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FA Cup Final venue change angers Pahang supporters

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:28 AM PDT

Pahang football supporters are up in arms after a last-minute change was made for the venue of the FA Cup Final match, scheduled for this Saturday, Bernama has reported.

The Malaysian Super League side is meeting the Premier League's Felda United for the first trophy up for grabs in the current domestic football season.

The action of the Malaysian Stadium Corporation to change of the venue to the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, from the original venue, the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, has met with strong protests from Pahang supporters.

Bernama reported a supporter of the Elephants squad, Muhammad Faiz Hashim as saying that fans had fervently hoped the match would be held at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur as it can accommodate more spectators.

"Work on the grass at the National Stadium should have been completed in six months from October 2013. We are entering June now or more than eight months after the completion of the work but the stadium still cannot be used," he told reporters in Kuantan.

He also quoted reports stating that upgrading work had been completed and the stadium had been handed to the stadium management and the situation was akin to a "house being completed and having received the Certificate of Fitness".

"The question now is why the handing over has been made but the stadium still cannot be used," Bernama quoted him as saying.

A total of 30,000 tickets for the final is to  be distributed to each of the two teams while the balance of 10,000 tickets to be sold online via www.tickethotline.com.my. Tickets are priced at RM40 each for adults and RM5 each for children. – June 3, 2014.

Sharapova battles into French Open semi-final

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 07:44 AM PDT

Maria Sharapova reacts after winning her quarter-final match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. – Reuters pic, June 3, 2014.Maria Sharapova reacts after winning her quarter-final match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. – Reuters pic, June 3, 2014.Maria Sharapova battled into her fourth successive French Open semi-final and fifth of her career with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over rising Spaniard Garbine Muguruza on Tuesday.

The seventh-seeded Russian, who was the 2012 champion and runner-up to Serena Williams last year, goes on to face Canada's Eugenie Bouchard for a place in Saturday's final.

The four-time major winner and former world number one was given a fright by the 20-year-old Muguruza, who had knocked out Williams in the second round.

The world number 35, playing in her first quarter-final at a major, was a set and 5-4 ahead in the second set before Sharapova dug deep into her famed reserves of fighting spirit to win through after 2hr 06min on court.

"There was little I could do in the first set as Garbine was playing so well," said Sharapova, who had also dropped the first set of her fourth round tie against Samantha Stosur.

"I needed to pick up my energy and start moving my feet.

"It was tough losing the final last year and it has given me greater motivation to go one step further this time."

Playing in her 21st Grand Slam quarter-final, Sharapova needed a win to retain her top 10 ranking.

Muguruza showed no signs of nerves in the first set, racing into a 4-0 lead on the back of two breaks before a sluggish Sharapova opened her account.

The only time the confident Venezuela-born, Barcelona resident was under threat was when she fought off the only break point she faced in the sixth game.

Sharapova was made to pay for her failure to crack the 1.82m Muguruza when the Spaniard broke for a third time in the seventh game to take the opener after just 27 minutes.

The Russian star was not helped by 13 unforced errors in the muggy conditions, but Muguruza was worthy of her lead, finding the angles and the corners and not intimidated by having to volley at the net.

Sharapova, in desperation, even had to play one return with her left hand to stay in a rally.

Predictably, the 27-year-old eventually found her range, breaking for the first time in the second set for a 2-1 lead, which could have been 4-1 had the Russian converted another break point in the fifth game.

But Sharapova double-faulted twice to hand the break back, with the unflustered Spaniard consolidating for a 4-3 lead.

The Russian then stepped up the intensity and turned up the volume to break for a 6-5 lead and even the contest in the 12th game.

Sharapova then raced through the final set, fighting off four break points in a marathon 10-minute fourth game for a 4-1 lead on her way to sealing victory.

Muguruza ended with 52 unforced errors, half of which came in the third set. Sharapova finished with 40 errors, but just five of those came in the one-sided decider. – AFP, June 3, 2014.

