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Tech-savvy Vietnam coffee farmers brew global takeover

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:03 PM PDT

Nambawan — Part Deux

By Alan Wong

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — That newspaper clipping is still there. I snapped a photo of it on impulse. Melody was tickled by that, as was the manageress of the place.What memories.We have been to a number ... Read More

At Minori, fresh ingredients the star

By Eu Hooi Khaw

PETALING JAYA, April 13 ― The Gyuniku Tataki Ponzu was perfect; lightly grilled rare beef slices resting on a bed of arugula and thinly sliced garlic and onions served with a ponzu sauce.It was a long ... Read More
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Jeptoo keeps her feet for Kenya, Kebede takes men’s win

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 08:40 AM PDT

April 21, 2013

Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya wins the women's Elite London Marathon in central London, April 21, 2013. — Reuters picLONDON, April 21 — Priscah Jeptoo took advantage of a fall by Ethiopia's Olympic champion Tiki Gelana to give Kenya their third successive victory in the women's race at the London Marathon today.

Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede made up for missing out on the Olympics and destroyed Kenyan hopes of retaining the men's title by overhauling 2011 winner Emmanuel Mutai in the closing stages to win in two hours six minutes and four seconds.

People turned out in force in the sunshine to support the elite athletes and some 36,000 fun-runners taking part in the London event which took place six days after the Boston Marathon bombings.

A 30-second silence was held before the men's race and mass start and many of the competitors had black ribbons pinned to their tops in honour of the three dead and over 170 injured in Boston.

Women's pre-race favourite Gelana collided with wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy at a drinks station at 15 km and had dropped off the pace by the halfway mark of the 42.195-km race, eventually finishing 16th.

Jeptoo, second to Gelana at the London Olympics, was always up with the front runners and, after a cagey first half, the 28-year-old pulled away from compatriot and world champion Edna Kiplagat after 30km.

Her arms flailing as she ran alone up the Mall to the finish, Jeptoo crossed the line in 2:20:15. Draped in a red towel, she dropped to the floor, palms together in front of her in prayer.

"I knew this morning I was going to run well and there was such a good field you were always worried someone would do better," Jeptoo told reporters.

"It wasn't until 25 miles that I got that confidence back and felt I could win."

Last year's runner-up Kiplagat was second again, over a minute behind Jeptoo and Japan's Yukiko Akaba took a surprise third place.

Up until the final couple of kilometres of the men's race, it looked as though Kenya would have cause for a double celebration.

Mutai had gone to the front ahead of compatriot Stanley Biwott after 35 km but Kebede, almost a minute down on the leaders, found a second wind and timed his attack to perfection.

The diminutive Ethiopian, not selected for the 2012 Olympics, worked his way through the field and, with his fists pumping up high under his chin, he strode past a visibly tiring Mutai in the final kilometre.

Mutai staggered over the line for second and Ethiopia's Ayele Abshero took third place. Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich from Uganda found the pace tough and finished sixth.

"I had a little pain in my side during the early part of the race but as time went on, it got better and better," Kebede, third last year, told reporters.

"I could feel myself getting closer and closer to Mutai and that made me stronger."

Britain's Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah kept to his plan of dropping out of the race at halfway, stepping off the course to cheers from the large crowd lining the street.

Farah, running in distinctive blue arm socks which went from his wrists to just below his shoulders, was using his appearance to learn about the race in preparation for his marathon debut in London next year.

"I've learnt the biggest lesson of my life. If I had come here next year and made a mess of it, mentally I don't think I could have dealt with that," he told the BBC.

American Tatyana McFadden won the women's wheelchair race to add to the Boston Marathon title she won on Monday and Australia's Kurt Fearnley took victory in the men's race to end Briton David Weir's hopes of a record seventh title. Weir finished down in fifth. — Reuters

Vettel wins without drama in Bahrain

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 08:10 AM PDT

April 21, 2013

Winner Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (centre) celebrates with the winner's trophy beside second placed Lotus Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland (left) and third placed Lotus Formula One driver Romain Grosjean of France during the victory ceremony of the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit, south of Manama April 21, 2013. — Reuters picMANAMA, April 21  — Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a row for Red Bull today to extend his overall lead to 10 points after four races.

In a controversial race that went off without major drama, untroubled by anti-government protests and reported clashes elsewhere in the tiny Gulf kingdom, the German beat Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen by 9.1 seconds.

