Scaled-down National Service proposed

New Straits Times;  March 26, 2003 ;   M.K. Megan;   640 words ......Straits Times 03-26-2003 Scaled-down National Service proposed Byline: M.K. Megan Edition...KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The proposed National Service should be introduced on a small scale...this today added there used to be a national service during the Emergency in 1948. "At...

Pressing the Case for National Service; As Troops Are Cheered, Civic Duty...

The Washington Post;  March 12, 1991 ;   E.J. Dionne Jr.;   747 words ...Supporters of national service - the idea that citizens ought...Democratic think tank that has made national service as one its major causes. But...presented supporters of various national service schemes with a large problem...

Drawbacks, benefits of national service

New Straits Times;  February 9, 2003 ;   Tan Siok Choo;   787 words ......02-09-2003 Drawbacks, benefits of national service Byline: Tan Siok Choo Edition: New...guest REQUIRING young Malaysians to do national service could yield significant benefits...any potential benefits. In short, national service could be a proposal brilliant in concept...

Suddenly serviceable: is this the moment for national service? (Gazette).

The American Prospect;  January 1, 2002 ;   Just, Richard;   787 words ......as the intellectual guru behind the national-service movement. But until recently, his...reported with evident relief that national service was but a gleam in the eyes of a handful...Now with the new war on terrorism, national service has suddenly become a hot topic. Some...

Achieving the stated goals of national service

New Straits Times;  November 2, 2002 ;   Shahryn Azmi;   787 words ......11-02-2002 Achieving the stated goals of national service Byline: Shahryn Azmi Edition: Main...decision to proceed with introducing national service, I look forward to the launch of a...another matter. However, if as I say, national service won't do all this, then what will...

Servicing National Service

New Straits Times;  June 19, 2004 ;     320 words ......Straits Times 06-19-2004 Servicing National Service Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section...over the glitches encountered in the National Service programme. Doubtless, the dour assessment...remains the need to convince people that national service is worth three months of young ...

Consider feedback on National Service

New Straits Times;  November 25, 2002 ;   Lee Lam Thye;   550 words ......Times 11-25-2002 Consider feedback on National Service Byline: Lee Lam Thye Edition: Main...announcement by the Cabinet Committee on National Service to introduce compulsory National Service for all Malaysians irrespective of...

Looking into proposal for modified national service

New Straits Times;  October 28, 2002 ;     487 words ......Looking into proposal for modified national service Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section...The possibility of a "modified" national service has drawn cautious approval from various...Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said while national service would help instil patriotism and integration...

National Service must be of practical value

New Straits Times;  June 25, 2003 ;   Dr K.K. Wong;   263 words ......Wong New Straits Times 06-25-2003 National Service must be of practical value Byline...Section: Letters Type: Letter AS the National Service Bill is to have its second reading...it clear that I am not opposed to National Service, but I would like to see a scheme...

Chance of A Lifetime; National service now.

The Washington Post;  May 2, 1993 ;   Roger Landrum;   787 words ...President Clinton's proposal to link National Service with federal college scholarships...younger voters and their parents, a National Service Trust Fund is also the modern political...initiative can be forged if a new kind of national service vision comes to the fore. The good...

Clinton's gimmicky national service plan is still breathing, but barely....

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  July 29, 1993 ;   Grady, Sandy;   787 words ......Clinton it was a dream called national service. No matter how badly his...garbage dump, Clinton's national service dream was still alive. Sure...fragile. But the fact that national service is still breathing in Washington...

National service good for giving youths direction

New Straits Times;  November 1, 2002 ;   Dr G. Johnson;   301 words ......Johnson New Straits Times 11-01-2002 National service good for giving youths direction Byline...Letter THE concept of a modified national service is apt at the moment. Time and again...Serving for one's country through national service instils patriotism and self-discipline...

National service: secret weapon in the fight against crime. (includes list...

Public Management;  July 1, 1994 ;   Milton, Catherine;   787 words ...National service could be a secret weapon in the...I became a part of the emerging national service movement at the local, state, and...president of the new Corporation for National Service and helping to implement President...

The case for paid 'volunteering:' a new role for charity needs a dramatic...

U.S. News & World Report;  April 28, 1997 ;   Waldman, Steven;   787 words ......president's response to my memo on national service was enthusiastic. This is full of...Wofford, the CEO of the Corporation for National Service. I had written many harsh words about...It argued that on the subject of national service and volunteering, Clinton should think...

Getting a grip on National Service: Key organizational features and...

Brigham Young University Law Review;  January 1, 1998 ;   Witte, Daniel E;   787 words ...Getting a Grip on National Service: Key Organizational Features and Strategic Characteristics of the National Service Corps (AmeriCorps)* I. INTRODUCTION...during his Administration, the National Service Corps1 (sometimes referred to...