KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dis (Bernama) -- Bintang skuasy Malaysia, Nicol Ann David hari ini dinobatkan sebagai Olahragawati Asia pada majlis Anugerah Sukan Asia (ASA) yang pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh Asian Sports Press Union (Aspu).
Pemain skuasy nombor satu dunia itu menewaskan atlet angkat berat dari Thailand, Paweena Thongsuk dan Jin Sun Yu (Sukan Musim Sejuk) dari Korea Selatan.
Aspu memilih Liu Xiang (Olahraga) dari China sebagai Olahragawan Asia.
Pemenang lain ialah pasukan short track speed skating dari Korea Selatan (Pasukan Terbaik Asia - Lelaki), beregu badminton China, Gao Ling-Huang Sui (Pasukan Terbaik Asia - Wanita), lagenda tenis India, K. Ramanathan (Anugerah Pencapaian Sepanjang Hayat) dan bekas bintang kriket Pakistan, Imran Khan (Anugerah Kemanusiaan).
Naib Presiden Aspu, George Dass berkata anugerah itu, diadakan dengan kerjasama Stropt & Sports Limited (Hong Kong), diberikan kepada atlet Asia yang menjadi teladan dan mendorong minat berjuta orang di Asia, dalam bidang masing-masing.
Beliau berkata Nicol dan Liu dipilih daripada 100 pencalonan dari 25 badan sukan dan Majlis Olimpik Kebangsaan dari 15 negara Asia.
"Kita mempunyai panel hakim yang terdiri daripada wartawan dan pentadbir sukan terkemuka di Asia, untuk meneliti para calon," kata Das kepada pemberita semasa mengumumkan para pemenang di sini hari ini.
Panel hakim terdiri daripada timbalan presiden Majlis Olimpik Malaysia, Datuk Dr M. Jegathesan, wakil Aspu, Eswar Ramachandran (India) dan Faisal Al-Qanai (Kuwait) dan Das.
Nicol, 23, dinobatkan pemain nombor satu dunia pada Januari tahun lepas.
Sepanjang tahun itu, beliau menjuarai Terbuka British, Terbuka Skuasy Dunia, Terbuka Cabaran Qatar Airways, Terbuka Malaysia, Terbuka Hong Kong dan pingat emas di Sukan Asia Doha.
Liu, 23, pemenang pingat emas pada Sukan Olimpik Athens 2004, adalah pemegang Rekod Dunia sekarang bagi acara 110 meter lompat pagar dengan catatan 12.88 saat, memecahkan rekod di Switzerland pada Julai tahun lepas.
Beliau juga memenangi pingat emas pada Sukan Asia Doha, Persekutuan Olahraga Amatur Antarabangsa (IAAF), Grand Prix Osaka, Golden League Athletics di Paris, Piala Dunia IAAF di Athens dan Grand Prix IAAF Super di Lausanne.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
POLIS BERHAK TAHAN : SPEAKER
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dis (Bernama) -- Polis berhak memasuki bangunan Parlimen dan menahan seseorang jika didapati individu itu boleh mengancam keselamatan dan mengganggu persidangan dewan, kata Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib.
Katanya perkara itu termaktub dalam Akta Kawasan Larangan dan Tempat Larangan yang memperuntukkan antara lain bahawa mana-mana pihak yang berada dalam kawasan larangan perlu mematuhi peraturan yang ditetapkan iaitu membenarkan pihak berkuasa mengawal selia pergerakan dan kelakuan mereka.
"Jelas di sini bahawa bangunan Parlimen telah digazetkan sebagai kawasan larangan, maka pihak berkuasa iaitu anggota polis berkuasa untuk menjalankan tanggungjawabnya," katanya di Dewan Rakyat di sini hari ini.
Bagaimanapun, kata Ramli, polis harus mematuhi prosedur tertentu semasa menjalankan tanggungjawab itu.
