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- Syamsul vows to give up film-making
- School wall collapses, two cars damaged
- Policy to boost bumi participation in the economy
| Syamsul vows to give up film-making Posted: PETALING JAYA: KL Gangster 2 director Syamsul Yusof vows to give up making films – following the movie being pirated before its release in cinemas. He is the second director to do so after Hans Isaac did the same in mid-August. Hans was disappointed when his latest film Lemak Kampung Santan, released on Hari Raya, did not do well. Hans is now focusing completely on theatre and his newest production, Lawak Ke Der 3, is set to be staged at Istana Budaya next month. Syamsul's decision was revealed by his father and KL Gangster 2 producer Datuk Yusof Haslam. "Syamsul is so emotionally disturbed, he said that he does not want to make films any more. "He is a stubborn person, if he says he wants to do it, he will," said Yusof. Syamsul has twice won the best director award at the Malaysian Film Festival for KL Gangster in 2011 and Evolusi KL Drift in 2010. Yusof said that the unfortunate incident of KL Gangster 2 being uploaded on YouTube and sold in night markets in the form of pirated discs had affected his son. Father and son are now facing a possible major loss following the piracy, as the new film had cost about RM4.5mil to produce. During the media preview of the film at GSC One Utama two days ago, Syamsul was not with his father, the cast and crew. Both had openly expressed their anger when over 70% of the film was uploaded on the Internet last week. A police report has been lodged. KL Gangster 2 will be released in cinemas on Oct 3. The movie tells the story of two brothers, Malek (Aaron Aziz) and Jai (Adi Putra), who become involved in gangsterism after their father's death 10 years earlier. Together with their mother (Ku Faridah), the three live in constant fear when a group of gangsters keeps harassing them to pay their late father's debts. Jai becomes wild, ready to go to any lengths to change his lifestyle. |
| School wall collapses, two cars damaged Posted: BUKIT MERTAJAM: Two cars were damaged when a retaining wall of SJK (C) Perkampungan Berapit in Jalan 8, Berapit, near here collapsed after a downpour. No casualties were reported during the incident at 5pm on Tuesday. The owner of the two cars, Ng Yang Ghim, 51, said she was inside her house when the wall collapsed. "I rushed out when I heard a loud noise and was shocked to see part of the wall collapsing onto both my cars parked just outside my house," she said. Berapit Village JKKK chairman Ang Tun Kiat said he found erosion around the wall. "I believe the rainwater eroded the undersoil, causing the wall to collapse," he said. Berapit assemblyman Ong Kok Fooi, who was at the scene, said the collapsed section of the wall had been cordoned off. Part of the retaining wall, she said, was rebuilt after it first collapsed about 10 years ago. "However, the entire wall must now be rebuilt as there are big cracks at several places," said Ong, adding that state Education Department director Datuk Ahmad Tarmizi Kamaruddin visited the school yesterday. |
| Policy to boost bumi participation in the economy Posted: KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will announce a comprehensive policy on Saturday to spur bumiputra participation in the economy. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar said the Prime Minister would focus on, among others, human capital development, equity ownership and property ownership by bumiputras. He said information had been collected from agencies and NGOs on measures to strengthen bumiputras' involvement in the nation's economic sector. "We've compiled the feedback and have forwarded them to the Prime Minister. The policies will take into account issues that were deliberated in-depth at the Bumiputra Agenda Action Council meeting recently," he said. Abdul Wahid said that up to 2011, the poverty rate had declined to 2.2% from 64.8% in the 1970s. "In terms of equity ownership, the percentage has increased to 23.5% on par value in 2011 compared with only 2.4% previously," he said. In terms of property ownership, Abdul Wahid said bumiputras only owned 5%. "Although there are improvements, the percentage is still low and we have to step up efforts to increase their participation in the equity and property sectors," he said. Abdul Wahid said the Government aimed for 30% equity ownership by bumiputras by 2020 in line with the objective to transform Malaysia into an advanced nation. On human capital development, Abdul Wahid said bumiputras' involvement in the professional sector showed improvement, particularly in the legal and medical fields. "Although there is significant progress, there are still areas where bumiputras' participation should be further increased," he said. — Bernama |
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