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Globe and Mail
12-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
UnitedHealth: Down 50%, Is the Dividend Still Safe?
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Free Malaysia Today
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Misplaced loyalties and the power vacuum in the Indian community
From P Ramasamy My long-time friend Charles Santiago has rightly highlighted the phenomenon of misplaced loyalties among Indians in Malaysia. Instead of rallying behind educators, social reformers, or politicians, many in the Indian working class have begun to idolise gang leaders, underworld figures, and other unsavoury characters. This disturbing trend stems from a deeper crisis – a glaring absence of strong and credible leadership within the Indian community. The legacy of leaders who once fought for Indian rights and dignity has largely faded. The late S Samy Vellu, despite his controversies, was the last figure to command widespread loyalty among grassroots Indians. Today, MIC is a shadow of its former self, more focused on managing party assets than advancing community interests. Meanwhile, Indian leaders in DAP and PKR appear to have surrendered Indian-specific concerns in the name of superficial multiracialism. Santiago identified the problem, but fell short of addressing its root cause. The reverence for slain gangsters – often evident in massive funeral processions – is not merely about criminal notoriety. It reflects a yearning for powerful, defiant figures in a community long subjected to marginalisation and discrimination. In the absence of legitimate leaders who challenge the system, gang leaders have come to embody rebellion and resistance. While their actions are often criminal and harmful, they represent, to some, a form of empowerment that mainstream leaders fail to offer. The power vacuum makes it almost inevitable that the rank and file gravitate towards figures who, rightly or wrongly, appear to resist authority. To reverse this trend, the Indian community needs leaders who are brave, uncompromising, and committed to fighting for its dignity and rights within a deeply racist political system. Only by addressing this vacuum can we begin to shift loyalties away from underworld figures and towards genuine community champions. Ultimately, the blame lies not with the community, but with a political system that has persistently denied Indians equal recognition, opportunity, and justice. P Ramasamy is the Urimai chairman. The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of FMT.
Wall Street Journal
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
What Colleges Can Learn From Trump vs. UVA
The unfolding leadership crisis at the University of Virginia should alarm every American who believes in the independence, freedom and integrity of higher education ('University of Virginia President Resigns,' U.S. News, June 28). Reports that political pressure from outside forces may have contributed to the resignation of UVA's president are troubling and strike at the heart of institutional autonomy. This isn't merely a UVA issue. It reflects a broader, escalating threat to the governance of our colleges and universities nationwide. When external interests override sound governance and undermine campus leadership, the foundation of higher education is at risk. Governing boards and institutional leaders across the country must treat this as a wake-up call. Now is the time to reaffirm your board's commitment to institutional autonomy, academic freedom and governance integrity. Boards must stand with their presidents in the face of politicization, external interference and efforts to erode public trust.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NUMC CEO and 9 other hospital leaders resign in protest over Hochul's ‘hostile takeover'
At least 10 hospital executives from Nassau University Medical Center, including its CEO, have put in their resignations in response to what they called a 'hostile takeover' by Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to sources in the hospital. CEO Meg Ryan confirmed to The Post that she and other leaders in the hospital have resigned effective in July, so that they can help oversee the hospital board's transition, she revealed. '[New York State] has made it very clear that they do not want me to be in the CEO role,' Ryan told The Post about her decision to step down. 'It was the hardest decision I had to make in my career.' Besides Ryan, at least nine other top officials made the decision to resign, including the hospital's chief medical, nursing, human resources, and information officers, as well as senior leaders in pharmacy, facilities, finance, and special projects. She and other executives told The Post that since the state budget passed earlier this month — which included language that allows the state to appoint seven board members to NUMC, with 6 directly picked by the governor — morale among leadership has been depleted. With seven board members out of 11 being hand-picked by the state, Ryan and other hospital leaders have said this completely shifts the power balance. But despite the transition being just days away, Ryan told The Post that the state has kept NUMC's leadership in the dark and has not provided any information on who they're appointing and how the new model will work. 'It's kind of bizarre, this is supposed to be happening in 48 hours and we have no idea who is on the board,' Ryan explained. Hospital leaders said the state's silence during the transition is deafening, and they are now convinced once Gov. Hochul inserts her own board members, which is slated to happen Sunday, everything is going to change. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Grace Ting and others said they resigned because they believe the new board would strip existing leadership of any real influence — and potentially push to convert the facility into a dedicated mental health hospital, a claim the governor's office has denied. 'Hochul wanted control at all costs and now she will have it, but they're going to lose a lot of great people because of this and it's a real shame,' a source familiar with the situation said. Although the state has repeatedly denied these claims, documents obtained by The Post revealed a letter that NUMC received from the state's Department of Health, signed by Gov. Hochul, in March 2024 that said the hospital's current model was financially unsustainable and specifically recommended it cut staff and be converted into a 120-bed behavioral health facility. That letter concluded that in order for NUMC to be financially stable, it would have to eliminate general medical services and transform into a psychiatric facility. The letter also slammed the hospital's leadership for rejecting the recommendation and failing to submit any alternative turnaround plan — all while the hospital's parent company, Nassau Health Care Corp., lost more than $500 million over five years. Ryan, however, argued those numbers are outdated and don't reflect the hospital's current trajectory, and said since taking the helm in early 2024, NUMC has clawed its way back from a nearly $200 million deficit and is now on track to turn an $11 million profit this year. She said that the state is now using outdated numbers to justify a power grab, meanwhile, there is a federal probe into claims made by former Chairman Matthew Bruderman the state was robbing the hospital of over $1 billion dollars in a span of two decades. Gov. Hochul's office said an announcement on the hospital board will be made in the coming days, but declined to comment further. 'Due to years of gross mismanagement, NUMC is in financial peril. I don't know what parallel universe she's living in,' Hochul's Long Island press secretary, Gordon Tepper told The Post. 'The state's focus at NUMC remains on patient care and the hospital's fiscal stability. That's all that matters — everything else is just noise,' Tepper said earlier this month.
