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Originally posted by matz_rockz at 28-6-2004 09:01 AM:
semalam tengok news...james lye and diana ser kawin...very grand seh wedding nya.banyak yang nak sponsor their wedding,but they declined.surprizing,both we overwhelmed by the occasion.nampak si dia ...
aku baru nak post...dah bang matz post 
tu lah..nampak gak diana macam nak banjir..bagus cam ni..orang ingatkan dorang dah 9 years kenal dah no more sparks...yang aku syahdu sangat after James kissed Diana teros dorang peluk...it's as if he was saying ' yes, we did it..we're still here..'
jap ah, nak lap air mata.. |
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Semalam pagi SIA check in computerised system breaks down spuloh minit
Akibatnya, flights delayed up to 2 hrs
Our dependency on technology is so huge that it can affect daily operations
Tu baru spuloh minit..kalo down satu jam? Aku rasa dia punya queue sampai kat car park agaknya |
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JUNE 29, 2004
Academic slammed for maligning Malays
By Azrin Asmani
MALAY youth group Taman Bacaan yesterday hit out at a Singapore-born academic, Dr Lily Zubaidah Rahim, for her accusation that the state was practising a policy of coercion in the learning of Mandarin among the Malays.
Her comments were dangerous and aimed at inflaming racial relations here, said the group's president Abdul Halim Kader in a statement.
Last week, at a conference in Selangor, Malaysia, Dr Lily claimed that only those who have mastered the Chinese language are given top jobs in Singapore.
This had led to the Malays being pressured to take up Mandarin at the expense of their own language, she said.
Dr Lily, a lecturer at the University of Sydney, Australia, and author of the 1998 book, The Singapore Dilemma: The Political Educational Marginality Of The Malay Community, also said that Malays who were not able to speak Mandarin faced problems getting a job in Singapore.
She had also said that the Muslims here lived under a 'microscope', with each individual being tagged a 'potential terrorist'.
In his statement yesterday, Tamaan Bacaan's Mr Halim regarded her words as 'an act of privileging oneself with the right of maligning' the legitimate authority of Singapore and the Malay/Muslim community here.
He pointed out that the state was not forcing anyone to learn Mandarin, and those who were doing it, did so out of a 'spontaneous desire'.
On her terrorists claims, Mr Halim said it was a 'very dangerous statement' that could further perpetuate the image that all Muslims in Singapore are potential terrorists, and served 'only to inflame' the Muslim and non- Muslim communities here.
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Originally posted by chicsee at 29-6-2004 12:42 PM:
JUNE 29, 2004
Academic slammed for maligning Malays
By Azrin Asmani
MALAY youth group Taman Bacaan yesterday hit out at a Singapore-born academic, Dr Lily Zubaidah Rahim, for her accusation ...
hehehehe....
mula2 kita iklan dulu eh...
sokkabar omputeh hari ni ....beli la,, ada artikel pasal ISD...
nengok sini.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,258847,00.html? |
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Originally posted by chicsee at 29-6-2004 12:42 PM:
JUNE 29, 2004
Academic slammed for maligning Malays
By Azrin Asmani
MALAY youth group Taman Bacaan yesterday hit out at a Singapore-born academic, Dr Lily Zubaidah Rahim, for her accusation ...
lain orang ada pandangan yang berlainan tentang lain2 isu..
tapi tak semua pandangan tu dikongsi sama ngan orang lain... ( ni aku bukan refer kat artikel ni eh mueheeheh )
cam aku, aku punya pandangan, aku simpan sendiri... ada orang wo ha sana sini, selalu yang hu ha hu ha, ada agenda masing2. ( ni aku tak refer kat sapa2 pun kat artikel atas ni eh muehehehe ).
tapi kita semua sedia maklum,
dalam mass media spore,
baik bentuk print seperti suratkabar - segala keputusan muktamad apa yang hendak dicetak, diberi oleh tuan editor.
bagi mass media tv dan radio - berita2 yang kita dengar tu, tuan producer kot dah kasi permission...
so terpulang lah kat tuan editor dan tuan producer untuk kasi clearance kat apa dia suka...
kita ni, baca dan dengar je la, dan guna kepala otak fikir mana yang baik mana yang buruk.
cam terrorism ke, racial intolerance ke, ni semua memang macam :siok: |
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perangai buruk kat publik, memang biasa la....
especially kat tempat2 minum2 ni semua...
tapi aku heran, apsal rank koperal dia tak pandang?
kalo aku kena tahan polis, aku nengok unipom, aku bukan nengok pangkat.
patut si polis tu dah cakap baik2 ngan dia, mengalah cakap sorry dah la...
ni nak tunjuk terror, kang dah kena!!;)
Mr Ravi had ignored pleas to pipe down in China Bar. -- WONG KWAI CHOW
Lawyer fined $700 for shouting in pub
LAWYER M. Ravi was fined $700 yesterday after admitting to shouting in a Central Mall pub and ignoring repeated police requests to pipe down.
