Bad publicity for Malaysia

Even if this is just pure bad luck, Tourism Ministry should look into her complaints about safety precautions taken by the operators. This is serious. Somebody could get killed by this kind of accidents.

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Zhu Li vows never to come back here

GEORGE TOWN: Chinese tourist Zhu Li, who broke her legs when two Myanmar nationals riding a water scooter rammed into her, has vowed not to visit Malaysia again.

“When my daughter and I came here to visit my husband, her laptop was stolen while we were waiting for a bus at the KL International Airport.

“Bad luck struck twice when I was injured while taking a stroll along the beach.

“I never expected this trip to become my worst nightmare,” she said upon being discharged from Penang Hospital yesterday. Read more at thestar.com.my

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Battle between conservation and economics

The farm operators must be given alternative source of income or be provided with incentives to convert these heritage building as part of tourism industry business.

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Unesco warns Penang on swiftlet breeding shophouses

Centre director Francesco Ban­darin said, in a letter dated Jan 14, the re­­ports stated that there were 200 to 300 swiftlet farms in George Town.

These shophouses were sealed and continuously moistened to provide a conducive environment for the swiftlets, to the possible detriment of the building fabric.

Chow said the Penang Munici­pal Council had identified swiftlet farms run by 121 operators in 128 heritage buildings. Read more at thestar.com.my

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Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi

If this is true, I'd say people's belief in the officers for Islam will decrease. Pakai lebai pun tak boleh cayo. Piii rahhh ... Some would still argue, "he's only human." True ... but, not here la judge oii.

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Syariah judge charged with khalwat

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Syariah High Court judge Adam Tumiran, 43, pleaded not guilty in the Syariah Lower Court here on Monday to committing close proximity with Nurul Izani Md Isa at a government quarters here last Dec 5.

Nurul Izani, 34, a financial adviser working in Kuala Lumpur, also pleaded not guilty to the charge before judge Nik Bukhari Hashimy Nik Yahya, who then allowed both of them to be released on bail of RM2,000 in one surety each. Read more at thestar.com.my

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Mixed messages ... or should it be "don't mix"

This is the problem when you try to mix a secular activity with your non-secular belief. If you feel that it should be a non-muslim celebration in the first place, then advise the muslims to stay home.

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Gender segregation bid at New Year do slammed

GEORGE TOWN: The Kedah government has come under fire for trying to impose gender segregation at its state-level New Year’s eve countdown celebration in Sungai Petani.

Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said there was nothing wrong with men and women sitting separately.

He said such a move could avoid problems such as pick-pocketing and indecent behaviour.

Azizan said the gender segregation was merely a suggestion and nobody was forced to comply with it. Read more at thestar.com.my

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Gobala in more war of words

URL:  http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/3/nat...

I'm wondering why does PKR's leadership has been keeping mum on this loose cannon. It looks bad on them if this things prolonged. It's like having a bad "employee". It infects the rest of the "workforce". Or they do something that we don't ... ?

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Haunting or Mischief

There's a sicko in that house or there could be one nasty ghost. Authority must take action to avoid any more injuries, or worse death.

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This time, a flying screwdriver

GEORGE TOWN: Just 48 hours after a falling stone killed a man at the Jalan Sungai low-cost flat, a screwdriver came flying down Monday, narrowly missing a housewife and her brother’s two children.

Sharifah Mydin Kutty, 27, was shocked to see her car’s windscreen smashed by the screwdriver just after she got out of the vehicle to collect the schoolbags from the boot for the two kids at about 3pm.

On Saturday, 64-year-old Koay Chin Chai died after he was hit on the head by a stone measuring 14cm by 10cm and weighing about 280gm. Read more at thestar.com.my

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