To: URBAN AFFAIRS EDITORS Contact: Michele Walsh of Bentley College, +1-781-891-2070, Mwalsh1@bentley.edu; or Alison Franklin of City Year, +1-617-927- 2612, AFranklin@cityyear.org $1 Million in Scholarships to Unite Business Leadership and Civic Engagement WALTHAM, Mass. and BOSTON, Sept.

By Dr Mohamed Ahsan Dear Editor, IT has been a long time since I came up with this idea but never got it across to the relevant authorities. Every year, more than 85,000 students are called for National Service.

By Annie Freeda Cruez PUTRAJAYA: In a sweeping move to ensure the health and well- being of National Service trainees, the government has decided to station three medical assistants and two nurses at each camp. And a doctor will visit the camps at least once a week.

ALTHOUGH it is still not clear whether the recent death of a National Service trainee was health-related, the National Service Training Council is nevertheless pushing once again for mandatory pre-entry medical check-ups.