KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 ― It's not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon ... eating cake. Lots of cake. And all in the line of "duty".Together with five other people, I had the enviable job of tasting and ... Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 ― It's not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon ... eating cake. Lots of cake. And all in the line of "duty".Together with five other people, I had the enviable job of tasting and ... Read More
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their women's singles semi-final match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 6, 2013. — Reuters picPARIS, June 7 — Serena Williams gives pet names to her various character traits whereas Maria Sharapova, who will try to prevent the American claiming a 16th grand slam title in tomorrow's French Open final, usually sticks rigidly to the ice maiden routine.
Defending champion Sharapova has been more beauty or beast in the last couple of rounds, however, mixing brilliance with woeful interludes, with aces and winners often being matched by doubles faults and wild errors.
The "good" Maria, the one that served 12 aces against Victoria Azarenka in Thursday' semi-finals, will have to show up against Williams if she is to stand any chance of preventing the world number one lifting the Suzanne Lenglen Cup 11 years after her first triumph.
Second seed Sharapova needs to produce an almost flawless display if she is to become the first woman to retain her Paris title since Justine Henin in 2007.
While American Serena dropped only a set en route to the final and annihilated Saran Errani 6-0 6-1 in the semi-final, four-times grand slam winner Sharapova survived a 6-0 drubbing in the first set of her quarter-final with Jelena Jankovic and then needed more than two hours to go through the semis, grinding past Azarenka in an error-strewn clash.
"If Sharapova serves well, there will be a contest," Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena's coach, told reporters.
"Sharapova moves better (on clay) but not well enough yet."
Mouratoglou believes Williams, who is on a 30-match winning streak, has her fate firmly in her own hands after prevailing in all 12 of their matches since the 2004 Tour finals.
"Serena will start with a psychological advantage, for sure. The result will not depend on Sharapova but on Serena," he added.
ONE-DIMENSIONAL?
Sharapova, however, clings to the notion that the final will start at 0-0.
"I'd be lying if (that record) doesn't bother me, obviously," the Russian told reporters today. "Whatever I did in the past hasn't worked, so I'll have to try to do something different.
"Going into a French Open final, that (record) doesn't matter. It all starts from zero."
Serena agreed, saying: "It's a different time, a different era, just a different match. It's a brand new match."
Sharapova refutes the idea that her baseline-bashing profile is one-dimensional, saying she did not get to her second final by chance.
"No matter how good she's playing, you also have to give yourself a bit of credit for getting to that point and doing a few things right to be at that stage and giving yourself an opportunity," said Sharapova.
"Whether you take it, that's another story."
It will also be a matter of consistency for Sharapova, who has yet to find the perfect balance on the Paris clay this year.
She has been experiencing a fair few wobbles in her run to the final, making 185 unforced errors in her six matches while Serena made 100.
Friday's semi-final encapsulated Sharapova's problems as she served 12 aces but also 11 double faults, spraying the court with unforced errors and winners with equal measure.
Serena in contrast fired 40 winners and allowed Italian fifth seed Errani - last year's finalist - only 16 points, making herself the hot favourite to succeed on Saturday.
It is quite a change from 2002 when she beat sister Venus in the final.
"I was really surprised, for sure. I didn't go into that match expecting to win," Serena said.
"I just thought, 'Hey, I'm in the final and let's see what happens'."
It is a motto Sharapova could do worse than heed. — Reuters
Tiger Woods. — AFP-Relaxnews picLOS ANGELES, June 7 — Tiger Woods, whose four wins this season have seen him return to the top of golf's world rankings, is also back on top of Forbes' list of highest-paid sports figures.
An article posted on the magazine's website this week gives the rundown of the 2013 list, which will appear in the June 24 issue.
Woods had topped the Forbes list from 2001-2011 - staying there despite the loss of some sponsors in the wake of the sex scandal that engulfed him in November of 2009.
But he fell to third last year, behind boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Forbes calculates he is back on top, raking in $78.1 million over the 12 months from June 1, 2012 through June 1, 2013 from prize money, endorsements, appearance fees and golf course design work.
