What Happened Onboard A MYAirline Plane Where A Family Was Threatened With Disembarkment?

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Recently, a post by a Malaysian man went viral, alleging that the cabin crew onboard a Langkawi-Kuala Lumpur flight attempted to disembark his family after refusing to give his two-year-old a seat belt extender

The man, Fear Dawooz, along with his wife, Sha Pka, took to his Facebook account on Friday, 26 May, to share the alleged ordeal the family was put through onboard MYAirline flight Z97704 on 24 May.According to Fear, their ordeal began before they boarded the newly launched low-cost carrier's flight, from ticket printing issues to ground staff's attempts to get them to check in their hand-carry luggage.However, after over a two-hour flight delay, the family finally boarded the plane and requested a seat belt extender to accommodate their two-year-old daughter as she was unable to sit calmly on her own.In his Facebook post, Fear wrote that while they had bought a seat for his daughter, she was fidgety as the plane was taxiing and wanted to sit with her mother, who was still breastfeeding the toddler.He added that one of the cabin crew then checked with the crew leader and came back to refuse the family's request, saying that the toddler needs to be seated in her own seat, despite the fact that the family was provided with a seat belt extender when they flew from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi.

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For context, seat belt extenders are temporarily added to the original seat belts in planes to fit the seat occupant carrying a toddler in their lap.

According to Fear, when they tried to reason with the cabin crew that providing a seat belt extender for their toddler would ensure she is calmly seated on her mother's lap, while also complying with the safety regulations, they were told to force the child to sit separately

Fear said that they tried to make their daughter sit in her own seat beside her mother and put on the seat belt, but she started crying and thrashing around, then got up and sat on her mother's lap."The cabin crew came back and reminded me to tell my daughter to sit down separately," Fear wrote, adding that the crew didn't even bother to ask if the toddler was alright as she kept crying.He iterated that when they flew the last time, the toddler was allowed to be seated on the mother's lap without any hassle, but now, she was suddenly no longer allowed to do the same."So, once again, I asked for the infant belt a.k.a seat belt extender that MYAirline advertised on their Facebook page recently. Unfortunately, the cabin crew continued to refuse our request," he added."My wife told the crew, 'With the belt, my daughter stays quiet if she sits with me and safety also complies because she's only two years and five days old. For take-off and landing only. When the plane's in the air, she can sit in her seat,'" Fear wrote, adding that the crew kept repeating that "this is our policy".He lamented that the cabin crew continued with their safety briefing for passengers while completely ignoring their toddler, who kept crying non-stop."Those of you who have small children must understand the struggle, right?" he asked in his post, adding that parents know how hard it is to even make toddlers sit quietly during a car ride.Admitting defeat, Fear told his wife, "It's ok, we'll try to make the child sit in her seat."Video below:

The issue escalated when the cabin crew chief informed the captain, who announced that if Fear's family doesn't cooperate to remain seated, he will call ground security to disembark them from the plane

According to Fear, the cabin crew chief first told them — in a rather harsh tone — that the toddler must sit in her seat, otherwise, the plane will not be able to take off.When Fear again urged them to provide them with a seat belt extender, saying it's not like he and his wife weren't trying but that the crew, instead of understanding the situation, kept insisting on forcing the toddler.He added that while he was angry with how the crew were behaving and wanted to scream in their faces, he calmed himself down and asked, "What do you want me to do, she doesn't want to sit separately?""YOU HAVE TO! WHATEVER IT TAKES," the cabin crew chief replied rudely, as claimed by Fear.The chief then informed the captain over the intercom that there was a passenger who was refusing to sit in their seat, however, the chief did not fully explain the situation to the captain, according to Fear.The captain then made an in-flight announcement, directly addressing Fear and his family, asking them to cooperate to remain seated or else, "We will call our ground security to disembark you from the plane".Video below:

Describing the threat to be kicked out of the plane as the "most embarrassing moment" of their life, Fear said they felt disappointed at how the flight staff refused to understand their situation

"My wife was very sad and disappointed with the situation, but she remained strong," he wrote.According to Fear, at this point, a crew member came over and spoke politely to them, while understanding their situation. Fear said that she apologised and expressed her regret over not being able to provide the family with a seat belt extender as they were forced to follow their policy.Fear went on to add that the crew member also tried to talk to and persuade the cabin crew chief.Left with no choice, Fear's wife held down their daughter in the seat beside her while the plane took off. Throughout this duration, the toddler kept crying. However, she calmed down once the plane was in the air."After the flight was stable, my daughter stopped crying and the situation returned to calm," said Fear.Video below:

Fear thought it was the end of their ordeal, not realising that there would be more trouble waiting for them once the flight landed in Kuala Lumpur

He had recorded a few videos as evidence during the whole ordeal onboard the plane.Once at KLIA Terminal 2, the family was stopped from leaving by a group of ground security.Fear said the cabin crew chief had allegedly instructed the security to hold the family and get them to delete the videos, but the security personnel were careful and asked him to explain the situation.As he explained everything, Fear said the security personnel understood the family's situation, however, the cabin crew chief interrupted and claimed it was Fear and his family who were in the wrong as they made the flight difficult for everyone and recorded the videos without permission.The security personnel then apologised and asked Fear to delete the videos.He apologised to them, saying that he couldn't delete the videos as they are evidence, adding that the airline could sue him for slander if he decides to highlight the issue and share his experience without evidence.When the security personnel asked Fear to consider deleting the videos if he could get the cabin crew chief to apologise to his family, Fear asked them if the apology would be sincere  as the cabin crew chief did not offer a single apology during the flight.According to Fear, the cabin crew chief did not apologise following the security personnel's suggestion.When the security personnel continued to urge him to delete the videos, he gave them his personal details and told them that he won't post the videos online if the issue can be raised with the management, who has to ensure that what happened to him and his family doesn't happen to others.He was told that they will investigate the issue and that the airline will reach out to him. However, he did not receive any response prior to publishing the videos on Facebook, Fear wrote in his post.

After the issue went viral, MYAirline released a statement

In the statement, which was posted on the airline's Facebook page, MYAirline said that they "deeply regret and apologise for the unpleasant experience" Fear and his family had over the infant seat belt.The airline then cited a Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) safety requirement as the reason for asking the family to leave the flight, saying "as a matter of policy" it is mandatory for children above 24 months old to be fastened with a seat belt in their own seat for safety reasons.MYAirline said that it will be conducting a thorough investigation into the matter."Our aim is to identify the gaps in our service and take immediate corrective actions to prevent similar situations from occurring in the future," the airline said in the statement.

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There has been no update on the issue since.SAYS has reached out to the airline for further comments but has yet to hear from them at the time of publication.


Johor Oil Rig Worker Saved By Wife Who Was On Video Call With Him During A Robbery

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A video call between a wife and her husband proved crucial in saving his and his co-workers' lives during a robbery on an oil rig off the coast of Pasir Gudang, Johor three days ago

A 24-year-old crew member of an oil platform near the Tanjung Langsat Port was on a video call with his wife when four robbers armed with machetes decided to raid the rig.According to Bernama, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) acting director-general Vice-Admiral Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim said the incident occurred at about 10.30pm on Monday, 24 April.Only two men were on the platform, which is located 0.7 nautical miles northeast of the port's jetty, that night.

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The director-general said the crew member's wife saw her husband's phone being snatched by a stranger behind him before their call went dark

She quickly reported the incident to the maritime authorities, who immediately dispatched a patrol boat to her husband's workplace to investigate the scene."A maritime patrol boat arrived at the scene at 12.30am on Tuesday (25 April) after receiving the report and found a fibreglass boat used by the four suspects under the platform," said Saiful.According to The Star, the gang of robbers pretended to be working at the oil rig and initially ignored the patrol boat's call to identify themselves.However, when the MMEA officers approached the rig, the suspects fled to the air draught (the space between the water surface and the oil rig), so that the patrol boat could not follow them.In their desperation, the director-general said the gang also sunk their own boat to get rid of the evidence and weapons they used to attack the crew, as well as the equipment, undersea cables, and two mobile phones they stole from the victims.

The four suspects, aged 27 to 47, were armed with machetes.
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MMEA managed to arrest the suspects, aged 27 to 47, at 4.35am on Tuesday when they gave up from holding onto the poles under the oil rig

"Their arms cramped up eventually and they fell into the sea. We just had to fish them out and arrest them to facilitate investigation under Section 391 of the Penal Code for gang robbery," Saiful told reporters at the MMEA Sedili Zone headquarters on Wednesday, 26 April.Saiful said the four men, two of whom are brothers, will be remanded for five days from Tuesday.Investigations also found that three of the four suspects had criminal records for, among others, drugs and possession of dangerous weapons.Total damages and losses from the robbery have yet to be established.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) acting director-general Vice-Admiral Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim showing photos of the four suspects.
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Meanwhile, Saiful said the two crew members, who were tied up and gagged in a room, managed to untie themselves and hide until the authorities arrived

The director-general said, apart from bruises to their wrists and ankles, both victims were unhurt.He added that the quick action by the crew member's wife helped MMEA make the arrests.


