Of the 6 539 recruits from the National Youth Service (NYS) since 2005, 3 550 (54%) managed to secure employment – while 46% have been hoping for the tables to turn in their favour in a land where youth unemployment stands at 48%.
MORE and more, it seems, that if we want to find progressive, inclusive and egalitarian Malaysia, we have to look to Sarawak and, to a lesser extent, Sabah. Both state leaderships seem to be showing more intelligence, rationality and savviness than the federal administration.
PETALING JAYA: The defence ministry has clarified recent reports on the age limit for national service training programme (PLKN) trainees being up to 35.