About 10 supporters, including lawyers from Sweden, Australia and the United States, were at the magistrate's court, where he pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly behaviour in a public place.
At about 1.30am on Nov 6 last year, five policemen were dispatched to China Bar on Solomon Street in response to calls reporting a fight.
Mr Ravi and an acquaintance, businessman Ramakrishnan Rajandran, were there but refused to speak to a police corporal. So the highest-ranking policeman, Staff Sergeant Zanin Ibrahim, asked for some identification.
The lawyer began shouting, demanding to see the officer's warrant card. When the staff sergeant complied, he began shouting again.
At one point, the staff sergeant told him: 'I am begging you, sir, please calm down or I will have to arrest you.'
Responded the lawyer: 'Arrest me? Do you know that I can arrest you? Do you know who I am?'
Yesterday, pleading for leniency, Mr Ravi's counsel, Mr Ramesh Tiwary, said his client had fallen asleep after having a glass of Coke, waking up to see Ramakrishnan involved in an altercation. p> In fact, Ramakrishnan had allegedly punched the pub's security manager. He will be dealt with separately, not just for his alleged role in the incident but also for allegedly appearing naked in a temple in a separate incident, and hurting two people.
Yesterday, Mr Ravi's lawyer asked magistrate Gilbert Low to impose the minimum fine. He cited the case of opposition politician Ghandi Ambalam, who was fined $500 after being found guilty of shouting and gesticulating at the Istana.
For disorderly behaviour - Mr Ravi, who has paid his fine - could have been fined up to $1,000 or jailed up to a month.
According to a Law Society spokesman, for a case not involving dishonesty, the Council will first determine if there was misconduct 'unbefitting a lawyer', and then decide if an Inquiry Committee should be convened. |
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hougang ave 9 blackout..........
aku baru dpt panggilan tepon
wah.... tempat aku dah bertahun tak blackout.... |
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aku pulak dlm kelas agama.. puhh best seh .. dah lama tak blackout.. tuan rumah pasang lilin.. macam romantic gitu.. yang parah aku nak balik.. sorang sorang.. nasib baik block aku tak blackout.. kalau tak longgar kepala lutut.. rumah aku tingkat sembilan.. |
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heh
cranko tadi sms... tempat dia pon samer.. golap
deaf tak online malam ni.......... dia pon sangkut gak agaknyer.... |
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alamat berpeluh lah dorang tidur malam ni..:bgrin: |
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hehe semalam sengkang pun blackout .. tapi kejap ajer..30 mins maybe.. tengah tengok anugerah.. sekali tup2 semua gelap.. dah duduk sini 4 tahun.. ni first time.. da lama tak experience blackout .. heeehe |
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matz_rockz This user has been deleted
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matz tengah susun gambar tombstone nak masok album......betul2 last punya gambar dah arrange from envelope........SEKALI LAMPU MATI...
seram seh...ingat current trip aja...........sekali tengok kat luar bishan pun gelap. |
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Portugal in Euro 2004 final
LISBON (Portugal) - Portugal advanced to the final of a major soccer championship for the first time on Wednesday by beating the Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-final of Euro 2004.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (right) heads the ball to score the opening goal. -- AP
Cristiano Ronaldo headed home a corner in the 28th minute and Nuno Maniche drove a stunning 22-metre strike into the top left corner of Edwin van der Sar's goal in the 57th minute to put the host two goals ahead before a Jorge Andrade own goal gave the Dutch some hope.
The Portuguese, who lost 2-1 to underdog Greece in the opening game, finally made it to a championship game after semi-final exits at the 1966 World Cup and the 1984 and 2000 Euros.
The Dutch, who won the Euro title in 1988, lost in the semi-final for the second time in a row, having been beaten by Italy four years ago in Rotterdam. -- AP
For more Euro 2004 reports, visit our Euro 2004 webspecial. |
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Power plants' backup system failed
Blackout came after valve on gas pipeline tripped, cutting supply to three power stations which could not react in time
WHEN 300,000 homes plunged into darkness on Tuesday night, it was the fifth time that the same thing had gone wrong with the gas supply from Indonesia to Singapore.
