goh Chok Tong, he is the BEST Minister of Health that Singapore has ever had.

What do we have, Mr Chua Soi Lek and his likes. That's what has been happening to Malaysia all these UMNO years - a Brain Drain.

Sad, Sad, Sad

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The PM gave an answer in Parliament about the number of scholarships but very few details were offered.

One suspects that most scholarship holders belong to the category that do not get called up for NS.
http://malaysiawatch3.blogspot...sk-pm.html

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Instead of begging from PSD,.I would recomend Kamine,to apply for schlorship from some American foundation where they will fund you based on merit and not the colour of your skin,then you could work out of the country and if at All ABB or Najis comes for specialised treatment give them a dose of risin,.,They don't deserve to live.,.

TRY BAT for that schlorship.,.

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GOT MONEY FOR 1/2 BRAINS BUT NONE FOR GOOD ONES

They can afford to give millions to 1/2 brained people like railroad gatekeepers to build large palaces but cannot afford to give scholarships to smart kids and build a better future for the country.

That is NEP...

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That's what happens when idiots are given special rights...

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In a day, for RPK we had collected close to 40K. If we could lead the same kind of efforts within 30 days...we could have sponsored Kamine and be rpoud of our achievements.

Why depend on PSD?
Its a New Malaysian Dream.

Am "IN".

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"I refused to believe my eyes when I found out on Sunday through the PSD website that my application was unsuccessful,” Sorry to say that you are not the only victim.There are many more out there with result better than yours with the similar fate.This is MALAYsia, where impossible things can happen .The Best is always Not good enough,and the Worse is always not that bad.Good Luck

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BN.....keep on testing the patient of the Rakyat.....keep on doing it....we will record all your misle***.......and the day will come we will rewind.....and payback time by unsung heroes......
Dear Kamine. and others with same fate.....do not break down now. hang on there.
It's not even worth living with the fund given by dirty BN money.
Good samaritans, start something on a fund and we will show true malaysia spirit.

PR & DSAI.....do we still have to wait?????????

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written by kstee, May 14, 2008 | 09:44:45
Sorry girl, if only your name has a "binte"

or optional is religion!

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Dear Malaysian students,

Don't bother about applying for PSD scholarships for medicine (and other professions) because UMNO has to ensure only the dumbest of the dumb get scholarships and go on to get dodgy degrees because it serves them well later on when these dumbkopfs come back to serve the government.

Here is a good example of how it serves them: when students die in the National Service, (which actually exists only to serve Najib's "many parties"), having good qualified well-trained and motivated doctors in the government service is detrimental because it may uncover gross negligence on the part of Najib's "many parties".

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dont worry. this is what BN n umno wnats u to do. make ur plight in the media so that "they" can come to ur rescue. Heboh abit and say...see we umno not so bad rite. we can even help "ppl like u".

if PSD had gvn her the scholarship will umno get any media attention?

all sandiwara by the little napoleans.

Pile of Shit Dept (PSD)

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wow.. i don't know what to say. this is really so unfair..

dear kamine, don't worry. selfishly thinking, this is more a death sentence to Malaysia than you. you're young, brilliant and talented. you will go very very far because the world is your oyster.

i know because i am working in the UK now and I know many many Malaysians who are tops in their field of work. They are very well appreciated, recognised and rewarded in their new countries of residence.

it's just so so sad for Malaysia...

so chin up girl! believe me, 10 years down the road, you will look back and thank these jokers for rejecting you for you will be soaring, no thanks to them

and believe me, you will realise the guys who interviewed you or decided to reject your application are so way beneath you

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This is something all of you should take to your MPs, to make a lot of noise with in parliament. That's what they have been elected for, to rectify all that is unjust in this country.Please don't bother Karpal Singh or he will have charged with something else!

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correction - 'will be charged'

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It's quite amazing , while South Africa was under the rule of aparthied Malaysia cut diplomatic ties with South Africa , tell me what's the difference between those Africana reptiles and the Malaysian government ? Don't worry Kamine , their days are numbered , they have moved themselves so far from the truth of their existence as human beings they will not be able to die easily , they will suffer slowly , terrified of what lies on the other side , their only hope is to come clean and to beg for the people's forgivness and only if the people forgive them shall this curse be lifted .

