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- Chef Wan decides to continue with his facebook postings
- Haris quits as MCLM president
- Police smash robbery gang, arrest four
| Chef Wan decides to continue with his facebook postings Posted: 02 Jan 2012 04:11 AM PST PETALING JAYA: Chef Wan got over his simmering disappointment with the scathing remarks written in his Facebook account and in the spirit of the new year, tossed aside his earlier intention to quit the online scene. He said he changed his mind about closing his Facebook account because he was moved by the loyalty and kindness shown by many of his fans. "This is the time to show all of you that I really tak sampai hati kerana sayangkan (don't have the heart because I love) all of you," said the celebrity chef, whose real name is Datuk Redzuawan Ismail, on his fan page. Chef Wan also deleted several posts he wrote over the weekend on his website which expressed his unhappiness and upset with criticism he had received from comments he made as a juror on Astro's Maharaja Lawak Mega. He said earlier in one of the posts that he had decided to close his account as the page had become a "source for spewing jealousy, backstabbing and kutuk-mengutuk (condemnation), especially towards me." Wishing his fans a happy new year, he said he would take everything, be it good or bad, in a positive way. His fans, numbering close to 85,000 Facebook followers, offered encouraging words for his turnaround decision. One of them, Charles Thean, said he was very happy that Chef Wan did not concern himself with negative opinions from others. "What's important is that there are many who are positive and keep supporting you! Live on the positive and throw away the negative where it belongs - [in the] rubbish bin," he wrote. Another fan, Noor Sharon Mohamed, said Chef Wan's announcement was the "best news ever for the new year". Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:50 AM PST PETALING JAYA: Lawyer-turned-activist Haris Ibrahim has resigned as president of the Malaysian Civil Liberties Movement. He announced his resignation on his blog Monday, just two days after MCLM chairman and exiled blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin gave an interview to selected media lashing out at Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Claiming that Raja Petra's comments had greatly undermined MCLM's efforts for the upcoming general election, Haris said that he was saddened his "friend" continued to view the people through racial lenses. He rebutted Raja Petra's interview where he was reported to have said MCLM would not field any candidate in the coming polls. "I can confirm now that no decision has been made after due consultation," said Haris. He also had contention with Raja Petra's statement in which he was quoted as saying: "The Chinese voters don't want Tahrir Square type of change", in reference to the revolutionary demonstrations in the Arab countries. "In the circumstances, I find it impossible to continue to serve MCLM as its president," he said. Haris also revealed that he knew about the interview about a week beforehand when both the families went for a holiday together during Christmas but was not aware of what the blogger had said. Despite that, he said he would still remain committed to the reforms they have been pressing for by "a new pro-rakyat government in Putrajaya". MCLM was formed in 2010 as a platform to offer "carefully vetted and chosen" candidates in the general election, to be fielded by Opposition parties. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Police smash robbery gang, arrest four Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:39 AM PST JOHOR BARU: Police have smashed a gang believed to have been involved in 29 robberies here with the arrest of four suspects, including two women. Johor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the suspects, aged between 20 and 47,were arrested in a raid at a house in Jalan Harmonium 18, Taman Desa Tebrau, about 10pm Friday. Police found 165 watches, RM10,000, 30 mobile phones, nine DVD players, eight bottles of liquor, eight ATM cards, six laptop computers and a Mercedez Benz, believed to have been stolen, from the suspects. "We also found 37 Eramine Five pills, six packets of syabu and weapons such as a parang and crowbar," he said Monday. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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