7 Cars Were Allegedly Scratched For Parking At "Reserved" Lots Near Cheras Hawker Centre

Despite a stern warning from authorities against blocking parking spots for their own usage, some businesses are still adamant about this practice

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Commonly seen at hawker centres and mamak restaurants, business owners would often use chairs and cones to mark parking spots for patrons. The practice is not sitting well with some motorists, as revealed in a viral Facebook post.

A disgruntled driver took to social media on 13 June to shed light on an incident near a Cheras hawker centre which saw a number of cars allegedly scratched for parking in spots reserved by the business operator

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According to the driver, a handwritten note was left on their car's windscreen, telling them to park elsewhere because the business operator needed the spot to set up tables."Hello. We place tables here after 7pm. Next time, please go to the parking complex. Thanks." the note reads.

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The driver alleged that at least seven vehicles were left with scratches, presumably for parking in spots reserved by the hawker centre

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Netizens have chimed in on the issue. Most of them advised the driver to lodge a report with relevant authorities for further action.

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What do you think can be done to solve this problem? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.


Malaysian Mother Reunites With 9-Year-Old Son After Being Separated For 2 Years

A Malaysian mother could not hold back her tears when she finally reunited with her nine-year-old son after being separated for two years

38-year-old Rose Hu was in a year-long legal battle, fighting for the custody of her son after she and her husband divorced four years ago, reported UAE news agency The National.In December 2018, the father brought their son to Dubai on the pretext of a holiday, but soon after they arrived in the country, the father stopped responding to Hu's messages.For two years, Hu tried many ways to reconnect with her child, including filing a legal action at the UAE courts, but the case was dismissed by the Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal for being out of their jurisdiction.However, Hu persisted and took the case to the Court of Cassation — the highest local level court in Dubai — and her case was granted a second chance to be tried again by a new panel of judges.

Rose Hu and her son in Dubai.
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In April 2020, Hu, together with her lawyers at Al Rowaad Advocates, won the custody of her child, but she was met with new obstacles

The father disappeared after the court ordered him to hand the son over to Hu.On top of that, due to border closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malaysian mother was not able to fly to the UAE as well.Hu waited for another three months until the UAE opened the border for tourists in July.Following which, she immediately booked the next available flight and went to Dubai.

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After spending five months in Dubai and renewing her visit visa numerous times, Hu finally received good news from the local police on Monday, 9 November, that they have found her son

"Dubai Police called me in the morning saying they found my son. There wasn't a single night I wasn't thinking about him and crying, but it's all over now," Gulf News quoted her as saying outside Dubai Police Headquarters."I was very happy to finally have him back in my life again.""His grandparents and relatives are all waiting for him. They were asking about him a lot. I told them that I met my son. I want to thank Dubai Police for helping me. Thanks to their hard work and compassion."

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Solving One Of These 10 Problems Could Help You Become A Billionaire

1. Detecting Or Predicting Major Weather Or Natural Events

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A new book about the San Andreas Fault frames the issue like this: "the world community of seismologists remains divided — at times, vehemently — over the issue of whether it will ever be possible to predict earthquakes. It’s a question that’s been raised again as the network of faults in Southern California has awakened with seismic activity in recent months. It is a complex problem. And, to date, no one has yet predicted an earthquake." Meanwhile the number of billion-dollar meteorological events climbs inexorably higher.

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2. A Pill That Actually Makes You Lose Weight

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The holy grail of modern society, and another that may prove impossible. But there may yet be a way: In 2012, scientists at UCLA say they'd genetically engineered mice brains to a key compound that craves fats. The results, according to The Week, "These mice lived in a 'hypermetabolic state,' burning fat calories far more efficiently than normal mice, study researcher Daniele Piomelli said in a statement. They were 'resistant to obesity,' staying thin despite a high-fat diet without exercise. They even had normal blood pressure, and showed no increased risk of heart disease or diabetes."

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3. Unhackable Passwords

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Wired has said 2012 was the year passwords broke. Hackers have through brute force so far been able to break through practically every firewall ever invented. There must be a better way. And engineers are working on them. Google, for instance, continues to search for ways to turn your smartphone or some other device into a computer "car key," Another involves what was once thought the holy grail of cryptography, called obfuscation, which masks the inner workings of a computer program.

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4. Wireless Power

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Digital devices have become so small that it can be cumbersome to plug them into a power source. Longer-lasting batteries? Nope - Apple iPod God Tony Fadell says pursuing greater efficiency in batteries themselves is a trap. The key instead is to find ways of squeezing more efficiency out of the devices' other parts - and stealing power from what's around you. University of Washington engineers, among others, are now at work on harvesting existing TV and cellular transmissions and turning them into a power source. "This novel technique enables ubiquitous communication where devices can communicate among themselves at unprecedented scales and in locations that were previously inaccessible," they say.

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5. Rural, Remote Internet

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Everyone agrees this is a priority. But there appears to be a hard way and an easier way to achieve it. The former involves lots of expensive regulatory clearance and installations. The latter, which is currently being spearheaded by Google, is called Project Loon. The company plans to send renewables-powered balloons to the edge of space to create an Internet network in remote parts of the world. "We believe it's possible to create a ring of balloons that fly around the globe on the stratospheric winds and provide Internet access to the earth below," they say. Whoa.

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6. Cheap, Scalable Solar

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There are two ways to reduce the cost of raw solar power. One is to have a super cheap photovoltaic cell, with the tradeoff off that it's quite inefficient. Of course, more efficient cells cost more to make. So everyone is racing to find a material or process that eliminates the tradeoffs. We may be close: Australian researchers say they've achieved commercial-scale efficiency with a set of dirt-cheap materials first experimented with a century ago but never considered for this use: Perovskites. The scientists say they could help cut solar costs by 75% to as low as 10 cents a watt.

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7. Clean Coal

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The technology was recently the subject of a cover story in Wired, which said carbon capture and storage "may be more important-though much less publicized-than any renewable-energy technology for decades to come," since it would allow the world to keep burning its most abundant fuel source. But it goes on to note that "developing reliable, large-scale CCS facilities will be time-consuming, unglamorous, and breathtakingly costly."

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8. Cheap Desalination

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Water shortages continue to make the list of the world's most pressing issues. This year's crippling drought in California further drove the point home. But desalination plants have proven way too expensive and inefficient to build. But earlier this year, BI's Dina Spector profiled the company behind a kind of solar-powered desalination process that uses one-fifth the electricity of methods that use fossil fuels. If something like this doesn't pan out, we'll have to keep relying on massive conservation efforts - which basically means we've already lost.

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9. Super Low-Cost International Payments

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While this isn't a problem that touches the average consumer directly, the fees paid by financial institutions to wire funds overseas can eventually filter down. Remittances, too, while not over burdensome, would be much cheaper if they were sent over a decentralized or distributed network free from network, acquiring or interchange fees (see the chart below). This, of course, is the problem Bitcoin and Bitcoin-like technologies, like Ripple, are looking to address.

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Jamal Buka Restoran Makan 'Free' Selama 3 Tahun Untuk Semua Warga Malaysia

Ketua UMNO bahagian Sungai Besar, Jamal Yunos membuka sebuah restoran di Kuala Lumpur yang akan menyajikan makanan percuma untuk rakyat Malaysia

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Diberi nama Restoran Gabungan NGO 1Malaysia, Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos bersama beberapa ahli korporat memperuntukkan RM5,000 setiap hari untuk memberi makanan dan minuman percuma selama 3 tahun.

Restoran ini dibuka setiap Isnin hingga Jumaat dari 11 pagi hingga 3 petang

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Menurut Jamal, hanya 1,000 orang pertama akan menikmati makanan dan minuman percuma di restoran tersebut.“Kita ada 7 menu yang bertukar-tukar dan ini adalah konsep mengalu-alukan semua lapisan masyarakat asalkan rakyat Malaysia. Inilah konsep muhibah,” katanya.

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Rakyat Malaysia boleh makan apa sahaja yang mereka mahu di situ, selagi mereka tidak membazir makanan. Para pelanggan juga dikehendaki membasuh pinggan mereka sendiri setelah selesai makan.Jamal berkata, beliau mempunyai 15 pekerja sukarela di restoran yang terletak di sebalah McDonald's Jalan Pahang tersebut.