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Clowning around in a time of war

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:37 AM PDT

Members of Clowns Without Borders entertaining Syrian refugee children in Jab Janine, West Bekaa, Syria. – Reuters pic, June 3, 2014.Members of Clowns Without Borders entertaining Syrian refugee children in Jab Janine, West Bekaa, Syria. – Reuters pic, June 3, 2014.Does aid work always have to be serious? Do you have to be a doctor working on the frontline or an aid worker distributing food to refugees? David Clay, a clown from Oregon, thinks not.

Once a construction worker, Clay now volunteers for Clowns Without Borders, an international non-profit organisation that uses laughter to relieve suffering among children in refugee camps, conflict zones and natural disaster areas.

Yesterday, Clay dressed up in his navy blue suit, crooked black hat and a polka dot tie to entertain 200 Syrian refugee children who are now living in neighbouring Lebanon.

The tiny Mediterranean country hosts one million refugees, who have fled cluster bombs, chemical weapons and al-Qaeda militants in a war that has killed more than 160,000 in three years. Lebanon has not allowed official refugee camps, therefore many families live in unfinished buildings and wooden shacks.

Clay, along with three other clowns – another American, a Chilean and a Lebanese – juggled, played instruments and acted like buffoons for the children, who first appeared withdrawn but started to cheer and clap as the performance unfolded.

Describing himself a humanitarian, Clay has worked in Indonesia, the Philippines and Haiti. In Haiti, where a 2010 earthquake killed more than 250,000 people, Clay said other aid groups were originally suspicious of his work, dubious of the results in a high stress situation with limited resources.

"Doctors were cold to us. But their attitude changed distinctly," he said, preparing for the show at a school in central Lebanon, multi-coloured handkerchiefs hanging out of his back pocket.

"When the doctors heard those people laughing, especially in the children's ward, they saw that it was the first time some of the children had reacted to anything at all after the earthquake."

This trip is sponsored by Layan, a Kuwait-based aid group, and the team will take their stilts, Hula Hoops and blue trombone to camps over Lebanon during the next two weeks.

One million Syrian refugee children live in the region, millions are trapped by conflict inside Syria and public health researchers and aid workers say they are displaying symptoms of psychological trauma. Aid group Save the Children says one in three children it surveyed last year had seen a close friend or relative killed.

During the singing and the dancing on Monday, Clay pulled a young boy, Ahmed, from the audience up from the crowd and gave him a wooden mop to ride like a horse around the dusty playground.

The boy's teacher said Ahmed was exceptionally shy in class and had fled from the Syrian city of Raqqa to get to Lebanon.

Raqqa has been repeatedly bombed by Syrian air force jets and is also a focal point of fighting between Islamic insurgent groups. Al Qaeda-linked fighters have carried out public executions in Raqqa's main square.

Ahmed did not appear to like the attention as he followed Clay around the audience, but the other clowns asked the children to encourage him.

A broad smile slowly filled his face and he picked up speed as his friends shouted: "Ahmed! Ahmed! Ahmed!" – Reuters, June 3, 2014.

Clowning around in a time of war

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:37 AM PDT

Members of Clowns Without Borders entertaining Syrian refugee children in Jab Janine, West Bekaa, Syria. – Reuters pic, June 3, 2014.Members of Clowns Without Borders entertaining Syrian refugee children in Jab Janine, West Bekaa, Syria. – Reuters pic, June 3, 2014.Does aid work always have to be serious? Do you have to be a doctor working on the frontline or an aid worker distributing food to refugees? David Clay, a clown from Oregon, thinks not.

Once a construction worker, Clay now volunteers for Clowns Without Borders, an international non-profit organisation that uses laughter to relieve suffering among children in refugee camps, conflict zones and natural disaster areas.

Yesterday, Clay dressed up in his navy blue suit, crooked black hat and a polka dot tie to entertain 200 Syrian refugee children who are now living in neighbouring Lebanon.

The tiny Mediterranean country hosts one million refugees, who have fled cluster bombs, chemical weapons and al-Qaeda militants in a war that has killed more than 160,000 in three years. Lebanon has not allowed official refugee camps, therefore many families live in unfinished buildings and wooden shacks.

