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Malaysia's Ambiga Sreenevasan
Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama 12 Mar 2009, 0853 hrs IST Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama with Ambiga US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama present give away Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage to Malaysia's Ambiga Sreenevasan at the State Department in Washington , DC . (AFP) The shame of it all that we should be so proud (and are) of our own Malaysian receiving an international award like this, but the Malaysian government and press dont see it as important enough to publish it in our local dailies! It was only published by THE SUN but rather small and hidden in the inner pages. WHY???...SOME HIDDEN REASON? BUT WHEN OTHER DID NOT MAKE IT ALSO CAN GET AWARDS OR CAN BE SECOND TO DO IT CAN BE RECEIVED WITH "HANG TUAH" STYLE AT AIRPORT? BUT SHE ALSO MADE IT TO THE WORLD MEDIA: Indian Origin President of Malaysian Bar council, Ambiga Sreenevasan was among the eight recipients of this year’s “Internatio...
Chennai @ July
This was taken at Guindy, Chennai. They use rope with a safety belt and a sucker to hold they near the window to clean the exterior. More photos at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/selians/
The Failure of Nur Amalina (who scored 17As)
I was really shocked and speechless to be informed about Nur Amalina Che Bakri. Nur Amalina had held briefly the record of most 1As scored in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia . Upon the announcement of results of SPM 2004 on 26 March 2005 , she received 17 1As - a record for number of 1As received by a student in the history of Malaysian education back then. [2] She was sponsored by Bank Negara Malaysia to study medicine in the United Kingdom , and did her A-levels in Cheltenham Ladies College in the UK. [3] I was informed that she had failed in her second year medical study at the University of Edinburgh. I really hope this is not true......if it is, what went wrong? http://1426.blogspot.com/2009/07/failure-of-nur-amalina-who-scored-17as.html
Hannah Yeoh: He will never be forgotten...
Hannah Yeoh: He will never be forgotten... .....My sister who is indifferent to politics (like many other young people in this country) sent me a text message when I was at Nirvana Memorial Park in Semenyih the day Beng Hock was buried. She said : "Please teach me what to do in the event you are taken in by MACC too. I do not want to learn of it too late". She must have seen the agony of Beng Hock's siblings and realised that it could have been her going through it. I hope my grandmother isn't watching the news of Beng Hock's death. She would be grieving and crying seeing Beng Hock's mom. I hope this article doesn't reach her. Just like how my family still remembers my late uncle some 19 years later, I know Beng Hock too would be remembered many years to come. Farewell, my friend..... read more at : http://hannahyeoh.blogspot.com/2009/07/he-will-never-be-forgotten.html
Woman stabs hubby for coming home late
Woman stabs hubby for coming home late A WIFE stabbed her husband in a rage after he came home late from the friendly match between Manchester United and the Malaysian team on Saturday, reported Harian Metro . The husband had initially promised his wife to be home by around 7pm after the match, but he only came back at 2am. As soon as he came home, the 20 something couple, began arguing. It is understood that the wife stabbed her husband in the chest with a vegetable knife after she could no longer control her temper. However, she panicked on seeing her husband convered in blood and quickly sent him to the hospital. Police have detained the wife and seized the weapon. Ampang OCPD Asst Comm Abd Jalil Hassan said the 26-year-old self-employed victim was currently in critical condition. “The woman claims she was provoked by her husband coming home late,” he said. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/21/nation/4360739&sec=nation seals: That's why I said SPORTS IS...
Probe by MACC
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Article in the Sun today: MACC interviews recipients of aid from DAP assemblymen By Maria J.Dass SHAH ALAM (July 13, 2009) : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) seized files on allocations expenditure by seven Selangor state assemblymen from the Petaling District Office two weeks ago and have been questioning recipients of the money since. Calling it a harrasment of their constituents, the seven assemblymen are planning to lodge a complain with the MACC advisory board member Tun Hamid Mohamed.Those who had their files seized are Teresa Kok (DAP-Kinrara), Elizabeth Wong (PKR-Bukit Lanjan), Edward Lee (DAP-Bukit Gasing), Hannah Yeoh (DAP-Subang Jaya), Dr Cheah Wing Yin (Damansara Utama), Ean Yong Hian Wah (DAP-Seri Kembangan) and Lau Weng San (DAP-Kampung Tunku). Kok, who led the press conference held on the sidelines of the Selangor state assembly sitting today, said: "The MACC’s actions seem to be politically motivated because they are only...
Gobind: who complained to MACC?
The MACC should tell us who the complainants are in respect of the investigations against the Selangor Pakatan Assemblymen. It is certainly strange that all of a sudden the MACC is investigating not one or two but 12 Pakatan Assemblymen in one go. Was there a general blanket report which was made which covers all Pakatan leaders only? How else would the MACC explain the position? The MACC exists to combat corruption. It is a public body and it must be accountable to the public. There have been numerous reports made against certain BN leaders but we don’t see any enthusiasm on part of the MACC to bring these people to book. The MACC must not and cannot abuse its power. It cannot launch blanket investigations against groups of people. As I understand it, as is the case in other criminal investigations, a report must be lodged before investigations may commence. But reports are almost always directed at certain factual patterns implicating certain individuals they cannot be general report...
