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Readers express concern for Sufiah

- The sad story of Sufiah Yusof, the child prodigy who had reportedly become an adult hooker, has elicited many sympathetic responses from bloggers and Netizens.

British tabloid News of the World had published a report that the Math genius, who had entered Oxford University at the age of 12, was now charging £130 (RM829) for sex through a Manchester-based hookers’ website for “Asian escorts”.

One blogger wrote after reading the story: “You may come to the conclusion that this is a classic example of a child being pushed too hard.

“A child who was forced into ‘education slavery’ far too young without being able to enjoy her childhood.

“I believe that most of what she had done in the past was an act of defiance; a mutinous act against her father to state, ‘Hey, stop pushing me around. I need a life too!’”

An old friend of Sufiah’s responded: “As a human and woman I do really care about her and am also worried about her religion.

“I know it must be some secret of her life that made her lost. How can I contact or e-mail her?”

A blogger from Malaysia wrote: “I am sad with what had happened. Come back to Malaysia, you have many friends here.”

Some said she should be forgiven and guided back to the right path through religious teachings.

News of the World had reported, “Calling herself Shilpa Lee, the former child prodigy still juggles with figures on a hookers’ website, describing herself as a ‘very pretty size 8, 32D bust and 5’5” tall - available for booking every day from 11am to 8pm’.”

The newspaper’s reporter had posed as a potential client and “she laughed and joked as she led him to her small apartment where a bed was already set out in the lounge.”

Several grainy pictures of her in the nude were also published in the tabloid.

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Grandma set to campaign

Barely a day after 89-year-old Maimun Yusuf made headlines as possibly the country’s oldest ever election candidate, the grandmother sparked off a media frenzy again when she was not seen at home for almost the whole day.

Reporters and photographers who had gathered at her house in Kampung Gong Gemia since the morning waited anxiously, but Maimun was nowhere to be seen.

Attracting support: Maimun greeting her friends and neighbours as she set off campaigning at Jalan Panji Alam, Kuala Terengganu, yesterday.
Several of her neighbours said that she had gone campaigning, while others said she had returned to her family home in Kampung Atas Tol.

All speculation, however, was laid to rest when she finally came home at about 4pm – on her trusty old red bicycle.

“Alamak, ramainya kamu (Oh dear, there’re so many of you),” the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat hopeful said as she greeted them with a smile.

The kain songket trader, a divorcee with seven grandchildren, said she had been busy all morning preparing for her campaign.

“I was busy printing my election posters. I needed to have by picture taken too,” added Maimun, who invited pressmen up to her dilapidated wooden kampung house.

Although a newcomer to the political scene, Maimun soon got down to business, constantly highlighting her intent to make Kuala Terengganu a better place for the rakyat.

“There are many things that need to be changed. Look at the office buildings and schools. They all need to be refurbished,” said Maimun, who has lived all her life in the village.

Asked if she had other dissatisfactions, she simply replied: “Adalah (there are many),” but declined to elaborate.

She was also unaware that her candidacy had caused headlines, and asked to see her picture in the paper.

Maimun has so far spent RM10,000 to register as a candidate, and has forked out more than RM3,000 in her campaign preparations.

“My only child, Khuzaimah Abdullah, in her 50s, who stays in Paka is not very happy with the way I’ve spent my savings.

“But InsyaAllah, with God’s help I will win the elections,” added Maimun, who invited pressmen to follow her on her campaign rounds to homes along Jalan Panji Alam.

She cycled along greeting neighbours and friends with: “Ingat ya, undilah untuk anak kunci (Remember to vote for the key logo),” she said.

She chose to use the key logo to contest under after her own logo (which incorporated the state flag) was rejected by the Returning Officer.


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Amazing sisters in second spot

SINGAPORE: Dark horses Pamela and Vanessa Chong did Malaysia proud when they emerged second in the final leg of reality show The Amazing Race Asia 2.

The sisters were pipped by Singaporeans Adrian Yap and Collin Low who grabbed the US$100,000 (RM350,000) prize money, but were ahead of the strongest duo of the race Rovilson Fernandez and Marc Nelson of the Philippines.

“We actually feel that we won the race because we beat Rovilson and Marc,” said Vanessa, 29.

”It was a tough competition and as girls we are very proud of making it to the finals,” said Pamela, 24.

The Amazing Race Asia is an Asian version of the Emmy-award winning The Amazing Race. The show requires contestants to complete a series of tasks in various parts around the world and the last team to finish the challenges will be eliminated from the race.

This time, the contestants raced through Asia, Australasia, Europe and Africa – clocking in over 50,000km in just 24 days.

Last year, Malaysians Zabrina Fernandez and Tee Joe Jer made history when they became the first female team to win the competition which ended in Malaysia .


