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Siapa Sangka ....

2012-04-01T23:20:00.002-07:00

Perkenal makanan Sabah

Sumber - Harian Metro

MASAI: Lambakan hampir 20,000 penduduk Sabah pelbagai suku di sini menyebabkan mereka lebih mudah mengamalkan budaya serta cara hidup asal.
Ibarat berada di negeri asal, bukan hanya bahasa suku masih menjadi pertuturan harian, malah makanan tradisional juga boleh didapati dengan mudah di sini.

Dua kawasan utama menjadi tumpuan masyarakat Sabah bagi mendapatkan makanan tradisional mereka iaitu di Jalan Jagung dan Jalan Suria.

Di Jalan Suria misalnya, hampir 15 jenis makanan tradisional masyarakat Sabah khususnya suku Suluk dijual.

Ada 14 gerai menjual pelbagai jenis makanan unik yang jarang ditemui di tempat lain antaranya junay, basong, pitis, puteri mandi dan tabit-tabit.

Peniaga yang ditemui, Hainun Saranahadal, 50, berkata, kemahiran memasak makanan tradisional ini dipelajari daripada ibunya ketika berada di Sabah.

“Sebelum ini saya hanya menjual pisang goreng di tepi jalan bagi membantu suami menambahkan pendapatan. Selepas berpindah ke tapak baru sini, saya menambahkan kepelbagaian masakan dan semuanya makanan tradisional suku kami,” katanya.

Berasal dari Tanah Merah, Kudat, Hainun berpindah ke Negeri Sembilan pada 1999 mengikut suaminya yang mendapat tawaran kerja membina bangunan di Putrajaya, sebelum berpindah ke Johor untuk bekerja di kilang.

“Saya hanya tahu memasak makanan Sabah. Mujurlah di sini ramai orang dari negeri sama, memudahkan lagi saya menjual makanan.

“Harga makanan pula berpatutan sesuai taraf ekonomi mereka yang kebanyakannya bekerja di kilang.

“Bagi saya biarlah untung sedikit, asalkan ada pembeli. Lagipun, jika dinaikkan harga, pelanggan pula terbeban,” katanya.

Kuih-muih di sini dijual 25 sen sebiji dengan saiz agak besar dan rasa sedap berbanding di tempat lain 40 sen sebiji.

Antara makanan popular ialah junay yang diperbuat daripada nasi. Ia digoreng bersama rempah ratus hingga separuh masak terlebih dulu sebelum dibungkus dengan daun pisang untuk dikukus.

Ibarat nasi lemak, junay sering menjadi pilihan masyarakat di sini untuk dimakan berlaukkan telur rebus dengan harga semurah RM1.

Satu lagi masakan istimewa ialah sianglag, diperbuat daripada ubi kayu yang dihancurkan dan digoreng bersama kelapa.

Menurut Zaharah Arajol, 49, makanan ini boleh mengenyangkan sehingga orang ramai tidak perlu makan nasi, selain sesuai dimakan sepanjang masa.

“Seperti juga nasi, sianglag boleh dimakan dengan lauk seperti ikan ataupun gula mengikut selera masing-masing.

“Ia makanan tradisional masyarakat kampung di Sabah kerana ubi kayu menjadi antara tanaman utama suatu ketika dulu selain kesukaran mendapatkan beras,” katanya.

Mekanik, Mohd Zain Abaut, 21, berkata, deretan gerai kecil di Jalan Suria memudahkannya mendapatkan makanan tradisional Sabah.

“Hidup merantau jauh dari kampung halaman di Kota Kinabalu pastinya menyukarkan saya untuk menikmati makanan tradisional, namun masalah itu tidak timbul sebaliknya makanan Sabah boleh diperoleh dengan murah.

“Bayangkan dengan harga RM2 saja, saya sudah boleh menikmati makan tengah hari dan ia cukup mengenyangkan memandangkan kuantitinya yang banyak,” katanya.

Bagi Shana Abd Aziz, 20, walaupun sudah berpindah ke Johor sejak berusia tiga tahun, dia masih dibesarkan dengan masakan Sabah.

“Makanan tradisional ini mendekatkan lagi diri dengan negeri kelahiran serta budaya hidup keluarga. Terus terang, saya tidak dapat mengingat kampung halaman di sana kerana berpindah ke sini sejak kecil lagi.

“Oleh itu, setiap kali menikmati makanan tradisional, ia dapat mengingatkan saya asal usul diri selain dapat beramah mesra dengan masyarakat Sabah yang lain,” katanya.

Apa ko rasa ....

2012-04-01T22:45:00.005-07:00

7 positif dadah di lebuh raya

- Harian Metro

TAHAN...empat daripada tujuh lelaki yang ditahan kerana positif dadah, kelmarin.

PERIKSA...Ismail memeriksa sebuah kereta dalam operasi, kelmarin.

SHAH ALAM: Seramai tujuh lelaki berusia 20-an ditahan kerana positif dadah jenis ganja dan syabu ketika operasi bersepadu besar-besaran dilaksanakan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) Selangor dengan kerjasama agensi lain di Tol Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan (Plus) Batu Tiga menghala Kuala Lumpur, di sini, malam kelmarin.
Operasi bermula jam 8 malam sehingga 12 tengah malam itu membabitkan 130 anggota daripada Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Agensi Anti Dadah Kebangsaan (AADK), Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia, Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN), Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan (KPDNKK) dan Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS).

Ketua Operasi, Timbalan Pengarah JPJ, Datuk Ismail Ahmad berkata, sebanyak 252 saman dikeluarkan atas pelbagai kesalahan terhadap pemandu kenderaan dan penunggang motosikal, manakala 23 motosikal disita.

“Antara kesalahan dikesan termasuk menunggang dan memandu tanpa lesen, cukai jalan tamat tempoh, penggunaan cermin gelap melebihi spesifikasi dibenarkan, kenderaan yang diubah suai tidak mendapat kelulusan dan ekzos mengeluarkan bunyi terlalu bising.

“Selain itu, JPN menahan tiga pendatang asing tanpa izin di dalam sebuah bas kerana tidak memiliki dokumen perjalanan sah,” katanya ketika ditemui selepas operasi itu berakhir.

Ismail berkata, operasi bersepadu yang julung kali dilakukan bagi tahun ini akan dilakukan setiap tiga bulan manakala operasi rutin yang dilakukan bagi setiap minggu diteruskan.

Menurutnya, operasi ini dijalankan untuk menyedarkan pengguna jalan raya mengutamakan keselamatan dan mematuhi undang-undang jalan raya.

“Saya berharap dengan adanya operasi seperti ini kadar kemalangan di Malaysia berkurangan dari semasa ke semasa,” katanya.

