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Suu Kyi suggests amending Constitution on armed forces

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SOLDIERS should not be in government, Myanmar's democracy icon and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said.

Instead, Myanmar should change its Constitution to have a professional army, as in Britain, which is "well looked after by a civilian government and loved by its people".

"It's not that I want the leopard to change its spots.

"I just want the leopard to stay very beautiful and dignified in the jungle," she said of the military, half in jest.

She was answering a question on whether, given the military's tendency to claim power by force, a leopard can change its spots, during a lecture at Singapore Management University yesterday.

She recalled how her father, General Aung San – who led then Burma to independence from British colonial rule – set an example when he resigned from the military to join politics in 1945.

After decades of military rule, Myanmar under President Thein Sein, a retired general, has undergone political reforms that give it a semi-civilian government in which the military is given 25% of seats in Parliament.

On the subject of leadership, she gave an example of how a leader can, through respect, win over the electorate.

Suu Kyi is in Singapore on a five-day visit.

Today, she will call on several Singapore leaders, including President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network

25 dead as typhoon hits China

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HONG KONG: Typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after crashing ashore in southern China, throwing the region's transport systems into chaos and leaving tens of thousands of airline passengers stranded in Hong Kong.

Schools and businesses were shut yesterday as activity in the normally teeming financial hub slowed to a crawl after Usagi – the world's most powerful storm this year – battered a long swathe of coastline with torrential rain and winds of up to 165kph during the night.

The deaths were reported by Chinese state media after Usagi made landfall near Shanwei city in Guangdong province northeast of Hong Kong on Sunday evening, prompting the highest-level alert from the National Meteorological Center.

The reports by Xinhua news agency did not say how the 25 were killed but said all the deaths were in Guangdong after the typhoon brought down trees and damaged roads. Dozens more were injured in accidents, it added.

Bullet trains from Guangzhou city to Beijing were suspended and Xinhua said winds were strong enough near Shanwei to blow cars off the road. More than 47,000 fishing boats were in harbour and schools were closed in 14 coastal cities.

Usagi had previously killed two people in the Philippines and unleashed landslides and power outages across southern Taiwan at the weekend as it ploughed through the Luzon Strait with ferocious winds and heavy downpours.

Monsoon rains worsened by Usagi caused flooding yesterday at the Philippine capital Manila and nearby provinces.

As the typhoon bore down on Hong Kong, operators shut down one of the world's busiest sea ports and nearly 450 flights were either cancelled or delayed on Sunday as Cathay Pacific and other airlines imposed preemptive suspensions.

Hong Kong's Observatory said it was the strongest typhoon to brush the city since 1979. Tens of thousands of people had their travel plans upended with ferries and trains also disrupted, while Cathay resumed flights only from yesterday noon.

Many passengers were forced to stay overnight at the airport, sleeping on the floor or spending the night playing card games. Many milled around the departure hall hoping to rebook their flights.

But handwritten signs warned them that there was little chance of getting standby seats on flights out yesterday and to check back later.

"We've waited for so long... and we still can't leave. Who would not be unhappy?" said 26-year-old Iris Ouyang from Beijing. — AFP

Disputed election win sparks opposition snub and protest

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PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's long-ruling party pushed ahead with the formation of a government despite an opposition boycott of parliament and mass protests over its disputed election win.

Anti-riot police were deployed near the National Assembly following weeks of political turmoil that has at times descended into violence in one of the biggest challenges to Hun Sen's nearly three decades in power.

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) refused to take its seats yesterday for the opening session of the lower house, warning that the kingdom was sliding towards "dictatorship".

Despite the boycott, King Norodom Sihamoni asked Hun Sen to form a new government, which must be approved by a majority of the newly elected lawmakers in a vote expected to take place today.

The CNRP, which is demanding an independent investigation into the contested July elections, decried what it described as a "one-party parliament".

"It totally contradicts the principle of democracy, freedom and multi-party pluralism and is bringing Cambodia toward dictatorship again," it warned.

Hun Sen said he would "serve the nation and the people for greater prosperity and progress" in a letter to thank the king for his support.

According to official results of the July polls, the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won 68 seats against 55 for the CNRP.

The opposition has rejected the tally, alleging widespread vote irregularities.

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters joined three days of demonstrations in the capital earlier this month that saw one protester shot dead and several wounded as security forces clashed with a stone-throwing crowd.

Rights groups accused the security forces of firing live ammunition – an allegation denied by the authorities.

Activists also accused dozens of police and thugs in civilian clothing of launching a violent crackdown on a peaceful vigil at a pagoda in the capital late on Sunday using electric batons and slingshots.

Nine demonstrators as well as several foreign and local journalists were injured, witnesses said.

"They treated us like animals," prominent land rights activist Tep Vanny told AFP.

The police action came after military police on Friday expelled a pro-opposition Cambodian prince – the king's cousin – from the same pagoda, where he was holding a hunger strike demanding "justice for voters".

Hun Sen, who suffered his worst poll result in 15 years in July, last week agreed to find a peaceful solution to the dispute in talks with his main rival Sam Rainsy.

However, he has ruled out an independent probe. — AFP

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Early Oscar buzz for Oprah Winfrey

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The talk show host earns critical praise in Lee Daniels' The Butler.

OPRAH. Oscar. Oscar. Oprah.

Yes, it might be a bit early to riff on David Letterman's ill-fated, Uma-Oprah 1995 Academy Awards monologue bit.

Then again, with Oprah Winfrey's movie Lee Daniels' The Butler sitting atop the box office with a 10-day take of US$52mil (RM166.4mil), and Winfrey herself earning solid critical praise for her first acting turn since 1998's Beloved, the conversation has already started, like it or not.

And, given the brand name in question, that debate will be spirited, intense and, to some extent, managed by Winfrey herself, as she has the built-in advantage of owning her own television channel and magazine.

"She's an overpowering presence in our culture. You can't pretend otherwise," film critic Leonard Maltin says. "But that's what makes her work in The Butler impressive. She succeeds in making you forget that she's Oprah Winfrey so you can accept and embrace the character she's playing."

That character, Gloria Gaines, is the conflicted, proud wife of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), a White House butler who serves seven presidents. Gloria grows discontented by the long hours required by her husband's job. "You and the White House can kiss my ...," she tells Cecil at one point. "I don't care what goes on in that White House. I care what goes on in this house."

