Wednesday May 14, 2008
Sex education for NS trainees
KUALA LUMPUR: Sex education and the dangers of HIV and AIDS will be among several new courses to be introduced under the national service (NS) training programme starting October.
Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also chairman of the Cabinet Committee on the NS Programme, had agreed to this.
“The new courses are part of the four new modules which have also been approved for implementation under the life skills management programme,” she said after officiating the Siemens Run 2008 here yesterday.
She said several non-governmental organisations would help in implementing the new courses, aimed at preventing youths from getting involved in unhealthy activities.
She said the new modules would include youth development and management.
Meanwhile, Dr Ng said the ministry had sent letters to Pasir Mas MP Datuk Paduka Ibrahim Ali and Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin to express regret over the statements they made in the Dewan Rakyat which had offended disabled people.
She also hoped that all MPs would be more sensitive and careful when making statements that touched on disabled people.
“From the replies received, it seems that they have accepted the matter in a positive manner,” she said.
Some 30 disabled people from the Malaysians Against the Discrimination of the Disabled movement demanded that the two MPs apologise over the statements uttered in a heated exchange with DAP chairman Karpal Singh, who is wheelchair-bound.
Ibrahim had apologised to the disabled but not to Karpal. – Bernama
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