Sementara itu, PDRM mengeluarkan 75 saman atas pelbagai kesalahan pemandu kenderaan dan penunggang motosikal manakala 27 kes dilaporkan berkaitan kesalahan imigresen.

Ini Barulah siuk ..

2012-04-01T22:43:00.004-07:00

Bayar RM10 untuk tonton tarian ghairah

KUALA LUMPUR: Hanya RM10 untuk menonton persembahan ghairah. Itu yang ditawarkan sebuah premis hiburan yang diserbu Bahagian Siasatan Jenayah, Maksiat, Perjudian dan Kongsi Gelap (D7) Selangor di Taman Prima, Selayang, di sini, awal pagi tadi.
Dalam serbuan jam 1.30 pagi itu, 23 pelayan pelanggan (GRO) warga asing berpakaian seksi yang asyik menari ghairah di atas pentas peragaan ditahan. Kadar bayaran yang rendah itu menjadi faktor premis hiburan terbabit dikunjungi ramai pelanggan untuk berhibur bersama GRO pilihan.

Ketua Operasi, Asisten Superintendan Azli Abu Shah berkata, ketika serbuan, semua GRO terbabit yang terkejut dengan kehadiran polis melarikan diri melalui pintu belakang premis, namun gagal selepas dikejar anggota polis.

Katanya, dalam serbuan itu, empat lelaki dipercayai penjaga premis dan 23 GRO iaitu lapan warga Thailand, sembilan (Vietnam), empat (Indonesia) dan dua (China) ditahan untuk siasatan lanjut.

“Siasatan awal mendapati semua mereka yang berusia 19 hingga 39 tahun itu bekerja sebagai penari ghairah dan tidak terbabit aktiviti pelacuran.

“Mereka hanya menari di pentas untuk menghiburkan pengunjung dengan berpakaian seksi,” katanya di sini, semalam.

Menurutnya, pelanggan yang berpuas hati dengan tarian mereka boleh menambah RM10 untuk membeli kalungan bunga bagi diberi kepada GRO terpilih.

Dera ...

2012-04-01T22:35:00.002-07:00

Tali pinggang ‘makan’ anak tiri

SUBANG JAYA: Hanya kerana bermain basikal di dalam rumah dan merosakkan basikal adiknya, seorang kanak-kanak lelaki berusia 11 tahun teruk dibelasah bapa tirinya di rumah mereka di Puchong Utama, di sini, Khamis lalu.

Kejadian itu disedari guru mangsa yang mendapati kanak-kanak itu bengkak di kepala, pendarahan dalam mata serta luka di kiri dan kanan lengannya akibat dibelasah dengan tali pinggang ketika datang ke sekolah, jam 9 pagi, keesokan harinya. Menurut sumber, mangsa bermain basikal di dalam rumah sebelum dimarahi bapa tirinya. “Tidak puas hati dimarahi, mangsa memberontak dengan merosakkan basikal adiknya sebelum dikejar bapa tirinya yang kemudian membelasah kanak-kanak terbabit dengan tali pinggang.

“Mangsa bengkak di kepala serta pendarahan di dalam matanya. Kedua-dua lengan serta belakang badan mangsa turut cedera akibat dilibas dengan tali pinggang,” katanya.

Sehubungan itu, guru mangsa yang berusia 31 tahun membawa mangsa ke klinik untuk mendapatkan rawatan sebelum membuat laporan di Balai Polis Bukit Puchong untuk siasatan lanjut.

Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Daerah Subang Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Yahaya Ramli ketika dihubungi mengesahkan menerima laporan guru terbabit dan berkata, mengikut keterangan mangsa, kejadian berkenaan kali pertama berlaku.

“Bagaimanapun, kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 323 Kanun Keseksaan kerana mendatangkan kecederaan dengan sengaja dan sekiranya sabit kesalahan boleh dipenjara tidak melebihi satu tahun atau denda tidak melebihi RM2,000 atau kedua-duanya sekali,” katanya.

Apa Sudah Jadi...????

2012-01-09T16:51:00.000-08:00

Gara-gara tak bayar hutang

LELAKI yang terdesak mengancam mengelar tebusannya.

BANGKOK: Seorang lelaki mengancam untuk membunuh tebusannya dalam dalam satu kejadian
yang berkait dengan kegagalan mangsa membayar hutang.
Kerana kecewa, lelaki bernama Peak itu menahan tebusan terbabit dan meletakkan parang pada
lehernya di pinggir Bangkok.

Peak yang menghidap sakit buah pinggang, begitu terdesak untuk mendapatkan wang bagi
membayar rawatan atau untuk membeli ubat apabila dia melakukan tindakan drastik itu.

Polis menghabiskan masa 30 minit memujuk lelaki berkenaan yang mendakwa tebusannya
tidak membayar wang yang dipinjamkannya dan dia memerlukan wang itu untuk rawatan.

Selepas berjaya mententeramkannya, polis membawa Peak ke balai polis untuk mendakwanya.

Tebusan itu dibebaskan tanpa mengalami kecederaan.

Apa sudah jadi ...????

2012-01-09T16:45:00.000-08:00

Jual sijil lahir anak

TAWAU: Kurangnya kesedaran sivik dan pentingkan diri sendiri menyebabkan ada sebahagian
ayah menjual sijil kelahiran anak mereka kepada pendatang tanpa izin.
Ramnan Salleh, 57 berkata tindakan itu biasanya dilakukan oleh individu yang kesempitan hidup
dan terbabit penagihan dadah.

“Disebabkan gian untuk menagih dadah, miskin dan tidak bekerja, individu itu menjual sijil kelahiran
anak kepada pendatang asing semata-mata untuk mendapatkan wang.

“Anak mereka akhirnya tidak boleh membuat kad pengenalan disebabkan tiada sijil lahir itu. Ia bertambah
rumit apabila si ayah menghilangkan diri dan berpindah keluar serta gagal dijejaki,” katanya.

Berbeza pula dengan seorang remaja yang hanya ingin dikenali sebagai Amran, 19, apabila dia mendakwa
ditipu ayah kandungnya ketika hendak melakukan urusan permohonan kad pengenalan.

“Sejak kecil, ayah meninggalkan kami sekeluarga. Akibat kesempitan hidup, saya diserahkan kepada
keluarga angkat sebelum ibu berhijrah ke Indonesia,” katanya.

Henry`s Debut Blast Leeds

2012-01-09T16:31:00.000-08:00

Henry's goal is what dreams are made of: Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described Thierry Henry's winning goal in his emotional comeback match against Leeds United as "like a dream".

The 34-year-old former France international needed just over 10 minutes to score the only goal of the game at the Emirates Stadium on Monday in the FA Cup third round tie.

