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Tanggal bulan tujuh hari sembilan, rakyat bangun demi perubahan. Berlapik baju Bersih kekuningan, berganding bahu hadapi cabaran. Genggam tangan penuh azam, bawa bunga secebis garam. Panggilan ubah amat mendalam, sebelum negara terus tenggelam. Seruan ke kota dengan aman, arahan keras tutup jalan. Berjaya juga dalam ribuan, laungan bersih kedengaran. Himpun janakan seluruh negara, sokongan 

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Hmm..... maybe those who reads only English paper like The Star and have yet to attend any of the last two DAP fundraising dinners in USJ are not aware of the fact that I has been involved with  DAP for more than a year now. I am a DAP member and proud to be one too. Since there is free publicity for my branch now, if anyone wanna join our new branch - the DAP USJ East branch, you are welcome to

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Huang Hong-ying, the Chinese diva specialize in singing Hakka songs The mostly 4,000 strong Hakka audiences were mesmerized with the Hakka songs belted out by Chinese diva Huang Hong-ying who performed at the Hakka Cultural event in Seri Kembangan recently. At 49, Huang still at her best during the performance in Seri Kembangan recently Huang a.k.a the "Hakka Lady" was part of the Hui Zhou

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Ucapan YAB TAN SRI DATO’ SERI ABDUL KHALID BIN IBRAHIM DATO’ MENTERI BESAR SELANGOR Pada MAJLIS SAMBUTAN HARI WESAK NEGERI SELANGOR Tarikh  5 JUN 2011 (AHAD)  3 REJAB 1432Tempat AUDITORIUM DEWAN JUBLI PERAK, BANGUNAN SSAAS, SHAH ALAM Masa 8.15 MALAM Selamat Sejahtera dan Selamat Menyambut Hari Wesak kepada semua Penganut Agama Buddha.Yang Berhormat Dato’ Teng Chang Khim,Tuan Speaker Dewan

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Press Release by Mr. Loka Ng Sai Kai, Chairman of Selangor Buddhist Development Committee and Working Committee Chairman for the Majlis Sambutan Hari Wesak 2011 Peringkat Negeri Selangor in conjunction with the Majlis Sambutan Hari Wesak 2011 Peringkat Negeri Selangor organized by the Selangor State Government with the support of Buddhist organizations in Selangor. Dated : 5th June 2011

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History was created on Sunday 5th June when more than 1,200 people gathered at the Auditorium Dewan Jubli Perak, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Aziz, Shah Alam to attend the first ever Selangor State Level Wesak Celebration. The historic moment began when the mostly Buddhists audience rise to sing the Song of the Triple Gem. It signify a breakthru for the state and the nation as the Wesak event was the

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Direction to Auditorium Dewan Jubli Perak, Bangunan SSAAS, Shah Alam for the Selangor State Level Wesak Celebration on 5 June 2011

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More than three years ago Buddhists residing around Subang Jaya, Puchong and Serdang submitted proposal to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) Local Draft Plan to build a crematorium to cater to the needs of Buddhists and Hindus who opted for cremation after their death. The attendees during the ceremonyThis morning a ground breaking ceremony was held at the location where the crematorium

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Today is the auspicious Wesak Day and Buddhists in the State of Selangor rejoice and welcome the announcement that the State Government will be organising the official State Level Wesak Celebration in conjunction with the Buddhist community in the state. Buddhists comprises the second largest religious group in the state after Islam. The official event will be held on 5 June 2011 at the Jubli

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Is there any coincidence that  Prime Minister Najib Razak will be travelling overseas during this year's Wesak celebration which falls on May 17? In recent years, it has been customary for a Malaysian Prime Minister to join the Buddhist community to celebrate Wesak Day with high tea in one of the local Buddhist temples. This practice is similiar to the PM's visits to other places of worship

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The Standing Committee on Religion, Arts and Culture of the House of Representatives, Thailand recently presented 536 Buddhist individuals  and organizations with the Buddhagunupakan Award to recognize the awardees for their exemplary, dedicated and excellent contributions to Buddhism. With the Buddhagunupakan Kancanakiartigun presented by the Thai Parliament. The award presentation which was