His resurgence on the course has seen him double his prize money from the previous 12 months.
According to Forbes, Woods's victories have further boosted his income thanks to bonuses tied to wins from sponsors Nike and Rolex, while his course design business is improving after some setbacks.
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer ranks second on the list with earnings of US$71.5 million (RM214.5 million), while Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is third at US$61.9 million.
Miami Heat star LeBron James, the NBA Most Valuable Player whose team is battling to repeat as champion this season, came in fourth with US$59.8 million and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed the top five with US$51 million.
Mayweather dropped from first to 14th this year - tied with Filipino fight king Pacquiao.
Mayweather had earnings of US$34 million from his fight with Robert Guerrero in May, while in the period covered for the 2012 list he fought twice.
Pacquiao netted US$26 million from his December fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, according to Forbes, which reckons Pacquiao also pulled in an estimated US$8 million in endorsements.
Russian Maria Sharapova was the highest earning woman on the list, in 22nd place. Fellow tennis players Serena Williams of the United States and Li Na of China were the only other women in the list of 100 sports figures.
Forbes based its earnings figures on salaries, bonuses, prize money, appearance fees and licensing and endorsement income for the 12 months between June 1, 2012 and June 1, 2013. — AFP-Relaxnews
Pope Francis shows a thumbs-up sign as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. - Reuters pic
VATICAN CITY, June 7 — Pope Francis broke with another papal tradition yesterday and revealed he will not spend his summer in the lavish palace in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, host to popes for centuries and a favoured retreat of his predecessor Benedict.
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said that Francis would stay in the Vatican City over the summer despite the usually stifling heat in Rome.
He will remain in the Domus Santa Marta, a modern hotel-style residence where he has lived since his elevation in March, choosing not to move into the spacious and regal papal apartments.
Millions of people in recession-hit Italy are likely to make a similar decision this year. Official data last month showed that one in two Italians were unable to afford one week of holiday away from home last year.
The former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina has set a humble tone for the papacy. He has said he wants the 1.2 billion-member Catholic Church to focus on helping the poor and to become more austere itself.
He will visit Castel Gandolfo, in the Alban Hills outside Rome, to say a Sunday blessing on July 14, Lombardi said. He is due to visit Brazil later in the month, his first trip abroad as pontiff.
Benedict, the first pope to abdicate in 600 years, liked to spend his summers in Castel Gandolfo and also chose to spend the first few months of his retirement in the complex of hilltop villas boasting lush gardens, a farm and stunning views. – Reuters
Curator Jackie Keily holds a mystery object with tapering shank believed to be an aigrette encrusted with diamonds and sapphires, part of the Cheapside hoard at the Museum of London June 4, 2013. - Reuters pic
LONDON, June 7 — Experts may be one tiny step closer to unravelling the mystery of who buried hundreds of dazzling jewels under a London neighbourhood during a turbulent period in English history covering the Civil War, Restoration and Great Fire.
The Cheapside Hoard on show at the Museum of London from Oct 11 features priceless gems from as far away as India, Latin America and the Middle East that were buried in the 17th century and discovered in 1912 under an old building in central London.
Since its discovery, the intrigue surrounding the hoard over who buried it, when and why has been one of London's greatest historical mysteries.
But recent examination of a previously overlooked gem bearing the engraved badge of the first and only Viscount Stafford has helped reveal that the treasure is likely to have been buried around 1640, when he acquired his title, but before the Great Fire of London in 1666.
The tiny red stone has helped experts to place a date of burial for the hoard found in Cheapside, a district of London famed for its gold and jewellery trade in the 17th century which was razed to the ground during the Great Fire.
"Because that gem is there (in the collection), that gives us that nice cut off date that the hoard must have been buried after 1640," Museum of London curator Jackie Keily told Reuters.
It is also possible that other pieces in the hoard may have once belonged to the viscount, who was an avid collector of gems and antiquities, but then sold during the Civil War to a goldsmith or jeweller.
"During that period of the Civil War, you had a lot of people who had to move quickly and liquidate their assets in a hurry so it may be that people were selling things at that time and therefore gems could have come from a whole series of sources," said Keily.
