Kali Kedua Ke Mersing, Kami Jumpa Satu 'Hidden Gem' Terbaru Yang Buat Kami Menangis

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Mersing oh Mersing. Ada sesuatu yang tersangat istimewa dengan tempat ini yang membuatkan saya tak kisah untuk datang seberapa banyak kali pun. Lepas dah pergi kali pertama pada bulan Mei seminggu sebelum puasa, kini saya kembali menjejakkan kaki ke kepulauan Mersing yang kecantikannya saya kira tak mampu didefinisikan melalui kata-kata.Bagi siapa-siapa yang follow TSG #KasiJadi secara dekat, pasti anda perasan artikel pertama kami ke kepulauan Mersing yang kami terbitkan pada 25 Julai lalu. Buat yang tak perasan, boleh klik sini untuk baca pengalaman kami di sana. Artikel panjang sikit tapi serius berbaloi untuk korang baca. Hehe.Pertama kali kami pergi haritu kami kena mandi telaga ala-ala zaman Jepun. Tapi kali ni dah tak boleh mandi telaga. Habis kering kontang jadinya sebab seluruh isi air telah disedut oleh mesin penyedut untuk memberi bekalan air yang mencukupi kepada penduduk di Pulau Besar. Tapi apa yang bagusnya, Pulau besar sekarang dah tak ada masalah air. Sebab masa kami pergi bulan Mei haritu memang susah betul nak dapatkan air. Nasib baiklah ada telaga. Kalau tak mesti masing-masing dah jadi ikan masin.

Telaga inilah yang menyelamatkan kami. Mandi telaga ni sebenarnya lagi best dan lagi cepat sebab boleh berjemaah.
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Haaa tiba-tiba sembang pasal telaga pulak dah. Untuk artikel kali ni, saya bukan nak bercerita pasal telaga sebenarnya, jauh sekali tentang bekalan air di Pulau Besar. Alhamdulillah masalah itu semua dah selesai. Now let's talk about something else yang lebih menarik dan lebih jitu.

1. First time buka trip untuk orang luar. Sebelum ni berjalan dengan kawan-kawan je.

Agak nervous sebenarnya bila fikirkan saya yang tak ada pengalaman dan masih nubis kubis dalam bidang travel ni tiba-tiba buka trip untuk orang luar. Group TSG #KasiJadi ni pun baru je setahun jagung, masih baru, masih lagi adik-adik kalau nak dibandingkan dengan 'The Big Boys' yang lain seperti Pakatan Bejalan, Rentas Adventures, dan banyak lagi outdoor groups yang lebih otai.Namun berbekalkan semangat dan kecekalan dalam mempromosi Mersing kepada dunia, saya berani sahut cabaran. Disebabkan saya pun pernah pergi ke Mersing pada bulan Mei, jadi rasa confident sikitlah nak open trip. Kalau tempat tu saya tak pernah pergi, itu saya tak berani buat.So sekarang ni misi pertama ialah design poster cantik-cantik untuk dimuat naik ke laman Instagram TSG #KasiJadi. Mengambil masa beberapa jam, akhirnya siap juga poster. Harap-harap ada lah yang berminat nak join.

Poster kali ni tak ada gambar penyu sebab kami tahu memang tak ada penyu pun di Mersing.
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Cuma satu masalah, ramai orang tanya saya, "Kenapa buat hari Jumaat-Sabtu bukan Sabtu-Ahad?". Maklumlah, kalau buat Sabtu-Ahad mudah sikit untuk orang join sebab tak payah ambil cuti. Bila nampak je ada hari Jumaat, masing-masing macam main tarik tali pada mulanya nak join ke tak nak, nak join ke tak nak. Tak pasal-pasal kena ambil cuti sehari.Nak buat macam mana, dah itu je tarikh yang saya free. Hari Ahad 4 September tu ada wedding. Haha.

2. Berjaya mendapatkan 14 orang, termasuk dua foreigners!

Dah lah first time buat trip untuk orang luar, ada pulak dua orang foreigners nak join. Dua-dua perempuan dan dua-dua datang all the way from Australia; sorang warganegara Nepal, sorang lagi dari China. Menarik juga ni. Tak sangka akan ada foreigners yang berminat nak join.Yang mana ada pm kami kat insta ataupun Whatsapp Leha secara personal tu, terima kasih banyak-banyak kami ucapkan. Memang ramai yang nak join tapi malangnya maksimum kapasiti yang kami boleh bawa hanyalah sebanyak 14 orang. Ada yang tak sempat buat keputusan lagi tiba-tiba trip dah penuh. Kami memohon maaf. Kami pun tak expect akan dapat sambutan yang amat memberangsangkan macam ni. Belum ada rezeki untuk kita berjumpa. Maybe next time insyaAllah.

Abam-abam kacak dan hakak-hakak cantik masing-masing senyum sampai ke telinga sebab teruja ketika melayari bahtera boatman meyusuri lautan Mersing.
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Let's hit the road! Berbekalkan tiga kereta berkuasa kuda, 14 orang mula bergerak ke Mersing pada jam 12.30 malam (atau pagi). Destinasi yang dituju adalah Jeti Mersing. Kami selamat sampai ke Masjid Jamek Mersing pada pukul 6 pagi, solat Subuh kejap, tidur sejam sampai pukul 7.30, lepastu pukul 8 bergerak ke jeti yang memakan masa tak sampai 5 minit dari masjid.

3. Sand bank yang hilang

Destinasi kami yang pertama adalah ke Pulau Mentinggi (atau ada orang panggil Pulau Maldives). Boat ride mengambil masa lebih kurang 45 minit untuk ke sini. Tapi 45 minit tak terasa langsung. Rasa macam 10 minit je. Mungkin sebab semua orang tengah excited gila masa ni dan masih bertenaga, walaupun tidur sejam je.Tapi kali ni, sebaik sampai ke Pulau Mentinggi, saya nampak ada sesuatu yang seakan-akan tak kena dengan mata saya. Macam ada benda yang lain daripada sebelum ni. Selepas melihat dengan teliti, baru saya perasan sand bank di Pulau Mentinggi dah hilang!

Mei 2016: Sand bank di Pulau Mentinggi.
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Jangan salah faham. Bukanlah terus hilang dan pupus dari muka bumi. Cuma kali kedua saya pergi ni, masa tu tengah air pasang. Jadi, sand bank yang cantik ala-ala Pulau Maldives ni pun tenggelam dek air laut lalu bertukar kebiruan. Kecewa sikit pada awalnya. Sebab memang gambar sand bank inilah yang saya selalu hantar dalam Whatsapp group kami sebelum datang ke sini, dengan harapan agar peserta-peserta kali ni dapatlah merasa pengalaman mengambil gambar di situ.

September 2016: Inilah dia sand bank yang hilang.
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Walaupun begitu, kekecewaan pada awal tadi bertukar menjadi gembira! Sebab bila kami cuba ambil gambar di sand bank yang tenggelam ni, gambar jadi lagi cantik rupanya. Air laut cetek yang betul-betul menutupi sand bank ini memberi effect seakan-akan kami sedang terapung di atas air! Lebih-lebih lagi kalau rakam video sambil berlari. Dah macam terbang!

4.  Menyusuri The Magnificent Gerbang dan air surut di Gua Rahsia

Perjalanan diteruskan ke destinasi seterusnya yang saya panggil The Magnificent Gerbang. Sengaja saya bagi nama macam ni sebab pertama kali saya datang masa bulan Mei, saya betul-betul terkesima dan teruja melihat struktur batu gerbang yang berdiri megah sambil menunggu kedatangan manusia untuk menyusuri di celahnya.Air laut berwarna biru pekat diadun dengan batu coklat gergasi, disinari dengan pancaran sinaran matahari yang sangat terik, menjadikan pemandangan di sini amat mengagumkan! Tiada kata-kata yang mampu menggambarkan kepuasan kami berenang menyusuri celahan gerbang ini. Mula-mula rasa agak cuak. Sebab sebelum masuk gerbang ni air laut sangat dalam dan tak nampak dasar. Bagi siapa-siapa yang baru berjinak-jinak dalam dunia snorkeling, mesti rasa takut nak terjun dari bot.Tapi nak tak nak kena jugak. Boatman akan berhenti kat satu tempat untuk menurunkan kami, dan kami perlu berenang sendiri dan melalui gerbang, kemudian naik semula bot di tempat lain. Fuuhh memang adventure!

The Magnificent Gerbang masih mengekalkan keajaibannya.
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Cuma kalau nak pergi sini kena berhati-hati. Teritip yang melekat pada batu-batu di sini sangatlah tajam dan arus ombak juga mampu buat anda sedikit hanyut. Bila dah hanyut, mestilah nak berpaut pada batu, tapi batu semua tajam-tajam. End up ramai juga di antara kami yang mengalami sedikit luka di bahagian tangan dan kaki. Ouch! Lain kali datang kena pakai glove dan stokin lah nampaknya.Next is Gua Rahsia.Tapi sebelum pergi ke Gua Rahsia, ada sedikit pesanan penaja dari boatman yang kami terpaksa akur dan patuh."Nak pergi gua tu boleh tapi bot kena berhenti jauh sikit sebab air kat situ dah surut. So bot memang tak boleh masuk," kata boatman. Oh begitu ya. Di Pulau Mentinggi tadi air pasang, di Gua Rahsia ni air surut pula. Ok tak apa, tak menjadi masalah pun kalau bot berhenti jauh sikit dari tempat yang sepatutnya.

Mei 2016: Gua Rahsia ketika air pasang.
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Cuma bila air surut, Gua Rahsia tampak seakan-akan kehilangan sedikit taring bila dibandingkan pada bulan Mei lepas. Kalau sebelum ni rasa excited, kali ni rasa macam sedikit hambar. Kami turun dari bot semata-mata nak ambil gambar berlatarbelakangkan gua ini sahaja. Nak berenang-renang pun kurang best sebab air surut.

September 2016: Mana pergi air?
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Tapi, bagi sesiapa yang kaki tiruk dan suka lompat-lompat dari atas tebing masuk ke dalam air atau Mat Salleh panggil cliff jumping, di sini ada satu spot terbaik untuk aktiviti itu. Suka hatilah nak buat backflip ke, frontflip ke, tiruk ke, lompat malu-malu kucing ke, semua pun boleh. Sebab on the way berenang nak ke gua dari bot ada satu tebing yang boleh saya kira agak tinggi juga dalam 2.5 meter untuk aktiviti terjun-terjun.

