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Tuesday 8 NOVEMber, 2011
‘Retract or we will sue’
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Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan threatens to sue TV3 over alleged labelling of ‘Seksualiti Merdeka’ programme as ‘free sex festival’
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Caned over bed-wetting A Mara Junior Science College student alleges he was was caned by a warden for wetting his bed even though he says he did not do it
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SUBANG JAYA
Blast at Empire Shopping Gallery left very few clues, says Energy Commission
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THE key evidence which could have pinpointed the cause of the explosion at the Empire Shopping Gallery on Sept 28 is believed to have been wiped out in the blast. The Energy Commission of Malaysia said such was the devastation caused by the blast that it is facing an arduous task in trying to determine the origin of the explosion. Its gas safety head, Yusni Sharif, said the blast, which occurred at 3.30am, was so extensive that any clues such as gas pipes, CCTV systems and partitions in the affected part of the building were either
By MEENA LAKSHANA meena@mmail.com.my destroyed or heavily damaged. “The evidence (we have) is not helping us at all. It’s not easy to put the puzzle together,” he said after officiating at a gas safety workshop organised by the Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management here last week. Yusni said the commission was trying its best to gather more concrete evidence and it would “take some time” to conclude its investigations.
“Information from witnesses is also not giving us a proper insight into the explosion,” he told The Malay Mail. He said the commission had three months to wrap up the investigations. The explosion damaged 40 shops at the lower ground and ground floors of the year-old building. It was so strong it blew out windows and wooden panels. Four people were hurt — two Nepalese security guards and a couple. One of the guards suffered a broken leg after being trapped under debris.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Mohd Sani Harul had reportedly said fire investigators had narrowed down the origin of the blast to five food outlets on the lower ground, between LG32 to LG36. It was reported the shopping mall would re-open its doors by mid-November. An additional requirement to strengthen gas safety guidelines for shopping complexes is being drafted by the commission. • See also page 2
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Senior citizens will be entitled to a 50 per cent discount for Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Monorail services beginning Jan 1 — Prasarana media affairs manager Azhar Ghazali
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KUALA LUMPUR
Stricter gas checks
Malaysia lifts travel advisory to Japan
Commission may make it a must for malls to hire own engineers By MEENA LAKSHANA meena@mmail.com.my
THE Energy Commission of Malaysia is drafting an additional requirement to strengthen the gas safety guidelines for shopping complexes. Its gas safety and supply department director, Ahmad Nornadzmi Dzulkarnain, said the commission was looking at proposing a mandatory requirement for malls to hire competent persons to conduct routine checks on the gas system. "Currently, shopping complexes rely on outsourced licensed maintenance teams to check the gas system," he said after attending a gas safety workshop last week. The maintenance team are hired from licensed gas contractors or gas supplier Gas Malaysia Berhad. "We want the management of shopping complexes to be more involved at the
MORE THOROUGH CHECKS MULLED: The Energy Commission is strengthening its guidelines to increase safety in shopping complexes
operations level," Ahmad Nornadzmi said. He said the requirement would be proposed to the commission's board for approval. The amendment would come under the Gas Supply Regulation 1997. Ahmad Nornadzmi said gas competent persons would be able to conduct thorough checks daily and quickly implement preventive mea-
sures to possible complications in the systems. Malaysian Association for Shopping and Highrise Complex Management secretary Foong Meng Khum said the association was working closely with the commission on the drafting process. "It is a positive initiative to increase safety," he said. Foong said all shopping complexes had a centralised
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gas system with certified safety measures such as automatic gas valves that shut the supply of gas to pipes upon a leak. However, the frequency of in-depth inspection varied from complex to complex. "Some mall managements only conduct checks like pressure tests at various points of the gas system once a year, as required for the renewal of the annual gas licence," he said.
M A L AYS IA h a s l i f t e d the travel advisor y on Malaysians going to Japan issued in May. In a statement yesterday, the Foreign Ministry s ai d t h e d e c i s i on w a s made following a significant improvement of the situation in the northeastern part of Japan. Howe ve r, t he m i n i s tr y said Malaysians were "strongly advised" against travelling to areas within a 30km radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and to strictly obser ve the restriction zone imposed by the Japanese government. "The ministry further a d v i s e s Ma l ay s i an s i n Japan to always be careful and remain alert to any directives by the relevant Japanese authorities concerning safety and security," it said. Malaysians in Japan are also asked to register with the Malaysian embassy in Tokyo, which may be con-
tacted at +81-3-34763840 and email at maltokyo@ kln.gov.my. The ministry issued the travel advisory on May 25 following the nuclear scare at the tsunami and earthquake-damaged plant.
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KUALA LUMPUR
Procedures followed, says Tourism Ministry
THE Tourism Ministry has denied allegations it did not follow the Finance Ministry's procedures in the procurement of its advertising projects which led the ministry to overspent to a tune of RM270 million. Its secretary-general, Datuk Dr Ong Hong Peng (pic), said in a statement yesterday the ministry was taking the Auditor-General's Report seriously and had taken steps to improve its money management method. "All payments are based on completed works and attached with the bills and other supporting documents as per the Finance Ministry's requirement," he said. Dr Ong explained there were two methods of procurement for advertising practised by the Tourism Promotion B oard (TPB) — open tenders and direct bookings. "Procurement through direct booking has saved the
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ministry its agency's commission cost (15 per cent of media buying) of RM19.93 million in 2009 and RM9.20 million in 2010, as opposed to using the services of advertising agencies selected through open tenders," he said. "This method has also helped TPB to plan the expenditure for 2009 and 2010 with better money management and reduced its outstanding deficit." He said effectiveness of this strategy was reflected in Malaysia's ability to lure 23.6 million tourists with a tourism income of RM53.5 billion in 2009 and 24.6 million tourists with an income of RM56.5 billion last year. "For the record, TPB has implemented the direct booking method since 1998 as p er its Management Circular 1998 and the buying is only done with media
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companies such as CNN, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, BBC World, Star Channel, Al Jazeera and others," he said. "Direct bookings are also used in the buying of space in the print media, billboards and online media as the rates offered are much cheaper than using the advertising agencies.
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"However, as stated in the 2010 Auditor-General’s Report, TPB obtained approval from the Finance Ministry on Feb 16 this year to further strengthen the procedures in the direct bookings method for media buy purposes. TPB has adhered to this new procedure." Referring to the AG's Report regarding the placements of billboards, Dr Ong said: "The selection for the placement of billboards in Medan, Indonesia, was based on the decision made by TPB officials after carrying out the due diligence process, including visiting the proposed site. "As a result, all stakeholders have agreed that the location is suitable. As a matter of fact, Singapore Tourism Board also chose to place their billboards there as well." On the toppled billboard at KM50.4 of the North-South Expressway, he said it was believed to have been caused
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by heavy rain or strong winds that occurred the night before the audit team visited the area. "Our periodic monitoring showed the billboard was in a good condition prior to that. Out of the 67 billboards around the country, only one toppled, making it a mere 1.49 per cent out of the total percentage," he said. He said the agency responsible repaired the billboard at its own cost and TPB did not pay rentals during the period the billboard was grounded. On the malfunctioned billboard at Baru 3, Shah Alam, Dr Ong said it was because the generator was stolen. "The billboard has been repaired. As for the billboard near Mid Valley Megamall, it is there to grab the attention of road users in the day, and the contract signed does not include lighting fees," he said. He said the ministry set up an inquiry committee on
Oct 5 to investigate the AG's Report on the purchase of 1,000 metal pamphlet racks promoting Visit Malaysia Year 2007 for RM1.95 million through direct negotiation without prior approval from the Finance Ministry. "Investigation is being conducted and the findings will be revealed to me on Nov 18. For the record, the purchase of the racks received approval from the Finance Ministry. The approval was RM1.7 million for 873 racks," he said. On the buying of souvenirs, he said that under the Treasury's Circular (SPP 12/2007), souvenirs under RM50,000 were allowed to be bought through direct buying from suppliers. "However, even though the souvenirs supplied have fulfilled the specifications and quality that were determined, the market research report was not prepared. "On this, I have issued a letter on July 6 that this is not repeated."
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We should work towards making English a compulsory pass subject in SPM and English Literature a compulsory subject in schools — MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek
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PETALING JAYA
'Retract or face action'
Ambiga wants TV3 to correct description of 'Sexualiti Merdeka' BERSIH 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan has threatened to sue TV3 if it does not retract its labelling of the annual sexual rights Seksualiti Merdeka festival as pesta seks bebas (free sex festival). Ambiga, a former Bar Council president, said the media was unfair in misleading the public on the true nature of the event and has demanded they correct their description of the event. Sexualiti Merdeka 2011, scheduled for tomorrow at the Annexe Gallery at Kuala Lumpur Central market, has been halted after police declared it unlawful. "It has been played up in a terrible manner. The way TV3 reported it, they are basically lying to the public about what Seksualiti Merdeka is all about," Ambiga said. "If they do not correct it, they will be hearing from our lawyers." Speaking at the Tenaganita headquarters in Jalan Gasing where she and others met with Brickfields police to assist in police investigation into the event, she added: “The way certain media reported this event will only make the situation worse for the same people we are trying to protect. " "With the event falsely portrayed as pesta seks bebas, it only makes people dis-
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criminate against this group even more." Seksualiti Medeka is an annual sexual rights festival organised by a loose coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Ambiga also asked how Malaysia could provide a roof for refugees from Australia "when we don’t give fellow Malaysians the same treatment as everyone". She w as re fe r r i ng to Malaysia having the right to veto any asylum-seekers to Australia wishing to relocate there under the terms of the refugee agreement signed by both countries in Kuala Lumpur. Datuk Paduka Marina Mahathir also criticised media reports describing Seksualiti Merdeka as a “free sex festival" and threatened to sue if the matter was not clarified. Marina turned up at the Tenaganita headquarters to lend support for the four human rights activists who were being questioned by police over their involvement in the festival. Those questioned were Ambiga, Seksualiti Merdeka co-founder Pang Khee Teik, Tenaganita president Irene Fernandez and Bersih 2.0 steering committee member
Maria Chin Abdullah. “I am shocked and angry at hearing the event being described as such on TV3 last night,” said Marina, who reminded journalists to report things "as it is and not to sensationalise an issue". She said the event was not to promote free sex but to help the marginalised lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to understand their legal rights. “It’s simply an event to explain and educate them of their rights within the law,” she said. The theme of this year's Seksualiti Merdeka festival is "Queer Without Fear".
Proposal to stop student loans for expenses not final MARINA: Event is to help the marginalised
CLEARING THE AIR: Ambiga leaving the Tenaganita headquarters in Jalan Gasing after police recorded her statement — Pix: Shahir Omar
offered several dates, which are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week." The letter was passed to officers from the Brickfields police headquarters who were at the Tenaganita headquarters in Jalan Gasing to record statements by Pang, Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, Tenaganita president Irene Fernandez and Bersih 2.0 steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah. Asked what would be discussed at the meeting
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Co-founder: We will explain to IGP SEKSUALITI Merdeka campaign co-founder Pang Khee Teik is more than willing to meet with InspectorGeneral of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Ismail Omar to address issues pertaining to the campaign. He said the organisers wrote a letter to thank the IGP for expressing his interest in hearing about the matter. “We wrote to the IGP today (Monday) to thank him as he has agreed to meet with us. We have also
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with the IGP, Pang said they would convey the real objective of Seksualiti Merdeka and also the activities they had organised. “We want to explain that we are not planning to demonstrate and neither are we against the police. We hope to work with the police and give them our cooperation,” he said. “We hope the meeting with the IGP will take place as it will be a good opportunity to explain the real objectives of this event.”