"Saya akan berbincang dengan Ketua Polis Negara (Tan Sri Musa Hassan) mengenai prosedur ini," katanya semasa memberi penjelasan berhubung persoalan yang dibangkitkan oleh Ketua Pembangkang Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) sebelum itu.
Lim bangkit sejurus selepas selesai sesi jawab lisan dan mempersoalkan tindakan polis menahan lima anggota Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) di luar pagar Parlimen semalam.
Beliau berkata tindakan polis itu bertentangan dengan prinsip Parlimen sebagai kawasan larangan dan terkecuali daripada tindakan pihak berkuasa.
Ramli berkata bahawa jika mana-mana individu semasa berada di dalam kawasan larangan tidak mematuhi apa-apa arahan maka individu terbabit boleh dikeluarkan dari kawasan tersebut oleh pihak berkuasa.
Katanya perkara itu termaktub dalam Akta Kawasan Larangan dan Tempat Larangan yang memperuntukkan antara lain bahawa mana-mana pihak yang berada dalam kawasan larangan perlu mematuhi peraturan yang ditetapkan iaitu membenarkan pihak berkuasa mengawal selia pergerakan dan kelakuan mereka.
"Jelas di sini bahawa bangunan Parlimen telah digazetkan sebagai kawasan larangan, maka pihak berkuasa iaitu anggota polis berkuasa untuk menjalankan tanggungjawabnya," katanya di Dewan Rakyat di sini hari ini.
Bagaimanapun, kata Ramli, polis harus mematuhi prosedur tertentu semasa menjalankan tanggungjawab itu.
"Saya akan berbincang dengan Ketua Polis Negara (Tan Sri Musa Hassan) mengenai prosedur ini," katanya semasa memberi penjelasan berhubung persoalan yang dibangkitkan oleh Ketua Pembangkang Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) sebelum itu.
Lim bangkit sejurus selepas selesai sesi jawab lisan dan mempersoalkan tindakan polis menahan lima anggota Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) di luar pagar Parlimen semalam.
Beliau berkata tindakan polis itu bertentangan dengan prinsip Parlimen sebagai kawasan larangan dan terkecuali daripada tindakan pihak berkuasa.
Ramli berkata bahawa jika mana-mana individu semasa berada di dalam kawasan larangan tidak mematuhi apa-apa arahan maka individu terbabit boleh dikeluarkan dari kawasan tersebut oleh pihak berkuasa.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
INDIA DISTANCES ITSELF FROM HINDRAF ISSUE
By P. Vijian
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- India, which has been courted by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) to shore up support for its cause against alleged discrimination in Malaysia, has somewhat distanced itself from the issue after the Malaysian group was said to have links with terrorist organisations.
Yesterday, India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, when asked by reporters on an announcement by the Malaysian police that Hindraf was suspected to having links with foreign terrorist organisations, said every government had its own way to fight terrorism.
"Terrorists have no nationality. In respect of any terrorist connection, all countries are entitled to take any appropriate action according to their laws and international conventions," he said.
The senior minister's remarks came after the Malaysian government said Hindraf was suspected to have links with the Sri Lanka-based Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a group that has been fighting for a separate homeland since 1983.
The Times of India, a leading newspaper here, suggested that the Indian government had decided to stay clear of the matter by headlining its story, "INDIA WASHES ITS HANDS OFF MALAYSIAN PROTEST".
India has been taking a cautious stand on the Hindraf issue, especially after Indian lawmakers and opposition political parties like the Hindu hard-line Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forced the Indian government to intervene following a Hindraf-led demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 25.
Well-placed sources said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, whose powerful ally is Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, was not so keen to pursue the matter further as it would jeopardise the healthy bilateral relations between both Malaysia and India.
Earlier this week, Hindraf leader P. Wytha Moorthy arrived in New Delhi in the hope of meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mukherjee to canvass support for his organisation's cause but to no avail.
"There were too many formalities to meet the people in the government like the prime minister and other ministers," Waytha said before leaving the Indian capital.