Jamal berharap restoran ini akan memberi manfaat kepada komuniti yang kurang bernasib baik di kawasan itu

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Bercakap kepada Malaysiakini, Jamal baru-baru ini menyedari bahawa kehidupan adalah lebih penting berbanding kekayaan material."Idea untuk projek ini datang kepada saya dua bulan lalu ketika saya menghadiri pengkebumian kawan baik saya. Saya menyedari bahawa betapa banyak aset yang kita miliki, kita tidak dapat membawanya bersama setelah meninggal dunia," katanya.

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Jamal memberitahu pemberita bahawa jika semua berjalan lancar, beliau akan membuka cawangan "restoran percuma" di Sekinchan tidak lama lagi.

Dalam pada itu, beliau turut menepis dakwaan pemberian makanan percuma ini semata-mata untuk meraih sokongan rakyat menjelang pilihan raya umum ke-14 (PRU14) nanti

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“Kalau sebab PRU, itu pandangan mereka. Macam saya kata, kesedaran ini datang dari sahabat saya yang telah meninggal dunia 2 bulan lepas, ketika saya kebumikan dia, itulah datang kesedaran.“Kalau saya sendiri tak mampu lakukannya, tapi (ini hasil) sumbangan berterusan daripada rakan-rakan. Kos untuk seorang RM5. Kami dah masak (hidangan untuk) 1,000 orang memerlukan RM5,000," tegasnya.

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Man Responsible For The Melbourne Attack Was A 29-Year-Old With A Long Criminal History

On 5 June, an ISIS-inspired gunman killed a man and took another woman hostage in the Brighton suburb in Melbourne, Australia

A bomb squad member exiting the apartment complex on Monday evening.
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called the attack a "terrorist incident" that has "shocked all Australians". "This terrorist attack by a known criminal, a man who was only recently released on parole, is a shocking, cowardly crime. It is a terrorist attack and it underlines the need for us to be constantly vigilant," said Turnbull, responding to the incident, as reported by CNN today, 6 June.ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.  "The attack in Melbourne, Australia, was carried out by a soldier of the Islamic State in response to the call for targeting the subjects of the coalition states," read a statement published the group's Amaq news agency which was translated and reported by Reuters.

How did the attack happen?

Police officers preparing for the raid during the siege on Monday evening.
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The attack was carried out by Yacqub Khayre, a 29-year-old Australian of Somali heritage. Here's what happened yesterday evening in Brighton: Australia's The Age reported that Khayre had earlier booked a room at a serviced apartment and had "lured" a sex-worker there, under the pretense of wanting to engage in her services. Wearing a balaclava and gloves, armed with a sawn-off shotgun, he took the sex-worker hostage, tied her up and then shot a male clerk, a 36-year-old Chinese-Australian concierge who works at the apartment building. He then called a local TV station, Channel 7 and told them "this is for ISIS, this is for al-Qaeda".  Reports claimed that the woman he held hostage was heard screaming in the background. Note that militant group ISIS and Al-Qaeda are at odds with one another, despite their similar mission.At around 4pm, police were called to the apartment after reports of an explosion. The police tried negotiating with the suspect but Khayre only responded when the Special Operations Group arrived. After about two hours, he emerged from the complex, firing his weapon, injuring three officers. The police returned fire and killed him. Two of the police officers suffered hand injuries and the third officer was injured in the face and neck, reported The Guardian. The woman was reportedly traumatised from the incident, but was not hurt.

Melbourne authorities closed the surrounding streets as the incident unfolded.
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Who is Yacqub Khayre?

Yacqub Khayre at a court appearance in 2010.
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News.com.au has described him as a "violent criminal, a terribly-behaved prisoner, and a one-time terror suspect with known links to extremists". In 2009, he was charged over a terror plot targeting Holsworthy barracks, an Australian Army training area in the outer south-western Sydney suburb. He was acquitted of the charges but the authorities knew that he had links to the Somalia-based ISIS-linked terror group that the plot was traced back to. He has spent about two years in a youth justice center for about 45 offences involving burglaries, assault and drug possession. It was reported that he had even stabbed a man on a train in the leg, demanding for his money and phone. He served time for his offences and was eventually released on parole last year, with strict terms and conditions. He was on parole at the time of the incident. "He is someone that was known to us as having a long criminal history, a whole range of offending going back many years ago," said Victorian Police commissioner Graham Ashton when speaking to News.com.au.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has raised many questions as to why a known criminal was released on parole despite his offences

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
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"How was this man on parole? He had a long record of violence, a very long record of violence, he had been charged with a terrorist offense... and acquitted. He was known to have connections, at least in the past, with violent extremism," asked Turnbull. Following the attack that killed him, Khayre's home in Roxburgh Park, where he lived with his mother, was searched by the police today, 6 June.


Gadis Ini Saja Suruh Rakam Menari Gila-Gila, Sekali Reaksi Ayahnya Pula Raih Perhatian

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Tidak dinafikan, ayah merupakan insan yang paling rapat dengan anak perempuan sejak kecil lagi

Dengan ayahlah tempat kita bermanja, bergurau dan mengadu tentang apa yang terjadi dalam kehidupan seharian. Kalau mereka tak ada, memang sunyilah hidup.Seperti sebuah video yang tular ini memaparkan gelagat comel seorang pak cik dikenakan oleh anak perempuannya telah mencuri tumpuan ramai.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

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Saja kenakan ayah konon suruh record menari, tapi sebenarnya dah flip kamera siap-siap

Menerusi video yang dimuat naik oleh @kymsaiful_tan, kelihatan gadis itu menyuruh ayahnya memegang telefon dan merakam dia menari.Pada mulanya, reaksi si ayah dilihat sangat serius sambil memegang telefon itu. Tetapi, sebaik saja dia melihat anak perempuannya menari terkinja-kinja, dia spontan tergelak.Lebih menghiburkan, dia siap berseloroh dan berkata "b*bi betul lah kau ni, adoi aku kalau kau takde laki aku la orang paling pening tengok muka kau ni".

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"Hahaha ayat bapak dia, steady pak cik. Rindu arwah abah, I selalu buat macam ni bila jumpa dia" - Netizen

Susulan tularnya video tersebut yang kini telah mencecah 2.1M views, 219.4K likes dan 4.9K shares di TikTok, rata-rata netizen turut terhibur dan ada juga yang sebak kerana teringat arwah ayah masing-masing.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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Tengok gaya pak cik ni pun tahu dia memang jenis sempoi dan suka bergurau dengan anak-anak. Semoga panjang umur pak cik! :)

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Blogger Says This Is The "Truth" About MIAR President Who Rescued Dogs From Uncle Lee

In the middle of December 2014, local media ran a story on how almost 100 animals were rescued from an alleged dog abuser and breeder in Subang

                [PHOTOS] 100 Starved, Sick And Abused Animals Found In Puppy Mill In Subang

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The raid was conducted by Puspa Rani, the president of the animal rights group Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue (MIAR) together with other authorities. She claimed that this was one of the “biggest and worst cases of animal abuse” in Malaysia.

President of Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue, Puspa Rani
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Members of Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue (MIAR), wildlife authorities Perhilitan and the Veterinary Services Department saved 31 emaciated and sick dogs of various breeds yesterday from what is now being described as one of the “biggest and worst cases of animal abuse” in the country.

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“This is the biggest and worst case I have dealt with because there are so many animals involved,” said president of the animal rights group Puspa Rani. “I have seen illegal breeders with around 20 dogs or so. But I’ve never heard of one of this scale,” she said, adding that she was “shocked” and “devastated” to see so many animals in poor condition.

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The house in question belonged to a Mr Lee, a 52-year old mechanic who lived with his wife and his 3-year-old daughter

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Lee, or Uncle Lee, as he is fondly known, claimed Puspa had introduced herself as a veterinarian and he was under the impression that she had offered to put his dogs in a shelter with better facilities.“I was happy as it meant that the dogs under my care, more than 80 of them, will have a better life. “I let them in and my wife took care of them as I had to go out,” he claimed at a press conference today.

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"Alright, I have read about the case, but what seems to be the problem?"

On 4 January, a blog post written by Carol Ng, a dog lover, made rounds on social media with evidence claiming that Puspa Rani's allegations on the dog breeder was grossly exaggerated or falsified so she could pursue her own hidden agenda

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Ng, an auditor with a global provider of technical, safety and certification services, also alleged there were falsified evidence in news reports and exaggerated claims of bad conditions.

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What were the allegations made by Puspa Rani? And how did Carol find out?

