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Heroes and villains This nation will never be short of heroes. Noramfaizul Mohd Nor, the slain Bernama TV cameraman, is one. So are the fallen heroes of Bukit Kepong. Sadly, their stories are often accompanied by tales of villainy

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Heroes’ graves in disgrace FAMILY members visiting the graves of the fallen heroes of 1950’s Bukit Kepong police station siege by Communist insurgents in Johor, were shocked by the burial ground’s condition during the recent Raya celebrations.

It resembled more of a ‘battleground’ than a pristine resting place, with part

By MARHALIM ABAS mabas@mmail.com.my of its wall, bearing the names of some of the 25 dead in the infamous incident during the Emergency, badly damaged and strewn with iron railings and rubble.

The grandson of one of the warriors claimed they were prevented from maintaining the place as it was government property!

Things are, however, belatedly looking up when it was learned repairs would begin today.

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Locals unaware of state of warriors' graves AN impromptu survey by The Malay Mail at Bukit Kepong here yesterday showed many residents were unaware of the dismal conditions of the Muslim cemetery where the fallen security heroes of the 1950s have been buried.

The owner of a hardware store located near the cemetery said he was aware some graves were damaged several months ago.

Another owner of an adjacent store also replied in the negative.

He said as most visitors to the cemeter y were outsiders, he was not informed by anyone about the condition of the graves.

A st a l l ow ne r s ai d although he was aware of the presence of the cemetery, he never ventured inside.

A policeman attached to the town's beat base said as the nearest kampung was some 2km away, not many visitors dropped by the cemetery.

"Only those who visited the town for its historical significance ventured inside to pay respects to the fallen heroes. Most who came were family members and relatives," said the policeman.

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Families upset repairs have been slow in coming to Bukit Kepong cemetery THEY gave their lives in defence of the country against Communist insurgents.

However, the final resting place of those who died defending the Bukit Kepong police station on Feb 23, 1950, in Muar, Johor, resembled more a rubble-strewn field than a warriors' burial ground.

Even worse, family members of the slain policemen claim they were prevented from upkeeping the graves, as it was "government property".

The Malay Mail was informed that family members and relatives of the fallen policemen were upset to find part of the cemetery wall collapsed when they visited the Bukit Kepong Muslim graveyard during last week's Hari Raya celebrations.

A section of the collapsed wall bore names of those buried there following the deadly attack that left at least 25 people, including policemen, their family members, auxiliary policemen and Bukit Kepong villagers, dead.

Their graves are separated from the rest in the cemetery by a perimeter fencing painted in blue.

The Malay Mail was alerted to the deplorable state of the

in MEMORY: Family members of Jamil sprinkling water on his grave. Part of the collapsed wall rests on top of the grave

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cemetery by Haizad Ibrahim, a grandson of the Bukit Kepong police station chief, Sergeant Jamil Mat Shah. "Is this how they respect the heroes of Bukit Kepong?"

Haizad wrote in an email.

Jamil was survived by four children, including his third

child, a daughter Jamilah, now 66, and who is Haizad's mother.

Haizad said the wall had collapsed for at least a year now. "We wanted to fix it but we were told to leave it alone as it was government property," he said.

According to Haizad, the family opted to take care of the graves but their requests were denied.

"If the government took care of it, that's fine but this was not the case. Just give us the permission to maintain it," he said.

Another family member, who chose to be known only as Rafie, said they were

still trying to find out what caused the wall to collapse.

"We are checking with the Bukit Kepong police station on what caused it. Perhaps a tree had fallen on the wall," he said yesterday.

The Bukit Kepong tragedy was remembered last month when PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu was accused of glorifying the attackers of the police station.

Mohamad, who is Pokok Sena MP, was alleged to have said during a ceramah in Tasik Gelugor, Penang, on Aug 21, that the men who attacked and killed the servicemen and their families in Bukit Kepong were heroes because they were fighting against the British.

He was also reported to have made the remark that both Umno founder Datuk Onn Jaafar and the country's first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman did not deserve to be called independence fighters because they were officers of the British administration.

However, Mohamad, better known as Mat Sabu, later clarified his remarks, saying those who attacked Bukit Kepong were heroes as they were freedom fighters and not because they attacked Malay policemen.

Bukit Kepong heroes' cemetery up for repairs REPAIR works at the Bukit Kepong heroes' graves here are expected to start today and is expected to cost about RM20,000.

The Malay Mail team was informed of the latest development while visiting the Bukit Kepong Muslim cemetery there yesterday.

A section of the perimeter fencing of the heroes graves collapsed, much to the consternation of the heroes' families and relatives who visited the cemetery during last week Hari Raya celebrations.

About the same time as The Malay Mail team arrived at

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the cemetery yesterday, a team from the Muar police district headquarters also came to the site.

The district police oversee the heroes' graves and the nearby Bukit Kepong historical police station. They visited the cemetery to assess the cost of repairing damages to the graves which will be undertaken by a local contractor.

Muar police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Nasir Ramli confirmed the repair works will start today.

He said the work was expected to be completed in two weeks.

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The remains of policemen and their family members who died in the 1950 attack were buried at the cemetery.

Their graves are separated by a blue-coloured fencing.

A plaque bearing their names are also displayed on the perimeter fencing.

The Malay Mail was told the fencing and its gate collapsed under the weight of a tree that fell on it. It is believed the tree caught fire when a bonfire was lit next to it during a gotongroyong months earlier.

The fire had apparently weakened the tree so much that it collapsed over the

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heroes' graves during a storm in June, breaking the gate and its fencing.

Although workers from the Muar local council cleared the area of the fallen tree, nothing was done to repair the fencing erected by police.

T h e Ma l ay Mai l w a s informed the district police were waiting for an allocation from Bukit Aman to start repair works.

Me anw hi le, t he Bu k it Kepong historical police station is more fortunate.

Renovation works on the building and its grounds started before Raya.

Much of the building's interior — now categorised as a police beat station — was damaged by flood waters, first in 2006 and also early this year.

The flood waters rose as high as three metres around the building, severely damaging the two armoured personnel carriers and a Marine police boat on display on station grounds.

The fortress-like station was built to replace the wooden structure that was destroyed in the 1950 attack. It is located on the same site on the banks of Sungai Muar.

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Honouring the heroes

IT’S nothing short of a national embarassment. No arguments. Amidst the furore created by the Mat Sabu’s communists-are-heroes, in a quiet, much-forgotten-untilrecently cemetery in Muar, Johor, the spot where the fallen heroes of the Bukit Kepong are laid to rest, is in shambles.

It’s a historical site; but the dilapidated condition it is in suggests otherwise. It is no exaggeration that it is downright insulting to the memories of those who perished in the incident.

At least 25 people, including cops, family members and villagers who had lost their lives in that Feb 13, 1950, incident communist attack, vividly recaptured in Jin Samsuddin’s famous Bukit Kepong flick, are buried there, right inside a blue fenced-up perimeter.

As a sign of national respect for the fallen heroes, their graves are even separated from the others.

Guess what? The perimeter wall has collapsed.

Family members told us that it has been the case for a year.

Pray tell, then, why no one bothered to repair the site if it had been in that state for so long?

No one should blame family members of the heroes for being disgusted to the core.

“Is this how they treat the heroes of Bukit Kepong?” asks Haizad Ibrahim, whose grandfather, Sergeant Jamil Mat Shah, perished while defending the police station he was in charge of.

They don’t have a problem maintaining or repairing the site; but amazingly, they can’t do anything. It is a historical site, and only the powersthat-be can do so, it seems.

Strange that family members are barred from upkeeping the site. Worst still, they are made to suffer the ignominy of utter disrespect and insult when their kins are (without an iota of doubt, dear Mat Sabu) national heroes, memorialised in history books as such and yet, treated so disgracefully?

The authorities must move fast to rectify this. I am, and I am pretty sure many others share my view, that this will spark another round of political volleys.

I am not really interested what the politicians want to say, unless they want to pledge to rectify this anomaly.

Just get down to repairing the cemetery and make sure

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there is proper maintainence thereafter. If the issue is budget, then resolve it. If there are issues related to finances, or commitment, let the families take over the upkeeping of the site.

The latter is a slap on their faces; and not even really an option. Still, if there are villains who prefer sitting on their bottoms, it is the least that should be done in honour of our national heroes.

ON the subject of heroes, the nation mourns the passing of Noramfaizul Mohd Nor, the 39-year-old Bernama TV cameraman who lost his life during a mercy mission in Somalia. His death had brought many people together; and this was evident from the free-flowing tribute

and volume of visitors paying respect.

I was at his parents’ house in Serdang on Monday; and had the chance to chat with Faizul’s dad, Mohd Nor Md Yasin.

For a man who had just his son, the 66-year-old man was surprisingly calm and collected. In fact, he wore a smile throughout the chat. I know I can never be that composed, but Pakcik Nor’s calmness comes not only from his deeprooted religious acceptance of Fate; but also a knowledge of something else.

He admitted that he used to question have doubts about his son’s choice of a profession.

Faizul, Pakcik Nor told me, always had intense interest in journalism even during his schooling days.

Prior to his untimely demise, he worked with MetroVision as a cameraman, and loved his job as a cameraman so much that it baffled even his dad.

“He used to come back late almost daily, covering assignments. I used to ask why he was so engrossed in his work.

His answer had always been that he loved his job very much, regardless.

“I understand how much he loved his job. I have no regrets that my son loved journalism so much.”

One would have expected some bitterness in his words, especially when it was in the course of carrying out his duty that Faizul lost his life.

There was none. Mohd Nor did not sound sad. He did not sound upset because he was not.

He has accepted his son’s Fate, and he had died doing something he loved to death, excuse the pun.

Pakcik Nor spoke of how glad he was that many fellow journalists, and “people my son had covered” came to pay their last respects.

Other than the politicians, ministers and royalty, the wife of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Ali, was also at the house on Monday.

“She went straight to the kubur. I got a call and hurried to the cemetery, and there she was, reciting the Yassin for my son,” he said.

“Faizul had covered her assignments and she had come to pay her last respects.

Pakcik berbesar hati (I am grateful).”

Contributions have poured in for Faizul’s widow, and his two beautiful children.

It is my hope that we continue to assist them in the future. Faizul had lost his life representing the nation in his capacity as a media man. His family, especially his children,

should not be forgotten like the Bukit Kepong heroes.

Al Fatihah to the fallen heroes.

AT the same venue, I met Tan Sri Robert Phang, who handed over a RM50,000 contribution to Faizul’s family.

He left but the chairman of the Social Care Foundation called me while I was driving back to the office. Phang spoke at length to emphasise on the need to set up a special fund to protect journalists in the course of duty.

Phang, who has had a long association with the media, and a fair share of the good and bad, makes a lot of sense.

F a i z u l ’s d e a t h h a d “unearthed” some troubling moments (the no-insurance coverage for Faizul as he had “volunteered” was one), and questions have been raised on the coverage given to journalists embarking on risky assignments.

Mud-slinging also came into the picture, with some taking the opportunity to politicise matters.

Why the need to politicise everything? I do not under-

stand it.

There were some weaknesses; and his death had made us aware of them.

Instead of bickering all the time, this is a time to honour the hero by ensuring that the lessons that we have learned from his passing do not go to waste.

We should start with the fund, plug the other holes that had emerged from this episode; and also start looking after all our heroes.

One would be to also start funds for other heroes.

Families of fallen soldiers, for example, are a must. Basically, those related to anyone who dies in the line of duty for the country must not be left to fend to themselves.

The nation should come together in times like this, and look beyond the obvious and politics. As Phang put it: “Brother, this has got nothing to do with politics”. Spot on, Sir. Spot on...

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AID FOR FAMILY: Phang (left) handing over his contribution to Noramfaizul's family members

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Would you say clearing the backlog is your greatest achievement? you look at the staA Iftistics, the aging list has become shorter. I have told the judges, why not hear the older cases first? It is ridiculous there are still cases from 2001! But the backlog has come down from 53,000 to 2,000 in the last two years.

In one year, we reduced cases by 43,000. So cases are moving very fast not only in the New Commercial Courts (NCC) but also in Magistrates Courts.

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Accomplishments will be judged IN the final of our two-part interview with Tun Zaki Azmi, the retiring Chief Justice talks to The Malay Mail executive editor Terence Fernandez about accomplishments, the separation of powers and why judges are more independent now. Zaki will step down on Sept 12, and his successor will be Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria.

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Is this what you targeted when you took over?

I must confess, when I took office I didn't know what to do, I didn't have any plans. But I had regular meetings with my managing judges such as Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria, Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif and Tan Sri James Foong Cheng Yuen. Everyday we met and ideas came, but I set certain targets. You set targets high and if you target 100%, maybe you achieve 80%. This is what I meant

by KPIs (key performance indicators), not the way lawyers make it out to be, that justice is rushed! You only have eight hours in a day to hear cases, so I am realistic.

I wanted to just reduce the backlog. But we had to reach an interim target, to finish the 2007 cases first, followed by 2008, etc. But I don't say, from now on, we must hear current cases.

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Did you bring your experience as a lawyer to revamp the judicial process?

No doubt about A Yes! that! When I was in practice, an order application took four years to dispose!

It was not unusual for me to go back and forth to the court every three months regarding the same case.

And when you appeared before the judge, he would ask “what's the issue?” Then you had to explain from the start! He talks rubbish because he can't remember.

You call this justice? This is not justice! The judge cannot decide properly because he's listening to the case in installments with hearing dates so far apart! Now cases are heard more frequently. In shorter installments.

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Would it not be better for one judge to hear a case from beginning to end? prefer that, but A Iit'swould not that easy, especially for criminal cases, because you can't always find witnesses on the same day.

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Do you think people are taking advantage of the reforms you instituted to file frivolous suits? plaintiff has rights, A The and whether it's an abuse of the process is another matter. The defendant can file the necessary action to end the suit but you cannot stop people from filing. I disagree when you say people file frivolous cases. Those days yes, file and it takes months and years for a case to be heard, now the cases move very fast.

But defamation is the lowest priority because everyone is suing everyone else these days.

I believe that in real personal defamation, time will heal.

The plaintiff and defendant regrets three years down the road, shake hands, hug and make-up. But now plaintiffs must be sure they have a case, have witnesses and documents ready because the court is going to hear his case in six or nine months. Before, file first and look for evidence. I know, I used to do that... every trick in the book! (laughs). In NCC, that's what's happening. You file, you serve. You don't serve, I'll strike it off. That means you are serious. I believe that this way the number of such (frivolous) cases will reduce.

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What have you left undone and wish you had more time to complete? at the backlog. Give A Look me another year, maybe I can clear everything! However, I think my successor would be able to clear everything within a year to 18 months.

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Why are you confident your successor would be able to do it? work as a team. The A We team will continue. When someone comes up with an idea, we implement it. They are just as anxious to get things moving as I am. That's

why I am grateful to God. Everything I got is not my doing. God is behind me. I am not embarrassed to say that. Otherwise, I wouldn't get the best people to work with me. I asked for an increase in judges' salaries, I got it. I asked for more judges, for more facilities, I got those too!