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Dei Samy Vellu, now is your time to part with some of your ill gotten money and pay for these brilliant students to go study overseas. Why wait for PSD and UMNO to treat us like beggars?. Spend your own money, put your money where your mouth is and send these students overseas. Redeem yourself before you meet your creator.

AAB now you know why there is such a thing called Brain Drain, this is the root cause of it. I bet you know it already but just wish not to do anything, because this indirectly helps thin out the non-Bumi population of Malaysia, it works well so why change it right?

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I was studying overseas in the early 1970's & we have 3 Bumi students who were given 2nd chance in science. They failed their 1st yr twice and guess what? They came back to M'sia to do medicine. Unbelievable. Later on I got to know some prof's very well & they told me they have a headache whenever scholarships are given they are send low quality students & they have always voice this to our Ungku Aziz. The BN govt wants the M'sian people to be BODOH so that they can continue to steal.

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Rakyat - Get real, the BN Government will never change their scholarship policy, nor will PSD no matter what you guys said.

The BN government policy is to divide and rule, so they have to be racist.

The ONLY HOPE is to change the government and PSD - for a better tommorow for everyone.

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Now is the right time for MCA,MIC and Gerakan to get back the support from the people by securing scholarship for the deserving 10 A1 students. I challenge Kah Ting and Samy Vellu to to extend the Olive Branch to the poor students if they are couragers enough. Test your strength and they are future leaders for your party. This is what BN is all about dirty and wicked. please dont pick on the poor students to be vindictive. Go for the PR leaders instead. How can you advocate nationalisme and loyalty.

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We have heard countless news like Kamine Devi. Year after year its the same. However, for the "citizens", they would qualify for scholarship easily. During my time, a few of my "citizen" friend qualified for overseas matriculation. Some of them failed and was sent for local degree program. Failed again and was downgraded for diploma program. And how many of us have tried but never given the chance!!!

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Malaysian Malaysia?????

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Dear Miss Devi,

This is a very bad practice by JPA since so long ago due to "Ketuanan Melayu", "NEP" and "Social Contract" all the bulls*t.

Register as a voter as soon as possible when you reach 21 year old. You vote is important for the future of the country.

Please dont give up as you can continue with form six education. I believe you can do well in STPM.

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PSD priority is given to anak YB, menteri, cronies that links to UMNO. That's why they have UMNO club for overseas student everywhere!

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I wonder what Dr.Mahathir will answer when posed qn on this matter?

He'll probably say..."this is the success story of NEP"

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I guess Ketuanan Melayu is all about denying deserving students of getting educated and later lost him or her to foreign countries. Way to go UMNO! No wonder we are in shortage of good minds now. All of them left the country already!

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my poor devi,
may be someone has traced the 308 voting ticket of your parents???

my dear devi,
your world will never collapse, as u still have STPM etc. never give up...

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K. Kamine Devi.....maybe you spelt your father's name wrongly?
Rest assured if fill up your form to 'binte Abdullah A Badawi or binte Najib or binte Hishamuddin or binte Mahathir etc ' you will be loughing all the way to Oxford!

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Orangmsia,

What makes u think that she will qualify even if she does well in STPM? Didnt u read the Parliment Q&A that 80% of students in local uni are bumiputras??? And i wonder what is the percentage like for elite courses like medicine, engineering and accountancy.

These ppl can do well in STPM, but their grades will be "competing" with the 1-year matriculation students, mainly malays. ask BN who prepares the exam papers for matriculation students? Ask BN who marks their paper?

How is it possible to compared matriculation with stpm? can i do south australian matriculation and enroll into university?

Kamine and all the SPM high acheivers...accept the fact, you and your knowledge are not needed in this country. do up a-level, apply for scholarship or take some loan. then run away from this country. you will be better off.

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Year in year out the same stupid problem surfaces.
After a lot of hoohaa, some 'kind soul' from BN will 'intervene' and, behold, the deserving kids get a place!
Grateful parents will be gushing with gratitude and profusely thank the government.
The MSM will sing praises for this charade in the front and political mileage is logged by the BN as a caring government.
Just wait and see. This act will be repeated soon enough.
This is why in Bolehland, politicians have to 'fight' for this and that all the time. Who is the foe? Why should we as citizens always fight for something that is rightfully ours?

