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Fernandes says out of West Ham hunt Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:43 AM PDT Fernandes is a long-time fan of the Hammers. — file pic KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Tony Fernandes, the owner of budget airline AirAsia, said today he was no longer in the market to buy into West Ham United football club, with which he has long been linked. "The relationship between the owners and myself ... I don't think we are meant to be," Fernandes told Reuters in a telephone interview from London. "The Hammers (West Ham) possibility has probably gone." The 47-year-old Malaysian millionaire, who was educated in Britain and owns the Team Lotus Formula One squad, has long been a fan of the London football club, which was relegated from the English Premier League at the end of last season. British media reported last month Fernandes had put in an offer for West Ham and that he wanted a 51 per cent stake. However, the current owners were not inclined to give him more than 35 per cent, the reports said. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Football: Turkey rocked by nationwide match-fixing probe Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:08 AM PDT Players and team members of Fenerbahce celebrate with the Turkish Super League trophy during a ceremony at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul May 23, 2011. Turkish police have detained about 60 people, including the chairman of champions Fenerbahce, in a major match-fixing investigation. – Reuters pic ISTANBUL, July 4 – Turkey's football establishment was left reeling today by the detention of almost 60 people, including the chairman of champions Fenerbahce, in a major match-fixing investigation. Police launched raids in 15 provinces across Turkey yesterday morning, searching club premises and detaining first division club players and administrators in connection with the allegations. Turkish political leaders expressed concern at the claims. "If even 5 per cent of these allegations prove right, it's very grave for Turkish sports. I hope that all this will result in a cleansing," said Huseyin Celik, deputy chairman of the ruling AK Party. News of the detentions sent shares in the affected clubs tumbling on the Istanbul Stock Exchange this morning. Shares in Fenerbahce , whose chairman Aziz Yildirim was among those taken away by police, dropped 10 per cent. Fenerbahce said in a statement it had not been involved in any wrongdoing and expressed its faith in the justice system. "Everyone should know that Fenerbahce Sports Club has never been and will never be engaged in any unlawful and illegal activity. We are proud of our clean and victorious past," the club said on its website (http://www.fenerbahce.org/eng/). Other detainees included footballers, trainers, managers and board members from top Turkish league clubs Sivasspor, Eskisehirspor and Genclerbirligi. Police also searched premises of Trabzonspor. News channels reported that among matches being investigated were two Fenerbahce games, both of which they won against Eskisehirspor and Sivasspor last season. Fifty people were detained yesterday and another eight today. "Match-fixing earthquake in football," said a banner headline in Milliyet newspaper alongside a photograph of Yildirim being led away by police. Yildirim was taken to hospital today but the reason was not immediately clear. He was released several hours later and returned to police custody. Two Fenerbahce players and two board members have also been detained. The Turkish Football Federation said it closely monitored the developments regarding the wide-scale investigation, adding that necessary statements would be delivered once accurate information was obtained from relevant authorities. "The judiciary made a decision and started the operation. I hope there won't be any troubling consequences," Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday in his first comments on the matter. Other political leaders put a positive spin on the affair. "The investigation shows Turkey is advancing rapidly towards becoming a true state of law," Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said. If a court case is opened and defendants are convicted, they could face jail sentences while the relegation of