Henry came off the bench in the 68th minute and disposed of the Championship side with a high-quality finish having taken a pass from Alex Song on the left of the penalty area.

It was his first game in an Arsenal shirt since 2007 when he left for Barcelona, returning to the Gunners last week in an eight-week loan arrangement with the New York Red Bulls.

Wenger was aware that such a story was of the fairytale variety, with the club only just having unveiled a statue of the Frenchman outside the stadium to mark a record tally of goals that has now gone up to 227.

"He was already a legend here and he has added just a bit more to the whole story," purred Wenger.

"It was a little bit like a dream because it was the sort of story you would tell to young kids that you want to know about football.

"Unfortunately it's not often like that in our game - but sometimes it happens."

Wenger admitted that Henry had taken a gamble on returning to the club, simply because of his previous exploits.

Yet Wenger had always had faith that the comeback had been the right decision for both parties.

"You could see straight away when he came on that he was a presence on the pitch and if we could find him he could be dangerous," he said.

"In training I could see that he was sharp. I would not have put him on the pitch if he was not ready, that would have been unfair."

Now Wenger is hoping Henry can have an equally beneficial effect on Arsenal's Premier League and Champions League schedules until he returns to the States.

"He is a special player and what is a good thing for the young players is that he has done it all yet still prepares 100percent, is focused and is motivated," said Wenger.

"He has an immense desire to do well.

"He was under some pressure. He is a proud guy and doesn't want to disappoint people. He knows he will be compared to what he has done before but that's what champions are about - they always want to be seen as people who do well.

"It's a kind of combat."

Wenger had allowed top scorer Robin van Persie to miss the match and must now ponder how to get the best out of Henry and the Netherlands international, starting with Sunday's trip to Wales for the Premier League clash with Swansea.

"I haven't decided yet. Robin will be back against Swansea but whether Thierry will start or not I don't know.

"They can play together, of course. They did play together before."

Leeds defended stoutly and attacked whenever they could but manager Simon Grayson knew that Henry's arrival had been likely to tip the balance in Arsenal's favour.

"We defended well as a team, the desire and attitude was fantastic and we came very close to getting a result," he said.

"But it was probably written in the stars that what happened would happen and that's the class of Thierry Henry."

Arsenal, who will be without defender Francis Coquelin for a number of weeks because of a hamstring injury sustained in the first half, will now play Aston Villa at home in the fourth round later in the month.

Apa sudah jadi...??? Seorang Nenek Dibelasah hingga Mati

2012-01-09T16:13:00.000-08:00

Granny Beaten to Death

KLANG: When family members visited the home of 74-year-old Rahimah Mohd Noh in Batu 4,

Jalan Kapar, Sementa, here on Saturday evening, they found the house dark but thought

she had gone for prayers at a nearby surau.

It was not unusual for the grandmother, who lived alone, to spend a lot of time there but

when they found out she did not go to the surau, they became worried and returned to the

house, only to make a shocking discovery.

They found Rahimah slumped face down on the floor, her bloodied body bundled in a

blanket.

There were bruises on her neck, believed to be have been caused when robbers snatched

her necklace.

North Klang district police chief Supt Mohamad Shukor Sulong said the robbery

occurred about 7pm on Saturday.

“We learned Rahimah always sat on the stairs at the entrance of her house every evening

and we believed the suspects might have stormed in and dragged her inside before

robbing and killing her.

Police found jewellery missing and scattered about in Rahimah's room.

“It is believed that there are more than one suspect. The victim suffered grievous

injury on her face, believed to be the result of being beaten to the ground by the suspects,

said Mohamad Shukor.

No weapons were found at the scene and no arrests have been made.

We have recorded statements from her family members and neighbours regarding

the incident,said Mohamad Shukor.

The case has been classified as murder under Section 302 of Penal Code.

Lagi Keldai Dadah ditahan ....???

2012-01-09T00:16:00.000-08:00

Lelaki ditahan bersama syabu bernilai RM2.88j di LTAPP

BUTTERWORTH: Seorang lelaki rakyat tempatan ditahan dan Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM)
Pulau Pinang merampas 11.55 kilogram dadah jenis syabu bernilai RM2.88 juta di Lapangan Terbang
Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (LTAPP), dekat sini malam tadi.
Pengarah JKDM Pulau Pinang Datuk Zulkifli Yahya berkata lelaki berusia 40-an itu ditahan pada jam
10.30 malam selepas pegawai kastam dari Unit Khas Pemeriksaan Penumpang (UKPP) mengesan
imej yang meragukan dalam bagasi miliknya.
"Lelaki itu baru tiba di balai ketibaan LTAPP dari Guang Zhou, China dan pemeriksaan rapi oleh
pegawai kastam dari cawangan Penguatkuasaan Narkotik menemui lima kotak dalam bagasinya.

"Setiap kotak itu mengandungi serbuk kristal dipercayai dadah jenis syabu, kesemuanya
seberat 11.55 kilogram dan bernilai RM2.88 juta," katanya pada sidang akhbar di Stor Penguatkuasaan
JKDM Pulau Pinang di Bagan Jermal, di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata menurut rekod perjalanan, lelaki terbabit beberapa kali pergi ke China dan pihaknya
tidak menolak kemungkinan ia mempunyai kaitan dengan aktiviti pengedaran dadah.

Zulkifli berkata lelaki itu kini direman selama 14 hari bagi membantu siasatan mengikut
Seksyen 39B Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952. - Bernama

Apa sudah jadi...???? Lagi wartawan dibunuh..

2012-01-08T23:05:00.000-08:00

Wartawan akhbar Mexico mati ditembak

MONTERREY: Seorang wartawan Mexico ditembak mati lelaki tidak dikenali di utara bandar Monterrey,
kata pihak berkuasa semalam.
Kematian Raul Quirino Garza itu menjadikan dia petugas media pertama dibunuh di negara itu pada
tahun ini.

Garza, 30, bertugas untuk akhbar tempatan The Last Word dan diserang ketika memandu di kawasan
Cadereyta.

Menurut sumber, polis menemui 15 kelongsong peluru dari senjata berkeupayaan tinggi di tempat kejadian.

“Paramedik cuba memberikan bantuan kecemasan tetapi Garza gagal diselamatkan,” katanya.

Seramai 103 petugas media dibunuh sepanjang tahun lalu, menjadikan ia jumlah kedua tertinggi
selepas 110 maut ketika bertugas pada 2009.

Di Mexico pula, 12,000 orang mati dibunuh pada 2011 akibat keganasan berpunca daripada aktiviti
perdagangan dadah.

Berdasarkan rekod, 50,000 maut dibunuh di negara itu sejak Presiden Felipe Calderon
melancarkan operasi memerangi kartel dadah pada 2006.