A few days before the raid, a member of the Facebook group Dog Lovers of Malaysia posted pictures of Mr Lee's place, indicating that he might be a dog breeder. The group invited people to investigate if the conditions in the photos were true.

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"For me, it started when someone posted photos of Mr. Lee's place on a Facebook group called 'Dog Lovers of Malaysia' which I was a member of. The photos showed some pitbulls with bad skin condition and a house with many caged dogs and stated that this was a suspected dog breeder. The lady invited members of the group to join her and some friends to investigate further on this place to see if it was true. The photos looked pretty terrible and so I agreed to join, even jokingly offering to bring along steering wheel lock in case I needed to beat some sense into this horrible breeder."

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A screenshot of Carol Ng's conversation before they went to investigate Mr Lee's house.
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At today’s press conference, Carol Ng, a dog lover who is not related to Lee, was present to testify on behalf of him. Ng said she had visited the place a day prior to the raid, after being invited by a group of Facebook friends.

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Carol heeded the call to visit Mr Lee's house, expecting to see the horrible conditions depicted in the photo. However, she was surprised to see the dogs happy and well-fed with no signs of abuse.

"So I joined this lady and two of her friends to visit this place on 13th December 2014. I was expecting to see obvious evidence of dogs being overbred, typical signs being saggy breasts, many puppies, dogs dying of disease, living in poop, and basically suffering. I was also expecting that the man running the place would be defensive and unwilling to let us see the base camp of his animal torture activities."

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"What I experienced in reality was that the alleged breeder, Mr. Lee, was a very friendly man who openly invited us in and showed us around. The place was indeed really dirty and messy because he's a mechanic and there were various automotive parts and car beings repaired, so stuff was strewn everything and the house was not clean. And yes, there were many dogs in cages, not to mention a bunch of other animals like birds, cats and even a gibbon. There were several dogs that had skin conditions and were very weak. However, most of the dogs were jumping up and down excitedly when we walked in, and I did not see many of the telltale signs of abuse that are expected of a puppy mill."

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A few days later, Mr Lee's house was raided. Carol was shocked to see Puspa making claims that Mr Lee was a cruel man and that the place was a puppy mill, contrary to what she had seen with her own eyes.

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What happened next shocked me. On the same evening, MIAR's Facebook page and reports were splashed all over the news said that this man (Mr Lee) was an abusive and cruel dog breeder, keeping his dogs in terrible condition...dogs were starving, eating their own poop, sick or dying, puppies were taken from their mothers at young age... all the makings of a horrific puppy mill. The more the news came out, the more I was confused. Confused because it didn't make sense to me how Puspa confirmed all this in such a short time.

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Carol responded to Puspa Rani's allegations with her own evidence. These were the 3 main claims made:

"Which is when I realized something is not right about what Puspa is doing, talked to a lot of people online and did my own investigation, even going back to Mr. Lee's place to find out more. And I found more evidence to support Uncle Lee's case rather than Puspa's."

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1. Three days before the raid on 14 December 2014, Puspa claimed that the dogs had been suffering. Carol questioned where did she get confirmation, and if so from whom?

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2. On the MIAR page, there was an appeal for donations after claims that the dogs ate their own faeces out of hunger. This was contrary to what Carol had seen and therefore requested for evidence. Carol provided photo evidence of packets of dog food she saw on her visit.

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3. Puspa stated that the house was a puppy mill. This was debunked by Carol, who claimed that in order to have a puppy mill, there has to be pregnant dogs. In Mr Lee's place, there was only one pregnant poodle and no nursing dogs. She also stated one of the tell-tale signs of overbred dogs were saggy breasts, which were not found.

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WATCH the slideshow put together by Carol:

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In a video made by Free Malaysia Today, a screenshot provided by MIAR showed a dog with saggy breasts. However, Carol provided evidence that the photo was taken on 11 August 2014, months before the raid.

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Besides that, typical puppy mills are cramped with many dogs in a cage. This is not the case with Mr Lee's dogs.

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To further strengthen her argument, Carol stated that a dog breeder would not take in mongrels because they are worthless. Mr Lee's house had plenty of them.

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"Wow, that's a lot to take in. Carol looks like she really did her homework. What else?"

Carol raised some interesting questions: When the raid was conducted, Puspa took with her 31 dogs, most of which were poodles. Carol asked if she were a champion for dogs, why did she leave the other dogs behind?

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The legality of the raid was also questioned. Although a police report was lodged, there were no search warrant.

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Lee Kong Lai, 52, claimed the action of Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue (MIAR) in taking away 31 of his dogs was unjustified and illegal.

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Lee had since lodged a police report over the matter, as he had also doubted the legality of such a raid in the first place. “She showed me a police report during the raid, but I was not given the chance to read it. I was later told that a police report is not equivalent to a search warrant. “The police present during the raid did nothing. It was Puspa who took the dogs,” he alleged.

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“Later on, I was shocked to read the news which depicted me as an animal abuser who had been keeping the dogs in foul-smelling, unkempt cages,” he said, adding that he was astonished Puspa had allegedly said bad things behind his back.

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"Alright, maybe this could have been a big misunderstanding. It could just be a slight overreaction from Puspa when she made the post."

Though that may be true, the fact that Puspa Rani had previously been accused by her ex-committee members for misusing MIAR's shelter funds for her personal use raises eyebrows

A photo of a report against Puspa misusing funds
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With some RM400,000 of funds being unaccounted for, a group of former Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue (MIAR) committee members have also put the blame on its president, Puspa Rani, for alleged negligence on “missing” shelter dogs during the Kajang floods on Dec 20, 2014.MIAR former treasurer Debra Sharmaine Nathan said their reports to the Registrar of Societies (RoS) had led the government body to mull on deregistering MIAR on Dec 18, based on a letter received dated Nov 18, 2014.

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“We have evidence that Puspa had misappropriated RM393,300 of the NGO’s funds, which we believe she had used for her personal use since 2012,” Debra alleged. Debra claimed this was found based on the bank statements issued by the bank and that the NGO’s accounts were not submitted to RoS as per its requirements. “Based on the bank statements after the NGO’s account was frozen following our police reports, we discovered that from October 2013 to December 2013 alone she had taken out cash cheques amounting to RM118,500,” she alleged.

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“We have evidence in the form of documents revealing withdrawals Puspa had made from the NGO’s bank account. “She even forged my signature after I had tendered in my resignation in December 2013,” the former treasurer alleged, explaining that the alleged mismanagement of MIAR on Puspa’s part and misappropriation was among the reasons the former volunteer chose to quit the NGO.

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"This is interesting. But this is a separate case from Mr Lee. Why mix the two?"

Shortly after the raid, a flash flood hit Puspa Rani's shelter, which caused an unaccounted number of dogs to go missing, a few of which could have been Mr Lee's dogs.

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Lee is anxious to know the condition of the confiscated dogs, as it was reported that the MIAR shelter in Kajang was inundated in a flash flood days later, drowning an undetermined number of dogs.

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In addition to that, her ex-committee members have said that with the large amount of money, she could have upgraded the facilities or moved the dogs to a better shelter

“I do believe the amount of funds misappropriated could be higher and these funds could be used to upgrade the facilities at the shelter or relocate the Kajang shelter, which would have prevented more than 40 dogs going ‘missing’,” Debra claimed to The Rakyat Post. Puspa had on Dec 20 claimed that 40 dogs had gone missing, with some having drowned following seven-feet-high floods which hit the shelter after a downpour. Debra added that the group had lodged 10 police reports against Puspa on this, with the treasurer post still vacant a year after her resignation.

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When questioned, Puspa claimed that her critics are only jealous of her and demanded proof that she has embezzled money from the bank account

Meanwhile, Puspa rubbished the claims made by the group and said it was done out of jealousy.“They don’t have proof and they are liars. Ask them to reveal the proof,” she said, when contacted by The Rakyat Post. The animal rescue activist explained that a Facebook page, “Malaysia Independent Animal Rescue — The Truth” had also been set up to take revenge on her and tarnish her image. “Rumours will only hurt my dogs and these people are jealous of the work that I have done.”

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Furthermore, Puspa has come out to reassure that Mr Lee's dogs are still alive according to a statement on Sin Chew Daily that was published 2 weeks after the flood occurred

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But supporters of Mr Lee are not convinced. They want evidence that they are alive and not replaced by any other dogs.

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"Well, how do we know Carol doesn't have a personal agenda against Puspa when she wrote all this?"

7 January: According to her new blog post, she explained that she used to be a follower of Puspa before the case. She provided evidence of her conversation with another dog lover before they went to investigate Mr Lee's house.

