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JULY 15, 2016 08 FIJILINK Hindu leader lauds Fiji on Yoga posture Staff Reporter info@indiannewslink.co.nz The Society of Hinduism has lauded the Fijian government for reportedly including Yoga in its curriculum. The Nevada (USA) based Society President Rajen Zed commended the Fijian Education Ministry, describing the move as ‘a step in positive direction.’ He said that the decision would accord an opportunity to students to avail the multiple benefits Yoga. Mr Zed said that reports suggest Yoga was introduced in Fiji as a part of Physical Education classes by the Education Ministry to help students cope with academic work and stay healthy. Ministry Circular The government-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation quoted Education, Heritage & Arts Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy as saying that Yoga will stabilise students’ minds and help them concentrate better on their studies. Iowane P Tiko, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry said in a Circular that all School Heads, Divisional and District Offices should incorporate Yoga as a component of the weekly Physical Exercise classes for students. Rajen Zed “Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline that originated in India,” he said. Attached to the Circular were pictures of 65 Yoga poses including Warrior, Triangle, Cobra, Crow, Garland, Butterfly, Camel, Boat and Thunderbolt. Mr Zed urged all countries and territories in Oceania to work towards formally introducing Yoga as a part of curriculum in their public schools, incorporating highly beneficial Yoga in the lives of their students. Living Fossil Yoga, referred as ‘a living fossil,’ was a mental and physical discipline for everybody to share and benefit. The practice of Yoga goes back to 2000 BCE and the Indus Valley civilisation, he said. Mr Zed said that although introduced and nourished by Hinduism, Yoga was a world heritage and liberation powerhouse to be utilised by all. “According to Patañjali, the complier of Yoga Sutra, Yoga was a methodical effort to attain perfection, through control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical. The US National Institutes of Health has said that Yoga may help one to feel more relaxed, be more flexible, improve posture, breathe deeply, and get rid of stress,” he said. Dr Zed said that a recently released ‘2016 Yoga in America Study,’ said that about 37 million Americans (which included many celebrities) now practice Yoga. “It is strongly correlated with a positive self-image. Yoga was the repository of something basic in the human soul and psyche.” Supplied Content Fiji and Japan have agreed to a series of new, modernised aviation provisions that will increase passenger and cargo opportunities for designated carriers, expand entitlements and improve safety and security, allowing for greater economic collaboration between the two countries. The new provisions mark the first update to the air services arrangement between the two Fiji consular service in Auckland The following news item was posted on Indian Newslink website, Facebook and Twitter on July 4, 2016. One event mentioned may have lapsed at press time. Fiji High Commission staff from Wellington will be in Auckland from Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17, 2016 to receive applications for Passports and Citizenship from Fijians in Mr Sayed-Khaiyum with Japan Civil Aviation Bureau Senior Air Talks Officer Sanae Mizuta in Fiji on July 8, 2016 in Suva. (Picture by DEPFTO) Auckland. They will be available at the office of Honorary Consul for Fiji in Auckland located at Tulja Centre, 190, Stoddard Road, Mt Roskill from 10 am to 4 pm. On another note, Fiji’s High Commissioner to New Zealand Filimone Waqabaca has invited Fijians in Auckland to Talanoa sessions as per the following: Thursday, July 14, 2016 from Widening the horizon with Japan countries since 1993. The new provisions allow for designated airlines of both countries to operate three passenger or cargo flights per week between Fiji and Japan, with an expansion to four flights per week beginning in late 2019. They also provide an opportunity for designated carriers to code-share, and bring safety and security provisions more in line with international aviation industry standards. “These new provisions will benefit airlines, tourists and shippers, and increase flows of investment and trade into both Fiji and Japan,” Attorney- General and Civil Aviation Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said. “By granting more access to Fijian and Japanese airlines, we have set the stage for greater cooperation between our aviation industries and the establishment of direct routes between our two countries,” he said. 6 pm to 8 pm at the Henderson RSA located at 66 Railside Avenue (Second Street behind Westfield Shopping Centre). Saturday, July 16, 2016 from 4 pm to 6 pm at Te Puke O Tara Community Centre located at 20 Newbury Street, Otara. 