Thai Bombing: Malaysian went missing

A Malaysian tourist is believed to have gone missing following the bomb blast at Lee Gardens hotel in Hat Yai, Thailand yesterday.

At press time, several officers from the Malaysian consulate-general office in Songkhla, Thailand are searching on the whereabouts of 39-year-old restaurant worker Tan Peng Chan.

   

Malaysia's consul-general in Songkhla, Mohd Aini Atan, said the consulate got light of Tan's disappearance after his parents from Kuala Kedah near here came to his office.

   

“Tan's parent is with my officers at Songkhla Nagarind Hospital in Hat Yai to check if he is one of the four people killed during the bombing.

“However, we could only confirm the matter by tomorrow (Monday),” he told the New Straits Times, when contacted.

   

On the 10 Malaysian undergoing treatments at three hospitals in Hat Yai, five of them have been discharged. They are K. Sagunthala, 34, Mini Ng, 35, and sisters Chiaw Pui Pui, 34, Chiaw Pui Hoon, also 34, and Chiaw Pui See, 33. 

The remaining five Malaysians are still undergoing treatment at  the hospitals.

Meanwhile AFP reports, the number of death toll rose to 14  people and more than 500 were injured in the  attacks. 

Wong Sze Ee, 33, being treated at Songkla Nagarind Hospital.

The Richest Man in Asia

Sir  Ka-shing Li, JP (born 13 June 1928 in Chaozhou, China) is a Hong Kong based business magnate.

He is the richest person of Asian descent in the world and the ninth richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US$ 25.5 billion as of 2012.

Presently, he is the Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.

Considered one of the most powerful figures in Asia, Li was named "Asia's Most Powerful Man, Li Ka-Ching" by Asiaweek in 2001. His companies make up 15% of the market cap of the Hong Kong Exchange.

Forbes Magazine and the Forbes family honoured Li Ka-shing with the first ever "Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award" on 5 September 2006, in Singapore. 

In spite of his wealth, Li has cultivated a reputation for leading a no-frills lifestyle, and is known to wear simple black dress shoes and an inexpensive Seiko wristwatch, which is at odds with the house he owns in one of Hong Kong's most expensive precincts, Deep Water Bay in Hong Kong Island.

Li is also regarded as one of Asia's most generous philanthropists, donating over US $1.41 billion to date to charity and other various philanthropic causes.

Li is often referred to as "Superman" in Hong Kong because of his business prowess.

The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind.
- Li Ka-shing -

Whitney Houston died from drowning and heart disease

The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled Thursday that the final cause of Whitney Houston's death was drowning, as well as from effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.

According to Chief Medical Examiner Anthony T. Hernandez's report, there was no foul play involved in the Feb. 11 death of Houston. She was found submerged in a bathtub filled with water at the Beverly Hills Hilton just hours before she was due to perform at Clive Davis Grammy Party.

Toxicology reports found metabolites also contributed to her death. Traces of marijuana and the prescription drugs Xanax, Flexiril and over-the-counter Benadryl were also found in her system, but did not play a role.

The announcement Thursday ends weeks of speculation about what killed the Grammy-winning singer.

Several bottles of prescription medications were found in her hotel room, but coroner's officials said they weren't in excessive quantities.

Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey says the results indicated Houston was a chronic cocaine user.

The singer was buried in a New Jersey cemetery next to her father after an emotional four-hour funeral service that was attended by friends, family and superstars such as Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson and Roberta Flack

Houston, a sensation from her first, eponymous album in 1985, was one of the world's best-selling artists from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, turning out such hits as "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," `'How Will I Know," `'The Greatest Love of All" and "I Will Always Love You." But as she struggled with drugs, her majestic voice became raspy, and she couldn't hit the high notes.

Interest in her music has skyrocketed since her death, pushing her songs back on to charts and into heavy rotation on the radio.

Edu Fair in April

Edufair.com.my is a portal where people can advertise and get information especially about education of any field in Malaysia. All the information will include classes or courses, college or institutional, address and map to the specific location where the class is available.

Synonym with its domain name, “Edufair” (short form of education fair) this portal offer an online education fair which will help gathering students and gurus in one place.