Watch Channel i news clip here
The first time, in August 2002, there was a blackout.
Three other times since then, Singaporeans were not aware of the glitch because the three power companies here managed to switch to backup diesel supplies successfully and electricity supply continued uninterrupted.
But contingency measures put in place to ensure the backup system worked, did not kick in on Tuesday.
Five of the six turbines that generate electricity failed, causing Singapore's biggest blackout in a long time.
Yesterday, the experts did not know what went wrong, and nobody was certain it might not happen again.
Mr Khoo Chin Hean, chief executive of the power industry regulator, the Energy Market Authority (EMA), said that an independent consultant will investigate and propose changes if necessary.
'We are, over the next few weeks, going to sit down with the companies to discuss what went wrong, and what other measures can be put in place to prevent similar failures in the future,' he said.
'You cannot eliminate failures but you can minimise them.'
Tuesday's blackout lasted up to two hours until midnight and hit Clementi, Choa Chu Kang, Crawford, Jalan Eunos, Aljunied, Buona Vista, Jurong, Bishan, Bukit Batok, Changi, Mandai, Marina Centre, Serangoon North, Telok Blangah and Hougang.
Civil Defence officers responded to 21 emergency calls about people stranded in lifts. In some places, they arrived to find that they could not open the lift doors until town council-appointed contractors arrived with the keys.
In four locations, the SCDF decided to force open the lift doors without the keys, because there were infants or ill people trapped inside.
Yesterday, the EMA held a press conference to explain the sequence of events that led to the big power failure.
Also present were representatives of American oil refiner ConocoPhillips which runs the Jurong Island plant receiving gas from Indonesia, and SembCorp Gas, which sells gas to the three power plants here.
This is what happened:
At 9.56pm, an emergency alarm triggered a valve to shut automatically at the 600-km West Naturna pipeline's receiving station on Jurong Island, halting supply to the three power plants.
Alarms went off at all three - SembCorp Cogen and PowerSeraya, about 3km from the landing station, and Tuas Power, 7km away.
What followed was a scramble at the plants, which had only minutes to switch their turbines to the backup diesel fuel.
This involved pumping diesel from stored tanks and preparing the gas turbines to handle the alternative fuel, a process that takes anything from 10 to 30 minutes.
If they took too long and the gas remaining in the pipeline ran out, the turbines would stop, the blackout would begin and it would then take an hour to 90 minutes to get them started up again.
The three companies have six turbines altogether. The players said yesterday that they ran out of time because there was only between two and 10 minutes of gas left in the pipeline after the valve shut down.
PowerSeraya managed to switch one turbine to diesel. SembCorp switched both its turbines, but both failed because of problems in the diesel distribution system.
Then time ran out. Five out of six turbines ground to a stop, cutting electricity to 300,000 households across a large part of Singapore.
Although the gas supply was fully restarted shortly after 10.30pm, most areas remained in darkness as the plants brought their turbines back to life.
All affected areas got back their power by midnight.
Industry sources said that in the three previous incidents, between August and December 2002, the pipeline valves that shut down were further away from Singapore.
That left enough gas in the pipeline to give the plants time to switch to diesel.
On Tuesday, the affected valve was so near the plants that there was too little gas to feed the plants during their switch-over efforts.
EMA expects to know why the valve tripped by tomorrow.
Mr Kevin Pewitt, ConocoPhillips' gas commercial manager, said: 'At the moment, we have narrowed it down to seven or eight likely reasons. We should know soon what the real problem was.'
The EMA can fine a power plant up to $1 million, or 10 per cent of its revenue, if there is negligence.
When asked if anyone will be penalised for the blackout, Mr Khoo said a decision will be made after investigations are completed.
But in a competitive market, he added, penalties slapped on suppliers might well end up being passed to consumers.
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How did power fail?
1 At 9.56pm, emergency alarm triggers a valve to shut at the West Naturna pipeline to Jurong Island, drying up gas supply to three power-generating plants.
2 All three plants - SembCorp Cogen, PowerSeraya and Tuas Power - scramble to switch from gas to back-up diesel, which can take 10 to 30 minutes. If they take too long, their six turbines will stop turning.