The win, with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa watching, was Vettel's second of the season and 28th of his career.

"It was pretty dominant today," said the 25-year-old, who started on the front row and was so far ahead after 25 of the 57 laps that he could pit and still come out in the lead, after swigging the winner's rosewater on the podium.

"Certainly we had more pace than we expected."

France's Romain Grosjean finished third for Lotus, his first podium of the season, to complete the same top three as last year.

Britain's Paul Di Resta equalled his career-best finish, after leading for three laps, with a fine fourth place for Force India after losing third to Grosjean with six laps to go.

Vettel now has 77 points to 67 for Raikkonen, who chalked up his 21st successive scoring finish and is three races away from equalling the record set by the now-retired Michael Schumacher.

There was bitter disappointment for Mercedes's Nico Rosberg, who started on pole position but finished ninth, and for Ferrari's Fernando Alonso who could have expected to be on the podium but for a mechanical failure.

The Spaniard, now fourth overall with 47 points, finished eighth after having to make an unscheduled pitstop on lap seven - a lap after coming in for his regular stop - with his rear-wing DRS system stuck open.

Britain's Lewis Hamilton moved up to third in the standings, on 50 points, after taking fifth place for Mercedes in a thrilling battle with Red Bull's Mark Webber over the closing laps of the Australian's 200th race.

Mexican Sergio Perez was sixth, also passing Webber after a wheel-to-wheel duel with McLaren team mate Jenson Button that saw the newcomer nudge the rear of the 2009 champion's car.

Button urged the team to 'calm him down' but Perez continued to push with Grosjean looming in his mirrors.

Webber finished seventh while Button was 10th, denying Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado a first point of the season for Williams.

Rosberg led from the start but held off Vettel for only two laps, with Alonso swiftly moving up to second before his nightmare in the pits.

"I knew it would be crucial to get in the lead if I could because then you have a little bit of an advantage looking after your tyres and managing the race from there," said Vettel. "I could feel that I was able to pull away." — Reuters

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P!nk top of the singles, Emma heads up album charts

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 07:29 PM PDT

April 21, 2013

Emma 'Schiena'. - AFP pic

LOS ANGELES, April 21 — P!nk's "Just Give Me a Reason" tops this week's official Italian iTunes singles chart, while in the albums chart, Italian singer Emma's new "Schiena" is in first ahead of Italian band Modà.

Official Italian iTunes charts for the week of April 11-17:

Top tracks

1 P!nk, "Just Give Me a Reason"

2 Bastille, "Pompeii"

3 Ryan Lewis, Mackelmore, "Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)"

4 Marco Mengoni, "L'essenziale"

5 Ola, "I'm in Love"

6 Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)"

7 Max Gazzè, "Sotto Casa"

8 Cesare Cremonini, "La nuova stella di Broadway"

9 Wankelmut & Emma Louise, "My Head Is a Jungle"

10 Emma, "Amami"

Top albums

1 Emma, "Schiena"

2 Modà, "Gioia"

3 Michael Bublé, "To Be Loved"

4 Salmo, "Midnite (Deluxe Version)"

5 Nek Filippo, "Neviani"

6 Fedez, "Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare (Special Edition)

7 Noyz Narcos, "Monster"

8 Francesco De Gregori, "Oggi"

9 Depeche Mode, "Delta Machine"

10 P!nk, "The Truth About Love". – AFP-Relaxnews

Kim, Kris settle divorce, avoid trial

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 05:39 PM PDT

April 21, 2013

The divorce will be Kardashian's second. – Reuters pic

LOS ANGELES, April 21 — Reality television star Kim Kardashian and NBA basketball player Kris Humphries have finally settled their divorce, avoiding a trial that was set for next month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court spokeswoman said yesterday.

Judge Hank Goldberg approved the divorce settlement for the couple, who broke up after just 72 days following their made-for-TV wedding in August 2011.

Celebrities usually settle their divorces through negotiation rather than at a trial that can fuel publicity.

Humphries, 28, had been demanding an annulment, alleging that Kardashian, who cited irreconcilable difference when filing for divorce, had no intention of keeping to the marriage, which was filmed as part of her reality show.

Terms of the divorce were not made public. Kardashian, 32, attended the hearing, but Humphries, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets, did not.