teams could also be an option. – Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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Tech agenda: Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals, international Sinoces Posted: 03 Jul 2011 09:06 PM PDT NEW YORK, July 4 — This week, Imagine Cup, the world's No. 1 student technology competition, will take place in New York, and the massive Sinoces consumer electronics show will be held in China. The Imagine Cup worldwide finals will be held from July 8 to 13 in New York City. The Imagine Cup attracts around 300,000 students each year from around the world in the pursuit of innovative technology and fresh new ideas. The theme of this year's event is "Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems", and students have been busy working on imaginative inventions that might one day change the world we live in. The Imagine Cup challenge spans a one-year period and consists of local, regional and online contests. Over 100 teams of students from 73 countries and regions that have excelled in these competitions have been invited to attend the Worldwide Finals. http://imaginecup.com/ Twitter YouTube Flickr The international Sinoces is going on almost simultaneously from July 8 to 11 at the Qingdao International Convention Centre in Qingdao, China. The China International Consumer Electronics Show (Sinoces) is the Asian counterpart of CES. The International CES is one of the biggest exhibitions in the tech calendar attracting upwards of 100,000 visitors. It was held earlier this year from January 6 to 9. Like the CES, Sinoces welcomes local and international exhibitors to showcase and unveil their newest consumer electronics product releases. Sinoces this year expects to attract over 80,000 visitors. http://www.sinoces.com/en/index.aspx — Relaxnews Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

British veterans of Spain’s Civil War honoured Posted: 03 Jul 2011 07:27 PM PDT LONDON, July 4 — Their spirit and convictions undiminished by age, British veterans of the Spanish Civil War were honoured last weekend at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the epic conflict. The International Brigades fought for the Republican side against fascism. And though General Francisco Franco won the 1936-39 war, the deaths of their colleagues was not in vain and the eventual return of democracy in Spain had made it all worthwhile, speakers said. The event took place at the International Brigade Memorial in a park by the River Thames in London. Relatives and supporters of veterans raised one-fisted salutes, laid wreaths and sang songs of solidarity. The guests of honour were David Lomon and Thomas Watters, two of only four known British volunteers still living. "I was Jewish, I was an anti-fascist," said Lomon, now aged 93, of his decision to join the International Brigades. "Hitler and Mussolini were all over Europe. Mosley was stirring up trouble in London. I had to do something." The war broke out on July 18, 1936, with a military uprising against the reformist Republican government. Franco was supported by Hitler and Mussolini. Russia aided the Republicans but Britain and other powers followed a non-intervention policy. But some 35,000 British, American and other nationalities joined the brigades, many of them dockers, miners or other workers who saw Spain as the frontline against a global threat. Lomon told Reuters he volunteered just after his 18th birthday through the Anti-Communist League and was given a train ticket to Paris. From there he was taken to the French-Spanish border, walked over the Pyrenees into Spain, and after a few weeks training found himself at the frontline manning a Maxim machinegun. "It was scary. It was an education for me," he said. "The people were so wonderful. The peasants suffered but they helped us so much, they made it all worthwhile. "I fell in love with Spain. It was worth fighting for," he said, dapper and still sharp-minded. Lomon was captured by Italian troops during the Republican retreat of 1938 and spent several months in a prison camp until he was repatriated. "When I came back I decided I would carry on the fight." With the outbreak of World War Two, he joined the Royal Navy and served on minesweepers in the English Channel and Asia. Watters, 98, served with the Scottish