Foul!

The Education and Health ministries have brought Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS), the controversial one-stop centre which streamlines intake of foreign students studying in Malaysia, under scrutiny - as published in The Malay Mail today. Deputy Education and Higher Learning Minister II P. Kamalanathan (pic left) said his ministry will reassess the role played by EMGS. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, meanwhile, criticised the alleged monopoly awarded to Qualitas Medical Group Sdn Bhd to conduct health screenings for foreign students.  Kamalanathan said his ministry was fully aware of the problems faced by foreign students and private institutions. EMGS, which was established by the then Higher Learning Ministry, started operations in February and was tasked to curb rogue foreign students from entering the country. It was also mandated by the government to market Malaysia as an education hub. “The ministry is currently re-evaluating the ...

Former international K.Logan Raj ( pic: second from right ) has revealed he is interested to take on the role as the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) chief executive officer. Logan, who played for the country in two Commonwealth Games (1998 and 2006) and was the project director for a telecommunications company, is expected to submit his resume to MHC today. But will Logan be able to withstand the pressure working in MHC? Will Logan suffer the same fate as another former international Maninderjit Singh? Read Logan's thoughts in Mailsport today . Also read about supposed talks that a well known figure in the sports scene has been in talks with certain quarters to take over the MHC general-secretary role. Apparently the current MHC general-secretary Johari Aziz is set to quit citing "health reasons". But Johari rubbished such talks by saying "I'm sihat walafiat, Insya Allah!" Meanwhile, Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) - the one-stop cen...

General practitioners in the country are now crying foul over the monopoly of a certain medical company under Education Malaysia Global Services which is allowed to carry out the mandatory medical screening on foreign students. Some doctors claim profit sharing, or better known as fee splitting, is being practiced and this goes against the medical code of ethics. Those who were involved in carrying out medical tests for foreign students claim they suffer a loss of business between RM10,000 to RM15,000 a year. The Malaysian Medical Association insists they have not been formally told about EMGS's exclusive tie-up saying monopoly is not accepted among the fraternity. However, MMA acknowledged such matters were raised during its recent annual general meeting. For the record, the foreign student who spoke to The Malay Mail about the delays in her visa application has been given the assurance by the Immigration Department that her matter will be "looked into". Read t...