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Najib witnesses passing out parade of ATM-PDRM personnel Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:19 PM PDT Najib witnesses passing out parade of ATM-PDRM personnel PORT DICKSON -- A total of 984 constables and 2,107 soliders, including 194 women made history today when they participated in a joint passing out parade, a first for Malaysia. The parade held at the Army's Pusasda training base here was all the more meaningful as it was witnessed by none other than Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak himself. It was Najib himself who mooted the idea of joint training of Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) personnel as part of his Blue Ocean Strategy. Those passing out today formed the pioneer batch of policemen and soldiers to undergo basic training lasting six months at Pusasda. It is envisaged that more rank and file personnel from the two forces will be jointly trained under the strategy which will enable PDRM to have a pool of 150,000 personnel at hand by 2015. Among the key objectives of the initiative is to enable the government to save RM639 million in the next five years by using the military's training bases to train police personnel as well, thus relieving the need to build new police training centres. The passing out parade also involved 17 senior officers and 45 men from ATM while from the police side they numbered seven and 18 respectively. On the ATM side the team was led by Major Rosman Mohd Noh while DSP Douglas Nyeging Taong was the leader for the PDRM side. ATM's Royal Armoured Corps band and PDRM's band were also part of the parade. Among the VIPs present were Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan, ATM chief Jen Tan Sri Zulkefli Mohd Zin and Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar. -- Bernama Air your comment on this issue: Najib witnesses passing out parade of ATM-PDRM personnel Log in with your Facebook account or use the form below to comment. New Straits Times reserves the right not to publish offensive or abusive comments and those of hate speech, harassment, commercial promos and invasion of privacy. Your IP will be logged and may be used to prevent further submission.The views expressed here are that of the members of the public and unless specifically stated are not those of NST. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Mohd Ashraf Hafiz dies Posted: 29 Jul 2011 08:17 PM PDT Mohd Ashraf Hafiz dies KUALA TERENGGANU -- Mohd Ashraf Hafiz Abdul Aziz, 25, who failed in his bid to change his name to Aleesha Farhana after undergoing a sex change operation in Thailand, died at the intensive care unit of Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah here at 5am today. He was admitted to the hospital at 3am on Thursday after experiencing heart problems and low blood pressure. His father Abdul Aziz Ahmad, 60, when contacted, said the family was waiting for family members and relatives to return to Kuala Terengganu and that the funeral would be held after the mid-day prayers today. Doctors at the hospital yesterday said he was suffering from unstable angina with cardiogenic shock. Mohd Ashraf Hafiz, 25, had applied to the Kuala Terengganu High Court for an order to change his name and gender but it was rejected on July 18. -- Bernama Air your comment on this issue: Mohd Ashraf Hafiz dies Log in with your Facebook account or use the form below to comment. New Straits Times reserves the right not to publish offensive or abusive comments and those of hate speech, harassment, commercial promos and invasion of privacy. Your IP will be logged and may be used to prevent further submission.The views expressed here are that of the members of the public and unless specifically stated are not those of NST. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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Football: Chelsea accept Malaysia's Benayoun apology Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:43 PM PDT HONG KONG - Chelsea have accepted an apology from the Football Association of Malaysia over anti-Semitic abuse that targeted Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun during a pre-season match. The London club had lodged an official complaint after Benayoun was barracked during a game in Kuala Lumpur on July 21, the first leg of Chelsea's Asian tour. Chelsea initially played down the incident but went ahead with its complaint after reviewing the game. The club, which has since played games in Bangkok and Hong Kong without incident, said it is now happy to move on. "We appreciate the prompt attention the Malaysian FA has given our complaint," it said in a statement. "Chelsea Football Club is committed to eradicating all discriminatory behaviour from the game, and urges the MFA to take appropriate steps to stamp out this type of behaviour in future. "The club and Yossi accept the apology, and the matter is now closed." The Malaysian FA on Friday released a qualified apology to Chelsea and the player for conduct it said came from a small disruptive section of fans. "The FA of Malaysia would like to strongly register that we do not condone any form of racism in football," it said. "If such an incident did happen, we would like to apologise to the player concerned, and also to Chelsea FC." The midfielder was booed and jeered whenever he touched the ball in during the 1-0 win against a Malaysia XI in the capital. Benayoun was the first Israeli to play in Malaysia, which strongly supports the Palestinians and does not recognise Israel, maintaining no diplomatic ties with the country. Some 60 percent of Malaysia's population is Muslim. - AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Shahrizat sad ministry