Clay, along with three other clowns – another American, a Chilean and a Lebanese – juggled, played instruments and acted like buffoons for the children, who first appeared withdrawn but started to cheer and clap as the performance unfolded.

Describing himself a humanitarian, Clay has worked in Indonesia, the Philippines and Haiti. In Haiti, where a 2010 earthquake killed more than 250,000 people, Clay said other aid groups were originally suspicious of his work, dubious of the results in a high stress situation with limited resources.

"Doctors were cold to us. But their attitude changed distinctly," he said, preparing for the show at a school in central Lebanon, multi-coloured handkerchiefs hanging out of his back pocket.

"When the doctors heard those people laughing, especially in the children's ward, they saw that it was the first time some of the children had reacted to anything at all after the earthquake."

This trip is sponsored by Layan, a Kuwait-based aid group, and the team will take their stilts, Hula Hoops and blue trombone to camps over Lebanon during the next two weeks.

One million Syrian refugee children live in the region, millions are trapped by conflict inside Syria and public health researchers and aid workers say they are displaying symptoms of psychological trauma. Aid group Save the Children says one in three children it surveyed last year had seen a close friend or relative killed.

During the singing and the dancing on Monday, Clay pulled a young boy, Ahmed, from the audience up from the crowd and gave him a wooden mop to ride like a horse around the dusty playground.

The boy's teacher said Ahmed was exceptionally shy in class and had fled from the Syrian city of Raqqa to get to Lebanon.

Raqqa has been repeatedly bombed by Syrian air force jets and is also a focal point of fighting between Islamic insurgent groups. Al Qaeda-linked fighters have carried out public executions in Raqqa's main square.

Ahmed did not appear to like the attention as he followed Clay around the audience, but the other clowns asked the children to encourage him.

A broad smile slowly filled his face and he picked up speed as his friends shouted: "Ahmed! Ahmed! Ahmed!" – Reuters, June 3, 2014.

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Kekeliruan wujud DNA babi dalam coklat Cadbury memalukan, kata Perkasa

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 02:58 AM PDT

Presiden Pertubuhan Pribumi Kebangsaan Malaysia (Perkasa) Datuk Ibrahim Ali menggesa pihak yang bertanggungjawab atas kesilapan dan kecuaian mengenai isu coklat dengan kandungan DNA babi diambil tindakan. – Gambar fail The Malaysian Insider, 3 Jun, 2014.Presiden Pertubuhan Pribumi Kebangsaan Malaysia (Perkasa) Datuk Ibrahim Ali menggesa pihak yang bertanggungjawab atas kesilapan dan kecuaian mengenai isu coklat dengan kandungan DNA babi diambil tindakan. – Gambar fail The Malaysian Insider, 3 Jun, 2014.Isu kekeliruan berhubung kandungan coklat Cadbury yang dikatakan mempunyai DNA babi amat memalukan dan tidak boleh dimaafkan, kata Presiden Pertubuhan Pribumi Kebangsaan Malaysia (Perkasa) Datuk Ibrahim Ali.

Beliau berkata, isu berkenaan memperlihatkan kegagalan keupayaan Kementerian Kesihatan dan Jabatan Agama Islam Malaysia (Jakim) dengan mengeluarkan bukti yang tidak diperhalusi dengan betul.

"Siapa punya angkara?...Kementerian Kesihatan atau Jakim yang mengatakan coklat Cadbury ada DNA babi, ia amat memalukan," kata Ibrahim dalam satu kenyataan dari London yang dikirimkan kepada The Malaysian Insider.

"Bukti tidak teliti dengan diperhalusi, tidak ada 'Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) yang profesional antara Jakim dan Kementerian Kesihatan," katanya dan menambah, kesilapan sedemikian tidak boleh dimaafkan.

Ibrahim yang juga bekas ahli Parlimen Pasir Mas berkata, kekeliruan berkenaan melibatkan kerugian perniagaan yang besar dan menjejaskan reputasi Cadbury.

"Siapa yang silap dan cuai mesti diambil tindakan malah masyarakat antarabangsa turut mentertawakan Malaysia," katanya.

Ibrahim berkata, komuniti antarabangsa yang ditemuinya di London berkata "Malaysia amat melucukan" ekoran insiden tersebut.