Kardashian's publicist declined to comment on the settlement. Humphries' spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The socialite started dating rapper Kanye West in April last year and is now about six months pregnant with her first child.

The divorce will be Kardashian's second. She was married to music producer Damon Thomas for four years, separating in 2004.

Kardashian, who stars with her sisters in reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," also has a clothing line and several product endorsements, and was the most-searched person on the Yahoo! website in 2012. – Reuters

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Why being picked up and carried soothes babies

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 04:10 AM PDT

April 21, 2013

NEW YORK, April 21 — As any new parent already knows, crying babies do indeed calm down when they are picked up and held, but now Japanese scientists say they understand why this happens.

A Japanese study has discovered why being picked up and carried soothes a crying baby. — shutterstock.com picScientists from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Saitama found that the heart rate of crying babies slows down when they are in put in the arms of their mothers and carried about -- but not if the mother remains still.

"From humans to mice, mammalian infants become calm and relaxed when they are carried by their mother," said lead author Kumi Kuroda. "This infant response reduces the maternal burden of carrying and is beneficial for both the mother and the infant."

The researchers recruited 12 babies aged one to six months and placed electrodes on their chests to monitor heart rate. The babies were then monitored while they were held by their mother sitting in a chair, held by their mother while she walked around the room, or lying alone on a cot.

In a second round of experiments on baby mice, researchers found that in addition to reducing heart rate, being carried around also triggers an involuntary activation of movement detectors in the nervous system, which are controlled by the cerebellum region of the brain. Kuroda adds that this response could start while a baby is still in the womb, since during later stages of pregnancy a fetus is more active when the mother is not moving around. — AFP-Relaxnews

What to eat to look younger

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 02:57 AM PDT

UPDATED @ 06:18:50 PM 21-04-2013

April 21, 2013

What you eat can affect your good looks: skip the refined sugars and feed yourself plenty of fruits and vegetables, experts say. — shutterstock.com picNEW YORK, April 21 — As you already know, a healthy diet is good for you, but even better, it can slow the aging process and keep your face looking fresher. Here are a few healthy diet ideas to maintain, or recapture, that youthful glow.

One of the biggest culprits in premature aging is sugar, at least according to research published in the journal Age earlier this year. In a study of 670 people between the ages of 50 and 70, researchers found that for every increase in blood glucose levels of one millimole per liter, the subjects looked five months older, reports MyHealthNewsDailys.com. Lost your sweet tooth?

Manage your sugar consumption: Avoid refined sugars and opt for natural sugars in fruits. If you crave something sweet, try natural sugar alternatives, such as Stevia or xylitol, advises MyHealthNewsDaily.com.

Also go easy on high-fat meat, high-fat dairy, and baked goods, which besides not doing your skin any favors can clog your arteries with saturated fat, advises WebMD.

Lighten up on salt, which leaves you bloated and can raise your blood pressure, which over time can damage your kidneys, eyes, and brain, writes WebMD. Limit sodium to 2,400 milligrams -- about 1 teaspoon of table salt -- throughout your entire day. Less if you already have high blood pressure.

Load up on colorful, antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables. Your goal: aim for five to nine servings a day. Vitamin C has been found to keep your skin younger looking, and a 2010 study found that eating yellow and green vegetables was linked with fewer wrinkles. Also resveratrol, an antioxidant found in wine and grapes, has been found to reduce the risks of cancer and premature aging.

Oily fresh fish like salmon has also been linked to a youthful appearance. Chock full of protein, which can maintain firm skin tone, oily fish also contains omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, which your body needs but doesn't produce naturally. — AFP-Relaxxnews

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China Nobel laureate releases new book

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 05:58 PM PDT

New James Bond novel 'Solo' set in Africa

LONDON, April 17 — The latest James Bond novel is named "Solo" and will follow the suave British spy on an African adventure, its author William Boyd revealed on Monday."The journey Bond goes on takes in ... Read More
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Candidate vs party: How to choose?

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 07:02 PM PDT

April 21, 2013

A geology graduate turned writer, Khairie Hisyam Aliman enjoys stating the obvious... occasionally in writing. He is still figuring out how to write a proper bio of himself.