not able to help Ashraf Posted: 29 Jul 2011 10:38 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR -- Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today that she was deeply saddened that her ministry was not able to provide counselling in time to Mohd Ashraf Abdul Aziz. Mohd Ashraf Abdul Aziz, 25, who wanted to change his name to Aleesha Farhana and gender after undergoing a sex change operation in Thailand in 2009, died at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu at 5am today after having been admitted to the hospital''s intensive care unit on Thursday for heart problems and low blood pressure. Shahrizat said her ministry from early on had offered to provide counselling to Mohd Ashraf but now fate had intervened. "We were concerned about his wellbeing. My ministry is welfare oriented and we are non-judgemental. "We try to understand and counsel anyone who needs our help, especially people who feel desperate like in the case of Ashraf, but for him, it is too late now," she told Bernama when met on arrival at Putra World Trade Centre here where the Wanita Umno chief was due to chair a meeting of the Umno wing's executive committee. Shahrizat also extended her condolences to Mohd Ashraf's family and hoped they would remain strong in this difficult time. "If the family needs any help they can contact me or the nearest Welfare Department office," she said. Mohd Ashraf Hafiz, 25, had applied to the Kuala Terengganu High Court for an order to change his name and gender but it was rejected on July 18. -- Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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Choppy trade ahead on KL bourse Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:14 PM PDT Bursa Malaysia is likely to be choppy next week ahead of the August 2 deadline for US lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling, dealers said. With the US debt standoff continuing to dominate investor psychology, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was expected to test the crucial psychological level of 1,545 points. "The ability to rebound above the 1,545 points level over the next few days will definitely be positive suggesting the 1,560 level as the next target and the end of the debt saga," a dealer said. However, any breakdown below the 1,545 level would be the first warning sign that a major peak has been completed with more downside to come possibly towards the 1,530 level as the near-term target, an analyst said. Affin Investment Bank Head of Retail Research Dr Nazri Khan said some support for the KLCI was expected, partly due to positive regional spillover, with foreign investors returning to the country. He pointed out that latest trading statistics indicated that foreign equity trading in the local bourse had risen above 30 per cent for the first time after being depressed since 2009. Nazri said the government's decision to add more measures to combat inflation, such as a new price-control mechanism and a new National Key Result Area to deal with rising cost of living, will be supportive for the local benchmark. "We strongly believe domestic bank stocks would be able to weather the crisis given their limited exposure to US dollar denominated bonds and well capitalised position," Nazri told Bernama. He said investors should avoid highly geared companies that are dependent on foreign credit and pick cash rich companies which can seize mergers, acquisitions or privatisation opportunities in the event of a market downturn. For the week just ended, persistent selling pressure saw the FBM KLCI end 16.25 points lower at 1,548.81, from 1,565.06, previously. The Finance Index lost 183.52 points to 14,811.13, the Industrial Index fell 40.16 points to 2,827.74 but the Plantation Index rose 38.09 points to 7,736.2. The FBM Emas Index decreased 83.64 points to 10,682.79. Total weekly volume increased to 5.13 billion shares, worth RM8.07 billion, from 4.9 billion shares, valued at RM9.24 billion, last week. The Main Market turnover rose to 3.6 billion shares, worth RM7.84 billion, from 3.33 billion shares, valued at RM8.98 billion, previously. Volume on the ACE Market was higher at 999.5 million, valued at RM277.46 million, from 1.040 billion shares, worth RM166.03 million, registered last week. Warrants advanced to 494.04 million shares, valued at RM96.7 million, from 521.42 million units, worth RM90.73 million, recorded previously. -- Bernama Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Weak growth, debt standoff hit US stocks Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:23 PM PDT NEW YORK: US stocks sank on Friday, weighed down by an unexpectedly negative report on the country's economic growth and nervousness over the debt-ceiling battle in Washington. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 96.87 points (0.79 percent) to close at 12,143.24. It has now fallen for six consecutive trading days. The broader S&P 500 tumbled 8.39 points (0.65 percent) to 1,292.28, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 9.87 points (0.36 percent) to close at 2,756.38. The Dow plunged more than 100 points in opening trade after the government reported that US gross domestic product grew just 1.3 percent in the second quarter, a much slower pace than economists had expected. Notably, the government also slashed its estimate for first-quarter GDP growth from 1.9 percent to just 0.4 percent. "The revision of Q1 was pretty stunning. Not a good overall number to finish the week on," said Marc Pado, chief US market strategist for Cantor Fitzgerald. Stock markets later made up some ground but remained depressed as investors worried about the looming threat of a default by the US government or a downgrade of the United