Articles: Rashid -The Best Election Ever.
Region: MalaysiaKuching,Malaysia: "The lst election was the best ever. It was also the cleanest,"Election Commission Chairman, Tan Sri Rashid said recently. Every Elections in Malaysia was run by The Election Commission. Their members were Senior Officials, appointed by none oher than the King but recommended by the Prime Minister. For the past two General Elections, this body was repeatedly accused by members of the Opposition for ... more
Views: 1018Mobile broadcasting may be the next big thing in entertainment
Region: India
If this were 2010, we wouldn't bother to catch episodes of Desperate Housewives and Indian Idol 2 on our television sets. We'd be watching the video clippings on our mobile phones. We'd neither be whining about the quality of the clippings nor would we be shelling out too much to download them. Crystal gazing is reassuring, especially when technology promises to add some fun to our daily routine. Very soon, television will lose its propriety control over the term `small screen'. The cell ph... more
Views: 993Living without a refrigerator!
Region: India
Most of us cannot imagine life without a refrigerator. No cold water! Food going bad! No chocolates being stored! How is that possible? Well, I've tried it now for two years and am not suffering very much... or at all, in fact. Initially, it took a bit of getting used to. Vegetables and fruits had to be bought almost every day, milk had to be boiled twice to make it last for two days, and an earthern pot had to be bought to have cool water in summer. And if we bought cheese or butter, i... more
Views: 3214The King is on the brink !
Region: India
AS long as can be remembered, the earthshaking roar of a mighty lion has made big and small creatures tremble or run away. Aristotle wrote about this phenomenon in the first millennium BC when travelling through the Balkans. King Xerxes of Persia, advancing towards Macedonia, stood stunned when the sound preceded an attack on his entourage's camels. Striking with their paws, the lions tore into the beasts of burden and bloodied the desert sands. From early history, lions have been figures of... more
Views: 1242Hishamudin, Sorry For The Keris Incident.
Region: MalaysiaKuala Lumpur,Malaysia:- Hishamudin Hussein, UMNO YOuth Chief, apologised to all Malaysians over a "Keris-Waving Incident'. Tradition dictated that in the past, the UMNO Youth Chief, started the General Assembly by unsheathing the Keris, kissing its blade and then sheath it again. The Keris is then placed on a wooden pedestal. In 2005 and 2006, Hishamudin who was UMNO Youth Chief, unsheath the Keris, kissed its naked blade... more
Views: 1243Nano the STAR CAR.
Region: India
In the Car show ramp the Switzerland President Pascal Couchepin came to see the sparkling beauty of the Indian made, world’s cheapest car Nano. The president after inaugurating the Geneva Car Show went to see the Asian beauty Nano. The mass witnessed the West’s affection for the tiny car Nano. The Geneva Car Show is one of the biggest car show ramp in the world. In the venue there were 250 car manufactures from 30 countries around the world. Besides the yellow and white Nano, th... more
Views: 1458Choosing A Leader; Tips From Dr Mahathir.
Region: MalaysiaSarawak,Malaysia: Tuesday. "One must never choose an unethical man or woman to be a leader," says Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Dr Mahathir Mohamad who is the former Prime Minister of Malaysia is well known for calling 'a spade-a spade". He was famous for being sarcastic, sharp-tongued and never running away from debates. He was speaking to reporters in Putrajaya after attending an official function. With the twelfth General eleci... more
Views: 2075The Tragedy Of Being Caught.
Region: MalaysiaKuala Lumpur,Malaysia; Monday. A senior Minister in the Malaysian Cabinet has just resigned, barely several hours after confessing being the leading man in a sex-video. Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek who is known for his sharp-tongue and no-nonsense approach, has just been the Health Minister for barely three years. He is from the Malaysian Chinese association or MCA, a senior component of the National Front coalition. Dr Chua is also married with three&n... more
Views: 1284Indonesian Gang Rearrested.
Region: MalaysiaSarawak,Malaysia; Saturday. A group of Indonesian,known locally as the Sambas Gang has been rearrested after their short-lived freedom in the City of Miri. This gang is known as the Sambas Gang because all the members came from the town of Sambas, in West Kalimantan,Indonesia. They have been detained, charged and sentenced to life-imprisonment. They were connected with armed-robbery, possesion of fire-arms and causing grevious harms ... more
Views: 1261Housewife Ordered To Enter Defence.
Region: MalaysiaKuala Lumpur,Malaysia;Friday. The Prosecution in the Nirmala Bonat's case had succesfully made a Prima Facie case againts a housewife,Yim Pek Ha. Yim Pek Ha is to enter her defence against four counts of causing grievious bodily harm to an Indonesian maid,Nirmala Bonat. After several days of hearing the Session's Court of Kuala Lumpur agreed that the injuries found on Nirmala Bonat's body were not self-inflicted. Judge Akhtar Tahir told ... more
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