"Ada yang saya jumpa di London komen 'Your country very funny ... not profesional at all ... Malaysia have the tallest twin tower in the world, but how come first'," katanya.

"Tak tahulah, nak cakap apa lagi," kata Ibrahim.

Selepas kontroversi DNA babi dalam coklat Cadbury, KKM mengesahkan pihaknya akan mengadakan siasatan dalaman untuk menjejak individu bertanggungjawab yang menyebarkan laporan tersebut.

Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahya berkata, laporan awal tersebut tidak tepat dan penyebarannya secara terburu-buru mengakibatkan kekecohan di kalangan masyarakat yang majoriti beragama Islam di dalam negara.

"Kami akan membuat siasatan dalaman. Mereka terburu-buru mengeluarkan laporan awal itu sebelum siasatan lanjut melibatkan produk tersebut dilakukan semula," katanya kepada media selepas merasmikan Persidangan Persatuan Hospital Swasta Malaysia, hari ini.

KKM sebelum ini mengesahkan kewujudan DNA babi (porcine) dalam dua daripada tiga sampel coklat Cadbury yang diambil bagi tujuan pemantauan.

Susulan itu, Cadbury menarik balik dua produk, Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut (nombor keluaran 200813M01Hh I2 yang tamat tempoh pada 13 November, 2014) dan Cadbury Dairy Milk Roast Almond (nombor keluaran 221013N01R I1 yang tamat tempoh pada 15 Januari, 2015).

Kontroversi tersebut menimbulkan kemarahan orang ramai, malah pertubuhan bukan kerajaan menggesa Cadbury dan Jakim disaman akibat penemuan tersebut.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom bagaimanapun semalam mengumumkan produk coklat Cadbury berkenaan tidak mengandungi DNA babi selepas keputusan terbaru makmal Jabatan Kimia Malaysia diperoleh.

Produk dalam negara-negara Islam kerap diperiksa untuk memastikan sama ada produk tersebut halal atau tidak.

Selain daging babi, barangan yang dianggap tidak halal oleh umat Islam termasuk alkohol  dan daging haiwan disembelih tidak mengikut kaedah Islam.

Jakim hari ini juga menyatakan kesediaan memakan coklat Cadbury bagi membuktikan kandungannya tidak memiliki DNA babi seperti yang didakwa sebelum ini. – 3 Jun, 2014.

AirAsia peruntuk RM2.1 bilion perbelanjaan modal tambah pesawat

Posted: 03 Jun 2014 02:06 AM PDT

AirAsia X Bhd akan memperuntukkan sekurang-kurangnya RM2.1 bilion pada 2014 sebagai perbelanjaan modal untuk membeli tujuh pesawat Airbus A330-300 baharu, kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Azran Osman Rani.

Beliau memberi tahu Bernama setakat ini, syarikat penerbangan tambang rendah jarak jauh itu menerima tiga pesawat, manakala selebihnya akan diserahkan secara berperingkat pada akhir tahun.

Syarikat penerbangan itu menerima sebuah Airbus A330-300 bagi pajakan kewangan dan dua A330-300s bagi pajakan operasi dalam suku pertama tahun ini.

"Kami yakin dapat menjelaskan semua tempahan yang telah kami buat. Setiap pesawat akan menelan kos lebih daripada RM300 juta dan pembiayaan adalah menerusi pelbagai kaedah," katanya. 

Diminta mengulas lebih lanjut mengenai pembiayaan itu, Azran berkata ia adalah menerusi pembiayaan hutang dan pajakan operasi, bagi mengekalkan aliran tunai AirAsia X.

"Kami menyasar menjadi neutral bersih atau positif tunai bersih, meskipun beberapa tekanan pendapatan jangka pendek. Ini adalah bagi memastikan aliran tunai kami pada akhir tahun sama seperti pada permulaan tahun," katanya.

Syarikat itu mencatatkan aliran tunai operasi positif sebanyak RM131.6 juta dalam suku pertama 2014.

Ketika ini, AirAsia X beroperasi menggunakan 16 pesawat A330-300.