Tu dia backflip bak hang!
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5. Kami jumpa hidden gem terbaru yang sangat awesome!

Di awal ekspedisi sebelum sampai ke Gua Rahsia, boatman ada cakap kat saya yang berbunyi:"Aku ada jumpa tempat baru nak bawak korang pergi sana. Haritu kau tak pergi sebab kitorang belum jumpa lagi. Tempat ni kitorang baru jumpa dua bulan lepas masa bulan Julai. Jom aku bawak korang."Alright! A new hidden gem! Lepas dah cakap tu dia pergi belanja pulak satu gambar kat tempat terbaru. Fulamak aihh, lawa gila! Tak sabar betul rasanya nak pergi situ. Gambar itu memaparkan sekumpulan lelaki yang sedang berselfie di atas bukit berlatarbelakangkan sebuah terusan sempit di celahan batu dipenuhi air laut menghijau yang begitu jernih. Terbeliak mata saya tengok!Selepas kira-kira 10 minit perjalanan, kami akhirnya tiba di Terusan Tersembunyi, satu lagi tempat rahsia yang saya suka hati je bagi nama.

Terusan Tersembunyi yang begitu sempit, memang muat satu bot je.
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Pandangan depan. Bot menyusuri celahan batu dengan penuh perlahan dan berhati-hati. Bawah air tu banyak batu.
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Bot pun berhenti dan kami terjun beramai-ramai untuk berenang ke hadapan. Boatman cakap, jangan sekadar berenang kat bawah ni je sebab ada laluan batu kat depan sana yang kitorang boleh panjat dan ambil gambar dari atas. Memang itulah misi saya yang utama bila datang ke sini. Mana boleh boatman sekadar belanja gambar tanpa saya sendiri pergi ambil gambar di exact spot tersebut.

Manusia-manusia kerdil di celahan batu gergasi.
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Dengan gigihnya kami melangkah. Cuma masa ni ada satu masalah yang tak dapat nak diselesaikan malah terpaksa kami redahkan saja iaitu batu-batu di sini sangatlah panas. Kaki boleh melecur weh kalau berdiri lama-lama di satu tempat. Maka terkinja-kinja lah kami melangkah sambil memanjat batu-batu tadi dengan berkaki ayam tidak berselipar atau berkasut. Dah lah panas dia punya tajam pun boleh tahan jugak. Aduh seksa. Tapi itu tidak sedikit pun mematahkan semangat kami untuk teruskan perjalanan.

Ok dah panjat sikit. Muka masing-masing tahan panas. Kena panjat lagi sikit untuk menuju ke puncak atas tu haa.
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Dari atas, boleh nampak dah betapa memukaunya pemandangan Terusan Tersembunyi ni. Bukan setakat pemandangan terusan, 360 view kat atas memang cantik tahap subhanAllah sumpah tak tipu. Pusing belakang, boleh nampak gugusan Pulau Tinggi tersegam megah dan hamparan luas Laut China Selatan yang membiru. Spot macam ni memang sesuai sangat kalau nak buat cover album atau untuk ambil gambar kahwin.

Yang ada puncak itulah Pulau Tinggi. Yang diorang ni acah-acah je angkat tangan macam tu sebab nak bagi gambar cantik.
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Pusing balik ke depan, voilaa! Detik yang ditunggu-tunggu oleh kami semua, bergambar di atas tebing tinggi berlatarbelakangkan Terusan Tersembunyi! Nah kau, cantik gila Ya Allah. Siapa sangka boleh ada tempat yang awesome macam ni kat Mersing. Kalau dapat kat Singapore ni confirm diorang akan cakap tempat ni terbaik di dunia. Singapore kan pandai bab-bab marketing ni.

Tadaa! Akhirnya dapat jugak bergambar kat sini. Menangis tengok view.
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Keterujaan memuncak! Mana boleh kalau sekadar tengok sahaja. Mesti kena bergambar. Barulah boleh post gambar kat insta sambil buat followers semua jealous dan pada masa yang sama dapatkan banyak likes. Bukankah itu satu nikmat dunia yang dikejar-kejar? Lol. Jadi, sorang-sorang lah beratur tunggu turn untuk bergambar kat atas tebing tu. Sampai kamera habis bateri.Tak ada hal lah bateri habis pun. Janji puas hati dapat bergambar kat sini. Terusan Tersembunyi sememangnya menjadi highlight utama untuk trip kali ini. Terima kasih boatman sebab bawa kami ke sini.

Sebenarnya plan asal nak ambil group selfie kat atas ni. Tapi tak kesampaian sebab bateri kamera habis pulak. Perfect timing.
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Kenapa Mersing? Ada apa kat sana?

Ramai juga yang tanya saya soalan ni bila saya cakap nak pergi Mersing. Tak boleh nak salahkan diorang. Sebab saya sendiri akui kepulauan Mersing ni masih lagi virgin dan kurang popular jika dibandingkan dengan gugusan pulau di Pantai Timur Terengganu. Yang paling popular pun adalah Pulau Tioman. Tapi dah ramai sangat orang dan too touristy.Jadi, kenapa Mersing? Sini saya bagi 4 jawapan:1. Masih banyak lagi pulau-pulau dan tempat-tempat rahsia yang masih belum diteroka atau ditemui.Contohnya kali ini, saya dibawa ke Terusan Tersembunyi yang dikatakan baru saja ditemui dua bulan lepas. Mungkin kalau pergi Mersing lagi lepas ni, boatman akan bawak pergi tempat lain pulak. Kan?

Free diving di The Magnificent Gerbang.
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2. Kepulauan Mersing sangat unik, berbeza dan sangat istimewa.Pengalaman saya kalau pergi snorkeling sebelum ini, katakanlah ada 5 snorkeling points, kebanyakannya menawarkan pemandangan yang sama iaitu hidupan bawah laut. Tapi berbeza dengan Mersing. Ada snorkeling tengok hidupan laut, ada tengok gua, ada yang berenang menyusuri gerbang, ada yang kena memanjat, dan macam-macam lagi. Variasi dalam aktiviti island hopping ini yang saya sangat suka sebenarnya.3. Lebih private berbanding trip pulau lain.Duduk di Pulau Besar, kami rasa dah macam jadi orang kampung di situ. Boleh berjalan bebas, tegur-tegur orang sambil lepak-lepak dengan orang di sana, pinjam basikal kejap pergi jalan-jalan, tak ada orang kacau, tak ramai orang, sunyi, tenang, nak terjun-terjun di jeti pun tak ada orang kisah. Pergi snorkeling pun memang kami sahaja yang ada. Tak ada orang lain langsung. That's the best part.

Pantai kat depan tu dah macam kami yang punya.
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4. Mersing sangat lawa! Rasanya, tak usahlah saya terangkan panjang-panjang point ni. Cukup sekadar anda tengok saja gambar-gambar yang ada dalam artikel ini dan juga di Instagram TSG #KasiJadi. Senang kata, bila saya tunjuk kat orang, semua macam tak percaya melihat kecantikan Mersing yang tidak popular ini.

Ni antara gambar favourite!
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Mana cukup kalau baca je. Kenalah layan video sekali. Enjoy!

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[VIDEO] Best Friends Face Off In A Game Of 'FIFA 22' With An Awful Punishment On The Line

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Football fans, rejoice! The long-awaited FIFA 22 game has officially been released, woohoo!

Filled with all kinds of new details like the groundbreaking new HyperMotion gameplay technology and over 4,000 new animations, FIFA 22 is a landmark addition to EA Sport's 28-year-old franchise.FIFA fans, you definitely won't wanna miss out on this latest edition of your favourite game!

To celebrate the launch, we decided to pit two pairs of best friends against each other, to see who would reign supreme in a FIFA 22 match. And of course, an awful punishment awaited the losers, huhu.
Watch the full video below to see what went down:

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Less than 15 minutes into the game, Ashley came soooo close to scoring. Aiyaaa, just missed by a bit only.

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Isaac: "Shoot, shoot!"Ashley: *shoots and narrowly misses*Ashley and Isaac: "OOOOOHHHHH!"Ashley: "I did something!! I did something!!"

Shortly after, despite Ridge telling her to pass the ball, Muns scored a stunning GOAAAALLL!

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Ridge: "Pass, pass, pass!Muns: "Pass or shoot?"Muns: *shoots and scores a goal*Ridge and Muns: "Ohhhh yeahhhh!"Ridge: "Cavani!!!"

With the score at 1-1, it all came down to the penalty shootout, jeng jeng jengggg...

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Ridge: "Sancho! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!Muns: "Oh yeah!"Ashley: "Does that mean we lose?"Isaac: "Yeah, we lose already. We lost the penalty round."Ashley: "Yeah!"Isaac: "Dammit!"

The punishment for losing? Eat a spoonful of wasabi + a cili padi, ommggg! R.I.P Ashley and Isaac. T__T

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Ashley: "Wow!" *starts swearing uncontrollably*Muns: "I feel so bad for them."Isaac: "Can we get water?"Ridge: "Lucky we won, right?"Ashley: *still coughing and suffering from the punishment*

All in all, FIFA 22 is packed with small but powerful improvements that truly take the game to the next level

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The most impressive upgrade is how realistic the developers have made the game. In fact, 22 professional players actually wore Xsens suits, in order to capture their motions while they played at high intensity. That, combined with the new HyperMotion gameplay technology, makes the game highly-realistic, as if you're actually on the pitch!In addition, FIFA 22 also features deeper player intelligence, through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to understand formations and movement for both attacking and defending. Other upgrades that have been made include significant improvements to Manager Career, Player Career, and VOLTA FOOTBALL.Whether you're a longtime fan or trying out the game for the first time, FIFA 22 is sure to keep you hooked.

FIFA 22 is now available at all game shops nationwide. Get it and start playing today!

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Woman Gets Slapped Back With RM130 Fine After Slapping An Airport Security Guard

On Saturday, 26 January, a South Korean tourist slapped a female airport security officer for carrying out an extra body scan on her in an airport in Bangkok

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According to The Nation, the incident took place at the departure area of the Suvarnabhumi Airport at 11pm.

Upon setting off the alarm on a metal door detector, the female tourist repeatedly refused to be scanned with a handheld metal detector

In a video, a security officer was seen trying to hold the woman's wrist to stop her but the Korean woman raised her arms to make an 'X' signal above her head.A Korean man, who accompanied the tourist, also tried to hold her arms for the officer to scan her.

