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'Girl died of severe dehydration' Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:05 AM PDT 2011/08/19 By Elvina Fernandez elvina@nst.com.my KUALA LUMPUR: The death of a 11-year-old girl in Meru, Klang, last week was caused by severe dehydration. Health director-general Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman said Nurdini Mohamad Ali suffered vomiting and diarrhoea due to food poisoning, which led to severe dehydration. "This caused a condition where her organs could not take it and led to a failure known as a hypovolemic shock," he said yesterday. Members of her family were admitted to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital when they showed similar symptoms after breaking fast with otak-otak and ais batu campur (ABC) bought from a stall at a Ramadan bazaar near their house in Taman Seri Mewah, Fasa 2, Meru. He said 152 stalls at the bazaar were inspected and three were closed, including the otak-otak, ABC and ayam panggang stalls. Dr Hasan said the ABC sample taken from the bazaar was positive for salmonella and the ice was contaminated with bacillus cereus emetic toxin. "This bacteria can cause vomiting and diarrhoea leading to severe dehydration and if not treated early can lead to death." Dr Hasan said two of Nurdini's siblings and the family's maid were tested positive for the salmonella bacteria. Meanwhile, random checks on the food and drinks sold at 47 Ramadan bazaars in the city showed that 19 per cent of the food was contaminated. The contaminated food included kuih sago, tepung pelita, ketayap, popiah basah (raw popiah), seri muka, and nasi lemak sambal while the drinks included soya bean, watermelon, corn and rose syrup City Hall health director Dr Sallehudin Abu Bakar said 53 out of the 278 food samples tested were contaminated with E-coli, coliform and staphylococcus aureus due to poor personal and food handling hygiene E-coli is caused by faecal contamination, and staphylococcus aureus can be transmitted via the skin while coliform is a proxy bacteria which can be found everywhere. "The contamination showed that the traders did not wash properly after going to the toilet, handled food with their bare hands and did not cover the food and drinks." Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Help for Bumi firms on merit Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT 2011/08/19 By Alang Bendahara alang@nst.com.my Datuk Seri Najib Razak addressing participants at the convention organised by the Gagasan Badan Ekonomi Melayu at Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam. — NST picture by Roslin Mat Tahir SHAH ALAM: The concept of meritocracy will be practised in the agenda to assist Bumiputera entrepreneurs, and the Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera (Teraju) is in the process of listing 1,100 Malay companies that are capable of achieving success on Bursa Malaysia. The programme database is being prepared and will kick off soon. "This programme represents a new approach based on meritocracy among Buniputeras with no question of cronyism but only to help those who can truly succeed," Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib said yesterday. He said the switch in the approach towards assisting Bumiputera entrepreneurs based on meritocracy was seen as being better as previous methods, such as giving initial public offerings (IPOs) through the Bumiputera quota, did not last long as the shares were often resold on the market. "I want to state and you should not be shocked that of the 60 billion shares distributed to Bumiputeras at one time under IPOs, only two billion is left today. Why? Because the model is not sustainable. "If we want to help Malay companies, they must prove their worth as committed and hard working entrepreneurs. "I say to them, it is not who you know, it is not know who but know how," he said when opening a two-day convention, "Empowering the New Economic Model: A Bumiputera Economic Jihad", organised by the Gagasan Badan Ekonomi Melayu (GABEM) at Universiti Teknologi Mara, here, yesterday. Najib, who is also finance minister, said Bumiputeras involved in vendor development with Petronas and Tenaga Nasional Berhad as well as 'F' class contractors should be bold enough to venture out from their cocoon. "After five years they should migrate to other businesses or move to a higher contractor class." Teraju was set up as a unit in the Prime Minister's Department, reporting directly to the prime minister and the Majlis Tindakan Agenda Bumiputera. The main objective for the setting-up of Teraju was to lead, coordinate and drive Bumiputera transformation and participation in the economy to reduce the economic gap that exists between Bumiputeras and other races, he added. In his speech, Najib also told non-Malay businessmen to be grateful to the government and ruling party leaders for having created a conducive environment for businesses. He said in return, they should accept the government's plan to strengthen the participation of Bumiputeras in economic activities. "I say that it is true that the non-Malays became rich because of hard work but it is no less important to note that they became rich also because of our country's stability and sound administration." Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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900 hundred to benefit from 1MDB Foundation's aid programme Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:52 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Foundation is disbursing financial aid to some 900 recipients under its "Ihsan Ramadan and Aidilfitri" programme. The target groups comprise disabled children, single mothers and senior citizens at 16 locations in Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Kuala Lumpur. Each will receive between RM100 and RM300. "The objective of the programme is to help ease their financial burden as people carry out the Ramadan fasting obligation and prepare for the Aidilfitri celebration," 1MDB Foundation said in a statement today. The body said it was one of its pro-active measures to assist Malaysians ahead of the festive season. The initiative, which began in Hulu Selangor on Aug 17, is being spearheaded by the foundation's corporate social responsibility director, Dr Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to take part in the programme in Hulu Langat, Selangor, tomorrow. -- BERNAMA Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

34 Afghans dead in bus crash Posted: 19 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: A total of 34 Afghans were killed and 24 others injured on Saturday when a bus lost control and overturned on a highway in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The smash happened just outside Kandahar city in the Daman district of Kandahar province at around 3:00 am (2230 GMT Friday), on the main road from the capital, Kabul. "Unfortunately, 34 of our countrymen have been killed and 24 others have been injured in the accident," said Zalmay Ayubi, the Kandahar governor's spokesman. "Some of the injured are in a critical condition and have been taken to hospital." The director of the traffic department in Kandahar province, Mohammad Ullah Khan, told AFP the incident took place at 3:00 am and the coach was a mangled wreck. -- AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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<b><small>ZUBAIDAH ABU BAKAR:</b></small><br>Pas goes 'under the radar' Posted: 15 Mar 2011 03:57 AM PDT 2010/10/30 Zubaidah Abu Bakar news@nst.com.my Even the presence of Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat at a ceramah in Pas stronghold Sungai Terah on Thursday failed to draw the crowd. Many blamed the heavy rain which started to pour earlier but the rain had stopped before the Tok Guru took the microphone. There was an estimated crowd of about 200 people; its usually not the case as Pas supporters would braved the rain, willing to be soaked to the skin to listen to the party's spiritual leader and Kelantan menteri besar speak. The Sungai Terah polling district has about 95 per cent of Malay voters; in the 2008 general election, Barisan Nasional only managed 78 votes compared to Pas' 215 votes. That was how strong the Islamist party's influence there then. But Umno leaders are anticipating that the situation could change, they believe the level of support to Pas may dip when some 300 registered voters there go to the ballot again on Nov 4 to pick their new representative in the state legislative assembly. "Our candidate Abdul Aziz Yusoff had done a good job in the area, the people know him well because he had served the area as a manager in the South Kelantan Regional Development Authority (Kesedar). "He could well be the reason behind the positive signs we are getting in the area," says Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan. The "ceramah perdana" in Sungai Terah are among the few big public rallies that Pakatan Rakyat had outlined for its bigwigs to speak -- the other speakers at the ceramah that day were Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Pas is adopting a "low profile, below the radar" campaign strategy for Galas and this had somewhat toned the otherwise heated campaigns like during the Manik Urai by-election, which is the first by-election in Kelantan, last year. Pas leaders wanted more direct contacts with voters be carried out; opting for small group ceramah and door to door campaigning, which ironically the same strategy that Umno and BN has adopted. No big rally had been planned on BN's side either, including the "Pentas Pemuda" that usually make its appearance in past by-elections. Only eight mini ceramahs involving between 30-40 people and similar number of 'salam sayang" programmes (chit chat sessions) by wanita Umno are being organised daily. Umno youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and his troops have been knocking on doors of those identified as fence-sitters in several areas daily. They even bumped into their opponents during their campaign trails, like the on in Kampung Mentara where Pas had won by 11 votes in the area in 2008. A source also revealed there is a list of do's and dont's for Pas campaigners and that include not touching the Kelantan oil royalty issue and on Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who is also the BN by-election director. Canvassing for votes in whatever forms will continue until the eve of polling. For Abdul Aziz and his opponent from Pas, Dr Zulkefli Mohamad, the days ahead will be long and tiring. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