Though Gloria isn't the title character, director Daniels affords her plenty of screen time – even when she isn't speaking. Often in group scenes where she has little to say, Daniels keeps the shot tight on Winfrey, affording her the opportunity to reveal the inner life of her complicated character.

"Those eyes are mesmerising," Daniels says, while admitting, at the same time, that not everyone seeing the rough cut of the movie shared his enthusiasm for those long close-ups of Winfrey.

"You know what it is? She's got Bette Davis eyes. They were hypnotic, and I was seduced."

Will Oscar voters be similarly beguiled? Academy members can be star-struck too, particularly when the talent in question comes from outside the usual circle of filmmaking friends and acquaintances.

Musicians have been the most-rewarded interlopers over the years, with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Phil Collins and Melissa Etheridge winning Oscars for original song over the last two decades.

And though he didn't technically win an Academy Award, Al Gore received a thunderous ovation when he took the stage after the documentary about his campaign to educate the public on climate change, An Inconvenient Truth, won the Oscar.

Oprah Winfrey stars opposite Forest Whitaker (right) in The Butler.

Winfrey stars opposite Forest Whitaker in Lee Daniels' The Butler.

On the acting side, Jennifer Hudson jumped from American Idol to Oscar-winner for her supporting turn in the 2006 movie musical Dreamgirls. Omnipresent music star Justin Timberlake received a for-your-consideration campaign for playing Napster founder Sean Parker in David Fincher's 2010 drama The Social Network, though he fell short of receiving a nomination.

Winfrey has been to the dance before, earning a supporting actress nomination for her high-spirited turn in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple in 1986. She further established her acting credentials, playing a former slave in Jonathan Demme's 1998 film adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. The movie – and Winfrey – received generally positive reviews but was a commercial disaster, earning just US$22.8mil (RM??) at the box office.

Since then, Winfrey's influence has continued to grow with multiple platforms – the Oprah Winfrey Network; O, The Oprah Magazine; Oprah Radio on XM; the Oprah.com website – which she has used to promote The Butler and, in theory, could continue to use to campaign for the movie and herself through the awards season.

As with any powerful figure whose name has become part of the pop culture vernacular (Oprahfication, anyone?), Winfrey has her detractors too.

All things equal in a contest like the Oscars where voters' personal tastes and biases enter the equation, envy sometimes plays a part. Several academy members last year privately said they wouldn't vote for Spielberg or his movie Lincoln because, in the words of one balloter, "he already has enough recognition for three lifetimes."

Daniels says he doesn't really understand that kind of thinking, but does remember initial skepticism among some members of the movie's cast and crew about Winfrey's acting ability.

"I think some of the actors came to the set with eyebrows raised," he says. "I didn't care. I knew where we were going and I knew she could deliver. And they found out too once they got in the room with her."

Should Winfrey end up nominated, the second happiest group would probably be ABC network executives, knowing Winfrey generally draws a crowd and would likely boost the show's ratings.

Some 72% of The Butler's opening weekend ticket-buyers said Winfrey increased the likelihood that they'd see the movie.

"She's the most powerful woman on the planet," Daniels says. "I don't want people thinking I'm an Oprah psycho-fan, even though I happen to be one. Sometimes, I'm still amazed she's in the movie." – Los Angeles Times/McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

Lee Daniels' The Butler opens in cinemas nationwide on Sept 26. Pick up a copy of Star2 on Sunday for our cover story on Oprah Winfrey.

Feel the temperature rising in 'Inferno'

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HONG Kong actors Sean Lau Ching Wan and Louis Koo will be turning up the heat when they come to town to promote their latest fire-fighting action movie Inferno.

The duo will be in Malaysia on Sunday, along with Malaysian-born Lee Sinje (The Eye) and Crystal Lee (Unbeatable), as well as director Oxide Pang.

Fans will get a chance to meet the stars and director in person at 7.30pm at the Upper Atrium, Level UG of Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya.

Fans will also get the chance to walk away with movie merchandise and prizes.

The stars and director will also be at GSC Paradigm Mall later for the movie's gala premiere.

In conjunction with the event, GSC Movies is collaborating with Fire Fighter and Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia Negeri Selangor to organise a three-day Inferno movie and fire safety exhibition at the same venue from Sept 27 to 29.

Movie props and gallery, as well as fire rescue equipments will be on display, and shoppers can also participate in games, booth activities and fire safety demonstrations at the event.

Inferno is scheduled for nationwide release on Oct 3. For more information, visit www.gscmovies.com.my and www.facebook.com/gscmovies.

Liam Hemsworth already has a new girl

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The actor was photographed kissing a Mexican actress and model in Los Angeles.

LIAM Hemsworth has moved on ... just one day after his "shocking split" from singer-actress and twerk princess Miley Cyrus.

The Australian actor was photographed kissing Mexican actress/singer Eiza Gonzalez in a parking lot at her apartment complex in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Apparently, he dropped off some luggage for her...

The picture shows the two of them – him, dressed in workout clothes and a baseball cap; her, dressed in a sports bra and short – locking lips, with his arms around her waist. (You can check out the picture in the Us Weekly website.)

According to reports, Hemsworth and Gonzalez, both 23 years old, had met just three days earlier in Las Vegas. The Paranoia actor had gone to the Sin City without his then-fiancee, Cyrus, to watch a fight between boxing stars Floyd Mayweather Jr and Canelo Alvarez.

Apparently, Hemsworth's solo trip to Las Vegas was the reason why Cyrus, 20, "unfollowed" him on Twitter – he later unfollowed her, too.

Rumours are also rife that Cyrus has been sending Hemsworth text messages pleading for him to get back together with her.

Eiza Gonzalez

Actress/singer Eiza Gonzalez is a big star in Mexico.

 

Who's that girl?
Eiza Gonzalez Reyna is the daughter of former model Glenda Reyna. She started acting at a young age, landing the lead role in the Mexican telenovela Lola ... Erase Una Vez (Lola ... Once Upon A Time) when she as only 16.

Although she has mostly been involved in telenovelas in her home country, Gonzalez has also done some voice-over work for the Spanish version of movies like The Croods and Horton Hears A Who. Last year, she landed a starring role in a new telenovela called Amor En Custodia, which has become quite popular in Mexico and the United States.