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For a split moment, the woman gave in and seemingly cooperated

However, when the officer tried to hold the woman's right arm again, the tourist put up an 'X' signal before handing her a tight slap.

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Stunned for a moment, the officer took a step back as another security staff immediately rushed to the scene. The Korean man reportedly gave the officer a 'wai' to apologise after the incident.

Police fined the woman 1,000 baht (RM130) for the assault before allowing her to leave the country

Suvarnabhumi Airport executive vice president and deputy general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn praised the security officer for remaining calm throughout the situation and protecting the airport's image."I admire her for being patient," he said, adding that she chose to not press any charges against the tourist, The Nation reported.

You can watch a video of the incident below:

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport: Korean tourist refused being scanned. Slap female security. Kenna fined 1000 baht.

Dated : 26 Jan 2019Posted by Fabrications About The PAP on Monday, January 28, 2019


Selangor Religious Teachers & Officials Who Refuse To Be Vaccinated May Lose Their Jobs

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Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has warned religious teachers and mosque officials in the state who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 that they could be relieved of their duties

In a statement yesterday, 2 September, Sultan Sharafuddin said that he is disappointed with a group of kafa (religious) teachers and national school teachers in the state who have refused to be vaccinated.According to the statement, the Sultan was informed that 326 religious teachers have yet to receive their vaccinations, 95 teachers have refused, while 59 mosque officials have yet to be vaccinated and 11 others have refused. In addition, nine marriage officials have yet to be vaccinated while six others have refused.He was also informed about a total of 268 teachers of national primary schools and 182 teachers of national secondary schools in Selangor who have refused to take the vaccine."This can also put students in Selangor in danger and this matter has to be given attention by relevant parties," Sultan Sharafuddin said, adding that he received a detailed report from the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) director regarding the status of COVID-19 vaccination among Islamic religious teachers, mosque and surau officials as well as officials who solemnise marriages in the state.As such, the Sultan has warned the religious teachers and mosque officials in the state who are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine that they could be barred from carrying out their duties.

Sultan Sharafuddin said that he is worried the unvaccinated religious teachers are not just a danger to themselves but to students too

"For these people that choose not to get vaccinated, I'm very sad as they will endanger themselves and others. I worry if there are still religious teachers who are unvaccinated, it can cause harm to students," the Sultan said while reminding the group that the COVID-19 vaccine can help prevent them from death."Further, I am made to understand that a large number of COVID-19 deaths in Selangor involve those who are unvaccinated. I wish to remind the stubborn kafa teachers that they may not be allowed to carry out their duties (if they choose to remain unvaccinated). The same goes for mosque officers and marriage officials who refuse to be vaccinated. They also face the same action," the Sultan said.

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The Sultan also reminded everyone that the state has already issued religious edicts declaring COVID-19 vaccination permissible

According to Sultan Sharafuddin, issues regarding vaccine acceptance has also been mentioned multiple times in Friday sermons for Muslims and in his previous media statements.He highlighted that medical experts have confirmed that vaccination is the only way to tackle the pandemic, with the government working to create herd immunity to reduce the risk of infections.The Sultan also urged the public to have no doubts about receiving the vaccine.

A few days back, two siblings along with one of their friends lodged police reports in Ampang to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine:

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Recently, there have been several reports about people including hundreds of teachers and one soldier refusing to be vaccinated.
While some cite chronic illness, others have said no because of doubts:

                TMJ: 396 Teachers In Johor Have Refused The COVID-19 Vaccine Due To Doubts

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                A Group Of Teachers In Perlis Are Still Hesitant About Being Vaccinated Against COVID-19

The state government is appealing to them to think of the students.

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                Army Sergeant Dishonourably Discharged After Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

The Malaysian Army (TDM) said that the vaccination is mandatory for all servicemen before undertaking any postings.

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How A Bunch Of Women Rallied To Stop A 'Creep' From Sexually Harassing A Girl On A Plane

Creeps are everywhere

And on Monday, 25 March, a woman's experience of witnessing sexual harassment onboard a plane about a man in his late 30s who was "delighted" to be seated next to a teen separated from the rest of her family went viral.The woman, who is a reporter for the Star Vancouver, was flying on an unnamed Canadian airline and tweeted the account of how she and other women passengers onboard the plane rallied together to stop the creep as soon as they realised what he was up to.The collective effort of the women was also appreciated by the crew.

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According to Joanna, the middle-aged man in at least his late-thirties or early forties, who was sitting in the row behind her, was making his move on the teenager in the window seat beside him

"He started off by asking about her career plans and laughed when she said she wanted to be CEO and kept giving her ridiculous advice."She was friendly and he seemed to take that as a welcome cue to get very familiar and started teasing her and kept saying that he wanted to take her out to eat, which she was ignoring," Joanna tweeted to her more than 38K followers, adding that at this point, she decided to stay awake "in case anything went further than that."

Joanna revealed that she wasn't the only woman being vigilant about the unfolding situation. "A woman, seated behind the man and the teenager, was following what was happening closely, too."

And as Joanna had suspected, the man tried to take advantage of the situation.The man asked the girl for a "dirty" photo while leaning close to her, Joanna wrote, adding that as soon as this happened, she "stood up, tapped him on the shoulder and rage-whispered to him that I couldn't help noticing that he was acting like a pervert."

			He pretended he didn't hear me and went to the back to use the washroom.

This was when the other woman reached out to the teenage girl to ask if she was OK."Another woman seated behind him was listening and monitoring too and while the man was gone she let the teen know that she had the right to change seats and that she was just behind her if she needed any help," Joanna tweeted in her follow up tweet.She added that while the other woman checked on the girl, she "went to get a flight attendant and informed her of what was going on."

Once informed, the flight crew, headed by a woman, acted swiftly

The flight crew collected witness accounts from others, offered support to the teenage girl and asked the man to move, Joanna revealed in a column yesterday, 26 March."He refused to leave at first and demanded that the head flight attendant fetch her boss to handle the situation. She calmly said, "I'm the boss. This is serious, and we could land the plane." Then he directed his anger at me and while trying to control my fury, I reminded him that I heard him asking for the "dirty" photos," Joanna wrote.After being confronted, the man finally moved."The attendants checked in with the young woman and wrote up a report."They handled the situation well as far as I could tell, and it's good to know other adult women passengers on the plane were paying attention and taking action while trying not to embarrass the teen," Joanna revealed in her follow up tweets.

When they landed in Vancouver, "a security officer was waiting for him. The man looked like he was sweating bullets," read Joanna's tweet, who added that she "caught his name and the company he works for" and she will be sending a private note to them.

She revealed that while fellow women passengers had picked up on the warning signs early on in the conversation, none of the male passengers onboard the plane seemed to show they noticed what was going on.In her column published in The Hamilton Spectator, she also revealed that the reason she was listening carefully "because this has happened to me, too."According to Joanna, while "women may tend to have more lived experiences about what being subtly harassed feels like more than men would," she wants all adults "to be on guard and know there are things we can do to intervene even when a crime hadn’t technically been committed yet. Men need to figure out how to “spot creeps” in their vicinity as well and men can help too to prevent harassment or assault."

“Many people don’t know what to do, but they should know they can take action and they should take action. It matters. Every time we hear about this, we see how much sexual harassment happens routinely,” says @_AngelaMarieMac. Links to resources here: https://t.co/TNwt9z6u5g— Joanna Chiu  (@joannachiu) March 25, 2019

Earlier this month, a woman took to her Twitter account to out a driving school instructor in Selangor. She accused the instructor of sexually assaulting her for four hours. Read her account here:

                Woman Shares How A Driving School Instructor In Selangor Sexually Assaulted Her

She took to social media after her calls for justice failed to get a proper response.

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This Popular Korean Street Food Used To Be Reserved For Royalty Only

This Spotlight is sponsored by MyeongDong Topokki.

Rich in history as it is rich in flavour, an authentic taste of Korea usually begins with a humble topokki rice cake. Did you know this beloved Korean dish actually has a royal origin?

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In the 1460s, these rice cakes were stir-fried with meat, veggies, and soy sauce, and was exclusively indulged by the aristocrats and palace residences of the Joseon Dynasty.

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Back then, topokki was considered a high-class dish, and was made from leftover rice cakes (called tteok), from Lunar New Year celebrations, stir-fried in rich deeply flavoured soy sauce with an extravagant assembly of ingredients which include beef, carrots, onions, shiitake mushrooms.

The more popular red-sauced topokki today made its debut in the 1950s. It wasn't until the 2000s that it gained popularity in MYEONGDONG, which is now one of Korea's most popular topokki district!

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It's widely believed that the red and spicy gochujang topokki (made with red pepper paste) only came about due to influence of the Japanese occupation in the Joseon dynasty. It became more popular when Korea celebrated their independence in 1945. In the 1970s, topokki became an instant hit with the working-class crowd for its affordability, tasty deep flavour and nutritional value. Now, topokki is widely considered to be Korea's national street snack and you can find a wide variety of topokki dishes readily sold in street stalls a.k.a 'pojangmacha', and commonly enjoyed with the sweet and spicy gochujang sauce, served with odeng fish cakes as well as veggies.One of the best spots in Korea to get topokki now is in the Myengdong street . Koreans get their daily fix of topokki from the multiple vendors selling these sweet & spicy rice cakes there. MyeongDong Topokki (MDT) brings Malaysians a similar experience with their outlets that replicate the topokki shops in Korea , so we can all 'Eat Like A Korean' right in our neighbourhood mall!

In Malaysia, you can get an authentic taste of this dish at MyeongDong Topokki (MDT), which specialises in making this royal dish as well as other popular Korean cuisine

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We're no topokki expert, but we've tasted their dishes and swear we could nom on these tubular rice cakes every day! They were firm, yet really soft and chewy, and had a little bounce to every bite.Our favourite was their original MyeongDong Topokki that was drenched in a sweet and spicy gochujang sauce that we couldn't get enough of. However, if you have a low spice tolerance, their sweet and salty Soy Garlic Topokki was also good, and had a good flavour balance.

MDT also offers a taste of all the food we've salivated over from watching hours of our favourite K-dramas and Mukbang vids!