THE move by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) to stop giving loans for expenses of university students has not been finalised, its chairman Datuk Ismail Mohamed Said. He said this would be among proposals to be submitted to the government in view of the large annual amount of allocation given to students to pursue higher learning either in or outside the country. "This is also to ease the financial burden by the corporation because many do not repay their loans. Study loans, however, will continue," he told Bernama. The PTPTN board of directors decided on Oct 31 to submit a proposal to stop loans for expenses from 2013 to minimise the burden borne by the corporation. Ismail said a final decision would be made by the government. "If the government is not agreeable to it, the loans will continue," he said. Ismail, who is also the Kuala Krau MP, said that until now, a total of 1.87 million students had received PTPTN loans amounting to RM41.60 billion. He said that next year, some 2.5 million more students were expected to apply for the loans. Borrowers have repaid only RM3.74 billion up to September out of RM6.2 billion of projected repayment.
KUALA LUMPUR
Using DNA to combat trafficking of children
THE global trafficking of children for illicit adoption, prostitution, forced labour or recruitment of minors as child soldiers is a serious problem of international concern. According to the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime's (UNODC) website www.unodc.org, an estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked each year, with children being 20 per cent of the human trafficking victims. Since understanding law enforcement alone cannot combat this crime, a scientist from Spain's University of
Granada suggested in 2004 a unique programme to combat human trafficking by using DNA. Programme for Kids Identification (DNA-Prokids) seeks to come up with worldwide DNA registries made up of parents with missing or abducted children, homeless children found living on the streets or in shelters, and children found in orphanages or illegal adoption centres. DNA-Prokids (www.dnaprokids.org) aims to identify such missing children, to reunite abducted and homeless
children with their parents, and provide law enforcement agencies a scientific method to help combat child trafficking. "The goal was to not limit the scope of research to domestic crimes but to spread results worldwide with the aim of boosting the international fight against human trafficking," the DNA-Prokids website said. DNA-Prokids has several objectives to combat child trafficking. The first is to promote international and systematic collaboration, thus creating
a worldwide database with genetic information. The second is to study and apply improvements to enable police and judicial systems to fight human trafficking effectively. The third and fourth objectives are to analyse and suggest a common legislative framework and solve social communication problems that hamper the effective fight against human trafficking. There are eight countries with existing memorandums of understanding with DNAProkids. They are Brazil,
Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Malaysia and eight other countries are in the process of signing a memorandum with DNA-Prokids. The will be a pre-symposium about DNA-Prokids here on Monday Meanwhile, Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) coordinator and special representative Maria Grazia Giammarinaro said there were many children vulnerable to trafficking. "They include boys and
girls from abusive or dysfunctional families, children of drug addicts, child victims of domestic violence, children belonging to ethnic minorities, children left behind by migrating parents, orphans and children in institutions," she was quoted as saying on the UNODC website. "Thes e children of ten come to the attention of public authorities at some stage when we need to be aware and take opportunities to intervene and strengthen the protective environment around children."
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Only 32.6 per cent of Malaysians above the age of 15 are active in exercise or sports — Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Gan Ping Sieu
KUALA KUBU BARU
Caned over bedwetting incident Mara student claims he was struck by warden although he was not responsible
By IKRAM ISMAIL ikram.ismail@mmail.com.my
A FORM ONE student of the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) here claimed he was caned by a school warden for allegedly wetting his bed. For not owning up to soiling his mattress, the 13-year-old was struck three times with a tape-wrapped rattan cane. The boy had returned from preparatory classes on Tuesday night and claimed to have found his mattress smelling of urine. But he said he was too tired and slept on it anyway. "After I woke up the next morning, around 6.20am, I secretly switched the mattress with that of another student whom I suspected was the one responsible," he told The Malay Mail. He said he suspected the other student as he had a bedwetting reputation. That day after school, when told by a student the warden wanted to see him, the boy went to the warden's room on the third floor. His father, Hadzme Mohd Jaafar, 54, said: "The warden asked my son if he had soiled the mattress. My son denied it." He, however, admitted to switching the mattress. They went to the boy's room, which was on the same floor, and upon opening the door, the warden allegedly struck the boy on the head with a cane. Noticing the boy's room-
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KUALA LUMPUR
Slow traffic as city folk return after Aidiladha TRAFFIC was slow at several locations along the major highways yesterday as city folk returned from the Aidiladha celebration with their loved ones in their hometowns. A sp okesman for the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) said vehicles were moving slowly at the entry to the Juru Toll (south-bound), Changkat Jering to Jelapang, Simpang Pulai to Tapah and from Bidor to Slim River. "In the south, traffic from Port Dickson to Nilai was also slow-moving," he told Bernama. Traffic along the East Coast
Highway was busy from the Karak toll plaza heading towards the Bentong toll plaza. A PLUSLINE spokesman said traffic was slow from Port Dickson heading towards the Seremban rest area. "Although traffic was heavy, the highway was not as congested as in Simpang Pulai to Gopeng and just before the tunnel heading towards Ipoh," he said. There was an accident in the morning, involving a car, but it did not involve any casualties or cause any traffic congestion.
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'Temple priests' rob senior citizen of valuables, cash CANNED ON HEAD AND BACK: The boy showing where he was allegedly beaten by the warden
mate in the room, the warden chased the roommate out. He shut the door and allegedly struck the boy again, this time on his left shoulder. The warden took the boy's bedsheet and a pair of slacks from the room. "They went to the room of the boy who had his mattress switched by my son, but he was not there. There, he struck my son again," said Hadzme. "The warden has no right to cane my son, especially on the head. He should have given him a warning." Hadzme lodged a report at the Kuala Kubu Baru police station the same day. "Let the police investigate and take action. I don't want this to happen to my son again
or to any other student for that matter," he said. A Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) spokesman for its secondary education department said they would investigated the allegation. "In the meantime, the student should decide whether he is willing to continue his studies in the same school or transfer to another MRSM branch or move to a public school," he said. "We understand he may feel pressured if he stays in the same school but we don't want him to just quit. Let him make the decision." The spokesman said the boy should be grateful to be admitted in MRSM as he was chosen from 40,000 students
nationwide who scored 5As in the 2010 Ujian Penilaian Menengah Rendah (UPSR). "We received a lot of applications and he was one of the 6,000 we chose." Hulu Selangor OCPD Supt Norel Azmi Affandi Yahya said the police were investigating the case under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt. "The school warden said he discovered some clothes in the boy's locker that had urine smell on them. The warded demanded a confession from the boy but the boy refused," he told The Malay Mail. He said the boy, who was referred to the Kuala Kubu Baru Hospital, suffered only minor bruises.
THREE men, posing as temple priests, robbed a senior citizen of a car, valuables and cash totalling about RM40,000 at his house near the Shah Alam National Botanical Gardens yesterday. They had asked the 60-yearold victim to give them some leaves from a tree in his garden, purportedly for a religious ceremony.
Shah Alam police chief Asst Comm Zahedi Ayob said the trio, one armed with a machete, entered the house and held up the man, his wife and their son. He said the robbers took a TV set, laptop, gold items and cash before escaping in the victim's Proton Waja. The incident happened about 10.30am.
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Remains on newborn found at dumpsite THE body of a fully-formed baby boy, with its placenta still intact, was found by five Indonesian workers clearing a dumpsite in Jalan 4/6, Pandan Perdana here yesterday. Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Amiruddin Jamaluddin said the body, wrapped in a blue towel, was found by the
workers of a garbage disposal company about 5.30am. "We spoke to residents but no one knows who the baby belonged to," he said. Police urged those with information to contact them. The body was sent to the Ampang Hospital for postmortem.
Buayas' aid convoy to flood-hit Thailand a success
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MALAYSIANS: Thai airbase personnel helping to unload the items brought by the convoy
THE Buaya Puchong 4x4 members made their first foreign foray to help the Thai flood victims without a hitch — but with a heartfelt welcome from the recipients. Its team of four-wheel drive enthusiasts set out in four 4x4 vehicles and two trucks for a 10-hour journey on Oct 28, carrying six tonnes of food, blankets and clothes, among others, to the Royal Thai Air Force base at the Haadyai International Airport, under its "SOS Thailand" mission.
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Along the way, they stopped at the National Service training camps in Bidor, Perak, and Sintok, Kedah, to collect additional donations from the staff and residents. Club treasurer Seet Wai Song said they arrived at the airbase on Oct 30. "The Thai military runs a vast warehouse to receive, pack and deliver aid from donors to be delivered to flood-hit areas," he said.
"The weather was cloudy and cool which helped keep the drivers alert." Seet, who was accompanied by his wife and son, said he was overwhelmed by the treatment given by the Thai authorities, as his group was warmly received by the Haadyai Airbase wing commander, his deputy and the air crew. "Our aid was quickly offloaded from our vehicles and laid out in the warehouse according to categories. The
wing commander conveyed his thanks for our efforts to assist the Thai people." "SOS Thailand" was organised in collaboration with the Malaysian Red Crescent Society and National Service Alumni Secretariat. Buaya Puchong 4x4's first mission was in Johor in 2006 when they sent supplies to flood victims in Segamat, Batu Pahat, Parit Sulong, Muar, Kota Tinggi, Johor Baru and the Kampung Peta orang asli village in Mersing.
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SMEs, which contribute only 30 per cent to the region's exports, remain the backbone of every economy in Southeast Asia -- Ambank Group of Companies chairman Tan Sri Azman Hashim SHAH ALAM
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Nice move!
'Reducing civil servants inappropriate' THE DAP's proposal to reduce public sector employees to cut government expenditure is an inappropriate move, said Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof here yesterday. He said civil servants played a significant role in the success of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP). "It's easy for DAP to talk but the Barisan Nasional government has plans which need continuity, such as the GTP, and it definitely involves civil servants," he said when commenting on a statement by DAP information secretary Tony Pua, reported in a Chinese daily recently, that the party would reduce public sector employees and retrench those who were inefficient to cut government expenditure, based on a concept adopted by China. Met after he distributed meat in conjunction with Aidiladha at the Darul Ibadah Surau in Jalan Astana here, Fadillah asserted it was more important to improve employees' role and function in line with the government's transformation programme. He said the government considered the views of parties when implementing developmental programmes, including those of civil servants, the private sector and the people as a whole.
KUALA LUMPUR
SJI Class of ’75 Arts 3 reunion THE Class of 1975 Arts 3 of St John’s Institution will have its first reunion after 31 years on Saturday at the Mist Club in Bangsar. Classmates who are based overseas will also be attending the reunion, besides class teacher James Gonzales and Physical Education teacher Vincent Fernandez. All students and teachers who taught the class, who are interested to attend the reunion starting at 5pm, are asked to contact Augustes (019-2701027) or Tony (012-3211558) by Friday.
