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Tiger snaps two-year title drought with win at Chevron Posted: 04 Dec 2011 03:05 PM PST Tiger sees his way through to his first win since the Australian Masters in 2009. — Reuters pic THOUSAND OAKS, California, Dec 5 — Tiger Woods ended a frustrating victory drought of just over two years when he clinched the Chevron World Challenge that he hosts by one shot yesterday, holing a six-foot birdie putt at the last. A stroke behind fellow American Zach Johnson overnight, Woods fired a three-under-par 69 at Sherwood Country Club to claim the 95th tournament win of his career — but his first since the 2009 Australian Masters. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

FA Cup draw throws up juicy Manchester derby Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:29 AM PST MANCHESTER, Dec 4 — Holders Manchester City will host rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup third round after today's draw threw up a mouth-watering derby. The Manchester clubs, who are setting the pace in the Premier League, met in last season's FA Cup semi-final with City winning 1-0 before securing their first major trophy for 35 years by beating Stoke City in the final. January's Cup meeting will come almost three months after City stunned their neighbours 6-1 in the league at Old Trafford in a result that signalled their strong intention to challenge United's years of domination in the city. City have raced to a five-point lead in the Premier League over champions United, who will see the Cup meeting at the Etihad stadium as the perfect chance to exact revenge on their high-flying rivals. The match is by far the standout of the draw for the January 7-8 ties, although the jubilant scenes of players from non-league Tamworth celebrating being handed a trip to Premier League Everton were a reminder of the magic of the FA Cup. Apart from the big Manchester match, there will be one other all top-flight meeting as Newcastle United will host struggling Blackburn Rovers. Last year's runners-up Stoke will travel to League Two (fourth division) Gillingham. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Lyon’s silk survivors ply noble trade Posted: 03 Dec 2011 04:51 PM PST French Haute Couture designer Alexis Mabille, looks at the rolls of silk at a silk market in Lyon. — AFP pic LYON, Dec 4 — Heavy rolls of silk printed with a tiny stirrup motif line up on a factory floor near Lyon, waiting to be rolled, beaten and brushed to perfection, before they are cut into Hermes neckties.  Based outside the eastern French city, silk "finisher" Proverbio is one of a handful of survivors of a once-flourishing industry, which from farm to weaver to trader employed many thousands at its height in the 19th century.  Today the thread comes from China or Brazil, but Lyon still counts a core of about 30 silk companies focused on the very top end of the luxury market.  When Laura Bush wanted to spruce up the curtains in the yellow room of the White House, she naturally turned to the people who made the originals for Jackie Kennedy: Lyon's oldest silk weaver Tassinari et Chatel. France's whole textile sector took a knock following the banking crisis of 2008, but silk has bounced back in the past two years thanks to robust demand in the luxury sector.  "There aren't many silk firms left, but those that remain are doing well," said Pierric Chalvin, head of the regional textile federation, Unitex. Tassinari was one of a dozen firms showcasing its skills this week at the Lyon Silk Bazaar, held in the city's old stock exchange, where bolts and off cuts are sold direct to the public packing out the venue.  Founded in 1680, the firm supplies sumptuous 17th- and 18th-century patterned silks to the Chateau de Versailles, to royal households and luxury hotels the world over, turning over four millions euros last year.  "We have hand-made items that can take two, three or four years to weave — at a pace of a few centimetres a day," said Tassinari's industrial director Bertrand Dessailly.  "Technically, what we do could be done elsewhere. But our fabrics carry within them a little bit of French history. And the people who can afford them do not want to buy them in China."  