Seven arrested outside Selangor MACC office
Published: Friday July 17, 2009 MYT 11:08:00 AM Updated: Friday July 17, 2009 MYT 11:14:58 AM BY EDWARD RAJENDRA SHAH ALAM : Seven people including Kapar MP S. Manikavasagam and state exco member Dr Xavier Jayakumar, arrested for demonstrating outside Selangor MACC headquarters here Friday. There were some 150 people demonstrating earlier outside the office at Plaza Masalam, where on Thursday, the body of Teoh Beng Hock, 30, political secretary to Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found at about 1.30pm. Most of the people have since dispersed. Both the police and the FRU personnel continued to maintain a heavy presence outside the office. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/17/nation/20090717111031&sec=nation seals: hmmm
Thursday July 16, 2009 MACC widens Selangor probe By WANI MUTHIAH, CHRISTINA TAN and LOURDES CHARLES SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has widen its investigations in Selangor to cover the abuse of constituency development funds. The office of Selangor exco member Ean Yong Hian Wah in the State Secretariat building here was raided yesterday by the MACC in connection with the investigations. This could be the first time such a raid has been conducted in a State Secretariat. Raid; A MACC officer talking to lawyer M. Manoharan (second from right) and Ean Yong (right) at the state secretariat building in Shah Alam Wednesday. Also present was Teoh. A team comprising MACC officers from Selangor and Putrajaya entered Ean Yong’s office and seized a personal laptop belonging to his political secretary Teoh Beng Hock and a desktop computer which was state government property. Teoh, 30, was asked to follow the officers back to the Se...
Kit Siang: Malaysia has the craziest education system in the world
By Lee Wei Lian PETALING JAYA , July 14 — Lim Kit Siang slammed the Cabinet over the decision last week to scrap the use of English to teach mathematics and science starting from 2012. He said students caught by the transition while in Form 4 in 2012 have to flip to Malay for mathematics and science before flopping back to English for the next five or six years of tertiary education , “I stand by my strong criticism of the Cabinet decision particularly for secondary schools from 2012, when I said that Malaysia will have the world’s most crazy educational system,” said Lim in a statement to the media. “Those who want to impose such an educational system must have their heads examined as to whether they are fit to be in the Cabinet in the first place!” MCA and Gerakan presidents Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon were singled out by Lim for their comments in the Chinese media. “It is no use that Ong and even Koh claim that English should continue t...
Muhyidin perlu perjelas kandungan beg hitam
http://national-express-malaysia.blogspot.com/2009/07/muhyidin-perlu-perjelas-kandungan-beg.html
One of the best Shot I have seen
PARTO DE ERIK , originally uploaded by javilar . Found this at the Flickr site. I think this is one of the best shots that I have seen. I am sure this is not just a posing for a photo but a real situation. And what I admire here is the mother is helping the doctor to deliver her baby... Cool shot...
THE TEACHING OF MATHS AND SCIENCE
By Dr. Mahathir Mohamad By I am not surprised over the disappointment and even anger towards the Government's decision on the teaching of Maths and Science. Seems to me like the Government is not listening to the voice of the people. Perhaps a blog poll might enlighten the Government as to the opinions of the people. The question to be answered is whether visitors to my blog support or oppose the decision to teach Maths and Science in Bahasa Malaysia. If you support just say Yes. If you don't please say No. I will then try to let the Government know your opinion. seals: Please cast your vote at : http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/2009/07/the-teaching-of-maths-and-scie.html We all know Maths and Science subjects in English was a challenge for the teachers and not for the students. Here the teachers has to improve and not the students, as students are already accepting the change. Knowing the challenge is at their side (government) and having the right driver moving out (Hisammuddin...
(H1N1): Msia moving from containment to mitigation
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is moving towards from the containment stage to mitigation of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus due to “clustered” local transmission cases, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said the decision was made after 12 workers at a private company in Cyberjaya and six trainees at the Malaysian Maritime Academy in Malacca tested positive for the virus. Liow said the spread of the virus at the Cyberjaya company started from last Friday, and an investigation showed that it had always been receiving foreign visitors. “We have to change our strategies and be more proactive in this matter as these clustered cases indicate that the disease is spreading in various communities. “Members of the public should not panic because most reported cases have been mild,” he told a press conference here Thursday. However, he warned that if local transmission was not controlled, the virus could spread rapidly and lead to cases with complications, including deaths. “Therefore...
Khir Toyo and his nemesis Ng have ‘tete-a-tete’
Published: Wednesday July 8, 2009 MYT 8:57:00 PM By EDWARD RAJENDRA edward@thestar.com.my SHAH ALAM: DAP Sekinchan assemblyman Ng Suee Lim mischievously approached Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo Wednesday to ask him for the keys to the former mentri besar’s controversial mansion in Section 7 here. Ng took the chance to engage Dr Khir at the state secretariat annex building lobby, just after Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim ended his press conference on the launching of the state assembly’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Not losing his composure, Dr Khir calmly told Ng, who was smiling mischievously, that potential buyers must deposit 10% and make the necessary legal arrangements for a sale-and-purchase agreement. “Once you have that in order, then you are allowed to view the property,” said Dr Khir. On hearing this, Ng disagreed with a chuckle. Barisan Nasional Sri Serdang assemblyman Datuk Satim Deman interjected and asked Ng: “Why are you being a busybody?...
MIC wants Indian to head UM dept
Wednesday July 8, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR: MIC wants a commitment from Universiti Malaya that an Indian will head its Indian Studies Department following an uproar over the varsity’s decision to appoint a non-Indian. MIC President Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the party wanted an assurance from the university that it would not make the same mistake in the future. He had expressed shock and dismay over the university’s decision to replace Dr. S. Kumaran with a non-Indian. Samy Vellu said he was pleased that University Malaya Vice-Chancellor Datuk Ghauth Jasmon had assured Human Resources Minister and MIC secretary-general Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam on Monday that the matter would be resolved amicably. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/8/nation/4272106&sec=nation Seals: Did someone just wake up?
Masjid Negara - National Mosque
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