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Year in year out, same old stories. suddenly one minister or bn cronies will stand up and said he/she will get ms. devi a place in u. wow, this story will definately get an oscar and the gomen will get the best director award. ms. devi, held your head high. reject their offer if PSD comes back. apply to a foreign scholarship. chances are very high. go apply to lee hsien loong's gomen. he will welcome you with open arm. after graduating, stay put and dont come back. receive your family over to LHL's bungalow. let the BN gomen taste another brain drain tsunami.

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When the Hindraf 5 said that there is Ethnic Cleansing in Malaysia, everyone in BN sounded surprised. Well this rejection by PSD is another form of "Ethnic Cleansing" this is the real Ethnic Cleansing that they were referring to.

Our BN ministers are either extremely dumb or extremely clever, I think the latter is more appropriate. They prefer to act dumb and not act on such clear cut case of discrimination.

Kamine, if your parents voted for PAS, PKR or DAP, go ask the new Perak State government for support, lets see if they can put money where their mouth is. I bet they will NOT do anything because all politicians are like NATO (No Action Talk Only) after voting is over they easily forget what brought them to power.

Don't give up your dream Kamine you will get what you want if you push hard enough and push the right buttons. First step is petition your area MP for support, petition the state government. Publish that petition in blogs, let the world know that you will not be held victim of "Ethnic Cleansing" by the BN Government. I remember several years back a form six student of ethnic Indian background near the Ipoh area committed suicide because of PSD rejected his application, I wonder what MIC did for his family back then? Probably **** all. The news died away just like that young men, no one will care if you don't stand up for your rights an dmake yourself be heard.

The type of government in power today in Malaysia is exactly the same as the former South Africa's P.W Botha lead Apartheid Regime, only problem is our non-Bumi brothers and sisters are only now beginning to wake up and take notice what future they have squandered by their blind support for UMNO.

Time to rise up to the challenge and put a stop to this discrimination. I used PW Botha as example but to tell you the truth when Nelson Mandela came into power the reverse happened, blacks with no qualifications were getting jobs that they had no clue how to handle. I believe the SA government saw it right today to take meritocracy seriously however Malaysia is still stuck in May 13, 1969 fear mongerring era and I must say they got a very large number of placid Malaysians believing in them, that is what we must change now.

No more politics based on race or religion!

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Kamini,
You're not alone Kamini - I know of similar cases.
The Govt hasn't really learned their lesson in the last GE.
Forgive them for they are just bumbling idiots who are just as clueless as our "Leadership".

Take my free advise - go across the causeway.
You'll be welcomed with open arms.
Or else, take a private loan and find your way to USA - you can work something out once you get into the system there.

Just show your middle finger to these idiots in the Govt (running on BTN ideas), who don't appreciate brains like yours!
They are there to destroy your dreams and make you regret you are Malaysian!

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hai yah ask psd to open their files and show who they have given their scholarships, can garantee you UMNO MEMBERS CHILDREN FIRST, THAN BN, THAN OTHER MALAYS, THAN OTHER RACES, PSD' unspoken rule and SOP is basicallythis, if not bin or binti, reject first, than see. this is the ketuanan which is inniated by umno through their bureau tata negara programs, the alienation of the other races, do not let the other races overtake us.. bureau tata negara lecturer quoted, the people who have heard this know what I am talking about.

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the gomen send a 13 yr old maths genius to london years ago to continue her studies. now she is a citizen of england and she shun the bn gomen for minding her own business. this is the return of giving out scholarships and bn gomen have spend tons of money dumping into sea. brain drain...........bn gomen have no brain after all. i think they left their brains in the toilet bowls..ha.ha.ha.

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Kamine Devi,

10 A1 is probably just above average nowadays.
My son obtained 12A1.
He didn't bother to apply for PSD scholarship.
He applied for Asean Scholarship - where meritocracy really counts.
His rationale: better be a mediocre among the best, than be the best among the mediocre.
PSD scholarships are mostly [sic] for the UMNO lackeys and suckers, and not those who MERIT them.
Do yourself a favour... aim higher.

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This is the reward for excellence after 11 years of effort and:
(a) Being taught by illiterates (most of them) who still have time to make money from tuition.
(b) Having to write their names on exam papers, clearly a discriminatory device.
(c) Having to excel in the subjectively measured "extra-curricular activities".
Many of the so-called lucky ones are often offered courses in which they have no interest.