Yet, it is more than just an education directory; it is a place where students found their gurus. Students can interact with their gurus regarding classes that offered to them through emailing system and comment function.

Students also can easily make price comparison of courses and classes that offered to them.

There are many different kinds of college will be on the fair. For example:

SEGi University College, Taylor's Lake Side University College, INTI, Sunway University College, IACT, TARC, UTAR, KDU College, Help Universiti College and so on. 

The World's Most Expensive Car

The WORLD MOST EXPENSIVE GOES TO 

Bugatti Veyron Super Sports

Bugatti Veyron Super Sports $2,400,000. This is by far the most expensive street legal car available on the market today (the base Veyron costs $1,700,000). It is the fastest accelerating car reaching 0-60 in 2.5 seconds. It is also the fastest street legal car when tested again on July 10, 2010 with the 2010 Super Sport Version reaching a top speed of 267 mph.

2nd place goes to Aston Martin One- 77 and Pagani Zonda Clinque Roadster (There is a tie for 2#)

Aston Martin One-77 $1,850,000. The name "One-77" says it all: beauty and power in One, limited to 77 units. With 750 hp, it is able to travel from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and reaching a maximum speed of 220 

Pagani Zonda Clinque Roadster $1,850,000. One of the most exotic cars out there is also one of the most expensive. It can go from 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with a top speed of 217 mph.

3rd place goes to Lamborghini Reventon and Koenigsegg Agera R (There is a tie for 2#)

Lamborghini Reventon $1,600,000. The most powerful and the most expensive Lamborghini ever built is the third on the list. It takes 3.3 seconds to reach 60 mph and it has a top speed of 211 mph. Its rarity (limited to 20) and slick design are the reasons why it is so expensive and costly to own.

Koenigsegg Agera R $1,600,000. The Agera R can burn 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 260 mph. It has the parts to reach 270 mph, but the supercar is electronically capped at 235 mph. With the completion of certain paperwork, the company will unlock the speed limit for one occasion.

3rd My Astro Music Awards 2012

MY FM deejays Jack Lim, Wan Wai Fun, Royce Tan and Bernard Hiew held the show together in their capacity as hosts and entertained the crowd with their wit and gift of the gab.

The 3rd MY Astro Music Awards was jointly organised by MY FM and Astro and presented by Volkswagen.

IT WAS a long night for singer Nicholas Teo at the 3rd MY Astro Music Awards presentation on March 17 at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting, as his awards were all announced towards the end of the show.

But it was well worth the wait in the end as he was announced the winner of three of the most coveted awards that night.

“At last, I now get to touch the award,” Teo said as he received his first award – the MY Astro choice for best local singer award. “I thought I was just going to be here as a performing artiste.”

He then went up the stage again to collect the best local male artiste award, and later, the best song of the year award where he graciously cited Yoga Lin’s Xiang Zi You (Thinking of Freedom) as his pick for song of the year.

Lin, however, did not leave empty-handed as he was named best breakthrough international male singer as well as best performing international male artiste.

Lin appeared to be in high spirits the whole evening, practising his Cantonese – which snowballed into other artistes also showing off their language skills – and generally hamming it up for the audience.

Fish Leong, who took home the best love ballad, best local female performer and best local female singer awards, showed off her sexy side with an off-shoulder outfit and later a low-cut dress.

She thanked her genes for her ability to sing. “My parents sing very well and of course, there’s my cousin (Z-Chen who grabbed the best local male performer as well as best album awards),” she said.

Teo, Chen, Leong and Jess Lee also took turns to pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston and Fung Fei-fei, singing I Will Always Love You (Lee), One Moment in Time (Chen), and Fung’sZhang Shen Xiang Zi (Teo and Leong). Their performance proved to be one of the highlights of the evening.

While local singers shone, the international artistes did not do too badly either, with Taiwanese hunk Wilbur Pan going home with best stage performer, MY Astro choice for best international singer, and best international male singer titles.

Fellow Taiwanese artiste Della Ding took home best international female performer and best international female artiste awards.

That night also saw 25 songs named as best golden melodies.