Pada 31 Mac, 2014, sejumlah 13 pesawat berada di bawah pajakan operasi. 

Perbelanjaan pajakan operasi meningkat 58.6 peratus tahun ke tahun kepada RM59.9 juta daripada RM37.8 juta semasa tempoh yang sama tahun lepas.

Azran berkata AirAsia X akan mengimbangi antara pertumbuhan agresif dan tekanan jangka pendek bagi mencapai kedudukan kewangan kukuh pada suku keempat tahun ini.

"Ia kerana semua kapasiti yang kami tambah akan diserap dengan hasil mencecah titik pulang modal untuk mencapai keuntungan positif," katanya. 

AirAsia X mencatatkan pertumbuhan suku tahunan tahun ke tahun tertinggi dalam kapasiti kerusi tersedia bagi setiap kilometer pada 60.1% kepada 6.2 bilion dalam suku pertama yang berakhir pada 31 Mac, 2014. – Bernama, 3 Jun, 2014.

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Misi politik Dyana perlu diteruskan

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Pengundian berdasarkan kaum oleh generasi lama masih wujud, tetapi ia dilihat semakin berkurangan dan berkurangan. Oleh itu, lambat laun generasi baru akan menggantikan generasi lama dan ini adalah proses biasa dalam kehidupan. 

Ketika itu suasana politik semakin berubah dan nada perkauman semakin berkurangan didengar.

Sebagai contoh dalam pilihan raya umum (PRU) setahun yang lalu di mana pengundi generasi baru sudah mencapai sekitar 41%. Maka dalam PRU akan datang peratus pengundi muda ini boleh meningkat lebih tinggi lagi. Di sinilah terletak peluang dan masa depan politik yang cerah bagi Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud.

Calon DAP/Pakatan Rakyat itu tewas di tangan calon BN di Teluk Intan dengan majoriti paling rendah, 238 undi dan ini menggambarkan pencapaian baik bagi Dyana yang hanya diperkenalkan kepada pengundi di situ kurang daripada sebulan.  Dengan itu walapun Dyana tewas, tetapi ia sebenarnya mencapai kemenangan moral.

PRK Teluk Intan itu perlu dilihat daripada pelbagai sudut, ia adalah sebuah kawasan campuran bandar dan luar bandar. Tetapi luar bandarnya jauh kebih luas hingga ke sempadan Selangor, dengan kawasan estet dan kampung tradisi.

Maka generasi lama di luar bandar masih berlegar di koridor perkauman dan tidak ada akses kepada media baru, maka ia terkongkong dalam tradisi di mana hanya saluran TV yang mereka lihat setiap hari, di samping media tradisional. Tetapi seperti saya katakan, generasi ini akan berkurangan dan terus berkurangan.

Dalam hal ini, pemerhati politik melihat, pengundi generasi baru yang kini 41%, dijangka terus meningkat dan akan mendominasi trend pengundian dalam PRU akan datang - kira-kira 4 tahun lagi. Maka peluang ahli politik muda seperti Dyana ketika itu sangat cerah kerana ketika itu suasana  berlainan dengan yang ada sekarang.

Dyana kini berumur 27 tahun dan ketika itu, jika Allah memanangkan umurnya, beliau baru 31 tahun, masih muda dan masih sangat bertenaga, cergas dan semakin matang dalam politik.

Ataupun mungkin dalam masa terdekat ini, siapa tahu, ada lagi pilihan raya kecil, maka DAP mungkin pula sekali lagi mempelawa Dyana bertanding kali kedua. Ini semua boleh berlaku.

Politik secara semulajadi penuh dengan kemungkinan dan pertarungan dan ia sangat dinamik. Maka ketika itu pengalaman peguam muda ini makin bertambah. Bagaimanapun, pada pendapat saya, Dyana mempunyai masa depan politik yang cerah.

Menerusi ucapannya pada malam Sabtu yang lalu, ketika menerima kekalahan kecil itu, Dyana kelihatan tidak kecewa, bahkan berazam untuk meneruskan perjuangan membela rakyat dan menghapuskan perkauman.