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For those who attended or even misses the breakthru DAP dinner held at Summit Subang Jaya last year, this is the time again the local USJ East DAP branch brings to you another event not to be missed this year. The dinner will be on Saturday, 7.00pm, 5 March 2011 at the SJK (C ) Chee Wen, USJ 1, Subang Jaya. The speakers for the dinner this year comprises representatives from all Pakatan Rakyat

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Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) awarded by Yang Di Pertuan Agong A title means many things to different people. Some will go to great length to obtained whatever title that they can possibly get or be conferred by the relevant authorities. Some will search online for degree mills available through the internet to purchased a degree or doctorate so that they can affix the BA, MBA or PhD after their

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During my younger days I was staying in a kampung area where people of different races live in old Malay-styled wooden houses. The place my family stays in is house number 2267. It is an attap-roof stilts wooden house. Actually there are two "semi-detached" houses which shared the same house number. Initially we were staying at the house on the right. This is where my late father passed away in

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Below is the full press statement issued by the Selangor Buddhist Development Committee (SBDC) in regards to the lack of response from the local authorities towards the objections submitted by the Buddhist community on the Draft Local Plans 2020 by the relevant authorities.  About 40 Buddhist community leaders and devotees were present during the press conference. The Press Conference was held on

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Are a person's birth, race, culture and religion the criterias to dictates one's supremacy and nobility over others? Many years ago during my university days when I began to study the Sutras which are the teachings of the Buddha as retold by His disciple. One of the earliest sutra which I studied was the Vasala Sutra (Discourse on Outcasts). The last verse of the said sutra which I still

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nThe growth in membership and branches of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) since the breakthru 12th general election in 2008 creates a new challenge to the party especially for its leaders in Pakatan Rakyat ruled states particularly in Selangor and Penang. For a party whose membership some 30 years ago was just more than two thousand, the current monumental growth in membership is surely a

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 Landed in Colombo via UFO?  Towards the pinnacle of wisdom  Buddhism is part of our daily lives  Tuk-tuk and train side by side along the sea front, container ship at the horizon.  Fishing in the sunset  Sri Lanka flying high  March forward together  The Buddhist flag was first conceptualised in Sri Lanka Buddhist viharas in Sri Lanka for prayers and contemplation Not to be missed....Sri Lankan

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After going through years of internal strife that causes the economy to tumbled, Sri Lanka is set to forge ahead after peace arrives two years ago. After years of arm conflict against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE), Sri Lanka is now going through a renewal and reconstruction process which expected to bring more development to the country. It is with high hopes that the people of Sri

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With the appointment as an Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya councillor, I  was also appointed as chairman for MPSJ's Zone 24 Residents Committee. Zone 24 is one of the 24 zones within the Seri Kembangan state constituency which constituents are mostly Chinese especially from  the Hakka clan. Seri Kembangan is part of the Serdang parliamentary constituency which also includes Bangi and Balakong

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After the 2011 Budget was presented live on national TV by PM Najib, I went to have teh tarik at my regular mamak joint with a friend. From the many issues discussed, the proposed 100 storeys tower to be built around the iconic Stadium Merdeka was the highlight. Various questions about the need to have such a building were raised but before my cuppa of teh tarik reached the bottom, a quirky

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The kids and adults alike were very excited when they saw the tin lanterns. Those who are above thirty would have seen and played with the lanterns made from recycled tins during their younger days. About 100 of such lanterns were displayed to members of the public during the USJ Lantern Festival held recently at the USJ 1 Sports Centre Subang Jaya. Some of the tin lanterns were even fixed with

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After the news of PM Najib's meeting with local religious leaders in his office in Putrajaya was splashed on front pages of the local newspapers, I was asked for my two cent worth on the matter. Knowing similiar meetings being held in the past, I commented that the people especially the non-muslims should not take too seriously of what transpired. This type of meetings are held with the purpose

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Tin lanterns enhance celebration, says carpenter By CHRISTINA LOW christinalow@thestar.com.my THESE days, lanterns come in various shapes and designs. Most often they are made out of colourful papers which may only last a night, while the lucky ones are privileged enough to own the battery-operated ones bought at department stores.