Sehingga kini, kartel dadah Mexico dipertanggungjawabkan atas kematian berkenaan. - AFP

Saiful Bukhari Redha...????

2012-01-08T22:51:00.000-08:00

Saiful redha dengan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi

KUALA LUMPUR: Pengadu dalam kes liwat membabitkan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Mohd Saiful
Bukhari Azlan redha

dengan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini yang mendapati Ketua Pembangkang
itu tidak bersalah

terhadap dakwaan tersebut.Mohd Saiful, 26, dalam akaun Twitter miliknya, berkata beliau akan terus
tenang, berdoa dan sabar menerima keputusan yang dibuat Hakim Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah.

"Tidak di dunia, namun di Masyar PASTI. Redha dgn ketentuan-Nya. Akan terus tenang, doa,
istiqamah dan sabar. Illahi Antal Maksudi Wa Ridhoka Mathlubi," demikian entri akaun Twitternya.

Mohd Saiful tidak hadir semasa mahkamah membuat keputusan itu.

Semasa melepas dan membebaskan Anwar daripada pertuduhan itu, Mohamad Zabidin
berkata tiada bukti yang menyokong keterangan Mohd Saiful, dan mahkamah tidak boleh
bergantung semata-mata kepada keterangan tersebut bagi mensabitkan Anwar.

Anwar, 64, dituduh meliwat Mohd Saiful yang juga bekas pembantunya di Kondominium
Desa Damansara di Bukit Damansara di sini, antara jam 3.10 petang dan
4.30 petang 26 Jun 2008. - Bernama

Akhirnya.....

2012-01-08T19:14:00.000-08:00

Sodomy II: High Court acquits Anwar Ibrahim

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been found not guilty ofsodomising his aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

The verdict, which came after a two-year trial, was something of a shock as many quarters had predicted that Anwar would be found guilty. There had also been accusations of political manouverings behind the scenes to ensure a guilty verdict.

However, the court, after going through the evidence, said it could not be 100 per cent certain that the integrity of the DNA samples used in the case had not been compromised and thus could not rely on the evidence.

As such, said the court, it was left only with Mohd Saiful's testimony. Being a sexual crime, the court was reluctant to convict based entirely on Mohd Saiful's testimony and therefore decided to acquit and discharge Anwar.

The HIgh Court's ruling, delivered by Judge Mohamad Zabidin Diah at about 9:20am, was greeted with roars and cheers of joy by the crowd of thousands that had gathered to protest what they expected to be a guilty verdict at the Jalan Duta court complex.

The courthouse had begun seeing a deluge of supporters from 5am, who braved a steady early-morning drizzle to show their support for Anwar. Many wore Anwar Ibrahim face masks, while others wore T-shirts with a prints of messages. A lot of them had also brought rations of food and drinks to keep them going for what they expected to be a long day ahead.

64-year-old Anwar, was charged with sodomising his former aide at a Damansara Heights condominium in June 2008, shortly before completing his political comeback by regaining his Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat.

The verdict is a let-off for Anwar, who could have spent up to 20 years in jail had he be found guilty.

The real intrigue begins now, however, as Anwar's acquittal allows him to move into high gear ahead of the coming polls. Without the millstone of the trial hanging round his neck, Anwar will be poised to unleash the full force of his unmatched charisma and famed gift of the gab as Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat contest what will undoubtedly be the most tightly-contested elections in Malaysian history.

Mo mengurat pun kene saman plak...

2012-01-06T01:59:00.000-08:00

Cop Issues Speeding Ticket, Asks Driver for a Date and She Sues Him

ABC News

A Chicago police officer allegedly turned a $132 speeding ticket into a pick-up opportunity when he later tracked down the female driver and asked her out, saying the least he could do for the money he cost her was to treat her to dinner, according to a lawsuit the woman filed in federal court.

Evagelina Paredes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Chicago, accusing police officer Chris Collins of violating her privacy, according to the Associated Press. She alleges that after she was ticketed on Oct. 22, Collins searched for her address in the motor-vehicle database and left a handwritten note on the windshield of her car, which was parked outside her apartment in the Chicago suburb of Stickney, asking her out on a date.

In the note, a copy of which appeared was included in the court documents and was obtained by the Associated Press, the 27-year-old police officer tried to woo the female driver with humor and a seemingly heartfelt plea.

"It's Chris … that ugly bald Stickney cop who gave you that ticket. … I know this may seem crazy and you're probably right, but truth is I have not stopped thinking about you since. I don't expect a girl as attractive as you to … even go for a guy like me, but I'm taking a shot anyways."

"I did cost you $132 - least I can do is buy you dinner," the note reportedly read.

The scenario is not that far off from the "meet-cutes" of Hollywood romantic comedies. In the 2011 hit "Bridesmaids," Kirsten Wiig's character starts a relationship with the traffic cop who let her out of a ticket for a broken taillight.

Arguably, it's a lot less "cute" when it happens in real-life.

Paredes claims that the note caused her to "suffer great fear and anxiety." In the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified payments in damages, according to the Associated Press, she alleges that Collins used his position as a police officer to "manipulate" her into going out with him. Collins declined to comment to the Associated Press.

Misteri Sabahawks

2012-01-05T19:02:00.000-08:00

Misteri Sabahawks
( Berita Harian)
2012/01/06

SESI latihan skuad Sabah di Kampus Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara (Intan), Kota Kinabalu, petang semalam.

Hanya dua aksi persahabatan kelas satu menjelang liga

KEKUATAN sebenar skuad Sabah terus menjadi tanda tanya buat pasukan di Semenanjung menjelang sepak mula Liga Super 2012, Selasa ini.

Tidak seperti pasukan lain, skuad bergelar Sabahawks itu hanya mengadakan dua perlawanan pramusim menentang pasukan Liga-M iaitu Sarawak di Kuching pada 20 Disember (kalah 0-1) dan 22 Disember lalu (seri 0-0).

Selebihnya Sabah dilihat begitu mudah membelasah kelab tempatan di negeri itu dan terbaru membenam skuad B-23 Brunei 4-0, petang kelmarin hasil jaringan Bobby Gonzales, Shahrudin Yakup, Jufery Omopor dan Razlan Oto.

Menurut Jurulatih Sabah, Justin Ganai, ia bukan jaminan mereka mendabik dada kerana prestasi pada dua aksi sulung Liga Super bertemu FELDA United di Stadium Hang Jebat, Melaka, Selasa ini dan Sarawak di Stadium Likas, Sabtu depan adalah lebih penting.