Haute Couture designer Alexis Mabille, who is originally from Lyon, sources most of his silk there and partnered with the fair to promote local know-how.  "Each house here has its specialities," said the 33-year-old designer, known for his signature bow-tie motif.  "For couture or luxury ready-to-wear there are the classics like radzimir, which you can have reissued, or gazar which is back in fashion, or others who do chiffon with silk velvet."  He says a willingness to work closely with designers is key to survival.  "It means you can obtain things that are exclusive, or semi-exclusive. If you want a particular motif, a change of colour, something psychedelic instead of classical, you can have it," he said.  One of Mabille's suppliers is the weaver Sfate et Combier, which exports fabrics like silk chiffon and organza to more than 50 countries — and creates some 1,000 novelty weaves and patterns each year.  "In France it has become impossible to produce cheap fabrics. We have been pushed upmarket. But that is an asset, because the further up we go, the fewer limits there are on our creativity," said its chief executive Philippe de Montgrand.  From modern weavers like Sfate et Combier, to heritage firms, to luxury fashion brands from Chanel to Louis Vuitton or Hermes, Proverbio counts most of France's big silk players among its 50-odd clients.  It business, called finishing, is what makes silk feel like silk.  Step one is to scour or boil-off the fabric, to remove a sticky gum called secretin, the glue in the silkworm's cocoon.  Rolls of raw white silk, starchy and thick-feeling, are wound by hand onto spools and plunged into frothy vats of water with pure olive oil Marseille soap, emerging slippery and supple.  Proverbio then uses a string of chemical and mechanical processes to fine-tune the silk's feel and aspect -- mat, shiny, grainy, smooth — or add special properties.  "We can make a soft silk even softer for a piece of lingerie, or make a tie water-resistant," he said.  "The possibilities are infinite." Founded 90 years ago and still family-owned today, his firm last year expanded its workforce from 34 to 45 people and invests 15 per cent of annual turnover into research and development.  "Silk is inseparable from its history," said the firm's head Bruno Proverbio.  "Up to us to ensure that history is not just left gathering dust."  In the meantime, since the silk rolls need to travel back and forth between weaver and finisher, Proverbio believes it is unlikely to lose out to faraway competitors — as long as there are looms still whirring in Lyon. — AFP-Relaxnews Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Top 12 most-anticipated blockbusters of 2012 Posted: 04 Dec 2011 12:50 AM PST The Hunger Games is poised to be the new Twilight Saga. — AFP/Relaxnews pic LOS ANGELES, Dec 4 — In what promises to be another bonanza year at the box office, 2012 is filled with sequels and superheroes including the 23rd James Bond thriller, the Twilight Saga finale, the latest Batman, a new Spider-Man, and the first Hobbit. Among the many highlights are films borrowing from books, stage and the small screen, such as theatre's "Rock of Ages" with Tom Cruise and the musical version of Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway. An adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" renovates the 1974 film from the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel with Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, directed by Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge"). The latest instalments of action-thriller franchises include "Resident Evil 5", "The Bourne Legacy" (without Matt Damon), and "Total Recall" with Colin Farrell, not Schwarzenegger. Director Quentin Tarantino delivers an original idea with "Django Unchained", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz and Sacha Baron Cohen. The latest instalments of franchises include reboots and prequels, covering genres from sci-fi to fairy tales and half of them in 3D. Here is the cream of the crop: The Hunger Games Release date: March 23 worldwide What aims to be the new Twilight Saga, this dystopian tale of teens