States' top-notch credit rating. Only four days remain before a deadline set by the US Treasury for when it says it will stop being able to pay its bills unless Congress raises the government's $14.29 trillion borrowing limit. Congress has been unable to reach a compromise as deeply divided Democrats and Republicans have struggled to bridge their differences over taxes and government spending. In company news, shares of Yahoo! fell 3.0 percent after the Internet services firm announced that it had settled a dispute with its Chinese partners over payment-processing unit Alipay. Yahoo! claimed victory in the agreement, but some analysts compared the resolution of the dispute to a forced sale. Shares of Chevron, the number-two US oil company, dropped 1.0 percent even though it reported that its second-quarter profits had surged 43 percent to $7.73 billion. Bond prices rallied. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.81 percent from 2.95 percent late on Thursday, while the 30-year bond dropped to 4.13 percent from 4.26 percent. -- AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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ART GANG Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:55 AM PDT 2011/07/28 By Jassmine Shadiqe A group of artists showed their skills and exhibited their works at a two-day art carnival in Pulai Utama recently IN just a matter of three years, a school art club set up to promote creativity and lateral thinking has become a social network whose members include prominent Johor artist Abdul Majid Yahya. Artgeng was established in 2007 in SK Taman Universiti in Johor Baru by art teacher Norazlan Ahmad to instil discipline into his students through art. Norazlan learnt that when his students concentrated on art and channeled their energy into it, they started being more responsible and were found to be more disciplined. Over time, however, after Norazlan created the Artgeng page on the social-networking site Facebook, a large number of artists became members and started sharing their works and experiences on the wall, bringing the community closer as a unit. Abdul Majid, renowned for his wood sculptures, and Norazlan met after chatting online for several months and embarked in a collaboration. The duo planned numerous art-related events that drew participation from members nationwide, while also ensuring the involvement of students. The latest event was an art exhibition and demonstration carnival that was held at the U Mall Shopping Complex in Pulai Utama in Johor Baru recently. Art group Persatuan Seni Lukis dan Reka Cipta Johor, also known as SERUPA, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's Centre for the Study of Built Environment in the Malay World were the co-organisers. The two-day event, which was officiated by Nusajaya assemblyman Datuk Abdul Aziz Sapian, was a visual art carnival aimed at sharing knowledge, tips, interest and also to watch established local and international artistes at work. An exhibition displaying the works of artists from Johor and other states in the country as well as those from Indonesia. Among artists who participated were Pahang artist Munif Mohammad Nor who gave a demonstration on "live" portraits while Hasren Ismail, who is popularly known as Uneh, gave a workshop on colour-pencil drawings. Uneh is known for his pencil colour series called "Flowers for Humanity". Visitors were also given a demonstration on batik-painting and making, techniques on caricature drawing as well as oil and watercolour paintings. Students from 24 primary schools in the Skudai Zone also took part in an art competition where they learnt about the technical aspects of designing and also how to express social messages like "Do Not Litter" through art. Abdul Majid said artists from numerous associations were invited to the carnival to share their skills and expertise for the benefit of students. Norazlan said the students were also given a booth, where their art works were displayed and sold. Fai Zakaria, an interior designer cum artist who uses acrylic, oil paint and art line in her works, displayed her Heart for Art collections, where a percentage of the sale went to charity organisations like the National Cancer Council Malaysia. Batik demonstrations were done by Suhaila Basar, Ashok Kumar showcased his acrylic paintings while, Norazlan demonstrated his relief painting and Abdul Majid his wooden sculptures. SERUPA chairman Sanip Lasman, a former secretary of the Johor Heritage Foundation, also conducted a workshop called "Art in Action". Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Zon in on the best bargains Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:39 AM PDT 2011/07/28 By Chuah Bee Kim GET ready to shop as the prices drop at The Zon Mall's "Crazy Sale" on Aug 20 and Aug 21. The mall's advertising and promotions manager Evelyn Chong said business hours would be from 11am to 11pm during the sale. Prices will be slashed by up to 70 per cent. Meanwhile, there are special promotions at the atrium until Sept 4, organised by Selasih Ekslusif Sdn Bhd. Check out the Bedlinen Fair and the Shoes and Handbags booth, which offer branded items at up to 70 per cent discounts. EF Collection's perfume collection and Fedelio's apparel for men are on promotion until Aug 31, while Advance Eagle's kitchenware promotion will be from Aug 2 to Aug 24. Be there on Aug 13 for the live band Merdeka performance, Aug 14 for the "Joget Lebaran", and Aug 20 for the zapin performance. These weekend performances are scheduled to take place from 3pm to 5pm. A two-day pre-Ramadan sale with discounts of up to 70 per cent starts tomorrow. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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