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Excerpt added on 7 January 2014:

For the detractors/PR bootlickers who would love to believe I've been bias against Puspa for a long time, as well as those on the fence because you don't trust that I really was initially neutral on the case, allow me to clarify again, with evidence, that up until just last month when I got caught up in Uncle Lee's case, I was a follower of Puspa and believed she was doing good work. On the other hand, when I first heard of the suspected cruel dog breeder, I was as pissed at him on seeing the conditions of his place and dogs through photos, as most people were when the news of the 'biggest and worst puppy mill busted by Puspa' came out. So actually, I wasn't neutral at all, I had already judged Uncle Lee based on the little I knew through the few photos taken.

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And as you all can tell, I'm one who likes to back up my claims with evidence, so here it is. As explained before, how I got involved was when a lady posted on a Facebook group for dog lovers asking for people to investigate this suspected cruel dog breeder. She mentioned that her friend has gone once to his place and ask if they could help reduce his burden by taking some puppies he had, although she did not mention how many puppies her friend saw, so I can only presume this was referring to the 4 puppies mentioned in my video. She said according to her friend, the 'breeder' agreed to let us take the puppies. I had no intention to take any dogs or puppies and just wanted to investigate.

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She went on to explain that through her screenshots and conversation, it was clear that she did not know Uncle Lee before this and only wants justice for him after false accusations were made against him.

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So what does all this prove?1) I had no connection to Uncle Lee before the case. That would make me a good neutral witness to the conditions of his place, although as explained earlier I was already expecting to see all the evidence that he's a cruel breeder, which is not neutral at all.

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2) For anyone questioning what I have done in terms of rescuing dogs (coz' Puspa's hero worshippers think no one else is as great as her), this goes to show I was doing exactly what she's been telling people to do... Getting out there and doing the work instead of keyboard warrior-ing away bugging MIAR to go everything. So Puspa should be loving me for doing what she always tells people to do! :-) Of course, this question about what I've done in terms of rescuing animals is nothing more than a rather lame attempt to divert attention away Puspa and make me look less credible. I'm not here to blabber about my dog rescuing credentials, but if you'd like to know, you can ask Dog Lovers from Malaysia group on Facebook and the long - time members there can tell you how annoyingly preachy I can get when it comes to rescuing dogs.

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3) Lee was willing to give up his dogs for adoption, in case you were wondering why he seems to only rescue and does not give away dogs. The main reason why he does not get many adopters is because he doesn't know how to use a computer well, so people only came to him through word of mouth.So if you want to accuse me of being bias, yes, I was bias. I was bias initially towards Uncle Lee, not to Puspa. And all that changed because the evidence against her claims on him was too much to ignore. And that's how I became his best defense against Puspa.What do I have to gain from doing all this? Uncle Lee is obviously poor, he can't give me anything except dogs, which I already have enough of. The only thing I hope to gain is justice for this defamed uncle, but more importantly justice for the dogs used for someone's personal benefit.So those of you hum hawing about wanting to be neutral coz' you don't trust my side of the story, perhaps this will be convince you a little better. And to the ever stubborn detractors/PR bootlickers, you can continue being silly, coz' your attempts to shoot me down are always amusing and I like a little comedy in my life.

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The case is still plagued with questions as investigations are ongoing: What was Mr Lee doing with a gibbon and so many dogs? Are allegations of MIAR's negligence and embezzlement true? Is Carol Ng speaking the truth?

SAYS has reached out to Puspa Rani via email for official statements and await her reply.

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How Ping Pong And A Ukrainian Girl Helped This Chinese 'Loser' Find Success

Back in 2001, Mei Aicai, hailing from a working class family, scored abysmally low on China's college entrance examination. After he failed, Mei, regarded as a 'loser' for his bad performance, suddenly found himself lost, not knowing what to do in life anymore.

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His friend then advised him to go to Ukraine. While Mei couldn't speak a single word of Russian, he still boarded the flight to this strange new country, which he thought was in Africa. He had never imagined that once he went, he would be there for over a decade.

"Before I left the country, I went to Shijiazhuang and learned Russian for a month, but ultimately only learned 'hello, I want water'. When I got on the plane, I was really nervous, not knowing what would be waiting for me in an unknown country," Mei said.

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Before we go further, a sneak peek into Mei's life in Ukraine now

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A. He owns his own businessB. Claims title to three-quarters of an acre of landC. Lives in a split-level house, andD. Is married to this 18-year-old who, as the curator of this story along with the Chinese Internet universally agrees, looks like a Goddess!

Alright, now if possible, let's try to move on from here...

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Oh, did we mention that certain salty (and obviously envious) individuals have also commented that they cannot believe such an attractive woman would be interested in a "regular guy from China."? Okay, okay, let's try to move on to find out how it happened...

Since he couldn't speak the language, Mei went through a lot of trouble during his first few months attending a local uni there and made a fool of himself. He chose Ukraine as the cost of education was as inexpensive as in China and it was easy to get a visa.

"When I first arrived, I saw black bread in the store. I thought it was made with chocolate and bought a whole bunch, but when I took a bite, it was both bitter and hard, like a rock. In the end, I had to throw it all away,” Mei said.Another time, Mei went to a hair salon for a haircut and had a lot of trouble describing the hairstyle he wanted to the barber. Eventually, he resorted to buying a pair of scissors and used a mirror to cut his own hair.Mei couldn't understand anything during class, as the professor had a deep accent, and to him it all sounded like someone selling lamb skewers.

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There, tomatoes scrambled with egg was a luxury for Mei

“Only after going out in the world did I slowly understand my parents’ hardships. For the first two years, the things I ate the most were potatoes and cabbage, as these two things are the cheapest in Ukraine. Only during Chinese New Year was I willing to buy two tomatoes. At the time, I thought tomato scrambled with egg was a luxurious meal.”Although it was hard, Mei quickly became independent, and as someone who had never cooked before at home, he gradually learned how to even cook a few specialties.Mei said: “The first year abroad, what I felt most was loneliness and helplessness, and everyday I wanted to go [back] home. At that time, I did not have a phone or a computer, so I eagerly waited for the weekends when I could go to the internet cafe to chat with my family”.

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After graduating from his one year preparatory course, Mei chose to attend the Karkov Academy of Fine Arts, and became the only student in the whole academy who didn't know how to draw

During the first semester at the academy, he spent most of his time playing video games and skipping class. Mei felt he didn't have a goal in life, and wanted to make a change. So, everyday he went to the gymnasium to play ping pong and, as a result, he made many Ukrainian friends, and his Russian also gradually improved.Most importantly, Mei also represented the academy and won 3rd place in the Karkov University Student Competition. After winning the prize, Mei's life entered a new era. An athletic teacher regarded him greatly, placed his picture in the school halls, and more and more Ukrainian students and teachers came to him to play ping pong.

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It was through ping pong that Mei met his future wife, who would go on to encourage him to work hard at his major improve his Russian along with cheering him as consistently aced his athletics

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"She may be young but her views are very mature. At school, she is a good student with excellent grades and at home, she is a good wife, keeping our home neat and tidy, doing the laundry and cooking," Mei, talking about his wife, has nothing but praise for her.

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His would-be wife encouraged him to quit his job as an animator and start his own business. He did so and now runs a successful company that imports and exports equipment, oil and grain.

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A happy home life left Mei Aicai with less to worry about, so he had more time to devote to his business. He quit his previous job as an animator and chose to start his own business. Currently, he is running a company engaged in the import/export of equipment and foodstuffs.According to him, doing business in Ukraine requires little entertainment and socializing, where even taking a client out is unnecessary, so even now Mei Aicai does not drink or smoke, but Ukrainians have high standards when it comes to quality of work.Because he is in the import/export business, Mei Aicai spends a lot of time each day communicating with people in China, but luckily he can stay at home and simply turn on his computer to work.

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Mei is now so successful that he recently purchased over 30,000 square feet of land on which he's built a villa for his new family

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"Some people think I am very successful, but I feel my greatest happiness comes from my family. I come home everyday on time to eat with my wife, and afterward we go for a walk. I feel this kind of life is very happy," says Mei, a once-upon-a-time 'loser'.

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Mei's wife is called Da Sha. She is still in high school. But according to the law of Ukraine, 17-year-old woman can be married.

Since then, his Ukrainian success story, which first appeared on Chinese news portals on 8 December 2014,  has gone viral. It was also almost immediately characterised as a 'Diaosi' counter-attack. The term is an identity given to anyone who distances himself from China's money and status-obsessed culture.