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Sarawak to have mega wholesale markets

MIRI: Mega wholesale food markets, each measuring the size of 50 football fields combined, will be set up in major urban cities in Sarawak to cater to the increasing needs of a growing urban population.

The state government has identified sites in Kuching, Miri and Sibu for such markets to be built; areas where the urban population is fast booming, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam.

Dr Chan, who is also State Industrial Development Minister and State Agriculture Modernisation Minister, said this concept of having one huge food market to cater to the needs in a particular city or big town is rather new to this state.

“We will have at least three of these huge food markets in Sarawak, one each in Kuching, Miri and Sibu. Each of them will measure 50 acres in size (50 football fields). These markets will serve as a central hub to sell all kinds of agriculture products and food.

“It will be a place for people to congregate and buy foodstuffs that are very fresh in big quantities. Huge cold storage depots will be built in each of these markets.

“We have identified one area in Sibu for this already. In Miri, it will be located in the outskirts of the city in Bekenu where there are lots of farms and orchards,” he said after discussing the idea with the Miri City Council.

Dr Chan said that at present, those who want to buy fresh products in bulk need to source them from scattered sellers all over the city.

By having a central mega food market, people can head to one venue as it would serve as a convenient one-stop hub for buying all sorts of food, he stressed.

It is important for such food hubs to be developed in Sarawak because of the growing needs of the expanding population, he said.

Dr Chan said another advantage of setting up such mega food markets is that it would enable growers and farm-hands from rural and semi-rural districts to gather in one particular site to sell their produce.

This means that they need not sell through middlemen or sell to buyers in scattered locations.

The state government would allocate adequate land for such mega markets to be built, he said.

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Lingam: ‘It was not Ahmad Fairuz’

KUALA LUMPUR: It looks like me and it sounds like me, said Datuk V.K Lingam.

He denied that it was former Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim on the other side of the line.

“Irrespective of what others have said, it looks like me, it sounds like me.

“I’ve read literature on the subject of video recordings and I’ve consulted my experts who said the only way we can determine the authenticity is to have both the original clip and the equipment used to record it,” said Lingam, 57, the 13th witness on Day 6 of the Royal Commission of Inquiry.

He added he would not change his stand until he had both items examined.

Asked by leading officer DPP Datuk Nordin Hassan if he could identify the other man in the video, Lingam replied: “It’s not very clear but it looks like Loh Mui Fah.”

(Loh had testified that he was in Lingam’s house to discuss some legal matters when the video clip was taken.)

However, the lawyer denied that it was Ahmad Fairuz when asked whom it was that he was allegedly speaking to in the video clip.

“I don’t know (who it was). But certainly, I was not speaking to Tun Ahmad Fairuz because I don’t have his phone number and he doesn’t have mine.

“I’ve never spoken to him on the phone and he’s never spoken to me on the phone.”

When DPP Nordin pointed out that by replying in such a way, he was admitting to being the person in the video clip, Lingam replied: “It looks like me. You can ask me a hundred times, I’ll give you the same answer.”

Lingam, who had a number of portions of the transcript read out to him one after another by the leading officer, denied all of them.

He kept saying the statements were not true.

Among the portions read to him was one involving the appointment of High Court judges in late 2001. The portion read:

“It... According to Tengku, I’m going to see him tomorrow, there is a letter sent to ... ah ... CJ ... ah I mean to Tan Sri Dzaiddin that Datuk Heliliah, Datuk Ali ... and Datuk Ramly and Datuk Ma’arop be made judges ... and aa ... he rejected ah ... that Dr Andrew Chew and apa itu Zainuddin Ismail lah because Zainuddin Ismail who condemned your appointment and Tan Sri Mohtar’s appointment.”

DPP Nordin: Is this statement true?

Lingam: Not true.

DPP Nordin: It was mentioned here that “he rejected ah.” What does it mean?

Lingam: If I read this, it appears as if Tun Dzaiddin rejected.

DPP Nordin: How do you know Zainuddin was rejected because he condemned Tun Ahmad Fairuz and Tan Sri Mohtar (Abdullah)’s appointment?

Lingam: I do not know why he was rejected but some time in October 2001, I heard from some lawyers in court. While waiting for our cases to be called up, we were discussing the appointment of judges. I heard a gossip that Zainuddin and Dr Andrew were suggested for appointment. Then in late December, I heard Zainuddin and Dr Andrew got rejected.

DPP Nordin then showed Lingam a letter from the then Prime Minister to the then Chief Justice dated Jan 31, 2002, and followed up with a question on how he got hold of highly confidential information even before the Prime Minister had sent this letter to the Chief Justice to confirm the rejection.

Lingam, however, maintained that he heard it from the lawyers in October 2001 and that this was the first time he saw the letter.

“I heard in late December 2001 that the two were rejected. It spread like wildfire,” he said.

