KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – The nation’s former top cop has likened the rise of the human rights movement in Malaysia to communism, and said this would lead to the questioning of “accepted truths” like the social contract.

My First Ringgit is part of the Stretching Your Ringgit project. The Stretching Your Ringgit Project is an initiative of ERA Consumer Malaysia with the support of Citi Foundation to increase the number of low-to-middle income adults and/or youth who adopt positive financial behaviors and accumulate and preserve financial assets.

My First Ringgit is a financial education program which is targeted at kindergarten children aged 4 – 6 teaching them about money matters. It is a fun and informative Game Kit set developed for the classroom workshops. My First Ringgit is available in two languages (Bahasa Malaysia and English) which are the mediums of instruction for most kindergartens in Malaysia. The module covers five topics: What is money?; Introduction to Ringgit; Needs and Wants; Saving; and Sharing.

JOHOR BARU: A man who claimed that he dialled 999 in the hope that the police would help him, ended up in jail for four days instead.

S. Rajanthran, 48, said that he had initially called the police to take action against his neighbour who was breaking his back door and urging him to fight.

SHAH ALAM: PAS Youth said the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) had used its prerogative to raid a function at the Damansara Utama Methodist Church last week, adding that the movement backs the action.

KOTA KINABALU: Green Surf, a coalition of environmental groups in Sabah, is confident that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will listen to the people of Pahang who oppose the rare earth processing plant in their home state.