Without all these, how was I to deliver?

You once des cr ib e d clearing the backlog and revamping the judiciary akin to waiting for flood waters to recede before one could start polishing the silverware. So, can we start polishing? flood waters have A The receded a lot. In the Magistrates Courts, we can start polishing!

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advised your fellow Q You judges to cut down on written judgments? cut down on A Ithemeant length of those not intended for publication. If they hear 100 cases, they may want to publish 20, so write fully for those 20. If they are established points of law, why waste time writing? Lawyers have asked me about improving quality of justice. I asked what is quality of justice? They cannot answer. Are you talking about quality of written judgments?

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Are you satisfied with the current level of separation of powers? say there is more A Lawyers separation of powers than before. There is no problem of separation of powers.

Politicians dare not interfere with me. The executive dares not speak to me about a case.

The other day someone came to me with an envelope! I spoke to him and he went off without opening the envelope after realising he was wasting his time. Once, an old

friend came to see me about a case, I sent him off. I said “I don't want to know about this case!” One cannot be overly independent. If one is corrupt or misbehaves, we can't do anything.

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How do we address that?

Teach! Teach the culture and whoever is suspected of misbehaving, remove them or take some sort of action.

Even if we hear someone is possibly being too friendly with a certain lawyer, we move him out and I have done it!

If we feel when being in the civil court, a judge is inclined towards a particular party, we also move him out. We do it but we don't announce.

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Shouldn't you announce it?

What for lah? We do it quietly. As long as we in the judiciary know.

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And this culture of “kicking” rogue judges upstairs? kicking upwards! We A No move him laterally from one division to another. If he still misbehaves, we pull him up and give him a talking to.

He will stop it.

Do you control your judges?

People will say, oh you pass a certain case to a friendly judge. Let them say what they want. If it is true, why do I give cases like the "Allah" issue to Judge Datuk Lau Bee Lian? She decides. I don't have any say in it. People have accused me of manipulating the Court of Appeal. I don't control judges. If I want to manipulate, I could do so at the High Court level, the Judicial Commissioners (JC).

It is easier. I could say “JC, you want to be promoted? See-lah this case” But I don't do that.

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If I go to the Court of Appeal, I have to manipulate three people. It's more difficult to do that there.

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And who's minding the store?

I am! Eight, 10 hours a day, monitoring cases on my BlackBerry. After my heart attack, I stopped monitoring.

So who's monitoring now?

Nobody! That's why we have to be consistent. The magistrates know I am monitoring. same problem in the Q So, civil service here. It is personality-centric. Does the Chief Justice monitor, jump before things are done? why I push my A That's people to get out of this culture. Tell them to correct A, they correct A, but B they don't correct. Yes, they were scared of me but now it is a matter of pride, so not so badlah! The staff of the court are proud of their achievements.

I tell them it is their work. I didn't do anything. Maybe I just brought the rotan (cane) to motivate them.

Do you think the judiciary is a balanced representation of Malaysia's multiethnicity? you look at the proA Ifportion of judges, twothirds are Malays, the rest non-Malays. And most of the judges come from within the service. Although the government has increased salaries to a better level, it is still not attractive enough. And when we take people from the service, inevitably they leave. It is a statistical problem, not a policy issue. Look at promotion at the Federal Court, they want women, they want Chinese, they want Indians.

I am conscious not only of race but Sabah and Sarawak too. It is not easy, as on top of this, you also want quality. So

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how do we balance? Even now the Malays are complaining we are promoting too many non-Malays. Some Malay politicians ask: “Why are you promoting so many Indians?”

My answer is: “Because they are good!” And this must be the main criteria. I'm not here to win a popularity contest, I'm here to do what's right!

How much say do you have in promoting judges?

I only promote good judges. If you are not good, you are left behind.

And look at the levels in place. There are many layers for a promotion — the Chief Justice, the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), the Prime Minister, the King and the Conference of Rulers — five levels! And there are nine rulers. If one Ruler doesn't like the fellow's face, it's finished! And this has happened!

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What keeps you awake at night?

Problems! Problems! (laughs). I get up at 3am, turn on the light and open my files to think about how to solve these problems. My wife chases me out of the room!

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What do you plan to do after this?

I've got my business. I definitely will not be as busy as I am now, so much so, I forgot about my medical check-up, that's why I had the heart attack!

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Will you return to practice, as a consultant?

Definitely not! I think if you are a senior judge, you should never go back into practice, even as a consultant. Because then you will have this problem: “You know just because CJ says it, he must be right! His opinion must be good.” I don't think that's right. I'm financially comfortable so I don't need to work. Immediately after I retire, I'm going to speak to the Singapore Law Academy and then go to the US for a similar engagement.

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The current Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee feels it is a grave waste to put senior judges to pasture after their retirement. Do you agree? can contribute in many A Iways, but never a consultant for a legal firm, it's not right.

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Are you going to write your memoirs?

I'm not a good writer. I've started something but I haven't progressed much!

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these issues. Three-quarters of our Federal Constitution has political dimensions to it, so the minute there is a constitutional case, it becomes political.”

Lim said another missed opportunity was upholding the principle that the will of the people should prevail, as in the Perak constitutional crisis in early 2009 in which Barisan Nasional did a reverse takeover of the State, causing Pakatan Rakyat to lose the State they had won in the March 8, 2008, general election.

“There were also cases relating to the Internal Security Act (ISA) and human rights which Zaki could have better addressed. To be fair, we have seen some brave judges and judgments under Zaki's watch," he said, alluding to the disclosure of government agreements with concessionaires, which, however, was later overruled and sex discrimination cases.

“If Zaki was as Machiavel­ lian as some people believed he was, we would not have had some decisions where judges had ruled against the government (which, however, had appealed against those decisions)."

Lim said there were reservations to Zaki's appointment in 2008 due to his links with Umno as their former legal advisor.

“But when looking back at his tenure, Zaki has done a lot of good, and he was the man of the moment to improve the machinery and efficiency of the judicial system.

“He was a friend of the Bar, notwithstanding some issues initially, such as his initiating KPIs (key performance indicators) to improve delivery

and the installing of video recorders in court. Thanks to his open-mindedness, much of our complaints were resolved. The Bar welcomes Zaki back to its fold and we hope he will take up a practising certificate again."

When interviewed by The Malay Mail, Zaki had stressed it was unethical for senior members of the Bench (judiciary) to return to practice.

Lim also opined that while the Malaysian Bench had been through a long dark chapter from the late 1980s (due to the removal of Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas), things improved somewhat during the watch of Zaki's predecessors, Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah (20002003) and Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad (2007-2008).

"Zaki brought a new culture of hard work and discipline among judges. He also brought in a culture of consultation between Bar and Bench, and a culture of technology," said Lim who described the proximity between the Bar and Bench during Zaki's tenure as positive as judges who were not up to the mark were a lot more careful due to the access the Bar had to Zaki.

“But Zaki was not one to just accept anything the Bar said as he had defended his judges, and also put in time and effort to verify claims.”

Lim is confident the CJ's successor, Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria, will continue Zaki's policies but hoped Arifin would initiate improvements on the quality of judgments.

Zaki ends his tenure as the country's sixth CJ on Sept 12, and on the same day, Arifin will take over.

“Whatever you may say, Zaki has left the judiciary in a far better shape then when he entered it,” said Lim.

Judicial heads since 1963 THE formation of Malaysia on Sept 16, 1963, led to the creation of the office of Lord President of the Supreme Court as the head of the highest court in the country.

In 1994, this position was renamed (some say "downgraded") to Chief Justice of Malaysia.

There were seven Lord Presidents, namely, Tun Sir James Beveridge Thomson (1963-1966, a Scotsman who

was previously Chief Justice of Malaya), Tun Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah (19661968), Tun Mohamed Azmi Mohamed (1968-1974), Tun Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim (1974-1982), Raja Tun Azlan Shah (1982-1984, he was subsequently Sultan of Perak and also Yang diPertuan Agong), Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas (1984-1988) and Tun Abdul Hamid Omar (1988-1994).

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Reforms should also have covered constitutional matters WHILE outgoing Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi has won accolades for instituting sweeping reforms in the judicial system, the Bar Council feels he fell short on key constitutional amendments which would have put to rest long-standing conflicts of laws.

Bar Council president Lim Chee Wee, in calling the Chief Justice (CJ) "a friend of the Bar" for his sweeping reforms and unprecedented consultations with lawyers, also said Zaki could have done more for constitutional reforms.

“We would have liked a more progressive development in constitutional matters but Zaki had missed certain opportunities, such as in S. Shamala's case which is an important issue," said Lim when met by The Malay Mail.

"Our judges, when deciding on such sensitive issues, cannot hide behind technicalities as the law is there to provide remedy and relief to litigants. If there is a need to change the law, then change the law.”

Lim was responding to The Malay Mail's Q&A interview with Zaki (published yesterday and today), in which the Chief Justice had said he could not decide on the fundamental issues in 39-yearold Shamala's case as she was in contempt of court by opting to take her two sons to Australia instead of facing custody hearings against her Muslim-convert ex-husband in Malaysia.

On whether it was right to put the ball at the feet of the politicians to settle thorny issues, such as the CivilSyariah courts overlap, Lim said: “Judges are the last frontier. It is not a good defence to say politicians should sort out

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With the renaming of the position, Tun Abdul Hamid Omar became the first Chief Justice in 1994, and his six successors being Tun Mohamed Eusoff Chin (1994-2000), Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah (2000-2003), Tun Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim (20032007), Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad (2007-2008), Tun Zaki Azmi (2008-2011) and, from Monday, Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria.

No offer letter given Tourism Minister responds to Chelsea Flower Show tender criticisms

JAMES Wong is the Tourism Ministry's preferred choice for Show Garden Designer for next year's Chelsea Flower Show. However, its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen (pic) has denied awarding him the RM3 million contract for the prestigious event.

The celebrity botanist with Malaysian roots, the minister explained, had merely been considered.

Dr Ng was responding to a recent front page report in The Paper That Cares, on the Ministry’s open tender for the Show Garden Designer for next year's Chelsea Flower Show, where bidders were only given eight days to submit bids for the RM3 million project.

She denied issuing the offer letter but said Wong had been considered because of his two consecutive gold medals won in the annual flower show in the past two years.

“I never said (we have awarded the tender to Wong).

I said we have looked into Wong as he won gold medals.

He is a Malaysian and a well recognised botanist, he is a lecturer, a TV producer and he won us gold two years in a row,” she said.

The tender advertisement published in UK dailies on

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani Asrul@mmail.com.my

Aug 10, came after the ministry was criticised for purportedly awarding the contract to the London-based designer.

This is because Dr Ng was reported as saying on June 6 that Wong will be designing the Malaysian exhibit at the 2012 edition of the flower show after he won consecutive gold medals.

The ministry's sincerity in coming up with the tender exercise at this stage was questioned as the tenders closed at noon on Aug 17 – a day before the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which organises the Chelsea Flower Show, required the stand design to be submitted.

Treasury circulars dictate tenders need to be submitted within 60 to 90 days.

However, Dr Ng felt the one-week deadline would not be an issue if interested applicants were competent.

She said the ministry had no power over the deadline as this was decided by RHS. “We wanted to participate

in the Royal Chelsea Flower show. So it was an open tender but we knew the limitation was RHS’s date of closure.”

Although it only had under a day to decide on the bids, Dr Ng said the tender committee was experienced enough to decide the winning application and stressed Malaysians should not question the ministry’s sincerity but celebrate Malaysia’s gold medals.

“That is okay (if the committee had only one day to decide) and should not be a problem. More important is that everybody should celebrate Malaysia’s gold. The world is rooting for us, so let us celebrate Malaysia’s golds.

We took part twice and twice we won the gold.

“We were able to win because of Wong but people wanted open tenders, so we said yes, but, of course, with open tenders, you have to see if you are capable or not.”

Dr Ng was, however, unable to reveal the winning bid.

"I do not know because ministers are not involved in any of the tender processes."

PETALING JAYA

Conditional extension THE two-year extension given to school bus operators to replace vehicles which are more than 30 years old is conditional.

Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chief operating officer Azhar Ahmad said the two-year extension is not a blanket one but merely provisional. Operators must show proof they are buying new or second-hand buses before they can be considered for the extension.

Azhar was commenting on reports that the Federation of Malaysian School Bus Drivers Association had called off its nationwide strike after its

advisor Datuk Loh Choon Beng said SPAD agreed to give operators a two-year extension.

“We are still giving a oneyear extension to school bus operators but will provide an additional year if they can show proof of purchase for a new or second-hand bus. But the second-hand bus must be below 20 years,” he told The Malay Mail.

A grace period would be given to operators to replace their vehicles if the old buses pass Puspakom safety checks.

The ruling will be enforced next year as the re-registration period for commercial vehi-

cles, including school buses, ends on Sept 30.

School bus operators had voiced opposition to the new ruling, cautioning there would be chaos if it is implemented immediately as most of the 25,000 vehicles serving the industry have reached the age limit.

Bus operators and drivers had called on SPAD to give more time and money to replace old school buses, claiming they did not earn enough to replace old vehicles.

Azhar, however, said the public cannot expect the government to bail out every business in the country.

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326 smokers issued summonses under the Control of Tobacco Product Regulations 2004 during 'Ops Raya' at 390 shopping malls nationwide from Aug 18 to 21 — Health Ministry

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Baffled by 'inaction' Animal lovers question apparent police apathy to animal cruelty

UNHAPPY with the way investigations are going over the case where some 300 cats had been left to starve at two pet hotels in Sungai Buloh recently, animal lovers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) brought the matter up with Federal police yesterday, calling for a thorough probe and to locate about 100 'missing' felines.

The group, led by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals (SPCA) and Malaysian Animal Rights Society (Roar), also wanted police to take a case against perpetrators and charge them in court.

ASP Fook Cheek Cheng accepted the memorandum on behalf of Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar, outside Bukit Aman.

"We are baffled police did not remand the owners but instead released them soon after questioning," said SPCA president Christine Chin.

By G. PRAKASH prakash@mmail.com.my

"We also want police to interrogate the suspects to reveal the whereabouts of the 'missing' cats and what had happened to the animals," she said.

Roar president N. Surendran questioned the police for not taking up a case against the owners of the pet hotel. " T h e c u lpr it s c an b e charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating which provides for a jail term of up to 10 years, whipping and fine, if convicted," he said.

Surendran said apart from the animal cruelty issue, pet owner's have also been cheated.

"They paid for a service which did not materialise.

Surely these pet owners have been cheated as their cats had been left to starve and were not taken care of."

He questioned the need

OUTRAGED: Surendran and Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar. handing over a memorandum to police officers at Bukit Aman yesterday — Pic: Samsul Said

for police to refer the case to the Department of Veterinary Services when they, too, should investigate.

"It is only fair that DVS investigate the case on the clear elements of animal cruelty while police should also do their part by investigating the case under the cheating offence," he said.