3 The companies say the gas left in the pipeline lasts only two to 10 minutes.
4PowerSeraya switches one turbine to diesel. SembCorp gets both its turbines on diesel, but they then fail. Five out of six turbines at the three companies stop, cutting electricity to 300,000 homes.
5 Gas supply is re-started fully at 10.33pm. All households get back electricity by 11.58 pm. |
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While the lights were out...
AT HOME
Long wait in stalled lifts
WHEN the lights went out along Jurong West Street 54, residents of Block 661A checked to see if anyone was stuck in the lifts.
A candlelight dinner for Chuan Park's Nehru Ganesh, 17. -- ONG CHIN KAI
They found machine operator Sima Laymat, 52, in one.
For two hours, they crowded and waited helplessly, watching her through the transparent lift doors.
Her daughter, 19, a technician, was worried sick. 'My mother has a weak heart,' she said, 'I was scared for her.'
Madam Sima got out just past midnight when maintenance engineers got there.
Madam Joanne Liew, 29, seven months pregnant, was luckier. She was trapped in the lift for about an hour in a block in Jurong West.
'I knelt down inside the lift and prayed and prayed that the power would come back on. It is my first child and I was very worried that something bad might happen.'
The Singapore Civil Defence Force responded to more than 20 calls of people trapped in lifts, its spokesman said last night.
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ON THE STREETS
No major accidents
A public-spirited man directs traffic on Hougang Avenue 3. -- TAN SUAN ANN
TRAFFIC police were out in force to direct traffic at all major road junctions as streets and traffic junctions went pitch black.
'Officers at all divisions were sent on duty,' said a police spokesman last night.
However, the massive blackout that started around 10pm did not affect the MRT train service.
The police said there were no major accidents and part of the reason was the way some people helped each other. At Hougang, some men, without even halting to put on their shirts, rushed into the streets to direct traffic and shine torches for pedestrians.
However, a taxi in Queensway could not avoid a crash. Photographer Leong Siew Teng, 32, saw it trying to make a U-turn: 'There was a loud bang but it was so dark I couldn't see what it hit.'
In Geylang, Mr Jack Poh, 24, said traffic was orderly and added: 'Owners who had parked their cars by the road switched on the headlights to light the entire street.'
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AT THE KOPITIAM
Porridge in the dark
Counting the takings in the dark in Upper Serangoon. -- HOW HWEE YOUNG
WHEN the power didn't come back on after 40 minutes at the NYDC Cafe in Holland Village, restaurant supervisor Audrey Lim, 22, wondered if the ice cream would have to be junked.
She closed the cafe at 10.30pm, 1 1/2 hours earlier than usual.
At Wala Wala pub, there was no way to run checks on the credit cards since computers and cash registers were down. Staff had to fill out manual charge slips.
In Geylang, brothers Jack Poh, 24, and Jason Poh, 22, were supping on frogs' legs porridge when all went dark.
Said Jack: 'Everyone shouted 'Oi!' The stallholders started to light all these big red altar candles.
'My brother asked me, 'Do you think it might be a terrorist attack and we might be recalled to camp?' But we continued eating our porridge.'
The power came back on before midnight. Back at Holland Village, the ice cream was saved. Said Ms Lim: 'We only had to throw away a bit.' |
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actor marlon brando dies at 80.
ni kira old timer punya icon.matz tengok the godfather dah 6 or 7 times.this film is a classic.. |
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Originally posted by matz_rockz at 3-7-2004 07:34 AM:
actor marlon brando dies at 80.
ni kira old timer punya icon.matz tengok the godfather dah 6 or 7 times.this film is a classic..
cam sedih ah aku si godfather mati eh,
aku sama cam ko matz, part one ngan part two aku nengok berulang2....
siap ngan rewind lagik, nak pahamkan...
last sekali aku nengok pilem marlon brando ni, ceta the Score, dia jadi cam orang tengah black market gitu....
Robert Deniro ngan apa Norton tu jadi pencurik hi tech. |
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[color=black] [font=Arial] Greece win Euro 2004
LISBON (Portugal) - Greece achieved one of the greatest upsets in soccer history on Sunday by winning the European Championship with a 1-0 victory over host Portugal on Angelos Charisteas' goal early in the second half.
The Greeks had never won a game at a major championship before arriving at Euro 2004 but wound up twice beating the Portuguese, ousting defending champion France 1-0 in the quarter-finals and then beating hot favourite Czech Republic 1-0 in the semi-finals.
