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“Chong Wei has achieved so much but he just couldn’t win a major event. But I believe he can win at least one ma-jor title before he re-tires,” said Seu Bock.“His hunger to win a major has only grown stronger and there are two world championships and the Asian Games for him to fulfil his dream.“His chances will in-crease not because Lin Dan may decide to retire this year but his own desire and

determination is to end his career as a world champion.“However, the chal-lenge will still be stiff with the young-er players testing Chong Wei and he must be prepared.“There must be ad-justments as he is getting older which means there is the risk of injuries.“But if he can stay injury-free, there is a chance.”

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NATIONAL SPIRITMerdeka is about unity

SINCE Malaysia obtained in-dependence from the British 55 years ago, Malaysia has

developed and progressed tremen-dously, both politically and socio-economically, and is today one of the most advanced, peaceful and prosperous nations in the world.

Like all countries, we, too, have had our ups and downs in our struggle for a better nation.Fortunately and thankfully, the country has been blessed with a good and responsi-ble government that is peace-loving and forward-thinking.This, in a way, was greatly influenced by the spirit of oneness and brotherhood of the nation’s founding fathers: Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Tun V.T. Sambanthan.

In setting the nation free, our forefathers wanted the peo-ple to be truly independent, free, happy and successful.They wanted us to excel and to love, help and protect each other in good times or bad, realise our potential and raise the country to greater heights.As loyal and re-sponsible citizens, we must live up to their legacy and fulfil the origi-nal Merdeka spirit.It is the Muhi-bah spirit among us that paved the way for a new nation that belongs

to all races. All Ma-laysians can and must play a role in nation-building.

We must make sure we never take the nation’s peace, stability and pros-perity for granted.We must continue to work together to boost unity and improve race rela-tions.When we re-member and cele-

brate Merdeka Day, the spirit of patriotism appears naturally.Being patriotic means loving and serving one’s country in the best manner. It does not just mean waving the Jalur Gemilang, singing Negar-aku, reciting the Rukun Negara or chanting the 1Malaysia slogan.It is the duty and responsibility of all quarters the government, the opposition, the people, politicians, police and security forces to put national interest and well-being above anything else.Malaysia is a democratic country and it is im-portant that its people know how to exercise their rights with re-sponsibility and understanding. The people, especially politicians, public figures and community lead-ers, must agree to disagree, not be overzealous or say and do things that may hurt the nation.Malay-sians must reject violence, abuse of power, corruption, fanaticism, racialism, injustice and prejudice.

National Day is all about national unity and oneness. It is this unity and oneness that will propel the na-tion forward.A multiracial govern-ment must continue to lead the way for national good and success and to prove to the world we are indeed worthy of what the nation’s found-

ing fathers did 55 years ago.The original Merdeka spirit, the Federal Constitution and the Rukun Negara must be our most cherished guides.

It is the duty and responsibility of all quarters the government, the opposition, the people, politicians, police and security forces to put national interest and well-being above anything else.Malaysia is a democratic country and it is im-portant that its people know how to exercise their rights with re-sponsibility and understanding. The people, especially politicians, public figures and community leaders, must agree to disagree, not be overzealous or say and do things that may hurt the nation.

We must continue to work together to boost unity and improve race relations.When we remember and celebrate Merdeka Day, the spirit of patriotism appears naturally.

Being patriotic means loving and serving one’s country in the best manner. It does not just mean waving the Jalur Gemilang, sing-ing Negaraku, reciting the Rukun Negara or chanting the 1Malaysia slogan. Fortunately and thankful-ly, the country has been blessed with a good and responsible gov-ernment that is peace-loving and forward-thinking.This, in a way, was greatly influenced by the spirit of oneness and brotherhood of the nation’s founding fathers.

National Day is all about national unity and oneness.A multiracial gov-ernment must continue to lead the way for national good and success and to prove to the world we are indeed worthy of what the nation’s founding fathers did 55 years ago.

Four IPT students set off on ‘Merdeka’ expedition TAWAU: Four institution of higher learning (IPT) students set off for a 2,205 km journey from here through several places in Sabah and Sarawak before flying to Melaka to promote the indepen-dence day and the Malaysia Day.

They are Muhammad Frydaus Asry Jeffery from Kuching Poly-technic, Sarawak, Tan Al-Affiq Tan Smilly (Mukah Polytechnic, Sara-wak), Wan Farhan Wan Jusoh (Universiti Teknikal Melaka), and Nur Syafiqah Wawi (Kota Bharu Polytechnic, Kelantan). They were flagged off by Sabah Assistance Finance Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan. Dubbed the ‘Higher Education Min-istry’s 1Malaysia Merdeka Cycling Challenge’, the 20-day expedition was mooted by Kuching Polytech-nic to promote the ‘Merdeka’ spirit among the people, especially students from Sabah and Sarawak.