DPP Nordin asked Lingam who the person in the video was referring to when he said: “But you know the old man, at 76 years old, he gets whispers from everywhere and then you don’t whisper, he... he get... aa... aa taken away by the other side.”

“I don’t know who it was,” Lingam replied.

At this juncture, commissioner Datuk Mahadev Shankar pointed out that there were two aspects of this question – whether he had made the statement and if he did, whom was it referring to.

“I do not know whom I was referring to. I can’t remember having said this,” Lingam replied.

From this point onwards, the senior lawyer’s response to the portions of the transcript read to him was “I can’t remember having said this.”

Later, Mahadev again remarked that the inference drawn from his answer was that he had in fact made the statements but could not remember doing so.

Lingam agreed, saying: “Yes, I might have said this but I can’t remember. It was more than six years ago.”

Questioned by Robert Lazar, counsel for the Malaysian Bar, on his position about the man in the video clip again, Lingam refused to commit.

“I’ve already said that it looks like me and it sounds like me. But I’m not going to say anymore until my experts see the original video clip and equipment used to record it.

“They must be given the opportunity to say whether the clip has been tampered with or not,” said Lingam.

Lazar: Are you prepared to say you’re not the person in the clip?

Lingam: I’m not prepared to say that.

Lazar: So it could be you? It’s probably you. You’ve already said it looks like you. Do you know of anyone who looks and sounds like you?

Lingam: I do not know.

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PM launches new Saga

KUALA LUMPUR: After 23 years as the original Proton model and easily the national carmaker's most recognisable car, the Proton Saga has progressed to the next generation.

The new Saga was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi here on Friday.

Buyers have the option of choosing between a four-speed automatic and five-speed manual transmission. The car is priced between RM31,500 and RM39,998, depending on the specifications.

Although reprising the Proton's own 1.3-litre Campro twin-cam engine that is also used by other current Proton models such as the Gen.2 and Satria Neo, the Saga's block gets an innovative intake air-fuel module (IAFM) which promises better performance and drivability.

The original Saga was launched in July 1985 and more than 1.2 million units have been sold since.

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Good potential as animation hub

Saturday January 5, 2008


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia can be one of Asia’s biggest animation hubs in the future – that is the firm belief of web designer Josh Lim.

And he will be conveying this message at the Star Education Fair 2008 on Jan 12, when he speaks on animation graphics during the education and career talk on “Exploring Options in the ICT World”.

“We can definitely rise to the same level as South Korea,” said the director of Josh Lim and Associates.

“Malaysia is a good outsourcing destination as we have a favourable exchange rate and there is significant talent in the country.”

However, Lim said most parents had doubts about the viability of a career in this industry.

“The common misconception is that one cannot make money,” he said.

Joining Lim will be Hilmy Abdul Rahim, a producer for GameBrains Sdn Bhd, and Maxis senior manager (product development and infotainment) Heather Wee Hui Ting, who will speak on games development and mobile phone applications respectively.

“Games development is a craft based on passion and there is a lot of grassroots-level growth in this field as more colleges are offering courses,” said Hilmy.

Multimedia Development Corp vice-president (capacity development division) Ng Wan Peng will give the overview.

The fair, to be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on Jan 12 and 13 from 11am to 7pm, will have more than 160 exhibitors and 470 booths. Admission is free.

Talks on the differences between studying and working, SPM Physics and Additional Mathematics, and engineering will also be held on Jan 12.

On the next day, the sessions will cover allied health sciences, medicine and dentistry, options after SPM and funding higher education.

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Made-in-Malaysia monorail launched



KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has unveiled another first – its very own homegrown monorail.

The Sutra monorail was developed by the Scomi Group over the last 12 months.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who launched the new monorail yesterday, called it a significant milestone.

“Today, Scomi has become one of only three major players in the world’s monorail business and has successfully developed a homegrown Malaysian monorail system ready to take on the world,” he said yesterday.

Najib said it was a pleasure to note Scomi aggressively pursuing deals in countries like India, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt and South Korea collectively valued at RM6bil.

He said regions like Eastern Europe and South America with emerging economies, too, were worth looking into because it was only a matter of time before they needed to consider investing in modern, relatively-inexpensive and practical modes of public transportation.

At a press conference later, Najib said that Scomi, being a homegrown company with very high value local content, had an advantage and was in a “very competitive position” to be considered for monorail projects in the country.

He said the global world was very competitive and it was essential to position Malaysia and Malaysian companies internationally.

“We must build our reputation so that our name is synonymous with reliability, quality, technology and competitive pricing,” he said.

Chairman of Scomi Group Bhd Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin said total investment for the Sutra monorail was about RM35mil including for research, development and factory expansion.

He said 30 personnel members including 23 engineers and experts in areas of structural and mechanical engineering, design, quality, safety and procurement worked on it for 12 months at Scomi’s manufacturing facility in Rawang which was equipped with its own 1km of monorail test track.


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