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- India, which has been courted by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) to shore up support for its cause against alleged discrimination in Malaysia, has somewhat distanced itself from the issue after the Malaysian group was said to have links with terrorist organisations.
Yesterday, India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, when asked by reporters on an announcement by the Malaysian police that Hindraf was suspected to having links with foreign terrorist organisations, said every government had its own way to fight terrorism.
"Terrorists have no nationality. In respect of any terrorist connection, all countries are entitled to take any appropriate action according to their laws and international conventions," he said.
The senior minister's remarks came after the Malaysian government said Hindraf was suspected to have links with the Sri Lanka-based Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a group that has been fighting for a separate homeland since 1983.
The Times of India, a leading newspaper here, suggested that the Indian government had decided to stay clear of the matter by headlining its story, "INDIA WASHES ITS HANDS OFF MALAYSIAN PROTEST".
India has been taking a cautious stand on the Hindraf issue, especially after Indian lawmakers and opposition political parties like the Hindu hard-line Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forced the Indian government to intervene following a Hindraf-led demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 25.
Well-placed sources said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, whose powerful ally is Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, was not so keen to pursue the matter further as it would jeopardise the healthy bilateral relations between both Malaysia and India.
Earlier this week, Hindraf leader P. Wytha Moorthy arrived in New Delhi in the hope of meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mukherjee to canvass support for his organisation's cause but to no avail.
"There were too many formalities to meet the people in the government like the prime minister and other ministers," Waytha said before leaving the Indian capital.
SEEING IS BELIEVING
BAGAN DATOH, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- The Information Ministry is inviting Indian journalists to Malaysia to see for themselves the quality of life enjoyed by the Indian community in the country and to provide a clearer and accurate picture to the Indian government.
Deputy Minister of Information Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the move was to ward off accusations by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) that Indians are being marginalised in Malaysia.
"The people of India and the Indian community in Malaysia have a strong family and friendly ties but the villain is the Hindraf.
"We cannot blame the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi because he doesn't know. He believes that whatever stated in the Hindraf memorandum he had received is the whole truth.
"We are inviting him to Malaysia to see for himself how Indians are living in this country.
Malaysia-India bilateral relations now were at its best and in fact, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was a close friend of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he told reporters after opening the Bagan Datoh Umno youth co-operative meeting here today.
The "Hindu Times" reported that Karunanidhi had urged Manmohan Singh to take immediate action to "end the sufferings" of Malaysian Indians.
Ahmad Zahid also highlighted the differences in opinion among DAP leaders on Hindraf.
He said while DAP chairman Karpal Singh criticised Hindraf's actions and accusations, its adviser Lim Kit Siang supported the Indian activist group.
"I am praising Karpal for being rational in opposing Hindraf's actions and allegations while Kit Siang is being unreasonable.
"Despite Karpal's opposition to the government, he was open-minded in Hindraf's issue unlike Kit Siang who is still strong with his chauvinistic sentiments," he said.
Kit Siang had supported Hindraf in Parliament while Karpal had criticised the group over its accusation that the government was carrying out ethnic cleansing on the Indian community in the country.
Deputy Minister of Information Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the move was to ward off accusations by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) that Indians are being marginalised in Malaysia.
"The people of India and the Indian community in Malaysia have a strong family and friendly ties but the villain is the Hindraf.
"We cannot blame the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi because he doesn't know. He believes that whatever stated in the Hindraf memorandum he had received is the whole truth.
"We are inviting him to Malaysia to see for himself how Indians are living in this country.
Malaysia-India bilateral relations now were at its best and in fact, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was a close friend of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he told reporters after opening the Bagan Datoh Umno youth co-operative meeting here today.
The "Hindu Times" reported that Karunanidhi had urged Manmohan Singh to take immediate action to "end the sufferings" of Malaysian Indians.
Ahmad Zahid also highlighted the differences in opinion among DAP leaders on Hindraf.