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You can get a lot hot and hearty dishes in MDT like Bibimbap, Bulgogi, Jjigae, and Rabokki, to popular Korean street snacks such as Korean Fried Chicken, Squid Twigim (fried squid), Kimbap, and Kimali (glassnoodle rolled in seaweed and deep fried).Affordable and satisfying, you can enjoy various flavours of topokki here starting at RM6.90 and get their set meals for as low as RM16.90. Served in huge portions, these meals also come with free refillable drinks and Pan Chan (savoury Korean side dishes).Check out their extensive menu from their 14 outlets around Malaysia here.

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For more details, visit their website or check out their Facebook and Instagram

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Remember to go with an empty stomach! ;)

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New to Korean food? Learn something new about their food culture below:

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Five Guys Opens Its Pavilion KL Outlet Today

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After a successful opening of its first outlet in Genting Highlands last year, Five Guys has now opened its second outlet in KL!

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The US burger restaurant announced that its new outlet in KL is open starting from today, 11 April.

Specialising in not just burgers, the restaurant also serves hot dogs and sandwiches with a range of 15 toppings to try that are all free-of-charge

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Aside from that, Five Guys is also known for its milkshakes, which come with a creamy, vanilla base. You can add one or more of eight premium mix-ins – like real bananas, fresh strawberries, salted caramel, or peanut butter – made daily in-store.

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With over 250,000 burger, hot dog, and sandwich topping combinations and 1,000 shake mix-in combos to try, it's impossible to run out of choices!

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The new outlet is located on level 3 at Connection in Pavilion KL. Here are more details:

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AddressLot C3.06.01, Level 3, Connection,Pavilion, 168, Bukit Bintang St, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala LumpurOpening hours11am – 10pm (Daily)Website | Facebook | Instagram


Frustrated SPM Students Burned Their Add Maths Books Because The Exam Was Too Difficult

We've all been there before.
Reaching our breaking point of studying like this group of frustrated SPM students who recently set fire to their Additional Mathematics textbooks and question papers.

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Photos of the textbook burning in a pile of ashes were posted by a Twitter user on Tuesday, 27 November.The caption read: "Dear add math let me express in term my frustration. #SPM2018"Based on his replies on the Twitter thread, the boy seemed to have been extremely frustrated by the difficulty of the paper.

The tweet went viral, as netizens criticised the students for their actions

"Recycle la, or at least sell it. That is knowledge. All of you who burned the books can cause the atmospheric layers to get thinner. You already know and make noise about how hot the weather is but then you yourself cause air pollution and heat," wrote one person.

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"Brothers and sisters, no matter how difficult or easy those Add Math questions are, it does not justify the action of burning the book. Fine! The question is so difficult to the point that your head feels like bursting but is it really to the point that burning the book was necessary?" replied another netizen.

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The tweeter shared a screenshot of a comment by a teacher who also agreed that the Add Maths questions were difficult

"My child (Maktab Rendah Sains MARA student) informed me that the Add Maths questions were difficult. Their teacher also admitted that Paper 1 was difficult. Their teacher assured them that if Paper 1 was difficult, then Paper 2 would be easy," she wrote.However, when the child sat for Paper 2, he found that the questions were very different from previous years."When my child came out from the hall, he saw the smart students crying because the questions were so difficult," she wrote, adding that she found out the next day that he hadn't called her after the exam because he was very frustrated and worried that the exam questions could extinguish his dreams of scoring an A. In addition, the teacher said that her child had finished all of the books she bought for them, including exercises that were provided by their teachers. "That's not even including all the intensive tuition that I gave every time they came home for the holidays," she added.

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The boy has since responded in a following tweet apologising for what they did

"I apologise to everyone. I have already asked my juniors, they don't want it because they want the latest 'past year' book with SPM 2018 and additionally the book is already used and they want the latest. It's not that I don't want to give it to my juniors and siblings," he wrote.

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His apology was taken well, as several netizens consoled the boy telling him that everyone make mistakes

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Johor Crown Prince Prays For The Country To Be Safe From "Greedy And Power-Crazy" People

In a Facebook post today, 25 October, Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said that he is praying for the country's stability

His post comes amidst a special meeting of the Malay Rulers at Istana Negara, where Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is discussing with the Conference of Rulers on proposals submitted by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to the King on Friday, 24 October.The Johor Crown Prince was addressing the current situation in the country with regards to speculations that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is seeking to declare what the mainstream media and experts have described "economic, health, or political emergency"."The current situation is a clear indication of what would happen when power to rule is left entirely to politicians only. In today's scenario, the most important thing should be prioritising the people's welfare and ensuring the economy continues to recover efficiently," Tunku Ismail said.

Tunku Ismail said that he hopes Allah blesses the Malay Rulers with wisdom to ensure the country's stability and protect from "threats of those who are greedy and power-crazy" for their personal interests

He highlighted the importance of the monarchy in terms of providing "checks and balances".

Prior to this, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources claimed an emergency, if imposed, won't burden the people at all:

                Deputy Minister: The Rakyat Is Not Going To Be Burdened At All If Emergency Is Imposed

"Taxi drivers still get to drive and Tan Sri's still get to invest in the stock market."

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To help you understand what an emergency would mean for Malaysians, we have listed down eight things that you should know:

                Explained: What Is An Emergency And How It Would Affect Us During The Pandemic

Here's a brief summary of what would happen if a nationwide emergency is imposed in Malaysia.

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People Working In New Zealand Are Entitled To A Higher Minimum Wage From April 2018

A new wage structure came into effect in New Zealand on 1 April

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The minimum wage has increased to NZD16.50 (about RM46.15) per hour, up by NZD0.75 from the previous rate of NZD15.75 per hour (about RM44).  The move is part of the New Zealand Government's plans to further increase the minimum wage to NZD20 per hour by 2021.The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's website, Employment New Zealand, stated that "minimum wage rates apply to all employees aged 16 and over, who are full-time, part-time, fixed-term, casual, working from home, and paid by wages, salary, commission or piece rates (some exceptions)."According to Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway, the increase would benefit about 164,000 workers and their families, injecting NZD129 million into the economy in a year.

The minimum wage increase has been welcomed by the New Zealand Tourism Industry

Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chief Executive Chris Roberts
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In a statement on 29 March, Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chief Executive Chris Roberts backed the government's move to increase minimum wage rates, which is part of running a sustainable business as staff are treated fairly. "Our industry needs to be committed to providing sustainable employment to its staff, and paying workers fairly is part of this," Roberts said in the statement."We need to attract quality, skilled people to work in the tourism industry, so we must offer appropriate wages and attractive conditions. This includes striving to offer permanent positions and training opportunities," he added.

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions has also expressed their support for the implementation of the new wage structure

NZ Herald reported its president Richard Wagstaff as saying that the minimum wage increase in April and the future plans to hike it up to NZD20 are essential so that employees in New Zealand are paid fairly."We support the rise in the minimum wage to NZD20 per hour in 2021, because it will bring it closer to a living wage, the amount that is needed for working people and their families to actively participate in their communities," Wagstaff said."Real wages are falling behind productivity increases so the minimum wage is not the only tool we need to ensure all New Zealand working people receive fair incomes. That's why we think better arrangements for collective bargaining are essential," he added.

Nevertheless, there were also concerns over how the minimum wage increase would affect small businesses

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There have been arguments that small businesses In New Zealand will feel the greatest impact following the implementation of the new minimum wages, especially when there are plans to eventually raise it to NZD20 per hour in the next few years. NZ Herald quoted Xero country manager Craig Hudson as saying that the new minimum wages "will put pressure on the bottom line for some small businesses". While Hudson agrees that it will affect the small businesses, he also pointed out that the wage increase was an opportunity to address productivity.

Speaking of New Zealand, it was revealed in February that nearly 200 illegal Malaysian workers were deported or stopped from entering the country over the past six months:

                200 Malaysians Were Deported From New Zealand For Working Illegally

These workers were getting paid up to RM115 per hour.

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Netizens Are Trying To Figure Out How A Penang Driver Pulled This Off At A Toll Booth

On 20 May, a netizen took to Twitter to share photos of a car in a tight spot with a toll's boom gate

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The tweet by Jason Ng has garnered over 2,000 retweets at the time of writing.

"You don't ask how, why, when, or where for feats like these," Jason wrote.
"You say WHAT THE F- then go straight to ask "Who?"" he said.

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"And the answer is a Penang driver. It's always a Penang driver," he added.

Twitter users were curious as to how a boom barrier could go through the windows of a car considering its length and close proximity

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. How the hell?!" a netizen replied to the tweet.

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One particularly pessimistic netizen was doubtful the incident even occurred.

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In another tweet, Jason explained just how one finds themselves in a predicament like this.
"The boom is actually flexible," he said.

Since the boom gate bends when hit, it bounced back and entered the car through the side window.

The “how” is deceptively simple: the boom is actually flexible.The driver drove past the bar. He reversed and the bar went into the open window. (Credit: u/mocmocmoc81) https://t.co/5CULQdxRiz— Jason Ng (@ByJasonNg) May 20, 2019

Observant netizens pointed out the 'P' sticker on the car, indicating that the driver has a probationary license

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Nevertheless, Twitter users could not help but still make jokes about Penangites' reputation for poor driving.

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But seriously, P-lesen in the hands of a Penang driver is more powerful than two Infinity Stones - we can bend space and time. That’s why we drive like we have a mission to kill everyone else on the road. As a Penangite, my only advice to everyone else is to avoid us.— Jason Ng (@ByJasonNg) May 20, 2019


Gigi Pesakit Ini Berdarah & Berbau Akibat Ditipu Doktor Gigi Palsu Pasang 'Fake Braces'

Fake braces bukan lagi sesuatu yang baru dalam masyarakat kita. Walaupun, telah banyak laporan mengenai keburukannya, namun masih ramai lagi yang menggunakannya.

Untuk kelihatan cantik, sesetengah individu sanggup berhabis duit menggunakan fake braces yang kononnya mahu mengikut trend terkini.Namun, ada juga individu di luar sana tertipu dengan pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab dengan memasang fake braces ke atas diri mereka.

Seperti yang diceritakan oleh page Klinik Pergigian ArRizqin di Facebook baru-baru ini, mereka telah didatangi oleh seorang pesakit yang menderita akibat memakai fake braces

Tolong viralkan!! Al kisah hari ni patient datang klinik minta doc buangkan braces sbb dah tak tahan. Bila ditanya,dah pakai braces ni 2 bulan dgn byrn RM700 (takde la murah ).Pasang kat mana?Rumah doktor tu Ada temujanji lagi tak slps ni? Ada sebulan skali,kena byr RM100..Ni SAH SAH kes fake braces nih.Alahai nak marah pun ade, kesian pun ada.