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In European soccer terms, the surprise achievement by the Greeks - 100-1 shots at the title before the championship - even eclipsed Denmark's triumph in 1992. The Danes, who didn't even qualify, were allowed into the championship when Yugoslavia was expelled for political reasons and won the title by beating Germany in the final in Goteborg.
Sunday's result meant that Portuguese coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who guided Brazil to its fifth World Cup triumph two years ago, failed to become the first man to win the world and European titles with two different teams.
Rehhagel, who also achieved domestic trophies in Germany, became the first foreigner to win the European title.
Charisteas headed home a 57th minute corner to set up the shock outcome to a championship full of upsets.
For the second time in the championship, the Portuguese just couldn't find a way through the Greeks' tight defensive system. Real Madrid star Luis Figo and teenage Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo were frustrated time and again. -- AP |
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Greece win Euro 2004
LISBON (Portugal) - Greece achieved one of the greatest upsets in soccer history on Sunday by winning the European Championship with a 1-0 victory over host Portugal on Angelos Charisteas' goal early in the second half.
The Greeks had never won a game at a major championship before arriving at Euro 2004 but wound up twice beating the Portuguese, ousting defending champion France 1-0 in the quarter-finals and then beating hot favourite Czech Republic 1-0 in the semi-finals.
Advertisement
In European soccer terms, the surprise achievement by the Greeks - 100-1 shots at the title before the championship - even eclipsed Denmark's triumph in 1992. The Danes, who didn't even qualify, were allowed into the championship when Yugoslavia was expelled for political reasons and won the title by beating Germany in the final in Goteborg.
Sunday's result meant that Portuguese coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who guided Brazil to its fifth World Cup triumph two years ago, failed to become the first man to win the world and European titles with two different teams.
Rehhagel, who also achieved domestic trophies in Germany, became the first foreigner to win the European title.
Charisteas headed home a 57th minute corner to set up the shock outcome to a championship full of upsets.
For the second time in the championship, the Portuguese just couldn't find a way through the Greeks' tight defensive system. Real Madrid star Luis Figo and teenage Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo were frustrated time and again. -- AP |
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30,000 IC HILANG SETIAP TAHUN
Oleh
Khalid Khamis
SEKITAR 30,000 kad pengenalan (IC) Singapura masih dilaporkan hilang setiap tahun meskipun hukuman denda lebih berat telah dikenakan sejak 1998 untuk menggantikan kad yang hilang.
Berdasarkan bayaran denda minimum sebanyak $100, ini bermakna rakyat Singapura membelanjakan sekurang-kurangnya $3 juta setahun untuk menggantikan kad yang hilang.
Sejak 1 Julai 1998, mereka yang pertama kali kehilangan IC dikenakan bayaran $100 dan bagi kehilangan selanjutnya sebanyak $300.
Sebelum itu, bayaran yang dikenakan ialah $25 bagi kehilangan pertama, $55 bagi kedua dan $105 bagi kehilangan selanjutnya.
Menjawab pertanyaan Berita Harian, dalam e-melnya, jurucakap Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan (ICA) berkata secara purata daripada 30,000 IC yang dilaporkan hilang setahun sejak 1998, sekitar 70 peratus akibat kecuaian pemilik IC dan 30 peratus pula akibat dicuri, diragut atau diselok kocek.
Jumlah itu lebih rendah daripada purata 40,000 IC yang dilaporkan hilang setiap tahun sebelum hukuman denda lebih berat itu dikuatkuasakan, kata jurucakap ICA.
'Ini bermakna menaikkan kadar bayaran untuk menggantikan IC yang hilang berkesan dalam membuat pemilik IC untuk lebih berwaspada terhadap IC mereka.'
Di samping itu, ICA berkata sepanjang tiga tahun lalu, sebanyak 8,340 IC telah dilaporkan rosak, dengan pemilik berkenaan dikenakan bayaran $60 untuk mendapatkan IC baru.
ICA menasihatkan orang ramai supaya lebih bertanggungjawab dan menjaga IC mereka dengan selamat kerana IC yang hilang boleh disalahgunakan penjenayah untuk melakukan kegiatan haram.
Bagi mencegah penyalahgunaan IC yang hilang, ICA juga menyediakan Khidmat Memeriksa Kad Pengenalan atau iCHECK menerusi Internet bagi mengesahkan kesahihan IC yang digunakan |
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Category: Negeri & Negara
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Post time 28-6-2004 09:36 AM
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