Several singers, including Ding and Leong, also took the opportunity to announce their upcoming concerts in Malaysia to the delight of their fans.

LEGOLAND in Johor

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW WILL IF YOU SURROUNDING WITH GIANT LEGOS? 

Is time to visit our new local attraction.

The LOGOLAND Malaysia

Opening end of 2012, LEGOLAND Malaysia is 76 acres of adventure geared with family fun. It is packed full of more than 40 rides, shows and attractions. Nearly all the rides are hands-on, so you can push, pull, pedal, program, steer, squirt, splash, crawl, climb and yes – build your way through a full day of non-stop fun.

The park is divided up into seven themed areas. Each theme area is designed to ensure that heroes of all ages will much to explore and enjoy at the LEGO experiment centres, roller coasters, water attractions and shows. The whole family can thus embrak on a day-long voyage of discovery and adventure.

The centrepiece of the park is MINILAND. Here, on a scale of 1:20, famous Asian towns and landscape have been recreated from over 25 million LEGO bricks with loving attention to detail. To make MINILAND as realistic as possible, people, animals, cars, ships, trains and aeroplane can be moved at the touch of a bottom – together with appropriate background noises. 

The ticket price range is below :

1 Day Ticket pass only-

Adult         (From age 12-59)   RM140

Child          (From age 3-11)     RM110

Senior        (From age 60+)      RM110

Injured Lee Chong Wei loses to Lin Dan in 2012 All-England final

In a dramatic twist, Malaysian Lee Chong Wei was forced to forfeit his bid for the Yonex 2012 All-England title after succumbing to injury.

The World No.1 shuttler was set to take on World No.2 Lin Dan in yet another classic final encounter between the two before he was forced into calling it a day in the second set.

Beginning the match with obvious heavy-duty bandaging of his right shoulder, it was as quickly obvious that Chong Wei wasn't at his most comfortable. No such resemblance to his calm and confident stature at the last BWF Super Series finals when he took on Kenichi Tago at the Malaysian Open.

Lin Dan showed no mercy for the struggling Chong Wei, and took the first set with a 21-19 victory. However, it was clearly not one of Lin's easier victories as Chong Wei's sheer determination and clever play kept him close to his Chinese rival throughout the set.

After receiving medical treatment from doctors during the break, Chong Wei soldiered on into the second set. But after going down a couple of points to Lin Dan and having to call for more medical treatment, it soon became evident that Chong Wei couldn't go on anymore.

A quick chat with the officials, and it was over.

Chong Wei's pursuit of a third successive All-England title was over in a flash as China's Lin Dan walked away with victory.

Concerns now however turn to Chong Wei's fitness for the upcoming Olympics; a title that the Malaysian wants more than anything to win this year.

While the severity of his injuries haven't yet been revealed, rival Lin Dan seemed to think his counterpart would be alright in time for their potential future Olympic encounter.

Living today to fight tomorrow; could just work out perfectly for the Olympic-hungry Malaysian.

Do you know what is SPCA?

SPCA is an animal welfare organization based in Ampang Jaya, Selangor. The aim of the SPCA is to protect defenseless animals and to alleviate their suffering. They have received more than 700 unwanted, homless or abused animals every month.

They do provide an adoption program, investigation of cruelty reports, humane education, assistance to community animal caregivers and run a dedicated, low-cost spay/neuter clinic.

Over the years, the organization has gained tremendous goodwill, recognition and support from animal lovers all over Malaysia.

Because SPCA is a nonprofit organization, they do really need our help by donating money.

You can choose to make a one-time donation via credit card, cheque, money order or postal order or make a monthly credit card pledge of RM10 above. You can also help to circulate the brochures by placing them at your office reception counter, on your school bulletin board or mail-outs like newsletter and even greeting cards.

Remember, every bit counts!

Cheques
Kindly make cheques/postal orders to payable to Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Mail Address
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA Selangor)
Jalan Kerja Ayer Lama,
68000 Ampang Jaya,

Selangor, Malaysia

Bank Fund Transfer

You can also donate by banking in the donation to our RHB acc (Account No: 2-12273-00021583). Please call or email to inform that you have made a contribution and fax us the bank in slip along with your name, phone number and address so that they can mail you a tax-exempt receipt.