APRIL 21 — I remember a time in my early teens when I sat near a group of adults discussing the pros and cons of BN and the opposition at a local kenduri

Eventually one of them turned to me and asked which party I would support. "Depends on who the candidate is, I suppose — if he is a good person or not," I said. They laughed and did not take my comments seriously. One even joked that "he meant it depends on who pays more."

I felt slighted, of course, but I said nothing and walked away. To me, individual merits should have as much importance as which political ideology the candidate subscribes to. 

In light of the confirmation that DAP's candidates can contest GE13 with the party's rocket symbol, we are now left to wonder how people would have voted if DAP's candidates had been forced to contest under the logos of PAS and PKR respectively.

It would have presented interesting questions that should be considered even if the RoS–DAP episode never occurred. Would you vote based on which party the candidate represents or the individual merits of the candidate themselves? Which factor do you give more weight to?

Some, like former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, urged voters to cross BN's logo regardless of who is contesting. "We should come out in full force to vote for BN, don't care who the candidates are, don't look at their faces, and just cross the balance scale. The voters should remember that it is the party that forms the government, not the candidates," Tun Dr Mahathir was quoted as saying.

But then again, the party that forms the government comprises the candidates. These are the people who will be considering each Bill and proposed policy change which in turn will affect our lives and our country's progress. 

They will be debating and arguing in Parliament on our behalf. Their personal leanings, what issues they feel strongly about (and don't) would affect what things they would fight for and against the hardest, and vice versa — would your representative reflect what you actually want?

So what sort of people we want to represent us in Parliament should matter as much as which party they belong to. Indeed, many grassroots leaders from both sides of the political divide appear to be well meaning, honest folks who genuinely care for the local community.

We like them because they help us with our grievances, issues, problems, and they are also accessible. The only obvious difference between them is which political party they belong to.

But as pointed out by a friend: "That in itself is a big difference ... what policies they support and champion."

A valid point — what policies and which leaders the local leaders in turn support also reflects on them as representatives. Then again, if we put an absolute standard on policies, the candidates themselves would be redundant in voters' considerations. 

Then why bother choosing and deciding who gets to contest which seats then? Why would some people decide to contest independently when not selected by their parties to contest?

If you like a party's policies but dislike some of the candidates they chose to represent them — as in the case of MIC members and a certain BN candidate — then there is a conflict. If you like a candidate as a person but have reservations about his party's policies and leaders, there is a conflict. So how?

It's a complex consideration that I feel can never yield an absolute right or wrong no matter how many pixellated words we devote to discussing it. So let me end with a friend's own words which I feel is a fair summary of voting considerations:

"I for one am hoping for individual talent and calibre. It makes a big difference when fighting for/against policies in Parliament. I want decency and maturity from government and opposition MPs alike. Too much to ask ah?" 

* The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist.

Bob Marley, Peter Tosh dan musik reggae

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 05:18 PM PDT

April 21, 2013

Meor Yusof Aziddin adalah Malaysian folk singer/songwritter yang telah menghasilkan 10 album indipenden sejak tahun 2000 sehingga 2011. Juga penulis untuk buku tentang kehidupan, "Sembang Tepi Jalan" dan "Syurga Yang Hilang." Memblog di www.pestajiwa.net. Berkerjaya sebagai "professional busker" di KL Sentral di bawah pengurusan KTMB sejak tahun 2010 sehingga ke hari ini.

21 APRIL — Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley) yang lahir pada 9hb Oktober 1944 adalah antara ikon muzik dunia yang paling berpengaruh sepanjang zaman. Ada dua ikon muzik yang bagi saya sangat popular, Bob Marley dan Michael Jackson. Walau di ceruk kampung ulu mana sekalipun pasti orang akan kenal Bob Marley dan Michael Jackson. Itulah kelebihan mereka.

Cuma bagi saya kisah Bob Marley (gambar) lebih menarik untuk diceritakan berbanding Michael. Bob dari segi lagu dan lirik-liriknya penuh dengan falsafah yang penuh dengan semangat dan motivasi diri. Sedangkan Michael level nya umum tahu beliau adalah penghibur yang bertaraf mega.

Atau kita boleh katakan Bob misi dan mesejnya lebih ke arah kejiwaan, perjuangan dan kasih-sayang manakala lagu-lagu dan lirik Michael lebih kepada mesej untuk minda yang cerdas dan badan yang sihat. Sebab Michael memang pandai menari dan sebahagian masa hidupnya banyak dihabiskan untuk luaran dan kepuasan nafsunya.