fighting for survival as a spectator sport is based on a popular young adult novel series. The sci-fi action story stars Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence ("X-Men: First Class", "Winter's Bone") and Josh Hutcherson ("The Kids Are All Right", "Journey to the Centre of the Earth"). Wrath of the Titans in 3D Release dates: March 18 in Australia, March 22 in Russia and March 30 worldwide Set amidst the Greek myths, this sequel to the epic hit of 2010 "Clash of the Titans" finds Sam Worthington reprising his role as Perseus, along with Ralph Fiennes as Hades and Liam Neeson as Zeus, on another quest in the underworld. The Avengers in 3D Release dates: April 25-27 in France, the UK and other markets, May 1-4 worldwide Marvel's superhero team The Avengers bands together to save the world from extraterrestrial invaders. Starring Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo as The Incredible Hulk, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dark Shadows Release dates: May 8 in France, then worldwide on May 11 Tim Burton's gothic horror tale stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Chloe Grace Moretz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Lee and Alice Cooper in a redo of the American television soap opera from the 1960s about the life of vampires, monsters, witches, werewolves and ghosts. Men In Black 3 in 3D Release dates: debuts on May 20 in Australia, and opens worldwide May 23-25 Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith return as Agents K and J in the threequel of this sci-fi comedy. It's been a decade since the last installment also directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Costarring Josh Brolin (True Grit) as a young K and Emma Thompson as O. Snow White and the Huntsman Release dates: May 30-June 1 With "Twilight's" Kristen Stewart as Snow White, Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") as the Huntsman and Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen. This version of the Grimm fairy tale is an action drama in which the hunted and hunter join forces. Not to be confused with the March release of "Mirror Mirror", a fantasy comedy version of Snow White. Prometheus Release dates: May 30-June 1 in the UK, France and other markets, June 7-9 worldwide Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi horror thriller stars Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce as a team of explorers who must do battle to save planet earth, circa 2090, travelling to the darkest part of the universe. Originally a prequel to "Aliens". The Amazing Spider-Man in 3D Release dates: May 30 in Japan, rolling out worldwide July 3-6 This reboot of the successful DC Comics superhero franchise stars Andrew Garfield ("The Social Network") as a teenage Peter Parker juggling human problems with super-human crises. Emma Stone costars as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans is villain The Lizard. The Dark Knight Rises Release dates: July 18-20 in North America and Europe, July 25-27 worldwide Christian Bale reprises his role for the last time as Batman/Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan's third and probably last Batman film. Costarring "Inception's" Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman ("Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"), Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman, and more. Skyfall Release dates: October 24-27 in France, the UK and select markets, October 31-November 2 in Europe and Asia, November 9 in North America James Bond is back with Daniel Craig reprising his role as 007, with his loyalty to M tested as MI6 comes under attack and he tracks down the threat. Directed by Sam Mendes ("Revolutionary Road") and costarring Javier Bardem, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes. Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Release dates: November 14-16 worldwide The finale to the romantic vampire phenomena brings The Twilight Saga to its conclusion. Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner as the love triangle, this second part of the last novel in the bestselling series by Stephenie Meyer resolves the threats to an immortal happily ever after. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D Release dates: December 12-14 worldwide Peter Jackson's first of two epics about Bilbo Baggins's journey to the Lonely Mountain with a band of dwarves to reclaim their treasures from the dragon Smaug. Stars Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving and Luke Evans ("Robin Hood", "Clash of the Titans"). — AFP/Relaxnews Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