Experts believe that the hoard itself belonged to a goldsmith or jeweller, due to the variety of pieces and cut gems that had not yet been made into jewellery, who never returned to retrieve the treasure after the Great Fire swept through London, destroying a vaste swathe of the British capital.
"It may be that it was a jeweller or goldsmith that became a soldier, we know that many of them did, and then basically didn't return," she added.
The collection, which features around 500 pieces, includes a one of a kind emerald hexagonal watch, an Onyx cameo depicting an Aesop fable and an intricate brooch shaped like a salamander.
Regarded as the single most important find of its type, the hoard also has delicate finger rings, cascading necklaces and decorative adornments embellished with rubies, diamonds, sapphires and pearls.
The exhibition will include paintings, multimedia installations and historical objects from the museum's collection to help visitors visualise the craftsmanship behind each piece. – Reuters
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JUNE 7 — During the election period last month, I was pretty adamant about wanting to see change, whether it be a change in government, or at least a change in governance.
I had many discussions, conversations and even debates with fellow journalism colleagues, friends and family about this.
One of the conversations I had was about how if the federal government were to change, or even if certain ministers or MPs were to lose, what effect it would have.
One of the first things that came to my mind was that many businessmen who operated because of their "network" in the government would be out of business.
Say, for example, if a local businessman was awarded a project by the local MP because they were friends or acquaintances.
What would happen then if that MP lost during the election and the opposing party took power in that area? Would that local businessman lose business?
A lot of people I spoke to said that Malaysia being Malaysia, then of course that businessman would lose his opportunity to do business.
Obviously, this deduction is based on the assumption that the businessman was awarded projects due to cronyism and not merit.
I stated very strongly that these are the kinds of business operations that we do not need in Malaysia and we should get rid of them.
Can you imagine that some people could actually say to me that we should not try to "kacau periuk nasi orang", and that these people actually chose the status quo based on this reason?
First of all, businesses like these actually kill off the many who conduct ethical operations. What about their "periuk nasi" then?
And, if there was a proper governance system in place, do you think a change in government would actually affect your "periuk nasi" if you were doing business the right way?
The way I see it is that what we're lacking is a proper system in place that would safeguard and protect businesses and operations, or "periuk nasi."
A company's dealings with the government should not change just because the government representative changes.
They are supposed to deal with the government and not an individual. So a good system would not jeopardise anything if someone new takes over (unless it was unethical deal in the first place, as I had mentioned before).
So it strikes me as unthinkable when people claim that we need to maintain stability with the status quo because the change would be too much of a difference.
These are the same people who would go around uttering things such as "better the devil you know than the devil you don't."
I also find it baseless when people say that by voting a new coalition into the government, we would be voting in the inexperience.
And, recently, when Umno's Datuk Ahmad Maslan promoted the idea that the top two leadership positions in the party should not be contested, I became totally irritated.
Why? Because his reasons were that stability in Umno would mean stability in BN, and stability in BN would mean stability in the stock market.
Now, readers, you tell me if this is a valid and legit enough reason for keeping the country's top leaders in power?
The way I look at it is that Malaysia is just in desperate need of a change. And that change that we so desperately need is a change from stagnation to progression.
Azrul Mohd Khalib works on HIV/AIDS, sex and human rights issues. He is becoming cynical and is in danger of losing his sense of humour and mind. He also runs and is battling an addiction to the "A Song of Ice and Fire" book series. Azrul can be contacted at [email protected]
JUNE 7 — It is heartening to see that there is increasing awareness and concern among Malaysians of a problem which has lain unnoticed for decades and is usually thought to be more of an issue inflicting girls living in less developed societies and countries in South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
How many of us have reeled from the news that child marriage is not only practised in Malaysia but also tolerated and even encouraged?
In the past month, we have been shocked (yet again) by the news of a 40-year-old man marrying the 13-year-old girl he had raped (who was around 12 when she first encountered him). There have been many similar cases. Most do not see the light of day.
There was the 23-year-old religious teacher who married his 14-year-old student during a Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department (JAWI) organised mass wedding in 2010.