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WATch hISTORy uNFOLd

HISTORY, BIO and Crime and I n v e s t i g a t i o n Network cel-

ebrates Malaysia’s 55 years of independence with over 30 programmed lined up from Aug 15 to Sept 12, 2012.“AETN All Asia Networks is dedicated to bring-ing the best of human stories to life with a wide range of top quality, award-winning program-ming. As part of our continuous efforts to profile Malaysia to the world, AETN will be show-casing the country’s rich and diverse cul-ture in August in conjunction with the 55th Independence Day. Viewers can catch this spectacular line-up of programmes across our three channels: History, BIO and Crime and Investigation Network ,” said Louis Boswell, general manager of AETN All Asia Networks.History will capture the country’s diversity and rich culture with three brand new pro-grammes, kick-starting with 1941: The Fall Of Penang premiering on History (Astro Chan-nel 555) on Aug 19 at 10 pm. The hour-long documentary goes back to the early morn-ing of Sept 11, 1941, when Penang, a two-century old British Fortress of the Far East and once known as The Paradise Island, was bombed by the Imperial Japanese Air Force.Up to that point, Penang was a flourishing port connecting Southeast Asia to the Indian Ocean and there was a false sense of security. When the enemy planes did come, residents crowded the

streets, unaware of what was about to happen. As the Jap-anese terror unleashed itself on the local popula-tion, Penang was abandoned by British Forces.This is followed by Last Journey to Sara-wak on Aug 26 at 10pm. This is a story about

forgotten heroes. Today, many unmarked graves of Iban trackers can be found there. Nameless and

faceless, these fallen warriors had never been given the proper burial they deserved.During his active service in the Malaysian army, Robert Rizal’s mission was to seek and elimi-nate the communist terrorists. Today he’s re-tired and has an entirely different mission — to give these courageous fighters a proper burial.Despite their contribution to the nation’s se-curity, Rizal believes the sacrifices of the Iban trackers and Sarawak rangers have almost been forgotten. For some of the families and relatives of the fallen heroes, their last contact was before they left for Malaya 60 years ago.Last Journey to Sarawak follows the work of Rizal, local ranger regiments, the police and medical personnel as they repatriate the re-mains of 21 Iban trackers and Sarawak rang-ers back to Sarawak for burial in Kuching.

Special Forces: Malaysia GGK a special one-hour documentary will premiere on Sept 2 at 10 pm. Malaysia’s Grup Gerak Khai (GGK) was the first on the ground behind enemy lines. They gained fame and recognition worldwide after success-fully beating communist rebels in the 1960s in battles fought deep in the Malaysian rain forests.Toughened by one of the world’s most diffi-cult training regimes, GGK commandos are trained to infiltrate enemy held territory via air, sea or land. They are experts in unconven-tional warfare, including sabotage, counter-terrorism and intelligence gathering. But what makes them stand out is their ability to fight in some of the world’s harshest jungles. To earn the coveted Green Beret, recruits must go through three months relentless physical and psychological torture that will push them to their absolute limits and break all but the best.

Public can vote for 3 winners

celebration last Friday. Each win-ner will receive a RM5,000 prize.Meanwhile, voters also stand a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone upon com-pleting a creative slogan at the end of the contest.Over 3,000 entries had been received since the competition was launched in July.The idea was first conceived by Media Prima New Media and Integrated Marketing gen-eral manager Lam Swee Kim and Media Pri-ma Radio chief executive officer Seelan Paul.

This is a story about forgotten heroes. To-day, many unmarked graves of Iban trackers can be found there. Nameless and faceless, these fallen warriors had never been given the proper burial they deserved. These win-ners of the three categories would be selected through public voting and professional judging.

Sarawak for burial in Kuching.

Special Forces

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TAN SRI HAMZAH: Women’s hockey has lost a friend

MET the late Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah in

his house in the 1970s, when his wife chaired the Malaysian women’s hockey meetings.

Hamzah would be seated, wearing his usual sarong, and keeping a watching brief at the meetings. I attended the meet-ing to represent delegates from Malacca and it was my first ex-perience meeting the top peo-ple in women’s hockey in the country.I thank Hamzah for his services to women’s hockey in Malaysia.On behalf of all the women hockey players and the women’s hockey associa-tions in the 1970s in Malacca, I convey our heartfelt condo-lences to Toh Puan Zainon Hus-sain and family on his demise.

Drogba, Boubacar Barry, Kolo Toure and Didier Zokora are in the twilight of their careers as they launch another at-tempt to conquer the conti-nent by hosting Senegal to-day in a final round qualifier for the 2013 Cup of Nations.It is the stand-out first leg fix-ture among 15 to be played this weekend with the return matches scheduled for Octo-ber and the aggregate winners

joining hosts South Africa at the Jan 19-Feb 10 tournament.“This may be the last chance for this awesome genera-tion and if the players are able to bring home the trophy it would be a tremendous gift for the entire nation,” says Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi.“My objectives are very clear -- to qualify this team for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and to do better than in the previ-ous edition, that is to say, to win the competition.”Although the Ivori-ans and the Sen-egalese Teranga Lions have been playing quali-fiers for decades, they have never met, adding an extra dash of intrigue before the clash at the 35,000-seat Felix Houphou-et-Boigny stadium in Abidjan.Ivory Coast, who failed to win the trophy this year despite not losing nor conceding a goal in six matches, are ex-pected to build a winning lead at home, but bruised Senegal come into the game desper-ate to restore national pride.If the Ivorians were unlucky los-ers of the Libreville final last February after Drogba blazed a regular-time penalty over, Sen-egal were shambolic as they lost all three first round games to make a humiliating early exit.Amid the after-shocks, there was the inevitable change of coach-es and when Frenchman Pierre Lechantre did a U-turn after get-ting the nod, local Joseph Koto was given the rebuilding task.“The team that is most moti-vated and committed should win in Abidjan and we have the means to succeed there. Ivory Coast may be favourites, but we are strong challengers with footballers who can compete against anyone,” says Koto.