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Puteri Rabiatul, 4, youngest to represent Malaysia in chess By HAMZAH NAZARI hamzah@mmail.com.my
DEEP in concentration, eyes focused on the chess board, she makes her move but upon realising her mistake, groans loudly and jumps on the sofa, curls her legs beneath her and hides her face in her hands. While not the usual reaction one expects from a chess player, her sudden loss of composure is not surprising — Puteri Rabiatul Adawiyah Mat Zaki is only four years old. She is the youngest person to be chosen to represent Malaysia in an international chess competition by the Malaysian Chess Association. If financial assistance is forthcoming, she will compete at the 7th Asian Schools Chess Championship in New Delhi, India, from Dec 16 to 23. However, her taking part is uncertain as her family is looking for individual or corporate sponsors to raise the RM9,000 she needs since the association is not able to allocate funds. "Secondary or primary school students as young as eight have been selected before but this is the first time Malaysia is competing in the under-fives,” her mother, Raja Noraizah Raja Mahmood, told The Malay Mail at the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) building here. Although children usually
CHECKMATE: Puteri Rabiatul can beat players twice her age
start playing chess at the age of six or seven, Puteri Rabiatul was sent to the Insofar Chess Academy for training at the age of three. She can beat children aged eight or nine. Raja Noraizah said Puteri Rabiatul could recognise chess pieces since she was just one. “I once asked her ‘which one is the knight?’ and she picked up the right piece. She had a pacifier in her mouth at the time," she said. “We didn’t expect her to be able to play chess at such a young age. She does not merely play the game but strategises, knowing if a piece is safe or if it can be taken." Puteri Rabiatul usually plays chess with her mother or trains at the Az-Zahrah Multi-Intelligence Academy (AMPAC Centre) in Bandar Baru Bangi or the Haris Bakar Group of Companies at the PKNS building here. According to her parents, they suspect their child may be a prodigy or even a genius but they do not know for sure. Even so, they are confident she could one day become an International Grandmaster in chess, if she continues to play regularly. The family’s short-term goal is that Puteri Rabiatul could become the defending champion for the under-five category next year. Those interested in sponsoring Puteri Rabiatul may call 012-3415030.
SUBANG JAYA
Funds for parking lots needed in Subang Jaya SUBANG JAYA assemblyman Hannah Yeoh has urged the Selangor government to allocate more funds to build parking lots and pave damaged roads in areas under the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ). She said she had used her allocation to build parking bays and repair potholes and had submitted a proposal to the State government on the projects and was awaiting approval. "Funds are never enough. It takes millions just to improve parking and road conditions," she said during a visit to the SS18 business district last week. The projects are divided into Zone 1 and Zone 2.
By CECILIA VICTOR cecilia@mmail.com.my
"For Zone 1, the works costs RM409 million and for Zone 2, it costs RM378,770," she said. The job, undertaken by a local engineering company, took four weeks to complete. Yeoh said the local council also planned to make the SS18 commercial hub a one-way. "Making it a one-way exit will disable cars from coming in and out through a single way, thus avoiding the possibility of accidents and congestion," she said. The Zone 1 priority areas are Jalan SS18/1B and Jalan SS19/7, Jalan SS19/3, PJS 7/15, PJS 9/3 and along the
MORE SPACE: New parking area at SS18 Subang Jaya — Pic: Arif Kartono
SS13 Hindu temple. Zone 2 covers Jalan Subang 4, USJ 9/3F, Taipan 1/4, the Persiaran Tujuan exit towards Persiaran Kewajipan and Jalan Persiaran Subang. Engineers at Zone 2 were already focused on clearing up potholes and manholes. They were seen conducting site visits and inspections at the re-
spective areas last week. Yeoh said the need is crucial as Subang Jaya residents have long experienced difficulties in finding proper parking spots. There is always a matter of someone parking illegally somewhere, she said, with the worst areas being in SS18, SS19, SS14, SS15 and some ar-
eas within USJ. Since January 2010, MPSJ had enforced a one-hour parking limit and found it effective. In September this year, the council said it planned to extend the same policy to other areas in Subang and Puchong. MPSJ public relations senior assistant director Asfarizal Abdul Rashid had said once the hour-long parking system is implemented in heavy traffic areas, parking should be less of a headache. The council's deputy president Abdullah Marjunid had expressed plans to amend the by-laws under the Road Transport Act 1987 so the parking system could be installed in other areas.
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Owner claims service centre ignores car problem, auto company negotiating repair fee AN engineer is unhappy an automobile company did not heed his suspicions that something was not right with his car. LEE KOK BOON first complained to the Toyota service centre in Section 19, Petaling Jaya, about his underpowered nine-year-old Camry in March. "I found it unusual that, at 3,000 revolutions per minute, my car could only achieve a speed of 80km per hour instead of 100kph," says the 54-year-old consultant engineer from Bandar Utama, who is a Toyota merit customer. "I have also never pushed it too hard since I bought it." LEE says he suspects an internal damage as the 2002 model only has a mileage of 180,000km and is serviced regularly. "I brought it to the service centre in March but after test-driving it, the personnel there told me nothing
was wrong. They told me to bring it back for its scheduled servicing in July." He claims the car started experiencing more problems by May. "I suspected it was all due to progressive damage to my auto transmission clutch plate. "When I brought it back, the service centre confirmed this. I also had to pay RM100 to leave it there for the day." After conducting a diagnosis, he says the Toyota centre requests more than RM33,000 in servicing fees. "I felt this was unnecessary, as I already suspected something was wrong with the car from March. "If they had taken action back then, I would not have ended up paying so much. They offered me a 40 per cent discount, which I refused. "Although I had the oil changed in January, they said the auto transmission had been used up for many years, hence, the damage."
LEE says even if they charged RM10,000 before it got worse, it would have been too much, adding he refused to pay and insisted Toyota should cover most of the charges, as he claims he has been ill-advised. As a result, he has not been able to use his car to go to work since May. "I have been using my wife's car all this while, as she sustained an injury after our holiday in China in August. "She will be returning to office in a month's time. By then, we will not have sufficient transport to get the both of us to work on time." LEE feels he should not be held responsible for the service centre's "error in judgment". ● TOYOTA media relations officer Dita Puspawathy tells Hotline they are negotiating the car's repair fees with the complainant. "We hope to reach an amicable decision with LEE
and hope to offer a more acceptable discount." She says since Toyota is a loyalty brand, they are keen to retain him as a merit customer. Dita explains the initial repair cost is inevitable as the warranty for such cars usually expire after about three years. "We have been keeping in touch with him and are presently working out a solution." When contacted, LEE says he is upset with the company's attitude. "I have not had my car for the past five months now." He says even after his initial attempts to contact them since he left his car there, Toyota failed to respond. "I feel they have misled me by telling me to come back for its next due servicing." LEE says he has lodged a complaint with the Consumer Claims Tribunal last week.
By FAIZAL NOR IZHAM
TAKE NOTE 1. If you spot a vehicle obstructing traffic in Petaling Jaya, note its registration number and contact the city council at 03-79563544. 2. Kajang Municipal Council calling on the public to help fight vandalism at Taman Tasik Cempaka in Bandar Baru Bangi. 3. The public advised to not eat fish caught at Taman Jaya as the lake water comes from housing areas and, at times, from overflowing sewage tanks.
Online comments www.mmail.com.my Ladies in the gents (Nov 4) FOR office buildings, where cleaning is done at least twice a day, it is common for female cleaners to handle male toilets as most of them are from the fairer sex while their male counterparts are assigned to more physically demanding maintenance duties. For public areas like commuter stations and airport terminals, however, only males should be allowed to cleanse the gents. — Ahmad Ahmad I COULDN'T care less who cleaned the toilet. In fact, I advocate the cleaners wear a mask to preserve their dignity, so the issue of male or female workers cleaning toilets would be a non-issue. — Agree to disagree IT is all right for female cleaners to clean the toilets. If the cleaners are just hanging out in the gents without doing anything, like taking a rest, something is seriously wrong and the management must do something about it. — Sonic Back to square one (Nov 3)
Late charge puzzle MUHAMMAD AZRIN MOHD ASIHIN is perplexed by the late fees imposed by a bank's online system. "On Oct 8, I logged into my Citibank online account and, to my surprise, discovered I was imposed a RM50 late charge," says the 32year-old doctor from Shah Alam. The last time MUHAMMAD AZRIN checked, he claims he had paid the banking fees on Sept 23, well before the Oct 8 deadline. "So I called up their hotline and spoke to a customer service officer. He checked for me and apologised, telling
me there was a mistake in the system." MUHAMMAD AZRIN was told he had been wrongly charged and they would waive it immediately. "My question is, what if I had not checked my online transaction? "As I had subscribed to a paperless statement, I would not receive hard copy statements every month." He says a busy person like himself seldom log into his online account and would be charged unnecessarily without his knowledge. "Does this happen often? How can a system used by
an organisation as large as Citibank suddenly fail and charge its customers unnecessarily?" MUHAMMAD AZRIN says when he asked the bank what it planned to do about the matter, he was offered a compensation. "I told them it is not about compensation. It is about consumer rights." ● CITIBANK MALAYSIA corporate affairs head Jaya Menon says they have looked into the matter upon notification. "Upon review, we found the account discrepancy was due to payment differ-
ences made to the account. Hence, we have notified the customer of this and the case has since been resolved." When contacted, MUHAMMAD AZRIN claims the first bank officer has given him the wrong information. "The late fees were apparently because I still owed them 30 sen from my original RM2,500.50 payment. "The first officer, however, told me it was due to a system error, This shows the staff do not properly investigate cases to provide correct information."