BN aims for smaller, but effective meetings Posted: 15 Mar 2011 12:34 AM PDT BN aims for smaller, but effective meetings 2010/10/30 By NST team in Gua Musang, Kelantan news@nst.com.my GUA MUSANG: Barisan Nasional candidate Abdul Aziz Yusoff said he would continue with his plan to personally meet as many voters as he could although such an approach could slow down his campaign trail. "I want to know them apart from introducing myself as BN candidate. I also want to know the problems faced by the voters here," he told a press conference at BN operations centre in Bukit Cekati here. Aziz, who is Gua Musang Umno division secretary, also refuted claims that the BN election machinery for Galas by-election was too slow. He said the party machinery was actually giving more focus on small gatherings which would enable them to understand the people's problems and needs. "From the feedback that I personally gathered from voters, they are frustrated with the Pas state government's failure to issue land titles and provide affordable homes for them," he said. Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan who was present said BN would continue with its present approach, which was to hold dozens of small gatherings at different polling districts daily. "We will use these gatherings to explain on BN government's development plan and counter all the allegations made by the opposition. "It's more effective compared to big ceramahs," he said. However, he said no gatherings would be held tonight as to allow BN campaigners and voters here to watch the Malaysia Cup final match between Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan. He said BN would put giant projector screens at 14 locations as to allow the people here to watch the final match live. Air your comment on this issue: BN aims for smaller, but effective meetings 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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US stocks retreat on recession fears Posted: 19 Aug 2011 06:45 PM PDT NEW YORK: Recession fears sent US stocks down again Friday, with last-hour selling pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a 1.57 per cent loss for the day. The Dow fell 172.93 points to close at 10,817.65. The broader S&P 500 lost 17.12 points (1.50 per cent) to 1,123.53, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 38.59 points (1.62 per cent) to 2,341.84. Concerns about faltering US economic growth and the eurozone's debt crisis have wiped more than US$7 trillion in value from global stock markets since late July. "It's just a continuation of the fear factor. It's Friday, with no economic news, the market traders are continuing to sell," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist with Rockwell Global Capital. JPMorgan Chase cut its growth forecasts for the United States, slashing its estimate of fourth-quarter US gross domestic product growth from 2.5 per cent to 1.0 per cent. "The risks of a recession are clearly elevated," the bank said, although it stopped short of predicting that the US economy would contract. Shares of tech giant Hewlett-Packard plunged 20.0 per cent, weighing down the Dow's average of 30 blue-chip stocks. The steep losses came a day a day after HP lowered its projected earnings for 2011, announced that it was exploring a spin-off of its PC business and said it would acquire British software firm Autonomy for $10.24 billion. Financial stocks fared poorly amid the global uncertainty, with Citigroup sliding 4.3 per cent. Bank of America slipped 0.6 per cent after confirming it would cut about 3,500 jobs by the end of September. Gold, a traditional safe haven in times of financial turmoil, surged to a new record high of US$1,878.15 per ounce. -- AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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POT OF SUCCESS Posted: 18 Aug 2011 08:25 AM PDT 2011/08/18 By Syed Umar Ariff and Ahmad Fairuz Othman Felda settlers in Kota Tinggi were elated to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak whose father changed their lives PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's visit to the Felda communities in Kota Tinggi brought cheer to many of the settlers who had been cultivating the lands since the 1970s. They were elated to meet Najib, the son of former prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, the man behind the Felda scheme. The Felda scheme is aimed at lifting people out of poverty through agriculture. At Felda