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Today is Malaysia Day. It ought to be a celebration for all who declares themselves as Malaysians. For those who are unable to declare themselves as Malaysian first, we can't fault them if they can't comprehend the special meaning of this day because their heart is so much deluded and blinded with parochialism. Today in history was the beginning of a new era where free nations from both side of

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In early 2008 a group of leaders from Buddhist centres in Serdang, Seri Kembangan, Kinrara and Subang Jaya/USJ responded positively to my call to work together to look into the MPSJ Draft Local Plan 2020. After studying and analysing the MPSJ Draft Local Plan we managed to come out with the necessary counter proposals in respect  to the Plan. The most critical issue for the Buddhist community and

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It was about one in the afternoon and was raining heavily in Bukit Tinggi, Klang. But it did not deters a group of residents from the Bandar Bukit Tinggi housing estate to come out in umbrellas to put across their appeal to the Selangor state government to allocate a piece of land in the area for a Buddhist temple to be built there. The devas must be shedding tears of support for a Buddhist

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Basing on the report on the National Population Census 2000, Malaysian citizens of the Buddhist faith comprised 20.2% of the total citizens of the country. The National Population Census 2010 was launched this week and enumerators are going from house to house to conduct the census. When the census are over and report published, what will be the number of Buddhists in this country? Will it

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When news on the Malaysia Nibbana Meditation Center debacle re-emerged recently in an English daily, it also re-ignites a larger challenge faced by the Buddhist community in the country. Unlike many countries with significant numbers of Buddhist populace like Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and some others, Malaysia does not have anyone which holds the title of the Supreme Patriach or

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Refering to the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, the word culture was given various definitions but what interest me was those meanings that links to the human society. One definition means advanced development of the human powers; development of the body, mind and spirit by training and experience while another says it is the evidence of intellectual development (of arts, science and etc) in

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It would not be surprising if members of the public are curious to know which meditation centre the English daily The Star was referring to with regards to the front page news published in Wednesday's edition. Furthermore, since it involved Buddhist monks, this matter surely caused concern to the Buddhist community especially those who are in leadership positions in Buddhist temples or

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A week before Vesak Day the Thai government decided to face-off with the Red Shirts. The Red Shirts, a group of pro-Thaksin supporters has encamped themselves in central Bangkok for three months by constructing barricades around them with tyres and bamboo sticks. The Thai government led by Abhisit Vejjajiva managed to apprehend the core leaders of the Red Shirts and demolished the barricades. The

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It must be a great relief to many that the purported "Malay Arise" rally which was to be held today was aborted. The aborted rally raises ire and displeasure from both sides of the political divide. If the rally was to be held on any other day, it will be just another news in the inner pages of the newspapers, with the exception of Utusan Malaysia of course. May 13 is a sensitive date to many

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If anyone from Umno dares to claim that attending an other than Islam religious procession is haram then they should tell it straight to Najib Razak's face. Hold on a minute! Is Najib really attending a Tua Pek Kong procession or it is just part of the political charade especially during a critical by-election that will gauged the support of the Chinese community in Sibu particularly and Sarawak

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Kelana Jaya former member of parliament Loh Seng Kok must have consumed a tiger's heart recently. After being silent for quite some time in addressing issues of public interest, he finally issued a press statement criticizing Azhar Ibrahim, Umno opposition leader in Penang state assembly for the uncalled for statement in regards to the ghost of May 13 racial conflict in 1969 which no one will 

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For the past few years whenever there are tensions in Thailand due to political conflicts or coup de tat, I always kept an open mind that these are just another hiccup in Thailand's democratic process. As far as I know, my Thai friends who resides in Bangkok will accept these tensions as part of their daily life. Nothing to be worry about. One of my friend who stays near current Thai premier

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Nampaknya sebilangan besar pengundi Cina di Hulu Selangor telah mengikut nasihat Tok Guru Nik Aziz dengan mengambil segala hadiah yang diberi oleh Barisan Nasional tetapi apabila masa membuang undi, mereka mengundi Pakatan Rakyat. Kalau begitulah ceritanya maka pengundi-pengundi Cina ini bolehlah dikatakan lebih cerdik dan berwawasan. Bukannya bersikap ekstrem mahupun tidak berterima kasih kepada

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After eight straight days of an all out campaign for the control of Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat the official results shows that BN candidate P. Kamalanathan upstage PKR's Zaid Ibrahim with a 1,725 majority to be elected the new MP for the large constituency. Even though the by-election was a direct contest between the two candidates, there are many other victors and losers as well. The