Meanwhile, Petaling Jaya deputy police chief Supt Meor Hamdan, when contacted, confirmed police had questioned two suspects and released them the same day.

"After questioning the suspects, we submitted our findings to the DVS for further action," he said.

Meor declined to comment

on what had transpired during questioning or why the operators of the pet hotel neglected the cats.

When asked why police did not investigate the case under cheating, Meor said police reports received were on animal cruelty.

"The police reports lodged did not contain elements

AMPANG

PETALING JAYA

Gold bracelet clue to burnt teen's identity A PORTRAIT of a pretty teenager found horribly burnt beyond recognition on Monday in Kampung Lembah Jaya Utara in Ampang took shape while her identity remained a mystery.

Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the girl, aged 17 to 18, was local, 162-cm tall, fair-skinned and had straight shoulder length hair.

She was wearing a green and black-striped baju kurung when her body was found in some bushes near some houses.

The body was almost naked as the baju kurung on the upper part of the body was burnt off.

Pieces of her attire were found in the bushes by the roadside.

Her gold bracelet — with six heart nuggets — on her left hand and a pair of small gold earrings were intact.

There was no trace of a handbag or personal documents, said Amiruddin.

Amiruddin said her body was so severely burnt that she lacked scarring, which would be caused by the mandatory BCG vaccination against tuberculosis.

He said the girl’s fingerprints were not available because her hands were badly burnt.

of cheating to support the claim," he said.

However, Meor said police would still assist DVS on the matter and investigations are ongoing.

It was reported that pet owners and animal lovers had gone to the centre in Damansara Damai, Sungai Buloh, on Sunday afternoon after the operators failed to return the cats or answer calls.

Volunteers rescued about 100 cats kept in inhumane conditions. The animals had been starved for over a week and most were sickly and emaciated.

Soon after a police report was lodged, pet owners and police rescued another 70 cats from a house nearby.

Nine cats had been found dead at the premises but the fatality count rose to 13 yesterday.

At Press time, more than 20 police reports had been made on the incident.

By AIZAT SHARIF aizat@mmail.com.my

“She suffered 80 per cent burns on her hands and torso and the back of her body was the only unburned region,” he said.

Police said there were traces of thinner where her body was found — an indication she might have been set ablaze there.

The autopsy showed there were no bodily injuries, suggesting a possibility she could have been burnt unconscious.

Amiruddin said the autopsy also revealed the girl was not sexually assaulted.

Further, it is believed there was no sign she was bound and gagged, raising the likelihood that she could have been subdued by some chemical.

Amiruddin said a murder investigation has been launched.

He described the act as brazen as it was done close to some houses.

Police have appealed to anyone who might have seen a fire to assist investigations and are carrying out house-to-house inquiries.

It was initially thought she was killed and burned elsewhere before her body was dumped in

the housing estate in the vicinity of Bukit Belacan.

The body was discovered by a resident who had spotted the charred remains and contacted police. Two police officers who happened to be patrolling the neighbourhood were informed.

So far, only one resident said he heard a noise like someone was walking past his house, but did not see anyone when he looked out.

The resident, Siti Fatimah Harun, also heard motorcycles passing by the area about 3.30am on Monday which she said was unusual as the neighbourhood was always quiet in the wee hours.

Forensic officers re-examined the scene yesterday to get more clues into the murder.

Four missing persons reports had been lodged in the Ampang district in the 24 hours prior to the discovery of the body.

One person had gone to the hospital to identify the victim but the identification proved negative.

Police have made a nationwide appeal for those who made missing persons’ reports to come forward since the victim might be from out of town.

Monitor pet shops council told

By THASHA JAYAMANOGARAN thasha@mmail.com.my

VITAL EVIDENCE: Amiruddin urges anyone with a missing family member who was wearing this gold bracelet recovered by police from the halfcharred body to come forward to identify the victim and facilitate police investigations — Pic: Salhani Ibrahim

LOCAL councils have been told to exercise closer supervision of pet shops and businesses related to animals, in the wake of the 'cat hotel' fiasco at Damansara Damai here, in which 13 cats died due to neglect while 160-odd cats were rescued last Sunday.

"Such an incident could have been avoided if the local council had conducted regular and stringent checks on such outlets," said Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin, when contacted by The Malay Mail yesterday.

"We are now seeking the cat hotel's two owners who were released by police on Sunday night after their statements were recorded.

"We want to know what they have to say before deciding on the next course of action."

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Selangor have urged those with information on the missing cats to contact their media officer Kelvin Cheah at 017-3607212 or email kelvin.spca.gmail.com.

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After a complaint has been resolved, the complainant cannot demand non-publication of the matter.

What a mess!

Unbearable stench from overflowing drain

VICTOR LEE has been waiting for the authorities to fix the drain in front of his house in Kampung Baru Salak Selatan.

He says the drain in Jalan 23 collapsed following heavy rain on Aug 14.

"Now, every time it rains, the water overflows onto the road. It would emit foul smell for days on end."

He says not only water overflows onto the road but rubbish as well, making the area unhygienic and unpleasant to walk on.

LEE says whenever he and his family members are forced to step into the pool of black water, which can be up to 15cm deep, their clothes and shoes would get dirty.

"Our legs will itch. I suspect there may be faeces in the water."

He says he has made numerous calls to Kuala Lumpur City Hall but there has been no action.

"I cannot understand it. If a drain collapses and causes problems, surely someone must be responsible," LEE says. ● KUALA LUMPUR City Hall says it will send an officer to determine who is

STINKING: The broken drain in front of Lee's house in Kampung Baru Salak Selatan

responsible for the drain's maintenance.

Once identified, City Hall will ensure the damage is assessed and repairs carried

TAKE NOTE 1. All bookings for the Petaling Jaya Civic Centre will be put on hold from Oct 16 to Dec 31 for urgrading works.

2. Malaysian citizens who are eligible to register as voters may download the voter registration form (Form A) from the Election Commission's (EC) website www.spr.gov. my.

3. As of July this year, t h e A m p a n g J ay a Municipal Council has enforced a RM200 annual fee for new applications and renewal of management office licences.

out as soon as possible, says a spokesman.

When contacted, LEE hopes action can be taken immediately because the

stench is becoming unbearable.

He is also worried about the possible spread of disease because of the dirty water.

By HAMZAH NAZARI and IKRAM ISMAIL

When GPRS takes over from WiFi CHEONG YOKE PING, of Bangsar Park, has been a Maxis subscriber for more than 10 years but never signed up for any data package.

She claims she only signed up for a two-user Family Plan for RM50. But in July, she received a bill of RM140.80 for GPRS data.

"I do have a smartphone but it is only connected through WiFi," she says.

Upon contacting Maxis customer service, she asked for details of her bill but was told she would be charged RM5 for it.

She was also told that if someone is using WiFi on her smartphone and the connection is dropped, GPRS will take over and the user will be charged.

"How can Maxis allow GPRS to take over without a customer's knowledge and consent? I have never been informed about this," says CHEONG. She says she subsequently signed up for a 100KB data package for RM18 because Maxis agreed to waive the RM140.80 charge if she did.

However, she was shocked to find her next bill reflecting an RM385.50 charge for GPRS. "After that, I made sure to turn off the mobile's network before using the WiFi con-

nected to my smartphone."

When CHEONG visited the Maxis centre at KLCC for clarification, she was informed data charges are updated by the mobile phone provider.

"They said I would be automatically charged whether I wanted it or not. Even if I had a limit of RM18, I would still be charged extra if there is data download."

CHEONG believes she is not alone in this matter and wants Maxis to clarify the charges. ● MAXIS COMMUNICATIONS BHD says it has contacted CHEONG and explained to her how the WiFi connection can switch over to 3G/GPRS upon the WiFi connection being lost while she is using it.

"We have since disconnected her 3G service at her request to avoid future recurrences," says a spokesman.

"We have also informed her she can reactivate her 3G service anytime in future if she needs to use it.

"She has accepted our explanation and is pleased with the resolution."

When contacted, CHEONG confirms Maxis had contacted her on Aug 16.

"They have agreed to waive the charges and it should be reflected in my next bill."

Online comments www.mmail.com.my No warranty for LCD (Sept 6) ● SO the camera reseller says no warranty for the LCD screen. What does the manufacturer say? First time I'm hearing the LCD is not covered under standard product warranty. Why does the reseller have to bear warranty for the LCD? They could have claimed the warranty on behalf of the user as product reseller. Or is that camera a stolen or parallel imported unit? — abugaga Fraudulent account nullified (Sept 5) ● THE telco must be made

to compensate Fairuz for the inconvenience caused to him through no fault of his (losing his identity card is besides the issue). The onus must be on the telco to prove they've billed correctly and not for Fairuz to prove his innocence. If this is enforced by law, the telco and its ilk (banks) will be extra careful in accepting applications and registrations. They will by their own accord institute fingerprint verification and further checks, and not just accept an identity card at face value — and then make an innocent party suffer. But they will never do this as long

as the government doesn't force them to. They may even be making money out of it.

How many people, who did not have the providence of The Malay Mail fighting for them, have been victimised?

— fairgo ● IF the telco is not able to disclose who had created the false accounts, what is their next course of action to prevent such incidents from recurring? Those responsible for falsifying another person's details and opening any kinds of accounts should be charged and penalised for fraud. Hopefully, the telco

lodges a police report and get the cops to investigate this matter soonest. The telco has a social responsibility towards the public and should not take matters like this lightly as it causes much inconvenience and financial constraints on those affected by such scams. — shaktiman Motorcycle nuisance (Sept 5) ● IT is not only the motorcycles that block the road.

The main culprits are the mechanics and the workshops in that area. If there is no workshop, there won't be any motocycles there, for

sure. So please, do something City Hall and get the MP to see what she can do to get rid of these workshops.

City Hall has the power but why are they reluctant to use it? Why? Is there something around "the corner"?

— Abang Tan ML ● THIS happens all over Malaysia and this happens because of Malaysians' mentality of being ignorant and arrogant. The blame goes back to all Malaysians. They would not learn until another lorry comes crashing into their premises or their vehicles. — staticpony

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KL: Hell of a cat 'hotel' (Sept 5)

Bring owners of 'pet hotel' to book

THE carnage and pitiful sight of the animals boarded at a "pet hotel" in Damansara Damai has stunned Malaysians and animal lovers alike by the indifference, insensitivity and abject neglect of a moral and legal responsibility towards animals.

SPCA Selangor is appalled and shocked at the severity of the condition of the cats and urge the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and the police,

yet again, to apply the full force of the law against the owners/ operators of this "pet hotel", which currently is hardly being used by the authorities to curtail and prosecute animal abusers.

The society urges the owners/ operators be fined RM200 a cat, which can total RM60,000, and imprisonment for six months as stipulated in Section 44 of the Animal Act 1953 (Amended 2006).

Undoubtedly, these operators will give a host of excuses as to why they abdicated on their duty to care for the animals.

SPCA Selangor maintains there should be no excuse.

Whether it is a scam or not, they have a legal and moral responsibility to the cats entrusted to their care, and failure to do so should leave them open to be charged with cruelty to animals.

Section 44 states that anyone "by wantonly or unreasonably doing or omitting to do any act, that causes unnecessary pain and suffering shall be guilty of an offence of cruelty”.

SPCA Selangor recommends the following: 1. All pet owners should do a reasonable check on any boarding facility. They should meet the operators and ask how their pets will be cared for.

SHAH ALAM: i-City

Dirty city of lights

RECENTLY, my family and I visited i-City in Shah Alam for the first time.

We went there together with my aunt's family who came all the way from Penang.

Having heard a lot of good things from friends and also the media, we decided to take them there since we had never been there before.

I am not going to deny how beautifully lighted i-City was.

It was mesmerising watching all the beautiful trees decorated with neon lights and animal figurines dotting the landscape.

Even from afar, we could already see how beautiful i-City was, and the scenery reminded me a lot of Disneyland in the US. Like hundreds of other people who visited the place that night, we parked our cars at the open parking area.

All I can say is that we really

DISGRACEFUL: Rubbish dumped by the roadside in i-City

had fun there, snapping away like some trigger-happy kids.

All the pictures of the scenery that we took, we make sure we are in all of them.

One of the best moments was when we could feel and touch the figurines and colour-

ful trees. Other visitors were also doing the same, posing and clicking their cameras non-stop.

Amidst all the beauty, something ugly emerges.

People were freely and nonchalantly littering this wonder-

ful city of lights.

As we walked around the city, we saw loads and loads of rubbish everywhere. It was a disgraceful sight and I felt ashamed foreign tourists also saw it happening in front of their eyes.

It showed the irresponsible and lackadaisical attitude of Malaysians. There was no one cleaning up the area. Most of the rubbish bins were filled to the brim.

This is not the way we want to remember our i-City visit.

It is my sincere hope the owners or any party responsible for the cleanliness of the area put in some effort to ensure it is free from rubbish.

At the same time, I hope they will attend to the unlighted figurines and ensure they are all in good working condition.

R. Meyshna Nair

Being Frank: ‘Monkey’ Malaysians vs ‘dirty-minded’ Iranians (Sept 6)

Unfair depiction of Iranians in this country CONTRARY to Time's report, most Iranians in Malaysia respect the rules, laws and people of this country.

It is the way it should be for travellers like me — to show respect for the rules and culture of any host country.

I have been here for four years, studying. Personally, I have no problems with Malaysians.

As a matter of fact, they have been kind to me and never looked down on me or my countrymen.

Malaysia is my hope for a better future and I am hoping that one day, I will become a good citizen of this country, God willing.

Reading the report, I feel it was more of an "attack" by the West who can't bear to see people living peacefully.

The reporter seems to be deliberately firing shots at us as if to create trouble.

It was unfair and stupid of the reporter to say things like we, Iranians, are bribing the police to hold parties.

I can't believe Time wrote such rubbish.

Finally, I would like to add that if anyone is uncomfortable living in Malaysia, then he or she should leave the country instead of showing disrespect.

Iran Student

Not all are the same

TRY and picture this: Your guest enters your house and begins insulting your parents, children and siblings and whoever else inside the house.

You see no reason for the attack, so do you keep quiet? Will you just smile and put a hand on his shoulder and say "Let's get something to eat"?

Personally, I will ask that person to get out of my house.

Sincerely, I hope people will

not judge Iranians in the same light as the person who allegedly said Malaysians lived on trees with the monkeys some 100 years ago.

I also agree with the column writer the cab driver may not have said those words but if he did say so, then I will take it as an isolated case of someone speaking through his rear end.

Guest in Malaysia

Thankful to Malaysia I HAVE been living in Malaysia for the past four years, studying and working.

Although I couldn’t communicate well with Malaysians because of our cultural and political differences, it was never a problem for me.

I must say I have never been at peace like I am now. I have never felt this safe and free.

I appreciate and am thankful to Malaysia and also Malaysians for giving me a second home.

JustEnsan

2. Get references from friends and other animal lovers on the track record of such a facility.

3. Get to know the operators well and call in regularly during holidays or ask friends, family members or colleagues to drop by the facility, if possible.