CITY HALL must take stern action against these stall operators for violating the law and regulations. They are a nuisance to the public who cannot park there because they block the parking space with their tables and chairs, which is not only illegal but morally wrong. The haphazard placement of the chairs and tables can aggravated traffic conditions, in which a two-way road can turn into a one-way street. On top of that, most of these stalls are run by foreigners. — Shaktiman
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Police will deploy 4,000 officers for a march in London tomorrow to protest against a hike in tuition fees and cuts to funding, with organisers expecting about 10,000 students to take part — AFP
ZAMBOANGA
Eight dead in feud over car EIGHT people were killed as two warring Muslim clans clashed in a long-running feud stemming from the sale of a car, the local military commander said yesterday. Soldiers were deployed in a remote region of the southern island of Mindanao to stop the fighting that broke out on Friday, said local military commander Colonel Daniel Lucero. "We have sent troops to pacify the warring clans. At least eight people have been killed on both sides since the fighting erupted," Lucero said. The feud between the families of two local politicians has raged since 2002, according to Lucero. "It all began with the non-payment of a vehicle sold to one of the clan leaders and since then, they have clashed sporadically," he said. — AFP
PHNOM PENH
Amnesty can't save defendant CAMBODIA'S UN-backed war crimes tribunal has rejected a plea from the Khmer Rouge regime's former foreign minister that he is protected from genocide charges by a 15-year-old royal pardon and amnesty. Ieng Sary, 86, angered victims of the regime with his claim during a hearing in late June he should not be tried because he was absolved in 1996 in return for leading a mass Khmer Rouge defection. But the court said in a statement released yesterday the scope of application of the amnesty excludes the crimes of genocide, torture and grave breach of the 1949 Geneva conventions. — AFP
MINA
Haj pilgrims stone symbols of Satan for second day HUNDREDS of thousands of Muslim pilgrims flooded a valley near the Saudi holy city of Mina yesterday to stone pillars representing Satan, on the penultimate day of the annual Haj. The most dangerous rite of the annual Haj proceeded peacefully as pilgrims rushed to throw 21 stones on the three pillars that symbolise the devil, the last rite of the annual and compulsory pilgrimage to the Saudi city of Mecca, the birthplace of Islam and its holiest site. In previous years, hundreds
of people have been trampled to death in stampedes triggered by crowds trying to get close to the pillars to take their vengeance on the symbol of the devil. "This time, the stone-throwing process was easy, not like years past," said 33-year-old Calazar Shah, a Pakistani pilgrim on his second Haj journey. Saudi aut hor ities have installed a multi-level walkway through the stone-throwing site in a bid to avoid the trampling that caused the deaths of 364 people in 2006, 251 in 2004 and 1,426 in 1990. — AFP
CASTING STONES: Pilgrims throwing pebbles at pillars during the Jamarat ritual yesterday — AFPpic
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Berlusconi denies resignation talk ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday denied rumours he was on the verge of resigning, as Italy's bond market came under heavy pressure, the national news agency ANSA reported. "Rumours of my resignation are baseless and I do not understand how they started circulating," Berlusconi was quoted as telling his aides. Fabrizio Cicchitto, leader of Berlusconi's People of Freedom party in parliament, said: "I spoke to prime minister Berlusconi a short time ago and he told me that the rumours about his resignation are without foundation." — AFP
TEHERAN
Spike in tension Iran accuses US, Israel of gearing for military strike
IRAN accused Israel and the United States of seeking world support for a military strike on its nuclear facilities, which Russia warned yesterday would be "a very serious mistake". Germany said meanwhile it would call for "greater pressure" on Iran to comply with international commitments on its nuclear programme. The spike in tension comes ahead of the release this week of a report into Iran's nuclear drive by the International Atomic Energ y Agenc y (IAEA), which diplomats say will focus on the Islamic republic's alleged efforts to put fissile material in a warhead and developing missiles. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned against
This entity (Israel) can be compared to a kidney transplanted in a body that rejected it — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
a military attack on Iran and again insisted Teheran's atomic programme was for peaceful purposes only. "Iran's capabilities are increasing and it is progressing, and for that reason it has been able to compete in the world. Now Israel and the West, particularly America, fear Iran's capabilities and role," Ahmadinejad said in
remarks published yesterday in Egypt's Al-Akhbar newspaper. "Therefore, they are trying to gather international support for a military operation to stop (Iran's) role. The arrogant should know that Iran will not allow them to take any action against it," he said. Ahmadinejad added Washington wanted to "save the Zionist entity but it will not be able to do so". "This entity (Israel) can be compared to a kidney transplanted in a body that rejected it," he said. "Yes it will collapse and its end will be near." Ahmadinejad's diatribe against Israel, Iran's arch-foe, comes after Israeli President Shimon Peres warned on tele-
vision on Saturday an attack on Iran was becoming "more and more likely". In response, Russia warned against a military strike on Iran. "It would be a very serious mistake fraught with unpredictable consequences," said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "Military intervention only leads to a multiple rise in casualties and human suffering," said Lavrov. "There can be no military solution to the Iranian nuclear problem, just like there can be none for any other problem in the modern world." Iran has so far refused to freeze its uranium enrichment activities, despite several UN sets of sanctions. — AFP
LONDON
Experts doubt fireworks smoke theory in 34 car pile-up
DETECTIVES investigating one of Britain’s worst motorway accidents in south-west England are continuing to look at the possibility that smoke from a rugby club fireworks display could have led to the pile-up, reports the Guardian. However, some experts were casting doubt on the idea that smoke from the display alone could have caused the thick blanket witnesses reported. Seven people were killed and 51 injured in the pile-up involving 34 vehicles near Taunton on Friday night. The motor way was fully reopened on Sunday night
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WAS IT SMOKE? Seven people were killed and 51 injured in one of Britain's worst road accidents
after forensic work on the northbound carriageway was complete and a 60m-long section damaged by fire was repaired. Police said the main line of inquir y was the fire-
works display taking place at Taunton Rugby Football Club a few hundred metres from the scene of the incident. Tom Smith, secretary of the British Pyrotechnists
Association, said it was "very rare" for smoke to be a major issue. He doubted that a relatively small fireworks display could have created the bank of smoke that police had described.
Transport minister Mike Penning said it was possible that some witnesses who reported smoke were confusing what had happened after the incident rather than before. "Once these lorries caught fire, diesel produces a very black acrid smoke, the tyres were alight, the plastics were alight. That mixing with mist or fog would create something that people might have thought was there before but was not there before but was part of the accident. "We don't know w hat caused this accident and what happened after the accident started."
Floods close in on Thai capital FLOODWATERS encircled two industrial estates in the east of Bangkok yesterday and closed in on the centre of the capital, disrupting bus services, although mass transit train systems were still running and commercial districts remained dry. It is now only about 7km from the Silom business and entertainment district at the heart of Bangkok. Somkid Tanwatanakul, deputy governor of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, said floodwater had reached the vicinity of the Lat Krabang Industrial Estate in the east of the city and was now about 1.5m high. — AFP
Waiter kills boss and family AN Israeli waiter was found guilty yesterday of murdering the boss who fired him and five members of the restaurant owner's family, including a baby, stabbing them to death in their home. Damian Kerlik carried out the killings in 2009, angry over his dismissal for stealing alcohol on the job, police said. Kerlik slipped into the Oshrenko family's apartment in the suburb of Rishon Lezion late at night while they were sleeping. A court in central Israel said he killed his ex-employer, his wife, their four-month-old son, three-year-old daughter and the children's grandparents. — AFP
Greece seeks new leader TALKS on naming a new Greek prime minister to lead the country out of deadlock and avert bankruptcy dragged into the evening yesterday with no breakthrough between the two main political parties heading negotiations. Greek media reported the man slated to be offered the helm in a transition government, former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos, had set a number of conditions before agreeing to the challenge. — AFP
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Gomez: Fame overwhelming TEEN queen Selena Gomez (pic) admits fame can be "overwhelming". Gomez told BANG Showbiz: "It's an overwhelming business, especially for those of us who have been in it since we were very young and have grown up with it. But you just have to make sure you have good friends around you and your family there to support you. It's important to have that support system around you to help you cope." The 19-year-old star added: "It's nice to have people your own age that are in the business who know what you're going through and who can help you and who understand what it's like. But equally its quite nice to have other friends who aren't in the business and can just take you away from it."
Stewart's sex scene prep ACTORS Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson had to work out before shooting their Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn sex scene. The real-life couple's alter egos Bella Swan and Edward Cullen get intimate in a scene in the final installment in the vampire franchise and realised at the last minute that their fans wouldn't want to see them looking out of shape, reports the Times of India. "When I was doing prep for Breaking Dawn, I realised, 'People definitely want to see you looking trim'. Usually, we're all making fun of Taylor Lautner for working out so often, and then suddenly me and Rob were running around the block while Taylor laughed at us."
Thousands donated 5.29 million yuan (RM2.6m) to help Ai Weiwei pay a 15 million yuan tax fine, with some throwing money wrapped in paper planes into his garden, the Chinese artist said yesterday — AFP SYDNEY
Child bride shame Old men found sponsoring hundreds of underaged girls
HUNDREDS of 17-year-old girls have been brought into Australia to get married under an Australian government visa programme. Figures show more than 200 17-year-old girls were granted prospective spouse visas over the past five years, reports the Daily Telegraph. Hundreds more 18, 19, and 20 year-old women also received the visas after being sponsored by older men. The majority of the teenagers were from the Middle East or South-East Asian countries.
One 17-ye ar-old f rom Thailand was brought out by a 57-year-old man and an Iraqi 17-year-old girl was sponsored by a 50-year-old. More than 100 17-year-olds from Lebanon were granted the visas after being sponsored by men aged from 19 to 37. Under visa conditions, the girls must marry their sponsor within nine months. Australian laws only allow minors to be married in strictly controlled circumstances with court approval. The Australian Childhood
Foundation's Joe Tucci called for an urgent inquiry. "A thorough audit needs to be done to ensure these children are safe. Is this a program the Australian community really supports?" he said. "On the one hand Australia is doing a lot to stop sex tourism but then you see figures like this and you have to question what is going on." Child safety researcher Chris Goddard said the figures were extremely disturbing and "make a mockery of local marriage laws".
PATTAYA
Stars replace scars in pageant fit for queens
'Star Trek 2' has a new villain BENICIO DEL TORO is in line to star as the villain in Star Trek 2 after meeting with director JJ Abrams to discuss the role, according to Variety.com. Insiders revealed Del Toro has not been told the details of the role in order to keep it secret. Filming on the sequel to the 2009 film is expected to start in early 2012.
MOUNTAIN VIEW (CALIFORNIA)
Stomach sensor to trick dieters
A STOMACH implant that can help people lose weight by detecting when they eat and tricking them into feeling full has been developed in the US. The Abiliti system involves several devices, including a food sensor and electrodes, being implanted in the stomach and intestines, reports Newscore. The food sensor detects whenever a person eats or drinks and sends electrical impulses to the stomach, which helps a person feel full before
the stomach is actually full, causing them to eat less. As the anatomy of the stomach and intestines is not changed, the system has virtually none of the side effects seen with gastric bypass surgery and gastric banding, developers IntraPace said. The system also automatically records when a patient eats, drinks and exercises and sends the data to patients and physicians using a wireless connection, allowing doctors to understand patient behaviour and offer advice.
WASHINGTON
Half of US students face sex harassment Forty-eight per cent of US middle and high school students suffered sexual harassment in the past school year, both in person and online, a national survey released yesterday said. And 87 per cent of those students said the experience had a negative impact on them, according to the survey of 1,965 students in grades seven through 12 conducted by the Association of American University Women. "Sexual harassment is part of everyday life in middle
and high schools," said the 76-page report, which follows the Washington-based charity's previous investigation of bullying in schools. "Sexually harassed students who took part in the survey reported having trouble studying, not wanting to go to school, and feeling sick to their stomach," it said. Some students stayed home from school. Others skipped classes, dropped after-school activities, took different routes to and from school, or changed schools altogether. — AFP
MOSCOW
Lohan released after 4 hours LINDSAY LOHAN was released from jail about four and a half hours after she checked into a California facility to begin her 30-day prison sentence. The 25year-old actress was sentenced last Wednesday after admitting she violated her probation by not keeping up with court-ordered community service requirements, reports Newscore. The star was given a week to turn herself in so she could fulfill a contract to pose nude for Playboy magazine. Lohan, who checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, was released hours later, TMZ reported.
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Russia aims for first conquest of Mars
BEAUTIES: Contestants in the pageant include Attyhayakorn (left) and Miss Japan's Karin Fujikawa (right)
MILLIONS of Thai television viewers could not see the many scars beneath Miss Sahhara's shimmering evening gown. “I was feminine when I was growing up and often got harassed and beaten up badly,” says Miss Sahhara, a self-identified woman representing Nigeria in the Miss International Queen pageant, the world's largest and mostwatched transgender contest held each year in the Thai resort city of Pattaya. “The terrible memories flood back when I look at the scars all over my body,” she said. Predominantly Buddhist Thailand displays a tolerant attitude towards people who
are born physically male but as a Thai saying goes “have a female heart". A Thai court recently ordered the military to stop classifying transgender people known as kathoeys or “ladyboys” as “having a permanent mental disorder". Sirapassorn Attyhayakorn, the 21-year-old Miss Thailand entrant who beat 22 other contestants and was crowned Miss International Queen 2011 at the weekend, said she will spend the prize money furthering her study in arts at Bangkok's Ramkamhaeng University, reports The Age. Pageant director Alisa Phanthusak, of Tiffany's, the
company that puts on a Pattaya transvestite show that attracts 2000 tourists daily, says the contest's main objective is to promote equal rights for transgender people in countries where they are discriminated against. The pageant this year also raised money for victims of Thailand's floods. “We receive hundreds of applications from transgender people to enter the pageant,” Phanthusak said. “They don't have to be pretty, but they must be able to portray a good image and be a good representative of transgender people in their own country.”