Dyana sendiri ketika berdepan dengan kira-kira 200 penyokong pada malam itu berkata, ini bukanlah penamat bagi beliau dalam politik. "Ini bukanlah penamat bagi Dyana Sofya. Saya tidak akan kecewakan anda," katanya dengan tenang tetapi penuh semangat.

Peguam muda itu, yang mengenakan baju kurung warna kundang dan selendang berwarna hitam pada malam itu berkata, beliau tidak hanya berusaha untuk bertanding kerusi Parlimen, tetapi tujuan politiknya ialah untuk mencapai matlamat lebih besar.

"Kita perlu menghentikan politik kaum. Saya tidak hanya berdepan dengan Datuk Mah Siew Keong, tetapi seluruh jentera BN," katanya dan berjanji akan terus berkhidmat untuk penduduk Teluk Intan walaupun tewas dalam pilihan raya kecil tersebut.

Beliau ditemani penasihat DAP Lim Kit Siang, Setiausaha Agung Lim Guan Eng dan pemimpin DAP lain serta Pakatan yang hadir untuk menyatakan penghargaaan kepada penyokong.

Ada  beberapa perkara yang sangat wajar diperhatikan di sini iaitu, pertamanya, kita wajar menghargai usaha DAP melakukan pembaharuan politik dengan meletakkan calon muda, gadis Melayu, terpelajar untuk bertanding di Teluk Intan, sebuah kawasan di mana 40% adalah pengundi Cina. Ini suatu keberanian luar biasa DAP, walaupun berisiko tinggi.

Walaupun percubaan pertama DAP ini tewas (tewas kecil), tetapi DAP mempunyai pandangan politk yang jauh ke depan di mana calon muda, tanpa mengira bangsa, perlu diketengahkan untuk bertanding. Justeru inilah sebenarnya politik masa depan Malaysia dan ini adalah strategi politik yang bijaksana. Hendaknya pembaharuan politik seperti ini ada dalam semua komponen parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat.

Kedua, usaha Pakatan Rakyat menentang politik perkauman mestilah diperhebat lagi, kerana perkauman ini ditentang oleh Islam kerana menghancurkan seluruh sistem kehidupan dengan segala nilai luhurnya.

Tidak mungkin Rasulullah menyuruh umatnya menentang perkauman kalau tidak kerana perkauman itu sangat berbisa dan berbahaya.

 Hadis sahihnya yang sangat tegas menyatakan:"Bukan dari umatku, mereka yang menyeru kepada assobiyah (perkauman)" adalah gambaran jelas setiap umat Islam bukan saja wajib menjauhi perkauman bahkan menentang perkauman. 

Malaysia dengan beban sejarahnya sejak zaman feudal dahulu kala, hingga dijajah Inggeris dan kemudian mencapai kemerdekaan lebih setengah abad yang lalu, hingga kini, dilihat masih dibelengu oleh fahaman perkauman, terutama di luar bandar. Malah perkauman menjadi modal politik berterusan yang sangat berkesan.

Pilihan raya demi pilihan raya, fahaman perkauman ditiupkan dengan kencangnya oleh golongan tertentu. Dalam PRU di Kajang, di Bukit Gelugor dan di Teluk Intan baru-baru ini, hantu perkauman terus menyeringaikan taringnya dan sangat menakutkan.

Maka, Pakatan Rakyat perlu menjadikan usaha menentang perkauman itu sebagai agenda penting sepanjang masa.

Pada pendapat saya, dengan Dyana - seorang calon Melayu - bertanding atas tiket DAP di Teluk Intan itu, walaupun tewas, menghantar isyarat sangat jelas akan usaha DAP/Pakatan Rakyat menentang perkauman dalam apa bentukpun. Beliau meneroka politik baru di Teluk Intan.

Dalam hal ini Dyana tidak keseorangan dalam perjuangannya menentang perkauman, rasuah, salah guna kuasa dan sebagainya, justeru rakyat prihatin akan bersamanya. Untuk itu, kita ingin menyaksikan semangat Dyana ini di mana-mana dan terus menerus, kerana ia mewakili politik generasi baru. – 3 Jun, 2014.

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