4. Ask friends to assist in boarding your pets, whenever possible.

5. That all pet shops and boarding facilities be approved

by DVS either via licensing or general check on the background of the operators.

6. The "bad" operators should undergo psychiatric treatment and be banned from being involved in animal business and from owning pets for the rest of their lives, unless the court is satisfied with their rehabilitation.

Helen Chan SPCA Selangor

SERDANG: Slain Bernama TV cameraman

laid to rest (Sept 5)

Take safety precautions

THE death of BernamaTV cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor makes one wonder about security procedures for newsmen from Malaysia covering assignments in dangerous places and war-torn countries.

I am not a media person, so I am not well-versed in what the right or wrong procedures are, if any, but looking at what the Malaysia media team wore that day, it appears they were ill-prepared.

Plain T-shirts and khakis surely are not the right attire to wear in a war-torn country like Somalia, even if it is just for humanitarian purposes.

Understandably, there is no such thing as 100 per cent assurance of safety but the right safety precautions can help a lot to minimise chances of getting injured or killed.

Compared to how BBC and CNN covered the recent Libyan crisis, it appears the Malaysian media are way behind on this.

Journalists from the two media houses were seen wearing bulletproof vests and helmets whenever they reported their news.

They were also trained for months on safety precautions and ways to react during crossfires.

In this particular case, I feel the organiser should have done more to ensure the safety of the people they bring to cover their event.

Hopefully, this tragic incident will be a lesson to many. Please don't let this happen again.

My condolences to the family.

Mokhtar

Noramfaizul deserves Datukship THE BernamaTV cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor, who was killed on Friday evening after he was shot at while travelling in a four-wheel-drive vehicle with other Malaysian media personnel covering the humanitarian aid mission to Somalia, deserves a Datukship for his contribution to our country.

Despite the Hari Raya celebration, Noramfaizul had placed the country and helping others as his priority.

Not many people will have such noble intention to help

the poor and needy away from the family, especially during the festive season.

For me, he truly deserves a Datukship more than anyone else in this sense.

The Datukship will also serve as recognition of the contribution by the media community, especially those who risk their lives covering assignments in dangerous places, both locally and abroad.

Hopefully, the government will consider my suggestion.

Vasuki Nadarajah

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Local varsity students to master English and improve communication skills through the Malaysian Soft Skills Scale (My3S) programme -- Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah

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Teen ambassadors Two to make voices heard at Unicef forum

A FEW years ago, if you had told 18-year-old Hazrul Syafiq he would one day be a national representative at a Unicef forum, he probably wouldn't have believed you.

The soft-spoken young man admits he used to be a problematic student, cutting classes to hang out with friends and not taking his studies seriously.

Today, he is a spokesman for Malaysian teens in support of Unicef 's second International Year of Youth, which started in August 2010. This year, Unicef has dedicated its flagship report, The State of the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Children, to adolescence, which includes the 5.47 million teens who make up onefifth of Malaysiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population.

Its findings from the forum with local teen ambassadors will highlight challenges adolescents face to help develop new national policies, work

By FAIZAL NOR IZHAM faizal.nor@mmail.com.my

with NGOs and initiate programmes granting them access to quality education and healthcare while protecting them from pervasive rights abuses.

Apart from this, Hazrul is doing an internship in the Social Responsibility Department of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), one of Unicef 's partners. He also took part for eight months in AFC's inaugural Midnight Football programme for unguided youth and represented Kuala Lumpur's U-17 football team in the Malaysian Education Ministry Cup. Above all, he is a leading teen ambassador, encouraging his peers to stay out of trouble and be "on the ball".

"The other teenagers in AFC's Midnight Football pro-

gramme had been into drugs, gangs and also street crimes," he told The Malay Mail. "However, many went on to undertake vocational studies afterwards and now work in hotels or are electrical engineers."

Hazrul, who himself will commence studies at Mara Polytech College (KPTM) by year-end, wants to become a businessman, perhaps in the sports equipment industry.

"As an ambassador for Unicef, I hope to voice teen rights to protection and care.

I believe it is important to give equal opportunities to people from all walks of life.

"We also wish to highlight that wayward youths are capable of changing their ways if they are offered guidance, as there are often underlying personal issues behind social

problems such as unstable family backgrounds. Malaysian mindsets towards these things need to change. " Fellow panellist Jaysaminth Singh, 20, who faced learning difficulties while growing up, did himself proud by winning silver and bronze medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2007 in Shanghai, China, in the bowling male singles and team event, respectively. He had also won the gold medal when representing Kuala Lumpur at the Malaysian Special Olympics.

"After being diagnosed as a slow-learner during childhood, my mother and teachers recommended I pursue sports," said Jaysaminth, who is also studying hotel management at Breyer College in Petaling Street here.

He hopes to highlight special needs issues at the Unicef forum.

LOUD AND CLEAR: Hazrul (right) will voice out teen right while Jaysaminth hopes to highlight special needs issues at the Unicef forum

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PLAYFUL: Young monkeys enjoying whatever is left of their 'home' in the forest

SHAH ALAM

Monkeys invade homes Primates look for food and shelter after forest cleared

By CECILIA VICTOR cecilia@mmail.com.my

A TROOPS of monkeys, displaced after a strip of land was cleared in Section 13, Shah Alam, are invading homes for food and shelter.

The Malay Mail visited the area after being alerted by a concerned reader and animal lover, Faridah Hameed, who spotted several rhesus macaques looking lost while attempting to cross a road near the former forest.

"As I was driving past the area, I discovered the land had been cleared and spotted the little creatures looking stunned and lost," Faridah said.

"They were probably wondering what happened to their habitat and where they were going to find food."

Noel Douglas, who resides at nearby Taman TTDI Jaya, said his clothing was stolen by monkeys roaming near his house in Jalan Sastera 2.

"I was out a couple of days ago and when I returned, I saw a monkey running away with my underwear that was drying on the line," said the 38-year-old.

"I used to leave my windows open but I no longer dare to do so because I fear the monkeys may enter my house."

Another resident, Sara Abdul Manap, 46, said a monkey had entered her

NOWHERE TO GO: Deprived of their natural habitat, as land is cleared to make way for development, these monkeys are turning to houses for food and shelter

house and stolen food.

"It entered through a window and I found some food missing. The animals have been deprived of their natural habitat in the forest and are invading homes in search of food."

Jeanne Gregory, 44, said she was worried for her safety because some of the monkeys may act violently if they were provoked.

The residents hope the

authorities would relocate the monkeys elsewhere where they would not be deprived of food and shelter.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Selangor Wildlife and National Parks Department said they would relocate the monkeys to forest reserves and zoos.

"We hope to trap them and relocate them so they will not pose a danger to themselves and others."

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We support the right of Syrians to protest peacefully. Peaceful protestors are not 'terrorists' — US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford

LONDON

KHOMS

Murdoch 'knew about hacking email' JAMES Murdoch (pic) was told in 2008 about an email that showed phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid was more widespread than his company claimed, the paper's former lawyer said yesterday.

The claim heaped fresh pressure on the 38-year-old, the son of Rupert Murdoch and chairman of the British newspaper subsidiary that published the tabloid, after he denied at a parliamentary hearing in July any knowledge of the email.

Tom Crone, former legal manager of the News of the World, said yesterday he informed Murdoch about the email in a 15-minute meeting in 2008, when they discussed a lawsuit brought against the paper alleging phone hacking.

"It was clear evidence that phone hacking was taking place beyond Clive Goodman," Crone told parliament's media commit-

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Gaddafi's brutality Dictator used torture squads to preserve rule

tee, referring to the paper's former royal editor jailed in 2007 for illegally accessing phone voicemails.

"It was the reason we had to settle the case and in order to settle the case, we had to explain the case to Mr Murdoch and get his authority to settle, so clearly it was discussed.

"The conversation lasted about 15 minutes. It was discussed but exactly what was said I can't remember."

A decision will be taken next Tuesday on whether to recall James Murdoch to be grilled over the accusations.

— AFP

LIBYA'S Muammar Gaddafi deployed special squads which held suspected opponents in shipping containers, tortured them for information about insurgent networks and disposed of their bodies in unmarked graves in a campaign to smash the revolt against his rule.

Evidence gathered in the provincial town of Khoms shows an organised system of repression with methods including delivering electric shocks to suspects' genitals, keeping them for weeks in baking heat with only a few sips of water a day and whipping them with an electrical

cable while their hands were bound with plastic ties.

It was all part of a deliberate strategy, said Nabil Al-Menshaz, an official in the rebel council which took over Khoms after Gaddafi's rule there collapsed last month.

"They wanted to frighten the people, so if anyone was thinking of going over to the rebels, they would change their minds," he said.

Months before the rebel victory and out of sight of the outside world, Gaddafi was operating a system of torture, separate from the army and police, that was so wellorganised the units has their

SCARS: A man tortured by the secret force showing his injuries

own command structures and bureaucracy.

On a wall at a construction site just outside Khoms that one of the units used for detaining suspects, pro-Gaddafi forces had scrawled in red crayon the name of their unit: "Soqur Al-Fatah" — or "Hawks of Al-Fatah".

Mohammed Ahmed Ali, a 54-year-old teacher of Arabic, said he was arrested on May 20 for taking part in an anti-Gaddafi protest. He was brought to a construction site near Khoms.

"They grabbed me by my beard and hit me. Then they hit me with rifle butts and

they used electricity on me.

They hit me with electricity in personal areas," he said.

In a room at the end of a long corridor at the main Khoms hospital is further evidence of the campaign of repression. Fifteen bodies lie on the floor, wrapped in canvas shrouds with a number pinned to each of them.

The bodies were brought to the hospital on Sunday night after they were dug up on the edge of the Sidi Muftah cemetery, just outside Khoms.

"It's genocide what Gaddafi was doing here," said a hospital staff. "Nobody would do what Gaddafi did." — Reuters

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Israel has always played the role of a spoilt child — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after announcing the suspension of trade, military and defence industry relations with the country

Wiki quarrel

Assange hits back at Mayawati over insanity quip been proven the world over, including by the aggressive persecution of our people by Washington. The allegations within them are made by US diplomats in their private communications back to Hillary Clinton. If chief minister Mayawati has a problem with the contents of these communications, she need to take it up with Hillary. I ask that Mayawatti admit her error

and apologise."

The cables quoting an aide of the Uttar Pradesh chief minister had said she was a person with a "penchant for personal corruption" and "a strong authoritarian streak".

Mayawati had told reporters yesterday: "I would request the government of his country to send him (Assange) to a mental asylum and if they have no place for him in his country

we can put him in our Agra mental hospital."

Assange said asylum in India was also welcome for him.

"Should she fail to do so, she is welcome to send her private jet to England to collect me, where I have been detained against my will, under house arrest, for the last 272 days. I would be happy to accept asylum, political asylum, in India — a nation I love. In return, I

will bring Mayawati a range of the finest British footwear."

The leaked US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks last week described how the political supremo once allegedly dispatched her empty private jet to fetch her favourite sandals from Mumbai.

Mayawati had food tasters to sample her meals and a "security entourage to rival a head of State" it claimed.

LONDON

Broken prison system to blame for riots

A 51-YEAR-OLD man has been successfully sued by his ex-wife, who claimed he did not have sex with her enough during 21 years of marriage. The couple were granted divorce in Nice, southern France, where the divorce court ruled the husband, known only as Jean-Louis B, was "solely responsible" for the break-up. London's Telegraph reported the 47-year-old woman sought €10,000 (RM41,725) in damages, which she won, for the inactive sex life.

Two gunned down in Nevada A GUNMAN killed at least two people yesterday in a shooting at a Nevada restaurant, including national guardsmen in uniform, before turning the gun on himself, the local sheriff said. The shooter, who was reportedly in critical condition and not expected to survive, also injured at least six people, according to Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong. — AFP

Arab League visit postponed

NEARLY 75 per cent of adults charged in last month's riots in England were known criminals with prior convictions, a government minister said yesterday, blaming a broken justice system for creating a "feral underclass" of repeat offenders.

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said the worst riots in a generation showed the urgent need to reform a penal system with a "straightforwardly dreadful" record of rehabilitating inmates.

In an article in the Guardian newspaper, Clarke said the riots showed the danger arising from "a feral underclass, cut off from the mainstream in everything but its materialism."

"It's not yet been widely recognised but the hardcore rioters were known criminals. Close to three quarters of those aged 18 or over charged with riot offences already had a prior conviction," said Clarke, a veteran Conservative.

London major Boris Johnson told a parliamentary committee: "What was going to make you more likely to riot? It was previous contact with the police and that's the problem that we need to tackle."

"We need to ask as a society what is happening to these people (after they have been jailed). How are we changing their lives so they don't come out again and go back to gangs?"

— Reuters

A PLANNED visit to Damascus tomorrow by Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi in which he had been due to press the bloc's calls for reform has been postponed, diplomatic sources said. "The visit has been put off to an undetermined date at Syria's request and a new meeting will be arranged soon," one diplomatic source said yesterday. — AFP

Riots to cost taxpayers more than RM630m THE riots in England will cost the taxpayer more than £133m (RM631.7m) in policing and compensation for businesses hit by the violence, the home affairs select committee has been told.

To date, The Guardian reports 100 individuals have applied for compensation to the Metropolitan Police Authority under the Riot Damages Act, totalling £9.3m in claims, a figure that is likely to increase.

In addition, the policing costs for the Metropolitan force for mutual aid, overtime and staffing are £74m for the four days of disorder, Godwin told the committee, which was taking its first evidence session on the English riots.

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Hubby sued for lack of sex

NEW DELHI

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has rejected UP chief minister Mayawati's allegations and asked her to admit her errors and apologise.

Assange said: "Mayawati has betrayed rational thought," reports the Times of India.

"The question is, has she also betrayed the Dalit? There is no question the documents are official papers from the US embassy. These papers have

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CASUALTIES: The wounded Palestinian father (back) and one of his sons receiving medical care at a hospital in Khan Yunis yesterday — AFPpic

GAZA CITY

Israel air strike wounds father, sons AN Israeli air strike on Gaza yesterday evening killed a militant and wounded a father and his two sons, medics and the militant group said.

The strike, east of the central city of Khan Yunis, killed Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) member Khaled Sahmud, 24, after

militants fired a mortar round to push back an "Israeli incursion," the group said in a statement.

"The PRC confronted the Zionist forces east of Khan Yunis. They hit several of their soldiers and fired a mortar at a gathering of troops," said the statement signed by the group's military branch, Al-Nasser

Salaheddin Brigades.