Bukit Tunggal, Najib began his visit by dropping by three houses that had won awards for being the most beautiful homes in the settlement. The houses, all colourful bungalows with gardens, were said to be the symbols of the success stories of the once backwater area in the district. Mohd Taha Halil's home, for example, is the village's pride and joy. Its edible garden is the talk of the village. Taha's son-in-law, Mohd Sabri Mohd Salleh, 46, said he came to the settlement after marrying Taha's daughter Hasnah in 1992. "At that time, the roads were mere gravel paths and all the houses small and wooden. "People worked very hard to put a decent meal on the table since the early 1980s when the Felda scheme first began here," he said. However Sabri said as an outsider, he was fortunate enough to witness changes which mostly took place from 2001. "More and more brick houses were built, and landscapes beautified and well-maintained. "All that hard work has finally paid off." Another Felda Tunggal settler, Abdul Rahman Rahmat, 62, was honoured to have the prime minister as a guest in his home. It was the first time the father of four and grandfather of six had met Najib in person. He made sure his home was spruced up for the visit. "The village committee informed me about Najib's visit a week earlier. "The other villagers and I have been busy cleaning up the garden and decorating our street. "My family has also been tidying up the house for this special visit," said an ecstatic Rahman. His wife, Norliah Mohd Said, 55, was also present to greet and chat with Najib and his entourage. Her husband moved to Felda Tunggal from Tanjung Surat, Pengerang, in 1980 in search of a better life for his family. He had previously worked as a fisherman and later as a member of the territorial army before applying for the Felda land scheme to cultivate oil palm. "Back in 1980, it was difficult to get work. "When I was in the army, someone advised me to take up an offer by Felda as obtaining land in the scheme was considered easy to get." Rahman persevered for many years before he enjoyed the fruits of his labour. "It was difficult to make ends meet at first as I only earned RM75 a month when I began in 1980. "Now, under the replanting scheme, I earn RM1,400 monthly." Najib later met the people at Al-Ikhwan Mosque, where most of the Felda families had gathered to greet him. The turnout was huge as many wanted to catch a glimpse of the country's leader. He then took some time off to perform the asar prayers before joining the mosque committee in preparing bubur lambuk to be given to everyone. In his speech after the prayers, Najib said he was overwhelmed by the rousing support by the Felda settlers and was impressed by the progress made by them so far in terms of income generation. "The people here are well-off and living the good life. "I am proud of them," said Najib. Later at Felda Air Tawar, some 15km from Felda Tunggal, Najib joined some 7,000 people at the Rahmat Ramadan breaking of fast dinner. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Traditional treats for Ramadan Posted: 18 Aug 2011 07:55 AM PDT Enjoy a meal of kampung dishes at Pulai Springs Resort. IF you're wondering what you should break fast with, let the chefs of Gleneagles Terrace in Pulai Springs Resort decide for you. Choices abound in the "Selera Kampung" Ramadan buffet spread of over 100 authentic kampung dishes. You can start by quenching your thirst with refreshing drinks such as leng chee kang, teh bunga, cincau soya, ABC, cendol and teh tarik. Reawaken the palate next with the appetisers kerabu sotong, kerabu mangga, kerabu ayam, kerabu daging and kerabu taugeh. Main dishes include ikan mayong asam pedas, ketam lemak serai kampung, daging kicap kandar, gulai babat bercili padang, ayam ungkep gulai bonda, ikan patin lemak bercili api and daging rendang Minangkabau. Items like opor ayam Johor, oxtail masak gulai tomato, lemak siput sedut, pucuk paku and ayam panggang percik muara will ensure that you linger over the meal. Take a stroll to the live cooking stations to check out the whole roast lamb with options of black pepper sauce, mint sauce and barbecue sauce, roti canai, roti John, murtabak, nasi briyani gam, seafood barbecue, noodles and soups. For dessert, there are traditional Malay concoctions like pulut panggang, samosa, kasui, seri muka, kuih koci and kuih lapis, along with assorted cakes, puddings, ice cream, and fresh fruits. The buffet is a treat for family and friends, and those with a taste for good food. It is priced at RM70++ per adult and RM42++ per child below 12 years. For every 10 persons dining in a group, the 10th person eats for free under the "9+1" offer. Those who purchase the Ramadan vouchers (minimum purchase of 15 vouchers) will get a 10 per cent discount on top of the offer. The buffet is served from 6.30pm to 10pm daily until Aug 28. For details or reservations, call 07-521 2121 or e-mail psrb@psrb.com.my. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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