The department was attempting to normalise such unions and demonstrate that there was nothing wrong with such marriages. That same year saw a 40-year- old religious leader take on an 11-year-old girl as a fourth wife.
Combo photos of people saying no to child marriages.Last year in July, a 16-year-old teenager married a 14-year-old girl, a wedding which was captured in a wedding video and is available on YouTube.
Children marrying children, and later having children. If this video does not make your skin crawl, imagine if the girl were your daughter instead; 2012 ended with the news of a 19-year-old marrying a 13-year-old child in Kedah.
There have been too many cases of teenage pregnancy and statutory rape solved simply by marrying off the perpetrators and victims. The thinking being if they are married how can there be rape; if they are married, the pregnancy is not a problem.
It is very clear that marriages of very young children with much older men is being tolerated and even encouraged in the misguided and simplistic belief that marriage will solve statutory rape, premarital sex, teenage pregnancies and the abandonment of babies.
Kahwin untuk mengelak dari maksiat dan zina (Marry to avoid committing vices and illicit sex). How many times have we heard that simplistic phrase being uttered? How cheaply are our children being married off simply to make ourselves feel better?
The tragedy of it all is compounded by the fact that in our country it is supposed to be hard or even impossible to marry a child, regardless of whether you are Muslim or non-Muslim.
Laws already exist which are supposed to provide the necessary legal protections. If you are a non-Muslim, it is illegal for you as a man to be married if you are under the age of 18.
If you wanted to marry a girl between the ages of 16 and 18, you would need the involvement and authorisation of the mentri besar. Any non-Muslim girl below the age of 16 is not allowed to get married. There are absolutely no exceptions.
However, if you are a Muslim, such protections are less certain. The minimum ages for marriage under the Islamic Family Laws of the various states in Malaysia are 18 years for men and 16 for women.
However, there is a built-in exception in the law which allows for an earlier age of marriage (usually in the case of girls) with the permission of the syariah judge (with their parents' permission) on a case-by-case basis. However, there is no minimum age limit. There have even been 10-year-olds who have been granted permission to marry.
The permission from the court seems to also be easily given, judging from the increase of 35 per cent between 2008 and 2010 in underage marriages of which 90 per cent involved girls under the age of 16. The syariah court, rather than being the protector and acting in the best interests of the child, has now become an enabler of child marriages.
If you were the syariah judge presiding over the case of a 40-year-old man applying to marry a 12-year-old child, how would you go about deciding whether or not the marriage should proceed? Would you call in a child psychologist, or other specialists to testify as to the state of mind of the girl? Would you interview the parents?
It is a shock for many to learn that very often such decisions are made solely on whether the parents have given consent and the physical appearance of the girl: whether she has reached puberty, has begun her period, has developed breasts and looks like an adult woman.
The courts, rather than basing its decision on whether or not a person that young is fit and properly prepared in both mind and maturity to be married, instead mainly bases its decision-making on whether the child is able to have sex and reproduce. Untuk mengelak dari maksiat dan zina. Basically the child is not considered as a child but instead is reduced to a sex object. Yes, it is that simplistic and that horrifying.
The existing laws are meant to protect our girls, not make it easier for older men who are turned on by the bodies of nubile pubescent children. Let's get another thing straight, the attraction for these men is almost entirely physical.
What does it say of an adult man who applies to the court to marry a child? In every single case where a much older man has had sexual relations with a child, isn't this considered a form of paedophilia, sexual exploitation and child abuse? Why are we then not prosecuting the perpetrators for statutory rape and sex abuse? Why are our syariah judges allowing them to marry the children? Why are the syariah courts not protecting our girls?
No matter what she has been through, or how she presents herself, in these circumstances a 13-year-old girl is always a victim. Every child who has been sexually exploited by an adult must receive immediate medical and therapeutic treatment. A forensic interview needs to be conducted by a trained professional to collect the information necessary to prosecute the perpetrators.
Let us make no mistake. This is sexual exploitation. We do not marry these girls off to make the problem go away. Marrying off children is not a solution to anything.