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Setelah diperiksa, didapati keadaan gusi dan giginya memang sudah teruk. Berbau, berdarah dan bergoyang!

Lps tu check, teruk nya gusi bengkak berdarah, berbau, gigi pulak bergoyang, ada breket yg tercabut, sisa makanan tak payah cerita la. Akhirnya doc ambik keputusan tanggalkan fake braces tu & bersihkan giginya dan bagi lah sedikit nasihat.

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Dinasihatkan orang ramai lebih berhati-hati daripada terjerat dengan doktor gigi palsu yang memasang fake braces secara haram di rumah atau pun di hotel-hotel

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Lebih baik takde braces dari pakai tapi bawa mudarat. Kasihan masih ada yang terjerat dgn doktor gigi palsu yang memasang fake braces secara haram di [email protected] banyak kali terjumpa kes-kes mcm ni & masyarakat kita masih tiada kesedaran bahayanya fake braces seperti ini.Nasihat doc, utk ape jua rawatan pergi lah berjumpa doc gigi yg HALAL bkn yg HARAM kerana yg haram itu jelas merbahaya.

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Hati-hati semua! Dan tolong jangan terjerat lagi dengan perangkap fake braces seperti ini. Ingat, nyawa anda itu lebih penting.

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Doctor Drives Car Into Opposite Lane And Causes Accident That Kills Mum & Son

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At 7.39pm last night, 8 January, a mother and her son were killed in an accident in Kampung Kedai 2, Rimba Simpang 4, Bagan Serai, Perak

The victims were identified as 64-year-old Zainab Alias, and her son, Shahren Ismail, aged 37.The accident involved a Toyota Yaris, which was driven by the doctor, and a lorry, driven by the victims. They were killed on the spot while the Toyota Yaris driver was injured, a Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson said."Firemen had to use a special tool to remove the victims who were pinned to their seats," he said adding that the bodies were taken to a hospital for post-mortem examination.

Photo of the accident, showing the red Toyota Yaris in collision with the lorry. There are firemen standing around the vehicles.
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The accident was caused after the Toyota Yaris driver suddenly entered from the opposite lane and rammed into the lorry

Kerian district police chief Supt Juna Yusoff said the impact left the victims trapped in their seats.The mother and son were satay traders and were on their way home to Taiping from Semanggol."The lorry is believed to have been hit by the car from Taiping, which suddenly entered the lorry's path. As a result of the accident, the lorry driver and passenger died at the scene," Juna said.According to him, the 28-year-old car driver works as a doctor at Taiping Hospital.The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, reported Berita Harian.

The photo shows firemen trying to open the lorry's driver-side door.
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Lawyer: Informant Says Ganapathy Was Assaulted & Lost A Tooth During An Earlier Detention

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A "credible" informant has allegedly told custodial death victim A Ganapathy's lawyer that his client had also been assaulted while being detained at the Shah Alam district police headquarters

Speaking during an online press conference yesterday, 31 May, lawyer K Ganesh said he received evidence that Ganapathy was remanded in Shah Alam about a month before his arrest by Gombak police on 24 February, reported Free Malaysia Today."I was told that Ganapathy was assaulted in Shah Alam where he even lost his front teeth, so I would like also have a look at the CCTV (closed-circuit television) footage there before and after Ganapathy left the police station," The Malaysian Insight quoted Ganesh as saying.He demanded the police to confirm or refute the information.

A Ganapathy's lawyer, K Ganesh.
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Prior to the revelation, Ganesh also said that he has a witness who allegedly saw Ganapathy's condition worsen after exiting from an interrogation room

According to Malaysiakini, the lawyer demanded the CCTV footage be provided so that he can determine the differences in Ganapathy's condition before and after each interrogation."(The record will show) whether the police followed procedure and whether (Ganapathy) became worse each time he was taken out," Ganesh said."It will (answer questions on) whether he had asked to be brought to the hospital but (the police) did not.""If the police want to come clean, release the footage, and I know you have it. The footage will clearly show the pain (Ganapathy) was in and the condition of his leg, which was not attended to."The lawyer also said that he has information about the existence of a functioning CCTV in the cell at the Gombak district police headquarters, reported The Malaysian Insight.

Custodial death victim A Ganapathy.
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The 40-year-old custodial death victim was arrested on 24 February and spent 12 days in police custody at the Gombak district police headquarters

He was arrested to help police investigate his brother's alleged crimes.After his release, he was sent to Selayang Hospital for treatment, where doctors said his leg had to be amputated to save his life.Police said the post-mortem by Hospital Kuala Lumpur confirmed that Ganapathy died of necrotising fasciitis in the right lower limb, complicated by sepsis, reported Free Malaysia Today.Necrotising fasciitis is a flesh-eating disease. At that time, Ganapathy was also a diabetic patient, but his mother claimed that he was healthy before the 12-day detention.On 30 April, Gombak district police chief Arifai Tarawe denied that police had assaulted the deceased.Speaking to reporters yesterday, Ganesh reiterated that his client was allegedly beaten by the police with three rubber hoses joined into one.

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[VIDEO] Wanita Ini Pelik Baju 'Berasap' Lepas Jemur, Komen Warga TikTok Pula Bikin Dekah

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Pernahkah anda melihat kain baju yang baru dijemur di ampaian tiba-tiba berasap?

Tambahan pula jika keadaan cuaca tengah panas terik memang lagi nampak asap dari baju itu naik. Proses itu dipanggil sebagai penyejatan dan ia bukanlah perkara yang pelik sebenarnya.Namun, baru-baru ini tular sebuah video seorang wanita merakam asap yang keluar dari baju-baju yang baru dijemurnya telah menarik perhatian ramai.Lihat video penuh tersebut di bawah:

  @mayamyasya77 Aku ni belajo xtinggiii…Korg bole terangkan x knp ianye terjadi sebegini #fyp #fyp #budakkurangbijakbertanya#jangankecamsis  Monkeys Spinning Monkeys - Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey

Minta warga TikTok terangkan kenapa baju tiba-tiba berasap, komen pula tak membantu langsung

Menerusi video yang dimuat naik oleh @mayamyasya77, kelihatan dia baru saja selesai menyidai kain jemuran di depan rumahnya.Apa yang menarik tumpuan ramai adalah apabila dia bertanya di kapsyennya dan meminta warganet menerangkan mengapa baju di ampaiannya itu tiba-tiba berasap."Aku ni belajar tak tinggi, korang boleh terangkan tak kenapa ianya terjadi sebegini?" soalnya.

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"Inilah namanya naik angin kak, awas jangan dekat-dekat bahaya. Api kena slow sikit" - Warganet

Ternyata, hampir kesemua komen yang ditinggalkan oleh warganet di video berkenaan tidak membantu langsung, malah melucukan.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video itu telah mendapat 476.1K tontonan, 43K tanda suka serta 645 perkongsian di TikTok.Berikut di bawah merupakan antara komen menarik daripada warganet di TikTok:

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Lain kali jangan minta pendapat warga TikTok sis, semua tak boleh pakai! :D

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Shopping & Menang Percutian Percuma Ke Hawaii Untuk Rasai Pengalaman Sekali Seumur Hidup

Artikel ini ditaja oleh Senheng

Seronok betul bila shopping sambil dapat baucar dan pada masa yang sama boleh menang percutian ke Hawaii!

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Bayangkan diri anda kini sedang berjalan-jalan di tepi pantai pasir putih yang cantik sambil disapa bayu laut lembut di kepulauan Hawaii yang menakjubkan.Selepas itu, pergi pula bersiar-siar menyaksikan pemandangan memukau di sekitar pulau magikal ini. Pastinya sesuatu yang siapa-siapa pun tak nak lepaskan.

Sempena pelancaran filem Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Senheng bakal menghantar pemenang bertuah ke lokasi penggambaran dan rasai sendiri pengalaman belakang tabir filem tersebut di Hawaii!

Apa yang beza dengan percutian ini berbanding percutian sendiri? Tentunya pengalaman yang tidak boleh dibeli dengan wang Ringgit seperti di bawah:1. Honolulu Little Island Circle Tour - lihat keajaiban set Jurassic World dengan lebih dekatHonolulu adalah bandar terbesar di pulau tropika Oahu dan merupakan lokasi penggambaran dan set utama dari Jurassic World: Kingdom Fallen. Anda akan berpeluang untuk melawat bandar yang luar biasa di sini. Mungkin T-Rex dan Blue sedang menunggu anda di sana? Anda juga boleh beraksi seperti bintang Hollywood Chris Pratt atau Bryce bersama dinosaur seperti dalam filem tersebut.

Kualoa Ranch Jurassic Park
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2. Atlantis Premium Submarine Adventure - terokai dunia warna-warni bawah laut dengan kapal selamNaiki kapal selam Atlantis XIV yang serba canggih untuk menyaksikan Mosasaurus gergasi di depan mata!Berapa ramai daripada kita yang mampu atau sanggup habiskan ribuan Ringgit semata-mata untuk naik kapal selam? Dalam percutian ini, Senheng akan memberi pengalaman sekali seumur hidup ini untuk anda show off kepada rakan-rakan! Pastinya akan menjadi highlight terpenting untuk percutian ke sana nanti.

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3. Magic of Polynesia - acara silap mata terbaik duniaSelepas melawat dinosaur, anda akan mendapat peluang untuk menonton pertunjukan silap mata terbaik di dunia. Diterajui oleh ahli silap mata terkemuka John Hirokawa, Magic of Polynesia telah berjaya memukau penonton dari serata dunia dengan persembahan berani, bertenaga, dan amat mendebarkan. Senang kata, memang tak senang duduk bila menonton John Hirokawa melakukan helahnya di atas pentas. Naik bulu roma!

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Apa tunggu lagi! Beli-belah sekarang dan anda mungkin berpeluang memenangi percutian eksklusif ini.