Witnesses said Israeli troops penetrated 100-200m into the Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis, yesterday afternoon The Israeli army said its troops had "opened fire on suspects during a routine operation in the Gaza Strip". — AFP

Murphy to host Oscars THE Academy announced yesterday actor Eddie Murphy (pic) will host the 84th Academy Awards. “I am enormously honoured to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others,” said Murphy in a statement. — Reuters

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Middleton bikini shots taken down THREE British newspapers have agreed to remove images of Prince William's wife Catherine and her sister Pippa relaxing on a boat in bikinis after the Middleton family complained, regulators said yesterday. The Press Complaints Commission said the Middletons complained of breaches of privacy over the images from 2006. The Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror agreed to remove the pictures from their web pages, though the images can be easily found elsewhere on the Internet. — AFP

Lautner no fan of rejection Actor Taylor Lautner (pic) would be "crushed" if a woman turned him down. The 19-year-old actor, who portrays werewolf heartthrob Jacob Black in the Twilight franchise, said his alterego is rejected by love interest Bella Swan, which is something he would find difficult to cope with, the Times of India reports.

"I can relate to Jacob's feelings.

If I were in love with a girl and she told me she was marrying somebody else, that would crush me. That's what it does. It destroys Jacob."

Longoria: I'm a strong person ACTRESS Eva Longoria (pic) survived her marriage break-up because she is a "strong" person. The Desperate Housewives beauty insists she is a "survivor" and even though her relationship with Tony Parker ended in divorce. The 36-year-old actress told HELLO!: "I'm a very strong person. I'm grateful for the experiences I have and I'm optimistic about what the future holds. I'm at peace with myself, my spirituality, my friends, my family. I have this amazing life, so I'm happy deep inside my heart."

'Don 2' sequel in pipeline?

EVEN as Don 2 is gearing up for release, co-writer Amrish Shah who has penned the sequel along with Ameet Mehta, says he is contemplating writing Don 3, the Times of India reports.

"Don can become one of the most successful franchises.

Making Don 3 will be a joint call. I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying that the movie does good business and entertains viewers."

Survey finds 43 per cent of Americans approve of the job the president is doing overall while 53 per cent disapprove — Washington Post-ABC News poll on US President Barack Obama

The Malay Mail Wednesday 7 SEPTEMBER, 2011

NEW DELHI

Beauty 'borrows' brains

Pageant queen's Twitter plagiarism outed by 'Wall Street Journal' columnist AS every pageant contestant knows, the crown sits on top of brains as well as beauty — but India's hopeful for the Miss Universe title appears to have calculated that it does not necessarily matter to whom they belong.

Vasuki Sunkavalli tells her followers she is a "lawyer, model, Miss Universe India, nerd" and until yesterday, her Twitter account did, indeed, suggest that she had an uncommonly varied range of interests, reports the Times of India.

Her arrival in Brazil for the international finale of the beauty contest was marked with tweets about hair and make-up sessions before the big day. "The coming together of 89 countries. WOW!!

What an experience this is going to be," she wrote.

Sunkavalli's more politically aware followers were assured she was thinking deeply, too,

about the significance of the fast by the nation's anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare and its impact on India's polity.

"Seven years of Manmohan Singh in politics proves one thing — a glittering resume is no substitute for basic leadership skills," she wrote on Aug 18.

The contestant had offered a wry summary of the shortcomings of Hazare's proposed anticorruption ombudsman.

Yesterday, she issued a warning to Indian MPs who started parliamentary proceedings against an activist who called them illiterates. And then disaster struck.

Browsing the Internet, using the terms "India" and "banana republic", a Wall Street Journal staffer, Sadanand Dhume, came across words that seemed familiar: "Memo to Indian MPs: only banana republics go after private citizens for saying rude things

about politicians."

Dhume's recognition was not so surprising, since he had written the same sentence himself an hour earlier.

Further investigation revealed seven of Sunkavalli's twentynine tweets bore a strong resemblance to those first posted by the columnist.

His accusation of "twagerism" caused uproar and brought a hot denial from Sunkavalli, who said she was "new to the twitterverse" and was unaware of the correct use of the "retweet" button.

"It wasnt (sic) accidental. can't possibly cut copy AND paste accidentally now can I? just dint (sic) know the technical know how of 'retweeting'," she tweeted.

Last night, Dhume retracted his accusation of deliberate intellectual theft as "not a biggie" and dismissing the furore as a "tempest in a teapot".

NEW YORK

SYDNEY

Exotic destination to get more expensive THE isolated kingdom of Bhutan is one of the most expensive holiday destinations in the world and a haven for celebrities and the well-heeled.

In 2012, it will become even more costly.

Foreign tourists are required to book through licensed tour operators, who charge a minimum high-season price of US$200 (RM596) per day per person for an all-inclusive

package including accommodation, food and transport, reports The Age. The pristine Himalayan kingdom of snow-capped mountains and gushing mountain streams pursues a policy of "high-end, low-impact tourism," deliberately keeping out the hordes who might spoil its untouched environment.

From the start of 2012, the high-season daily fee will rise

to US$250 per day per person, meaning a stay in one of the basic hotels as part of the package will cost a travelling couple at least US$500 a night.

"It may not make economic sense now to be high-end but Bhutan will be preserved for future generations of visitors," the director general of the Tourism Council of Bhutan, Kesang Wangdi said.

2011 MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLIST

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

TWAGERIST? Sunkavalli claims ignorance about Twitter etiquette

Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch

The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

Half Blood Blues

by Esi Edugyan

Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman

Snowdrops by AD Miller

Religion-based protection for New York workers NEW YORK City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed into law a Bill initiated by the Sikh Coalition to significantly enhance religion-based protections for employees working in the metropolis.

"Today's law is a major step forward in ensuring Sikhs and other religious minorities are not unfairly excluded from jobs for which they are otherwise qualified," said Amardeep Singh, programme director and co-founder of the community advocacy group, reports the Times of India.

Called the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, the new law would change the legal standard by which courts review claims of religious workplace discrimination by public and private

city employees.

Under previous city law, employers are required to make "reasonable accommodations" for the religious practices of their employees.

However, employers can bypass this requirement by showing such accommodations would impose a minimal difficulty or expense on the employer's business.

The current law does not allow Sikhs to work for the New York City Police Department unless they remove their turbans.

While the new law does not force either the MTA or NYPD to accept Sikhs with their full articles of faith, it creates a legal framework within city law that makes it very difficult to continue to exclude them from city jobs, the coalition said.

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I absolutely loathe hydrangeas. He obviously doesn't know that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pop singer Madonna, after a fan gifts her with the flowers

LONDON

Men readily have sex with strangers

US come out tops in world nationalities poll Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Depp and Quentin Tarantino are way cooler than others.

Americans, however, are the dudes who invented cool and who still embody it in many fields from music to movies and TV to technology.

"America," says Price, "boasts the world's coolest leader, Obama; the coolest rappers, Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg; and the coolest man in technology, Steve Jobs of Apple, the man who even made geeks cool."

Brazilians are ranked the second coolest nationality in the Badoo poll and the coolest Latin Americans, ahead of Mexicans and Argentinians. The Spanish, in third place, are the coolest Europeans.

The French are voted cooler than the British and Canadians cooler than Belgians. This may come as a relief for Canadians,

who are sometimes viewed as chronically uncool. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reuters

TOP 5 COOLEST NATIONALITIES 1. Americans 2. Brazilians 3. Spanish 4. Italians 5. French

LEAST COOL NATIONALITIES 1. Belgians 2. Poles 3. Turks 4. Canadians 5. Germans

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Cool Americana THEY may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline in the face of challenges from other emerging players on the world stage but Americans have been voted the world's "coolest nationality" in an international poll.

Social networking site Badoo. com (http://www.badoo.com) asked 30,000 people across 15 countries to name the coolest nationality and also found the Spanish were considered the coolest Europeans, Brazilians the coolest Latin Americans and Belgians the globe's least cool nationality.

"We hear a lot in the media about anti-Americanism," says Lloyd Price, Badoo's Director of Marketing. "But we sometimes forget how many people across the world consider Americans seriously cool."

Of course, not all Americans are cool far from it. Some like

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ALWAYS IN STYLE: Actor Samuel L. Jackson

EIGHT out of 10 men would bed an attractive stranger if she offered them no-strings sex but women are much pickier if they are propositioned by blokes, scientists claim.

In an experiment, the scientists found when men were approached by gorgeous female strangers in the street, 97 per cent agreed to go back to their apartments while 83 per cent said yes to instant sex, the Daily Star reported.

However, when average-looking girls asked the question, 80 per cent of blokes agreed to go back for a drink while 60 per cent immediately agreed to a romp.

But when men propositioned women, only one in 120 girls agreed to sex.

"Men are apparently more eager for sexual activity than women are," French psychologist Dr Nicolas Gueguen said.

The results of the study have been published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behaviour.

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Beauty from within

Product helps celeb mum and daughter emanate health and vitality from the inside IT’S a cliché when someone tells you that ‘beauty comes from within’. However, you can’t help but agree because it has been proven right time and again.

For those not sold on the idea, there’s always plastic surgery.

But for others who prefer to “grow” and “develop” the natural way, there are quite a number of ways to achieve that “ever elusive” internal beauty.

Two celebrities — former journalist Fatimah Abu Bakar who is also an actor and acting coach and her eldest daughter, actor and radio announcer Sharifah Aleya Syed Zainal Rashid Al Yahya — believe health supplements could help them define their own internal beauty.

Aleya, who gave birth to twins, Aza Ameena and Asha Ameena Muhd Ashraf two years ago, had always been proud of her flawless fair skin. However, when she was pregnant, all that “disappeared” and she had to find a solution to get her glow back.

“I grew up a very confident kid thanks to my complexion. I was pale, yes, but all I needed was a little make-up to add colour. I had been blessed with healthy skin, that is, until I got pregnant. Even months after I delivered, my skin was giving me problems.

“I had breakouts here and there and that affected my self esteem. You see, I might not have a fantastic body or perfect features but my skin was my one true factor.”

Aleya believes that one needs to take care of oneself and look for solutions and treatments to improve the look and outlook.

“You can say whatever you want but at the end of the day, beauty is important. And yes, beauty comes from within. More often than not, the outside would affect the inside and we need that balance.”

Aleya found that balance when she started taking Nuvafemme, a product that seemed to have helped her stay in touch with her femininity while remaining desirable. The product apparently helped balance the hormones. As a result, she had that sense of well-being and aging no longer became an

issue.

Her mother Fatimah agreed.

As a person who had never endorsed a beauty product before, she agreed to try Nuvafemme and saw the result for herself.

“I was impressed by the briefing given by Datin Swannee and Florence of Nuventa. They managed to convince Aleya and me that Nuvafemme is safe and a

good product for women. My skin and complexion improved after taking it. I used to have insomnia but surprisingly, my sleep pattern also improved. I felt the effects kicking in after just two to three weeks of taking it,” said Fatimah.

Aleya said apart from stopping all the break outs, she also

By CHE'AZ cheaz@mmail.com.my lost some weight, after using Nuvafemme for seven months.

“I love to eat and Nuvafemme helps me keep my weight down. It also firmed my bust line, but most importantly I was very happy with what it did to my skin. I feel younger too!”

Aleya said the product has also helped her strengthen her bones.

Apparently, she suffers from the rare genetic condition called Kyphosis.

“Your vertebrate becomes slightly twisted by a few degrees as you age. In my case, it is twisted at least 20 degrees and has affected the muscles more than anything else. Luckily, the twisting stops when you stop growing but the effect will remain and get harder when you grow older. I had constant backaches. I also sustained a knee injury rollerblading when I was younger. But all of that are gone now,” Aleya said.

HAPPY: Fatimah (left) and Aleya celebrating their renewed sense of well-being

You can say whatever you want but at the end of the day, beauty is important. And yes, beauty comes from within. More often than not, the outside would affect the inside and we need that balance.

— Aleya

FATIMAH: Product has helped regulate hormonal inbalance that comes with menopause

As a mother, Fatimah has certainly done a wonderful job raising four girls who have become well-known. Aleya’s sister Sharifah Amani is now developing her talents from acting to directing and film-making.

The younger sisters have also been dabbling in acting.

“I suppose the most frequent advice they get from me is to maintain a wellbalanced diet and to do everything in moderation.

I have always emphasised on health more than beauty. I feel that when you are healthy, you feel and look better. For

older women like me, I feel that it helps to regulate the hormonal imbalance that comes with menopause. I’m not saying it is a miracle ‘potion’ but I feel fitter since taking Nuvafemme. I don't feel as lethargic as before,” said Fatimah.

Nuvafemme is actually not a supplement but a “beauty formula” that also supplies calcium for strengthening the bones.

“We live such stressful lives in these stressful times and very often we tend to neglect our health,” said Fatimah.

“Keeping to a healthy lifestyle

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RMK lets you put on a brave face

RMK dares you to explore a brave new world of cosmetics — a world of more freedom and more fun, with make-up that emphasises your unique beautiful qualities.

If you love make-up, then you must know the brand RMK. A lot of professional make-up artists use it too.

For those who are not familiar with RMK, it is the number one selling cosmetics brand in Japan and was launched in 1997 by former make-up artist for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, Rumiko.

Created to reflect the inner beauty of all women, RMK is filled with breakthrough formulations and easy-to-use texture. RMK Dusty Bright Colors is now part of the brand’s autumn collection. Eyes can be more attractive with the sultry cream textured hues

RMK Dusty Bright Eyes with NEW six shades RM135

A rich colour range consisting of a water-resistant cream eyeshadow and pearlscent setting powder in a double decked pot. The cream base glides over the eyelid as a thin veil, whilst the Moist Granulation formulated shimmering powder enhances and magnifies the depth of colour. The resulting lasting impact finish comes in six colour combinations for your own perfect Dusty Bright look.

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Beige Brown Grayish Green Grayish Brown Coral Brown Deep Red Gold

 Double decked pot with cream eyeshadow in the upper pot, and powder eye colour in the lowwe

is such a struggle that you are thankful for any help. Beauty comes with feeling good about yourself. With that comes confidence and that’s when you can tackle most things that come your way. Mens sana incorporae sano (healthy mind, healthy body).”

Each twinpack of Nuvafemme 50’s is sold at RM189 which comes with a free smart bag or-

ganiser available in five colours, Alluring Pink, Mocha Magic, Luscious Lime, Grey Glamour and Sexy Citrus.

THOSE interested to know more about Nuvafemme, log on to www.nuvafemme.my or call the Infoline at 03-5569 3660. It is also available at independent pharmacies nationwide.

layered with rich glimmering powder eye shadow. Bronze your cheeks with lustrous shim-

mers as stylish nail colours complete the statement. Check out these new hot bright colours at

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 EX-01 (Beige Pink)  Ex-02 (Orange)  EX-03 (Rosy Brown)

a retractable apply with and Powder Brush sold

RMK Eyelash N NEW & LIMITED comes in six types RM40 to RM50 (price range)

The renewed range of six false eyelashes sets range from natural finishes to dramatic lengths and volumes. The selection of lashes comes in different varieties, as half-length upper lashes or lower lash enhancements or lashes with varying hair lengths in-one to suit your needs.

RMK Eyelash N 01 to 013 is in full length while 04 is in half-length, 05 is for partial use and 06 for lower lash enhancements.

RMK Sheer Powder Cheeks with three shades Seasonal Limited Edition RM130

A limited edition colour series from RMK’s Moist Granulation formulated cheek range. Each cheek colour has a special oil that delivers the perfect glide and fit to your skin on application, also adding a lustrous finish to the skin. All these three shades have been created to enhance the eye makeup. Choose from three shades of soft polarised Beige Pink, healthy Orange and elegant Rosy Brown.