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It was about 10pm and the usually quiet town of Rasa was full of energy and vibrancy. For many people in this small town, it must be the first time in their life that they are meeting in flesh and blood the most influential Muslim leader in Malaysia. For those uninitiated, this turbaned small frame figure wearing long flowing robe covered with a vest and supported with a walking stick can be just

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Snippets 3 - Kerling hotter then the hot springs Before the North South Expressway was built to connect Johore to the north, travellers who is driving up north to Penang or Kedah will need to take the Federal trunk road. This trunk roads are narrow, winding and passes by many towns and villages, which means many stops due to local vehicles, pedestrian and animals crossings, traffic lights and etc

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Snippets 2 - From 80 to 20 The Asam Kumbang new village in Kuala Kubu Baru has been MCA's stronghold for many years. The previous KKB assemblyman C'hng Toh Eng served there for many terms. The current assemblyman MCA's Wong Koon Mun won the seat with 448 majority against DAP's S. Ramu in the 2008 general election. MCA is so strong in this village that 80% of the adult villagers are known to be

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Snippets 1 - Not too old to change Mr. Hong, the Hainanese owner of the Yoot Loy Coffeeshop in Kuala Kubu Baru is 80 this year. He started his coffeshop more than 30 years ago with the support of his friends. He was a former Homeguards security member during the Emergency period ( 1948 - 1960). He is still waiting for a letter of commendation from the government for his service to the King and

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Since the announcement by the Minister in the PM Department Koh Tsu Koon on the formation of an interfaith committee now known as Committee to Promote Inter-Religious Understanding and Harmony, as expected voices of dissent are heard from the usual group of detractors. While preliminary meetings has been held to look into various issues and setting up of sub-committees to address them, questions

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While passing through the dark and dusty roads in the Bukit Beruntung area, rows after rows of abandoned houses and commercial shoplots hardly can be missed. It was the eve of nomination day for the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat by-election. My friends and I were travelling to Kuala Kubu Baru to have first hand experience of the Hulu Selangor by-election. Bukit Beruntung is part of the Hulu

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The Government finally decided to established a "special inter-faith committee" to promote better religious understanding between Islam and other religious faith. The committee will be headed by Ilani Ishak, a former MP for Kota Bahru when she was with the now defunct Semangat 46 party which was a breakaway from Umno. This was announced by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Koh Tsu

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After I delivered my speech during a youth program at Universiti Malaya, I returned to my seat beside hers at the VIP row. Then she asked me in Mandarin," Are you a comrade"? What she meant was whether I am a member of her party, the Malaysian Chinese Association. I replied in the negative. The conversation happens few years ago when I was still the Malaysian Youth Council vice president. A

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Cheng Beng is when the Chinese visited the graves to sweep the tombs and offer prayers to their departed parents, grandparents and other relatives as an expression of fillial piety, respect and gratitude to their ancestors. As traditions dictates, offerings and prayers items are offered and burned for the departed needs in the other world. Many of our ancestors and dead relatives were holders of

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Did Chua Soi Lek really wins the MCA presidency? Many may still be wondering how can it happened when polls reports shows majority of the people wants Ong Tee Keat to be retained. The results clearly tells the people that the MCA delegates don't understand or give a damn to what the people wants. It is what the delegates wants that matters! The people are fools, only the delegates knows how to

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Tonight at 8.30pm more than one billion people around the world will be jumping into the band wagon to participate in the Earth Hour initiative by switching off non-essential lights. This efforts are most welcome to protect our only earth. After tonight, on top of living in darkness for an hour, can we do more? Maybe like eating one burger less per month. Wait a minute, what's the relation

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If an SMS can convinced the Perlis State Assembly Speaker that the Titi Tinggi state seat is still not vacant, what happens if the Lower House Speaker receives a similar SMS from the a hand phone number similiar to those belonging to the late Dr Zainal Abidin Ahmad, the PKR Hulu Selangor MP who passed away yesterday? Will the Lower House Speaker too will announce to the world that the Hulu

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The Buddhist community is reaching out to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. To enable members of the public to be part of this compassionate effort, a concert will be organised to raise some funds for the Haitians.  The concert features leading Buddhist contemporary singing groups i.e. Messengers of Dharma, i-Gemz, D2Y choir, OneVoiceOneMelody, Dandelion, Bodhi choir, Fo Guang Shan and