For more information:

Please log in to www.spca.org.my

Or call 03-4256 5312 (9am-4pm Daily) or fax to 03-4252 8382

Or email to enquiries@spca.org.my

KFC apologies to i-City outlet assault victim

KFC Malaysia has met and offered their apologies to Danny Ng Chee Fei, who was assaulted by a kitchen crew member at its i-City branch in Shah Alam.

The fast food chain’s deputy president Alan Au met Ng and his family to extend his regrets and apology during a short meeting at Wisma KFC in Jalan Sultan Ismail here yesterday.

Ng accepted the apology, saying KFC reacted appropriately to the incident.

“I am happy with the statement by KFC and have accepted their apology on the matter,” he said.

Ng was also given a voucher by KFC but declined to reveal its value.

The incident on Feb 6 came to light when a video recording of the assault went viral on YouTube.

Several KFC staff were seen attempting to hold their colleague back after a heated exchange but he managed to land a punch on Ng.

The management of the food chain and Ng lodged separate police reports on the matter two days later.

Meanwhile, Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Zahedi Ayob said investigations into the case had been completed.

Tuesday February 28, 2012

‘WWW’ forecast

by Wong Man Kei

Putrajaya : Kuala Lumpur’s “WWW” vehicle registration number may be the most expensive registration number when booking starts on April 30, until May 14.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha yesterday said, “There had been many enquiries and telephone calls regarding the ‘WWW’ registration number.”

“One of the reasons the people are so interested in having the registration number is because it is the acronym of the World Wide Web. Based on the interest shown, we believe the registration number would not just be a hot item, but a record of the highest booking price.”

“Bookings for the “WWW” registration number could be made at the Federal Territory’s Road Transport Department in the capital.”

The “WWW” vehicle registration number would be the most expensive number, provided that it surpasses the country’s so far, highest bid for a vehicle registration number, MCA1, at Ringgit Malaysia three hundred thousand and one hundred (RM300, 100.00)  in 2010.

According to Kong, there were four (4) registration number categories. They are premium, attractive, popular and running.

“Premium numbers are from 1 to 10 with a minimum booking price of RM10, 000 while “attractive” numbers are sold at a minimum of RM2,000. Popular and running numbers are sold at a minimum price of RM300.”

Kong said the department, annually collected an average of Ringgit Malaysia one million and seven thousand (RM1, 700, 000.00).

Cuci The Musical. The last kopek.

In story of Cuci The Musical is about four brothers: Fairil, Khai, Jojo and C. Tan. Four of them are orphans and they live and grew up together. The owned a small washing window company, 

Cuci-Cuci Services. They always got fired by their clients because they are always not serious with their job. After being fired for 43 times, their big brother Fairil voiced ups his dream to enter the Window Washing Olympics and they have given the opportunity to join by Miss CJ. Miss CJ was fall in love with Khai at the 1^st sight.

They won the 2^nd place in the Window Washing Olympics and they felt very happy with it as it 

is their 1^st time that they compete in the competition without any experiences. But unfortunately, Fairil was bribed by Wira Pemaju (who was the winner of Window Washing Olympics for numerous years) to lose in the competition with the amount of RM40, 000. The relationship of the four brothers went bad and Fairil left because of that.

Miss CJ knew Wira Pemaju was bribing the contestant and wanted a rematch for Cuci-Cuci 

Services and Wira Pemaju. But the Cuci-Cuci Services did not want to. But under advice and talk by Tan Sri (father of Miss CJ), they finally decided to rematch with Wira Pemaju but without Fairil as he leave the group earlier. During the rematch, Wira Pemaju went up to the building and cut the safety rope that tied with Khai. Lucky Fairil was there and saved his two brothers Khai and C Tan. After the entire incident, Fairil was back with his brothers. They forgave each other mistake and continue with their journey.

In this Cuci The Musical, we have learn to forgive and willing to change even if you did a big mistake earlier. A good relation is not easy to build but it is very easy to break it down. Money cannot buy love and happiness. Do not blind ourselves with money instead of happiness from our love one.