“Persiapan pra musim kami memang awal iaitu sejak November lalu dan dua pemain import dari Australia (Brendan Gan dan Michael Baird) juga sudah bersama kami lebih sebulan. Cuma kami tak dapat menguji pasukan Liga Super atau Liga Perdana yang lain sewaktu aksi pramusim.

"Jadi dua aksi sulung Liga Super itu bakal menjadi penanda aras sebenar. Sasaran musim ini adalah untuk menamatkan saingan lebih baik daripada tempat ke-10, musim lalu,” kata Justin.

The Living Legend of Malaysia Rockstar...

2012-01-05T18:48:00.000-08:00

Semua kerana minat
( Berita Harian )
2012/01/06

Amy melayan peminat kecil ketika muncul mengadakan persembahan pada Karnival Sijil Simpanan Premium baru-baru ini.

Aura Amy masih membara walaupun tiga dekad di arena seni

SABTU lalu, dia berada di Kuching, Sarawak, menyempurnakan penutup Konsert Fenomena 30 Tahun Search. Seawal jam 4 pagi keesokan harinya, Amy dan isteri, Norish, sudah bersiap-siap ke lapangan terbang untuk pulang ke Kuala Lumpur kerana ada tugas yang harus disempurnakan.

Sebaik mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA), dia dan isteri cuma pulang seketika ke rumah sebelum menuju ke pusat beli-belah Sunway Pyramid kerana memenuhi undangan Karnival Sijil Simpanan Premium anjuran Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN).

Ketika ditanya, dari mana dia mengumpul segala kekuatan pada usia sudah melebihi setengah abad, bergegas ke sana sini tetapi masih lagi bertenaga? Jawab bapa kepada lima cahaya mata ini, formulanya mudah, iaitu tidak menganggap pekerjaan sebagai beban.

Sebaliknya semua itu dilakukan kerana minat.

“Alhamdulillah saya masih lagi boleh menyanyi dan tidak pernah penat dengan profesion ini. Setiap kali mengadakan persembahan, saya tidak pernah anggap ia satu tugas sebaliknya saya hanya memikirkan mengenai keseronokan.

“Bagi saya, apabila melakukan sesuatu perkara kerana didorong minat, secara tidak langsung segala kepenatan walaupun terpaksa berkejar ke sana-sini tidak terasa. Lagipun, menyanyi ialah perkara yang amat saya minati. Selagi kudrat masih ada saya akan meneruskan kerjaya ini,” kata penyanyi berusia 54 tahun ini.
Apa yang diperkatakan Amy ternyata ada benarnya. Keikhlasan melayani 30 pelajar dari Rumah Anak-Anak Yatim Al Nasuha Taman Pinggiran Gombak, Batu Caves, jelas terpancar pada wajah penyanyi yang tidak dimakan usia ini.

Selain anak yatim, kemunculan Amy di ruang legar pusat beli-belah itu turut menggamit perhatian pengunjung. Ternyata aura Amy Search masih kuat, seperti tidak akan pudar.

Pengunjung pusat berkenaan sememangnya tidak mahu melepaskan peluang menyaksikan persembahan percuma dihidangkan petang itu. Siapa yang mahu terlepas peluang keemasan dihiburkan seorang penyanyi legenda tanah air?

Walaupun hanya persembahan percuma, Amy ikhlas serta bersungguh-sungguh menghiburkan mereka. Dua lagu, Isabella dan Kerja Gila, menjadi pilihan untuk dihadiahkan buat pengunjung pada petang itu.

Kelihatan ramai yang menguntum senyum puas melihat persembahan lelaki ini, barangkali mereka sendiri tidak menyangka kerana menjadi insan bertuah apabila berpeluang bertemu dengan seorang penyanyi rock hebat negara.

Serik empat kali ditipu

KEBETULAN majlis dihadiri berkaitan dengan wang simpanan, soalan yang mempunyai hubung kait dengan topik menabung demi masa depan turut diajukan.

Pantas jawabnya, dia menyimpan demi masa depan anak-anak yang sedang membesar. Apatah lagi dia sendiri bukanlah orang yang gemar membeli-belah, sebaliknya aktiviti itu dilakukan apabila dirasakan perlu.

Kata Amy lagi, andai satu hari nanti dia perlu menjalani rawatan di hospital, dia berhak duduk di wad kelas pertama atas usahanya berkerja bertungkus-lumus selama ini.

“Saya menyimpan demi anak-anak. Segala rezeki yang saya dapat sekarang, semuanya untuk mereka. Untuk diri saya tidak begitu penting. Sekarang ini saya lebih selesa menyimpan sendiri dan tidak mahu lagi mempercayai sebarang skim pelaburan selepas ditipu sebanyak empat kali.

“Selepas ditipu, saya menjadi lebih berhati-hati. Saya tidak pernah ada pengalaman dalam dunia pelaburan, yang saya tahu hanyalah bidang nyanyian. Apabila ada tawaran yang menjanjikan pulangan menarik, hati saya terpikat. Tanpa mahu bersikap skeptikal dengan orang yang menawarkan skim itu, saya bersetuju menyertainya.

“Lagipun mereka ini ialah peminat saya. Jadi saya mudah percaya mereka tidak akan sesekali menipu saya. Sepatutnya saya tidak boleh terlalu mempercayai mereka kerana akhirnya saya juga yang ditipu. Bukan sedikit kerugian saya alami, tetapi habis bersih mereka tipu saya,” katanya yang serik dengan pengalaman hitam itu.

Tolong bebaskan saya ... !!!!

2012-01-05T18:34:00.000-08:00

RM6.27j syarat bebas tebusan
( Berita Harian & A.P )

2012/01/06

Warren Richard Rodwell

Rakaman video dihantar kepada keluarga bekas askar Australia sebagai bukti

MANILA: Seorang bekas anggota tentera Australia diculik di selatan Filipina merayu supaya diselamatkan dalam satu video yang dihantar kepada keluarganya sambil menggesa Manila dan Canberra mengumpul wang tebusan AS$2 juta (RM6.27 juta) yang dituntut penculik.

Video itu memaparkan keadaan Warren Richard Rodwell, 53, bersama empat gambar menunjukkan dia digari dan cedera pada tangan kanan.

Ia dihantar kepada isterinya, seorang warga Filipina sebelum Krismas, kata pegawai polis. Agensi berita Associated Press (AP) melihat salinan video dan gambar itu, semalam.

Memakai baju sejuk dan membaca mesej di sekeping kertas, Rodwell berdehem ketika bercakap dalam video ringkas itu, yang diberi oleh keluarganya kepada penyiasat polis Filipina.

Dia kelihatan lesu dan ada kalanya mengelip mata ketika berdiri di depan kain tarpal biru yang menyekat pemandangan sekitarnya.