For the Chinese public, the moral of Mei's story is clear: for anyone who lacks family connections, elite academic credentials, and a big bank account, it's now easier to achieve upward mobility in Kiev than Shanghai.It's not hard to imagine what would have happened to Mei, with his modest background and limited education, had he remained in China. Faced with a slowing economy, high housing prices, widening income inequality and a tough job market for college graduates, millions of young Chinese now feel stuck on the lower-middle rungs of their country's ladder of success.This widespread feeling has coalesced into an identity known as 'Diaosi'. The term is commonly translated into English as "loser" -- although its most literal translation would be a vulgar reference to the male anatomy -- and was originally used to describe young, under-employed internet-obsessed males. But over the past five years, it has escaped its derogatory connotations, transforming into a more pliable identity available to anyone who wants to distance himself from China’s money- and status-obsessed culture.

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Mei was praised for avoiding the 'Diaosi' fate by taking up residence in a place where his natural talents were not suppressed by China's academic culture and its obsession with testing

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In an interview with one news outlet, Mei also suggested that China suffered by comparison with Ukraine not only economically, but culturally. Mei emphasised that Ukrainian women, unlike their Chinese counterparts, marry for love, rather than money. That sexist comment has been echoed for days in online comments by young male Diaosi frustrated by China’s materialistic dating culture.

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Viral Video Shows The Scary Moment A Hungry Tiger Chased After A Motorcyclist

A video was recently uploaded showing a Bengal tiger trying to pursue a motorcyclist and his pillion rider in India

The video of the incident took place at Nagarhole National Park, southern India and was uploaded on 30 June, Sunday. The national park is a forest reserve that is home to about 72 Bengal tigers with a single lane road built for passing through.

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In the video, the tiger can be seen running towards the motorcyclist as they were passing through the park

The pillion rider took out his phone to record the event when the tiger emerged out of the jungle.After it failed to catch up to the motorcycle, the tiger retreated back into its habitat.It is reported that tigers can run up to about 60 kilometres per hour.

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This is not the first time such an incident occurred in the area

According to NST Online, four people were killed in the park and in Bandipur in 2013. One of them was a farmer who was attacked outside Bandipur after stepping out to answer a call at night. Meanwhile, two villagers who lived nearby outside the national park were killed while a forest watcher was also killed after stepping out to answer a call at night. In 2015, two farmers were killed by a male tiger at the border of the forest. One of them was a woman who was feeding her livestock at that time.

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Since 2008, the Bengal tiger has been listed as an endangered species, with only about 2,500 left in the wild

According to WWF, the Bengal tigers are at the top of the food chain in the wild and are vital in ensuring the sustainability of the forest reserves. With every one tiger, 25,000 acres of forest are protected. Due to the increase in poaching activities in Asia, tigers are facing a higher risk of endangerment.


Dewan Rakyat Finally Passes Sexual Harassment Bill After 10 Years Of Discussions

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The Dewan Rakyat has finally passed the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill after more than a decade of discussions yesterday, 20 July

According to New Straits Times, the bill that was first proposed in 2011 was only tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat on 15 December last year.Numerous stakeholders, including various government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), and members of parliament, have since discussed the bill's passage."This bill is important and timely in putting an end to the normalisation of sexual harassment," said Women, Family, and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun in the wrap-up speech in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday."This is the first step for Malaysia to provide protection (for victims) against sexual harassment," she added, as quoted by Free Malaysia Today.

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Under the new bill, any uncalled behaviour in any form, be it verbal or non-verbal, visual, signal, or physical, directed towards another person and which offends, disrespects, or harms their well-being is categorised as sexual harassment

The Star reported that those found guilty of committing an act will have to offer a statement of apology to the victim, and fork out up to RM250,000 in compensation, or face imprisonment for two years.If the act of sexual harassment is done in public, the offender will have to make a public apology.The bill will also establish a 12-member Anti-Sexual Harassment Tribunal, comprising of former members of the judiciary, police officers, and experienced lawyers, to hear the claims.Rina said the complainant and the accused would both have the right to be present during the proceedings and, if the case is complex, a right to legal representation.

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Any award made by the tribunal would be final, akin to a court order that must be enforced by the parties involved

The parties will only be allowed to challenge the compensation set by the tribunal and appeal to the High Court for a judicial review if there were serious breaches of procedure.The minister added that the tribunal would have the authority to reject frivolous complaints, and those wrongly accused could lodge a criminal defamation report.The tribunal must also make a decision within 60 days of the first proceeding, with the ruling meted out with grounds for or against it.

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The bill will now be brought before the Dewan Negara and receive royal assent before being gazetted for enforcement

Under the bill, the penalty for companies that fail to act against incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace has also been increased from RM10,00 to RM50,000.To raise awareness, workplaces would also be required to display anti-sexual harassment posters.Rina said her ministry will also be conducting a nationwide campaign and reaching out to the press to educate the public on the Sexual Harassment Act."We will not stop at gazetting this bill. We will improve this act based on current needs and situation," she said."It will be more practical for improvements to be made after seeing how the law operates."

If you or someone you know may be at risk or has experienced sexual abuse or assault, please reach out to these Malaysian organisations:

1. WOMEN'S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)Operating hours: 24-hourContact: +603-30008858SMS/WhatsApp: +6018-9888058Website | Facebook | Twitter2. ALL WOMEN'S ACTION SOCIETY (AWAM)Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9.30am - 5.30pm)Contact: +603-78770224WhatsApp/Telegram: +6016-2284221 | +6016-2374221Email: [email protected]Website | Facebook | Twitter3. WOMEN'S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANG (WCC PENANG)Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am - 5pm)Contact: +604-2280342 | +604-3988340WhatsApp: +6011-31084001 | +6016-4180342Email: [email protected]Website | Facebook | Twitter4. SARAWAK WOMEN FOR WOMEN SOCIETY (SWWS)Operating hours: Monday (7pm - 9pm), Tuesday to Thursday (9.30am - 11.30am), Saturday (2pm - 4pm)Contact: +6082-368853SMS/WhatsApp: +6016-5822660 | +6013-8044285Email: [email protected]Website | Facebook | Twitter5. SABAH WOMEN'S ACTION-RESOURCE GROUP (SAWO)Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am - 5pm)Contact: +6088-280200 | +6011-27908020Email: [email protected]Website | Facebook | Twitter6. PROTECT AND SAVE THE CHILDREN (PS THE CHILDREN)Operating hours: Monday to Friday (3pm - 12am)WhatsApp: +6016-7213065Email: [email protected]Website | Facebook | Twitter7. INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION (IWF)Anonymously and confidentially report child sexual abuse content and non-photographic child sexual abuse images with IWF's Reporting Portal.

Before the bill, victims only had precedent to sue perpetrators for sexual harassment with a landmark case in 2016:

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The Federal Court found this case exceptional and decided to create a new law.

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Last year, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) had questioned Malaysia's need for a specific Sexual Harassment Bill:

                MEF's Statement Questioning The Need For A Specific Sexual Harassment Bill Is Out Of Touch

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Local surveys have found that sexual harassment violations often occur in institutions of learning and workplaces in Malaysia:

                Report: 41% Of Sexual Harassment In Schools Committed By Teachers & School Authorities

According to the All Women's Action Society (AWAM), the victims' peers (43%) and religious and non-religious teachers...

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                Survey: 46% Of M'sian Women In The Workplace Do Not Consider Stalking As Sexual Harassment

The disturbing findings were revealed in a new study.

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Ibu Meninggal Diseret Dalam Kereta. Wanita Cerita Detik Dirempuh Pemandu Treler Mengantuk

Insan yang bernama 'ibu' ini merupakan harta yang sangat bernilai di dunia dan di akhirat

Gambar sekadar hiasan.
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Ibu juga merupakan penerang dunia bagi setiap anak yang lahir di dunia. Begitu banyak perjuangan yang telah dikorbankan oleh wanita ini. Walau pelbagai kesakitan dan kepedihan yang dilalui, namun tidak sekalipun mereka gagal untuk menyempurnakannya.Sesungguhnya, seorang ibu itu tidak akan pernah berhenti menyayangi anak yang dilahirkan walaupun mereka semakin meningkat dewasa.

Pernahkah terfikir apa yang akan terjadi kepada anda jika suatu hari nanti anda akan kehilangan ibu tercinta?

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Perit tak terkata.

Seperti perkongsian seorang wanita @nadia_fariha yang menceritakan detik-detik akhir sebelum ibu tercinta pergi buat selamanya selepas dilanggar oleh pemandu treler mengantuk

Keadaan kereta mereka selepas dirempuh oleh pemandu treler yang dikatakan mengantuk.
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Perkongsian tersebut telah ditulis olehnya pada 5 Januari 2020. Namun begitu, tragedi yang menimpa ini juga telah berlaku pada 5 Januari 2019 iaitu setahun yang lalu.Baca penuh di bawah:

Kejadian dirempuh dengan treler pemandu mengantuk. Ibu kandungnya meninggal, wanita ini berada di ICU, paru-paru ditebuk dan keguguran kandungan 4 bulan.

