IT IS paramount that care of vulnerable adults is applied with adequate knowledge. I tried to support Mr George Ah Yan in this venture but had to drop my support the very next day.

Sir,
I herewith wish to draw your attention, with references to the attitudes of our ministers, and express firmly that “so long that this behaviour continues in our Homeland, we will definitely enhance disrespect to all”. In a nutshell, I would say that it is high time we live in truth where we learn from our mistake rather than blaming others all the time. I sincerely think our country is sick of this.

The nomination by the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Mrs Manogary Rangasamy as Principal Arts Officer of the Ministry of Arts and Culture has been maintained by the Supreme Court  in a recent ruling  delivered by the Bench consisting of the Acting Senior Puisne Judge, Eddy Balancy and Justice A.R. Hajee Abdoula.

DR JACK KEEL: The World Family Day has come and gone.
MR HIDING: All that comes must go, mustn’t it? All that goes up must come down; all that is born must die. That’s the inescapable law of nature.

The visions I had of India were solely based upon a few visits of some relatives who reported intense heat, pollution, chaos and filth. During my first six months in India, my expectations were met almost exactly.

We were deeply grieved at the sudden and unexpected demise of our President and one of the founder-members of English Speaking Union (ESU), Mohamad Vayid (GOSK).  A man of rare intellect with a towering personality, a visionary and an incisive social and political observer and columnist, he commands the respect of both his friends and detractors.  He is most admired and respected for his analytical mind for his outspokenness, frankness and fearlessness.

According to the Population Census 2011, the literacy rate which was 85% in 2000 increased to 89.8% in 2011. This was affirmed by the Minister of Education in Parliament on Tuesday.

Justice Saheeda Peeroo sitting in Chambers has refused to issue an interim order in the nature of an injunction ordering Satyam Gyanam Anandam Society (SGAS) and/or its agents and/or its préposés not to prevent the applicant, Rajendra Prasad Dassruth, from exercising his duties as Spiritual Master and from holding “satsangs” at the Prashant Ashram, Dubreuil.

AFRICA’S SHARE of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown over the past five years, highlighting the growing interest in the continent from foreign investors, according to Ernst & Young’s third Africa Attractiveness Survey.

FARAD AUMEER, Chairman of the Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC) announced that a selection of 600 pilgrims will be conducted through a draw, during a press conference on Wednesday. The 700 people who did not have the chance to perform the Hajj in 2012 are on the priority list. A total of 1300 visas will be allocated this year. 1,844 pilgrims have registered with the ICC for the Hajj 2013.