End of era as Bollywood’s ‘evergreen’ Dev Anand dies Posted: 04 Dec 2011 12:05 AM PST MUMBAI, Dec 4 — Movie actor and director Dev Anand, known for his joie de vivre as Bollywood's "evergreen hero", has died aged 88, an aide said, bringing the end to an era of Indian cinema. Anand (picture), whose last film, "Chargesheet", was released in September, was in London with his son, Suneil, when he died yesterday from a heart attack, aide Mohan Churiwala told Reuters. "He was never sick. Even when I spoke to him last evening, he sounded fine — hale and hearty," Churiwala said. Anand is also survived by his wife, Kalpana Karthik. Born in Lahore, Anand travelled to Mumbai to work as a clerk in a government office in 1944 and got his first break two years later in the film "Hum Ek Hain". He turned director soon afterwards and went on to deliver a string of hits. "CID", "Guide", "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" and "Jewel Thief" are movies considered part of Bollywood's essential viewing catalogue, and Anand's unique acting style is widely celebrated. He is said to have been inspired by Hollywood's Gregory Peck, but his own casual style and the signature nod of his head while delivering lines were often imitated by fans. Anand refused to retire from Bollywood, often telling interviewers he would work till his last breath. He was working on a new film at the time of his death. "An era has come to an end," Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan wrote on Twitter. "Dev Anand leaves a void never perhaps to be filled again ... his never-give-up belief, his joy of life." — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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Detour 2011: Use-less or useless Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:30 PM PST View of one of two blocks of the Married Police Quarters. In the courtyard are the larger installations as well as a platform dressed like a Chinese Opera stage where "live" music performances take place at night. With guest artists from Germany, Belgium, Korea and Japan the idea is to share Hong Kong culture. DEC 4 — I spent Friday afternoon skulking along the corridors of the Police Married Quarters (PMQ) in Hollywood Road.  My friend enquired by text message if I had decided to surrender myself for overspending at the recently-opened Gap store nearby. I doubt the ghosts of police past would be interested in my misdemeanours but I bet my husband would be more than happy to lock up my credit card.  What I was doing there, however, was checking out the premises, curious about how folks would have lived there 60 years ago, from 1951 until 2000.  Only later that night while surfing the Net did I learn that the present Chief Executive Donald Tsang and his brother, a former police chief, grew up on the fourth floor of Block B.  The site itself was originally home to the Central School which relocated there in 1889 as the first government school to provide primary and secondary Western-style education to the public. The premises was destroyed during World War Two and demolished in 1948 to make way for the PMQ.  What I was less enthusiastic about was the ongoing annual design festival that was occupying the premises — but this was my chance to get inside.  The Handsome Co. team believes thought and attention goes into every industrial design, recreating taxi light shells in porcelain to highlight their understated beauty. Visitors are invited to take them home on the last day of the exhibition. So it was a pleasant surprise when I found myself intrigued by the design ideas exhibited inside each of the former flats.  Detour 2011, themed Use-less, is a brilliant collaboration — breathing life into historical space while educating the public about responsible consumerism.  