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This is unfortunately very true in M'sia after having gone through this system many years ago. I did my STPM in the mid 90s and most of us who are in the Form Sixers are non-malays (especially in the science stream). It's like 90% or more. The school is one of the elite school in Kedah (you can count TDM as one of the alumni - not kidding you). Anyway, most of my Malay friends from SPM have left for either Matriculation and scholarships to study overseas(some even received 7-8 offers to choose from). It's good that they will receive good education. I have nothing against that. I'm consistently in the top 15 for the entire cohort and yet I did not receive a single offer. So, most of us ended up doing STPM. I managed to get an average grade and was given the opportunity to study in UKM (some applied physics, I remember). The funny thing is, one of my classmates, a malay who had obtained a grade R (almost fail) for one of her papers and the other grades were less than average, received a scholarship to study medicine in Australia.

But what about fairness? Don't give me those affirmative action crap reasons? What about us? We don't have any money to get good education. Many of us non-bumiputras are not rich like what the government like to claim to be. My dad is the only breadwinner and he earns less than RM3,000 as a civil servant. I think that's an outright discrimination and a like it or not it has been use as a wedge to systematically marginalized us through education (I know it's a strong language but that's the truth). I hear stories like this every now and then.

Anyway, I did not take up the offer in UKM and decided to take my chances in our neighbouring country (you know where). I was offered a place to study engineering in NTU (ranked top 50 in the World) and later continued to study in NUS (ranked top 20 in the World). My parents had to borrow money so that I pursue my dream. I'm now pursuing my PhD in States. Do you need the M'sian government to make you successful person? My answer is NO. Do you think I will come back to M'sia to work after obtaining my PhD? Go figure.

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Girl, you should know by now that even if you get 20A1 there is no guarantee you'll get scholarship from the government. You are, my dear, a second class citizen! So try other avenue until you get...oops I forgot to mention my cousin went to MCA for help and he got a scholarship to do medical in INDONESIA....kah..kah..my cousin is a laughing stock now! Girl, make sure you get out of this country and migrate to another country where your race and religion don't matter only your intelligence and your character matter!!1Don't forget to bring your parents along ya!!!

Good Luck Girl! You need it!

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I remember someone wrote about Mr Khaw Boon Wan (current Health Minister of Singapore and a Penang-kia). Many of you may think that Singapore is not kind to us. Here's what he has to say:

"He remembers he was rejected by the Colombo Plan Malaysia scholarship board, but Colombo Plan Singapore called him up for an interview and extended an offer swiftly."
http://www.buddhistfellowship.org/bf_new/pages/interests/nib_newlink02.html

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Sorry gal the quota already been full.

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Yeah...its amazing !!

Maybe your skills will be valuable in Singapore.

I had a friend that used to be chaffoured driven to school in a S class merc...mummy and daddy had different cars......he was sponsored by JPA for his studies in the US....MALAYSIA BOLEH...

I live abroad now...i get free education right up to university ..... not even a citizen.

I am glad for my daughter"s future......

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She must be a very fair Indian.

"Oh, I am not going to help upper class Indians, I only help to lower class ones"

- Jamaluddin Jarjis, typical UMNO bird-brained (ex) Minister

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Dear K. Kamine Devi,

Not to worry. Just hang on for a little while till PR becomes the government. Hopefully fair and justice for all by then.
Also as mentioned by many others, you should consider S'pore ASEAN scholarship too.

Good luck!

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The examination system is screwed, I think.
How come there are so many students with so many As ?

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Dollah,

can u explain urself to the rakyats for marginalising the minority...

by the way .....which idiot qualified if she did not?

cheers

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GIVE THIS UMNO GOVERMENT NO MORE 2nd CHANCE!!!! VOTE THEM OUT!!!!!!!!

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sorry la.. her name sounds Indian. no way to get sponsorship. this is UMNO for you!

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Dear Kamine Devi,
Do not despair, you are not the first to have been in this situation and neither will you be the last. Although all of us would like to believe that this is not a race-based decision, the trend speaks for itself. If the PSD says otherwise, nothing speaks better than concrete proof, publish in the newspaper the accepted and the rejected applications together with their academic achievements and racial identity. To you dear Kamine, move on, seek assistance elsewhere, I am sure our nearest neighbour would be able to offer you a viable choice. If the country have forsaken you, it leaves you no choice to do likewise to the country.

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Welcome to BN rules..

