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Tuanku Abdul Halim Muazam Shah of Kedah is the 14th King
April 12, 2012
Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'azam Shah rigourously commissioned as Our 14th King
by Bernama/www.malaysiakini.com
In a solemn rite steeped in stately tradition, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'azam Shah, 84, was commissioned as a 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong currently (April 11) during a new, majestic Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur.
The designation ceremony, attended by eminent guests, took place during a Balairong Seri or Throne Hall of a inhabitant palace, with Tuanku Abdul Halim taking his Oath of Installation, imprinting a grave derivation of his reign as a Supreme Head of a Federation.
The oath-taking rite was a culmination of today's designation proceedings. Shortly after, a receptive to advice of nafiri (trumpet) as good as nobat (drum) reverberated in a Balairong Seri to a balance of "Perang", followed by three shouts of "Daulat Tuanku" (Long Live a King), led by a behaving Datuk Maharaja Lela (Grand Chamberlain) Azwan Effendy Zairakithnaini.
This was followed by a firing of a 21-gun salute as good as a personification of a inhabitant anthem "Negaraku" by a Royal Malaysian Air Force band, led by Lt Sabri Abdullah.
Some 900 guest witnessed a colourful as good as stately ceremony, together with a Malay Rulers as g! ood as t heir consorts, a Yang Dipertuas Negeri, a Prime Minister as good as cabinet ministers as good as unfamiliar diplomats.
Special stress for Najib
The rite currently noted two chronological stress for a nation as good as for Tuanku Abdul Halim. Firstly, this is a second time that His Majesty was commissioned as a Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a initial was as a Fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 1970 during a age of 42.
Now four decades later, Tuanku Abdul Halim was again commissioned to a position, as a 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Secondly, His Majesty is additionally a initial to be commissioned during a brand brand new Istana Negara in Jalan Duta.
Adding to a aberration of a designation rite this time around is Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak. When Tuanku Abdul Halim was commissioned as a Fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Prime Minister during that time was Najib's father, Abdul Razak Hussein, a second prime minister of Malaysia.
The designation rite was telecast live by Radio Television Malaysia (RTM). It proposed with Tuanku Abdul Halim as good as Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah creation an opening to a Balairong Seri, to a accompaniment of a blowing of a nafiri as good as a distinguished of a nobat by a Kedah Royal Nobat Group, personification a balance "Belayar".
It was preceded by a opening of behaving Datuk Paduka Maharaja Lela who led a Royal attainment procession that additionally comprised a Holders of a Royal Regalia as good as Maces a Cogan Alam (Mace of a Universe) as good as a Cogan Agama (Mace of Religion).
Both maces, that have been done of silver, have been partial of a stately regalia as good as have been additionally a Malaysian government's inhabitant insignia.
Royal accessories
Tuanku Abdul Halim was attired in a central skirt of a Yang di-Pertuan Agong, called a Muskat, that is done of black nap as good as festooned with bullion threads, as good as a "Dendam Tak Sudah" headgear or "tengkolok", as good as festooned prolonged pants.
Other stately regalia have been a Royal Buckle or a "Pending Diraja" that is done of bullion as good as decorated with rubies, with an engraved centrepiece featuring a Federation Crest, while a leather belt is done of complicated ribbed silk as good as festooned with floral motifs in bullion thread.
There was additionally a Keris Pendek Diraja that was forged from a blades of very old keris. The hilt as good as blanket have been done of ivory embedded with gold.
Her Majesty Tuanku Haminah was attired in a central skirt of a Raja Permaisuri Agong that consists of a prolonged dress, a "Gandik Diraja" or Royal Tiara as good as a "Kalung Diraja" or a Royal Necklace, both of that have been done of gold as good as studded with diamonds.
Their Majesties were afterwards ushered to their thrones, imprinting a start of a designation proceedings.
The rite afterwards proceeded with a opening of a second organisation of bearers as good as Quran entrustment, with Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja Datuk Awang Kechik Abdul Rahma! n temper ament a duplicate of a Al-Quran, while alternative Istana Negara officials were bringing in a Keris Panjang Diraja, a Proclamation of Enthronement as good as Installation, as good as a Oath of Installation, accompanied by a distinguished of a nobat, personification a balance "Palu".
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Tengku Razaleigh backs BERSIH3.0
April 12, 2012
Tengku Razaleigh backs BERSIH3.0
by Yow Hong Chieh(04-11-12)@www.themalaysianinsider.com
UMNO veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah says he backs Bersih 3.0 as a call for satisfactory elections was a single common by Amanah, Harakah Daily reported today.
The Kelantan prince, popularly well known as Ku Li, pointed out which final done by BERSIH for freer media as well as a stop to a make make use of of of civil service for electioneering was in line with a NGO he heads.