The series of exhibitions, installations, workshops and performances takes the visitor away from sterile, white open gallery-like spaces to the musty rooms and dark corridors of the PMQ.  Initially targeted for redevelopment (read: tear down and build shiny skyscraper/ luxury apartment block), PMQ will, from 2014, become a design hub housing studios for artists and designers and retail space to showcase their products as well as public spaces.  I get a tingle imagining a similar fate for Pudu Jail, the National Art Museum and the former KTM Railway Station. If only.  At the festival, there is something to see everywhere you turn: wavy wrought iron windows, narrow kitchens separated from each flat by a corridor, a flat filled with a mountain of sawdust , another with drinking straws reached from floor to ceiling, like a spiderweb.  The Currywurst inspired the creation of compost-filled cotton nets in the shape of sausages, to be used for sowing seeds. Some of the more interesting installations include a food cart pulled by a bicycle, titled Waste in a Wurst.  Trust my Malaysian eye to mistake it for an ice kacang cart but what it was was a sausage-making machine used to make sausages of compost derived from food waste (then stuffed into a cotton net, resembling a sausage).  Seeds are then sown on the top of the sausage. Designed by KaCaMA Design Lab, inspiration came in the form of the Currywurst sausage the three design graduates from Hong Kong Polytechnic University saw everywhere during the Design Exchange in Berlin.  The Enlightening Garden by Seiko Mori from Japan highlights how we discard drinking straws with abandon. She created a garden to symbolise the life of a lighting plant using drinking straws and LED lights. There are also some fun workshops to attend. The Useless Cloth is to raise awareness on fabric wastage.  Participants are encouraged to bring in their old garments and will be taught to make tote bags and accessories.  The paper-folding pinhole camera workshop by artist Martin Cheung is bound to be a major attraction as he teaches participants — using just one piece of paper sans glue — to form a pinhole camera.  They will also be taught photo exposure techniques and how to develop their photos in a darkroom. I will leave you with photos of a few installations.  Do put Detour 2011 on your itinerary if you happen to be in town. Not only will the PMQ be worth your time but trawling the steep, narrow streets of Central after that will lead you to interesting boutiques, cafes and galleries.  Detour 2011 is on until Dec 11. Visit http://detour.hk/ for details. * The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist. This is where they lived. Chief Executive Donald Tsang spent his childhood in a single room flat like this one. At the rear is a balcony and bathroom. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Umno vs. Najib Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:24 PM PST Umno vs. Najib 4 DIS — Ketua Pemuda Umno YB Khairy Jamaluddin baru-baru ini mengatakan bahawa Umno kini dilihat sebagai lebih progresif dan lebih liberal. Jika ini benar, maka nampaknya masih ada yang tidak tahu mengenai perubahan itu.  Walaupun demikian saya gembira melihat Khairy secara terbuka menyeru Umno menjadi lebih progresif dan liberal. Seruan ini amat penting. Khairy sendiri mungkin perlu berusaha lebih keras untuk mengejar di belakang status Dato Saifuddin Abdullah yang kelihatan mendahului kelompok progresif dalam parti. Umno memang memerlukan lebih ramai pemimpin yang berfikiran progresif. Walaupun Khairy belum lagi sampai ke peringkat Saifuddin, beliau tetap ada potensi. Dan saya ikhlas mengharapkan Khairy akan sampai ke situ secepat mungkin.  Di kalangan pemimpin Ahli Majlis Tertinggi Umno, Saifuddin nampaknya konsisten menyeru ke arah penambahbaikan. Beberapa cadangan yang beliau utarakan memang bagus, dan beliau terus istiqamah walaupun menghadapi cabaran dari dalam parti sendiri, terutamanya dari kalang cybertroopers pro-Umno.  