RMK Gloss Lips N with four shades (two shades Seasonal Limited Edition) RM78

New addition of four dramatic shades from Gloss Lips N range to magnify the plumping effect for an ever juicier finish on your lips. Blended with delicate pearlscent pigments that deliver the perfect balance of colour and shine, choose from four shades or rich Beige Gold, demure Coral, gorgeous Red and sensual Deep Red.  EX-01 — Beige Gold (Seasonal Limited edition)  EX-02 — Deep Red (Seasonal Limited edition)  P-09 — Coral  P-10 — Red

RMK Nail Color EX with four shades (one shade Seasonal Limited Edition) RM65

Selection of four unique nail colours only available to RMK this autumn to enhance and complete the world Dusty Bright Colors collection. Choose from elegant Gold Beige, chic stylish Green, cool sophisticate Gray infused with silver pearl and sensual Deep Red to create a statement finish on your fingertips.    

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WEDDING TALKS: The fivecountry forum in session

Thrilled over weddings, Malaysian-style TWO enterprising Malaysian women created a buzz recently at the 14th Asian Bridal Summit: Asian Wedding Cultural Festival in Qingdao, China.

Despite attending in a much smaller entourage than the others at the summit held from Aug 25 to 28, Leticia

Hsu, Malaysia’s president of the Association of Wedding Professionals (AWP), and Eileen Lui from Elysium Weddings and Nupts & Such Malaysia charmed the attendees from the Chinese wedding industry as well as the local and foreign media.

Representing Malaysia, the

duo presented a comprehensive paper on the “Preservation of Culture & Tradition in Today’s Modernised Malaysia” during the forum session. The presentation sparked interest among the Chinese wedding industry as well as members of the other

countries’ delegations who participated in the summit.

“In our introduction of the video, we explained it was impossible to showcase only one cultural wedding from Malaysia because Malaysia will not be Malaysia without the melting pot of different cultures, such as Malays, Chinese, Indians and others,” said Lui. The Asian Bridal Summit is an annual event held alternately by member countries of the Federation of Asia Pacific Bridal Association to promote greater working relationships within the region and help each other grow the wedding industry in their respective countries.

This year, the summit was hosted by China. Participating members at the 14th Asian Bridal Summit for this year included China-HK, ChinaTaiwan, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Malaysia.

“We were a little disappointed that Malaysia was under-represented at the summit. Myanmar’s delegation came in a 26-member strong team which included makeup artists, photographers and dancers,” said Hsu. Each participating country also had a representative to showcase the country’s tourism attractions.

Focusing on the theme of preservation of culture and traditions in weddings in a continuously progressive and modernised society, delegates gave a presentation on how their country’s wedding industry was working towards preserving culture and heritage.

Also on the programme was a showcase on each country’s wedding fanfare and traditional costumes presented as a fashion show.

CLIPS SHOWN: (Clockwise) a Malay wedding, a Chinese nuptials and an Indian marriage ceremony were presented While other delegates featured live performances on stage, the duo armed with only a DVD to present Malaysia’s myriad of multicultural weddings instead of a live performance braved the 600-pax crowd in the second session of the summit and sashayed down the catwalk, showcasing their traditional kebaya and modernised cheongsam costumes to those there. Both felt that it would have been even better if they had showcased a saree during their fashion show too.

“They were all so interested in the different cultures we had in Malaysia. I was also surprised they did not realise most of the Chinese customs and traditions were still being practised by the Malaysian

Chinese in Malaysia,” said Lui. Both Hsu and Lui believe that Malaysia is a great country for destination weddings and hoped the wedding industry in Malaysia as well as Tourism Malaysia continues supporting the Association of Wedding Professionals and help grow the wedding industry together.

Malaysia last hosted the summit in 2001 at the 7th Asian Bridal Summit. Last year, the summit was held in Seoul, Korea and garnered a lot of international media’s attention while next year it will be Myanmar’s time to shine.

“We hope with the support of Tourism Malaysia, we will be able to host the summit in 2013 and showcase Malaysia positively to the world,” said Hsu.

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Bewitching Malaysian scents HOW does Malaysia smell to you? Well, if we could bottle the essence and turn it into a perfume, one might just imagine a potpourri of different scents and a blend of different characters that could be as striking and potent like the country itself.

Now that just might be what Ajmal Perfumes, a manufacturer and marketeer of fragrances and products for the body and home, is trying to achieve when it launched

TWO EXCLUSIVE FRAGRANCES: The floralscented 'Mukhallat Malaysia Khas' (left) and the fruity 'Mukhallat Asia'

Mukhallat Malaysia Khas and Mukhallat Asia recently.

The two new fragrance concentrates were created exclusively for the Malaysian market, in conjunction with Malaysia’s National Day. At the launch of the new fragrance at Ajmal’s Pavilion last week, Ajmal Perfumes senior executive Sayed Riaz Ahmed said the new products are part of the company’s strategy in bridging the gap between tradition

and modernity through its creations.

“The inspiration behind our two new fragrances is Malaysia.

Malaysia is a beautiful country rich in heritage, history and tradition. Yet, it is also a country that is dynamic and fast-growing in terms of technology, development, infrastructure, systems and modern architecture. Malaysia does a great job in allowing tradition and modernity to coexist and it was this reason that attracted Ajmal Perfumes to set up shop and make Malaysia as the first flagship store outside of the GCC (countries under the Gulf Cooperation Council),” Ahmed said.

Since the late 1970s, Ajmal Perfumes was the first perfumery company in the Middle East to launch a Mukhallat, which combined a multitude of oriental notes in a single fragrance. Since then, they have created a range of Mukhallats that have proven to be highly popular among

Ajmal’s fans.

Ahmed said the two new fragrances reflect all things Malaysian. Mukhallat Malaysia Khas and Mukhallat Asia are also “manifestations of style, image and taste”. These concentrated perfume oils embody prestige, strength and power, reflecting the rich cultural history of Malaysia.

Suitable for both men and women, Mukhallat Malaysia Khas and Mukhallat Asia are presented in hand- crafted flacons topped with distinctlycut caps, personifying the stylish and the contemporary.

Mukhallat Malaysia Khas opens with bright floral notes of rose, while the heart is made of aromatic sandalwood.

Agarwood oil and exotic musk completes this exquisite Mukhallat Malaysia Khas concentrate with an allencompassing aura.

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20 lifestyle ONCE upon a time, there were five little boys.

Music giant KRU decided to take them away from their ordinary lives and transformed them into a quintet, naming the group X-Factor.

That was 11 years ago.

The group was one of the KRU's main attractions along with its other "creations", including the all-girl group Elite and Indigo. Together, they travelled the country and made many girls (and some boys) scream.

X-Factor then comprised Syah, Zach, Fendi, Danny and Ivarn (now known as Hafiz). Having all now grown up now, Syah and Fendi are now married, while Ivarn/ Hafiz seems to have just, err...

By CHE'AZ cheaz@mmail.com.my disappeared. Danny and Zach turned to acting and they have been quite successful, with various dramas and telemovies to their credit.

So, is X-Factor over? Not really. Recently three original members of the group

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announced they were making a comeback with their latest single after seven years in hiatus.

Now, who would have thought the group would even bother? After all, each of the members seems to be doing fine in his own selected field.

"The truth is, we never left. X-Factor had never left the industry. We have been hibernating all these years watching the movements in the industry, and at the same time, we learned to catch up and pick up where we left. Our new single signals to the public that we still exist," said Shah.

Shah, who is responsible in rounding up the boys to get back on track, is now taking the lead to charter the group's new direction, using

X-factor, the comeback kids

his own company, Fayrusha Entertainment.

"I've been away and busy with my own business before this and the boys were always flying solo. Each has somehow found his true calling in life.

However, no matter where or how far we go, at the end of the day, we are still X-Factor.

We could never let go the identity we've built for the part 11 years."

Shah said the new single, Aura Membara, is already out and currently playing on radio stations. The song carries their hope, as it is also a statement to the public that the group is still alive.

"We realise there are many groups which are much younger than us out there but we don't see this as a challenge or even as competition. We are X-Factor and it's hard to deny that we still live in our fans' hearts," said Danny.

A rather popular actor, Danny seems to be heading the same way as Fendi and Shah as he plans to get married soon.

"Despite my

acting and hosting jobs, I have not forgotten about singing.

My next big project is to marry my fiance. Well, that's the plan, but so far nothing is confirmed yet."

As for Zach, who started his career as an actor much earlier than the others, said the group's reunion is one of the most amazing moments in his life. He is still very much in demands as an actor, but singing is still his main interest.

His earlier experience as an actor on Astana Zach I d a m a n (Astro Ria), has taught him a lot in becoming a good actor.

Along the way, he found his passion and is now able to do what he loves most.

"It was difficult during my early acting days because I was so stiff. But I got through it and learned to become better.

We may have been off the singing scene for a while but Danny now we have all the reasons to come back together as one again," said Zach.

But if you expect to see the five complete members of X-Factor in action again, you might be disappointed. Fendi has declined as he is busy with his job commitment, while Ivarn/Hafiz can now be seen on a religious programme on TV AlHijrah.

"For now, there will only be three

Fendi

REUNITED: (Clockwise from left) Fendi, Danny and Zach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pix: Hazmil Japilus

of us. The rest will join as soon as they complete their commitments. Whether it's five or just two, we will still be X-Factor," said Zach.

If you are curious about Aura Membara, you can catch it online, on Twitter, Facebook or other download sites. Check out X-Factor fan page on facebook at www. facebook.com/xfmusic or follow them on twitter at @x_factormusic.

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When the heart suddenly stops By dr haizal haron kamar lifestyle@mmail.com.my through a couple of paddles applied to the chest wall, no less than 12 times that morning.

What Donald had was a heart attack in my clinic room right before my very eyes leading to a sudden cardiac arrest (heart ceased to pump), which if left without appropriate intervention, would almost certainly result in death. It will then be called sudden cardiac death or SCD. There are a number of causes of SCD but by far the commonest is heart attack. It occurs when one of the main coronary arteries becomes totally blocked by a blood clot.

The sudden ischaemia or lack of blood supply results in not just weakening of a part of the heart supplied by the artery, but also interruption of electrical activity in the affected heart muscle.

A common heart rhythm disturbance and also the most dangerous by a long

way in the setting of a heart attack is VF. It is also one of the most easily correctable cardiac arrhythmia because a single DC shock can usually restore the heart to its normal rhythm, but only if help is readily available.

Other causes include cardiomyopathy (a group of diseases of the heart muscle that either causes the heart muscle to severely thicken or becomes very dilated and weak), aortic stenosis (narrowed aortic valve obstructing blood flow out of the heart into the aorta), myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and faulty electrical conducting systems such Wolff-ParkinsonWhite syndrome.

In the younger age group of up to the age 35, the commonest cause of SCD is hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) due to abnormal thickening of the heart muscle. Anomalous origin of the coronary arteries would be the other main reason for SCD in the young. You can read more about this online in Heart2Heart: Dying young — is there a heart reason? at http://www.mmail.com.my/ content/16804-heart-heartdying-young-%E2%80%94there-heart-reason.

Whilst preventing SCD is a whole topic on its own, what is just as important is what would be the first steps if we were to encounter someone who collapses suddenly after his or her heart stops?

The answer to that is CPR and here, the basic principle of ABC applies.

Lie the person in a safe position on his back and check and secure the airway.

Observe for any response and check for his breathing and pulse.

So A = Airway, B = Breathing and C = Circulation. The actual chest compression and breathing assistance has been discussed in Heart2Heart: Hands on, mouth off at http://www. mmail.com.my/content/46081heart-2-heart-hands-mouth.

CPR is a knowledge that each one of us should be equipped with. We must recognise when a collapse is an impending SCD and not just a simple faint, and then to act accordingly. Seconds literally count. If CPR is not instituted within four minutes, there is a very high chance of irreversible brain damage even if the heart rhythm is restored later.

Donald sur vived a ver y stormy couple of days in the Intensive Care Unit. He made a miraculous recovery and is now up and about, talking walking and back to his usual cheerful self. He has no recollection of what happened that morning, even up to the time when he walked into my clinic.

Some say he is a lucky man for having a sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital.

Anywhere else might have been a different story. I say he

Question

Rahim

Dear Rahim, Selamat Hari Raya to you and to my other readers too. I hope it has been a joyous Syawal for you so far.

What your doctor was referring to is what is termed as “ventricular ectopic” or VE. It is also called “premature ventricular contraction” or PVC. Normally, the ventricles contract after the atria. It does this through a complex electrical conduction system that is initiated in the sinoatrial node, the

heart’s natural pacemaker.

In a PVC, there is a sudden triggering of electrical activity in the ventricles, causing them to contract first before the atria.

Usually PVCs are benign and do not pose any danger to one’s health. They are actually very common and are usually felt as single heartbeats occurring irregularly.

You notice it more in bed at night as usually this is the time of least distractions.

There are usually no known causes of PVCs. They

On this note, I would like to highlight to you a public forum on 'Cardiac Emergencies’ at Tropicana Medical Centre at 10.30am on Saturday, 24 Sept. There will be a CPR demonstration and a series of short talks. Registration is free and you will have to call 018-2116789 to reserve a place.

If you have any questions or would like share a personal experience on SCD, please write to me at haizal@tropicanamedicalcentre.com. See you again next Wednesday.

Dr Haizal Haron Kamar Consultant Cardiologist Tropicana Medical Centre

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how to play

Extra heartbeats Dear Dr Haizal, Selamat Hari Raya to you.

I have a question. I have palpitations, especially when I am lying down in bed at night.

It is usually a single beat, almost like a thump in my chest. I have seen my family doctor who dismissed it as just an “ectopic”.

May I know what that really means as I am getting a bit worried?

had a God-sent angel watching over him that day. Others may not be so fortunate.

I lost a dear friend a fortnight ago from suspected SCD. CPR may not prevent all SCD but without it, we can almost be sure of SCD. Let us all learn the basics at the very least. Enrol yourself in proper CPR courses if you get the chance and go for refresher courses if you had attended one a while ago. You will never know how useful it can be until the time comes for you to perform it.

And you will also hope that people around you know CPR in the unfortunate event that your heart ceases to beat (God forbid…).

Sudoku X is a simple variation of Sudoku with the only difference being the squares in white (which make up the numeral X) need to tally from 1 to 9 along with the remaining coloured squares.

come and go. Some conditions are, however, associated with higher incidences of PVCs, such as high alcohol and caffeine intake and smoking. Abnormal salt content in the blood and thyroid problems are other known causes.

Diagnosis of PVC is by a simple electrocardiogram (ECG). A 24-hour Holter recording, echocardiogram and exercise stress test may be useful to rule out other more serious but less frequent causes.

Yesterday'S solution

Donald (not his real name) walked into my clinic for his checkup. He greeted me with a smile before sitting down.