"It's in line with a final of Amanah. And so I leave it up to Amanah members to confirm if they wish to attend a convene upon April 28," a PAS organ quoted him as saying during a forum in his home state final night.
Also present were for Kelantan UMNO Youth chief Dr Zayadi Awang Noh, who is right away Kelantan Amanah chairman, as well as UMNO veterans Datuk Mazlan Harun as well as Tamrin Ghaffar. Tengku Razaleigh, however, declined to say if he would be attending a convene when asked by a member of a audience during a Kelantan Trade Centre.
Dr Zayadi, who was removed as UMNO executive councillor following Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sacking from a party, added which there was no reason not to support BERSIH3.0.
BERSIH's convene final July 9 turned pell-mell following a widespread crackdown by a authorities, who deploye! d large teams of riot Police armed with rip gas as well as H2O cannons to disperse protesters.
The organisation has set a sights upon holding a arriving convene during Dataran Merdeka as well as has concluded to find Kuala Lumpur City Hall's (DBKL) permission to make make use of of a historic venue.
Putrajaya has given a immature light to a sit-in protest, with Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein saying a convene can ensue as prolonged as all counts pertaining to a venue can be resolved.
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Uplifting of AAX's passengers
KUL-BOMRM372 RM651 BOM-KULRM372
The TRIO contingency come purify as good as have known to a Malaysians as good as a Government what have been a Special Rates granted to AAX for alternative sectors like Australia, Asean, London as good as beyond as good as others.SILENCE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION TO THE INCOMPETENCE TRIO.
Yours indeed calls upon a Ministry of Finance to hospital an evident investigation in to these Special Rates of transport for AAX as good as what were a tangible fares billed to AAX, if any, for these 35,000 AAX passengers.
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Perangai biadap pemimpin PR di majlis pertabalan
PANAS BERAPI! AARON AZIZ AKAN BONGKAR KERAKYATAN SEBENAR ZURAIDAH MAK LAMPIR!
Sebelum ni kita tahu IC dia ada 71, yakni dia ni lahir di luar negara, tetapi baru-baru in, ada seorang bekas pemipin PKR pulak mendedahkan bahawa dia ada bukti yang akan mebuatkan Zuraidah terus lari balik Singapork bersama-sama Aaron.
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Herere Reasons Why You Shouldnt Buy A New Car Now
Buying the vehicle in Malaysia is an costly affair. Besides the place called home, vehicle is perhaps the biggest joining to an average Malaysian. It's not the fairy tales anymore which an average-Joe could be spending the rest of his life paying installments for his home as well as car. And we're not articulate about one-story dwelling with swimming pool or the BMW, thoughts you. When the AFTA (Asean Free Trade Area) was mooted in 1992 as well as as date impending the 2010s tangible implementation, most were grinning from ear to ear anticipating to buy the "quality car" during the some-more affordable price. It never happens.
Dollar for dollar, people have been still wondering because locally designed as well as built cars have been still some-more costly than alien unfamiliar cars in the same class. At 1.6-litre segment, the ultimate 2012 Ford Fiesta price about US$ 16,000 in U.S. though the internal Proton Persona price the whopping RM49,000. A brand brand brand brand new 2012 Toyota Camry 2.5-litre in United States price merely US$ 30,000 though it would price you the leg as well as an arm during RM183,000 here. Hence an American with monthly salary of US$ 3,000 could own the Camry with his 1-year salary whilst the Malaysian would need about 5-year salary to own the same car, dollar-to-dollar speaking. Even after converting to Malaysian Ringgit, the Camry should price you rounded off RM90,000 instead of RM183,000.
If you've been vital in the cave for the final 30-years, Malaysia's vehicle sector is protected from unfamiliar competition by barriers of investment-approval permits, differential dig taxes, import duties, sales taxes as well as whatnot. It was the beautiful multi-layers block privately architected as well as designed by nothing alternative than former premier Mahathir Mohamad to strengthen Proton, his pet project. For years given the 1983 National Car Policy, Proton made tons of money interjection to the protection process as well as the internal automaker became Asean's largest vehicle producer. Proton became arrogant as well as didn't care about qualities so most so which the internal buyers were left without solution for decades with the once-infamous-power-window problem.
Then in 2001, came (former) Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who formulated Thailand's master devise for industrial growth of which "Detroit of Asia" was partial of it. Little did Mahathir as well as his system of administration department comprehend what would come hitting their "Jaguh Kampong" Proton. By 2003, Thailand overtook Malaysia as the tip vehicle writer in the region though Malaysian ministers were still in rejection mode as well as pooh-pooh the "Detroit of Asia". Nevertheless, National Automotive Policy (NAP) was introduced in 2006 to arrest the decrease in Malaysia auto! motive a ttention though it lack real substance.
