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fyire · Jul 21, 2006

Mob heckles seven undergrads in UPM
By: Pauline Puah and Charles Ramendran (Thu, 20 Jul 2006)

PETALING JAYA: Gangsterism reared its ugly head in Univerisiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) when about 50 "pro-establishment" students took the law into their own hands and manhandled seven students who are members of an organisation perceived to be "anti-establishment" last Monday (July 17, 2006).

A video clip obtained by theSun showed the large group surrounding and pushing about six members of the UPM Student Progressive Front (SPF) in the campus canteen.

Giving an account of the incident to theSun today, third-year Chinese Studies student Lim Sok Swan said she and six other friends were manning a help counter for new students when the incident started.

Lim said a group of about 50 students led by a student council leader suddenly surrounded and scolded them for setting up the help counter when the SPF is not a registered body.

"They demanded we leave within 10 minutes, saying we are not allowed to be there to disturb students.

"We replied that we were just helping students' welfare and denied disturbing anyone as it was in a canteen that is open to everyone," she said.

"We had done nothing wrong ,so we declined to leave. They then pushed us away and removed our tables, chairs and flyers," she added.

She alleged that campus security officers who were present did not offer any help and merely watched.

"I was very scared," Lim said, adding she called the police as she felt the tension was escalating.

"They only stopped harrassing us when police officers arrived," she added.

Another student said she was pushed and fell on the floor when trying to take some photographs of what was happening.

The student who said her camera broke when it fell lodged a police report at the Seri Serdang police station.

"A similar incident took place on July 11(2006) where a group of 'pro-establishment' students tore up our materials at the help desk," she added.

Meanwhile, Suaram coordinator Chang Lih Kang urged the Higher Education Ministry, the police and UPM's authorities to investigate and take action against the culprits.

"It's a crime to intimidate someone," he said, adding that at least 15 police reports have been lodged over the incident.

Meanwhile, Subang Jaya police chief ACP Mohd Fuad Talib said police have received five reports from the students.

He said investigations revealed that the incident arose as a result of a misunderstanding over an event organised by the students.

He said apart from some pushing and jostling among the students at the time of incident, no one was reported to have been assaulted.

Mohd Fuad said police have spoken to UPM officials and have left the matter to be resolved internally.

"But our officers will continue monitoring the situation to avoid any untoward incident in future," he said.

UPM vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nik Mustapha R. Abdullah and deputy vice-chancellor (student affairs and alumni) Assoc Prof Dr Azali Mohamed could not be reached for comment today (July 20, 2006).
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From: http://www.sun2surf.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=14837

Well, UPM's turn now. Guess those jokers must be cursing:
1) Camera Phones, or any types of small portable recording devices
2) The Internet

zy · Jul 21, 2006

sigh .. malaysians... sigh ..

Chai · Jul 21, 2006

Don't worry. The Americans are just the same!

doraemon · Jul 21, 2006

monitoring my a55!! catch the big fella for investogate first!

their face so obvious in vid clip and picture already, dun tell me cant recognise any of them

fyire · Jul 21, 2006

hehe.. the wonders of modern technology indeed Might see the beginning of a trend here too.

Remember those horror stories of crappy teachers and lecturers we have here? Snap a vid of them in action and post it out to the internet and watch them squirm

Max_87 · Jul 21, 2006

Good idea

fyire · Jul 22, 2006

And more headlines today:

Stay cool, students at UPM advised

PETALING JAYA: Universiti Putra Malaysia has described the bullying incident at its canteen on Monday as “a very unfortunate incident.”

“All the students should stay cool,'' said its academic and international affairs deputy vice-chancellor Prof Dr Radin Umar Radin Soladi.

“We are very concerned with what happened.”

He added that the student affairs department was investigating the matter.

“The whole sequence and all aspects of the incident will be looked at before anyone is reprimanded,'' he said.

Prof Radin said the students could have discussed the problem with mutual respect.

“I was made to understand that a number of boys involved had just finished a rugby game and were probably pumped up because of this,” he said.

Prof Radin added that from an academic point of view, there would be greater focus on teaching students soft skills such as having mutual respect for one another.
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From: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/22/nation/14919076&sec=nation

MCA calls for action against group that roughed up seven

PETALING JAYA: MCA Youth has called for urgent action to be taken concerning the rowdy behaviour of two groups of undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

Its chief Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said the youth wing took the episode seriously and had asked the Higher Education Ministry and UPM to conduct an inquiry into the incident.

The movement also wanted to know the status of security in the university on that day.

It was reported that a group of about 50 students surrounded and pushed seven members of the UPM Gerakan Mahasiswa Maju (Student Progressive Front) at their campus cafeteria on Monday.

A video clip being circulated on the Internet shows a large group of students surrounding and pushing seven SPF members at the canteen.

Liow said the students should not be allowed to take matters into their own hands and that action should be taken against them.

“Students should learn to accept differences of opinion and be participative in healthy discourses, rather than jeer and boo. It is intimidating,” he said.

Liow said the MCA would lend its support in any way to deal with the problem and to handle it in a rational manner.

The MCA, he said, had been in touch with the Higher Education Ministry “to get to the bottom of the matter”.

The MCA, he said, wanted justice done and would work closely with the ministry to make sure that ties between the youths were more cohesive in the future.

MCA Youth secretary-general Dr Wee Ka Siong urged students and parents to remain calm and let the authorities deal with those involved.