He had just been discharged from hospital after having had a heart attack almost two weeks previously and was doing very well. So we started talking, but hardly a couple of minutes passed when he started to clutch his chest saying, “Doctor, I feel my pain coming on. Can I take my GTN?” GTN is a small pill that one puts under the tongue to dilate the coronary arteries and reduce angina pain. I nodded and then ushered him to lie down on the examination couch.

The tablet hardly had time to take effect when he cried out in pain. Dripping in cold sweat, his eyes suddenly rolled back and he collapsed in my arms.

He was gasping. I could not get any response from him and I could not feel his pulse. After telling my nurse to call for help and activate "Code Blue", I started to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Within seconds my room was filled with doctors and hospital personnel.

He was connected to the ECG monitor which showed ventricular fibrillation (VF), a sure-fire fatal cardiac rhythm unless something is done to correct it fast.

Donald was given DC cardioversion, an electrical shock

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Competing in the Universiade against top class athletes in the world was in itself a valuable experience — Hammer thrower Tan Song Hwa

The Malay Mail Wednesday 7 September, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton

Lost and lonesome

Rexy

Doubles coach Rexy cuts forlorn figure in training

IT was an unusual picture at Juara Stadium at Bukit Kiara yesterday — so unusual that it certainly raised the eyebrows of those present.

Former national shuttler Razif Sidek was pacing between courts, handing out pointers to national doubles players Koo Kien Keat, Tan Boon Heong and Hoon Thein How, while also coaching KLRC pairs Gan Teik Chai

By Haresh Deol haresh@mmail.com.my

and Tan Bin Shen, and Zakry Abdul Latif and Fairuzizuan Tazari.

National doubles coach Rexy Mainaky, meanwhile, was seated at the far end of the courts — away from the players — surrounded by a handful of journalists.

Even BA of Malaysia (BAM)

general manager Kenny Goh seemed surprised with what he saw on the courts but chose to remain silent.

Razif has made public his intentions of wanting to serve KLRC. That could materialise sooner than expected as the pairing of Zakry-Fairuzizuan seem to have a soft spot

for the former shuttler. Teik Chai-Bin Shen also seem to enjoy Razif ’s company on the court.

It is crucial for both pairs to obtain the services of a doubles expert in their bid to secure a spot for the London Olympics next year.

"As far as we are concerned, he (Razif) is training us," said Zakry.

"Perhaps he will join KLRC

soon, if the terms are right," added Fairuzizuan, without wanting to elaborate further.

Rexy, meanwhile, has been sidelined after Kien KeatBoon Heong announced they would prefer to train under Pang Cheh Chang instead.

Rexy has apparently given his blessings for the duo to move on with another coach.

The Indonesian is now waiting for the decision by

BAM’s coaching and training committee tomorrow. It is highly unlikely Rexy will be given the axe but he could be handed a new role.

"There’s nothing to say at this point in time. This episode has taught me who my real friends are. When all is well, everyone praises you.

The minute things go down, you’re left all alone. This is life I suppose," he said.

BUKIT JALIL: FUTSAL

Right call for Rubi

Strokes of faith: (Front to back) Zulfadly, Safwan, Fahmi and Norsyafiq are determined to win a first rowing medal for Malaysia at the Sea Games

KUALA TERENGGANU: ROWING

Rowers want first Games medal MOHD ZULFADLY ROZALI believes the Malaysian rowing team will win their first Sea Games medal in Jakarta later this year.

Malaysia have yet to win a rowing medal since the national team made their debut in the sport at the 1977 Jakarta Games.

Zulfadly, a technology management student at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) in Johor, said the national team are wellprepared to make waves in Jakarta this time.

He will be joined by three other teammates — Safwan

Mat Jani, Fahmi Hamsi and Mohammad Nor Shafiq Busari (all from UTHM) — to make up the rowing quartet.

"I can't speak for the other rowing categories but for my teammates and I, we are confident of getting a medal," said Zulfadly.

"We have been in serious training since last year and competed in a few international competitions in the Asean region. The commitment and dedication showed by my teammates during training has convinced me that the Sea Games this year will be a memorable one.

"We have been together for some time. We won the International Inter-Varsity Boat Race in 2009 and 2010.

Recently, we won the Hong Kong Indoor Championship and made a podium finish at the Sea Championship in Singapore.

"Malaysia have never won a rowing medal in the Sea Games and we aim to create history," said the 22-yearold.

He said before leaving for Jakarta, they will be competing in the International Varsity Boat Race in Putrajaya next month as a final warm-up.

TO say that Multimedia Universit y's (MMU) R .

Rubithamalar, or Rubi, is an athlete would be an understatement.

The talented lass was active in athletics, taekwondo, football and futsal and was spoilt for choice when she had to pursue just one.

After weighing her options, she finally picked futsal, which has since paid dividends.

She feels she made a wise decision and is enjoying the sport as skipper of MMU's women’s team.

"Futsal is currently a popular sport. It is less physical than football and less strenuous," said Rubi.

"Cash prizes from tournaments are incentives, of course, while a further advantage is I get to increase my circle of friends."

She started with athletics but failed to win honours while representing MMU in the 100m and 200m sprints two years ago.

At the same time, she took up taekwondo and became a black belt holder (1st dan), but she has since quit martial arts.

As a defender, she not only plays for MMU but has also guest-starred for other teams, including PKNS and Phoenix (formerly Figos FC), in open championships.

She skippered MMU

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Leading by example: Rubi is the captain of MMU's women's futsal team

to the runners-up spot at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) Sports Carnival and helped them qualify for the grand finals of the Ministry of Higher Education Futsal League in Kedah last November by coming in fourth.

They also came in third in the National Futsal League

organised by FELDA and were central zone champions in the Media Sports Carnival earlier this year.

"After four years of playing futsal, I hope to play for the country if FAM decides to reform the women's national team that was disbanded a couple of years ago," said Rubi.

Penang

Clash of the championships

UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) will hold their inaugural Asian Invitational Hockey and Netball Championships simultaneously from Oct 10-16 on their campus.

Brunei, Singapore and Sri Lanka have

confirmed their participation in netball.

Sri Lanka are also the first foreign team to take part in hockey — a prelude to the 38th USM-Penang International fiesta at USM Minden from Oct 16-18.

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I hit the ball well, but did not make too many putts, but I will continue to focus on my game — Aretha Pan

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KELANA JAYA: FOOTBALL/ MALAYSIA CUP THAT DID IT! Negri's Hairuddin Omar (centre) celebrates his first goal againts PKNS — Photo: RAZAK GHAZALI

National body in the dark over Fifa's investigation of pre-World Cup match

Azraai taking it one game at a time NEGRI SEMBILAN coach Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah refused to buy into the favourites tag some have stuck on them for the Malaysia Cup and his reason is simple.

Negri Sembilan did not have a good Super League campaign and their squad has been plagued by injury to key players this season.

"It is really going to be hard. I don't want to speculate on our potential in the Malaysia Cup. We have to focus on qualifying for the quarterfinals first," said Azraai.

"I've only been here for five months but I can see that the boys lack confidence to cope with the absence of several players."

While he was happy to welcome some of the players back, he is waiting for the return of twins Mohd Zaquan Adha

By VIJHAY VICK vijhayvick@mmail.com.my

Abdul Razak and Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Razak.

According to him, Zaquan was penciled in to start their Malaysia Cup opener last night but came down with fever, while Aidil is a couple of matches away from returning.

Though the coach is happy with the three points collected against PKNS at the PJ Stadium, he believes there are matters that need to be addressed.

Negri Sembilan came back from behind to beat PKNS 2-1 courtesy of a well-placed header from Hairuddin Omar and a screamer from Shahurain Abu Saman, both in the first-half.

Mohd Nor Norhafizuan Jailani had given PKNS the lead early in the first-half.

However, The Deers were down to 10 men after goalkeeper Mohd Farizal Marlias was sent-off for bringing down an opponent outside the penalty box. PKNS threatened to score several times after the dismissal but lacked the finishing edge.

"We need to be careful not to repeat yesterday's mistakes.

Defensively, we need to be more compact," said Azraai.

Results GROUP a Johor 0 Sabah 0 GROUP B Sime Darby 0 PKNS 1 GROUP B Sarawak 0 Johor FC 0 GROUP D T-Team 1 Police 0

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PUTRAJAYA: GOLF

Major boost for tourney THE second edition of the Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia 2011 promises to be bigger and better than last year.

No t o n l y i s t h e r e a n increas e in the winner's purse but also an increase in field size and Malaysia's representation.

"The 2010 tour nament exceeded our expectations in many ways. The players were impressed by the course," said PGA Tour representative Ty Votaw.

"The PGA Tour recognises

Malaysia as a key footprint for building its brand in Asia and, of course, developing the sport at national level."

A total of 48 golfers will c omp e te for t he ove r a l l pr i z e pu rs e of U S $ 6 . 1 m (RM18.2m), with the winner taking home US$1.3m.

Malaysia will be represented by the highest-ranked player when the rankings are finalised, and one from the qualifiers. The qualifers will take place from Sept 12-14.

Ian Steel is currently the highest ranked Malaysian.

The tournament was announced at the Prime Minister's office in Putrajaya yesterday in the presence of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Tourism Mi n i s t e r D atu k S e r i D r Ng Ye n Ye n a n d C I M B G roup C E O D at u k S e r i Nazir Razak.

The Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia will be held at the Mines Resort & Golf Club from Oct 27-30.

THE Malaysia-Singapore second round return-leg preWorld Cup match in Kuala Lumpur has caught the attention of Fifa.

Singapore managed to hold Malaysia to a 1-1 draw at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil en route to earning a 6-4 aggregate win to advance to the next round.

The national Tigers not only had to endure a tonguelashing from some of their harshest critics but the FA of Malaysia (FAM) could be hauled up by Fifa as they seem to have breached several articles embedded in the Fifa Disciplinary Code.

In an email sent to me yesterday, Fifa's Media Office said: "We can now confirm disciplinary proceedings were opened for crowd disturbance against FAM in relation to this match.

"This case will be submitted to the disciplinary committee which will most likely examine it at their next meeting on Sept 13."

This came about after I questioned the manner in which the match was organised, in the article "Walking a Tightrope", published on Aug 8.

FAM were found to have breached Article 7 (evacuation routes), Article 8 (spectator areas), Article 18 (entry to the stadium, sale of tickets) and Article 19 (security checks) of the Code.

A fan, Ahmad Jazimin Jalaluddin, was blinded in his right eye after being struck by fragments of a firecracker during the match.

The stadium was packed

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to the brim with spectators having to stand. Some even invaded the Press box to watch the game.

However, FAM vice-president Datuk Hamidin Amin was unaware over the whole episode.

"I was with the general secretary (Datuk Azzudin Ahmad) on Monday and nothing was mentioned. I'm not aware of Fifa looking into the match until you brought it up."

Perhaps Hamidin has a bigger battle to worry about.

Observers continue to question his role as FAM's competitions committee chairman and Selangor's caretaker team manager — stressing it is a conflict of interest.

Even the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disciplinary committee discussed the match during a meeting on Aug 15.

Committee chairman Lim Kia Tong was quoted in the AFC website saying: "The committee is of the unwavering view such irresponsible and dangerous acts cannot be allowed to continue and will not be tolerated any longer."

The website also stated the committee issued "an unequivocal warning that the member association or club concerned would be held fully responsible for any laxity in security which

could be punished with the imposition of financial sanctions up to US$1m (RM2.9m) or playing matches without spectators until AFC are satisfied the problem will be, or is, eradicated."

The same committee slapped Indonesia's Sriwijaya with a US$25,000 fine after their fans threw water bottles and lit a fire torch, among others, in the AFC Cup match against Hong Kong's TSW Pegasus on May 11.

AFC also handed Iraq club Duhok a US$13,000 penalty after spectators threw bottles, fireworks and invaded the pitch during another AFC Cup match against Kuwait's Al Nasr on May 3.

All eyes will now be on FAM, with the Malaysia Cup having started yesterday.

With this in mind, I'm sure FAM will ensure fans get to watch an incident-free tournament leading to the final — hopefully.  HARESH DEOL is a Senior Journalist with The Malay Mail. He hopes fans would also play their part in maintaining order during matches. He blogs at www.hareshdeol.blogspot.com and receives br i c kb at s at hare sh @ mmail.com.my.

KUALA LUMPUR: BOWLING

Malaysian pair fail to advance MALAYSIAN women's bowlers failed to advance to the semifinals of World Women's Championship (WWC) in Hong Kong after completing their challenges in the doubles event.

In yesterday's Squad 3, the combination of Sin Li Jane and the newly-crowned WWC

singles champion, Jacqueline Sijore, finished ninth after accumulating 2,506 pinfalls, 349 pins behind leading pair Kamilla Kjeldsen and Mai Ginge Jensen of Denmark.

According to the competition's website, Jacqueline is currently in 10th position in the all

events category after completing the singles and doubles events with 2,768 pinfalls.

Top 16 players in the all events category will make the cut to the Masters event.

The competition continues with the trio event today.

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I'm happy to have scored this special goal, it's important for me because I don't often score for the national team — Giampaolo Pazzini

The Malay Mail Wednesday 7 SEPTEMBER, 2011

PRESSTALK

NEW YORK: TENNIS/ US OPEN

MARCA

Wozniacki sorry over Nadal 'cramping' imitation

Zidane's son trains with Real REAL MADRID director Zinedine Zidane was keeping a closer eye than usual on one of the club's youth recruits invited to train with the first team for the first time yesterday — his 16year-old son Enzo. The former Real and France midfielder was on the sidelines as coach Jose Mourinho oversaw a session in which Enzo stepped out with senior players, including Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazil playmaker Kaka and Germany midfielder Mesut Oezil. "His father Zinedine Zidane watched closely both the sessions and the actions of his eldest son on pitch 3 at Valdebebas," Real said on their website. Enzo, also a midfielder, is named after one of Zidane's heroes, former Uruguay international Enzo Francescoli.

WOR L D No 1 C arol i n e Wozniacki (pic) insisted this morning that she was not making fun of Rafael Nadal when she imitated the Spanish superstar's cramping spasm at the US Open.

"Had a bit of fun last night before my Press conference.

Hope it was not taken the wrong way. I have the upmost respect and admiration of Rafa!" said the Dane on her Twitter account.

Cancelled Washout leaves Rafa, Murray in limbo

DAILY STAR

Wenger still gunning for Cahill ARSENAL will make a fresh bid for Gary Cahill (pic) in the January transfer window despite their bustup with Bolton over the defender.

Cahill has let it be known he is keen on a move to the north Londoners, but the Gunners’ attempts to land Cahill blew up into controversy last month when Bolton accused them of making a "derisory" £6m offer for the 25-year-old, who is in the last year of his contract.

Boss Arsene Wenger hit back denying their bid was that low but, despite this, he has no intention of giving up on Cahill.

THE SUN

Malbranque quits, quashes rumours STEED MALBRANQUE has quit St Etienne — just a month after joining the French club.