Much has been said about the 2000 Population and Housing Census which revealed that 6,800 girls under the age of 15 were married. The same survey also showed that there were 235 children between the ages of 10 and 14 who were already widowed and 77 divorced or permanently separated.
What has not been mentioned anywhere is that the same census that was later conducted in 2010 indicated that the incidence of children below the age of 15 years who were married had suddenly shrunk to zero. Absolutely zero. We know that to be untrue. Living in denial will not help us. Denial is a disservice to the thousands of girls who we know are in child marriages in this country.
There are severe lifelong negative consequences when children are married to older men. These children are less likely to complete their education, which will deprive them of opportunities and to be able to realise their full potential.
A child wife is also less likely to be able to carry out and perform the culturally expected duties of a wife due to the lack of maturity (emotional, physical and mental), experience and life skills. She is just a kid after all. The husband will get frustrated and angry and as a result of her vulnerability it is very likely that the child is at higher risk of being physically, sexually and mentally abused.
She might contract sexually transmitted diseases. She will almost certainly be expected to be pregnant. The risk of death in pregnancy and delivery for girls under the age of 15 is five times higher than for women in their 20s. Divorce is also a real possibility. How then do you help girls who are divorced at 15, have a child and have experienced physical abuse?
We need to be courageous in facing up to the difficult realities which we allow to persist in our societies. Addressing this issue should not take a Herculean effort. The same future that we wish for our daughters should also be possible for these girls too.
Protection under the law is critical. We need to enforce existing laws to enable for girls to be protected. Surely we do not need to delve into ideological and theological discussions simply to establish and reinforce the fact that we need to protect our girls and boys from sexual predators, paedophiles, rapists and acts which expose them to harm and exploitation. Surely we can agree on that.
What does it say about us as Malaysians that we continue to allow such practices to continue?
Child marriage is NOT the solution to preventing or addressing the issue of rape. It IS rape.
I am making a call to action. You can help change this and put a stop to child marriage in Malaysia.
From now till June 21, I ask that you join me and write "Say No to Child Marriage in Malaysia" or some similar message on a piece of cardboard, coffeeshop napkin or paper.
I ask that you and your friends join in by snapping a photo of yourself with the message and posting it on your Facebook page or on facebook/childmarriagemalaysia, Instagram and Twitter (#childmarriage) and explain why you are doing so.
Let the world know that we here in Malaysia stand united against child marriages. Enough is enough.
Do it for ourselves, children, daughters and our future.
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Jun — DAP akan membangunkan rangkaian 'Ubah' di luar negara bagi mendekati kumpulan pengundi luar negara selepas parti itu memberi fokus kepada serangan tanpa henti oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan (RoS) dengan penglibatan media kawalan Barisan Nasional (BN) dengan pelbagai demi membina alasan bagi mengharamkan parti DAP.
Rangkaian berkenaan dijangka akan mendekati sekitar 500,000 rakyat Malaysia di luar negara terutamanya mereka yang berada di Singapura, Eropah, Amerika, Australia dan Asia-Pasifik.
"Ada lebih banyak ruang dan peluang untuk mendapatkan sokongan daripada 500,000 rakyat Malaysia luar negara yang layak mengundi tetapi tidak berbuat demikian," kata Lim Guan Eng (gambar) dalam satu kenyataan di sini.
Beliau turut mengemukakan contoh jumlah pengundi yang keluar mengundi sangat tidak memuaskan di luar negara ketika Pilihan Raya 2013, apabila di Great Britain, dengan hampir 80,000 warga Malaysia, hanya 1,200 yang mengundi di Kedutaan Malaysia di London.
Setiausaha Agung DAP itu turut menegaskan kepentingan warga Malaysia yang menetap di luar negara semakin meninggi berikutan perakuan pihak Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) untuk membenarkan pengundian luar negara di Kedutaan Malaysia sewaktu pilihan raya ini.
Dalam kenyataan sama Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang itu turut mengumumkan pelantikan Naib Pengerusi DAP Teresa Kok sebagai Pegawai Perhubungan Politik Kerajaan Negeri Selangor dan tiga ahli majlis pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat (PR) bagi Kerajaan Negeri Selangor mewakili DAP iaitu Tony Pua, Datuk Teng Chang Khim dan Gobind Singh Deo.