He said the people should not speculate on what had motivated the youths in the first place, noting that the authorities were expected to report on what had actually happened before the next course of action was taken.

“We are saddened by the case which should not have happened in the first place because the university is a place to acquire knowledge,” he said.
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From: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/22/nation/14918632&sec=nation

UPM to deal with fracas

PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry views the fracas between two groups of undergraduates at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as a serious matter that needs to be handled effectively.

Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said he would leave it to UPM to take immediate action on the matter.

“I have given the UPM vice-chancellor authority to deal with this. I received two reports on the incident, one report on Thursday and the other (yesterday),” he told reporters after a memorandum-of-agreement signing ceremony between the University of Nottingham and seven public universities for postgraduate programmes.

“I have also instructed the university to arrange a meeting between the students involved at noon (yesterday).”

Mustapa said the university had rules in place to take action when incidents occur on campus and that the UPM vice-chancellor had the autonomy to act.

It was reported that a group of around 50 students surrounded and pushed seven members of the UPM Student Progressive Front (SPF) at their campus cafeteria on Monday.

It was alleged that the 50 pro-establishment students surrounded the seven students and scolded them for setting up a counter when SPF was not a registered body.

When asked to leave, the seven students declined as they felt they had done nothing wrong. No one was injured in the incident but a few police reports have been filed.

In a statement, UPM vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nik Mustapha R. Abdullah said he viewed the July 17 incident seriously and would ensure that its campus was safe for students.

“We have advised the students involved to be more careful about ethnic relations and to think rationally before taking any action, to ensure that harmony is maintained on campus,” he said.

“UPM has emphasised to student leaders the importance of abiding by the university’s rules.”

Prof Nik Mustapha said UPM would make improvements to programmes that place importance on harmony between undergraduates. These include more sports activities, cultural performances and festivals.

It will also emphasise student-centred and problem-based learning, in which participation by all the races is compulsory.

UPM student council president Ab Manaf Ariffin could not be reached for comment.
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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/22/nation/14917270&sec=nation

fyire · Jul 22, 2006

One more:

Varsity students tell of heckling and intimidation

PETALING JAYA: Students from three public universities say they were bullied when trying to help new students during the recent orientation session.

At a press conference yesterday, students from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and University Malaya (UM) gave accounts of how representatives of their various organisations, were heckled, shouted at and chased away when they went to help new students.

UPM's Students Progressive Front (SPF) coordinator and student Ooi Tze Min, 22, described how some 50 members of the ruling student body allegedly humiliated him and six others in one of the canteens.

The SPF had set up a counter to assist new students but was told to leave because they were not recognised by the university and its student body.

A three-minute video clip of the incident has been making its rounds on the Internet.

There are also pictures of Ooi pasted at bus stops around the university with a caption blaming him for the student unrest.

“All we wanted to do was to help new students in financial difficulties, and getting the used to their new surroundings and bus routes,” Ooi said.

“We did not do anything wrong, yet we were shouted at and bullied,” he added.

Ooi admitted that the SPF was not a registered body with the university, but felt that the issue was in how they were treated.

“The students could have acted professionally and just told us nicely that we should leave, and not turn it into an ugly situation by surrounding us, behaving like gangsters and shouting at us,” he said.

In UM, Wong Teck Chi, described how three members of the UMANY association were bullied after identifying and helping new students at the 12th residential college.

“Our members had their bags taken and were prevented from leaving by college and student affairs officers,” he said.

He said they had reported the incident to the safety department.

In USM, Lee Huat Seng claimed that university officials had told first-year students on July 12 not to participate in any SPF activities the next day.

“The authorities threatened students with cancelling their PTPTN loans if they were found attending such activities,” he said.
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From: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/22/nation/14917858&sec=nation

Seems that UPM is not the only one with such problems

Adrian Wong · Jul 24, 2006

Fuh.. Sounds more like those thugs had official backing and/or encouragement...

IMHO, this is just screwed-up. The university evidently wants this matter to be dealt with internally.

The police should not have allowed them to do so. After all, this is a criminal case. But what am I talking about?

This is Malaysia! W00T! Malaysia boleh! (can!)...

Max_87 · Jul 24, 2006

Welcome to Malaysia...
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The_YongGrand · Jul 24, 2006

UPM student council president Ab Manaf Ariffin could not be reached for comment.
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What was he doing when this problem was around at that time?

The_YongGrand · Jul 24, 2006

Hmm.

I thought people go to the university to study?

That's okay if the folks there 'bo-tak-chek' (not studying).

But the act of harrassing and degrading other people will surely make other people to label these folks as 'not studying'. And even worse these acts are caught in the video. This is extremely embarrassing. When I watch this video I don't feel angry or whatever it is. I just feel embarrassed that students are behaving that way.

fyire · Jul 25, 2006

The_YongGrand said:

Hmm.

I thought people go to the university to study?

That's okay if the folks there 'bo-tak-chek' (not studying).

But the act of harrassing and degrading other people will surely make other people to label these folks as 'not studying'. And even worse these acts are caught in the video. This is extremely embarrassing. When I watch this video I don't feel angry or whatever it is. I just feel embarrassed that students are behaving that way.
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well, dat's why such portable video cams r so handy To capture such jokers at their worse, which otherwise such incidences will be never known to the public

aKho · Jul 26, 2006

where's the vid?

zy · Jul 26, 2006

go to youtube & type UPM

Jet · Jul 26, 2006

aKho said:

where's the vid?
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=jEBmy6Ylrgc&search=UPM

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