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Senheng juga menyediakan baucar tunai sebanyak RM3 juta untuk diberi kepada pelanggan setia mereka. Lagi banyak anda spend, lagi banyak anda akan dapat!Lebih menarik, peluang untuk menang percutian ke Hawaii akan berganda jika anda membeli barangan Panasonic. Dan sekiranya anda pengguna Citibank atau Aeon Credit Service, gunakannya dan dapatkan lebih banyak penyertaan!Selain itu, pelanggan yang menggunakan Aeon Credit Service boleh memenangi hadiah wang tunai sebanyak RM2,000 SETIAP MINGGU! Ya, setiap minggu. Rasa macam dapat RM2,000 diskaun! Kat mana lagi nak dapat macam ni?

Terbaik kan? Jangan lepaskan peluang untuk pergi ke Hawaii okay. Inilah masanya!

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Percutian di Hawaii pastinya akan menjadi satu pengalaman terindah yang tak dapat anda lupakan! Beli-belah di Senheng sekarang dan rebut peluang sekali seumur hidup ini.Nak tahu lebih lanjut, layari laman web rasmi Senheng di sini.

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[GALERI] 10 Resort 'Tree House' Di Malaysia Yang Amat Menakjubkan

1. Terra's Tree House @ Cameron Highlands

Untuk sampai ke sini, pengunjung perlu meredah laluan hutan atau jungle trekking sejauh 300 meter. Terra's Tree House terletak di celahan hutan hijau di kawasan terpencil di Cameron Highlands yang begitu mendamaikan. Suasana segar dan semula jadi yang ditawarkan di resort ini sangat sempurna untuk percutian seisi keluarga pada hujung minggu.Maklumat lanjut di Facebook Terra's Tree House.

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2. Permai Rainforest Resort @ Kuching

Permai Rainforest Resort adalah sebuah eko-resort di hutan hujan asli Borneo yang terletak di pantai Laut China Selatan, dan di kaki Gunung Santubong. Resort ini dibina dengan teliti dan cukup berhati-hati bagi mengurangkan kesan kepada alam sekitar semula jadi. Ia menawarkan pengalaman hutan hujan yang unik dengan pemandangan yang pasti memukau setiap pengunjung.Maklumat lanjut di permairainforest.com dan Facebook Permai Rainforest Resort.

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Image via Permai Rainforest Resort/Facebook

3. Fox Hill Tree Top @ Langkawi

Fox Hill terletak di kawasan tengah pulau, menghadap ke sawah padi dan gunung Mat Cincang di ufuk matahari terbenam. Pemandangan indah yang menakjubkan di sini boleh dinikmati sepanjang masa, tidak kira pagi, petang atau malam. Resort ini berfungsi sebagai tempat yang menjadi sumber inspirasi di mana pengunjung boleh hilang dalam dunia mereka sendiri dan bermimpi sambil diiringi muzik alam.Maklumat lanjut di www.foxhill-langkawi.com dan Facebook Fox Hill Langkawi.

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4. JapaMala Resort @ Pulau Tioman

Terbentang disebalik pantai dan hutan, JapaMala Resort begitu sinonim dengan gelaran 'Syurga keamanan dan kebahagiaan'. Nama 'Japamala' diambil daripada tasbih yang digunakan dalam meditasi mantra. Definisi mewah di resort ini adalah pengalaman pengunjung dikelilingi oleh keindahan luar biasa yang begitu tenang dan jauh dari hiruk-pikuk kota.Maklumat lanjut di www.japamalaresorts.com dan Facebook JapaMala Resort.

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5. Tabin Wildlife Resort @ Kota Kinabalu

Tabin Wildlife Resort merupakan sebuah resort eksklusif yang terletak di dalam kawasan rizab hidupan liar terbesar di Malaysia dengan keluasan 123,000 hektar di Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Trekking melalui laluan semula jadi menyediakan peluang untuk meneroka dan mempelajari tentang pokok-pokok eksotik hutan hujan, tumbuhan ubatan, fauna yang kaya, dan peluang untuk melihat spesies haiwan dan burung yang jarang ditemui di tempat lain.Maklumat lanjut di www.tabinwildlife.com.my dan Facebook Tabin Wildlife Holidays.

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6. The Dusun @ Seremban

Dengan lima banglo serba lengkap di dalam kebun durian, pengunjung boleh menikmati privasi sambil ditemani kicauan burung dan menikmati pemandangan indah bukit Mantin dan Hutan Simpan Berembun di The Dusun. Ia adalah tempat yang sempurna untuk menghabiskan masa yang berkualiti bersama orang yang tersayang.Maklumat lanjut di thedusun.com.my dan Facebook The Dusun.

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7. Earth Camp @ Gopeng

Earth Camp menawarkan pelbagai aktiviti outdoor lasak seperti berkayak, white water rafting, rock climbing, high rope courses, merempuh halangan, dan lain-lain. Walaupun tempat lebih sesuai untuk team building, pengunjung pasti tak nak lepaskan peluang menginap di tree house yang disediakan. Tandas dalam tong di sini juga cukup unik!Maklumat lanjut di nomadadventure.com dan Facebook Nomad Adventure.

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8. Malibest Resort @ Langkawi

Terletak di lokasi paling strategik di Langkawi iaitu di Pantai Cenang, Malibest Resort memberi pengalaman menginap di tree house betul-betul di tepi pantai. Balkoni yang disediakan membolehkan pengunjung menikmati pemandangan 180 darjah Pantai Cenang sambil menghirup bayu laut yang segar.Maklumat lanjut di malibestresort.com.

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9. The Roots Eco Resort @ Ipoh

'Roots' bermaksud "Akar manusia, Akar kehidupan". The Roots Eco Resort diilhamkan oleh puak orang Asli tempatan yang tinggal berhampiran Tanjung Rambutan di Ipoh, Perak. Konsep buluh dan kayu yang digunakan benar-benar mencerminkan kehidupan dalam hutan yang begitu dekat dengan alam semula jadi yang mendamaikan.Maklumat lanjut di www.rootsmalaysia.com dan Facebook The Roots Eco Resort.

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10. Rainforest Tree House @ Kulai

Selain popular sebagai tempat mendaki, Gunung Pulai di Kulai, Johor juga 'menyembunyikan' sebuah resort dengan konsep tree house. Keistimewaan yang ada pada Rainforest Tree House ini ialah ianya terletak berdekatan dengan Air Terjun Gunung Pulai yang begitu jernih, bersih, dan sungguh menyegarkan. Pastinya satu lokasi yang perlu ada dalam checklist.Maklumat lanjut di Facebook Rainforest Tree House.

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"Kenangan 90's & 2000 Kids!"- Komik Lawak Kampus Kini Bakal Dijadikan Siri Animasi TV

Siapa je tak kenal dengan buku komik popular 'Lawak Kampus' terbitan Gempak Starz?

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Bagi yang lahir pada tahun 90-an dan awal tahun 2000, pastinya sudah cukup kenal dan tidak asing lagi kerana ianya telah menjadi satu fenomena dalam industri komik tanah air.Mana tidaknya, siap bergaduh adik-beradik dan kawan-kawan di sekolah dek kerana buku komik ini. Malah, watak-watak seperti Vanness, Aditas, Bepop, Froggy, Si Kosong dan Cikgu Noodle dalam komik ini juga selalu mencuit hati pembaca serta membuat kita gelak tak gering gusi.Peminat komik ini mungkin hanya membaca siri yang dihasilkan oleh kartunis Keith Chong menerusi komiknya sahaja sebelum ini. Tapi kini ianya tidak lagi kerana siri berkenaan bakal dijadikan sebagai siri animasi televisyen (TV).

Studio produksi 'Lil Critter Workshop' akan bertanggungjawab untuk menghidupkan watak-watak dalam Lawak Kampus

Malah, pihak produksi ini juga difahamkan bakal memfokuskan siri animasi berkenaan untuk tontonan kanak-kanak dan keluarga di seluruh Asia Pasifik dan tema seperti persahabatan serta perjalanan watak seorang pelajar turut akan dititikberatkan.Dengan lebih dari 6.5 juta salinan yang dijual di Malaysia sahaja, 'Lawak Kampus' adalah cabaran yang baik bagi pihak produksi di Lil Critter Workshop.Studio ini juga mempunyai tujuh portfolio IP dalam jangka masa enam tahun dan turut menyediakan perkhidmatan animasi ke Amerika Syarikat dan United Kingdom.

Hasil tinjaun di media sosial, rata-rata peminat sepertinya tidak sabar lagi dan meluahkan keterujaan mereka terhadap berita tersebut

Ada di antara mereka turut mahukan siri komik seperti Under 18 turut dijadikan animasi, malah ada juga yang menawarkan diri untuk dijadikan alih suara kepada watak-watak dalam komik Lawak Kampus itu.Berikut di bawah antara komen menarik daripada para peminat komik Lawak Kampus:

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Bibir Anda Selalu Kering & Merekah? Ini 5 Cara Efektif Untuk Merawatnya

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Masalah bibir kering sering terjadi kepada kita, terutamanya pada musim panas ini

Ia menyebabkan kita rasa tidak selesa dan kadangkala ia boleh sampai luka. Banyak faktor terjadinya bibir kering, antaranya adalah kurang minum air kosong, bekerja di tempat yang mempunyai penghawa dingin dan sebagainya.Jadi, apa caranya untuk kita merawatmasalah bibir kering ini? Jom kami kongsikan di bawah:

1. Jangan kupas bibir

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Perkara yang sering menjadi hobi kita adalah mengupas bibir sehingga menyebabkan luka kecil dan kemudian bengkak. Ini akan menjadikan bibir lebih susah untuk sembuh. Jadi, elakkan ya!

2. Banyak minum air kosong

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Antara cara mengatasi bibir kering dan menggelupas adalah banyakkan minum air kosong. Ini merupakan salah satu cara paling mudah untuk memastikan bibir anda sentiasa lembap. Oleh sebab itu, anda digalakkan supaya minum air dalam jumlah yang cukup iaitu minima 8 gelas dalam sehari.

3. Elakkan jilat bibir semasa sedang kering dan menggelupas

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Jika anda menjilat bibir ketika ia sedang kering, perkara itu akan membuatkan bibir anda lebih menggelupas. Memang nampak macam anda membasahkan bibir, tapi sebenarnya ia boleh membuatkan bibir anda semakin kering. Bakteria pun banyak tau!

4. Sentiasa pakai pelembap bibir

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Jangan lupa sapukan pelembap bibir untuk mengelakkan bibir merekah. Pelembap bibir juga akan membantu untuk mengekalkan kelembapan dan melindungi bibir anda dari pecah.