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Emak sempat ambil gambar di kedai gambar untuk pergi umrah

Gambar pasport yang diambil pada hari yang sama kejadian itu berlaku.
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Sementara menunggu bantuan PLUS, sebuah treler tiba-tiba memandu ke arah mereka kerana pemandu tersebut dipercayai mengantuk

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Kejadian itu menyebabkan dirinya keguguran kandungan 4 bulan, paru-paru ditebuk, tulang rusuk dan pinggul retak dan banyak lagi kecederaan dalaman lain

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Semoga wanita ini sentiasa akan berada di bawah perlindungan Yang Maha Kuasa dan semoga roh arwah ibunya ditempat di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin YRA...

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NSTP Journalist Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Covering Sabah Elections

A journalist from New Straits Times Press (NSTP) has tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning from covering the state elections in Sabah

Taking to his personal Facebook account, Azrul Affandi shared that he is still in disbelief that he has become a victim after reporting about the coronavirus at length."Ever since the Movement Control Order (MCO) started on 18 March, I have not stopped doing live stories about COVID-19, until I have been called 'Covid Teacher'. But today, I tested positive," he wrote on Monday, 5 October.

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The 42-year-old was assigned to carry out editorial duties surrounding the elections in Sabah from 10 September to 30 September

According to an interview he did with The Star, upon arriving back in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last Wednesday, 30 September, he did the mandatory COVID-19 swab test like all other returnees.The concerned father also asked his wife and children to stay with his in-laws while he underwent quarantine at their home in Kajang."I did not want to take any risk. I stayed home alone in the house after returning from Sabah," he told the English daily.Documenting the rest of his experiences on Facebook, he shared that he started to develop symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath, joint pain, and fatigue over the next few days.He was finally admitted to Sungai Buloh Hospital for isolation and further testing on Sunday night, 4 October.

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Media Prima has since announced that an NSTP employee who recently returned from Sabah has tested positive for COVID-19

Although they did not name the affected employee, the media group assured that "the affected person had been undergoing self-quarantine and had not visited any Media Prima premises since returning from Sabah"."Media Prima will provide necessary support to the affected person. We pray for a speedy recovery," they said in a statement, according to New Straits Times.The group also assured that all of its other employees who returned from covering the Sabah state election have undergone the mandatory COVID-19 screening and are still observing the 14-day self-quarantine at home."Media Prima would like to state that the safety of all employees is its top priority," they said, adding that they are working closely with health authorities to minimise exposure of the virus to all employees.

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Keep practising physical distancing and wash your hands often. Watch the latest update on the COVID-19 situation:

Most of the latest cases have been local transmissions:

                UniSZA Temporarily Closes Campuses After Staff Tests Positive For COVID-19

The staff member recently travelled on a flight with a returnee from Sabah who also later tested positive for COVID-19.

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                Malaysia's Daily New COVID-19 Cases Hits A New High

A whopping 317 new COVID-19 cases were recorded today, 3 October.

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                A Deputy Minister Who Returned From Sabah Has Now Tested Positive For COVID-19

Dr Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad, who is from UMNO, is being treated at Sungai Buloh Hospital.

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Tak Mustahil Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Dilanjutkan 2 Bulan Lagi Jika Rakyat Masih Degil

Kerajaan telah melaksanakan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) sejak 18 Mac lalu susulan daripada penularan wabak Covid-19 yang dilihat semakin membimbangkan

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Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ketika mengumumkan pelaksanaan perintah tersebut berkata ia bakal dilaksanakan selama 14 hari iaitu sehingga 31 Mac ini.Susulan daripada perintah tersebut, pergerakan rakyat di seluruh negara diperketatkan malah pihak berkuasa polis dan tentera juga turut diturunkan bagi mengawal situasi negara ketika ini.

Namun begitu, seorang pakar virologi mengandaikan bahawa PKP yang kini sedang dilaksanakan mungkin boleh berlanjutan untuk tempoh dua bulan lagi

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Memetik laporan Berita Harian, Prof Dr Sazaly Abu Bakar berkata lanjutan tempoh itu boleh berlaku jika rakyat masih bersikap degil mengingkari perintah kawalan dan juga mengabaikan pelaksanaan penjarakkan sosial ketika ini."Jika masih ada kelompok rakyat yang berdegil, situasi semasa yang memerlukan kita duduk di dalam rumah, boleh berlanjutan sehingga enam hingga lapan minggu lagi.“Masalahnya, rakyat kita tiada disiplin seperti warga Korea atau Jepun. Ketika ke hospital semalam, saya lihat masih ada yang bersentuhan dan tidak menutup mulut ketika batuk,” katanya.

Sazaly berkata, tindakan puluhan ribu rakyat yang pulang ke kampung selepas perintah kawalan dikeluarkan juga turut menjadi faktor kepada kegagalan menamatkan penularan wabak Covid-19 di negara ini

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Beliau berkata, ia merupakan satu kesilapan apabila individu dari kawasan tinggi yang mempunyai jangkitan pulang ke kampung.Katanya, rakyat seolah-olah tidak mengambil iktibar dengan kesilapan yang dilakukan Itali sebelum ini sehingga menyebabkan wabak Covid-19 di negara itu semakin kritikal."Adalah satu kesilapan apabila orang dari kawasan tinggi jangkitan, iaitu Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor, balik ke kampung.“Kita seolah-olah tidak belajar pada kesilapan sama dilakukan Itali, yang akhirnya menyebabkan wabak coronavirus bertambah kronik di negara itu,” katanya lagi.

Sazaly seterusnya mencadangkan agar kerajaan mencontohi Korea, Jepun dan Taiwan dalam mengatasi wabak ini

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Katanya, ketiga-tiga negara tersebut bertindak dengan cepat dan agresif melaksanakan ujian komuniti dengan mengerah jentera perubatan mereka membuat ujian dari pintu ke pintu."Ketika ini, kita masih menunggu orang sakit atau disahkan positif (melalui pengesanan kontak) datang ke hospital. Ibaratnya menunggu sama ada mangsa sakit, pulih atau meninggal dunia.“Sekarang ‘darurat’ dan sedang berperang, tak boleh guna cara lama. Di Korea dan Jepun, mereka kerah jentera perubatan cari pesakit. Misalnya, Korea buat 20,000 ujian COVID-19 dalam sehari."Kita perlu masuk ke kawasan yang dikategorikan tinggi wabak dan uji semua orang dalam kawasan itu. Jika positif, ajar kaedah kuarantin dan terus beri ubat, tidak semestinya mereka perlu ke hospital," ujarnya.Menurutnya, ujian komuniti tidak hanya ditugaskan kepada KKM sahaja, malah polis, tentera dan badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) yang berkelayakan juga boleh turut sama membantu.

Ingat, patuhi arahan dan sila duduk di dalam rumah. Teruskan mengikuti perkembangan mengenai Covid-19 hanya di SAYS Seismik!

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Why Is Chicken 65 Called... Chicken 65?

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It's flavourful, deep-fried, and marinated in all the perfect spices that leaves you wanting more.
Chicken 65 is the ultimate side dish whenever we eat at an Indian restaurant. But have you ever wondered how it got its name?

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Originating from South India, Chicken 65 is a popular order across restaurants in Malaysia, especially banana leaf spots. Some assume that it got its name because 65 small pieces of chicken were used to create the dish. Others claim that it's because 65 spices were used for its marinade. Another belief is that a 65-day-old chicken was used to make it, while another story states that soldiers in Chennai were presented a long menu and this dish was the 65th place on the list.

But what is the answer for its unique moniker?

Buhari Hotel back in the day.
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The most widely accepted reason is that Chicken 65 got its name from the year it was made — in 1965 at the Buhari Hotel in Chennai, India. The hotel was opened by a man named AM Buhari and it is said to be the first place to introduce fine dining in Madras (now known as Chennai). Apparently, the establishment previously served Chicken 78 and 82, and currently serves Chicken 90.

AM Buhari.
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Buhari Hotel is said to have had the first jukebox in Chennai, which set it apart from other diners.
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The hotel, which currently has seven branches in Chennai, is said to have welcomed many celebrity guests over the years who have "tasted and relished" their renowned food.

Buhari Hotel currently.
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Now that you know the meaning behind the dish name, impress your banana leaf kakis with this fun fact!