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JULY 15, 2016 FIJILINK 09 Kiwis remain marginalised in Australia Australia for five years or more at the Skilled Migrant Category rate of A$ 54,000 per year and applications can only be made from July 2017. With these exclusions, thousands Mahendra Sukhdeo of New Zealanders who are performing menial, low-paid jobs and New Zealanders have their dependants and those sponsored older migrants would be ex- crossed the Tasman for several years; some came cised from the placid pathway. as children and regarded Their plight would remain in limbo Australia as their home. There are now 640,000 Kiwis in until the Aussies in New Zealand and Kiwis in Australia are placed in Australia. an identical bracket. John Key (right) with Malcolm Turnbull In 2001, New Zealand capitulated Deportee/Detainee Appeals to the wishes of Australia and agreed to restrictions on Australian citizenship rules and social security benefits. Instead of gaining permanent residency on arrival as was the case before 2001, a Special Category Visa (SCV) was created that permitted them to work and live indefinitely, but with restrictions on voting rights and social benefits such as education, disability and disaster relief. They must apply for citizenship before voting rights and full benefits are accorded whereas Australians arriving in New Zealand can vote after one year, receive full government benefits after two years and become citizens after five years. The purge of 2014 In December 2014, Australia passed a new draconian law under Section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 that permitted purging of visas of non-citizens with a record of 12 months or more of prison term inclusive of post-acquittal sentences. They could be deported to their country of origin or resettled in other developing countries. About 40 New Zealanders are now held in Christmas Island and 200 throughout Australia. This has sent shockwaves across Kiwi communities both in Australia and New Zealand. Among those deported to New Zealand included a 56-year quadriplegic who had resided in Australia for 36 years. He was jailed in 2012 for 13 months for taking controlled medicinal painkillers. As the deportation increased one per day, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key protested “in the spirit of mate-ship” but his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull ignored it at their January 2016 talks in Wellington. Kiwi inflow decreases As the uncertainty of obtaining PR and Citizenship grew, droves of Aussie - New Zealanders left the shores and by the end of last year, the maximum inflow from New Zealand was superseded by China. Against this background, Mr Key met with Mr Turnbull at the ‘Pyjama Party’ rendezvous in Sydney followed by the announcement of February 19, 2016 that allows New Zealanders to apply for Australian citizenship after five years of stay. Circuitous New Pathway The new pathway to citizenship applies to Kiwis with Special Category Visa (SCV) who have lived in Australia for five years or more from February 2001 to February 19, 2016. It excludes New Zealanders who have obtained Permanent Residency during this period. They have to wait for 10 years to apply for citizenship. Will this policy open the doors for tens of thousands of New Zealanders to become Australian citizens? Far from it. To be eligible, New Zealanders should have been working in That leaves two nagging issues that should be resolved to bring back the bonhomie between Australia and New Zealand. The first relates to the successful appeals on their detention and/or deportation. Mr Turnbull has conceded that “close to 50% of the appeals have been successful” so far but did not elaborate if such applicants would be reasonably compensated for the physical and mental stress and strain and the communal loss of face and fraternity on account of their detention/ deportation. If their appeals are successful, then they should not have been detained or deported. Now, the net of purging visas has been widened to include New Zealanders and others who are caught in the unlawful activities of the ‘Bikie’ and street gangs. On April 11, 2016, Henry Robati, a 19-year-old New Zealander, had his visa cancelled and opted to be deported to his home country for associating with the Afro-Pacificdominant Apex gang of Melbourne. Resettlement issue Refugees who are incarcerated at Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island are destined to live an inhuman life without any hope of positive resettlement. Mr Key, during his February 2016 visit had announced that New Zealand was willing to take 150 refugees on an annual basis for resettlement. The deal was brokered in 2013 between the then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Mr Key. Australia baulked at the proposal. That exposed the naked trajectory of the Australian policy as the intention was to break the back of the refugees rather than allow them the option of starting a new fruitful life in a more congenial New Zealand. Failed Policy Of the 1358 refugees detained in Nauru, 815 have been assessed as genuine refugees. These refugees, including 150 children still stagnate under gruelling conditions. Only five refugees grudgingly opted to resettle in Cambodia embracing a deal of $40 million aid and $15.5 million resettlement cost (unit cost works at $11.1 million per person!). Mahendra Sukhdeo is a writer, researcher and author. He holds Masters’ degrees in Politics and Education. His book ‘Aryan Avatars’ is being printed by the University of the South Pacific. He now lives in Australia.
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