Ambulance Unit. Born in Alloa, he trained as a medic while working as a bus driver in Glasgow and his main motivation was to help people. "I had to go. There were many wounded. They asked for volunteers and I had to do it. I wasn't political," he told Reuters. He was at the Battle of Jarama in February 1937, where both sides suffered huge casualties. After two years in Spain, he returned to his job on the buses. War still resonates Last week, the British government released intelligence files that said about 4,000 British and Irish men and women joined the anti-fascist fight, some 1,500 more than previously thought. Around 500 are known to have been killed. Britain's MI5 spy agency kept records on them into the 1950s due to its fears of their possible communist links. Among then were Eric Blair, better known as George Orwell, who wrote about his experiences in "Homage to Catalonia", and author Laurie Lee. In the decades since the conflict, it has become a reference point for many other foreign interventions and civil wars, particularly during the Central American wars of the 1980s. This year British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd both evoked it when calling for international action in support of Libyan rebels. Cuba's Fidel Castro compared the Nato bombings to the German and Italian support for Franco. And as the anniversary nears, the war is still controversial in Spain, which has been wary of reopening old wounds. Peter Preston, regarded as the war's leading historian, said in remarks at the ceremony organised by the International Brigade Memorial Trust that after the war, Franco "brainwashed" people into thinking he stood for freedom. Recent attempts to account for the thousands of dead from extra-judicial killings during and after the conflict had been stymied, he said, noting the removal from office by the conservative judiciary of investigating judge Baltasar Garzon. "The struggle continues," Preston said, quoting the Republican rallying cry. Still, a Spanish diplomat attended the ceremony and praised the foreign veterans. "Their solidarity, their generosity, their courage and their decency is an example to the younger generation," said Fidel Lopez Alvarez, cultural counsellor at the Spanish Embassy. In 2007, Spain passed a law giving citizenship to the veterans. Lomon said he received his passport two weeks ago. "You deserve it," Lopez Alvarez told him. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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Lady Gaga wows Taiwan on first visit Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:03 AM PDT TAIPEI, July 4 – Pop diva Lady Gaga arrived in Taiwan last Friday to kick off her first visit to the island, sporting a long black and gold wig and blowing kisses to the delight of fans. Several cable news channels broadcast live as Lady Gaga (picture) got off her private jet and walked towards the waiting media before posing briefly for photos. Fans outside the hotel where she is staying in Taipei donned colourful wigs, tight dresses and platform shoes as they waited for a glimpse of their idol. The singer performed on Sunday in central Taichung city, which has declared the day "Lady Gaga Day" in honour of her highly-anticipated first performance in Taiwan, officials said. The 25-year-old singer, ranked this year's most powerful celebrity by Forbes magazine, is among the most popular international entertainers in Taiwan. The concert, which was attended by 4,000 fans, is part of a five-day promotional tour of Taiwan. – AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Sequels and prequels coming in 2012 and beyond Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:36 AM PDT 'Amazing Spider-Man' with Andrew Garfield releases in July 2012. – Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures/Marvel LOS ANGELES, July 4 – The power of the film franchise is in evidence this week with the third installment of Transformers: Dark of the Moon debuting with the biggest take of 2011 at US$43.2 million (RM129.84 million) in its opening night. Also, the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, On Stranger Tides, is poised to break the US$1 billion mark. Despite blockbusters' bulging budgets, the built-in audience means less risk and a big potential payoff. Green Lantern, which has earned