RNZ News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Fijian Deputy PM rejects University of the South Pacific collusion claims, says 'no leadership crisis'
Pal Ahluwalia, left, and Biman Prasad at the opening of the 99th USP Council Meeting at Auckland University. 20 May 2025 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis The Fijian Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Finance Biman Prasad says suggestions that he is colluding with the University of the South Pacific (USP) vice-chancellor and president are "nonsense". Prasad and Education Minister Aseri Radrodro are in Auckland for the 99th USP Council meeting this week. He has been accused of colluding with USP's chief executive Professor Pal Ahluwalia in a "clear case of conflict of interest". "The USP Council is aware that USP is experiencing a leadership crisis," according to a letter to editor published by the Samoa Observer . "Professor Pal Ahluwalia has unfortunately turned out to be a divisive and demoralising head of the regional institution lacking in vision, statecraft and worst of all the undermining of staff of regional member countries. "He has a close personal relationship with the DPM Prasad. "We have confirmed reports that over the past week, [Prasad] and Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor Gurmeet Singh have been meeting with Professor Ahluwalia at the VCP's residence, a clear case of collusion." However, Prasad has called the allegations "nonsense," telling RNZ Pacific, "I met him many times at his house." "I meet a lot of people at the university. I was a professor at the university, and many of these people right around the table are my friends [with] whom I have had lunch, dinner, coffee. I have visited their places. "The Prime Minister of Samoa is a good friend of mine. You know, when she comes, she comes to my home. So I can't understand this nonsense that comes from people. Some people have nothing else to do." The regional university is jointly owned by 12 Pacific Island governments . The institution has been facing ongoing problems involving leadership and staff dissatisfaction, with Fiji-based unions picketing last October after the sacking of a staff union leader. Pal Ahluwalia, Biman Prasad and Aseri Radrodro at the opening of the 99th USP Council Meeting at Auckland University. 20 May 2025 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Lydia Lewis According to Prasad, there is no leadership crisis. "I think that is an exaggeration. Of course, vice-chancellors [and] political leaders always have issues. In any organisation, nobody can be perfect and you cannot satisfy everyone. "But this [USP] Council is a very professional, good thinking people, who have the university in their hearts and minds. "This is a very important institution for the region, and our government - compared to what the previous government did to the university - has actually restored that. "We have restored academic freedom. We have restored grant funding to the university. The university was struggling. There is no leadership crisis and the current vice chancellor's position finishes in August next year. He said the USP will be looking for a new vice-chancellor "very soon". Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff in Suva want the Vice-Chancellor out. 18 October 2024 Photo: Facebook / Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff Prasad said he has been a union president himself and sat on the USP Council as a union leader for many years. He said the unions always have a legitimate right to raise issues and questions about leadership. "I used to have issues with the vice-chancellor. I served under three vice-chancellors, so these are normal things. "You have that in New Zealand - a very strong tertiary union who put the university administration [and] the government on their sport as part of what you get in a democracy." "The media must not just quickly jump with some rumors. These are noise [which] means you are in a democracy, whether it is coming from the unions, whether it is coming from the workers, whether it is coming from NGOs. He said USP has always been a big success story of regionalism, regional cooperation, and regional integration. He said many of those who are part of the USP Council meeting have studied at the university. "It is the conscience of the Pacific. It obviously has had challenges over the last 50 years of its existence. "But it remains one of the most revered, most celebrated institution and the resolve of every leader, every minister in every country is to see USP progress, and that is what it will do."
