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- Jonas Brothers wow the teen crowd in Stadium Negara
- Federal govt allocates RM17.49mil for small rural projects in Kelantan
- Indonesians make up nearly half of the 1.58 million legal foreign workers in the country
| Jonas Brothers wow the teen crowd in Stadium Negara Posted: 24 Oct 2012 07:33 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: The Jonas Brothers met screaming fans as they made their first appearance Wednesday night in Stadium Negara as part of their world reunion tour. The atmosphere in the stadium was filled with excitement even when American solo singer Anna Maria, who was a supporting role of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, Camp Rock and its sequel, opened up the stage for the JoBros. The crowd of about 1,000 people who were mostly teens, managed to amplify their cheers to the extent that it sounded as if the stadium was filled with twice the number of people as they impatiently waited to see their stars. The concert was heated up even more when the brothers performed hit songs like Burnin' Up, SOS and Paranoid. The trio managed to captivate the hearts of the crowd, turning them into their very own choir, leaving parts of song When You Look Me In The Eye for the crowd to sing. The brothers also introduced a new song called First Time, a song that contains more rock elements compared to their usual pop-driven tunes. The Jonas Brothers, who are Nick, 20, Joe, 23 and Kevin Jonas, 25, parted ways with in 2009 to venture into their own solo careers after the release of their fourth studio album Lines, Vines and Trying Times. After three years, they are now finally back together to perform and work on their fifth album. |
| Federal govt allocates RM17.49mil for small rural projects in Kelantan Posted: 24 Oct 2012 06:55 AM PDT KOTA BARU: The Federal government has allocated RM17.49mil for 219 small projects to transform the rural areas in Kelantan this year. Kelantan Federal Development Department director, Datuk Makhtar Mustafa said RM5.71mil was allocated to the Rural and Regional Development Ministry to implement 40 projects like community centres, small bridges, rural roads and futsal courts. The Health Department was allocated RM5.46mil for implementing 22 projects like upgrading of rural health clinics. Makhtar said the Education Department was allocated RM3.32mil to implement 56 projects, including building and upgrading new suraus. "The Drainage and Irrigation Department was allocated RM3mil to implement 101 projects like upgrading ditches," he told reporters after chairing the department's working committee meeting here Wednesday. A total of 152 of the 219 projects have already been completed while the remaining 67 projects are expected to be completed by year-end. - Bernama |
| Indonesians make up nearly half of the 1.58 million legal foreign workers in the country Posted: 24 Oct 2012 05:59 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesians top the list of registered foreign workers in the country, making up 48.5% of the total 1.58 million employees. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said as of July 31, there were 1,581,264 legal foreign workers in Malaysia. "This total represents foreign workers who are paid legally and were issued temporary work passes by the Immigration Department," he said in a written reply to Karpal Singh (DAP - Bukit Gelugor). Indonesian workers made up the most of the foreign employees, with a total of 767,590 in Malaysia, followed by Nepal with 279,421 and Myanmar with 137,784 workers. There are 134,148 Bangladeshi workers and 91,222 employees from India, according to Hishammuddin. |
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