lorry crashes into 4 shops

A lorry laden with rocks crashed into four shops and seriously injured two women. One of them, a sundry shop worker, was at work when the lorry crashed and dragged her through three other shops. The other, who was the owner of a tailoring shop was also hit. Both the victims and the lorry driver were then rushed to the Sultan Ismail Hospital for treatment. A witness said she heard a loud crash before seeing the walls of her shop collapse forcing her to crawl through the debris to get out.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2102294&sec=nation

tourism malaysia's web tv

Since internet tv had a wider global audience and was less costly compared to conventional advertising method, it is now being considered to be practiced seriously. Speaking of the cost, Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said, only RM6mil would initially being spent, primarily to buy content, in spite of the RM18mil which has been approved by the Ministry. The alternative is expected to yield an increase of 10 million tourist arrivals next year.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2100761&sec=nation

free electricity

Consumers who have monthly electricity bills of RM20 or less will not have to pay a sen as they would receive the debate directly in their bills. Fuh, it is surely a great relief for the people. However, meter-reading will still be conducted in accordance with the Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s prevailing practice. Thus, consumers are advised to refer to the bill precisely.

tainted China food

In response to the issue of tainted milk for the school programme, the Education Ministry will be monitoring school canteens to ensure that tainted food from China do not get into the system, as stated by the minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. The task is assigned to the Deputy Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong who chairs the ministry’s safety, health and cleanliness committee. He then explained that all school canteen operators are informed on the list of products which have been banned by the Health Ministry. The committee will also conduct random checks, in addition to ensuring that the school milk programme is not being resumed for the whole year, so that the parents should not be worried anymore regarding this situation.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2101821&sec=nation

10 sen cheaper fuel!!!

Starting this very night, prices of petrol and diesel are 10 sen cheaper!! Is it not a pleasant news for all? This is the second adjustment made by the Government and it is the maximum value could they reduce. This step was taken after considering that people would start their balik kampung exodus to celebrate Hari Raya. Therefore, it is hoped that this will reduce the burden of the people this festive season as the Government would be paying slightly more for the fuel subsidy as the average crude oil price would be only seven sen cheaper but the Government had decided to absorb the difference and lower it to 10 sen.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/20080924171710&sec=nation

the parody of Negaraku

Wee Meng Chee, the 25 year-old rapper, who courted controversy last year by recording a parody of the national anthem, Negaraku with lyrics touching on corruption, police abuses and racial discrimination was asked to translate the six-minute Chinese rap video into Bahasa Malaysia and also questioned on the purpose of making the video by the authorities. Responding to the reporters after the interrogation, he calmly remarked that the police were helpful and friendly throughout the session.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2103000&sec=nation

abuse, again?

A 43-year-old lorry driver was arrested for abusing his 14-year-old daughter which is believed to do so each time he was drunk and has been going on for years. This was revealed when the girl ran away from home after the latest incident where she suffered bruises on her face and body after she was repeatedly hit with a stick. She then sought help from an uncle who took her to the police station to lodge a report. The father was being remanded for three days then.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2103254&sec=nation

Dearest Mom & Dad

Though you cannot live my life, you gave it to me
Though you cannot make me learn, you teach me things
Though you cannot be there to lead me, you give me directions
Though you cannot account for it, you allow me freedom
Though you cannot always decide for me, you teach me right from wrong
Though you cannot accept advices for me, you offer them
Though you cannot make me unselfish, you teach me to share
Though you cannot force me to show honour, you teach me respect
Though you cannot choose friends for me, you advise me about them
Though you cannot build my reputation, you tell me the facts of life
Though you cannot achieve lofty goals for me, you tell me about them
Though you cannot force me to be gracious, you teach me about kindness
Though you cannot give me eternal life, you tell me how to live

Thank you with all my heart...
I will always love you with unconditional love all my life...

http://www.luvscreations.com/poems/love/parentsluv.htm

the third robbery

The third time being confronted by robbers, an owner of a petrol kiosk, Thor Joo Lee was finally succeeded to be robbed, which eventually led to her death after the previous two trials ended up with the robbers fled empty handed since her workers managed to come to her aid. This time however, she was followed from the petrol station to the house. Putting a fight when her handbag was grabbed caused her to be stabbed several times in the chest, abdomen and shoulder. She was then hurried to the Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre by her husband but succumbed to her injuries soon after.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/2101739&sec=nation

died in the school's toilet

Yap Li Xuen, a year two pupil of SJKC Pay Fong II in Bandar Hilir, Malacca fainted and later on died in the toilet. Her death was realized by a janitor who noticed a girl’s braid sticking out from under the locked toilet door. She then immediately alerted the security guard who managed to break open the door and found her lying motionless. Other teachers frantically sought help from nearby medical centres. Li Xuen is known to have passed out on several occasions before though she had seemed normal and did not complain of any pain or illness before leaving for school that morning.

collisions of LRT trains

Two STAR LRT trains collided about 200m from the Bukit Jalil station at about 6.32pm Wednesday September 24th, when one of the carriages of one train hit the back of another train. There were about 300 passengers onboard both the trains at that time, but only four sustained minor injuries and have been sent to the HUKM. Due to the accident, the LRT services to and from the Star Sungai Besi, Bukit Jalil and Seri Petaling stations have been halted. It was expected that the services will be back to normal on Thursday.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/nation/20080924191742&sec=nation

we are the dirtiest!!!

A seven-country survey conducted by the Hygiene Council, a global panel of medical experts, found that Malaysian kitchens were dirtier than bathrooms! With dishcloths and kitchen sinks crawling with germs, we are not only preparing great food, but disease and infection are stewing there as well. The results were based on swabs taken from the bathtub, kitchen sink, bathroom and kitchen taps, a plastic toy, fridge handle, dishcloth and kitchen bench. Consequently, a few recommendations were made such as washing hands after using the toilet, cutting vegetables before meat and disinfecting chopping boards regularly.

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Frontpage/2349934/Article/index_html