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Kalaulah berlaku masalah teknikal semasa percetakan, mesin cetak  mula boleh berfikir, artikel mungkin menjadi seperti berikut. Cukuplah Tee Keat Najib, Soi Lek Muhyiddin... — PAwang Tak Selamat Sampai bila kemelut sandiwara kepimpinan MCA UMNO akan berlarutan bertahan? Itulah persoalan yang berlegar di kalangan orang ramai terutama ahli-ahli parti itu. PAwang setuju dengan penegasan Pengerusi

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Even before any of the candidates can celebrate their success in being elected the new MCA president, the first round of nightmare is awaiting in Perlis. The MCA assemblyman for Titi Tinggi Yip Sun Onn already submitted his resignation as the elected representative. Another by-election and this will be the first involving an MCA seat. Amongst the 25% Chinese electorates in the constituency, it

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The dinner date has been set. The venue has been booked. All the guests already received their invitation. The big question is what dishes are they going to eat as the guests has been served with three types of menu. Are they going to choose from only one set, mixture of two or even ala carte choices from three menus? The guests will be spoilt for choice. Even though there are claims by some that

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MCA president Ong Tee Keat was in my area twice in less than a month.  Another MCA leader Liow Tiong Lai, was also there but he left immediately after Tee Keat arrives. Both just have a quick hand shake and parted immediately. Their relationship has turned from sweet to sour within months. Now it is actually tasteless.  Yesterday noon, Tee Keat was at the MCA Kelana Jaya Division again. This time

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Two years following the grand entry of a new assemblyman for Subang Jaya, the DAP finally had a major function to meet up with the local residents. March 12 was a special night for those residing and voting in Subang Jaya because a breakthrough event took place that night. Ean Yong Hian Wah, Selangor State Chairman and Tunku Abdul Aziz, National Vice Chairman Teresa Kok, DAP National Organising

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Apa perlu adanya pilihanraya kerajaan tempatan? Ia tidak semestinya akan membawa apa-apa perubahan dan kemajuan dalam pentadbiran. Betulkah? Biarlah hanya golongan tertentu sahaja yang melantik diri mereka sendiri sebagai pemimpin dan menguruskan hal ehwal masyarakat selama-lamanya. Bukankah begitu bagus, rakyat tak perlulah berkobar-kobar mendaftar sebagai pengundi, menyemak senarai pengundi

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The master was able to change his face within less than a second. He did it with such slick movement that the audiences watching the opera clapped with awed and astounding excitement. With modern day acoustics, the performance became even more dramatic and entertaining. The audience just do not know and comprehend what face the performer going to change into next. Well, that was the art of

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 AIG TO SELL AIA TO PRUDENTIAL FOR APPROXIMATELY $35.5 BILLION Transaction to Yield Approximately $25 Billion in Cash upon Closing to Repay Federal Reserve Bank of New York Transaction Underscores AIG's High Priority to Repay Taxpayers as Quickly as Possible NEW YORK, Mar 01, 2010 -- American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG) announced today a definitive agreement for the sale of

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At last, the assemblyman in my area Hannah Yeoh, managed to secure a venue to hold a DAP dinner in Subang Jaya after all. The latest from her blog reveals that a number of DAP big guns including Lim Kit Siang, Tunku Abdul Aziz, Teresa Kok etc. will be converging to Subang Jaya on 12 March 2010 to attend the dinner to be held at the Summit Shopping Mall. As far as I know, this will be the first

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Selepas lebih dari 10 tahun seruan agar ditubuhkan sebuah jawatankuasa Kabinet mengenai belia, akhirnya pihak kerajaan akur dengan kepincangan halatuju pembangunan belia yang ada sekarang dan bersetuju untuk menubuhkan sebuah Jawatankuasa Kabinet Pembangunan Belia. Jawatankuasa ini dijangka akan dianggotai oleh wakil 12 buah Kementerian yang ada kaitan dengan belia. Semasa Saifuddin Abdullah 

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Malaysian Buddhist organizations are coming together in one united act of compassion to raise funds and alleviate the sufferings of Haitian earthquake victims. More than 40 Buddhist organizations responded to the call by The Most Venerable B Sri Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thera, Chief Monk of the Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple and Chief Monk (Judiciary) of Malaysia, to come together and help out in the

