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- Jamal surprises fans at PWTC
- Pro-BN bloggers upload videoclip of Nga’s remark against Zambry
- Recognise UEC to woo Chinese, says deputy minister
| Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:48 PM PST SINGER Jamal Abdillah set many hearts a-flutter when he surprised fans by turning up at the PWTC in his signature dark sunglasses and perfectly coiffed hair. He was promoting his latest album, Raja Pop II, which will be officially launched in January and features hit songs from the 50s and 60s. "I made this album because there are songs that people rarely hear," he said yesterday. The trim and fit 52-year-old also posed for fans. Jamal was at a booth selling his mugs, T-shirts, posters and CDs. It is one of over 200 booths set up for the Umno general assembly. One fan, Noor Lizam Kassim, 43, said he seized the chance to buy Jamal's latest album and was surprised to see the singer there. "Jamal is Malaysia's Tom Jones or Eric Clapton. "He has such an evergreen voice, there is no Malaysian artiste that can challenge him," he said, adding that his favourite song was Kenangan Tak Bisa Dilenyapkan (Memories Cannot Be Erased). Another thrilled fan Azura Azmi, 40, said she had been waiting for him to arrive since spotting his merchandise booth. "He is amazing. I've loved his songs since I was a teenager. "There is no one like him," she said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Pro-BN bloggers upload videoclip of Nga’s remark against Zambry Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:48 PM PST PETALING JAYA: Pro-Barisan Nasional bloggers have uploaded a videoclip which appeared to show Taiping DAP MP Nga Kor Ming calling Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir a "metallic black person". The videoclip can be seen at Rocky's Bru (www.rockybru.com.my) and www.stopthelies.my. Police reports have also been lodged against Nga on his remark. MCA deputy youth chief and Perak Youth chief Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said Nga's comments served to highlight the racist attributes of the opposition party. "DAP may claim to be multi-racial, but Nga's chauvinist remark is a Freudian slip. "Do refrain from adopting racist descriptions against any community and emulate MCA in our multi-racial outreach and service to all Malaysians irrespective of ethnicity," he said in a statement yesterday. In Ipoh, about 20 non-governmental organisations from Buntong have lodged police reports against Nga and demanded for him to apologise. Spokesman S. Jayagopi said Nga had made an insulting remark not only to Dr Zambry, but also to all dark-skinned citizens. "Being a state assemblyman, Nga should know better than to use use racist and derogatory words," Jayagopi said after lodging the report at the Buntong police station here yesterday. Malaysian Indian Association president Dr G. Krishnan said Nga had forgotten about the support the Indian community had given to the party during the 2008 general election. Kinta Indian Association vice-president N. Loganathan said Indians who had been supporting DAP should be embarrassed. All Malaysia Indian Progressive Front chairman S. Vasu said Nga should publicly apologise to Dr Zambry and the Indian community. In Kuala Lumpur, MIC central working committee member S. Vellpaari said Nga should resign if he refuses to apologise to Dr Zambry and the Indian community. Vellpaari, who is the Sungai Siput elections operations director, had been among the first to tweet since the issue was raised in the Perak state assembly last week. He said DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang had kept mum to his question on what action the party planned to take against Nga. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Recognise UEC to woo Chinese, says deputy minister Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:46 PM PST UMNO supreme council member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah believes that the best way to win Chinese votes in the general election is to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), reported Nanyang Siang Pau. The daily quoted him as saying that "the lack of confidence" in the relevant departments was the reason why UEC was still not recognised in the country. "I have asked that the Government recognise UEC since the 1980s. I have no problem with that at all. "If the Government can recognise Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) as the entry requirement for public universities, why can't it also recognise UEC, which is similar in standard to the A-levels and is recognised by renowned foreign universities? This is not logical," said Saifuddin who is also Deputy Higher Education Minister. He said he has brought up the matter at the Umno supreme council meeting but there had been no progress. "I believe the relevant departments haven't built confidence enough to recognise UEC. "However, if these UEC graduates return from their tertiary education at world-famous universities, their university qualifications will be recognised by the Government too. "The question is, why do-world renowned foreign universities recognise UEC but not our Government?" he asked. Saifuddin said if the Government could resolve the issue as soon as possible, it would bring great benefits and help Barisan Nasional gain support from the Chinese community. Most importantly, he said, it would also solve the brain drain problem that Malaysia has been facing. He also said Chinese voters needed to be treated fairly. "It is insufficient if we just have the 1Malaysia slogan. This concept will ensure that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is accepted by the Chinese community but it does not mean that they can accept Umno," he said. ● Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this > sign, it denotes a separate news item. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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