Chicken chop is always seen in the Western food section of menus in Malaysia but it's actually a Malaysian dish:

                Did You Know: Chicken Chop Is A Malaysian Dish, Not A Western One

The funny part is that chicken chop is still found in the Western food section of menus all around Malaysia.

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4 Of The Thai Boys Trapped In A Cave Have Escaped. Here's How Rescue Divers Did It

Four Thai boys from a group of 13, who were trapped in a cave in Thailand, were finally freed on Sunday, 8 July

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The group, consisting of 12 Thai boys aged between 11-16 and their 25-year-old coach, went into Tham Luang cave after football practice. Unfortunately, they found themselves trapped inside as monsoon rains caused flood waters to rise within the cave.After 10 days of living in the dark, rescue divers finally managed to find the boys alive and well. Rescue teams then set out to retrieve the group as safely and as quickly as possible, before predicted rains made it harder to reach them.The boys have been in the cave for 16 days now, since they went in on 23 June.

In a recent turn of events, four of the boys were selected to begin the treacherous journey out of the cave together with rescue divers yesterday

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The four were chosen after the group went through a health assessment, said head of operation Narongsak Osottanakorn. He added that thankfully, the rescue mission went quicker than expected.It previously took divers a round trip of about 11 hours to get in and out of the cave. However, yesterday, after nine hours, two boys finally emerged from the cave wearing full-faced waterproof diving masks - the masks allowed them to breath normally underwater.Two more boys followed them out between 5.50pm - 7.50pm, reported Channel NewsAsia. When the boys reached the surface, there was loud applause from onlookers and the team, who have been working tirelessly to save the group. The divers themselves turned around to hug each of the boys, before they were whisked off to a hospital in Chiang Rai.

Onlookers watched and cheered when the four boys emerged from the cave.
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A team of 90 divers are currently working to rescue the remaining eight boys and their coach today

At the time of writing, divers are replenishing oxygen tanks along the route, to prepare for the next group of boys.The journey in and out of the cave is no easy feat as the boys - who are weak swimmers - need to navigate through narrow passageways and swim through flooded channels no wider than a person.

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"Communication in the water is extremely difficult," said Edd Sorenson, Safety Officer for National Speleological Society-Cave Diving Section."That's one of the things we teach in cave diving. There's no talking. So everything has to be done, usually by hand signals. But in zero visibility, it has to be touch contact," he told CBSN News.

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Last week, the dangerous mission led to the death of former Thai Navy diver Saman Kunan

Kunan delivered air tanks in the cave, but lost consciousness on his journey back when he ran out of his own personal supply of oxygen.

Saman Kunan
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After resigning from the Thai Navy, he worked as a patrol officer in Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok since 2006. When he found out about the news, Kunan immediately volunteered to help bring the boys home.According to The Guardian, a video showed him saying, "I am at Suvarnabhumi airport waiting to board the plane to join the mission in Chiang Rai."I'm accompanied by doctors from the navy and divers from SeaWorld that also donated lots of diving equipment. See you this evening. We will bring the kids home."Thai Navy Seal officers paid tribute to Kunan, saying that he was skillful and talented Seal, and a triathlon athlete who loved adventurous sports."Even after he departed the Seal unit, he still kept in touch and maintained a tie with the rest of his former colleagues. His determination and good intention will always be in the heart of all SEAL brothers. Today, you get some good rest. We will complete the mission for you."

The boys' previously wrote these sweet letters to their loved ones, as their families wait in anticipation for their return:

                "Please Don't Give Too Much Homework": Trapped Thai Boys Say In A Letter To Loved Ones

The boys and their football coach have been trapped in the cave since 23 June.

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Meanwhile, the whole world has been closely following the rescue mission, including some of these international football stars:

                Football Stars Are Sending Words Of Encouragement To Thai Boys Trapped In Cave

It is a race against time as authorities try to rescue the boys, before the predicted monsoon rains hit this weekend.

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Would You Spend A Night At This 'Haunted' Hospital In Penang?

Built in 1915, the Penang Museum was once a maternity hospital. More than 60,000 babies were born there.

The Penang Museum
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It was the place of birth for more than 60,000 babies and is now a museum which is challenging visitors to stay overnight in the 99-year-old building.

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“It started out as the Maternity Hospital of King Edward VII in 1915 and more than 60,000 babies were born here. During the Occupation, the Japanese used it as a naval hospital. When they left, the British came back and used it as their barracks. “Later, it was turned into a hospital again but only till 1955,” Haryany said.

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After 1955, the premises served as headquarters of the St John’s Ambulance and Red Crescent Society, and the centre for Penang NGOs before being left vacant. Two years ago, it was turned into the state museum.

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Rumour has it that the Penang Museum is haunted. There have been recordings of doors closing on their own, strange flying lights and sounds of heavy breathing.

“There have been all kinds of ghostly tales about this place and museum visitors have often asked if it was haunted. We don’t know for sure but we have CCTV footage of doors closing on their own, chairs suddenly shifting, strange lights flying about and sound of heavy breathing at the mortuary.”

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For years, people have been asking if lost souls still wander the halls of what was once the Maternity Hospital of King Edward VII

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“The first question that is usually asked by museum visitors is whether the building is haunted. This is difficult to answer because we ourselves have never spent a night in the museum. It is difficult for us to deny or verify them (the ghost stories). So. we had the idea to create this programme so that visitors can experience it themselves,” she said here last night.

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To answer this difficult question, museum director Haryany Mohamad invited 40 people to spend the night at the spooky museum

Poster for the 'A Night At No. 57 Macalister' event
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In an event dubbed A Night at No. 57 Macalister, the museum’s street address, the group was given a chance to join the first-ever hair-raising slumber party at its premises.

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Penang Museum director Haryany Mohamad said the programme “Overnight Stay at No. 57 Jalan Macalister” would allow participants to experience for themselves staying in a building which has had many scary stories since its establishment in 1915.

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Participants arrived with their sleeping bags, torch lights and other overnight essentials, and were greeted by museum staff dressed in the white smocks of medical personnel. Even Haryany wore a smock with a red stethoscope hung around her neck.

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40 participants were given a long list of advice to keep themselves safe, such as always keep one piece of clothing on when they take a shower

When you want to go to the toilet, bring a friend. Go alone and you risk returning with two “phantom friends”. When you take a shower, always keep one piece of clothing on. Watch what you say, no bold remarks or claims of bravery, please.

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These were among the long list of advice given by Penang Museum curator Haryany Mohamad to the 40 people who spent a night at the museum last Friday.

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In the building where doctors and nurses once roamed the halls, participants ate their buffet dinner of low-sodium food out of hospital food trays

After the briefing, a buffet dinner was served and participants ate out of the classic dull blue food trays used in hospitals. The menu – steamed fish, vegetable soup and guava – came complete with the standard bland low-sodium preparation.

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When darkness fell, they were divided into small groups to tour the hospital grounds, including the mortuary

Spooky experience: Some of the participants taking a tour around the Penang Museum premises with the staff in medical smocks.
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When darkness fell, they were split into groups and taken on a tour to various parts of the building including the old mortuary and post-mortem facility which was gutted by fire less than two months before the overnight stay was scheduled to take place.

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“We used the mortuary as a storeroom. Our plan was to allow visitors to enter it and see what’s left of the fixtures in the post-mortem room. So it is unfortunate that the fire broke out. “The authorities are still investigating into the cause of the fire,” Haryany added.

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If that was not enough to raise some hair, participants then listened to ghost stories and watched CCTV recordings of paranormal activities happening in the very building they were about to sleep in

Participants had a fill of horror movies being showed to them, a ghost story telling session and a sketch of a childbirth in progress acted out by the museum staff.

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Earlier, the two-day-one-night programme saw 40 participants, who wore various hospital costumes and saw re-enactments of childbirth in the delivery room. They also visited the morgue and viewed recordings of scary scenes such as moving chairs, which had occurred earlier in the building.

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The fun does not stop there as participants woke up the next day to a game of treasure hunt

Visitors at the No 57 Jalan Macalister museum in Penang.
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The next morning, the participants awoke safe and sound and took part in a treasure hunt.

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The 40 participants may have woken up safe and sound, but one participant said she felt someone touching her shoulder at the pantry during the night tour

A participant, who declined to be named, said she felt someone touching her shoulder at the pantry when her group was taken on a tour of the museum. Haryany said they planned to hold more overnight stays at the Penang Museum.

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This is not the only museum in Penang to have tales of horror. The Penang War Museum has also been dubbed as one of the most haunted site in Asia.

                Penang War Museum Is Asia's Most Haunted Says NatGeo

National Geographic Channel has put Malaysia on the map! The Penang War Museum has been christened as one of the top ...

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