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I was supposed to blog this piece long ago, but, haiyah… too busy with everything!
One Sunday in November, I was invited by Pastor Neil to attend and observe the rehearsal of an orchestra at a church cum community centre in Puchong.
I was very surprised and pleased to see so many teenagers and young people playing [...]

Hi friends, have you heard of INPENS? I am here to introduce to you a vocational training institute set up by the Selangor State Government. Inpens stands for “Industri Pendidikan Negeri Selangor”. The history of INPENS can be found at its website.
However, the website has not been updated for a long time. This vocational training [...]

by NAJIAH NAJIB, Malay Mail, Dec 7.
JUVENILE delinquents need to be separated from hard-core criminals while being detained in prisons to ensure that they are not influenced by the ‘bigger baddies’ and become repeat offenders when released.
Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said mixing juveniles with hard-core criminals could harm the [...]

These youngsters were detained for offences rangingt from selling pirated VCDs, to involvement in motorcycle races (Mat Rempit) to more serious offences like robbery and rape. As the court proceeding is very slow, these juveniles spend months — even years — in prison to wait for their trial.