RUSSIA will launch a probe today for Mars that aims to collect a chunk of a Martian moon and become Moscow's first successful planetary mission since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Phobos-Grunt probe is to blast off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Zenit-2SB rocket early today, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said in a statement. Russia hopes the mission
will mark a triumphant return to interplanetary exploration, a field from which it has been entirely absent over the last decades even as US probes explored the farthest reaches of the solar system. If successful, Phobos-Grunt will also help erase the memory of one of Russia's worst ever space failures, when its Mars96 probe bound for the Red Planet failed to reach orbit and crashed into the ocean in 1996. — AFP
CHICAGO
Protesters get colouring book Anti-Wall Street protesters have a new way to pass the time: an "Occupy" colouring book complete with songs and a visit from Robin Hood. The "grown-up colouring
book novel" was released last week by Really Big Coloring Books, a Missouri-based publisher that recently made headlines with a controversial colouring book about the Sept 11, 2001 attacks. — AFP
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An Asian smorgasbord
Delicacies from Thailand to China are on the table this month THE Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur is serving up a delicious feast and it’s time to treat yourself
for the rest of November. Sawadeeka! This is the time to indulge in authentic Thai
delicacies at the Melting Pot Cafe from Nov 7 to Nov 30. A team of three guest chefs have
been brought in from Thailand to amuse patrons with Thai specialities.
Terrific Thai bites FROM the nightly buffet spread, diners can sample various selections of seafood, meat, vegetables and salads. For the starters, the salads are one of a kind and
are hotter than your Malaysian tongue can handle with the spicy squid salad, crispy cat fish with spicy mango relish, spicy prawn lemon grass salad, Thai pomelo salad with shrimp, grilled beef salad with Thai herbs, plus the must-have popular spicy fish cake. If these aren’t hot enough to start off your meal, have the hot tom yum soup that’s filled with Thai lemongrass-infused seafood consomme, coconut milk with chicken and young ginger soup.
ENCHANTING: Some of the traditional delights offered
Once you’ve cooled down for the mains, the backed crab with glass noodles, stir fried prawns with black pepper sauce, Thai roast chicken with garlic pepper, lamb green curry baby clam with hot Thai basil, fried sea crab with chili paste and curry powder or steamed seafood souffle will leave you wanting more. As the Thais always finish off their meal with something sweet, try the country’s traditional desserts such as sticky rice with ripe mango, Thai layer cake, miniature fruits, young coconut jelly, banana in coconut milk and many more tempting delights. t t
Let’s go ‘yum cha’ WE all love dim sum and now you can enjoy this delicacy at Xin Cuisine that’s known for it’s quality dishes that are served during lunch and for weekend breakfasts. This month, Xin unveils some delicious new dim sum created by Chef Ng Meng Loong, who’s also known as the dim sum sifu. Dim sum comes in a variety of steamed, fried, savoury and sweet varieties. Your taste buds will be titillated with spicy crab Shanghai dumpling, beef meatball with beancurd skin, smoked duck breast with fish paste dumpling, black pepper seaweed dumpling, beef with spring onion cheong fun, fried fragrant oats and prawn dumpling. The traditional steamed sponge pudding which is a hot favourite will also be served.
DELICIOUS: 'Dim sum’ selections range from steamed and fried to savoury and sweet t
Xin Cuisine will serve each item at RM7.00++ to RM12.00++ per basket. Dim Sum is served for lunch starting at 11.30am to 2.30pm.
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The restaurant opens earlier on Saturdays at 10.30am and Sundays at 9am. For reservations, call 032144-8750.
The fare is priced at RM89++ per person (inclusive of the nightly buffet spread). For reservations, call Melting Pot Cafe at 03-21442200 ext 2337.
Go bananas BANANAS have plenty of nutrients and vitamins and its what makes this delicious and versatile fruit so healthy. When you have bananas made as dessert, you know you’re in heaven with Melting Pot Cafe’s creamy caramel banana mousse. It’s served with a decadent cake that’s divided into three layers of chocolate, moist sponge with spreads of caramel mousse and banana mousse as filling. Just coat the whole cake with caramel mousse and top it off with a layer of caramel glaze. t
The cake is available at RM9.50++ per slice and RM80++ per kg. For orders, call 2144-2200 ext 2337.
SWEET: The caramel banana mousse
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Cool down with rich, cold Sno-shakes By KARINA FOO karina@mmail.com.my
Guilt-free snacking MAINTAINING the perfect figure always seems to be a mean feat. Munchy’s all new Wheat Krunch Collagen now allows you to not only indulge in sinful snacking but also claims to improve one’s
skin appearance, hair and nails at the same time. Packed with a total of 1,200mg of collagen, this healthy snack is baked instead of deep-fried. t
EASY: Creating your dream dessert drink is just a finger tap away yogurt beverage. The latter is popular if you’re watching your waistline and counting the calories. “Our milk is fresh as it isn’t from the finely processed powder that other vendors use for their shakes. Also, we don’t skimp on taste or quality as most of our chocolate and candy bars are imported and the fruits are also freshly cut,” said Lucas Ooi, the co-owner and founder of SNO. “Customers choose from three bases. They are vanilla ice-cream, green tea icecream and frozen yogurt, then add in from the confectionery range of gummy bears, Maltesers, M&Ms, Toblerones, Nutella and many more. Their toppings are marshmallows, sprinkles, pop-corn and other favourites. These would make the ultimate dessert in a cup. If you’re more health conscious, you can opt for frozen yogurt, protein powder and a banana
which also makes it great for the gym,” explained Ooi. But if you are overwhelmed with choices, try one of the selections from the EASY SNO range that has all your favourite ingredients already put together. Some of these are the Sno Surprise (vanilla ice-cream, Kit Kat, mango and sprinkles), SNO Signature (vanilla ice-cream, Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and Cadbury Flakes) or the sinfully delightful Snofee Pie (vanilla ice-cream, banana, Twix and whipped cream). Sno outlets are located at: t t t
SWEET DREAMS COME TRUE: All your favourite goodies in a cup
SUDOKU
Pavillion KL Shopping Mall, Lot P1.09.02 Level 1 (Behind Lavender) Sunway Pyramid, LG1.112A Sunway Lagoon Entrance (new wing) The Gardens Midvalley Magamall, LG-K18 (Opposite Cold Storage)
Perk up with F&N Zesta HOW TO PLAY 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.
Priced at RM8.50 and available in all leading retail outlets, Munchy’s Wheat Krunch Collagen comes in a 440g Family Pack.
INSPIRED by the natural properties of the Guarana tropical berries that originate from the Amazon, F&N introduces Zesta. These berries, known for its invigorating properties will definitely be the perfect thirst quencher during those long hours in the office. Be sure to grab your own bottle of Zesta today. Also available in 325ml can.
FRIDAY'S SOLUTION
IN our hot and sometimes unforgiving weather, having a milkshake may be all we need to cool down. But while we’re familiar with the regular vanilla or chocolate flavoured ones, SNO milkshakes are a deliciously satisfying meal in a cup. You can throw in an almost unlimited selection of irresistible goodies such as Snickers, M&Ms, Twix, Oreos and top it up with nuts, sprinkles and all the sweet delights you can think of. It’ll guarantee to satisfy anyone with a serial-sweet tooth and bring a whole new meaning to variety with a bang! The ordering process is as innovative (and convenient) as is SNO’s concept. Customers use the I-Pad at the counter and can choose up to 30 different toppings just by tapping the “add” button. This makes it so easy to get carried away when you have Mars Bars, Twix and the like literally at your fingertips! While many of us love milkshakes, SNO has made your regular milkshake into a dessert and depending on your choice of additions, every drink gives you a different experience and that keeps customers coming back for more. SNO has two different kinds of shakes: Snoshakes feature their indulgent ice-cream range and Smoothies are their healthy blended frozen
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The Malay Mail Tuesday 8 NOVEMBER, 2011
A taste of Teochew tradition THE cooking style required for Teochew cuisine — originated from the Chaoshan region of China in the Northeastern-most area of the Guangdong province – is one of the most delicate and exacting forms of Chinese cooking. Methods used are often poaching, steaming and braising in addition to the usual stir-frying. When you dine at Zuan Yuan Restaurant located at the lobby of One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, you can be assured that they will keep an eye on details so that authenticity and the finer points of preparation are adhered to.
you to sample some of this authenticity. The set menu covers the entire range from appetisers down to desserts. For starters, simply try the "Duo combination Teochew-style steamed and deep-fried fen guo". This appetiser presents two different fen-guo or dumplings. While the steamed version is a complex Story and pix by LOONG WAI TING artform to create as it has a translucent skin that tears waiting@mmail.com.my easily if not careful; the fried version is not without The restaurant’s promotion its cooking complications “A Teochew Date” set for this either. entire month, harks back to However, what makes tradition and invites this simple and possibly humble dumpling special is BAGS OF WONDER: the amount of time Deep-fried Teochew the chef has spent 'shi liu guo' wrapping all the fine condiments inside, while ensuring it retains all its juices and freshness when put on the heat. Next is the soup of course, for what is a Chinese dinner without soup being in the foreground? The "Braised shark's fin with crab claw and scallop" is a star attraction on its own. CRISPY: The While the soup is fried version of a little thicker than the 'fen guo' what this writer had initially expected, the "expensive" ingredients used shows the restaurant’s generosity to impress
RICH: Braised shark's fin with crab claw and scallop its diners. Slightly aromatic but not overpowering, the soup gels perfectly well with what comes next. The simple, stand-alone "Deep-fried Teochew-style shi liu guo", which bears resemblance to the little bundle of wrapped-dumpling has more to offer than what
FLUFFY: Fried rice with olive vegetable
THICK: Braised rice noodle with assorted seafood
meets the eye. Wrapped in a beancurd skin, then fried till golden brown, the skin is delicate yet crispy. However, with a combination of chopped coriander, mushroom and minced chicken enveloped inside — the flavour and texture are heaven-sent. For a taste of the traditional, do try the "Steamed leather jacket fish with garlic, gingerand Teochew sauce". The fish, which has the texture of chicken is not gamey or “fishy” at all. Being a "seawater fish," the leather jacket fish is suitable even for people who dislike fish for its after-taste. What goes on top the fish is something that will make you beg for more. With a hint of padi, the generous cilli padi amount of chopped garlic and ginger whets the appetite even more and goes extremely well with white rice. Next, choose either "Fried rice with olive
vegetable" or "Braised rice noodle with assorted seafood." The fried rice has enough of "fiery wok" and this writer loved how the rice was fluffy and didn’t have the lumps which would have robbed the dish's marks. The "Braised rice noodle with assorted seafood" is quite bland, but that shouldn't be confused with tasteless. It is not too oily either and goes easy on the tummy after the earlier course. To balance the heavy meal, try the "Sweetened yam paste". Not entirely toothachingly sweet, the yam paste is smooth in texture and sprinkled generously with ginko nuts and pumpkin. Slightly drizzled in a syrupy sauce and shaved orange zest, the restaurant has reinvented the traditional dessert for the better. Available for lunch and dinner, the "A Teohew Date" set menu promotion is priced at RM 68++ per person. For reservations, call Zuan Yuan Restaurant at 03-7681 1159.
