Malaysia-Japan International University of Technology (MJIUT)

Japan plan to set up Malaysia-Japan International University of Technology (MJIUT) Posted: 28/07/2006 5:19:00 AM Japan Malaysia bilateral meeting EnlargeEnlarge KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 - One of the highlights of the bilateral meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar was the implementation of economic partnership, particularly the establishment of the Malaysia-Japan International University of Technology (MJIUT) in Malaysia. Katori said Japan had, since last December, sent three Japanese academic experts to the university, which was set up last year in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). In the meeting Japan had also discussed Malaysia's effort in securing peace and stability in Mindanao, Japan plans to send an expert to the southern island of the Philippines to establish an economic and social development framework. The Press Secretary of Japan's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Yoshinori Katori, said the expert, who has yet to be identified, would provide recommendations on the kind of assistance Japan could offer. "I cannot tell when exactly our people will be in Mindanao but we are thinking of sending one person first who will look into the economic and social development aspects," he said at a press conference here at the end of the Japanese foreign minister's bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Japan, South Korea, China and Malaysia, respectively. Katori said Japan would also try to establish a support mechanism with the help of its embassy in Manila and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica). He declined to disclose the amount allocated for the development programme. "We are thinking of using the existing flexible framework called the Grassroots Grant Assistance to finance programmes involving education. But the concrete decision will be made later," he said.

納茲里：交總檢察署決定或對付淨盟會策劃人

http://news.sina.com 2007年11月12日 13:34 星洲日報

　　（吉隆坡訊）首相署部長拿督斯里納茲里表示，政府將交由總檢察署決定是否援引兒童保護法令對付“乾淨與公平選舉聯盟”（Bersih）的幕後策劃人。

　　納茲里表示，他對警方扣查245人以錄取口供，不會感到驚奇，因為有關萬人大集會未獲得警方的準證，並已違反1967年警方法令27條文。

　　“我也質疑這個稱為“乾淨與公平選舉聯盟”的中立立場，因為這個聯盟是由行動黨、公正黨及回教黨的政治人物所領導，他們在上屆大選輸了給我們。他們怎麼可能中立？”

　　納茲里週二（13日）為“大馬─日本先進科技國際研討會（MJISAT 2007）”主持開幕後說，過去11屆的全國大選都是自由及公平的，當反對黨在大選落敗，他們就指那是不公平的選舉。

　　指反對黨擔心大選落敗

　　“我認為，他們是擔心（在大選落敗），他們知道人們支持政府，因此他們害怕面對大選，而製造煙幕。當他們在來屆大選時落敗，他們就指選舉委員會不公正。這只是藉口！”

　　他強調，選舉委員會的中立立場應由人們作決定，而並非由反對黨聯合成立的聯盟所決定。

　　他說，政府交由警方搜集證據及決定採取的行動，當局主要是確保人們維護憲法及遵從法律。

　　出席開幕禮者包括日本駐馬大使堀江正彥、工大校長丹斯里莫哈末朱基菲里、高教部總監拿督哈山賽益及籌委會主席瑪蘇基卡立。

　　加強人力資源發展

　　設馬日國際工藝大學

　　納茲里表示，為了加強馬日的人力資源發展，兩國即將設立的馬日國際工藝大學（MJIUT），能提升馬日兩國大學的交流。

　　他說，大馬必須展開更多研發工作及改革教育制度，培育更多符合市場需求的大學生，以維持國家先進科技的競爭力。

　　另外，堀江正彥指出，設立馬日國際工藝大學是兩國首要推行的計劃。

　　他說，這所大學將發展為一個全新及穩固的平台，讓研究員、學者、工程師及工業者進行交流。 （星洲日報‧2007.11.13）