Apart from that, Gonzalez is also an established singer, having released two Spanish albums.

Related story: 

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth call it quits

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Heavy burst of gunfire heard from Kenyan mall attacked by Islamists

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - A heavy burst of gunfire was heard from the Kenyan shopping mall in Nairobi where at least 62 people were killed in an attack by the Somali al Shabaab group, suggesting that the complex had not yet been secured, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.

Kenya's Interior Ministry had said early on Tuesday that its forces were "in control" of the mall and had freed all hostages.

(Reporting by Duncan Miriri; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Philip Barbara)

Mexico storms death toll rises to 123, crop lands damaged

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ACAPULCO (Reuters) - The death toll from a pair of storms that flooded much of Mexico rose to 123 on Monday, and large tracts of farmland were declared lost as the country cleans up some of the worst storm damage in decades.

Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, Mexico's interior minister, gave the new estimate of casualties from last week's Tropical Storm Ingrid and Hurricane Manuel at a news conference in the heavily damaged Pacific resort city of Acapulco.

He added that some 59,000 people had been evacuated from their homes as recovery efforts continued across the country.

The agriculture ministry declared 613,000 hectares (1.5 million acres) of planted land "completely lost" as a result of the storms, or about 3 percent of the country's total farmland.

It was unclear which crops were most affected, but a top official with Mexico's sugar chamber said earlier on Monday that the upcoming sugar harvest will be largely unscathed by the flooding.

In southern Guerrero state, the most severely hit, dozens of people were still missing and feared dead after a mudslide caused by torrential rains buried 40 homes in La Pintada.

Five corpses were dug up from the village on Monday.

President Pena Nieto said over the weekend there was little hope anyone had survived the village mudslide.

On Sunday, the president said Mexico's Congress will revise its proposed 2014 budget to allow for more disaster spending beyond the roughly 12 billion pesos ($938.91 million) available in emergency funding.

The government is expected to provide a preliminary report of the country's damaged infrastructure on Tuesday.

Mudslides and flooding buried homes and wrecked highways and bridges in all but five of the country's 31 states, according to government officials. ($1 = 12.7808 Mexican pesos)

Kenya says all hostages freed in al Shabaab mall siege

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya said its security forces had taken control of the Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist fighters killed at least 62 people, and that police were doing a final sweep of shops early Tuesday after the last of the hostages had been rescued.

There was an eerie silence outside the mall after a day in which gunfire and explosions were heard in the Westgate mall. A trickle of survivors escaped the building throughout the day on Monday, but the fate of people listed as missing was unclear.

Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which began at lunchtime on Saturday. Kenyan officials say there were 10 to 15 attackers.

President Barack Obama offered U.S. support, saying he believed Kenya - the scene of one of al Qaeda's first major attacks, in 1998, and a neighbour of chaotic Somalia - would continue to be a regional pillar of stability.

Kenyan security forces believed the end was in sight for the siege at the upmarket shopping mall in the capital, saying its forces were "in control" as the ordeal entered its fourth day.

A government official said there was no resistance from the attackers late on Monday night after a barrage of gunfire and blasts throughout the day, but that the security forces were cautious in case some attackers were hiding in the building.

"Our forces are combing the mall floor by floor looking for anyone left behind. We believe all hostages have been released," the Ministry of Interior said on Twitter.

The siege has followed a pattern of bursts of gunfire and activity followed by long lulls.

Patronised by well-to-do Kenyans and expatriates, Westgate mall epitomised the African consumer bonanza that is drawing foreign investment - from West and East - to one of the world's fastest growing regions.

Al Qaeda killed more than 200 people when it bombed the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. When fighters from its Somali ideological counterpart stormed the mall on Saturday, they hit a high-profile symbol of Kenya's economic power.

Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, said the United States stood with Kenyans against "this terrible outrage".

"We will provide them with whatever law enforcement support that is necessary. And we are confident that Kenya will continue to be a pillar of stability in eastern Africa," he said in New York.

Kenya has sent troops to Somalia as part of an African Union force trying to stabilise the country, which was long without a functioning government, and push back al Shabaab.

It has also suffered internal instability. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who lost a nephew in the weekend bloodbath, faces charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court for his alleged role in coordinating violence after disputed elections in 2007. He denies the charges.

Kenyatta has dismissed a demand that he pull Kenyan forces out of Somalia, saying he would not relent in a "war on terror".

British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said he believed six Britons had died in the attack. Other known foreign victims are from China, Ghana, France, the Netherlands and Canada. Kenyan officials said the total death toll was at least 62.

FOREIGN FIGHTERS

Kenya believes there are also foreigners among the attackers, with military chief Julius Karangi saying they came from all over the world. "We are fighting global terrorism here," he said, without giving their nationalities.

Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said in a U.S. television interview that "two or three Americans" and a British woman were among the attackers.

She told the "PBS Newshour" show that the Americans were "young men, about between maybe 18 and 19" years old. "Of Somali origin or Arab origin, but that lived in the U.S., in Minnesota and one other place," Mohamed said.

U.S. authorities are urgently looking into information given by the Kenyan government that residents of Western countries, including the United States, may have been among the attackers, U.S. security sources said.

White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said he had no direct information that Americans had participated in the attack, but expressed U.S. worries.

"We do monitor very carefully and have for some time been concerned about efforts by al Shabaab to recruit Americans or U.S. persons to come to Somalia," Rhodes told reporters travelling with Obama to the United Nations in New York.

Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku said the militants had set fire to mattresses in a supermarket on the mall's lower floors and his ministry later said the blaze was under control. Two attackers were killed on Monday, taking the total of dead militants so far to three, he told a news conference.

Speculation rose about the identity of the attackers. Ole Lenku said they were all men but that some had dressed as women.

Despite his comments, one intelligence officer and two soldiers told Reuters that one of the dead militants was a white woman. This is likely to fuel speculation that she is the wanted widow of one of the suicide bombers who together killed more than 50 people on London's transport system in 2005.

Called the "white widow" by the British press, Samantha Lewthwaite is wanted in connection with an alleged plot to attack hotels and restaurants in Kenya. Asked if the dead woman was Lewthwaite, the intelligence officer said: "We don't know."

A spokesman for al Shabaab warned they would kill hostages if Kenyan troops tried to storm their positions. "The mujahideen will kill the hostages if the enemies use force," Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage said in an online audio statement.