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So PM Najib wants the Royal Military College (RMC) to increase the intake of non Malays students to 30% as a boost to his 1Malaysia concept. Good move PM, but how many students RMC will actually take in after their PMR (lower secondary public exam)? Even if it is 1,000 students per intake, that will be only 300 non-Malays students. How to achieve 1Malaysia concept when there are more than 600,000

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With the departure of MP for Bayan Baru Zahrain Hashim from Parti Keadilan Rakyat two weeks ago, it added another round of woes to PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim who is facing second round court case on sodomy charges. It will not be surprising if one or more of PKR's MPs decided to walk out from the party that seems facing unending problems in maintaining discipline  and loyalty amongst its elected 

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Wishing all a Happy Chinese New Year. May every moment be filled with Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds.  May all be blessed with Good Health, Great Joy and Fantastic times with Family and Friends. Gong Xi Fa Chai.                                                                                                         - Loka & family

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It was almost 20 years ago since I last stepped on the stage of the Dewan Tun Abdul Razak (DECTAR) in UKM. Two days ago I walked on the stage again, where I received my graduation scroll in 1990. Not as a graduating student but as a panelist for an interfaith dialogue organised by UKM students.The event was organised by Kelab Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islam UKM and with the cooperation of the UKM

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What is so surprising about this guy who allegedly make racial remarks and threatened to take away the citizenship of fellow Malaysians? We didn't hear these nonsense for the first time, aren't we?  And surely we do not expect this to be the last anyway. Lurking underneath the smiling faces and shout of unity under the Malaysian umbrella, lies the vicious and serpent-like racial monster within

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Below is an article extracted from the blog http://www.hannahyeoh.com/ of Subang Jaya assemblyman, YB Hannah Yeoh which points to the seige and arrogant mentality of certain people given some "power" and authority to decides on the future of our children. I was informed there are still some unpaid amount of debt close to RM 2 million not paid to the contractor which is already overdue more that

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五地方政府受促拨地建庙 实习记者林志斌 1月28日 傍晚 5点52分 有鉴于雪州目前缺乏大约100所佛教寺庙，雪州佛教发展委员会今日呼吁该州地方政府拨地兴建佛教寺庙，以解决佛教徒缺乏膜拜场所的问题。 该委员会主席黄世界表示，雪州目前缺少80至100所的佛教寺庙；随着人口的增长，若地方政府没做好规划，雪州将在2020年时缺少近200所的寺庙。 他表示，在雪州400万2440名居民当中，25.26%或101万1169人是佛教徒。若根据种族分布，雪州共有123万271名华裔，其中81.26%是佛教徒。 他说，根据雪州城乡规划局于2006年出版的《雪州规划指南与标准》手册，制定建设非回教膜拜场所的条文，即每2600名非回教信徒或每5000名居民，必须拥有一所寺庙。 地方政府拨出有限土地建庙 黄世界表示，配合雪州5个地方政府呼吁居民对《2020年地方规划蓝图》

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Below is the press statement issued by the Selangor Buddhist Development Committee in response to the Draft Local Plans prepared by five local authorities in Selangor. Leaders from 12 Buddhist organizations were present during the press conference held at Chempaka Buddhist Lodge, Petaling Jaya. PRESS STATEMENT Regarding MDHS, MPKj, MPAJ, MPS, MDHL Draft Local Plans28th January 2010 Based on year

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AS anxieties rises due to the numerous fire-bombings of churches recently, the calls for inter-faith dialogues are getting louder by the day. While these initiatives are most welcome, there are some basic principles that need to be adhered by all who participates in any inter-faith dialogues to ensure the inter-faith dialogues itself do not creates more problems. A close-door and limited

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Yesterday my family brought a car load of items for the Tzu Chi recycle collection centre near our housing area. About 30 volunteers were there to assist in this long term project of the Buddhist-based Tzu Chi Foundation. My kids were having part of the community compassionate spirit too when they chip in for the Haiti earthquake relief fund. Having involved in raising funds for various

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AN EVENT TO PROMOTE RACIAL & RELIGIOUS HARMONY RIBBON OF PEACE, HARMONY & LOVE Time: 10am - 5pm, Saturday, 16 January 2010 Venue: Rainforest, Lower Ground Floor, New Wing,1 Utama, Bandar Utama. To All Peace Loving Malaysians (and Non-Malaysians) In light of recent unfortunate events which jeopardized peace and harmony in our mutli-racial and multi-religious country, Bandar Utama