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When Bourne's search for his would-be assassin intersects with Soraya's search for the group behind the airplane bombing, Bourne is thrust into a race to prevent a new world war. But it may already be too late. — Courtesy of MPH Online
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I am speechles — Nicol David after winning her sixth World Open title
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PETALING JAYA: badminton
Zulfadli to the fore KLRC player bangs world junior gong
By Haresh Deol haresh@mmail.com.my
HANDS-OFF BA of Malaysia (BAM). KLRC shuttler Zulfadli Zulkilfi (pic) inked his name in history books for the second time when he became the first Malaysian to win the boys' singles World Junior Championship title in Taiwan on Sunday. In June, he was the first Malaysian to win the Asian junior title in India. Most national shuttlers are groomed by BAM but Zulfadli defied the odds and shed KLRC's image as being a club for hasbeens. In fact, Zulfadli could be the next big thing in the international scene. He defeated last year's champion, Danish lad Viktor Axelsen 21-18, 9-21, 21-19 in the boys' singles final. Joining Zulfadli at the top of the podium are BAM players Nelson Heg Wei Keat and Teo Ee Yi, who beat Asian junior champions Huang Po-jui and Lin Chia-yu 21-17, 21-17 in the
boys' doubles final. The other BAM national players had earlier bagged the team event in the meet. The nation seems to have a preference over singles players as evident in the unconditional interest over world No 1 Lee Chong Wei. It is hoped that Zulfadli's achievement would attract many. However, past records has shown that Malaysians generally
tend to do well at age-group and junior competitions but fizzle out when they graduate to the senior level. "We will learn from our past to make sure new players will be properly groomed. The natural progression will see good junior players graduate into the backup squads," said BAM generalmanager Kenny Goh. The girls' doubles pair of Lee Meng Yean and Chow Mei Kuan could be roped into the backup squad despite being able to contest in the World Junior meet next year. Meng Yean-Mei Kuan have shown much maturity on the court, with many anticipating the duo to step into the shoes of Wong Pei Tty and Chin Eei Hui. Asked if BAM plans to call Zulfadli to join their stable, Kenny said: "It is entirely up to Zulfadli. Our system has always allowed him to be part of us." There have been instances in the past where BAM were forced to call up independent
players to represent the nation in major tournaments. This includes Wong Choong Hann who turned independent but played in the Thomas Cup in Kuala Lumpur last year. BAM secretary Ng Chin Chai, currently enjoying his vacation abroad, believes this batch of junior players are talented. "Sonia Cheah Su Ya was the decisive factor in the team final. She was well trained and exposed over the last three years," said Chin Chai. "Wei Keat and Ee Yi are also talented. Zulfadli is the most talented and well trained by his father and supported by KLRC." Chin Chai said BAM's "open attitude made it easier for Zulfadli to develop". "The juniors' success are due to the planning, hard work and funding contributed by BAM, State BAs, Bukit Jalil Sports School, the National Sports Council, the National Sports Institute, officials, coaches and parents," he said.
KUALA LUMPUR: SQUASH
Muhyiddin congratulates shuttlers, wall-bashers
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday congratulated squash queen Nicol David for her World Open Crown and the three shuttlers who clinched the World Junior titles. Women's world No 1 Nicol won the World Open crown for a record sixth time in Holland while Zulfadli Zulkifli and Nelson Heg Wei Keat and Teo Ee Yi clinched the boys' singles and boys' doubles titles in the World Junior Badminton Championships held in Taiwan. In a statement yesterday, Muhyiddin hoped the success of Nicol, Zulfadli, Nelson and Ee Yi would become a catalyst and inspiration for others. "I am confident Malaysians will be proud of the success achieved by our heroes in the field of sports. Success would not have come without the determination, training, dedication, mental strength, perseverance and trials and tribulations that Nicol, Zulfadli, Nelson and Ee Yi had gone through. "Not to forget the sacrifices, prayers, support from their families, coaches, managers and fans," he said. Nicol outclassed England's world No 2 Jenny Duncalf 11-2, 11-5, 11-0 in a lop-sided women's final
SENSATIONAL SIX: Nicol (right) makes a return to Duncalf during the final. Nicol won a record sixth women's World Open title — AFP photo
to claim her sixth title in seven years at the Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam, Holland. The win clearly shows that Nicol has no peers in women's squash at the moment, especially since she had also surpassed the record she
had jointly held with her mentor Sarah Fitz-Gerald from Australia. Meanwhile, national junior singles shuttler Zulfadli Zulkifli created history when he emerged victorious after beating defending champion Viktor Axelsen from
Denmark 21-18, 9-21, 21-19 in the final. Nelson-Ee Yi also followed in the footsteps of Zulfadli by overcoming Huang Po-jui and Lin Chia-yu from Taiwan 21-17, 21-17. — Bernama
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JAKARTA: SEA GAMES/ FOOTBALL
Tigers, Lions share the spoils DEFENDING champions Malaysia and archrival Singapore shared the spoils in a drab goalless draw in the opening Sea Games men's U-23 football competition at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium yesterday. National U-23 coach Ong Kim Swee had four players from the victorious Laos Sea Games squad in the starting line-up, namely skipper Baddrol Bakhtiar, Mohd Muslim Ahmad, Mohd Fadhli Shas and Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar, but the quartet failed to provide the spark needed to edge the Lions. Baddrol came close w it h t w o s h o t s b ut Singapore goalkeeper Mohd Izwan Mahbud saved his first attempt in the 26th minute while his second attempt 10 minutes later missed the target. Si ng ap ore for w ard M u h d F a z l i Ay o p also tested goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat with low grounders in the 12th and 40th minutes but both were easily handled by Khairul. In the 83rd minute, Baddrol had the best chance to clinch the winner but a first-timer from a corner-kick missed the target by inches. D espite t he s core, Kim Swee was satisfied with the performance of his boys who were constantly jeered by the Indonesian fans who are also drawn in Group A. " We t o o k a p o s i tive approach and we c o nt r o l l e d t h e p l ay wel l c omp are d w it h Singapore. As for the hostile Indonesian fans, we had expected such a reception," he said. He added that the one point earned was a good start. Malaysia play fancied Thailand tomorrow while Singapore face Cambodia at the same venue. — Bernama
Novak Djokovic continued his waiting game with a recent shoulder injury which threatens to keep the world No 1 out of this week's Paris Masters — AFP
The Malay Mail Tuesday 8 novemBER, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR: HOCKEY
'We can do it'
Skipper believes Malaysia can overcome Korea and finish strongly By VIJHAY VICK vijhayvick@mmail.com.my
PROJECT 2013 skipp er Muhammad Noor Faeez Ibrahim (pic) believes it's not impossible for Malaysia to finish strongly in the ongoing Sultan of Johor Cup. However, the 20-year-old UniKL defender admits they (the players) have not made it easy for them to do so. "We have to work our socks off in the following matches. It's is not going to be easy but we have to remain positive," said Faeez. Malaysia started off their campaign with a narrow loss to Australia and held New Zealand to a draw. However, had they been able to execute their finishing the outcome of both matches could have been different.
FIXTURES Today New Zealand v Australia (4.05pm) Malaysia v Korea (6.05pm) Pakistan v India (8.05pm)
STANDINGS P Korea 2 Australia 2 New Zealand 2 Malaysia 2 Pakistan 2 India 2
W D L 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2
F 8 5 2 2 1 6
A Pts 5 6 3 6 1 4 3 1 3 0 9 0
Many are of the opinion that had Faisal Saari and Firhan Ashaari been given permission to play in the tournament, Malaysia would have been more potent up front and be able to control play better. The duo have been denied a release by national coach Tai Beng Hai, who has opted
PETALING JAYA: BOWLING
to keep them in camp for the Champions Challenge Tournament that will be held in South Africa this month. "They would have boosted our squad but we have to carry on. We have a tough match against Korea tomorrow (today) and I want to concentrate on that," added Faeez. The Koreans have won their opening two matches, defeating India 6-4 and overcoming Pakistan 2-1. A top two finish in the six nation tournament is virtually out of reach if Malaysia loses again — unless other results favour them. The Sultan of Johor Cup is the first international junior hockey tournament. It is being held at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru.
Happy family time
FAMILY VALUES: Dina (third from left) and Aminah (fifth from right) during the launch of Karnival Boling Keluarga Harmoni recently
THE objective of this event is to further enhance good family values and the promotion of unity among participating families of different races. The National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) will organise the Karnival Boling Keluarga Harmoni on Dec 4 at the Sunway Mega Lanes, Sunway Pyramid. The launch was officiated by LPPKN directorgeneral Datuk Aminah Abdul Rahman recently. The carnival is open to the first 96 families to register on a first come first serve basis. The entry fee is RM30 per family and the win-
ning family will walk away with RM1,500, medals and products. Sp or tsUnite chair man Datuk Dina Rizal expressed his appreciation to LPPKN as the main sponsor of this event and the support of cosponsors Milo, Gatorade and Sunway Mega Lanes. Families keen to take part are advised to register early to avoid disappointment. For more information, contact carnival technical director Michelle Wong at 012-2096012 or Sunway Mega Lanes at 03-74926307/8/9. Entry forms are available at the Sunway Mega Lanes registration counter.
TOKYO: Tennis
Nishikori wins praise despite Federer defeat
JAPAN'S rising tennis star Kei Nishikori climbed the ATP rankings yesterday after a good run that ended with his final defeat to Roger Federer, generating wide acclaim from the national media. "Reaching the world's top 10 and Grand Slam victories seemed so distant for Japanese players. But he is stepping closer," the mass-circulated Yomiuri Shimbun said about Japan's highest ranked men's player. Nishikori moved from 32nd to 24th in the world rankings,
even after succumbing to a 6-1, 6-3 loss at the hands of Federer in Sunday's Swiss Indoors final, according to ATP. Wildcard Nishikori won praise from Japanese media for his performance. The 21-yearold also beat an injured world No 1 Novak Djokovic and top 10 ranked Tomas Berdych on his way to the final. "His achievement of not losing to anyone other than 'King Federer' is proof that Nishikori clearly can count himself in competition with the world's top players," the Yomiuri said.
US-based Nishikori was once a practice partner with Federer, who said he was delighted with Nishikori's progress. Nishikori has suffered a string of injuries, but many in the Japanese media said the Swiss tour allowed him to showcase his true potential. He was named the 2008 ATP Newcomer-of-the-Year, the first Asian player to win the award. He gained attention when a foundation established by Japan Tennis Association president Masaaki Morita sent him
to Florida, where he started training at the renowned Nick Bollettieri Academy at age 13. He made his professional debut in 2007. In only his fifth tournament, then 18-year-old Nishikori caused a sensation by capturing his first ATP title at Delray Beach in February 2008 to become the second Japanese to win a tour title. Nishikori's impressive debut at the US Open in 2008, where he reached the fourth round and beat then world No 5 David Ferrer on the way, put
him in the world spotlight and earned him highly lucrative sponsorship contracts. He climbed to 32nd in the world last month, the highest ranking for a Japanese male player, which before yesterday's jump was the highest. The previous high was the 46th of Shuzo Matsuoka, who retired from competitive tennis in the late 1990s. Meanwhile, Federer returned to winning mode ten months after his last title, and notched up his fifth Swiss Indoors title on Sunday. — AFP
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TuesDay 8 NovemBER, 2011
If you practice being kind, you’ll get good at it. If you practice being conscious, you’ll get good at it. If you practice garnering peace in your life, you’re going to get good at it.