5. Guna skrub untuk buang sel mati pada bibir

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Bibir menggelupas adalah sebab utama yang menyebabkan bibir merekah. Anda boleh menggunakan skrub untuk bibir dan pastikan anda gosok secara perlahan untuk mengelakkan luka.


[UPDATE] Two Teen Girls In PJ Who Went 'Missing' Have Been Found

[UPDATED] The two teen girls who went missing after attending Tamil New Year celebrations in Petaling Jaya have been found

According to New Straits Times, district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zani Che Din said 15-year-old Natshatra Navanita and 16-year-old Divyaa Munian were found at the KTM station in Batu 3, Shah Alam by one of their aunts at around 2.30pm yesterday, 15 April. The aunt had brought the two of them back to her place in Sungai Buloh, before bringing them to the police station at 7.30pm the same day.

Batu Tiga KTM Station.
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Initial police investigations revealed that one of the girls had been unhappy with her mother and decided to run away from home

"The girls ran away from home as one was not happy with the way she was being treated by her mother," Mohd Zani said.The girls will be sent for a medical check-up after they have been interviewed by police.

Previously, Divyaa's mother had taken to Facebook to appeal to the public for help in finding the two teen girls who went missing

Shanthi Theshaja took to Facebook to make the appeal earlier yesterday, 15 April.In her post, Shanthi said the two girls - one of whom is her daughter - had been missing since Sunday, 14 April night from around 11.40pm.Their last seen location was at Maxwell Towers Condo in Gasing Indah, Petaling Jaya.

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The two teens had gone to a temple to celebrate the Tamil New Year

"Divyaa then spent some time in Natshatra's home, which is 10 minutes from our house," Shanthi told The Star."Around 11pm, she texted me that she was taking a Grab home but she never came home."

The security guard at Natshatra's condo allegedly told the parents that the girls had walked out of the vicinity together

"It is possible they decided to walk back because they were only 10 minutes away," Shanthi said in The Star report.According to New Straits Times, Divyaa had also told her mother that her phone was running out of battery.

However, the Grab ride was cancelled and Divyaa did not return home that night

In a statement, Grab said it was aware of the case and that it had launched an internal investigation into the matter.

"Unfortunately, according to the system the ride was cancelled by the passenger and our driver-partner proceeded to his next job - so we don't have further details on their possible whereabouts," the statement on the official Facebook page read."We have reached out to the family to offer whatever assistance we can. We are also working with PDRM and is supporting the investigation in every way we can."


People Are Confused Over Why A Teacher Marked This Math Problem As Incorrect

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In a world full of knowledge, we often look to our teachers to immerse us into a world beyond our understanding, simply to gain comprehension of some pretty complex topics

In a Reddit post that was recently shared to the sub-Reddit community group, r/Singapore, user u/Lhxlhx attached a picture of a mathematics problem completed by his nephew that left him puzzled."Mrs Kim gave five kilogrammes of rice to each family. She gave rice to eight families. How much rice did she give in total?" the question read.Laying out his problem solving, the user's nephew proceeded to solve the question by writing five multiplied by eight, giving an answer of 40 (5x8=40), which was marked incorrect. In a rather astounding correction, the boy's teacher wrote in red that the proper order was instead eight multiplied by five (8x5), a mere inverse of what he originally wrote.

An image of the question shared by u/Lhxlhx on Reddit.
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Writing in the caption of his post, u/Lhxlhx stated that he understood why his nephew's final answer was marked as wrong, as the child had forgotten to put the measurement of "kg" in his answer. However, he did not understand why the kid's order of the numbers was marked as incorrect."I get the lack of measurement unit (kg), but what's up with the 8x5 and 5x8 being wrong?" he wrote.

Garnering polarising responses, many people chimed in with their own thoughts as to why the paper may have been marked the way it was

In an effort to defend the educator, one user suggested that the teacher may have been on autopilot mode when marking the book, as it may become a blur for teachers who need to clear their materials quickly. However, the user also encouraged the nephew to check with his teacher on the order, as it may have been a genuine mistake on the educator's part."Nothing wrong except the lack of units. Teacher probably needs coffee or something," opined another user.

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However, there were also a number of people who stipulated that the user's nephew had conceptually gotten the question wrong, though his literal understanding of it was correct

Explaining their thought processes in the comments section, various users expounded on why the order did matter so as to reason how the final answer was achieved."The idea of 'five times of eight' is not the same as 'eight times of five', even though both give the same final answer," penned one user.Nonetheless, not everyone was as receptive to this idea, as one user stated that this is a strict method of adherence teachers intend to convey to their students when teaching them multiplication."I'm not saying I support it, but I've spoken to a friend that is a primary school teacher about this before because this isn't the first time this cropped up," they wrote.

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Image via Reddit

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Providing an in-depth working on the question, other users explained how the use of eight multiplied with five (8x5) was the correct order for the answer."It's conceptually wrong because it should be eight groups of five, meaning eight sacks of five kilogrammes of rice, thus eight multiplied with five (8x5)," wrote one user.

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Image via Reddit

One of the most fruitful remarks from the bunch came from a user who commended the teacher for marking the student's work sensibly, saying that the core understanding of Primary Three work is the most important aspect of learning at this point."Later on in life, the teacher will teach the properties of multiplication. But in order to make a sensible correct sentence, it has to be strict the first time to make it easier to grasp," they wrote.

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What do you think of this mathematics question? Do you think the teacher was correct for marking the student this way?
Read the full Reddit post below:

 5 x 8 is wrong, because its 8 x 5 by      u/Lhxlhx in      singapore

Earlier this year, one Malaysian was shocked to find algebra workings in a Standard One mathematics workbook:

                "Algebra For Kids" — Malaysians Astonished By Hard Question In Standard 1 Maths Workbook

"Is the standard for primary education in Malaysia that high now?"

Read the full story

Malaysians have also debated why Bahasa Malaysia is getting more complex for primary school students:

                "The Syllabus Is Nonsense" — Malaysians Argue Over The Difficulty Of A Standard 2 Workbook

"The teachers would have trouble understanding this, let alone the students."

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Foreigners Attending A Conference In Penang Were Accused Of Being GE14 Phantom Voters

Two videos showing foreigners entering the Penang International Airport were uploaded onto Facebook on 23 April

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"Bangalas (sic) are coming into Malaysia to vote for Barisan Nasional," the Facebook post wrote.The videos featured dozens of foreigners, allegedly Bangladeshis, arriving at the Penang International Airport and gathering in groups.The videos have been shared over 16,000 times within two days.

Some netizens began assuming that the foreigners are phantom voters for the 14th general election (GE14) after the Facebook post went viral

It is understood that 'phantom voters' refer to those who are ineligible to vote, but their names, including those who had passed away, underaged, or using fake identity cards, are included in the electoral roll.One netizen warned Penangites of the arrival of "Banglas".

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Another netizen expressed frustration at the alleged phenomenon of phantom voters for every general election.

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One netizen also accused the government of using foreigners, and warned that corruption will happen if the government isn't changed.

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However, Sin Chew reported that the foreigners were actually attendees of an annual convention organised by multi-level marketing company QNet in Penang

QNet's annual V-Convention in 2017.
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The report stated that the foreigners are Independent Representatives (IRs) of QNet, hailing from 70 countries including Hong Kong, Egypt, India, and so on.The annual convention is being held at SPICE Arena, Penang from yesterday, 24 April to 28 April.

The allegations came just a day after Malaysiakini reported Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as saying that phantom voters from Bangladesh could be present on polling day, 9 May

"If Pakatan Harapan wins with just a few hundred votes, Najib will cheat and stuff with illegal votes," Mahathir was quoted as saying in a Malaysiakini report."Maybe Bangladeshis will vote too," he added, before urging Pakatan Harapan supporters to show up at polling stations in big groups on 9 May to prevent electoral fraud if the Opposition wins. Nonetheless, Borneo Post reported on 21 April that the Election Commission brushed off rumours of phantom voters ahead of GE14.

You can watch the opening ceremony of the QNet convention here:

Make sure you fact-check any information online before you share them!

Here's a few ways to self-check the GE14 news you're reading:

                5 Simple Ways To Self-Check All The GE14 Election News You're Reading

Always verify the information.

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                [VIDEO] How To Easily Fact-Check Election News

It's important to determine that what we're reading is true and not misconstrued, or worse, fake.

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Producer Of Namewee's Controversial Film 'Babi' Charged For Unlicensed Production

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The producer of controversial film Babi was charged in court with participating in its production and displaying posters without a licence from the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS)

According to Bernama, Toh Han Boon appeared in Petaling Jaya Magistrate's Court when the charge was read out to him in Bahasa Melayu yesterday, 21 July.The 35-year-old is accused of violating Section 22 (1) of the FINAS Act 1981 (Act 244 -Amendment 2013), which is punishable under Section 25 (1) of the same act.The producer for director and singer Namewee's film allegedly committed the offence on Jalan PJU 7/8, Mutiara Damansara in Petaling Jaya on 18 November 2020.If convicted, he could be fined up to RM50,000, imprisoned up to two years, or both.Toh — also known as Joko Toh — was seen handcuffed and escorted by a police officer when he was walking outside the court.

Accused Toh Han Boon.
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Deputy public prosecutor Zamriah Zarifah Aris offered bail of RM8,000 with one surety, requested Toh to surrender his passport, and to report to the nearest police station once a month during the trial period

In mitigation, lawyer Mohd Haijan — who represented Toh — objected to the bail amount, contending that it was unreasonable and punitive for the nature of offence committed."My client can attend court according to the set date. I am also applying for low bail as his income is also affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic," the lawyer said.He also stressed that the case was not an offence under the Penal Code, reported Free Malaysia Today.Magistrate Muhammad Iskandar Zainol later granted Toh a bail of RM5,000 with one surety with no additional condition.Iskandar set 14 October for further mention of the case.

The poster of the controversial film has various derogatory words that are often associated with Malaysia's three major races.
Image via Namewee Studio Production via TanTan News

When Toh was charged, Namewee is said to have waited for his producer outside the court as a show of support

In a Facebook post published before the proceeding yesterday, the filmmaker — whose real name is Wee Meng Chee — took a jab at FINAS for pressing charges against Toh, saying the department should have been the unit that fights for film creation and takes care of filmmakers."The film Babi will face charges officially today. Film producer Joko Toh, lawyer Edly Firdauz, and I are ready outside the court," he wrote. "The film which was nominated in four countries and never screened in Malaysia had been threatened by FINAS. Good luck."