By the time Malaysian supervision (reluctantly) realized the consequences of Thailand's small Detroit's impact, it was as well late. Thailand's durian orchards have been transformed into small city making vehicles for export to over 200 countries. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, General Motors, Mitsubishi, Suzuki Motor, Ford Motor have been production or in the process of you do so (by 2012) in the vehicle cluster in Rayong which have 25,000 employees. To have have the difference worse, Indonesia's vehicle production sensitively overtook Malaysia by 2008. In 2010, Thailand led Southeast Middle East in sum vehicle sales with 800,357 units, compared with Indonesia's 764,088 as well as Malaysia's 605,156.
And now the excitement (sort of) is behind with the revised NAP scheduled to be revealed end of Apr 2012 with the design to block the holes from the initial chronicle of unsuccessful NAP. Of course the main attraction here is the probability of liberalization in the remunerative 1.8-litre segment. Players who could be! nefits t remendously if such liberalization is adopted will be carmakers from South Korea such as Hyundai as well as China's Chery. It could additionally capture alternative manufacturers such as Audi or Alfa Romeo. So you could see some-more models as well as price vigour entrance from this eventuality as well as this is perhaps the initial reason because you should reason on from brand brand brand brand new purchase.
DRB-Hicom has only acquired Proton as well as the stream Proton's MD Syed Zainal, the chairman credited to the success of brand brand brand brand new Proton Saga as well as entrance Proton Prev, is rumoured to be resigning. DRB-Hicom COO Lukman Ibrahim who once held the tip managerial position in Perodua is said to be the replacement. DRB-Hicom now assembles Volkswagen Passat with Jetta as well as Polo in the pipelines. The subject is either DRB-Hicom under the brand brand brand brand new care decides to rebadge the little of Volkswagens as Proton models such as Proton Inspira, the CO duplicate of Mitsubishi Lancer.
Judging by the check in NAP rider due to DRB-Hicom's merger of Proton, the brand brand brand brand new owners has to do something to block the continuous waste in Proton as well as what better proceed than to take the easy proceed of rebadging? If you're not in the rush, this is the second reason because you should wait for integrate of months prior to making the brand brand brand brand new purcha! se. One has to recollect which aristocrat Syed Mokhtar Albukhary is the businessman as well as his design is to have money soonest possible. Therefore, it's likely DRB-Hicom might attempt killing two birds with the stone by rebadging Volkswagen with Proton's ThunderCat logo. And if DRB-Hicom intends to sell off loss-making Lotus, which is long overdue, afterwards there's some-more reason to do (rebadge) so, no?
Third reason to reason from any brand brand brand brand new squeeze during this impulse is related to Toyota as well as Honda cars owners' wannabe. You've seen how UMW-Toyota tries to rip you off with pricier, uglier as well as low technology brand brand brand brand new Camry scheduled in June. Chances have been the sales would be dull judging from the huge criticisms. On the alternative hand, Honda is approaching to launch the brand brand brand brand new Civic in June, follows by CRV. Already, the brand brand brand brand new Civic has captivated international criticisms which saw the designers sent behind to the sketch board. But if there's one satisfaction prize from Civic over the Camry, it could be due to the entrance Civic's Hybrid option. Why not give both brand brand brand brand new Toyota as well as Honda's initial recover the pass as well as wait during slightest for the facelifts?
Another area which 2012 NAP could reveal is in the area of hybrid. The tax grant sustenance for hybrid cars! < /strong> which would end in 2013 might get an extension. From what FinanceTwitter collected from Honda's insiders, the roadmap for future Honda cars will be in the hybrid market, nonetheless Toyota prefers to squeeze the final dump from Uncle's juice instead of bringing Camry hybrid to the market (*grin*). Auto parts suppliers as well as manufacturers could be speedy in this hybrid area to differentiate Malaysia from Thailand as well as Indonesia. Needless to say, you should wait for such revelation prior to you dedicate yourself the brand brand brand brand new car, shouldn't you?
The fifth reason is related to high import duties or dig duties. Both import duties as well as dig duties constitute 85% to 135% (CBU as well as CKD) of the overall price of unfamiliar built cars in Malaysia. Thanks to government's protection process as well as bad governance, the price of cars tenure has ascend so most so which the once 5-year instalments deteriorated to 7-year, 9-year as well as even 11-year, prior to Central Bank interfered to cap it during limit 9-years. Even then, fresh graduates find it tough to means the brand brand brand brand new car. Hence you might wish to wait as well as see if the supervision would reduce the said duties to have cars tenure some-more affordable, especially in the low-capacity engine cars.