From Mali to Algeria, Nigeria to Kenya, violent Islamist groups - tapping into local poverty, conflict, inequality or exclusion but espousing a similar anti-Western, anti-Christian creed - are striking at state authority and international interests, both economic and political.

John Campbell, a former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, said he believed insurgents such as those who rebelled in Mali last year, the Nigerian Boko Haram Islamist sect and the Nairobi mall raiders were also partly motivated by anger with what he called "pervasive malgovernance" in Africa.

"This is undoubtedly anti-Western and anti-Christian but it also taps into a lot of deep popular anger against the political economy in which they find themselves, in which a very small group of people are basically raking off the wealth," he said.

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Early Oscar buzz for Oprah Winfrey

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The talk show host earns critical praise in Lee Daniels' The Butler.

OPRAH. Oscar. Oscar. Oprah.

Yes, it might be a bit early to riff on David Letterman's ill-fated, Uma-Oprah 1995 Academy Awards monologue bit.

Then again, with Oprah Winfrey's movie Lee Daniels' The Butler sitting atop the box office with a 10-day take of US$52mil (RM166.4mil), and Winfrey herself earning solid critical praise for her first acting turn since 1998's Beloved, the conversation has already started, like it or not.

And, given the brand name in question, that debate will be spirited, intense and, to some extent, managed by Winfrey herself, as she has the built-in advantage of owning her own television channel and magazine.

"She's an overpowering presence in our culture. You can't pretend otherwise," film critic Leonard Maltin says. "But that's what makes her work in The Butler impressive. She succeeds in making you forget that she's Oprah Winfrey so you can accept and embrace the character she's playing."

That character, Gloria Gaines, is the conflicted, proud wife of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), a White House butler who serves seven presidents. Gloria grows discontented by the long hours required by her husband's job. "You and the White House can kiss my ...," she tells Cecil at one point. "I don't care what goes on in that White House. I care what goes on in this house."

Though Gloria isn't the title character, director Daniels affords her plenty of screen time – even when she isn't speaking. Often in group scenes where she has little to say, Daniels keeps the shot tight on Winfrey, affording her the opportunity to reveal the inner life of her complicated character.

"Those eyes are mesmerising," Daniels says, while admitting, at the same time, that not everyone seeing the rough cut of the movie shared his enthusiasm for those long close-ups of Winfrey.

"You know what it is? She's got Bette Davis eyes. They were hypnotic, and I was seduced."

Will Oscar voters be similarly beguiled? Academy members can be star-struck too, particularly when the talent in question comes from outside the usual circle of filmmaking friends and acquaintances.

Musicians have been the most-rewarded interlopers over the years, with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Phil Collins and Melissa Etheridge winning Oscars for original song over the last two decades.

And though he didn't technically win an Academy Award, Al Gore received a thunderous ovation when he took the stage after the documentary about his campaign to educate the public on climate change, An Inconvenient Truth, won the Oscar.

Oprah Winfrey stars opposite Forest Whitaker (right) in The Butler.

Winfrey stars opposite Forest Whitaker in Lee Daniels' The Butler.

On the acting side, Jennifer Hudson jumped from American Idol to Oscar-winner for her supporting turn in the 2006 movie musical Dreamgirls. Omnipresent music star Justin Timberlake received a for-your-consideration campaign for playing Napster founder Sean Parker in David Fincher's 2010 drama The Social Network, though he fell short of receiving a nomination.

Winfrey has been to the dance before, earning a supporting actress nomination for her high-spirited turn in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple in 1986. She further established her acting credentials, playing a former slave in Jonathan Demme's 1998 film adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. The movie – and Winfrey – received generally positive reviews but was a commercial disaster, earning just US$22.8mil (RM??) at the box office.

Since then, Winfrey's influence has continued to grow with multiple platforms – the Oprah Winfrey Network; O, The Oprah Magazine; Oprah Radio on XM; the Oprah.com website – which she has used to promote The Butler and, in theory, could continue to use to campaign for the movie and herself through the awards season.

As with any powerful figure whose name has become part of the pop culture vernacular (Oprahfication, anyone?), Winfrey has her detractors too.

All things equal in a contest like the Oscars where voters' personal tastes and biases enter the equation, envy sometimes plays a part. Several academy members last year privately said they wouldn't vote for Spielberg or his movie Lincoln because, in the words of one balloter, "he already has enough recognition for three lifetimes."

Daniels says he doesn't really understand that kind of thinking, but does remember initial skepticism among some members of the movie's cast and crew about Winfrey's acting ability.

"I think some of the actors came to the set with eyebrows raised," he says. "I didn't care. I knew where we were going and I knew she could deliver. And they found out too once they got in the room with her."

Should Winfrey end up nominated, the second happiest group would probably be ABC network executives, knowing Winfrey generally draws a crowd and would likely boost the show's ratings.

Some 72% of The Butler's opening weekend ticket-buyers said Winfrey increased the likelihood that they'd see the movie.

"She's the most powerful woman on the planet," Daniels says. "I don't want people thinking I'm an Oprah psycho-fan, even though I happen to be one. Sometimes, I'm still amazed she's in the movie." – Los Angeles Times/McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

Lee Daniels' The Butler opens in cinemas nationwide on Sept 26. Pick up a copy of Star2 on Sunday for our cover story on Oprah Winfrey.

Feel the temperature rising in 'Inferno'

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HONG Kong actors Sean Lau Ching Wan and Louis Koo will be turning up the heat when they come to town to promote their latest fire-fighting action movie Inferno.

The duo will be in Malaysia on Sunday, along with Malaysian-born Lee Sinje (The Eye) and Crystal Lee (Unbeatable), as well as director Oxide Pang.

Fans will get a chance to meet the stars and director in person at 7.30pm at the Upper Atrium, Level UG of Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya.

Fans will also get the chance to walk away with movie merchandise and prizes.

The stars and director will also be at GSC Paradigm Mall later for the movie's gala premiere.

In conjunction with the event, GSC Movies is collaborating with Fire Fighter and Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia Negeri Selangor to organise a three-day Inferno movie and fire safety exhibition at the same venue from Sept 27 to 29.

Movie props and gallery, as well as fire rescue equipments will be on display, and shoppers can also participate in games, booth activities and fire safety demonstrations at the event.