a modest US$123.8 million since June 17, will get a sequel and a new director. Thor 2 will also part with director Kenneth Branagh, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sequels for Sherlock Holmes, Mission: Impossible, Happy Feet, Paranormal Activity and Spy Kids are coming in 2011. Here is a list of upcoming sequels for 2012: • Wrath of the Titans (Clash of the Titans sequel) returns in March in 3D again, starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. • Men in Black 3 is back next May after a decade with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones fighting aliens. • Prometheus, Ridley Scott's prequel to Alien, the series's fifth installment, has a new cast including Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron, arriving in June. • Amazing Spider-Man with Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) flies in in July, the fourth in the franchise. • Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's last Batman film, swoops down in July, with Christian Bale and Gary Oldman. • The Bourne Legacy, starring Jeremy Renner while Matt Damon sits this one out, shows up in August after a five-year absence. • Bond 23 stars Daniel Craig in his role as 007, after a break since 2008's Quantum of Silence. Directed by Sam Mendes and costarring Javier Bardem. • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, the finale of the mega blockbuster franchise, ends the trilogy in November. • Ghostbusters 3 will be resurrected from 1989 with original stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, and Ivan Reitman directing again, in December. • Man of Steel, the new Superman reboot with Henry Cavill and costarring Amy Adams and Russell Crowe, will be directed by Zach Snyder (Sucker Punch, 300). More sequels planned for 2012 include J.J. Abrams's Star Trek 2, Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 2 and Die Hard 5 starring Bruce Willis, plus the animated Madagascar 2 and Ice Age 4. With the success of Fast and Furious, The Hangover, The Karate Kid, Salt and Despicable Me, these films are planning sequels for 2013, which will also see a new Pirates of the Caribbean and James Cameron's much-anticipated Avatar 2. Some unexpected sequels that could be resurrected in 2013 include Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park 4, Beverly Hills Cop 4 with Eddie Murphy, Hancock 2 and Independence Day 2 with Will Smith, plus Pixar's Monster University, the second installment of 2001's animated hit, Monsters, Inc. There is even rumour of more from Austin Powers, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Kill Bill, Cloverfield and a possible Blade Runner prequel. – AFP Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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The truth shall set you free Posted: 03 Jul 2011 04:47 PM PDT JULY 4 — Whenever I flush the toilet at home, my cat, often seen lazing on the floor would spring to her feet and run for her life. It's obvious that the sudden sound of rushing water petrifies her tremendously.  Sometimes, out of strange habit, I find myself warning her that I will be flushing the toilet in false hope that she would not get agitated. I used to think that once she gets accustomed to the noise, she would get over her unreasonable fear. I've had her for more than two years and each time I flush the toilet, it still has the same effect on her, with or without my warning.  It then dawns on me that my cat will continue to have this fear simply because she is unable to comprehend what is happening. There's nothing I can do about it for how does one explain to a cat what a flushing mechanism is? Life is full of fears. We fear for our safety, we fear for our future, we fear humiliation and we fear death but what we probably fear the most is what we don't know, just like my cat.  In the past weeks, the government has been carrying out a campaign to instill fear in the rakyat. We have been warned that if we participate in the Bersih campaign, we will be committing a crime and as result of that, our freedom will be taken away. It is quite understandable that every reasonable person will be frightened by this knowledge. If the most fearsome thing in this world is indeed ignorance, why are we then still afraid despite knowing the consequences of our actions?  