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While waiting for the issue on the usage of the term "Allah" by the Catholic's Herald publication to be decided at the Federal Court, this sensitive matter is being discussed and debated all over. The implication that will follows whatever decision of the court goes beyond the usage of "Allah" in a Catholic newsletter. For many especially the non-Muslims, one big question is playing in their head

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At last the Malaysian Youth Council(MYC) held their overdue election to elect a new leadership. As usual the election this time also sees the usual lobbying and horse trading amongst the candidates and their supporters. To many youth leaders especially those linked to Umno, MYC is a platform for them to enhanced their leadership skills and political careers. Amongst those that has been active

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Switzerland are more well-known for its Rolex watches, Swiss knives and the Alps, not counting stories of corrupt political leaders and dishonest industry captains stashing their ill-gotten wealth in Swiss banks. The Swiss people are very much involved in the decision making process on many matters which affects their daily lives. Referendum are conducted before any decision is made concerning

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So much has been said and commented on the nature of the Biro Tatanegara (BTN) courses which said to promote hate among the races in this country. Some are demanding BTN courses to be scrapped while the Cabinet agreed to revamp it. On the other side there are also those who supported and defended these courses. While the heat is still on the BTN, another type of course run by the government

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Malaysians should be proud when one of their own was mentioned in the script of the investigative thriller series "Criminal Minds" which is currently shown on TV8 Monday evening. That is of course if the reference was on someone with a great achievement which Malaysians can shout "Malaysia Boleh"! But too bad it was not to be. While watching the same series yesterday night, which was about some

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Suddenly a copy of newspaper was pushed over to my hand and I heard a voice saying, "it's free". Before I can even say anything, a copy of the  Sin Chew Daily which is the highest circulated Chinese vernacular newspaper in the country was already in my hands. Initially I thought it was the free Chinese language paper launched recently. I took a quick turn and saw a man wearing a  T- shirt with

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Are we looking at the birth of another political party to look after the Chinese interest? Since majority of the Chinese are already disillusioned with the MCA, the Chinese community will be looking for an alternative new party to look after their interest. Is that what Umno telling MCA's president Ong Tee Keat that MCA is dispensable and can be replaced and forsaken anytime if Tee Keat do not

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Even though Buddhists comprised the second largest religious community in Malaysia, its presence and contribution to the nation's well being and development are seldom recognised and officially endorsed by the government. It is partly due to the Buddhists practice of not seeking glory and also the government's (BN and PR alike) "not aware" of the Buddhists existence because Buddhists did not make

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Are places of worship out of bounds to those who are not followers of the respective religion of the place of worship? News coming from the Islamic religious authorities in the state of Selangor, Malaysia decreed that non-Muslims are not allowed to step into a mosque. What happens to those non-Muslims visitors who visited the Putrajaya Mosque regularly out of curiousity? In multi religious

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Rising, rising, rising. Falling, falling, falling. Rising. Falling. Rising. Falling. When Liow Tiong Lai wakes up this morning after a long night with his supporters he would realised that he is no more the deputy president but just one of MCA's six vice presidents. Liow Tiong Lai must be so far the shortest serving deputy president of MCA. Nineteen days to be exact.The day he was elected by

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Three months ago I wrote about Ong Tee Keat's prayer beads which he wore on his wrist that provides him with the protection from evil forces. Basing on the development in MCA for the last two weeks, it is obvious his beads is still working well for him. Some may dismiss this as mere superstitious belief and credit his greater unity plan with Chua Soi Lek to his remarkable political acumens which

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The sudden turn of events in MCA after the Oct 10 EGM re-inforced the truth in the old sayings that there are no permanent friends or foes in politics and your greatest enemy is your closest friend. During the Central Committee(CC) meeting held after the EGM, a group of CC members lead by the newly appointed deputy president Liow Tiong Lai reportedly told Ong Tee Keat to honour his word to

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Finally, the Federal government decided to declare September 16 as a national holiday in recognition of its importance in our nation's history. This announcement is special not only for our brothers and sisters in Sabah and Sarawak but for all who declares themselves as citizens of Malaysia. The people has been asking the government to acknowledge the formation of Malaysia on September 16, 1963 