Satu daripada gambar menunjukkan gari berwarna perak dan rantainya terjuntai dari lengan kirinya. Bahagian tapak tangan kanannya cedera.
Rodwell yang sebelum ini bekerja sebagai pensyarah universiti di Shanghai, diculik enam lelaki bersenjata pada 5 Disember lalu di bandar selatan Ipil, wilayah Sibugay Zamboanga.

Ia adalah penculikan terbaru seorang warga asing di selatan bergolak negara itu. Beberapa penculikan untuk mendapatkan wang tebusan biasanya dipersalahkan ke atas kumpulan Abu Sayyaf yang dikatakan ada hubungan dengan al-Qaeda.

Belum ada kumpulan mengaku bertanggungjawab atas penculikan Rodwell, namun pihak berkuasa mengesyaki Abu Sayyaf dan lelaki bersenjata yang bersekongkol mungkin bertanggungjawab.

Superintendan Kanan polis Filipina, Ruben Cariaga memberitahu AP, Ahad lalu, bahawa penculik menelefon isteri Rodwell sebelum Krismas menuntut wang tebusan awal sebanyak AS$23,000 (RM72,174).

Kerajaan Australia sudah menubuhkan satu pasukan khas menyiasat penculikan dan berunding dengan penyerang. Australia mempunyai dasar enggan membayar wang tebusan. Jabatan Hal Ehwal Luar dan Perdagangan Australia semalam enggan mengulas.

“Fokus utama kami kekal dengan kebajikan Rodwell,” kata jabatan itu dalam satu kenyataan.

“Kedutaan kami di Filipina bekerja rapat dengan pihak berkuasa tempatan dengan sokongan daripada pasukan tugas khas penuh kerajaan di Canberra,” tambahnya.

Beratus-ratus askar Filipina dan polis mencari Rodwell di semenanjung Zamboanga dan pulau Basilan berhampiran, lokasi kumpulan militan Abu Sayyaf dan lainnya aktif. – AP

Kandang Kambing pun jadi port ka..???? Apa Sudah Jadi...???

2012-01-05T18:28:00.001-08:00

Enam berjudi di kandang kambing dicekup
( Berita Harian )
2012/01/06

Warga emas antara ditahan

KOTA BHARU: Enam lelaki yang leka bermain ‘judi belangkas’ di sebuah kandang kambing di Kampung Sering, Binjai, di sini, ditahan polis jam 6.45 petang kelmarin.

Mereka yang bekerja sebagai buruh dan petani berusia antara 35 dan 63 tahun itu ditahan mengikut Akta Rumah Judi Terbuka 1953 selepas tidak menyedari kehadiran polis kerana asyik bermain judi.

Sementara itu, dalam serbuan dilakukan di Kampung Petalak, Jejulok, Bachok, pula seorang lelaki yang membuka perniagaan kedai makan di depan rumahnya ditahan selepas dipercayai menjadikan kediamannya itu sebagai ‘mini kasino’ dengan menyediakan tempat untuk kaki judi bermain berjudi daun terup.

Dalam operasi kira-kira jam 5 petang itu, polis menahan empat kaki judi, termasuk pemilik kedai berkenaan yang berusia lingkungan 20 hingga 45 tahun.

Pegawai Turus Jenayah Maksiat, Perjudian dan Kongsi Gelap (D7) Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Kelantan, Asisten Superintendan Nik Rosdi Nik Yahya, berkata beliau bersama 11 anggota daripada Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah IPK membuat serbuan itu selepas pemerhatian dilakukan selama seminggu.

“Kita merampas sejumlah wang dan daun terup. Seorang daripada yang ditahan juga adalah ejen nombor ekor haram,” katanya.
Sementara itu, di Mahkamah Majistret di sini, semalam, empat lelaki yang ditahan di Kampung Petalak dihadapkan dikenakan denda RM2,500 setiap seorang selepas masing-masing mengaku salah atas tuduhan berjudi.

Tertuduh, Nazri Muhamad, 41; Hashim Mohd Yusof, 45, Mohd Azmi Mohamed, 27, dan Ahmad Saiful Nizam Ab Ghani, 21, membuat pengakuan itu di depan Majistret Mohamed Hafiz Mohd Noor.

Berdasarkan pertuduhan, mereka bersama-sama pada 4 Januari lalu jam 5 petang di Kampung Petalak, Jejulok, Bachok, didapati bermain judi daun terup dengan menggunakan wang sebagai pertaruhan.

Berikutan itu, mereka didakwa mengikut Seksyen 6 (1) Akta Rumah Judi Terbuka (Akta 289), jika sabit kesalahan boleh dihukum denda tidak melebihi RM5,000 atau penjara tidak lebih enam bulan atau kedua-duanya sekali.

Pendakwaan dilakukan Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Mohd Hafiz Abdul Rahman.

SBPA didakwa pinggir pensyarah .. Apa Sudah Jadi...????

2012-01-05T18:23:00.000-08:00

SBPA didakwa pinggir pensyarah
( Berita Harian )
2012/01/06

RAZLI (kiri) bersama Omar pada sidang media selepas perjumpaan dengan wakil MPKA seluruh negara di Putrajaya, semalam.

JPA diminta kaji kenaikan gaji dengan ambil kira kesarjanaan, kekananan

PUTRAJAYA: Majlis Persatuan Kakitangan Akademik (MPKA) Malaysia yang mewakili kira-kira 30,000 pensyarah gred 54 ke bawah di 20 institusi pengajian tinggi awam (IPTA) seluruh negara meminta Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) mengkaji semula pelarasan gaji mengikut Sistem Saraan Baru Perkhidmatan Awam (SBPA) yang dilihat meminggirkan mereka.

Pengerusi MPKA Malaysia, Prof Madya Dr Razli Che Razak, berkata kajian semula itu perlu kerana peralihan tangga gaji dari Sistem Saraan Malaysia (SSM) ke SBPA untuk kakitangan akademik bergred DS54, DM54, DU54 dan DUG54 ke bawah didapati meminggirkan prinsip kesarjanaan dan kekananan seseorang kakitangan akademik di IPTA.

Beliau berkata, MPKA melihat pelarasan gaji berkenaan sepatutnya mengambil kira aspek kesarjanaan dan kekananan seseorang pensyarah dalam pelaksanaan SBPA supaya ia adil kepada semua pihak.

“Jika kita lihat kembali pengumuman Perdana Menteri ketika membentangkan Bajet 2012, kenaikan gaji penjawat awam mesti antara tujuh hingga 13 peratus daripada gaji mereka mengikut SSM, tetapi ia tidak berlaku kerana hasil analisis mendapati peningkatannya (mengikut SBPA) hanya kira-kira tiga peratus.