If you' re now pushing which 15-year-old Proton as well as would similar to to get the brand brand brand brand new Proton Prev, or you're now pushing which 10-year-old Honda City or Toyota Vios as well as would similar to to upgrade to the Volkswagen, or you're thinking of disposing your Accord or Camry for the brand brand brand brand new BMW 3-series, you might wish to think again as the mercantile outlook is not which rosy after all, unless you have tons of loose shift for such purchase. U.S. realistic unemployment, Europe's mercantile crisis, possible Iran war, China's skill burble as well as whatnot could hint serve global mercantile slack thus an additional reason because you might wish to adopt the wait-and-see proceed for the time being.
The seventh reason would be the coming ubiquitous election. Najib administration department has been fighting the losing conflict trying to win over the some-more prepared immature voters, who will determine who will walk the corridors of powers. This organisation of internet-savvy is the hardest to greatfully as well as with the escalating price of living, it would be foolish if PM Najib doesn't take advantage of the revised NAP to give divided the little candies. Opposition de-facto personality Anwar is already scoring critical points with his proposal to throw the National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) over the immature voters. It would be fun if Anwar can promise an AP (approved permit) for any particular if the antithesis wins the sovereign supervision (*tongue-in-cheek*).
OK, the little of the above reasons might be wishful thinking. However, looking during Malaysia's sum vehicle sales from 1980 to 2011, patently it has reaches superfluity stage. In order to register higher sales figure, Malaysian supervision has to stop telling the world what they can't do yet bitching about declining sales as well as buliding of (Proton) losses. Gone have been the days when Malaysia can (arrogantly) dictate what unfamiliar manufacturers can produce. If they have been critical about competing with Thailand as well as Indonesia, they've no preference though to entice some-more unfamiliar manufacturers into the nation with some-more liberalization. Foreign carmakers do not need Malaysia to survive though the same cannot be said about Malaysia.
Malaysia has to honour what it promised. The supervision betrothed to annul APs by 2010 though has given pushed it to 2015. The supervision additionally betrothed EU4M diesels will be introduced in 2011 though nothing happens as well as the bad BMW actually thought Malaysian supervision was critical about it so most so which they launched purify diesel models ahead of the date. Now, each unfamiliar vehicle manufacturers know they can't certitude stream Malaysian supervision during all. Will you see the tsunami in the vehicle attention soon? Maybe you shall wait for the NAP 2012 as well as the entrance ubiquitous election prior to confirm on either it's wise to book the brand brand brand brand new vehicle now.
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CILI KASI TARUK! AARON AZIZ, LU BALIK SINGAPORK LA!
Maka banyak la aku dapat komen-komen luarbiasa sebab aku sudah usik budak SINGAPORK bernama Aaron Aziz. Aku tak kira la apa saja sesetengah orang nak bercakap pasal Aaron ni, bagi aku mamat Singapork ni elok balik ke negara dia je!
Mamat Singapork ni dah la masuk negara ni cari makan pastu boleh besar kepala pulak lagi, dei budak Singapork, lu ingat lu masih berlakon filem KL Gangster lagi ke kat luar ni? Pigidah.
Berita Harian lepas ni kena buat satu guideline la, jangan categorical kasi je semua orang masuk. Kalau nak kasi masuk orang luar afterwards declare la awal-awal. Apa daa...Sudah-sudahlah tu Aaron. Kau banggakanlah dengan IC Singapork kau tu ya Aaron!
Satu persoalan yang timbul, Aaron ni orang Singapok kan? Dia masuk negara ini, berlakon pakai apa? Visa Pelancong? Permit kerja? Kita nak tau dia pakai assent apa mai berlakon kat sini, boleh kata dia sudah berkampung kat sini la, dia pakai assent apa?
Boleh somebody explain?
MUSA AMAN, A LEADER AHEAD OF HIS TIME
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CILI KASI TARUK! AARON AZIZ, LU BALIK SINGAPORK LA!
Maka banyak la aku dapat komen-komen luarbiasa sebab aku sudah usik budak SINGAPORK bernama Aaron Aziz. Aku tak kira la apa saja sesetengah orang nak bercakap pasal Aaron ni, bagi aku mamat Singapork ni elok balik ke negara dia je!
Mamat Singapork ni dah la masuk negara ni cari makan pastu boleh besar kepala pulak lagi, dei budak Singapork, lu ingat lu masih berlakon filem KL Gangster lagi ke kat luar ni? Pigidah.
Berita Harian lepas ni kena buat satu guideline la, jangan main kasi je semua orang masuk. Kalau nak kasi masuk orang luar afterwards declare la awal-awal. Apa daa...Sudah-sudahlah tu Aaron. Kau banggakanlah dengan IC Singapork kau tu ya Aaron!
Satu persoalan yang timbul, Aaron ni orang Singapok kan? Dia masuk negara ini, berlakon pakai apa? Visa Pelancong? Permit kerja? Kita nak tau dia pakai assent apa mai berlakon kat sini, boleh kata dia sudah berkampung kat sini la, dia pakai assent apa?
Boleh somebody explain?