Minggu lepas Saifuddin ada mengeluarkan kenyataan yang amat berterus terang. Beliau mengatakan bahawa dalam Umno ada tiga kumpulan. Kumpulan pertama sentiasa mahukan perubahan dan mereka tidak bergantung kepada kemahuan Perdana Menteri. Kumpulan kedua juga mahukan perubahan tetapi komitmen mereka bergantung kepada kata Perdana Menteri. Kumpulan ketiga pula tidak mahukan perubahan besar kerana mereka selesa dengan status quo.  Menurut Saifuddin, malangnya kumpulan ketiga adalah kumpulan terbesar dalam Umno hari ini. Mereka ini digelar sebagai yang beraliran keras. Pandangan Saifuddin itu betul. Dan bagi saya golongan aliran keras inilah musuh Dato' Sri Najib paling besar.  Sebagai pandangan sampingan, suka saya mencadangkan agar golongan progresif dalam Umno melihat pengalaman dalam PAS. Kelompok progresif dalam PAS kini telah berjaya memegang pelbagai jawatan tinggi dalam parti itu dan sekarang mereka memainkan peranan penting mencorakkan dasar parti. Mereka memulakan usaha tajdid telah lama, sekurang-kurangnya sedekad yang lalu, dan hasilnya hanya mula dirasakan sekarang. Laluan mereka dalam membawa perubahan pula penuh ranjau dan duri. Ramai yang dituduh tidak setia atau tidak wala' dengan perjuangan asal parti. Pengajarannya, jika benar mahukan perubahan, maka golongan progresif dalam Umno perlu mempunyai stamina dan tahap istiqamah yang sama.  Mari kita balik kepada Umno. Banyak perkara mulia yang telah Najib cadangkan sejak beliau menjadi Perdana Menteri. Slogan 1Malaysia merupakan satu idea yang bagus. Memanglah ideal jika kita tidak perlu lagi mengingatkan bahawa negara ini adalah milik semua. Tetapi hakikatnya masih ada segelintir pihak yang suka memecahbelahkan rakyat. Maka slogan itu boleh menjadi satu peringatan yang baik.  Model Baru Ekonomi juga mengandungi banyak idea-idea bernas, terutama dalam bahagian pertama yang dilancarkan oleh Najib pada bulan Mac 2010. Selepas berdekad-dekad kita hidup dengan campurtangan kerajaan dalam ekonomi, maka amat baik sekali kita mempunyai seorang Perdana Menteri yang bercakap mengenai keperluan liberalisasi.  Dan setelah sekian lama kita hidup dengan pelbagai undang-undang yang mencengkam, sudah pasti ramai aktivis kebebasan sivil yang gembira apabila mendengar pengumuman Najib pada malam Hari Malaysia yang lalu. Para aktivis tersebut telah berjuang sekian lama menentang kezaliman ISA serta lain-lain undang-undang yang menyekat kebebasan rakyat, dan akhirnya Najib menyahut seruan mereka.  Tetapi golongan aliran keras dalam Umno kelihatan berterusan mahu menentang dan menewaskan Najib. Atau, paling tidak, mereka mencipta pelbagai ranjau di sepanjang jalan transformasi yang Najib lakarkan. Mari saya berikan beberapa contoh.  Tatkala Najib bercakap mengenai kesatuan, ada orang Umno, termasuklah yang berjawatan tinggi, tanpa teragak-agak menggunakan bangsa dan agama untuk membawa perpecahan, termasuklah dalam Perhimpunan Agung baru-baru ini. Mereka mengulang-ulang tuduhan bahawa orang bukan Melayu, terutamanya dalam DAP, akan menggugat institusi raja, menghancurkan Islam dan merobekkan Bahasa Melayu. Semua ini jelas bertujuan untuk mewujudkan suasana berpecah "kita lawan mereka" dalam negara ini.  Tatkala Najib bercakap mengenai pentingnya kita mewujudkan ekonomi liberal yang lebih kompetitif, ada orang Umno yang vokal menggerakkan NGO untuk merosakkan perancangan Najib itu. Mungkin antara kemenangan besar orang-orang Umno ini ialah  mereka dapat memaksa Najib mewujudkan agensi-agensi yang tidak wujud dalam perancangan awal transformasi ekonomi negara. Badan seperti TERAJU dan juga unit memantau kepentingan Bumiputera dalam MRT Corp adalah dua contoh, yang mana mereka ini akan menyebabkan dasar tindakan afirmatif yang tidak liberal berterusan menular dalam ekonomi kita.  Dan tatkala Najib kelihatan radikal dalam mengumumkan transformasi undang-undang, radikalisme itu jelas sekali tidak turun ke bawah ke peringkat jentera parti. Kerana itulah kita kini mendengar beberapa pemimpin Umno mempertahankan sekatan-sekatan yang ada dalam Rang Undang-Undang Perhimpunan Aman yang dibawa ke Dewan Rakyat penghujung bulan lepas.  Apa yang boleh kita lihat ialah wujudnya satu jurang yang semakin membesar antara Najib dan Umno. Walaupun Najib bersungguh-sungguh mengutarakan idea-idea progresif, Umno kelihatan amat berat hati untuk mengikut halatuju Najib. Umno dan Najib kelihatan seperti dua entiti yang berbeza yang berlawan antara satu sama lain.  