“Malah, jika dilihat dari segi gaji permulaan pensyarah gred DS45 mengikut SSM dan SBPA, kenaikan hanya RM3.90 iaitu daripada RM2,546 kepada RM2,550. Bagi kenaikan gaji gred 52 dan 54 pula tidak mengambil kira aspek kekananan dan tempoh perkhidmatan,” katanya pada sidang media selepas mengadakan pertemuan dengan wakil MPKA dari seluruh negara di sini, semalam.

Pada masa sama, beliau berkata, MPKA mendesak JPA melantik sekurang-kurangnya tiga wakilnya menganggotai Majlis Bersama Kebangsaan tanpa kekangan gred dan tidak mengira sama ada mereka dari kumpulan profesional atau bukan.

Selain itu, Razali berkata, JPA perlu mempertimbangkan pemberian insentif baru kepada kakitangan akademik berdasarkan status universiti atau kepakaran seperti Universiti Penyelidikan atau Universiti APEX menerusi pelaksanaan pemberian insentif di bawah SBPA pada 2013.

“Kita juga berharap JPA akan mengkaji semula dan mengubah frasa opsyen dalam surat tawaran SBPA yang bertulis ‘muktamad’ kerana ia dilihat sebagai paksaan dan tidak membenarkan rundingan,” katanya.

Berikutan itu, MPKA bercadang mengadakan pertemuan dengan Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam, Tan Sri Abu Bakar Abdullah, bagi membincangkan masalah itu.

Sementara itu, Presiden Kongres Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja dalam Perkhidmatan Awam (CUEPACS), Datuk Omar Osman, yang turut hadir berkata, beliau menyokong tindakan MPKA itu dalam menyuarakan pandangan mereka kerana ia mampu menjamin kebajikan kakitangan akademik di negara ini.

“Kebajikan kakitangan akademik amat penting kerana mereka memainkan peranan besar dalam pembangunan modal insan dan melahirkan tenaga kerja berkualiti di Malaysia.

“Justeru, CUEPACS berharap JPA turut mengambil kira desakan dan pandangan kakitangan akademik di IPTA dalam perbincangan mereka tidak lama lagi,” katanya.

Akhirnya Tiba Jua ... !!!!!

2012-01-05T16:40:00.000-08:00

The New Era In Digital Imaging

Nikon D4 ...

Published on 01-05-2012 09:06 PM

Some clear pictures of the D4 appeared in a French article today. Check it out!

Update: here is a size comparison of the D3s and D4:

Spesifikasi yang dijangka pada kamera terbaru ini :::
16.2 MP
11 fps
Correction: 100-12,800 102,400 native ISO range, expandable to 50 and 204,800
CF + XQD memory card slots! That's right, the Nikon D4 will have the new Compact Flash XQD memory card slot.
Compatible with the new Nikon WT-5 wireless transmitter
Integrated Ethernet in the camera
Face detection/recognition function that will be working in the viewfinder (maybe some type of a hybrid viewfinder? Nikon had several related patents)
Improved video, I have no other details on that but my guess is 1080p/30/25/24 and 720p/60/30/25/24 similar to the Nikon D800
Uncompressed video out through the HDMI port
Ability to assign the two buttons on the front of the camera to smooth aperture control during video recording
Improved 51 AF points
AF detection range will go down to EV-2.0 (the D3s went to EV -1)
Autofocus system: 9 cross-type sensors that are operational up to f/8

MyKad bercirikan keselamatan tinggi yang baru..???

2012-01-05T09:50:00.000-08:00

Orang ramai diminta tidak berpusu-pusu tukar MyKad

PUTRAJAYA: Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) meminta orang ramai supaya tidak
berpusu-pusu ke pejabat cawangan JPN untuk menukar MyKad mereka kepada MyKad
struktur baru bagi mengelak kesesakan di kaunternya.

Ketua Pengarahnya Datuk Jariah Mohd Said berkata kesesakan di kaunter-kaunter
itu dikhuatiri akan memberi kesan terhadap usaha menyiapkan MyKad dalam tempoh sehari.

Beliau berkata penukaran kepada MyKad struktur baru bukanlah sesuatu yang diwajibkan,
dan ia merupakan perkhidmatan yang berpanjangan tanpa tarikh akhir yang khusus.

"Sepanjang tempoh Selasa dan semalam, Cawangan JPN Putrajaya menerima
2,984 permohonan untuk menukar kepada MyKad struktur baru, manakala c
awangan Shah Alam 1,579 permohonan," menurutnya dalam kenyataan hari ini.

Jumaat lepas JPN mengumumkan pengenalan MyKad struktur baru yang mempunyai
ciri-ciri keselamatan terkini itu, yang boleh mula dipohon dari dua cawangan tersebut
mulai Selasa, sebelum mula dikeluarkan di cawangan JPN seluruh negara secara
berperingkat minggu depan.

Akhbar tempatan semalam menyiarkan berita mengenai keghairahan orang ramai
untuk menukar MyKad mereka, sehingga ada yang tiba di pejabat JPN berkenaan
awal pagi, lama sebelum pejabat dibuka. - Bernama

Apa sudah jadi...????

2012-01-05T09:30:00.000-08:00

Women are a mystery to British physicist Hawking

LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest mystery in the universe perplexing one of the world's best known scientists is -- women.

When New Scientist magazine asked "Brief History of Time" authorStephen Hawking what he thinks about most, the Cambridge University professor renowned for unravelling some of the most complex questions in modern physics answered: "Women. They are a complete mystery."

The wheelchair-bound Hawking, who only recently retired from a post once held by Isaac Newton, talked to the magazine in the run-up to celebrations for his 70th birthday about his biggest scientific blunder and his hopes for modern science.

Hawking is due to celebrate his 70th birthday on Sunday with a public symposium entitled "The State of the Universe" at theUniversity of Cambridge's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology.

Hawking heads a list of speakers including British Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Saul Perlmutter and Kip Thorne, one of the world's leading theoretical physicists.

Apa Sudah Jadi...????

2012-01-05T09:13:00.000-08:00

A mom called 911 for permission to shot the intruder ..

BLANCHARD, Okla. (AP) — Authorities don't plan to file charges against an Oklahoma woman who fatally shot a New Year's Eve intruder at her house while she had a 911 dispatcher on the phone, but the intruder's alleged accomplice has been charged in the death.

A 911 tape released to Oklahoma City media outlets Wednesday reveals that 18-year-old Sarah McKinley asked a Grady County dispatcher for permission to shoot the intruder. McKinley's 3-month-old son was with her when she shot Justin Shane Martin, 24, at her Blanchard mobile home.

