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Anwar can be present during interviews: Court Posted: 09 Aug 2011 10:03 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here allowed the presence of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the interview of 15 witnesses, including Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah ruled that the accused had the right to be there after meeting Anwar's counsels and deputy public prosecutors headed by Mohd Hanafiah Zakaria in his chambers today. Both the prosecution and defence sought the directive of the trial judge today when two of the witnesses, former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan and ex-Melaka police chief Datuk Mohd Rodwan Mohd Yusof, protested yesterday against Anwar's presence during the interview. Lawyer Karpal Singh told reporters with the court's directive, all the witnesses had to come to court as required by the defence. "Anwar will be there and he has the right to be there and the investigation officer (IO) of this case will facilitate us to conduct the interviews with 10 of them already here today," said Karpal. Asked whether there was any indication from the prosecution when Najib and Rosmah would be interviewed, Karpal said so far there was none but added it had to be before Anwar took his stand next Monday (Aug 15). On Monday, Mohamad Zabidin granted Anwar's two applications to interview 15 witnesses including Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, his wife Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor, Musa, Rodwan and 11 others. The judge then set Aug 15 to 26 for the defence case. At the close of its case, the prosecution offered 71 witnesses, including Najib and Rosmah. The defence chose to interview only 25, and so far, only five had been interviewed. They are ex-sprint queen Datuk Mumtaz Jaafar, Dr Mohd Osman Abd Hamid, formerly of Pusrawi, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan's youngest sister, Saidaiti Azlan, a Kuala Lumpur Hospital doctor known only as Dr Daniel, and Khairil Anaz Yusof, a special assistant to Najib when he was deputy prime minister. On May 16, Justice Mohamad Zabidin ordered Anwar to enter his defence after ruling that the latter's former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the complainant in the case, was a truthful and credible witness. Anwar, 64, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court on Aug 7, 2008, to committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature at Kondominium Desa Damansara in Bukit Damansara, between 3.10pm and 4.30pm on June 26, the same year. -- BERNAMA Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Government should boost New Media presence Posted: 09 Aug 2011 09:26 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The government must boost its presence on the internet by mastering the new media such as 'Face book' and 'Twitter' which are highly popular, especially among the young. Institut of Mind Development (INMIND) chief executive Norizan Sharif said the conventional way of tackling issues using the mainstream media was ineffective. "The government must respond to the new media, otherwise the people treat its allegations as true. "Currently, we don't see the government responding in Facebook, we also don't see any (government) initiative in answering in blogs and Twitter. We can see many opposition Members of Parliament in Twitter, but on the government side, the number is dismal," he told Bernama. Norizan was commenting on a statement by Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein yesterday who said the opposition used the new media to instigate the people to take part in illegal activities for political gain although the news they highlighted were untrue. Hishammuddin said the government found it difficult to explain the situation on the illegal gathering on July 9 despite the various existing media channels being used, following the widespread use of the new media by the opposition. Norizan, who also wrote in the blog http://www.nobisha.com said the absence of government engagement in the new media handicapped it so much so that it encountered difficulties in answering issues relating to the illegal gathering. He also suggested that the government activate efforts to download every announcement or good news to YouTube because studies found that the young spent part of their time surfing the internet. Meanwhile, Universiti Kebangsaan's History, Politics and Strategy Study Centre senior lecturer Abd Ghapa Harun said the mainstream media must also dispel the fallacy that they still monopolised news distribution. "It is important that the government is transparent when issuing related information when facing an issue because this will build confidence in the media being used by the government. Abd Ghapa also said that emphasising a high level of integrity among the mainstream media by the government, would in itself weaken the public trust in the alternative media. He said the integrity of a large portion of the content of the alternative media was questionable compared to that of the mainstream media. -- BERNAMA Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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Explosion rocks Herat city in West Afghanistan Posted: 09 Aug 2011 10:47 PM PDT HERAT: An explosion rocked Herat city, 640 km west of capital city Kabul on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported quoting an official as saying. "It was a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle of government employees but fortunately no one was hurt," deputy to Herat's police chief Ghulam Farooq Kohistani told Xinhua. The vehicle was damaged in the blast, he said. He blamed the enemies of peace, a term used against Taliban militants by Afghan officials for organising the attack, adding the enemies planted a mine under a bridge but caused no loss of life. Taliban militants fighting the Afghan government and largely relying on suicide attacks and roadside bombings have yet to make comment. -- BERNAMA Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Royal command issued on cabinet line-up Posted: 09 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT BANGKOK: Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Tuesday night granted a royal command endorsing the new Yingluck Shinawatra-led cabinet, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. The list of cabinet members was forwarded earlier on Tuesday to the Office of the King's Principal Private Secretary for royal endorsement. Among all 36 newly-appointed cabinet members were Surapong Torwijakchaikul, who would assume position as foreign affairs minister, Yongyuth Wichaidit, as deputy prime minister and interior minister, and General Yutasak Sasiprapa as defence minister. The cabinet members, including Yingluck herself, would attend an oath-taking ceremony before the King at Siriraj Hospital due at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday. -- BERNAMA Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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MAS surges 13pc, AirAsia falls Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:11 PM PDT Malaysian Airline System Bhd surged the most in almost four years while AirAsia Bhd dropped after their parents swapped stakes to forge ties between the nation's two largest carriers. Malaysian Air jumped 13 per cent to RM1.80 at 9:04 a.m. local time in Kuala Lumpur trading, set for its biggest gain since Oct. 2, 2007. AirAsia dropped 4.6 per cent to RM3.77. -- Bloomberg Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

