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Congratulations to Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili and Fadillah Yusof for staying in Malaysia new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s cabinet.  The Najib administration was announced on Thursday.  Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili is still the minister of Science, Technology and Innovation ministry, and Fadillah Yusof remains as deputy.

Previous year has been quiet but we will continue to watch you.

Malaysia’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovations (MOSTI) has allocated RM4 billion fund for science and technology research.  The research works involve food production, agriculture and bio-fuel industry.  However not all fund will go into research and development, part of the fund will be used for commercialisation projects.  MOSTI Deputy Minister, Fadillah Yusof said that the fund will be given to private and public institutions, and private researchers.

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Malaysia Prime Minister had announced the new Cabinet after the recent election.

Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister – Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili

• Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics – La Trobe University, Australia
• Fellowship and Summer Programmes – United Nations University, Tokyo and Harvard Institute for International Developmen, Boston.

Deputy – Fadillah Yusof

The above people are who Malaysia’s scientists should closely examine for the next four years. They are the key people who take care of the research funding from the Government, the job quality of researchers in Malaysia and also country’s “scientific” projects.

I can’t find any information of Fadilah Yusof, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth chief. All I know is that he is a Member of Parliamentary for Petra Jaya (suburb of Kuching, Sarawak). He is also president of the Sarawak Bumiputera Amateur Golf Association. Can anyone please provide some details about him, such as his academic background?