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In 2005 when the Malaysian Youth Council (MYC) delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Presidential Istana in Jakarta, the then MYC president Dr. Mohd Khir Toyo said to the Indonesian president, "We can select our friends but we cannot select our neighbours". During that time it was at the height of the Ambalat maritime block claim dispute

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In the event of any war, there will be those that will suffer the agony of defeat and those who basked in the glory of success. In between them there will be those who will reap the spoils of war. In the history of mankind, war always affects those who are part of it and those innocents who are sacrificed as collateral damage. Some experienced the worst of all and lost everything they had while

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After the stalemate results from the Oct 10 EGM, can MCA still able to consolidate and re-invent itself and climb back to its former self before the 308 general election last year? With the expected departure of Ong Tee Keat from the presidency, can MCA stand up to  the continuous bullying by big brother Umno and or ends up playing just an "extra" in the BN government? Can green horn cabinet

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There are some characteristics which can be derives from the current battle of political supremacy in the MCA. A politician worth his or her salt will strive in whatever possible ways to reach the pinnacle of political power. To reach the pinnacle of power, he need to do or undo whatever deems necessary to stay afloat in the political system. Even to the extent of making a choice against one's

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Many of my home town friends studied in a La Sallian school and participated in Christian based activities during our school days but we kept our faith. The Young Christian Societies were active in many of these schools. In my former school, the Saint Anthony School, I attended their weekly meetings held in the Convent School across the road from my school in Teluk Intan. I sang Christian hymns

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Taking advantage of the long weekend holidays due to the Eidil Fitri celebration, my family and I drove all the way to the Cherating beaches to enjoy the sea, sun and sand last weekend. Food was also on the agenda as we tasted some local delicacies like the keropok lekor and "Satar otak-otak" which were sold along the Cherating road to Kemaman. We even joined the big tourist crowd that swamped

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To all followers of the Islamic faith, wishing you all a peaceful and memorable Aidil Fitri.

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The Most Venerable Dr. Kirinde Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Maha Thera is a great spiritual master in the eyes of Buddhists all over the world. To the non-Buddhists and other co-religionists, he is a man who believes and promotes peace, mutual respect and understanding amongst all mankind. In the international arena, the late Ven Dhammananda stands tall amongst other great Buddhist Dhamma masters

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Today is Malaysia Day. The day when all the free people of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore comes together to established what is known now as Malaysia on 16 September 1963. Even though Singapore decided to withdraw from the federation in August 1965, Malaysia as one country stays intact until today 46 years later.Malaysia Day used to be known as Hari Perpaduan or Unity Day but it seems

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Ong Tee Keat is keeping his agenda for the upcoming MCA's EGM close to his heart even as supporters of Dr. Chua Soi Lek is trying to prise open the closely guarded resolutions. Two of the agendas already expected to be tabled concerns the endorsement on the sacking of deputy president Chua Soi Lek and the Port Klang Free Trade Zone debacle. Another possible resolution on the drafting board will

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Incidents of Malay-Muslims residents protesting against the building of places of worship other than their own in their backyard would not stop re-occurring even if the Hindu temple issue in Section 23 Shah Alam is solved in the next few days. Protests against the building of places of worship for adherents other than Islam as in the Section 23 incident will not be an isolated case. These

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The cow head protesters marches to the State secretariatHishammuddin (left pic) the Umno Home Minister did not give any surprises when he met with the cow head protesters yesterday. He further enhanced his image as a cow's brain politician when he became the protesters apologist and defends their action of stomping and spitting on a severed cow head which the protesters brought to the entrance of

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The national flag Jalur Gemilang was raised high with great pride at the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association when its devoteess celebrated the 52nd Independence Day of Malaysia on 31st August 2009.After a "Merdeka breakfast" for everybody who came for the celebration, the SJBA president Chim Siew Choon gave a Merdeka welcoming speech. The resident monk of SJBA Venerable Nyanaramsi was then invited

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Wishing all Malaysians a memorable and meaningful 52nd Merdeka Day.Look forward to the future.Do not hold on to the past.Live now in the every moment of our life.For tomorrow may not come.On Merdeka day, I was invited as a guest on RTM TV2 program "Hello On 2" on the topicMerdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! - LokaHello on Two was broadcasted live from the International Broadcasting Studio, RTM. With the

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