"Ini telah diputuskan dalam mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Pusat (CEC) DAP pada 5 Jun 2013," katanya.
DAP jelasnya akan terus tabah dan mempertahankan status parti di luar dan dalam mahkamah berikutan usaha BN untuk menang dengan taktik kotor dengan mengharamkan DAP selepas mereka kalah teruk dalam pilihan raya umum tahun 2013.
"BN sedang cuba balas dendam dengan berusaha untuk membatalkan pendaftaran DAP secara tidak sah berdasarkan penipuan tidak berasas dan mendakwa pemimpin PKR, PAS dan DAP dengan dakwaan remeh di mahkamah untuk membatalkan kelayakan wakil rakyat yang sudah dilantik," katanya.
CEC DAP tegas Lim secara terang mencela perbuatan jahat BN yang cuba mewujudkan penipuan kononnya tidak ada notis diberikan kepada lebih 700 perwakilan sedangkan sebenarnya notis telah dihantar.
"Malah surat siasatan RoS tentang kegagalan menghantar notis pun merujuk hanya 4 cawangan dengan kurang daripada 15 perwakilan, BUKAN lebih 700 perwakilan. Dan 3 daripada 4 cawangan yang dimaksudkan telah pun menghantar perwakilan ke Kongres Kebangsaan DAP pada bulan Disember tahun lalu," tambahnya.
"Bukan sahaja BN kalah kepada DAP dalam PRU ke 13 dengan DAP memenangi 38 daripada 51 kerusi Perlimen yang ditandingi dan 95 daripada 103 kerusi DUN, malah BN juga kalah kepada Pakatan Rakyat apabila ia menang undi popular sebanyak 51% untuk pertama kali dalam sejarah berbanding 48 peratus undi popular BN."
GEORGE TOWN, 7 Jun — Polis mengenal pasti pemilik kereta jenis Perodua Kelisa yang terperangkap di dalam runtuhan akibat dihempap oleh tanjakan konkrit susur keluar Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang di Batu Maung di sini sebagai Rohaizad Md Sofar.
Jurucakap polis berkata bagaimanapun polis tidak dapat mengesahkan sama ada Rohaizad, 43, yang beralamat di Sungai Dua, Gelugor di sini, adalah mangsa yang masih tersepit di dalam kenderaan itu.
"Kita meminta kerjasama semua pihak yang mengenali pemilik kenderaan itu untuk membantu siasatan bagi mengenal pasti mangsa," katanya.
Mangsa bagaimanapun belum dapat dikeluarkan lagi dari kereta itu dan kerja mengalih sisa tanjakan konkrit yang telah dipotong itu sedang giat dijalankan.
Semalam, runtuhan penyambung susur keluar Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang di Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu di Batu Maung itu menghempap sebuah kereta dan seorang mangsa dipercayai terperangkap di dalam runtuhan itu.
Dalam kejadian itu, dua bahagian konkrit iaitu 180 ton konkrit keras dan 100 ton konkrit lembut runtuh secara tiba-tiba dan menghempap sebuah kenderaan.
Tiga orang iaitu dua pekerja asing dan seorang wanita tempatan cedera dalam kejadian itu.
Sementara itu, kerja mengangkat sisa runtuhan tanjakan konkrit yang dipotong sedang giat dijalankan oleh pasukan penyelamat di kawasan kejadian.
Jurucakap bomba berkata runtuhan tanjakan konkrit dan besi itu terpaksa dipotong lebih kecil bagi memudahkan kerja mengalih dan mengangkut dilakukan.
Katanya setelah runtuhan tanjakan itu dialih, barulah bomba dapat mengeluarkan mangsa yang tersepit di dalam kereta akibat dihempap tanjakan konkrit itu.
Beliau berkata lebih 300 anggota pasukan yang terdiri daripada polis, bomba, Jabatan Pertahanan Awam, pekerja syarikat pembinaan dan kontraktor sedang bertungkus-lumus mengalihkan runtuhan konkrit dan besi seberat beratus-ratus tan itu. — Bernama
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