Many people have asked me whether I am afraid. The simple truth is, yes I am but not so much of what will happen in the next couple of days, but of what will become of our beloved country if we continue to allow the government to intimidate us. Knowing what might happen to my security and freedom is only half as scary as not knowing the fate of our country and the future of young Malaysians.  Great religions and nations teach us to stand up for the truth. Our government teaches us otherwise. When a government becomes the main agent provocateur of fear and at the same time warns its people that they will be guilty for provoking fear and instability, something is fundamentally wrong.  So far, the real culprit for instilling fear and provocation seems to be coming from the government, not those who choose to wear yellow T-shirts, blow bubbles into the air, carry yellow balloons and walk peacefully on their streets on July 9. The colour yellow does not provoke, but public threats of arrest and detention do.  A few days ago, I confessed to a friend that what's happening in Malaysia stresses me more than what I had experienced in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Cambodia. He was surprised and wanted to know why. My answer to him, "Because this is not supposed to happen here. You expect it to happen in those countries but not here."  What most people don't seem to understand is how fundamentally tragic and wrong it is to be ruled by a government that imposes arbitrary laws that go against the core principles of human rights and to add salt to the wound, resist the call by its people for free and fair election. I've seen it in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Cambodia and sadly, Malaysia seems to have hopped on the bandwagon.  Some friends have argued with me that Malaysia is far better off than these countries. I was asked to evaluate our economy and told that I should come to the conclusion that we are better off. I'm reminded that we're blessed for having a government that promotes economic growth and I should just be grateful.  It would be a persuasive argument but for the nagging question that if a man provides for his family, does it entitle him to do whatever he wants with them? Are they saying that if their father has looked after their welfare, then surely they should be able to forgive him for raping their sister?  These days when I walk on the street, I look over my shoulders, not for snatch thieves but for the police. When an innocent citizen feels threatened by the very people they depend on for protection, something is wrong. When an anxious child who is afraid of the dark is being told that monsters will come after them when the light is turned off, something is wrong. If you still don't know how to differentiate who the real coward and culprit is in this situation we're facing today, then shame on you for refusing to believe and see the truth. You're not a cat and you should know better. For close to half a century, we have been living in fear. I've seen that fear in my parents and friends. I've experienced how we have conditioned ourselves to lower our voices when we talk about "sensitive" issues. I've seen how people disguise themselves as someone they're not simply because they believe it is safer to live a lie than to face the truth. The only credit the government can ever claim is that they've run a pretty successful campaign, thanks to us. We've come to a crossroad where we either rise above our fear or allow it to perpetuate for generations to come. Plato once said, "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."  We have been living this real tragedy for far too long.  * The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Tolong jangan berotak ****** Posted: 03 Jul 2011 04:34 PM PDT 4 Julai — Tiba-tiba sahaja Rakyat Jelata mengalami trauma apabila menyebut perkataan "******" atau memikirkan ****** atau melihat sebarang objek ******. Malah, saya juga secara penuh sedar mengelakkan penggunaan perkataan "******" pada artikel ini kerana tidak mahu portal berita tempat saya menulis ini menerima padah akibat penggunaan perkataan "******" dalam penerbitannya. Semasa mengendalikan acara "Baca Novel Siri Penyiasatan Jiro Akagawa" anjuran One Nusantara sempena Pesta Buku Negeri Selangor di Pusat Konvensyen Shah Alam (SACC) pada 28 Jun 