Image via Namewee 黃明志 (Facebook)

The film gained Malaysians' attention late last year when it received nominations at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Bangkok International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Golden Horse Awards.Following that, in November, the Federal Territories Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth lodged a police report against Namewee over the film's poster, which shows various derogatory words used against the country's major races.A month later, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) requested a local association to file an official complaint against Babi so the agency can make a detailed assessment of its content.


After Outbreak, Finally, Some Good News In Liberia As Ebola Shows Signs Of Slowing Down

On Wednesday — three months after declaring Ebola epidemic a global emergency — the WHO said that new infections in Liberia, one of the worst affected countries, appeared to be declining

Nurses working at the Ebola holding center at the Ganta Hospital wait in line Oct. 17 to receive rice in lieu of salary payment in Ganta, Liberia. The staff was waiting for the arrival of an Ebola Treatment Unit to accommodate the patients in the city
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World Health Organization officials on Wednesday said they see “glimmers of hope” in Liberia with strong evidence that the rate of new cases is declining for the first time since the crisis began. Bruce Aylward, the WHO’s assistant director-general in charge of the operational response, said during a news conference in Geneva that he is both cautiously optimistic and terrified about the news.

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“It’s like saying your pet tiger is under control,” Aylward said. “This is a very, very dangerous disease.” He explained that “the danger now is that instead of a steady downward trend we end up with an oscillating trend where the virus goes up and down” because people let down their guard and areas that were becoming clear of the virus become reinfected.

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The recent decline in new cases is confirmed not only by the scores of empty beds in many clinics, but also by a decrease in laboratory confirmed cases and in burials, WHO official said

Ebola patient in Monrovia, Liberia
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With falls in the number of burials and new admissions as well as a plateau in laboratory-confirmed cases, the WHO Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said: "Do we feel confident that the response is now getting an upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing slowing rate of new cases, very definitely."

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"We need to be careful here. This thing hasn't dropped off the cliff like that. We're seeing a reversal of that rapid rate of increase to the point that there seems to be a decline right now." As recently as a week ago, local officials expressed alarm that the virus was spreading exponentially.

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But Aylward said it appears that strategies such as tracing and monitoring those who had come into contact with Ebola patients, the adoption of safe burial practices and an aggressive public awareness campaign were working. The important takeaway, he said, is that the “classic Ebola control strategies can work at  scale.”

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However, the organisation has also warned against complacency in international efforts to fight the disease, reports The NYT

The World Health Organization said there had been no increases in laboratory-confirmed cases of Ebola in the country
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At least 13,703 people have been infected by the virus, all but 27 of them in the three worst affected countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the latest estimates cited by Dr. Aylward. Nearly half of the total is in Liberia. About 5,000 of the infected are reported to have died of the disease, which Dr. Aylward said still has a mortality rate of around 70 percent in the three countries most afflicted.

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Despite the positive data from Liberia, Dr. Aylward was cautious. He expressed concern that infection rates could start to oscillate and that areas thought to have been purged of the disease could become re-infected. “I am terrified that the information will be misinterpreted and people will start to think, ‘Oh, great, this is under control,’ ” he said. “That’s like saying your pet tiger is under control. This is a very, very dangerous disease.”

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Just a few mishandled burials could "start a whole new transmission chain and the disease starts trending upward again"

Health workers have been collecting fewer bodies in Liberia
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The better news from Liberia comes only two weeks after the W.H.O. warned the epidemic could produce 10,000 new cases every week by December. Dr. Aylward did not discard that assessment, but said it would be reviewed. The positive trend seen in Liberia should be taken as a sign that with the planned investments, “this virus can be stopped,” Dr. Aylward said. “But it’s going to take a very, very aggressive program of work to capitalize on those opportunities.”

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The Ebola virus, which has no confirmed cure, began to spread in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone in March. It is now considered one of the worst global health emergencies in modern times. Margaret Chan, the W.H.O.’s director general, has spoken in increasingly dire terms about the Ebola outbreak and the need to stop it. She told an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council last month that the outbreak was “likely the greatest peacetime challenge that the United Nations and its agencies have ever faced.”

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INFOGRAPHIC: Just how deadly is Ebola? As compared in this Aljazeera graphic to other diseases, Ebola is not especially contagious - but has a far higher fatality rate and no proven cure.

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The KL-Singapore Bullet Train Project Is Not Economically Viable, Says Transit Adviser

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The government’s high speed rail link project between Malaysia and Singapore is not economically viable, Bukit Gasing assemblyman Rajiv Risyhakaran said today.

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Rajiv was responding to Tokyo’s announcement yesterday that Japan hoped its bullet train technology would be chosen for the RM40 billion project.

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“Even though we don’t have the exact figures, the service is unlikely to break even,” Rajiv, who is also Transit (Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit) adviser, told FMT.

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“With a ticket priced at RM170 a head, our earnings will be significantly be lower. I cannot imagine the service breaking even,” he added.

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Institut Rakyat economist Azrul Azwar Ahmad Tajuddin said the RM40 billion would be better spent improving public transportation in urban areas nationwide. “Rather than connecting Singapore and Malaysia, improving the public transportation system can help lower the cost of living and is good for the environment because there will be fewer cars.

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The KL-Singapore High Speed Rail Link Project Will Be Finalised In 2014

Malaysia has been offered Japan's high-speed train technology for the proposed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

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The proposed Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail link will be finalised next year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Twitter today.

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"Insya-Allah (God willing), we will be able to finalise the proposed Singapore-KL high-speed rail project next year," he said in his tweet.

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Three companies from Japan have expressed their interest to participate in the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail link project, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today.

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Najib Razak and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Which company is going to take on the project

YTL Corp Bhd and Hartasuma Sdn Bhd have also been named as those contending for the project said to be worth RM20 billion to RM30 billion.

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Kerajaan negeri Johor dan jutawan logistik Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary akan bersaing bagi merebut projek keretapi laju yang menghubungkan antara bandar KL dan Singapura.

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An economic boost for both countries

The planned KL-Singapore high-speed rail link could become a model to spur greater connectivity among all ASEAN neighbours should the multibillion ringgit project achieve its 2020 deadline.

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The project is set to bring indirect economic benefits including a boom in tourism, services, property, enhanced business partnership links and job creation.

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About the new high-speed rail link

Najib said the high-speed rail link would be built via public-private partnership with strong government participation.

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The distance between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is roughly 350km. By comparison, London and Paris are about 480km apart.

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The leaders have tasked the Iskandar Malaysia Joint Ministerial Committee to look into the details and modalities of the High Speed Rail Link.

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The link will cut travel time between the two capitals to 90 minutes.

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Both leaders also expect operations of the new ferry terminal in Tanjung Puteri to commence this year.

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Singapore & Malaysia to benefit from the link

The move came as Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak met in Singapore for talks.

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"It's a strategic project for the two countries, it will change the way we see each other," said Mr Lee. "I think it's going to be a game-changer.

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It will usher a new era of strong, growth, prosperity and opportunities for both countries and facilitate travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, and enhance business linkages

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The Scenic Bridge that didn't happen

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SG long opposed building the "scenic bridge", but not if Malaysia supplied sand for land reclamation and allowed its air force planes to fly through Malaysian airspace.

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Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said, "If we want to build a bridge, it must be a bridge of understanding."

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In jest, Dr Mahathir said: “I thought it was ‘cynic’ bridge. Is that how you spell it?”

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Scenic Bridge, the Malaysia vs Singapore story

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Thanks To Shoes That 'Grow', Kids In Poor Countries Will Have Shoes For The Next 5 Years

At a time when an organisation formed with the purpose to "help promote development in poor or war-torn countries" ends up displacing millions of residents in Asia, Africa and in other emerging markets; therefore taking away all hopes of well-intentioned efforts doing any good, comes the news about 'The Shoe That Grows'

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An invention of Kenton Lee, 'The Shoe That Grows' is an adjustable, expandable sandal that can "grow" up to five sizes and last for up to five years, allowing children in impoverished nations to grow up without having to go barefoot and prevent them from being infected with soil-transmitted diseases. And they're easy to clean and use.

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Kenton Lee was working at an orphanage in Kenya when he noticed a little girl with the ends of her shoes cut off and her toes sticking out. It was then that he came up with the idea for The Shoe That Grows. “For years the idea of these growing shoes wouldn’t leave my mind,” he told BuzzFeed News. The first step was starting Because International with a few friends in 2006, a nonprofit devoted to “working with and helping those in extreme poverty,” their site says.

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According to BuzzFeed News, Kenton and his team at first tried to give the idea to companies like Nike, Crocs, and Toms, to no avail. Eventually they found a "shoe development company" called Proof of Concept who agreed to help them with the design of the shoe.

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With the help of snaps and adjustable straps, The Shoe That Grows can grow in the front, the sides, and the back, adjusting to five different shoe sizes. Thanks to quality materials, such as compressed rubber for the sole, high-quality leather and heavy-duty snaps, it lasts for five years, despite the heavy use.In January 2014, Kenton’s organization managed to crowdsource enough funds to produce and distribute 1,000 pairs of shoes to kids in Kenya. He is currently fundraising for a second shipment of 5,000 pairs and he has already surpassed his goal of $50,000.

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The uniquely designed shoes come in two sizes. The small size fit preschoolers through fifth graders, while the large will fit fifth through ninth graders. The basic idea is that the whole time kids are in school, they'll have a pair of shoes that fit their fast-growing feet.

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Kenton says that he had no idea how important shoes were before he went to Kenya. "But kids," he says, "especially in urban areas, can get infections from cuts and scrapes on their feet from going barefoot, and contract diseases that cause them to miss school."

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The 30-year-old, who started a church in Idaho with his wife, said he wanted to put these kids in the best possible position to succeed in their lives. “If I can provide a kid with protection so they stay healthy and keep going to school, I’ll have done my part.”

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The shoes cost USD10 a pair, and each pair goes into a "duffle bag" that can fit 50 pairs of shoes. Once one organisation's duffle bag is full, 'Because International' ships it to the organisation that flies with them to one of seven countries. So far about 2,500 children across seven countries are wearing the shoes, including in Ghana, Haiti, Peru, Colombia, and Kenya, BuzzFeed News reported.

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Watch the journey of The Shoe That Grows in the video: