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| Posted: 01 Dec 2011 02:31 PM PST FORMER Umno president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has given the thumbs up to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's presidential address. He lauded Najib for touching on the part of Umno's history which many were not aware of. "He has rightly pointed out that Umno is not a racist party. "Umno has worked with and supported other people," he said. Another former president Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi called on Umno members to heed the president's call to make way for winnable candidates. He said choosing candidates was not easy, thus all members must accept the president's decision, as his choice would be for the betterment of the party. "I've went through the process of choosing candidates ... let me tell you, it is not easy. "It is the president who will decide who will contest," he said on the sidelines of the party general assembly here yesterday. Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said it was interesting to observe that Najib stressing on love, duty and sacrifices in his speech. "These are the traits that Wanita members are known for," she said. Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said Najib obviously understood the demands of the young people. He said Najib knew that while it was important to keep reminding people of Umno's contribution to the country, it was no longer enough to secure the support from the young. "If the party has no vision and direction, the young will not support us," Khairy said. He was also impressed when the president spoke about the supremacy of ideas. "He gave an impression that he is willing to accept good and bright ideas even though they are proposed by young people." Puteri Umno chief Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin said the call for Umno to engage the young people through new media was timely. "If we want to win, we must have the X factor'," she said, adding that the wing had set up its own cyber troopers group two years ago. "We are improving it and hope to contribute in our own way, not only physically, but through new media as well," she said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Shopping delight for party members Posted: 01 Dec 2011 02:30 PM PST AN astounding 30,000 pieces of headscarves have flown off the racks this week as Umno party members jumped at the chance to do some shopping at Putra World Trade Centre. Delighted shop manager Mohd Fauzi Nazir said they had custom-ordered Umno-themed tudung in Wanita Umno's red and Puteri Umno's pink. "The fabric is from Italy and manufactured in Turkey. We are offering great prices this week and have received amazing response," he said, adding that 50,000 of the tudung had been ordered. The special red and pink tudung feature small Umno logos around the edges. Mohd Fauzi said the shop also had a "happy hour" two to three times a day during which prices would be slashed by half. Male party members have not done too shabbily either, so far snapping up around 2,000 Umno-themed shirts ranging from RM150 to RM200. Customer Zalinah Ismail, 60, said she loved to take advantage of the reduced prices during the annual Umno general assemblies as the tudung were normally quite expensive. "There are so many choices here, I'm so tempted to buy more," she said. Another customer, Shera Samsudin, said she loved the wide variety of bargains as it was great value for money. "For example, I saw a shop offering three dresses for RM100," said the 31-year-old online boutique owner. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Toddler survives fall from ferris wheel Posted: 01 Dec 2011 02:13 PM PST A TODDLER survived a 2m fall from the world's tallest ferris wheel the Singapore Flyer after he landed on the safety net along with his stroller, Sin Chew Daily reported. The 7.30pm incident on Nov 27 was recorded by a Netizen, Reva, who uploaded it on a website. According to the report, it was unclear how the baby boy, who was seated in the stroller, had fallen off the ferris wheel. Some Netizens speculated that the stroller could have slid off the slanted platform of the ferris wheel as the parents were leaving the cabin. The boy was rescued by workers. > China Press reported that a woman in Kuching lodged a police report against a man who slept with her 15-year-old daughter after he bought her virginity. It was reported that the girl sold her "first time" to the man for RM150 after a male relative introduced the two. The girl had slept with the man at a hotel and upon returning home, her mother, in her 30s, noticed that she was acting strangely and asked her what happened. Her mother then confronted the man and demanded RM15,000 from him to cover up the matter. However, he only agreed to pay RM3,000, and she subsequently lodged a police report against him. > Nanyang Siang Pau reported that a couple and their two children walked naked in a Dianbai province street in Guangzhou, China, to appeal for donations so that they could settle one of their children's hospital bill. It was reported that the family did so out of desperation to pay off a RMB1,500 (RM750) hospital bill for their third child, who was born two months ago. The police escorted the family to a welfare centre to be clothed before negotiating with the hospital to waive the remaining hospital fees. ● 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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