"I've got two guns in my hand. Is it OK to shoot him if he comes in this door?" McKinley asked the dispatcher.

"Well, you have to do whatever you can do to protect yourself," the dispatcher is heard telling McKinley. "I can't tell you that you can do that, but you have to do what you have to do to protect your baby."

Oklahoma law allows the use of deadly force against intruders, and prosecutors said McKinley clearly acted in self-defense. According to court documents, Martin was holding a knife when he died.

"Our initial review of the case doesn't indicate she violated the law in any way," Assistant District Attorney James Walters told The Oklahoman newspaper.

However, prosecutors have charged his alleged accomplice, 29-year-old Dustin Louis Stewart, with first-degree murder. According to authorities, Stewart was with Martin but ran away from McKinley's home after hearing the gunshots.

"When you're engaged in a crime such as first-degree burglary and a death results from the events of that crime, you're subject to prosecution for it," Walters said.

Stewart was arraigned Wednesday and was being held in the Grady County jail. A bond hearing was set for Thursday. His attorney, Stephen Buzin, did not immediately respond to a message left at his office Wednesday night.

According to court documents, Martin and Stewart might have been looking for prescription drugs. McKinley said it took the men about 20 minutes to get through her door, which she had barricaded with a couch.

She said her husband had died about a week earlier — on Christmas Day — after being hospitalized with complications from lung cancer earlier that month.

Apa sudah jadi...?????

2012-01-04T23:08:00.000-08:00

Heart patient forced to delay 4 days, fly back business class (Harian Ekspress)

Published on: Thursday, January 05, 2012

Kota Kinabalu: There is no guarantee you will obtain a seat on a particular Malaysia Airlines flight even if you have a return ticket but left it open-dated, a Likas resident who accompanied a relative to the National Heart Instituite (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur, found out recently.

Both the resident and the heart patient were forced to put up for four more days in KL before eventually being able to return. Even then, they were forced to pay more as only business-class seats were available.

Their ordeal parallels what a Labuan Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) student experienced on Dec. 15 when she was unable to be at the bedside of her dying mother. The student found out that unlike before, MAS no longer puts on standby until an hour before take-off at least one seat for emergencies.

In the latest case, the pair had bought open tickets and flown to the national capital in mid-December, where the latter had undergone treatment at the country's Heart Institute. Upon her relative's release from the Institute, the resident tried to get economy-class seats to return to Kota Kinabalu but found all the flights fully booked.

The resident provided Daily Express with the duo's travel itinerary which was forwarded to the airline. The resident was forced to buy open tickets for herself and her relative as she had been unable to tell before hand when the latter would complete the heart treatment.

"When we were ready to return, I tried unsuccessfully to get seats on the next available MAS direct flight from Kuala Lumpur.

"When this failed, I even tried to get seats on flights transiting Bintulu and Kuching. I also failed to secure seats from KL to KK aboard the airline's competitor, AirAsia," she said.

A MAS spokesman said MAS passengers with open tickets need to have their booking profile entered into the airline's computer system, especially if they intend to travel on a particular date. He said this had to be done even if the flight was full at "the material time of booking".

"Being on a waiting list will help our staff to monitor the requirements of the seats and facilitate the necessary confirmation in due course," he said.

The spokesman said a check of the passengers' booking history revealed they did not have confirmed reservations for the return flight.

"Their names also did not appear on the waiting list for the period during which they tried to get a return flight."

He said the company understood that the resident tried to travel one day after her relative's medical needs had been met, but the pair did not have firm bookings for this purpose.

"The only record we have is that they changed from economy to business class for their return sector. There is no information in our system of firm, or waiting list, bookings for the pair," the spokesman said, and apologised, on behalf of the airline, for the inconvenience caused.

He admitted that MAS flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu for December were fully booked due to the school holidays and festive season.

"We have been monitoring the situation closely and, when necessary, have mounted extra flights to accommodate the demand, based on the profiles in our waiting lists."

He said, in some instances, the firm upgraded flights to bigger aircraft to cater for passengers on waiting lists.

In the Labuan case highlighted by Daily Express on Wednesday, the student was forced to take a ferry to Menumbok and proceed by road to KK where she managed to get on an AirAsia flight costing RM700 which departed for KL at 10.45pm.

However, on arrival at KL terminal Two at 1am, she learnt that her mum who was rushed to hospital in critical condition at 3pm the day earlier and was hoping to see her daughter, had died at 10.30pm.

She was so distressed that she and other students were placed in Labuan where circumstances had lately made it impossible to attend to urgent matters at once via air connection.

She wanted to discontinue her studies but was advised against it by friends.

Two houses, Surau in Papar razed

2012-01-04T23:03:00.000-08:00

Harian Ekspress

Published on: Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Papar: Two double-storey houses and a surau in Kg Tambing, Benoni, near here, were destroyed in a fire at 2.30am on Tuesday.

Three families in the two semi-wooden houses were left homeless in the fire which broke out while they were asleep. But they managed to flee to safety in time.

One of the victims, Ag Timbang Japar, 45, who is self-employed, said he was only able to save himself and his family as the fire spread quickly to another house which was built quite close to his and also gutted the surau.

Acting Fire and Rescue officer-in-charge here, Iszuady Rosli, said eight firefighters and two fire engines were dispatched to the scene upon receiving a distress call at 2.42am and the fire was brought under control at 3.47am and totally put out at 6am.

Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the blaze, he said, adding that the cause of the fire and the losses are still under investigation.

Pantai Manis Assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail together with Papar District Officer Iman Ali visited Ag Timbang and another victim, Ag Abbas Hassan, 45, and their family members.

Rahim, who is also Papar Umno Division Chief, donated cash, basic food and kitchen utensils to the three families.

The Government through the district Welfare Office here will also provide assistance to reduce the burden of the three families affected by the fire.

Pusat pemeriksaan Sandakan - KK beroperasi semula ...????

2012-01-04T22:54:00.000-08:00

Police revive 24-hour S'kan-KK checkpoint (HarianEkspress)

Published on: Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Sandakan: Police have reintroduced the 24-hour checkpoint at Km 51 of Jalan Sandakan-

Kota Kinabalu after a four-year lapse to curb cross-border crime.Sandakan Police Chief,

ACP Rowell Marong, said Monday the checkpoint would help thepolice better handle

the entry/exit of illegal immigrants, smugglers, drug traffickers and criminals.

"We found that the removal of the checkpoint had made it easier for criminals to flee from

this district," he said.

Rowell said the checkpoint would be manned by police personnel from the Sandakan district police

headquarters and Kinabatangan and Beluran police stations as well

as the General Operations Force.

"We want the people to feel safe with the police scrutiny of people and

goods entering the district," he said.

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