Jamaica negara yang terletak di kepulaun Carribean itu menjadi popular kerana Bob Marley. Fesyen rambut dreadlock popular juga kerana Bob Marley. Muzik raggae dikenali satu dunia juga kerana Bob Marley. Sehinggakan kita lebih kenal susuk yang bernama Bob Marley daripada Perdana Menteri Jamaica sekalipun. Aliran fahaman Rastafari popular juga kerana Bob Marley.

Saya mula mendengar lagu "No Woman No Cry" dendangan Bob Marley sewaktu mendengar radio yang disiarkan dalam siaran berbahasa Inggeris hujung tahun 70an dulu. Waktu itu masih berusia awal belasan tahun.

Saya sukakan lagu-lagu Inggeris yang ke udara dan selalu saya rakamkan lagu-lagu yang tersiar di siaran radio tersebut termasuklah lagu "No Woman No Cry". Pun sebelum itu saya sudah didedahkan dengan lagu yang sama, tapi dendangan kumpulan Disko paling popular waktu itu, Boney M.

Biasanya habis waktu sekolah saya akan melepak di sebuah restoran Cina yang terdapat jukebox. untuk satu lagu waktu itu kita perlu masukkan 20 sen. Kebanyakan lagu-lagu yang popular waktu itu adalah lagu-lagu disko seperti lagu "YMCA" (Village People), "Rasputin", "Ma Baker", "By the Rivers of Babylon" (Boney M), lagu-lagu Bee Gees, Tina Charles dan ramai lagi.

Saya suka membandingkan antara Peter Tosh atau nama sebenarnya Robert Winston Mcintosh (19 Oktober 1944) dan Bob Marley. Ke dua-duanya bersama seorang lagi pemuzik Bunny Wailer mereka menubuhkan kumpulan muzik reggae yang bertaraf legenda 'The Wailers'. Jarak umur mereka juga hanya setahun. Peter jarak umurnya hanya tua setahun dari Bob.

Bertiga mereka menubuhkan sebuah kumpulan muzik dengan pelbagai nama pada tahun 1963 sehinggalah nama The Wailers berjaya menaikkan nama mereka di persada seni muzik antarabangsa.

Mereka juga (Bob dan Peter) dari aliran fahaman Rastafari yang cabang dan salasilahnya dari Nabi Ibrahim. Penganut aliran tersebut juga menganggap Hallie Salassie I sebagai pemimpin dan jelmaan Nabi Isa.

Cuma saya melihat Peter Tosh seperti saya melihat Gautama Buddha sewaktu di musim 'ascetic'nya. Manakala Bob pula lebih seimbang dengan konsep 'One Love'. Dan secara jujur, Bob lebih berkharisma dan susuknya yang tampan bagi golongan kulit hitam, menjadikannya ikon untuk bangsa mereka terutamanya, juga seluruh peminat muzik reggae seluruh dunia.

Pun begitu Peter juga singer-songwriter yang berbakat besar. Dan yang paling penting dakwanya Bob dan Bunny Wailer juga belajar gitar dengannya. Lagunya yang paling berkesan itulah "Get Up Stand Up", yang dinyanyikan oleh Bob Marley.

Selama berkarier secara solo dari tahun 1976 sehingga tahun 1987 dan memiliki tujuh album, saya suka albumnya yang pertama yang judulnya Legalise It (1976) dan Bush Doctor (1978). Album-album tersebut juga mendapat sambutan yang hebat dari peminat reggae seluruh dunia.

Mendengar lagu-lagu Peter kita akan dibawa ke ruang kefahaman dan idealismanya. Malang pada tahun 1987 Peter Tosh mati ditembak perompak yang merompak di rumahnya.

Berbeza dengan nasib dan karier seni mereka, muzik Bob lebih melekat ke jiwa peminat reggae berbanding lagu-lagu Peter.

Saya suka lirik-lirik yang terdapat dalam semua album Bob Marley. Banyak liriknya yang mengajak kita berfikir tentang kehidupan, cinta dan perjuangan. Dengar saja lagu-lagu popularnya seperti "Get Up Stand Up", "Redemption Song", "Rastaman Vibration", "Could You be Loved", "Buffalo Soldiers" antaranya.