Inferno is scheduled for nationwide release on Oct 3. For more information, visit www.gscmovies.com.my and www.facebook.com/gscmovies.

Liam Hemsworth already has a new girl

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The actor was photographed kissing a Mexican actress and model in Los Angeles.

LIAM Hemsworth has moved on ... just one day after his "shocking split" from singer-actress and twerk princess Miley Cyrus.

The Australian actor was photographed kissing Mexican actress/singer Eiza Gonzalez in a parking lot at her apartment complex in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Apparently, he dropped off some luggage for her...

The picture shows the two of them – him, dressed in workout clothes and a baseball cap; her, dressed in a sports bra and short – locking lips, with his arms around her waist. (You can check out the picture in the Us Weekly website.)

According to reports, Hemsworth and Gonzalez, both 23 years old, had met just three days earlier in Las Vegas. The Paranoia actor had gone to the Sin City without his then-fiancee, Cyrus, to watch a fight between boxing stars Floyd Mayweather Jr and Canelo Alvarez.

Apparently, Hemsworth's solo trip to Las Vegas was the reason why Cyrus, 20, "unfollowed" him on Twitter – he later unfollowed her, too.

Rumours are also rife that Cyrus has been sending Hemsworth text messages pleading for him to get back together with her.

Eiza Gonzalez

Actress/singer Eiza Gonzalez is a big star in Mexico.

 

Who's that girl?
Eiza Gonzalez Reyna is the daughter of former model Glenda Reyna. She started acting at a young age, landing the lead role in the Mexican telenovela Lola ... Erase Una Vez (Lola ... Once Upon A Time) when she as only 16.

Although she has mostly been involved in telenovelas in her home country, Gonzalez has also done some voice-over work for the Spanish version of movies like The Croods and Horton Hears A Who. Last year, she landed a starring role in a new telenovela called Amor En Custodia, which has become quite popular in Mexico and the United States.

Apart from that, Gonzalez is also an established singer, having released two Spanish albums.

Related story: 

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth call it quits

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Breaking Bad and Modern Family win top Emmys

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There was no big sweep from any single show at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Breaking Bad took home the top honour at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the best drama series prize for the first time, as AMC's gritty tale of a schoolteacher-turned-meth kingpin heads into the homestretch of its final season.

In the best comedy series category, ABC's Modern Family was a return winner as the show about unconventional families won the top award for the fourth consecutive year.

The US television industry's top awards honoured a mix of old and new shows, with more than a few upsets in the acting categories, and much talk about the trends transforming today's television – binge-watching, mobile viewing and online streaming.

Tony Hale won best supporting actor in a comedy series for his role in Veep. -- AFP/Getty Images/Kevin Winter

Television streaming pioneer Netflix Inc's groundbreaking political thriller House Of Cards took home an award for directing, but failed to score wins in best drama and best acting categories.

Premium cable veteran HBO, which lead the field with 108 of the more than 500 nominations, proved its staying power in the increasingly competitive television industry, where basic cable and Netflix have challenged its high-quality production.

Jeff Daniels, who plays a jaded anchorman in HBO's The Newsroom, scored an upset win for the best actor in a drama, while Claire Danes clinched her second consecutive best drama actress Emmy for her role as a bipolar CIA agent in Homeland.

Daniels beat front-runner Bryan Cranston, who was looking for this fourth best actor Emmy in his role as unlikely drug kingpin Walt White in the AMC drama Breaking Bad, and Kevin Spacey, who made waves as a cutthroat congressman in House Of Cards.

 

Jeff Daniels is elated with his first Emmy win. -- EPA/Paul Buck

"I didn't expect this," Daniels said. "I usually don't win anything. The last thing I won was for The Squid And The Whale, best actor over 50 from the AARP. With all due respect to the AARP, this is better." (AARP: American Association of Retired Persons.)

HBO also won the best miniseries/movie category with its slick Liberace programme Behind The Candelabra. Veteran actor Michael Douglas won best actor in that category for his portrayal of the pianist, besting his co-star Matt Damon, who played his young lover.

"You deserve half of this," Douglas told Damon. "Do you want the bottom or the top?"

Michael Douglas won an Emmy for his role as Liberace in Candelabra.

 

The lead comedy acting awards were less of a surprise than the drama category. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the best comedy actress Emmy for the second year in a row for her role as hapless US Vice President Selina Meyer on HBO's Veep.

Jim Parsons picked up his third lead comedy actor win for his role as the nerdy and neurotic Sheldon Cooper on CBS' The Big Bang Theory.

Anna Gunn picks up an Emmy for best supporting actress in a drama series for her work in Breaking Bad. -- EPA/Paul Buck

 

Good timing appeared to provide a big boost for Breaking Bad. AMC split the final season of Breaking Bad in two. It enjoyed a surge in ratings and a crescendo of critical and social media buzz perfectly timed to when Emmy voters were casting their ballots.

The first six episodes of the eight-episode ending to Walter White's saga, released weekly starting in August, averaged 5.2 million viewers, more than double last year's audience, according to AMC.

"Holy crap! I did not see this coming," Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan said as he accepted the award. — Reuters

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Emmy Awards 2013 winners

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Check out who won what at US television's biggest night. (List is updated throughout the show.)

THE following is a list of winners (updated throughout the show) at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the highest honours in US television. The Emmys are handed out by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in a televised ceremony from Los Angeles, hosted by actor Neil Patrick Harris.

Best drama series

WINNER Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

Game Of Thrones

Homeland

House Of Cards

Mad Men 


Best directing for a drama series

Tim Van Patten, Boardwalk Empire

Michelle MacLaren, Breaking Bad

Jeremy Webb, Downton Abbey

Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland

WINNER David Fincher, House Of Cards

Best actor in a drama series

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey

Damian Lewis, Homeland

Kevin Spacey, House Of Cards

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

WINNER Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Best actress in a drama series

Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

WINNER Claire Danes, Homeland

Robin Wright, House Of Cards

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Connie Britton, Nashville

Kerry Washington, Scandal

Best supporting actor in a drama series

WINNER Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire

Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Jim Carter, Downton Abbey

Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Best supporting actress in a drama series

WINNER Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Emilia Clarke, Game Of Thrones

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Morena Baccarin, Homeland

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men

Anna Gunn


Best comedy series

The Big Bang Theory

Girls

Louie

WINNER Modern Family

30 Rock

Veep

Best actor in a comedy series

Jason Bateman, Arrested Development

WINNER Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Don Cheadle, House Of Lies

Louis C.K., Louie

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Best actress in a comedy series

Laura Dern, Enlightened

Lena Dunham, Girls

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Amy Poehler, Parks And Recreation

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

WINNER Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale in Veep. The actors both won awards in the Emmys this year.

Best supporting actor in a comedy series

Adam Driver, Girls

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live

WINNER Tony Hale, Veep

Best supporting actress in a comedy series

Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory

Jane Lynch, Glee

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

WINNER Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie

Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Best miniseries or TV movie

American Horror Story: Asylum

WINNER Behind The Candelabra

The Bible

Phil Spector

Political Animals

Top Of The Lake

Best actor in a miniseries or movie

WINNER Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra

Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra

Toby Jones, The Girl

Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade's End

Al Pacino, Phil Spector

Best actress in a miniseries of movie

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum

WINNER Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter

Helen Mirren, Phil Spector

Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

Elisabeth Moss, Top Of The Lake

Best writing, drama series

George Mastras, Breaking Bad

Thomas Schnauz, Breaking Bad

Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game Of Thrones

WINNER Henry Bromell, Homeland

Best writing, comedy series

David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes

Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon, Louie

Greg Daniels, The Office

Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock, 30 Rock

WINNER Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield, 30 Rock

Best guest actor in a comedy series

Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory

Nathan Lane, Modern Family

Bobby Cannavale, Nurse Jackie

Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live

Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live

Will Forte, 30 Rock


Best guest actress in a comedy series

Molly Shannon, Enlightened

Dot-Marie Jones, Glee

Melissa Leo, Louie

Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock


Best guest actor in a drama series

Nathan Lane, The Good Wife

Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife

Rupert Friend, Homeland

Robert Morse, Mad Men

Harry Hamlin, Mad Men

Dan Bucatinsky, Scandal


Best guest actress in a drama series

Margo Martindale, The Americans

Diana Rigg, Game Of Thrones

Carrie Preston, The Good Wife

Linda Cardellini, Mad Men

Jane Fonda, The Newsroom

Joan Cusack, Shameless


Best supporting actress in a miniseries or movie

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum

Imelda Staunton, The Girl

WINNER Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals

Charlotte Rampling, Restless

Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias

Best supporting actor in a miniseries or movie

WINNER James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum

Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum

Scott Bakula, Behind The Candelabra

John Benjamin Hickey, The Big C: Hereafter

Peter Mullan, Top Of The Lake

Best writing for a miniseries, movie or a dramatic special

Richard LaGravenese, Behind The Candelabra

WINNER Abi Morgan, The Hour

Tom Stoppard, Parade's End

David Mamet, Phil Spector

Jane Campion and Gerard Lee, Top Of The Lake

Best directing for a miniseries, movie or a dramatic special

WINNER Steven Soderbergh, Behind The Candelbra

Julian Jarrold, The Girl

David Mamet, Phil Spector

Allison Anders, Ring Of Fire

Jane Campion and Garth Davis, Top Of The Lake

Best reality programme

Antiques Roadshow

Deadliest Catch

Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives

MythBusters

Shark Tank

WINNER Undercover Boss

Best reality competition programme

The Amazing Race

Dancing With The Stars

Project Runway

So You Think You Can Dance

Top Chef

WINNER The Voice

Best reality show host

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

Betty White, Betty White's Off Their Rockers

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars

WINNER Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway

Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance

Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

Best variety series

WINNER The Colbert Report

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Real Time With Bill Maher

Saturday Night Live

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Bringing the past back to life

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Take a trip down memory lane in the detective noir series Serangoon Road.

A new HBO Asia series entitled Serangoon Road will present viewers a peek into Singapore's colourful past where gangsters, triads and secret societies roamed its streets.

The show, which premieres tonight on HBO, is essentially a detective noir series set in the 1960s just as the British colonial rule ended.

Helming the lead roles are Australian actor Don Hany, who is famed for his role in the Australian series White Collar Blue, Indonesian rising star Ario Bayu, and American actress Joan Chen, renowned for her captivating role in the 1987 Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor.

The show starts with Sam Callaghan (Hany) reluctantly agreeing to take over the private detective agency of his neighbour, Patricia (Chen), after her husband dies mysteriously.

Throughout the series, viewers follow Patricia as she tries to unearth the truth of her husband's death. Meanwhile, Patricia and Sam work together to solve cases their agency has been hired to do.

At a press conference in Singapore earlier this year, Chen said that her love for old-fashioned detective stories was the reason why she accepted the role of Patricia in Serangoon Road.

Professional help: Following her husband's mysterious death, Patricia (Joan Chen, left) seeks the help of Sam Callaghan (Don Hany) to solve cases brought forward to her late husband's detective agency.

Professional help: Following her husband's mysterious death, Patricia (Joan Chen) seeks the help of Sam Callaghan (Don Hany) to solve cases brought to her late husband's detective agency.

"The story itself is quite exciting as I play a widow who is suddenly forced to take over her husband's detective agency.

"Of course, when Patricia's character was first presented to me, she was somewhat bland but as I got more involved, I tried to expand on her character to make her more interesting," Chen said.

She added that Patricia starts off as a vulnerable character but evolves throughout the show. "Viewers will be able to journey with Patricia and other characters with each new episode."

Chen also said that it is refreshing to see how there is currently more interest in Asian-related materials and how the stereotypical Asian character has evolved with time.

"It is heartening to see many Asian actors being featured in Hollywood, and this basically proves that there is a greater interest in Asian culture and our stories," she said.

The 51-year-old actress added that another highlight for those who watch Serangoon Road would be the 1960s fashion and music.

"If our production ever goes over-budget, I think it could be because of all the hairspray we used," she laughed referring to the beehive do spotted on the show.

Besides the intriguing content, painstaking effort was taken to recreate the sets, costumes and overall atmosphere to emulate the colourful 1960s era.

HBO Asia programming vice-president Erika North said that it was important to provide an authentic backdrop to accompany the story.

"Today, Serangoon Road is a hub of activity with Singapore's very own Little India located there.

"The road however extends beyond Little India and is in fact one of the oldest roads which links the city to the far north-east corner of the island," she said adding that in the 1960s the road travelled through the settlements of the Malay, Chinese, Indian and expatriate communities.