2011, saya memakai kemeja-T warna ****** bertulis "Nancy Drew: Girl Detective" pemberian pemilik syarikat penerbitan itu tahun lalu. Saya perhatikan bahawa semakin ramai Rakyat Jelata berminat memakai pakaian warna ****** sejak kemeja-T tertentu diharamkan pemerintah. Malah, saya percaya bahawa walaupun pada suatu masa dahulu, pakaian warna ****** hanya dikhaskan bagi golongan diraja, keadaan sudah amat berbeza sekarang. Tidak harus ada diskriminasi warna. Namun, menyedari "kuasa" yang ada di tangan pemerintah, tidaklah menghairankan apabila ramai Rakyat Jelata mengalami trauma apabila memikirkan, melihat, membayangkan atau menyebut sebarang perkara berkaitan ******. Saya juga pada 29 Jun menyatakan pada ruangan status Facebook bahawa saya "takut pula mahu membaca buku cerpen 'Namaku Epal ******' karya Roslan Jomel di tempat awam! Haruskah saya guna pembalut warna biru pekat untuk menyembunyikan warna ****** terang buku itu?" Catatan itu mendapat reaksi spontan daripada sejumlah rakan-rakan yang berkongsi pandangan yang kreatif dan inovatif. Bintang D'hati risau kerana "lari bajet kena beli pembalut pulak" manakala Irwan Abu Bakar mencadangkan supaya "minta DBP tampal sahaja kat kulit tu dengan warna lain". Yaya Daie mengemukakan kemungkinan "kalau polis nampak, dia akan koyak kulit buku dan letak dalam lokap" serta bertanya "budak sakit demam ****** bagaimana?" Roslan pula segera mengemas kini status pada Facebook dengan kenyataan: "Alamak, nasib baik Uthaya Sankar SB mengingatkan aku satu perkara. Err . . . tajuk buku cerpen aku, 'Namaku Epal ******'. Seluruh kulit luar buku tu berwarna ******. Err . . . habislah aku lepas ni." Semua ini mungkin kedengaran lucu dan melampau. Malah, mungkin dianggap sengaja mempersenda dan mengkritik pemerintah. Bagi saya, tidak begitu. Semua ini adalah gambaran kebimbangan yang amat berasas apabila pemakaian kemeja-T ****** dianggap menyokong Himpunan Bersih 2.0. Pada 29 Jun, Menteri Dalam Negeri dilaporkan berkata, kemeja-T yang menyokong Himpunan Bersih 2.0 diharamkan kerana ia ada kaitan dengan perhimpunan haram pada suatu tarikh yang tidak dapat saya nyatakan di sini kerana saya mungkin dianggap berkempen menggalakkan orang ramai berkumpul di Masjid Kampung Baru, SOGO dan Bangunan DBKL pada jam 2:00 petang tarikh berkenaan. Ketua Polis Negara dilaporkan mengesahkan bahawa bukan hanya mereka yang menjual, membeli atau memakai kemeja-T ****** tertera mesej "Bersih 2.0" ditahan. Sebaliknya kasut, kereta, bas dan apa sahaja barangan yang digunakan untuk menggalakkan orang berhimpun dianggap menghasut dan diharamkan. Maka, kebimbangan Rakyat Jelata terhadap segala benda dan perkara ****** adalah amat berasas. Apatah lagi di sebuah negara di mana segalanya adalah mungkin. Saya menulis pada ruangan status Facebook pada 29 Jun: "Wahai! Berwaspadalah anak-anak ayam berbulu warna ****** yang bakal menetas pada 9 Julai 2011! Hidup kalian mungkin tidak lama." Hafifi Ariff bersikap sedikit positif apabila mengatakan bahawa "anak ayam albino lebih selamat" manakala Saravanan M. Sinapan bimbang, "Jangan-jangan anak ayam ini menjadi mangsa keadaan". Saya turut mengingatkan: "Wahai! Janganlah anda berotak ******. Nanti polis tangkap masuk lokap!" Pasti sahaja kata-kata saya ini bernada positif, menginsafkan dan disukai pemerintah. Reaksi yang diterima daripada rakan-rakan membuktikan daya kreativiti, imaginasi, inovasi dan kematangan mereka menangani tekanan apabila melihat objek ******. Apabila saya nyatakan "Wahai! Tolong rajin berus gigi tiga kali sehari. Gigi ****** juga mungkin diharamkan tidak lama lagi" maka Adge Rulz yang berada di Stadium Melawati pada waktu ini mencatatkan bahawa Mat Sabu turut menyebut perkara sama. Bluesyworms Jazzyworms bimbang kemungkinan "pisang pun tak boleh dijual lagi, maskot DiGi pun bakal kena tangkap". Pada pagi 30 Jun, saya meminta rakan-rakan menyenaraikan objek-objek warna ****** di rumah mereka. Antaranya adalah pelekat Post-It, penutup cecair pencuci jenama Dynamo, kotak teh Lipton, pek mi Maggi, pen penanda (highlighter), mangga, mi kuning, telur goreng, kereta warna ******, Yellow Pages, serbuk kunyit jenama Adabi, dinding, rambutan, botol air Herbalife, kad ATM Maybank, minyak hitam jenama Shell, jersi Brasil dan petrol RON95. Saya percaya senarai ini bakal menjadi lebih panjang. Ia menjadi petanda dan penanda