MBf Hlgs climbs on better Q2 earnings Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:24 PM PDT MBf Holdings Bhd, a credit card, property and auto group, rose the most in more than two years in Kuala Lumpur trading after reporting a jump in second-quarter earnings. The stock climbed 16 per cent to 61.5 sen at 9:14 a.m. local time, set for its biggest increase since April 10, 2009. -- Bloomberg Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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BUILDING CAREERS Posted: 08 Aug 2011 10:18 AM PDT Juita's programmes have successfully helped single mothers acquire marketable skills WHAT happens to a woman and her family when she is widowed, divorced or abandoned by her husband? If he was the sole breadwinner, they would be left bereft, helpless and sometimes, even homeless. The woman is left with the responsibility of bringing up her family alone. To help single mothers acquire marketable skills, Juita or Badan Amal dan Kebajikan Isteri Wakil-Wakil Rakyat Johor, together with Yayasan Pembangunan Keluarga Darul Ta'zim (YPKDT) implemented an income-generating skills programme for single mothers in 2003. The programme was the 12th in the Juita-ku Sayang series of community projects. Single mothers were able to acquire entrepreneurial skills from courses for foot reflexology and spa management, cooking, pastry-making, food and beverage packaging, tailoring, hairdressing, handicrafts, child-minding, nursery care and gardening to start a business. Juita is led by its president Prof Datin Paduka Dr Jamilah Ariffin, who is the wife of Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman. Since 1995, Juita has implemented 13 welfare programmes in its Juita-ku Sayang series following its smart-partnerships concept. The programmes were conducted in cooperation with state departments, non-governmental organisations and the private sector. On June 25, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Juita, YPKDT and the Johor Corporation (JCorp) to establish a Reflexology Kiosk at A-Mart in Kempas. It would be managed by Damansara Assets Sdn Bhd. In a simple ceremony on July 30, this kiosk was officially opened by Jamilah. The event was witnessed by representatives from JCorp's women's club, known as Mutiara Johor Corporation; Johor Land Bhd, Damansara Assets, YPKDT and Johor Soka Gakkai Association. The kiosk will be operated by five single mothers who are among 46 participants who had honed their skills with scientific knowledge at a holistic therapy certificate course with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2008. These therapists also took up a pre- and post-natal therapy course under YPKDT. Jamilah hoped the kiosk will be the first of many such kiosks to be set up in shopping malls, hypermarkets and airports. She said with more kiosks at strategic locations, there would be more opportunities for single mothers to earn higher incomes for their families. Fourteen women who had completed their training received automated equipment to help them start their businesses. Among the items were a sewing machine, cake-mixer, clothes dryer, waffle-making machine and freezer. Ratna Haryati Ramlan started a plant nursery in her own garden with a capital of RM1,500 from YPKDT after she completed her gardening course. She said during the eight years it took to develop her business, she first set up a stall at the Saturday morning Pasar Tani in Larkin before expanding to Bandar Baru Uda. In recognition of her entrepreneurial skills and business success, she was awarded RM3,000 to develop her business further. During the ceremony, Jamilah presented 100 low-income single mothers with gift packs sponsored by JCorp. The gift packs, valued at more than RM300 each, contained pieces of fabric, toiletries from Juita, and 5kg bags of rice from YPKDT, and RM50 for each recipient from Soka Gakkai. The children of single mothers were also treated to Kentucky Fried Chicken meal boxes. Since May 2003, YPKDT, in partnership with Juita, has trained more than 2,000 participants in their courses. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

Break fast at Kluang RailCoffee Posted: 08 Aug 2011 09:46 AM PDT FOR more than 73 years, Kluang RailCoffee has been a favourite destination for both locals and visitors to Kluang, first at its original canteen in the Kluang Railway Station and, recently, in their town outlets. During the fasting month, customers can enjoy their breaking of fast meal in a nostalgic coffee shop ambience. From now until Aug 28, Kluang RailCoffee will be serving a Ramadan buffet in a different daily menu of main courses with several consistent favourites. There will be green bean porridge, fruit juices and Kluang RailCoffee's signature hot coffee as well as juicy dates to whet your appetite in an East-meets-West menu. The rotating menu includes appetisers and desserts like pudding, spring rolls, sandwiches, curry puffs and a range of local kuih. As Kluang is situated in an agricultural zone, one can look forward to a variety of fresh fruits including dragon fruit and watermelon. For a start, there's smooth chicken porridge that will certainly go down well after fasting from dawn to dusk. A variety of noodles comes in a choice of mee Siam, mamak-style fried noodles, soup noodles and chicken mushroom spaghetti. The chicken choices change daily and they include grilled black pepper chicken, barbecued chicken, Hainanese chicken chop, Hainanese fried chicken, ayam masak merah and ayam masak lemak. Seafood lovers will enjoy the daily choice of prawn or squid sambal, fish curry, lemon fish or asam pedas fish. To balance off the rich portions of grilled lamb shoulder, beef curry and lamb rendang, and an interesting range of garden salads and sauces including a traditional platter of there is rojak tauhu and an interesting range of garden salads and sauces including a traditional platter of ulam and matching condiments. The Ramadan Buffet is priced at RM25 nett per adult and RM17 nett per child aged 6 to 12. Rail Hotel guests enjoy a 20 per cent discount. The halal-certified Kluang RailCoffee café, with a surau available, is located at 20 & 21, Jalan Tasik 1, Pusat Perniagaan Tasik, Kluang. For enquiries and reservations, call 07-773 8391 or fax 07-772 8390. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

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