"In fact, this is why the series was named after the road because we wanted something that would signify the multiracial people who probably used this road at the time," North explained.

To provide an authentic feel, elaborate sets were erected at the Infinite Studios in Batam, Indonesia for majority of the scenes.

"We needed a set where we could not only mirror the 1960s era but also a set for us to shoot some of the action sequences which involve explosions and gunfire," she said during a special media tour of the set.

"Every detail was painstakingly researched ... so when you walk into the set, it will feel as if time has turned back," she said adding that details such as retro signage, photographs, carts, bicycles and even cars from the era were incorporated into the scenes to "keep it real".

"Serangoon Road has the right mix of mystery, romance, action and politics and I believe that this groundbreaking show will pave the way for more local content on TV," North concluded.

Serangoon Road premieres tonight at 9pm on HBO (Astro Ch 411 / HD Ch 421). Log on to www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment to read our interview with rising Indonesian actor Ario Bayu.

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Unico-Desa Plantations bucks cautious market

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KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Unico-Desa Plantations, which saw a sharp decline in its earnings in the first quarter, bucked the overall cautious market on Tuesday to advance to a high of RM1.35.

At 9.35am, it was up 17 sen to RM1.35. There were 3.97 million shares done.

The FBM KLCI fell 8.02 points to 1,788.34. Turnover was 275.39 million shares valued at RM112.26mil. There were 145 gainers, 180 losers and 198 counters unchanged.

On Aug 13, Unico-Desa Plantations reported its earnings fell 96.8% to RM348,000 in the first quarter ended June 30, 2013 from RM10.89mil a year ago due to lower crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) selling prices.

The selling prices were caused by the lower global market prices for oil palm products. Its revenue declined 35.3% to RM33.81mil from RM52.27mil. Earnings per share fell to 0.04 sen from 1.26 sen.

Its net asset per share is 85 sen as at June 30, 2013.

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Unico-Desa Plantations, which saw a sharp decline in its earnings in the first quarter, bucked the overall cautious market on Tuesday to advance to a high of RM1.35.

At 9.35am, it was up 17 sen to RM1.35. There were 3.97 million shares done.

The FBM KLCI fell 8.02 points to 1,788.34. Turnover was 275.39 million shares valued at RM112.26mil. There were 145 gainers, 180 losers and 198 counters unchanged.

On Aug 13, Unico-Desa Plantations reported its earnings fell 96.8% to RM348,000 in the first quarter ended June 30, 2013 from RM10.89mil a year ago due to lower crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel (PK) selling prices.

The selling prices were caused by the lower global market prices for oil palm products. Its revenue declined 35.3% to RM33.81mil from RM52.27mil. Earnings per share fell to 0.04 sen from 1.26 sen.
Its net asset per share is 85 sen as at June 30, 2013.

Karambunai slips in active trade as rights go ex

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KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Karambunai Corp slipped in active trade early Tuesday after its renounceable rights issue of up to 507.51 million new shares with warrants went ex.

At 9.20am, it was down 0.5 sen to 10.5 sen. It was the most active counter with 17.62 million shares done.

The FBM KLCI fell 6.79 points to 1,789.57. Turnover was 199.11 million shares valued at RM74.74mil. There were 127 gainers, 141 losers and 179 counters unchanged.

The renounceable rights issue of up to 507.51 new 10 sen shares were issued on the basis of one rights share for every four existing shares held, together with up to 1.015 billion free detachable warrants.

This was on the basis of two warrants for every one rights share subscribed at an issue price of 10 sen per rights share.

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Karambunai Corp slipped in active trade early Tuesday after its renounceable rights issue of up to 507.51 million new shares with warrants went ex.

At 9.20am, it was down 0.5 sen to 10.5 sen. It was the most active counter with 17.62 million shares done.

The FBM KLCI fell 6.79 points to 1,789.57. Turnover was 199.11 million shares valued at RM74.74mil. There were 127 gainers, 141 losers and 179 counters unchanged.

The renounceable rights issue of up to 507.51 new 10 sen shares were issued on the basis of one rights share for every four existing shares held, together with up to 1.015 billion free detachable warrants.

This was on the basis of two warrants for every one rights share subscribed at an issue price of 10 sen per rights share.


KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Karambunai Corp slipped in active trade early Tuesday after its renounceable rights issue of up to 507.51 million new shares with warrants went ex.

At 9.20am, it was down 0.5 sen to 10.5 sen. It was the most active counter with 17.62 million shares done.

The FBM KLCI fell 6.79 points to 1,789.57. Turnover was 199.11 million shares valued at RM74.74mil. There were 127 gainers, 141 losers and 179 counters unchanged.

The renounceable rights issue of up to 507.51 new 10 sen shares were issued on the basis of one rights share for every four existing shares held, together with up to 1.015 billion free detachable warrants.

This was on the basis of two warrants for every one rights share subscribed at an issue price of 10 sen per rights share.


KLCI starts Tuesday in the red, Genting Bhd down

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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI extended its losses for the second day on Tuesday on profit taking and lack of strong external leads to galvanise market sentiment as the 30-stock index continued to slip further away from the 1,800 level.

At 9.02am, the FBM KLCI was down 5.08 points to 1,791.28. Turnover was 60.73 million shares valued at RM19.96mil. Gainers led losers 97 to 67 while 128 counters were unchanged.

BIMB Securities Research expects the market to retrace further on Tuesday following the renewed concern about the Federal Reserve's policy with immediate support for the KLCI at 1,785.

Genting Bhd fell 10 sen to RM10.12. Advanced Packaging fell the most, down 20 sen to RM2 while GAB lost 18 sen to RM17.

AmBank, BIMB and Public bank foreign fell eight sen each to RM7.52, RM4.63 and and RM17.82 respectively, RHB Cap shed six sen to RM7.91.  However, HLFG re bounded to rise 22 sen to RM15.28 with 100 shares done and Puboic Bank six sen to RM17.96.

Among plantations, KL Kepong fell 14 sen to RM22.30. However, United Plantations gained 48 sen to RM26.80.

Fima Corp rose 12 sen to RM6.22 ahead of its shareholders meeting Tuesday morning. Pharmaniaga recovered from Monday's decline to add 14 sen to RM4.93.