Dan yang paling penting lagu-lagunya walau bertemakan perjuangan dan kemanusiaan, pun tetap diterima masyarakat antarabangsa. Bob meninggal pada pada 11 Mei 1981, dalam usia yang masih muda, 36 tahun kerana masalah penyakit kanser yang dihidapinya sebelum itu.

Walau Jamaica majoriti penduduknya beragama Kristian, aliran Rastafari lebih menonjol dan di kenali kerana kunikan fahamannya. Muzik raggae, rambut dreadlock dan kanabis juga berkait rapat dengan aliran tersebut.

Berbicara pula tentang muzik reggae di sini, tahun 80an dR Sam antara yang mempopularkan genre muzik tersebut dan klimaknya itulah lagu hit nya "Saya Anak Malaysia" yang berjaya mencetus fenomena seni muzik tanahaiar di tahun 80an dulu.

Membicarakan tentang ikon di sini, siapa ikon yang kita miliki dan banggakan? M.Nasir? Black? Jamal? Saleem? Yuna ?

Tidak ada satu pun yang boleh kita atau anak-anak muda yang berjiwa rugged banggakan kerana mereka kebanyakannya umpama burung yang terbang, tapi di ruang udara yang telah disediakan, atau boleh saja kita kata sayap mereka itu sudah dibius dengan ubat penenang agar tidak mampu melepasi had atau sempadan berfikir.

* Ini pandangan peribadi penulis.

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Konsep lesemarataan DAP akan sebabkan yang tercicir makin ketinggalan

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 02:55 AM PDT

April 21, 2013

PASIR GUDANG, 21 April — Konsep kesamarataan yang diperjuangkan DAP hanya akan menyebabkan golongan yang masih tercicir akan terus ketinggalan, kata Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Ini kerana katanya golongan terbabit terpaksa bersaing dengan mereka yang sudahpun mencapai kemajuan, dan kelompok itu pula akan terus mara ke tahap lebih tinggi.

"Kesamarataan ini hanya boleh dipakai sekiranya rakyat mempunyai tahap pencapaian, kemajuan, masalah, isu atau latar belakang yang sama," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Pelan Strategik Keusahawanan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi dan 'Women In Social Enterprise' (Wise) 2013, di sini hari ini.

Katanya dalam konteks masyarakat majmuk di negara ini, kaum bumiputera yang masih ramai ketinggalan dalam pelbagai bidang, akan terus ketinggalan jika terpaksa bersaing secara terbuka berdasarkan konsep kesamarataan DAP itu.

Khaled yang juga calon Barisan Nasional (BN) bagi Dewan Undangan Negeri Permas pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 ini, berkata berbeza dengan pembangkang, BN mengamalkan konsep kemajuan berdasarkan kesaksamaan yang pada masa sama mengekalkan permuafakatan bagi mencapai taraf negara maju.

"Permuafakatan itu membolehkan kita berdepan dengan pelbagai cabaran atau masalah seperti yang berlaku di negara-negara lain," katanya.

Penghapusan perbezaan yang dinyatakan dalam manifesto pembangkang katanya bermakna tiada polisi atau perhatian dibuat bagi membantu memperkasakan kaum bumiputera yang masih ketinggalan dalam pelbagai bidang.

"Jika kita berdasarkan kepada kesamarataan, 'free for all market forces', jurang perbezaan antara kaum dan polarisasi akan berlaku," katanya. — Bernama

Polis siasat perbuatan merosak dan membakar bendera parti

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 02:52 AM PDT

April 21, 2013

BESUT, 21 April — Polis sedang menyiasat bagi mengesan dalang yang merosak dan membakar bendera kempen sebuah parti di kawasan Kampung Air Tawar dalam Dewan Undangan Negeri Kota Putera malam tadi. 

Ketua Polis Daerah Besut Supt Kamaruddin Mohd Zakaria berkata pihaknya menerima laporan daripada pemimpin sebuah parti yang mengadu sebanyak 200 bendera partinya yang dipacakkan di dua lokasi telah dirosak dan dipatah termasuk empat dibakar. 

Bercakap kepada pemberita di Ibu Pejabat Polis Kampung Raja di sini hari ini, beliau berkata kejadian dilaporkan berlaku di Kampung Bahru Air Tawar dan di satu kawasan berhampiran Masjid Kampung Air Tawar kira-kira jam 10.30 malam. — Bernama

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