He said while DAP chairman Karpal Singh criticised Hindraf's actions and accusations, its adviser Lim Kit Siang supported the Indian activist group.
"I am praising Karpal for being rational in opposing Hindraf's actions and allegations while Kit Siang is being unreasonable.
"Despite Karpal's opposition to the government, he was open-minded in Hindraf's issue unlike Kit Siang who is still strong with his chauvinistic sentiments," he said.
Kit Siang had supported Hindraf in Parliament while Karpal had criticised the group over its accusation that the government was carrying out ethnic cleansing on the Indian community in the country.
Friday, December 7, 2007
IGP : HINDRAF AND TERRORIST GROUP
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan today made a startling revelation that the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), organiser of the Nov 25 illegal rally in Kuala Lumpur, is trying to solicit help and support from terrorist groups.
In exposing their covert activities, Musa said: "Of late there have been indications that Hindraf is trying to seek support and help from terrorist groups."
Based on police intelligence and monitoring of the Indian activist group's movements since July 28, he said they have been active in fanning racial sentiments among the Indian community by sirring up their anger and arousing hatred against the government.
"Their actions are potentially explosive in sparking racial clashes," he said in a statement.
Musa said the unregistered body had also set up a fund by deceiving the people to fund their activities.
Musa said Hindraf was helmed by six prime movers comprising five lawyers and a senior executive of a private company.
He said Hindraf was persistently inflamming sensitive and dangerous sentiments through forums, distribution of books and leaflets, posting messages on websites and via short messaging service (SMS) to garner support from Indians.
He also said they masterminded the opposition of a group of Indians against a local authority for demolishing Hindu temples built illegally and alleged that the demolition was exploiting the religious freedom in the country.
"They also planned to use gangsters to block demolition of temples by local authorities in future," he said.
Musa said latest developments showed Hindraf leaders are lobbying for international support from India, Britain, the United States and the United Nations and European countries.
"Hindraf is soliciting for external support by portraying a wrong picture on the actual position of Indians in this country to the foreign parties," he said.
For instance, in the e-mail to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Hindraf had claimed there was "ethnic cleansing" in Malaysia. It alleged that Indians are being killed every day by the "Islamic extremist" Malaysian government.
Musa said Hindraf's activities and ploys all these while have been very worrying to multiracial Malaysians.
"The police are concerned over Hindraf's activities and will not hesitate to take harsh action to guarantee the nation's peace and security," he said.
Musa said Hindraf had made false, baseless and slanderous allegations that the government had marginalised the Indians, had deprived them of their rights in the economic and education fields and positions in the government to the extent that the community was backward even after 50 years of independence.
The Inspector-General of Police said Hindraf had defied the law and went ahead to stage the Nov 25 street protests because its real motive was to create chaos in the federal capital.
"But instead they twisted the incident and accused the police of using force on their supporters.
"They also cheated the Indians who attended the illegal gathering when they did not hand in the petition to the British High Commission despite having the opportunity to do so," he said.
Musa advised the people not to be deceived by the ploys and rumours spread through the Internet and SMSes by irresponsible elements to create anxiety and uneasiness to the people to worsen the situation.
He said rumour mongers floating rumours and spreading false information are committing an offence under Section 23 of the Internal Security Act 1960, which carries a fine of not more than RM10,000 or a jail term of not more than three years or both, if convicted.
In exposing their covert activities, Musa said: "Of late there have been indications that Hindraf is trying to seek support and help from terrorist groups."
Based on police intelligence and monitoring of the Indian activist group's movements since July 28, he said they have been active in fanning racial sentiments among the Indian community by sirring up their anger and arousing hatred against the government.
"Their actions are potentially explosive in sparking racial clashes," he said in a statement.
Musa said the unregistered body had also set up a fund by deceiving the people to fund their activities.
Musa said Hindraf was helmed by six prime movers comprising five lawyers and a senior executive of a private company.