Reports appeared stating that Malbranque had decided to call time on his 15-year career to care for his four year-old son, who is said to be suffering from cancer. However, a source at Thomas Cooper, the Londonbased solicitors who represent Malbranque, said last night: "These reports are wholly wrong. In the first place, Steed does not have a son. We do not know how these reports began but, as you can imagine, Steed is not at all happy about them."

SLIPPERY WHEN WET: Rain drops are seen on a glass backdrop in the upper deck of Arthur Ashe Stadium — AFP photo

DEFENDING champion Rafael Nadal and world No 4 Andy Murray were among the stars left in limbo this morning as rain washed out all play at the US Open.

Nadal — no stranger to weather disruptions after repeated delays prolonged his path to completion of a career Grand Slam here last year — had been scheduled to face Luxembourg's Gilles Muller for a quarterfinal berth.

Murray had been set to open play on the Arthur Ashe Stadium, but about 2½ hours later officials of the US Tennis Association (USTA) announced they were cancelling both the day and night sessions.

"Cancelled," was fourthseeded Murray's succinct comment on the social networking site Twitter.

On the eve of the tournament, Murray had expressed his surprise that the playing surfaces were not covered.

"I don't understand why they don't just have covers. I heard that if they have covers, something to do with the paint on the court and the moisture... the court can lose color or something," said Murray.

"I'm sure they are thinking about doing something, but

like most things, it takes a bit of time to push it through, I guess."

Other men's last 16 matches postponed were fifth-seeded David Ferrer's clash with America's former world No 1 Andy Roddick, and 12thseeded Frenchman Gilles Simon against 28th-seeded American John Isner.

Two women's quarterfinals will also have to be rescheduled. World No 2 Vera Zvonareva against ninthseeded Australian Samantha Stosur and 26th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta against unseeded German Angelique Kerber.

For Stosur, an extra day off might be a respite after two gruelling encounters.

Stosur laboured for three hours and 16 minutes to get past Nadia Petrova 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 in the third round on Friday — the longest women's singles match recorded at the US Open since the tiebreak era began in 1970.

On Sunday she dropped an epic second-set tiebreaker but recovered to beat Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-7 (15-17), 6-3.

USTA officials said they hoped to resume play tomorrow, and would issue a revised

schedule later today.

Five-time champion Roger Federer was among the four men who beat the weather to lock up quarterfinal berths yesterday.

Wo r l d N o 1 N o v a k Djokovic, seeking to add a first US Open crown to the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles he has already claimed this year, set up a last-eight clash with friend and Serbian Davis Cup teammate, Janko Tipsarevic.

Federer will face 11th-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — the man who rallied from two sets down to shock the Swiss great in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

The downpours again sparked more questions over the decision by the Flushing Meadows authorities not to follow the lead of the Australian Open and Wimbledon in building a retractable roof over its main court.

The French Open is also forging ahead with plans to install a retractable roof on centre court at Roland Garros in time for the 2016 championship.

The roof will be part of a €275 million (RM1.1 billion) rennovation of Court Philippe Chatrier. — AFP

Nadal slid to the floor in agony during a news conference after his fourth round win over David Nalbandian on Sunday, slipping slowly off his chair and disappearing behind a table.

The episode was filmed and

had become a huge Internet hit.

Yesterday, Wozniacki laughingly reprised the incident in the same conference room after her last 16 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova. — AFP

FLORENCE: FOOTBALL/ Euro 2012 QUALIFIERS

Last-gasp Pazzini sends Italy through SUBSTITIE Giampaolo Pa z z i n i ( p i c ) s c o r e d a late goal to lift the gloom around the Stadio Artemio Franchi this morning sending Italy to the European C h a m p i o n s h i p s n ex t year with a 1-0 win over Slovenia.

Until that moment the Azzurri looked to be heading for a frustrating night and the need for another point to secure their path to Poland and Ukraine.

But a defensive mixup between Marko Suler and Bostjan Cesar left Pazzini to smash home from five yards.

They now have an unassailable lead atop qualifying Group C despite Serbia's win over the Faroe Islands.

But the three points will do little to paper over the cracks of another largely unins p i r i n g p e r fo r m a n c e against poor opponents, in which Italy should have sealed victory long before Pazzini's goal.

Coach Cesare Prandelli put the victory down to courage.

"It was the victory of courage. We dominated in midfield but couldn't break through and that's why I went to three forwards (in the second half)," he told RAI TV. "It was difficult to find intensity, they kept things very tight but all we needed was a goal to create more space and you saw that after we scored."

Prandelli also defended the pitifully poor attendance of just 18,000 people.

"It's not because they don't care. It's just a strange time but we'll try to attract more peo-

ple through our performances," he added.

— AFP

Results Group A Azerbaijan 3 Kazakhstan Austria 0 Turkey Group B Russia 0 Ireland Macedonia 1 Andorra Slovakia 0 Armenia Group C Estonia 4 N Ireland Serbia 3 Faroes Group D L'mbourg 2 Albania Bosnia-H 1 Belarus Romania 0 France Group E Finland 0 Holland Moldova 0 Hungary San Marino 0 Sweden Group F Croatia 3 Israel Latvia 1 Greece Malta 1 Georgia Group G England 1 Wales Switzerland 3 Bulgaria Group H Denmark 2 Norway Iceland 1 Cyprus GROUP I Scotland 1 Lithuania Spain 6 L'tenstein

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I am very happy to be here and it is a special World Cup for me — Italian lock Marco Bortolami

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Troubled Pumas

Weakened Argentina to field the best available against England ARGENTINA head coach Santiago Phelan named his ''strongest'' line-up for their Pool B opener against former champions England at Dunedin on Saturday with one change from the side who lost 28-13 to Wales last month with outside centre Gonzalo Tiesi recalled in place of Marcelo Bosch.

"For this game and at this moment, it is the best team we have," said Phelan.

Prop Juan Figallo, 23, retains his place in the front row with the experienced Martin Scelzo on the bench. "We know he is a young player but he is developing very well," he said.

"He had a good year at club side Montpellier and we think he is the best option for the

WELLINGTON

Bad news for Springboks' opponents IN an ominous warning to the rest, South Africa flyhalf Butch James says the mood in the squad reminds him of their victorious campaign in France four years ago.

"It feels pretty similar to 2007, the same vibe among the team," said James. "The guys are excited and have got that quiet belief deep inside of going all the way — just like we did in 2007."

He said the Springboks have been busting to get their campaign started for the past two weeks and are keenly looking for ward to Sunday's Pool D opener against Wales at Wellington Regional Stadium.

Not even the news that powerful lock Bakkies Botha could miss the match because of an ankle injury has shaken their resolve.

Number eight Pierre Spies said if Botha was forced out

by Achilles tendinosis, Danie Rossouw would probably take his place and it would be business as usual.

"Danie is similar to Bakkies, so we'll just stick to the way we play, keep going with it and we won't change our plans," said Spies.

right prop and also he can play left. Figallo is a good option.

"We have Scelzo on the bench and that's also a right prop in good condition."

Los Pumas side also include Exeter wing Gonzalo Camacho and Leicester flyer Horacio Agulla, with London Irish scrumhalf Alfredo Lalanne on the bench, but there is no place for Leicester prop Marcos Ayerza.

Flyhalf Felipe Contepomi captains the side in his fourth World Cup along with 38-yearold hooker Mario Ledesma.

England are favourites for the game in Dunedin after Argentina's disrupted World Cup preparation.

Argentina, with lack of matches and the loss of talismatic flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez with a knee injury, means emulating their impressive third-place finish four years ago in France will be difficult. The Argentines were the darlings of the tournament then with their attractive display which also saw them beating the formidable French twice, in the group stages and third and fourth-placed playoff.

Contepomi said Argentina played only one Test match in the last 11 months, so naturally

FACT FILE FULL NAME: Felipe Contepomi DATE OF BIRTH: Aug 20, 1977 PLACE OF BIRTH: Buenos Aires, Argentina HEIGHT: 1.83m (6ft) WEIGHT: 103kg NICKNAME: Dr Phil POSITION: Flyhalf, Centre

they are looking forward to grow as a team throughout the tournament.

"Our expectation is to come and play our best. And if we can be competitive on Saturday, that will be a great start to the tournament."

ARGENTINA Martin Rodriguez, Gonzalo Camacho, Gonzalo Tiesi, Santiago Fernandez, Horacio Agulla, Felipe Contepomi (captain), Nicolas Vergallo, Rodrigo Roncero, Mario Ledesma, Juan Figallo, Manuel Carizza, Patricio Albacete, Julio Farias Cabello, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Juan Fernandez Lobbe REPLACEMENTS Agustin Creevy, Martin Scelzo, Mariano Galarza, Alejandro Campos, Alfredo Lalanne, Marcelo Bosch, Juan Jose Imhoff

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WELLINGTON

Wales face trying task against Boks

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WALES believe they will need to score two or three tries to beat champions South Africa in their opening Pool D match at Wellington Regional Stadium on Sunday.

But to do that, they will need composure in attacking situations to beat a hard-working and efficient Springboks defence, says Wales attack coach Rob Howley.

"This game is all about scoring tries and from my perspective we’re going to need to score two or three tries if we’re going to win the game," he said.

"When we create opportunities and we get in behind

lines we have to make them count because this South African side work tirelessly off the ball, particularly in defence.

"It would be a huge factor if we don’t show composure. But we have shown composure in our last three games, so hopefully, that will continue."

Howley said Wales would also need to defuse an expected aerial assault from the Springboks and to maintain discipline if they were to prevail.

"We have to make sure we don’t give any silly penalties away because keeping discipline needs to be first and

foremost," he said.

"South Africa have a good power game and it’s important we dominate the sky.

The aerial kicking game is important when you play them."

Three Wales players remain in doubt with calf injuries — prop Gethin Jenkins, back row Ryan Jones and flyhalf Stephen Jones — and Howley said no chances would be taken by rushing them back too early.

"If you look at the three boys who have done their calves, they need a little more time than anyone else and at World Cup time they are invaluable on and off

the field.

"And if they are slightly injured, they are still great to have in the squad."

Despite the injuries, Howley said the squad are in good shape. All that remained is to convert their preparation into a winning performance.

"We are happy and comfortable where we are with our physical hardness," said Howley.

"Our results over the last few years against South Africa were three, four, fivepoint losses. Hopefully, we can get a little bit of luck and turn it into a win on Sunday."

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Wednesday 7 September, 2011

Young and dangerous LONDON: football/ euro 2012 qualifiers

United star scores only goal for England ENGLAND took a giant stride towards qualification for Euro 2012 this morning after an Ashley Young goal handed them a 1-0 win over Wales to leave them six points clear at the top of Group G. Manchester United star Young rifled in a low cross from Stewart Downing on 35 minutes to secure all three points for England, who now need only a point from their final match against Montenegro next month to clinch the group.

Wales squandered a golden opportunity to secure what would have been a scarcelydeserved point when substitute Robert Earnshaw missed an open goal from five yards out 15 minutes from time.

Earnshaw’s miss left Wales manager Gary Speed burying his head in his hands but the visiting coach could have few complaints with his team’s defeat after they failed to seriously test England for long periods.

England manager Fabio Capello had recalled Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard to his starting line-up after dropping him for last Friday’s 3-0 victory over Bulgaria in Sofia.

Capello also rested Theo Walcott as a precaution, replacing the Arsenal winger with Manchester City’s James Milner.

England enjoyed by far the better of the first-half, and might have taken the lead after only eight minutes only for captain John Terry to flash a close-range header wide of the post after an inviting corner from Young.

With Wales star Gareth Bale deployed to the right wing, all too often the visitors were left exposed down the opposite flank, where Liverpool’s Downing was a constant menace.

Downing had fired a warning shot on 17 minutes when he ghosted past fullback Neil Taylor only to overhit his cross.

Moments later, Downing was on the prowl again, gliding into space but just failing to pick out Wayne Rooney with his centre.

At the other end, England goalkeeper Joe Hart was a virtual spectator for most of the first-half, although Bale reminded the home side of his latent threat when he beat Milner to draw a booking from the England midfielder.

Wales’ best moment of the opening half came when defender Chris Gunter went on a rare gallop upfield on 33 minutes only to smash a wild shot 20 yards wide.

Two minutes later, England were in front and again, Downing was at the heart of the action, embarrassing

lions thank devil: Young (second left) is congratulated by teammates after scoring winner against Wales — AFP photo

Joe Ledley and racing to the byline before crossing for Young to lash home from close range.

England might have had another five minutes later when Young curled in a cross which Rooney just failed to get his head to.

England always looked the likeliest to score after the restart, their best chance coming when Lampard scooped his shot over the bar after a powerful surge into the box

by Gareth Barry.

But they almost paid the price for failing to add to their tally 15 minutes from time only for Earnshaw to suffer a nightmare miss.

A free-kick from Wales captain Aaron Ramsey picked out Darcy Blake, on the edge of the six-yard box, who got past Barry and squared to an unmarked Earnshaw. With the goal gaping however, the Cardiff striker shot over.

“The first-half we started

not so well but after that we played not so bad,” said Capello.

“We scored a goal and in the second-half, for 20-25 minutes, we played well but (Wales) showed a lot in the last 15 minutes and had an incredible chance to score a goal. We had some problems with their counter-attack but not too much.

“Sometimes the result is more important than the other things.”— AFP

ROME: Football/ CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Forlan claims ignorance over exclusion NEW Inter Milan striker Diego Forlan claims he didn’t know about the Uefa regulation that has ruled him out of his team’s Champions League group stage.

Forlan played for his previous club Atletico Madrid in the Europa League third qualifying round against Norwegians Stromsgodset earlier this season.

Uefa rules state he cannot represent another club in Europe until the New Year at least.

He was left out of Atletico’s playoff tie with Portugal’s Vitoria Guimaraes

as he was in discussions with Inter but by then it was too late.

And Forlan told Spanish radio station Onda Cera that he simply didn’t know the rules.

“The truth is I didn’t know Uefa’s rules and so I was going on what I’d been told, which was that it was enough to not play against Vitoria Guimaraes,” Forlan said, according to Italian Press.

“That was while knowing that Atletico Madrid wanted to sell me.

“I was told about the possibility of going to Inter Milan during the days

while we were preparing to face Vitoria Guimaraes and with the coach, we discussed the possibility of not playing so that I’d be available for the Champions League.

“If everyone was saying that I was going to leave Atletico, it was better for me to be available to play in the Champions League without complicating things.

“I didn’t know until Friday night that it wasn’t possible to put me on the list.”

Inter signed Forlan as a replacement for Samuel Eto’o, whom they

allowed to join Russians Anzhi Makhachkala.

Having included Forlan in the list they submitted to Uefa, they left out 18-year-old Dutchman Luc Castaignos, who is still ineligible as he was left off the original list.

It means Inter are left with just Diego Milito, Giampaolo Pazzini and Mauro Zarate as attacking options in a tough Champions League group.

Inter were drawn in Group B alongside CSKA Moscow, Lille and Trabzonspor. — AFP

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