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Santos' tweet leaves Gunners red-faced AN INNOCENT enough spelling mistake from Andre Santos resulted in a barrage of abuse for the Arsenal leftback on Twitter, after he responded to his side's 3-0 win over West Brom with the message: "Verry good win gays!!" Rather than a revelation about the squad's collective sexuality, we're pretty sure it's just a simple — if incredibly unfortunate — slip of the texting finger. But that didn't stop the embarrassed Brazilian quickly deleting the message from his Twitter feed, although not before hundreds of his followers had retweeted it. Clearly he still isn't entirely comfortable with the language — and he may not have an entirely comfortable week at training either now, even though the team are now on a hot streak with nine wins in their last 11 games.
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Wonderkid Goetze stays on for now BORUSSIA DORTMUND will not sell midfielder Mario Goetze in January and will only listen to offers starting at £20 million in the summer. Arsenal scouts were again among clubs represented on Saturday as the 19-year-old scored twice in Dortmund's 5-1 thrashing of Wolfsburg. While the Gunners will initially refuse to meet Dortmund's asking price, Wenger has made it clear that Goetze is a top priority target and will return next summer if the club's efforts to land him in January fail. Gotze said: "I am really happy here. That is all that counts."
DAILY MIRROR
Blackburn's Kean told in plane writing PROTESTING Blackburn Rovers fans, banned from taking banners and flags into the ground, hired a plane to get their message over on Saturday. The plane, trailing a 'Steve Kean Out' banner, flew over Ewood Park for 20 minutes and clearly knocked the players' confidence after they had made a solid start against Chelsea. There was another sit-in by around 100 supporters at the final whistle, even though Rovers had battled hard, and Kean says their protests are unfair on the players. "I didn't see the plane and I don't know what it said," said the Blackburn boss, who still has the support of owners Venky's. "This has been going on for a while and all we can do is accept it's likely to be a part of match days."
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has recalled Sevilla winger Jesus Navas for the world and European champions' friendlies against England at Wembley on Saturday — Reuters MANCHESTER: football/ international friendlies
Baffling Capello choice
... but frustrated City star Richards vows to fight on for England place M A N C H E ST E R C I T Y ' S influential defender Micah Richards insists he will continue to battle for his England place after being left out of coach Fabio Capello's squad for friendlies against Spain and Sweden. Richards has continually been overlooked by Capello, making just one appearance since the Italian took charge in 2008. The 23-year-old Richards became England's youngest defender when coach Steve McClaren picked him as a 17-year-old in 2006. Despite his excellent form for City this season, he is not in the reckoning with Liverpool's Glen Johnson and Kyle Walker of Tottenham controversially picked ahead of him. "I must be doing something
right," said Richards. "In seasons gone by I have not been playing my best. Now I've started off well and we are top of the league. As I've said before, it's up to Capello. If he wants to give me a shout, I am always there. "I have improved, twice,
three times since the first time I played for England. "We have got a fantastic manager (Roberto Mancini) who has helped me so much. Even by giving me the captain's armband, it boosts my confidence. He just tells me to go out, enjoy it and express myself. "I've still not been given a start under this England coach, so I've not been able to show what I can do. "I know my form has to be right for City before he can pick me, but if he gives me my chance, I am sure I can take it with both hands, just like I did before. When I first got called up, I was playing centreback for City. "I then played rightback for England, so I can't really complain — it happens. Jones and Smalling have been
doing well for Manchester United. "If the coach wants to give them a chance it is up to him, there is no point in me moaning about it. I know what I've got to do — keep working hard — and that's what I'll do." Howe ver, as R ichards admits, there is little else he could be doing at present. After all, he has established himself as Mancini's first-choice rightback in a team that is unquestionably the Premier League's best at present. While Capello still has reservations about Richards' maturity, Mancini named Richards captain against Queens Park Rangers last Saturday w hen Vincent Kompany missed out through suspension.
LONDON: football/ premier league
Hard-earned win not assisting Redknapp's heart, says Friedel TOTTENHAM goalkeeper Brad Friedel believes the final quarter of an hour of their 3-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday would have done nothing to aid the recovery of manager Harry Redknapp. Redknapp was missing from the dugout after having a heart operation last week and had to watch his side secure all three points from home. Spurs looked comfortable as both Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon struck before the interval. A Younes Kaboul own goal gave Fulham life until Jermain Defoe's stoppagetime goal sealed the victory. And Friedel believes Redknapp would not have enjoyed the closing stages. "I always think that it's easier being involved in it and here on the day, rather than watching it on the television," Friedel told Sky Sports. "I don't know how much he would have enjoyed until Defoe's goal at the end." Spurs were forced to dig
IS THIS WRESTLING? Defoe (centre) celebrates with Adebayor (right) and Bale after scoring against Fulham — AFP photo
deep to hold on for the victory and Friedel was pleased to see his side survived. If not for the American's heroic display with strings of superb saves, Spurs would have lost the match which was dominated by Fulham. "It was one of the saves I made, then there was another one, then another got
blocked by someone and I saw Kyle Walker get kicked in the knee and booted in the head and luckily someone else deflected that one," said Friedel. "There were a couple of scary moments at the end, but we'll take the three points." Friedel, 40, was quick
to credit Fulham's fighting spirit in the secondhalf, after falling two goals behind before the break. "From the first minute of the second-half they were on top of us, but great credit to the lads, we defended really well today, even Luka Modric saving things off the line, so what a great win." Spurs coach Joe Jordan claimed the last half hour of their ner ve-wracking win over Fulham would have been a "good test" for Redknapp's recovery from heart surgery. Jordan revealed he had not yet spoken to Redknapp. "No, I'll let him take a deep breath and settle down before we have a chat," he said. "The last half hour was a good test for him. He has another two weeks during the international break to recover." With this win, Spurs are now fifth in the standings with 22 points from 10 matches . Fou r t h - pl a ce d Chelsea also have 22 points but Spurs have a game in hand.
The Malay Mail Tuesday 8 novemBER, 2011
THE SQUAD GOALKEEPERS Joe Hart (Man City), Scott Carson (Bursaspor), David Stockdale (Ipswich) DEFENDERS Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man United), Gary Cahill (Bolton), John Terry, Ashley Cole (both Chelsea), Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines (both Everton), Joleon Lescott (Man City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham) MIDFIELDERS Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Jack Rodwell (Everton), Gareth Barry, Adam Johnson, James Milner (all Man City), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Scott Parker (Tottenham) STRIKERS Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Gabriel Agbonhlaor, Darren Bent (both Aston Villa), Daniel Welbeck (Man United), Daniel Sturridge ( C h e l s e a ) , B o b by Z a m o r a (Fulham)
Results SUNDAY Wolves Bolton Fulham
3 Wigan 5 Stoke 1 Tottenham
1 0 3
SATURDAY Newcastle Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Liverpool Man United QPR
2 3 3 0 0 1 2
1 0 2 1 0 0 3
Everton West Brom Norwich Chelsea Swansea Sunderland Man City
Standings P W D L Man City 11 10 1 0 Man United 11 8 2 1 Newcastle 11 7 4 0 Chelsea 11 7 1 3 Tottenham 10 7 1 2 Liverpool 11 5 4 2 Arsenal 11 6 1 4 Aston Villa 11 3 6 2 Norwich 11 3 4 4 Swansea 11 3 4 4 QPR 11 3 3 5 Stoke 11 3 3 5 Wolves 11 3 2 6 West Brom 11 3 2 6 Sunderland 11 2 4 5 Fulham 11 2 4 5 Everton 10 3 1 6 Bolton 11 3 0 8 Blackburn 11 1 3 7 Wigan 11 1 2 8
F A Pts 39 10 31 28 12 26 17 8 25 24 15 22 21 15 22 14 10 19 23 21 19 16 15 15 16 18 13 12 15 13 10 20 12 8 19 12 12 18 11 9 16 11 14 13 10 14 15 10 11 15 10 18 27 9 13 24 6 7 20 5
EURO 2012 QUALIFIERS FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS FRIDAY Bosnia v Portugal Turkey v Croatia Czech Republic v Montenegro Estonia v Ireland NOV 15 Croatia v Turkey Montenegro v Czech Republic Ireland v Estonia Portugal v Bosnia
I have said that they are beasts, as I had never played against a team so intense — Barcelona's Pep Guardiola on Athletic Bilbao
The Malay Mail Tuesday 8 NOVEMBER, 2011
Football: 2014 World Cup South American qualifiers
FIXTURES Argentina Uruguay Colombia Paraguay
FRIDAY v Bolivia v Chile v Venezuela v Ecuador
NOV 15 Colombia v Argentina Ecuador v Peru Chile v Paraguay Venezuela v Bolivia
Standings Uruguay Argentina Ecuador Venezuela Chile Colombia Peru Paraguay Bolivia
P W D L F A Pts 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 5 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 3 6 0
Note: Top four qualify for World Cup Fifth placed team to be involved in playoff with a team from Asia
MILAN: football/ serie a
Milan miss charismatic Cassano, says Abate
AC Milan defender Ignazio Abate revealed he and his teammates were thinking of Antonio Cassano prior to their 4-0 home win over Catania on Sunday. Cassano suffered an ischemic stroke on the flight back to Milan after the Rossoneri's 3-2 league win at Roma on Oct 29 and underwent a minor heart surgery last week. The Italy international striker is recovering and is expected to regain full fitness between four to six months, but Abate admits even on Sunday they could not shake him off their mind as they dedicated the win to their compatriot. "As far as Antonio goes, we really had no idea what it was and we dedicate this win to him," said Abate on Milan's website. "The manager knew it was on our mind and he spoke to us before we took to the pitch and calmed us down a bit. They were strange days, we were all nervous. "Antonio is a great player but more than that a great person, always happy and smiling, exuberant, always ready with a joke. He's a class act and when you miss someone like that in the changing room, you feel it. We're all waiting on him." Milan are now third in the standings with 20 points from 10 matches — a point behind joint leaders Udinese and Lazio. Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri picked out his team's effort as a subject for analysis after their win over Catania. A Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty, goals from Robinho and Gianluca Zambrotta, and an own goal from Francesco Lodi saw the champions emerge easy winners at San Siro. Allegri likes the look of his side who are still missing the influence of Cassano. "The team played a good game and they did well technically too as it was not an easy fixture for us," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia. "I am pleased with the strikers, they helped during the defensive phases of the game, and this helped us a lot in midfield. "I think when you defend well, you
attack even better. We have played like this in our last five games and we have done well. I am pleased with the progress and now we go into the international break with more tranquility." Milan's next match will be away to Fiorentina on Nov 19th.