He said Hindraf was persistently inflamming sensitive and dangerous sentiments through forums, distribution of books and leaflets, posting messages on websites and via short messaging service (SMS) to garner support from Indians.
He also said they masterminded the opposition of a group of Indians against a local authority for demolishing Hindu temples built illegally and alleged that the demolition was exploiting the religious freedom in the country.
"They also planned to use gangsters to block demolition of temples by local authorities in future," he said.
Musa said latest developments showed Hindraf leaders are lobbying for international support from India, Britain, the United States and the United Nations and European countries.
"Hindraf is soliciting for external support by portraying a wrong picture on the actual position of Indians in this country to the foreign parties," he said.
For instance, in the e-mail to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Hindraf had claimed there was "ethnic cleansing" in Malaysia. It alleged that Indians are being killed every day by the "Islamic extremist" Malaysian government.
Musa said Hindraf's activities and ploys all these while have been very worrying to multiracial Malaysians.
"The police are concerned over Hindraf's activities and will not hesitate to take harsh action to guarantee the nation's peace and security," he said.
Musa said Hindraf had made false, baseless and slanderous allegations that the government had marginalised the Indians, had deprived them of their rights in the economic and education fields and positions in the government to the extent that the community was backward even after 50 years of independence.
The Inspector-General of Police said Hindraf had defied the law and went ahead to stage the Nov 25 street protests because its real motive was to create chaos in the federal capital.
"But instead they twisted the incident and accused the police of using force on their supporters.
"They also cheated the Indians who attended the illegal gathering when they did not hand in the petition to the British High Commission despite having the opportunity to do so," he said.
Musa advised the people not to be deceived by the ploys and rumours spread through the Internet and SMSes by irresponsible elements to create anxiety and uneasiness to the people to worsen the situation.
He said rumour mongers floating rumours and spreading false information are committing an offence under Section 23 of the Internal Security Act 1960, which carries a fine of not more than RM10,000 or a jail term of not more than three years or both, if convicted.
JELITA DISEMBER 2007
Cinta itu pengorbanan. Dan Puan Sri Faizah Datuk Shuaib adalah seorang wanita berperibadi tinggi yang menggorbankan perasaannya demi cinta terhadap suami, Tan Sri Megat Junid Megat Ayub yang disahkan menghidap barah. Dengan penuh keredaan beliau menerima kedatangan madunya, Puan Ziela Jalil sewaktu melawat suami mereka di hospital. Itulah kali pertama mereka bertentang mata. Ikuti kisah mereka di dalam majalah JELITA keluaran DISEMBER 2007. KINI DI PASARAN!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
ABDUL HAMID IS NEW CJ
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Datuk Abdul Hamid Mohamad has been appointed Chief Justice while Federal Court Judge Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi is taking over the former's position as Court of Appeal President.
In announcing this today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said 65-year-old Abdul Hamid's appointment took effect on Nov 1 while that of Zaki, 62, would be decided later.
Prior to this, Abdul Hamid was acting Chief Justice following the retirement of Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim on Nov 1.
The appointments had been consented to by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on the advice of the prime minister and after consultation with the Conference of Rulers as provided for under Clause (1) of Article 122B of the Federal Constitution, said Abdullah in a statement today.
The prime minister said the Federal Court was in discussion with Istana Negara on when the instruments of appointment would be handed over to the two judges.
Abdul Hamid will take the oath of office before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
In announcing this today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said 65-year-old Abdul Hamid's appointment took effect on Nov 1 while that of Zaki, 62, would be decided later.
Prior to this, Abdul Hamid was acting Chief Justice following the retirement of Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim on Nov 1.
The appointments had been consented to by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on the advice of the prime minister and after consultation with the Conference of Rulers as provided for under Clause (1) of Article 122B of the Federal Constitution, said Abdullah in a statement today.
The prime minister said the Federal Court was in discussion with Istana Negara on when the instruments of appointment would be handed over to the two judges.
Abdul Hamid will take the oath of office before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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