It has been Bn charade all these yrs when someone like her does not get a place or scholarship then MCA will come out to solve the problem for them. Then MCA will claim they done it, and only BN can solve it for them...MCA go jump into the sea and drown urself. Die and extinct urself.

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Dear Kamine,

I would advise you to apply for the ASEAN Scholarship. I went down that route years ago and never regretted it. It opened a whole new experience for me, I subsequently studied in UK, have then worked in several different countries, and more importantly, you will probably find it more financially rewarding.

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One of the reasons is you are black. Another reason is why they wanted to put the word Muslim at the corner in the exam papers.

Doing medicine in Malaysia? Please don't, apply for scholarship in Singapore, India, US, and after completing your studies , works in that country in order to repay their deed.

Have you read how many cases regarding about carelessness,wrong prescriptions and wrongly diagnosed? How many died due to the hospital attitude

The Gomen can used up to RM100 mil in order to send a tourist to space by the taxpayer money to play YOYO and some ONMUputra even suggested that he do teh tarik. With this type brains in the government and the parliment MPs( except those in the oppositions), what do you expect from the government servants.

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Dear Ms. Kamine Devi

Please get assistance from foreign universities. Some American and Australian institutions will look into providing you with a scholarship.

Another approach is Ananda Krishnan's assistance, which is operated out of Brickfields in KL.

Another alternate solution is to seek for a scholarship in Singapore.

ONE THING YOU HAVE TO BE BEAR IN MIND IS NOT TO SERVE IN FULL FAITH TO THE COUNTRY THAT IN THE FUTURE WHICH WOULD HAVE PROVIDED YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE YOUR AMBITION.

As long as Barisan Nasional is in power it is not imperative for you to return and serve.....for you will only be serving ANAK HARAMS at the CORRIDORS OF POWER.

From outside you could help in the struggle for Pakatan Rakyat to take over the Government and manage the nation in a civilised manner.

Wishing you "ALL THE VERY BEST IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS"!!!

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Dear Miss Devi,
Do not despair.. I for one also share the same experience with you. I was a straight A student in SRP, SPM and STPM but alas I can't get a PSD scholarship whilst my schoolmates who fared worse but are from the chosen ethnic group got scholarships to pursue their study overseas. I recently met one of them in UH who is now a specialist in Hematology.

Please remember that countries like Singapore or Hong Kong or Australia will value your capabilities and capacity. Apply for ASEAN scholarships and bring forth your potential to Singapore and I am sure you will be duly rewarded.

This country is going down the drain with such practices. I am sad to see this but let's hope that things will change for the better when PR rules the country very soon.

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BTW, what's wrong with this country and the citizens? After all the corruption and malpractices , these people are still governing us ?

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Sigh! So sad to hear ur story, Devi. Good thing, u r now getting mountain lo*** of encouragement and support from all bloggers and writers. Everyone (All malaysians) is aware of this problem including BN, I m sure of.

Are they going to do something about it? Again we have to go thru’ the same ritual… non bumi politician go begging & pleading again to PM to instruct PSD to include these outstanding students for this year.

This is like the Chinese schools issue & the Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) issue. BN for certain, will announce the goodies (allowing shifting of a few under-enrolled Chinese schools & extension of land lease another 30-60 years) before every GE.

My 4 nieces and 2 nephews scored excellent results in their SPM too. 2 are currently married to M’sian hubbies and working in Singapore. Another girl obtained ASEAN scholarship while the other girl obtained grant from US. The guys, not bad either, for they receive scholarships from Australia. Only 1 guy came back to serve Malaysia and the rest of them made their host countries, their new home.

Did they apply PSD? They are all reject cases too. Our loss, other country’s gain.

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As Malaysians we should all be ashamed of the discriminatory practices that are still going on. Imagine, even now after the major slapdown BN received at the last elections when it was very clear that their race-based policies had cost them such a loss of support, one would think they had actually managed to grasp the situation and come to their senses. God alone knows what it will take for them to ever get rid of their mindless chauvanism.

Ah, well, now more than ever, aren't you glad you did not vote for them?

Their mentality will continue to cost this country some of its finest talents unless they re-wire their brain circuit and think in terms of a Malaysia for all Malaysians. Arrogant morons!!!

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Agree with mrbean! Apply for ASEAN scholarship! Sad for this country, but you will soon learn your value in other country.

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