bagaimana Rakyat Jelata menyembunyikan ketakutan dan kebimbangan dengan cara berjenaka serta berfikir secara kreatif untuk mengubati luka di hati. Tonton sahaja filem-filem klasik Charlie Chaplin untuk menyedari hakikat ini. Walaupun pandangan yang dikemukakan mungkin dianggap lucu dan terkeluar topik, jangan pandang ringan "kemampuan" polis yang sentiasa akur pada arahan pemerintah. Berwaspadalah jika anda berhajat menghidangkan nasi ****** sempena majlis khas sepanjang minggu ini. Jangan mengaku anda berasal dari Air ****** di Perak atau Ayer ****** mahu pun Ayer ****** Selatan di Negeri Sembilan. Juga mana-mana tempat atau jalan/lorong yang ada "******" pada namanya. Anda mungkin disangka menyebarkan kempen Himpunan Bersih 2.0 secara senyap. Tolong jangan hantar SMS atau e-mel kepada kenalan dari Sabah meminta mereka membawa Seraya ****** Kudat. Sebaliknya, gunakan nama saintifik "Shorea kudatensis" demi kesejahteraan diri dan anak-cucu. Puan Tan Lee Wah selaku Guru Besar SK Convent Infant Jesus di Melaka wajar memikirkan untuk menukar sementara nama kelas ****** kepada nama lain. Kelas Hijau dan Jingga boleh kekal. Bagi SMK Padungan (dahulu dikenali SMK Lumba Kuda) di Sarawak pula, wajar mengekalkan nama-nama rumah sukan sebagai Kerengga, Zebra, Tezi dan Semberani; tanpa menyebut Merah, ******, Biru dan Hijau. Pemain dan penyokong pasukan bola sepak Kedah FA juga mungkin berdepan masalah kerana pasukan itu turut dikenali dengan nama Kenari dan Hijau-******. Begitu juga pasukan Selangor FA kerana lagu rasminya adalah "Merah ****** Keberanian". Akhirnya, bayangkan perasaan gemuruh yang perlu dirasai apabila kita sama-sama menyanyikan lagu "Jalur Gemilang" yang diperkenalkan pada tahun 2000. Rangkap awal lirik yang ditulis Pak Ngah adalah begini: Merah membara semangat waja Putihmu bersih budi pekerti ****** berdaulat payung negara Biru perpaduan kami semua Maaf! Dalam ketelitian memastikan saya tidak menulis perkataan "******" pada artikel ini, saya terlupa untuk memadam perkataan "bersih" pada petikan lirik lagu di atas. * Uthaya Sankar SB tertanya-tanya jika ada pihak yang memulakan kempen "KOTOR: Gabungan Pilihan Raya Tidak BERSIH dan Tidak ADIL" kerana pasti ramai yang akan tampil menyokongnya. * The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist. 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Saksi: Sarbaini jatuh ketika cuba tinggalkan SPRM ikut tingkap Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:43 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Julai – Saksi kedua inkues kematian Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed percaya penolong pengarah Kastam Diraja Malaysia itu terjatuh dari tingkat tiga bangunan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), Jalan Cochrane ketika cuba meninggalkan premis itu melalui tingkap. DSP Sharul Othman Mansur dari cawangan forensik Bukit Aman yang dipanggil untuk memberi keterangan selepas balu Sarbaini berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas kesimpulan bagaimana pegawai itu jatuh berdasarkan kedudukan mayat yang ditemui di gelanggang badminton bangunan SPRM pada 6 April lalu. Soalan itu ditanyakan pegawai pengendali inkues Hanim Mohd Rashid. "Saya percaya si mati (Sarbaini-gambar) terjatuh dari tingkap aras tiga (bilik pantri) berkemungkinan si mati nak keluar dari bilik SPRM melalui tingkap," kata beliau. "Kalau lihat dari arah bumbung (berdekatan dengan bilik pantri) ukuran jarak adalah sembilan kaki tujuh inci, jarak tingkap dan bumbung cukup dekat. "Si mati cuba melompat ke bumbung yang berhampiran tapi tidak sampai dan jatuh ke lantai (gelanggang badminton)," katanya. MENYUSUL LAGI Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

Perkasa, Pemuda sedia batalkan perhimpunan protes Bersih 2.0 Posted: 04 Jul 2011 01:37 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Julai – Perkasa dan Pemuda Umno hari ini mengumumkan kesediaan mereka untuk membatalkan perhimpunan balas membantah Himpunan Bersih 2.0 sebagai tanda menghormati titah Yang di-Pertuan Agong semalam. Bagaimanapun Perkasa berkata keputusan akhir bergantung pada sama ada Bersih 2.0 akan memilih untuk menerima nasihat Seri Paduka Baginda dan membatalkan rancangannya. MENYUSUL LAGI Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price.

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