(MY021) Pesawat Yaman terhempas di Lautan India

SAN'A (Yemen): Sebuah pesawat Yaman terhempas di Lautan India, di Comoros dengan berita awal menyebut lebih 100 penumpangnya dipercayai maut, awal hari ini. Pesawat Airbus 310 milik Yemenia Air itu dipercayai membawa warga Comoris dari Paris.
Setakat ini tiada butiran mengenai jumlah sebenar penumpang dan anak kapal serta punca nahas itu. - AFP


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(MY020) The ‘Beast’ who cheated thousands of their savings

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff stands during his sentencing hearing in New York in this court artist's sketch completed yesterday. - Reuters picNEW YORK, June 30 — Victims of Bernard Madoff’s billion-dollar Ponzi scheme branded him at his sentencing hearing as a “beast” who had ruined their lives, forcing one to scavenge for food in dumpsters.
Madoff “discarded me like road kill,” said Ms Miriam Siegman, of Stamford, Connecticut, today at the hearing in Manhattan. She now relies on food stamps, collecting recyclable bottles and digging through dumpsters.
Nine victims told their stories to US District Judge Denny Chin before he sentenced Madoff to a maximum 150 years in prison.
Madoff’s lawyer Ira Sorkin had recommended a sentence of not more than 20 years, while prosecutors urged 150. The federal probation service recommended 50 years.

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(MY019) World Bank says Malaysia’s governance worsened in last five years

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — A study by the World Bank suggests that Malaysia’s governance has deteriorated since 2003. The country fared worse in four out of six good governance categories in the World Bank study and improved in only two as of 2008.The nation also lags well behind the scores of high income countries such as Australia, Japan and Switzerland. It scored better than Indonesia but remained far behind Singapore. Indonesia, however, saw its governance scores improve across the board since 2003.

Malaysia saw its performance drop in four categories — voice and accountability (level of democracy), political stability, regulatory quality and control of corruption.In terms of its relative position to other countries, Malaysia also fell further behind countries in the same categories. It recorded an improvement in performance and relative position in only two categories — government effectiveness and rule of law.

The World Bank study uses a percentile method to show the relative ranking of a country. For example, a country with a ranking of 60 means that its score is higher than 60 per cent of countries in the study.Malaysia has a rank of 32 (2003 ranking — 38) for voice and accountability, 50 (57) for political stability, 84 (80) for government effectiveness, 60 (70) regulatory quality, 65 (63) for rule of law and 63 (65) for control of corruption.

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(MY018) 20 lagi kes H1N1 dilaporkan hari ini

PUTRAJAYA: Jumlah kes Influenza A (H1N1) terus meningkat dengan setakat jam 8 pagi tadi, 20 kes terbaru dilaporkan menjadikan semua 144 kes di seluruh negara.

Dalam kenyataan Kementerian Kesihatan petang ini, 20 kes itu membabitkan 16 kes import manakala empat lagi kes jangkitan tempatan.


the number keep increasing...

(MY017) ASTRONAUT'S FATHER'S CASE FOR CHILDREN'S CUSTODY

SHAH ALAM, June 29 (Bernama) -- The Syariah High Court here today fixed Aug 12 for mention of the case application of the parents of the country's first astronaut, Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Mustapha, to get custody of two of their grandchildren after the death of the children's father, Sheikh Mustapha Shukor Al Masrie, 32, two years ago. Judge Mohamad Khalid Shaee set the date to enable the plaintiffs and defendants to resolve the matter amicably.

Zuraida Sheikh Ahmad and Sheikh Mustapha Sheikh Abdul Shukor filed the application on Dec 23 last year to get custody of their grandchildren, Sheikh Aiman Shukor Al-Masrie, 4, and Siti Balkish Aisha Al-Masrie, 2, under Section 87 (1) of the Selangor Islamic Family Law Enactment 2003. Zuraida, 64, and Sheikh Mustapha, 74, as the plaintiffs named Haryati Mohd Redza, 31, and Haryati's mother, Kamar Aziah Abdullah, 61, as defendants.

The parents of the nation's first astronaut were represented by syarie lawyer, Zulqarnain Lukman, while Haryati and Kamar Aziah were represented by syarie lawyer Suriati Abdul Ghani.

Both the plaintiffs and the defendants were not present in court.

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(MY015) 13 Things Your Waiter Won't Tell You

1. Avoid eating out on holidays and Saturday nights. The sheer volume of customers guarantees that most kitchens will be pushed beyond their ability to produce a high-quality dish.

2. There are almost never any sick days in the restaurant business. A busboy with a kid to support isn't going to stay home and miss out on $100 because he's got strep throat. And these are the people handling your food.

3. When customers' dissatisfaction devolves into personal attacks, adulterating food or drink is a convenient way for servers to exact covert vengeance. Some waiters can and do spit in people's food.

4. Never say "I'm friends with the owner." Restaurant owners don't have friends. This marks you as a clueless poseur the moment you walk in the door.

5. Treat others as you want to be treated. (Yes, people need to be reminded of this.)

6. Don't snap your fingers to get our attention. Remember, we have shears that cut through bone in the kitchen.

7. Don't order meals that aren't on the menu. You're forcing the chef to cook something he doesn't make on a regular basis. If he makes the same entrée 10,000 times a month, the odds are good that the dish will be a home run every time.

8. Splitting entrées is okay, but don't ask for water, lemon, and sugar so you can make your own lemonade. What's next, grapes so you can press your own wine?

9. If you find a waiter you like, always ask to be seated in his or her section. Tell all your friends so they'll start asking for that server as well. You've just made that waiter look indispensable to the owner. The server will be grateful and take good care of you.

10. If you can't afford to leave a tip, you can't afford to eat in the restaurant. Servers could be giving 20 to 40 percent to the busboys, bartenders, maître d', or hostess.

11. Always examine the check. Sometimes large parties are unaware that a gratuity has been added to the bill, so they tip on top of it. Waiters "facilitate" this error. It's dishonest, it's wrong-and I did it all the time.

12. If you want to hang out, that's fine. But increase the tip to make up for money the server would have made if he or she had had another seating at that table.

13. Never, ever come in 15 minutes before closing time. The cooks are tired and will cook your dinner right away. So while you're chitchatting over salads, your entrées will be languishing under the heat lamp while the dishwasher is spraying industrial-strength, carcinogenic cleaning solvents in their immediate vicinity.

From Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter (Ecco/HarperCollins)

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