Bagi saya perlawanan antara Najib dan Umno ini adalah lebih menarik untuk diperhatikan. 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Mukhriz mahu wakil rakyat Umno buat akujanji elak khianati parti Posted: 04 Dec 2011 02:59 AM PST KODIANG, 4 Dis — Sehari selepas perwakilan mencadangkan agar diamalkan sumpah bai'ah, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir hari ini mencadangkan semua wakil rakyat Umno dan pemimpin parti itu menandatangani surat ikrar bagi menyatakan sokongan dan kesetiaan untuk terus bersama parti dalam sebarang keadaan. Timbalan Pengerusi Umno Kedah (gambar) ini berkata cadangan itu susulan ikrar taat setia yang dilafazkan mereka pada Perhimpunan Agung Umno 2011 yang berakhir semalam. "Dengan cara ini mereka yang didapati melanggar ikrar bertulis akan dikenakan tindakan disiplin," kata beliau dipetik Bernama Online. "Saya harap setiap orang (pemimpin dan wakil rakyat Umno) menandatangani akujanji bagi membuktikan mereka mengutamakan kepentingan parti, menyokong, bekerjasama dan bekerja keras bagi memastikan kemenangan calon yang dipilih," katanya selepas merasmikan Kedai Rakyat 1 Malaysia (KR1M) di sini. Dalam ucapan penggulungan pada Perhimpunan Agung Umno, Timbalan Presiden Umno, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin mengetuai ikrar taat setia perwakilan di hadapan Presiden Datuk Seri Najib Razak demi kelangsungan perjuangan memartabatkan agama, mengangkat maruah bangsa dan mempertahankan kedaulatan tanah air yang tercinta. Najib sifatkan ikrar itu sebagai sumpah bai'ah. Ikrar yang dilafazkan itu antaranya untuk merapatkan saf perjuangan, mengeratkan ukhuwah, menghapuskan sengketa, menghindari hasad dengki dan iri hati, meletakkan kepentingan parti mengatasi kepentingan peribadi serta memberi sokongan padu yang tidak berbelah bagi kepada calon-calon yang dipilih oleh pucuk pimpinan parti untuk bertanding pada pilihan raya umum nanti. Mengenai pemilihan calon muda pada pilihan raya umum ke-13, Mukhriz berkata, aspek penting calon yang hendak diketengahkan diterima rakyat termasuk golongan profesional muda. Katanya jika ada 'orang lama' yang disenangi golongan muda, aspek berkenaan juga perlu diberi pertimbangan. "Dalam menonjolkan golongan profesional muda berpendidikan tinggi, mereka harus bersedia dan bersemangat untuk berkhidmat dan pandai bergaul dengan rakyat," kata Mukhriz yang juga Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabansga dan Industri. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

Zahid: 50 peratus kemenangan jamin jika wakil rakyat selesai masalah Posted: 04 Dec 2011 01:58 AM PST BAGAN DATOH, 4 Dis — Lima puluh peratus kemenangan seseorang calon wakil rakyat itu bergantung kepada keupayaan mereka untuk menyelesaikan masalah setempat atau kawasan yang diwakilinya, kata Naib Presiden Umno Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Beliau berkata jika seseorang calon gagal maka sokongan boleh hilang dan peluang untuk memenangi pilihan raya tidak dapat dicapai. "50 peratus kemenangan seseorang calon wakil rakyat itu bergantung kepada penyelesaian masalah, jika masalah tidak dapat diselesaikan, maka beliau telah rugi 50 peratus untuk mencapai kemenangan pilihan raya," katanya di sini hari ini. Dipetik Bernama Online, Zahid (gambar) yang juga Menteri Pertahanan berkata, justeru itu ketiga-tiga naib presiden Umno diberi tanggungjawab untuk memantau setiap bahagian yang masih mempunyai masalah dalaman yang perlu diselesaikan sebelum pilihan raya umum akan datang. Katanya, masalah di peringkat bahagian itu akan diselesaikan secara berhemah dan dalam tempoh yang segera. Beliau turut berharap tidak ada mana-mana anggota parti termasuk bekas wakil rakyat yang tidak terpilih untuk menjadi calon pilihan raya umum mensabotaj calon yang dipilih. Pucuk pimpinan mengambil pendekatan memilih calon yang boleh menang dalam pilihan raya, jentera parti perlu digerakkan dengan semangat perpaduan tanpa mempunyai masalah dalaman bagi menjamin kemenangan pilihan raya umum akan datang, katanya. Full content generated by Get Full RSS.

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