RESULTS SUNDAY v Inter Milan (postponed) AC Milan 4 Catania 0 Atalanta 1 Cagliari 0 Cesena 0 Lecce 1 Chievo 1 Fiorentina 0 Lazio 1 Parma 0 Udinese 2 Siena 1 Napoli v Juventus (postponed) SATURDAY Palermo 3 Bologna 1 Novara 0 Roma 2 Genoa
Standings Udinese Lazio AC Milan Juventus Palermo Napoli Roma Catania Siena Cagliari Atalanta Genoa Fiorentina Chievo Parma Bologna Inter Milan Lecce Novara Cesena
P W D L F A Pts 10 6 3 1 13 4 21 10 6 3 1 16 8 21 10 6 2 2 23 14 20 9 5 4 0 15 7 19 10 5 1 4 14 12 16 9 4 2 3 13 7 14 10 4 2 4 13 11 14 10 3 5 2 12 16 14 10 3 4 3 12 8 13 10 3 4 3 9 10 13 10 5 3 2 13 12 12 9 3 3 3 13 12 12 10 3 3 4 10 9 12 10 3 3 4 8 11 12 10 4 0 6 12 18 12 10 3 1 6 9 16 10 9 2 2 5 11 16 8 10 2 2 6 8 16 8 10 1 4 5 12 19 7 10 0 3 7 3 13 3
Note: Atalanta deducted six points for match-fixing Champions League: 1st, 2nd
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MADRID: football/ primera liga
No Angel for Argies
Real winger poised to be out for a month due to injured hamstring REAL MADRID manager Jose Mourinho received some disturbing news on the injury front in their 7-1 thrashing of Osasuna at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday as in-form winger Angel di Maria suffered a hamstring problem in the match and could be sidelined for up to a month. Di Maria impressed in the first-half as he created three goals, but was forced to leave the pitch in the 49th minute after picking up a knock. The Argentina international would undergo further examination to clarify the exact extent of the problem, but Mourinho fears he will have to make do without his ace for a while. "He has a hamstring injury. We will have to wait for results of further tests, but I have enough experience to realise that he will be unavailable for some time," said Mourinho. Di Maria has withdrawn from the Argentina squad for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers at home against Bolivia on Friday and away against Colombia four days
BILBAO
later due to the injury. Meanwhile, Mourinho was thrilled to kick-off at midday following his side's demolition of Osasuna but also took a swipe at the club's quiet fans. Real stay top of the table following a commanding performance, which included a hattrick from Cristiano Ronaldo, a Karim Benzema brace and further strikes from Gonzalo Higuain and Pepe. It was Real's first midday kick-off at home and not all fans had appeared happy with the new time slot, but a sellout crowd watched Los Blancos produce an outstanding display which left their manager delighted. "It's fantastic," said Mourinho. "The fans go home and have the whole day ahead. We don't need surveys, the fans have responded by filling the ground." However, he was frustrated at the lack of noise made by Real's sleepy supporters. "I want to thank some of the fans that were behind one of the goals," he said. "Because if it was not for them then the
RESULTS R. Madrid Granada R. Zaragoza Espanyol R. Vallecano Ath Bilbao Getafe Mallorca R. Betis Levante
SUNDAY
7 Osasuna 0 R. Santander 2 S. Gijon 0 Villarreal 4 R. Sociedad 2 Barcelona 3 Atle Madrid
1 0 2 0 0 2 2
0 Sevilla 0 Malaga 0 Valencia
0 0 2
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SIDELINES: Di Maria leaves the field on a stretcher — AFP photo
stadium would have seemed empty." Real have now registered 10 straight wins in all competitions and Mourinho claims that streak shows they mean business in his second season in Spain. "We are playing well and we are serious. I think we deserve all of these consecutive wins. I cannot remember a game we won but did not deserve to." Midfielder Xabi Alonso, me anw hi le, b elie ves t he Santiago Bernabeu faithful enjoyed their lunchtime kickoff on Sunday. "Osasuna pressed well in the first-half, but we scored in key moments of the game," said Alonso. "It was tougher than what the score leads one to believe.
P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid 11 9 1 1 39 7 28 Barcelona 11 7 4 0 34 6 25 Valencia 11 7 3 1 17 9 24 Levante 11 7 2 2 17 9 23 Sevilla 11 4 6 1 11 8 18 Malaga 11 5 2 4 12 14 17 Espanyol 11 5 1 5 9 13 16 R. Vallecano 11 4 3 4 14 13 15 Ath Bilbao 11 3 5 3 17 14 14 Osasuna 11 3 5 3 14 24 14 Atle Madrid 11 3 4 4 14 14 13 R. Betis 11 4 1 6 10 15 13 Villarreal 11 2 5 4 9 17 11 Getafe 11 2 4 5 12 17 10 Mallorca 11 2 4 5 8 16 10 R. Zaragoza 11 2 4 5 12 22 10 S. Gijon 11 2 3 6 10 16 9 R. Santander 11 1 6 4 7 15 9 Granada 11 2 3 6 4 12 9 R. Sociedad 11 2 2 7 9 18 8
"We had to get used to the idea of playing at this time because we're not accustomed to it, but I believe it didn't show on the pitch and I saw people were really into it. "We can't draw a negative conclusion. We enjoyed ourselves and so did the people in the stands."
Fabregas satisfied with Barca character in dramatic draw
CHAMPIONS Barcelona's midfielder Cesc Fabregas hailed his side for the 2-2 draw at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. In a rain-soaked encounter at San Mames, the Catalans required a stoppage-time equaliser from Lionel Messi to maintain their unbeaten start to the season and bag a point on their travels. Fabregas expressed his delight at seeing Barca find the inspiration to come back from 2-1 down, while reserving praise for the way Bilbao acquitted themselves. "It was a typical San Mames match. Bilbao are a team who possess fantastic grit and effort," Fabregas told AS. "We managed to remain undefeated. The last two goals were the result of defensive errors from both teams. "We knew that once they
started to be managed by (Argentine) Marcelo Bielsa, combined with them being a historic rival of ours, it would be very complicated." However, Fabregas reminded his side they now must flush the result out of their system and move onto preparing for their Copa del Rey fixture with Segunda B outfit Hospitalet after the international break. "We showed great character and I am very happy," said Fabregas. "The important thing for me is to help the team, but now we must think of Hospitalet." The Catalans have now fallen three points behind leaders Real Madrid who thrashed Osasuna 7-1 in an earlier match at Santiago Bernabeu. Barca manager Josep "Pep" Guardiola praised Bilbao, after claiming they are the most
"intense" opponents he has ever locked horns with. "I'm proud of my players, but I also want to congratulate Bilbao," he said. "Everyone enjoyed this great show thanks to 22 very good players. These are the best games I have ever been to, and that comes from the two teams' will to win. "If you're not prepared they will beat you, as they have a very intense, peculiar way of playing." However, Guardiola was not so complimentary towards his own team's efforts, but reserved credit for Messi, who once again rose to the occasion for the Catalan giants. "We created many scoring chances, but how can we be satisfied if we always want to win?" asked Guardiola. " O f c ou rs e, t he re we re mistakes, but the players
performed well. "Messi had a wonderful game, and is always on top," he said. Meanwhile, Bielsa was highly disappointed with the draw. "It is very frustrating not to have beaten Barca. It might not have been deserved if we had managed to do so, but we came very close in the end. Either way, the final score is a good reflection of what happened on the pitch," he said. "It was an even encounter and both teams had to put in an incredible effort to match each other. There were some very interesting battles going on on the pitch, for example the one between Iker Muniain and Eric Abidal. That duel summarised the game perfectly." Bilbao are now ninth in the table after the draw.
Proud defeat
Cassano factor
Japan’s Kei Nishikori wins praise despite defeat to Roger Federer
AC MILAN dedicates win over Catania to striker Antonio Cassano
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KLRC shuttler Zulfadli Zulkilfi wins the boys’ singles World Junior Championship title
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MALAYSIA’S skipper Muhammad Noor Faeez believes a win against the Koreans is possible
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REAL MADRID and Argentina winger Angel di Maria out for a month due to hamstring injury
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LONDON: football/ premier league
Still got the Blues Being dropped from Chelsea spurred Lampard
CHELSEA’S seasoned midfielder Frank Lampard admitted being dropped earlier this season has given him extra motivation. Lampard’s sixth goal of the season steered the Blues to a hard-earned 1-0 away win over fighting Blackburn last Saturday to end a run of two successive Premier League defeats. The 33-year-old’s future at Stamford Bridge was the subject of speculation earlier this season after he lost his place in manager Andre VillasBoas’ starting line-up. Lampard, however, battled back to win his spot back in the side and he is happy to silence his critics. “Being out of the team spurred me on,” said Lampard. “People talk the minute you’re taken out of the team. I’ve trained hard and I’ve won my place back in the team.” Lampard is confident Chelsea can get themselves back into title contention despite slipping nine points behind leaders Manchester City in recent weeks. “Last year, we were 15 points behind and we got back to where we could have
HIGH-FLYING LAMPS: Lampard (left) celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Blackburn Rovers — AFP photo
won it at the end,” he said. “You never write it off, but you have to see how well the other teams are playing, particularly City, and we don’t want to give ourselves that
much of a mountain to climb at this stage. “It’s enough of a gap as it is, and the competition at the top is so fierce you cannot afford to lose too many points.
But experience tells us there’s a long way to go.” Lampard, meanwhile, will be chosen by coach Fabio Capello to captain England in Saturday’s friendly against
Spain, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph. He is expected to be handed the armband with regular skipper John Terry on the bench and fellow senior players Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand all missing from the squad. Terry’s absence might be construed by some as a reaction to the ongoing investigations into allegations he racially abused Anton Ferdinand during Chelsea’s recent clash with Queens Park Rangers. But Capello was reportedly determined to select him against Sweden on Tuesday. If Lampard does lead out England against world champions Spain at Wembley, it will cap something of a turnaround for the Chelsea midfielder who was not guaranteed a regular starting spot for club or country only a few weeks ago. Chelsea teammate and striker Daniel Sturridge and Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell could also be in line to make their first senior international appearances as Capello looks to examine all possible options ahead of Euro 2012.
ZURICH: FOOTBALL/ PRIMERA LIGA
Barca president wants fewer clubs in La Liga
SPAIN’S La Liga has too many clubs and should shed four of them, Barcelona soccer president Sandro Rosell (pic) said yesterday. “Our league has too many clubs,” Rosell said during a debate at the International Football Arena conference. “We have 20 and we should go down to 18, then to 16. This will mean that all the clubs will be more competitive and we can reduce players’ salaries.” Describing Spanish football as facing a huge financial problem, Rosell added that he was opposed to foreign ownership of the country’s
clubs and warned that some clubs could disappear. Rosell said Spain would have to change the system of distributing television money under which the lion’s share goes to Barcelona and Real Madrid, putting them at an advantage over their rivals. “It is the only league where TV rights are negotiated individually. But some time in the next three or four or five years, we have to put it all in one pot and make the distribution the way it is in Serie A and the Premier League,” he said. “This is something Barcelona and Real Madrid are talk-
ing to other clubs about; we have to listen to the demands of the other 18 clubs. The Spanish league is the second most popular (in Europe) but we are facing huge problems financially. “(At) Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna, the situation is not good but it is under control. “As for the other 16 teams, some are in a very bad position and I don’t think they will come back; maybe next year they will go to the second or third division or disappear.” Rosell added: “The most important thing is to reduce the number of clubs and put fi-
nancial conditions that have to be accomplished, also in terms of people from abroad buying clubs in Spain. “They have (bought) Malaga and Santander and some other clubs.” Rosell said the clubs were the only ones losing out financially in football. “Fifa and Uefa and the national associations are earning more and more money, you have the players’ agents and the players earning more money, but the clubs every year are losing more money. Something is wrong with the equation.” — Reuters
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