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI extended its losses for the second day on Tuesday on profit taking and lack of strong external leads to galvanise market sentiment as the 30-stock index continued to slip further away from the 1,800 level.

At 9.02am, the FBM KLCI was down 5.08 points to 1,791.28. Turnover was 60.73 million shares valued at RM19.96mil. Gainers led losers 97 to 67 while 128 counters were unchanged.

BIMB Securities Research expects the market to retrace further on Tuesday following the renewed concern about the Federal Reserve's policy with immediate support for the KLCI at 1,785.

Genting Bhd fell 10 sen to RM10.12. Advanced Packaging fell the most, down 20 sen to RM2 while GAB lost 18 sen to RM17.

AmBank, BIMB and Public bank foreign fell eight sen each to RM7.52, RM4.63 and and RM17.82 respectively, RHB Cap shed six sen to RM7.91.  However, HLFG re bounded to rise 22 sen to RM15.28 with 100 shares done and Puboic Bank six sen to RM17.96.

Among plantations, KL Kepong fell 14 sen to RM22.30. However, United Plantations gained 48 sen to RM26.80.

Fima Corp rose 12 sen to RM6.22 ahead of its shareholders meeting Tuesday morning. Pharmaniaga recovered from Monday's decline to add 14 sen to RM4.93.


KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI extended its losses for the second day on Tuesday on profit taking and lack of strong external leads to galvanise market sentiment as the 30-stock index continued to slip further away from the 1,800 level.

At 9.02am, the FBM KLCI was down 5.08 points to 1,791.28. Turnover was 60.73 million shares valued at RM19.96mil. Gainers led losers 97 to 67 while 128 counters were unchanged.

BIMB Securities Research expects the market to retrace further on Tuesday following the renewed concern about the Federal Reserve's policy with immediate support for the KLCI at 1,785.

Genting Bhd fell 10 sen to RM10.12. Advanced Packaging fell the most, down 20 sen to RM2 while GAB lost 18 sen to RM17.

AmBank, BIMB and Public bank foreign fell eight sen each to RM7.52, RM4.63 and and RM17.82 respectively, RHB Cap shed six sen to RM7.91.  However, HLFG re bounded to rise 22 sen to RM15.28 with 100 shares done and Puboic Bank six sen to RM17.96.

Among plantations, KL Kepong fell 14 sen to RM22.30. However, United Plantations gained 48 sen to RM26.80.

Fima Corp rose 12 sen to RM6.22 ahead of its shareholders meeting Tuesday morning. Pharmaniaga recovered from Monday's decline to add 14 sen to RM4.93.


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Najib begins working visit to San Francisco and New York

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SAN FRANCISCO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has arrived here to begin his working visit to the United States until Sept 29.

Najib, accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, arrived on a special flight yesterday which departed from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 5.45pm on Saturday.

Najib is on a working visit here to attend the 3rd Global Science and Innovation Advisory Council (GSIAC) meeting that ends tomorrow.

He will also open the high-level Forum on Green Future and Green Energy, which will be participated by international and national council members who are global experts on science and innovation.

The GSIAC was initiated by the Prime Minister in 2010 as part of his efforts to transform Malaysia into a high-income economy through enhancing Malaysia's capabilities in science and innovation.

The Prime Minister will also attend the 7th BIO-International Advisory Panel meeting and visit Silicon Valley, which includes a tour of the headquarters of Twitter and Google.

Among the highlights of his visit to Silicon Valley, his first since he became Prime Minister in 2009, are meetings with the senior management teams at Twitter and Google, tweeting from Twitter's headquarters and chatting with Malaysian staff at Google.

Najib is accompanied by Cabinet members, including Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, and senior government officials here.

The Prime Minister will leave for New York tomorrow to lead Malaysia's delegation to the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly from Wednesday to Sunday.

On Thursday, Najib is scheduled to deliver a statement at the High Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament and on Saturday, Malaysia's statement during the General Debate.

Also on Saturday, Najib is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at an Asia Society event and meet with key industry players from Asean countries and the United States during a luncheon with the US-Asean Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce.

He will host a dinner for the Malaysian community in New York later that day. — Bernama

Lee lauds cops for a job well done

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PETALING JAYA: The police deserve a pat on the back for making headway in reducing crime under Ops Cantas Khas, the Malaysian Crime Pre­vention Foundation (MCPF) said.

Its chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said that Ops Cantas Khas had proven successful in taking firearms and violent criminals off the streets.

"This operation is very encouraging and brings confidence back to the people," he said when contacted yesterday.

He hoped the operations would be ongoing to ensure that the crime rate continues to drop in the future.

"The police definitely need to be commended and deserve a pat on the back for doing a good job under Ops Cantas Khas.

"However, that being said, the Government needs to look into better equipping the police force so that they can stay ahead of the game," Lee said.

He added that criminals were adapting their strategies to avoid getting caught and, likewise, the police needed to keep themselves updated with technology and be better equipped to stay ahead of criminals.

"Police personnel also need to be adequately trained to ensure efficiency and integrity," he said.

Dave Avran, the founder of Malaysians Against Rape, Assault and Snatch (Marah), also commended the police for their success in arresting over 10,000 criminals since Ops Cantas Khas was launched on Aug 17.

"Marah has been following Ops Cantas Khas closely since its launch and we praise the police for a job well done.

"We urge the police to continue with Ops Cantas Khas as it is needed for the rakyat to live without fear for their safety.

"We have to fight crime, which is a relentless battle, and the current police action must be continue.

"We are especially watching out for the third phase of Ops Cantas Khas, which is aimed at crippling the underworld by nabbing the kingpins and freezing their assets," he added.

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Nearly 17,000 critically-ill patients need organs

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KUALA TERENGGANU: The Public Awareness for Organ Donation Action Committee revealed that there are 16,978 critically-ill patients in the country in need of organ donors to continue living.

Its chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said as at Aug 31, there were 16,945 kidney and 17 liver patients awaiting organ donation.

He said at present, the committee had listed 235,573 people pledging their organs but they were not adequate to meet the demand.

"Since 1976 to August this year, only 432 people had donated their organs after undergoing matching procedures," he said.

Lee revealed that at the moment, the country was desperately in need of donors for kidneys.

"For organ donation after death, the rate of organ and tissue donation in the country is just 0.6 donation for every million of the population," he told reporters after launching the first series of an organ donation tour here yesterday. — Bernama

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