Ivory Coast are near full strength with goalkeeper Barry and striker Salomon Kalou fit after missing a friendly draw in Russia last month while Sen-egal hope Newcastle strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse can shrug off poor club form.Zambia start the title defence at home to Uganda in mining town Ndola and the return of Nether-lands-based striker Jacob Mu-lenga, who missed the 2012

triumph through injury, is a boost for French coach Herve Renard.

By the grace of Allah, my Muslim subjects

have successfully completed one of the five pillars of Islam, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. It is my fervent hope that we have not only re-newed our religious obligation and loyalty to Allah and to Is-lam but more importantly, we have exhibited tolerance, pa-tience and understanding as well as developing physical and mental discipline. Through theibadat of fasting, we have re-gained the virtues of Rama-dan and practiced high moral values and learn to appreciate the difficulties and hardships facing the less fortunate.

The spirit of Ramadan is indi-rectly being practiced by my non-muslim subjects. This can be seen in the tolerance and respect accorded to their Mus-lim brothers at their workplace and in abstaining consuming food and drinks in their pres-ence, and joining them in the breaking-of-fast in the evening. I observe that my non-Muslim subjects are more than happy to purchase Malay savouries and dishes in the various Ra-madan bazaars, reflecting one-ness in our cultural heritage.

my first experience meeting the top peo-ple in women’s hock-ey in the country.

Public can vote for 3 winnersLAST ROUND: 15 finalists chosen for text, video and picture categories of Media Prima’s patriotic contestKUALA LUMPUR: FIFTEEN con-testants of Media Prima’s #MYSyg campaign will undergo a final eval-uation before being crowned as winners for each category (text, video and picture) on Sept 15.These winners of the three categories would be selected through public vot-ing (70 per cent) and professional judg-

ing (30 per cent) by a panel of judges.The judges include renowned singer Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Taruddin, Media Prima chairman Datuk Johan Jaaffar, famous cartoonist Datuk Dr Mohd Nor Khalid (Lat) and Puteri Gunung Ledang film director Saw Teong Hin.For the text category, the final-ists are Nor Azlin Musa, Ishak Is-mail, Rafidah Ahmad, Salawati Usoh @Mad Nor and Eric Yau.The video category will see competi-tion between See Teck Wei, Muham-mad Faiz Pazanon, Julius Lim, Mohd Hisyam Adnan and Hamadi Hamdan.

In the picture category, the finalists are Ruhaniza Embok Diok, Kan Mun Hon, Puat Sulaiman, Haneera Ham-dan and Aidil Fakhrin Sharizaq Razak.The #MYSyg campaign was initiated to encourage Malaysians to share their exciting and memorable moments in conjunction with the 55th Merdeka Day celebration last Friday. Each winner will receive a RM5,000 prize.Meanwhile, voters also stand a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy SIII smart-phone upon completing a creative slogan at the end of the contest.Over 3,000 entries had been re-

ceived since the competi-tion was launched in July.The idea was first conceived by Me-dia Prima New Media and Integrated Marketing general manager Lam Swee Kim and Media Prima Radio chief executive officer Seelan Paul.dia Prima New Media and Integrat-ed Marketing general manager Lam Swee Kim and Media Prima Radio chief executive officer Seelan Paul.


Family: Grand-father’s legacy of recipes

A culinary legacy is preserved for future generations with the re-publication of the classic cooking book Medan Sel-era, writes Intan Maizura Ahmad Kamal

S I amble through the en-trance and into the belly of Restoran Puteri in Sg Penchala, Se-langor, I can’t help feeling like I’ve some-how stumbled into a private family gathering. Furtively I glance around me, half expecting to be escorted out by some bouncer in tux-edo for trespassing, but thankfully everybody’s just too engrossed in each other to notice.

Up ahead at the makeshift rostrum, a slim, be-spectacled woman in kebaya (whom I later dis-cover to be Mariam Asha’ari Becker) is agitatedly trying to obtain some semblance of quiet so that she can proceed with her welcoming speech. A giggle escapes someone’s mouth as Mariam hollers into the microphone and threatens to throw people out if they continue to disregard her calls for order. I’m sure she’s just kidding!The event, attended by the Deputy Prime Min-ister’s wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abd Rahman, celebrates the re-launch of a classic cooking book that was once a famous source of refer-ence for cooks and caterers in the 1950s, ti-tled Nostalgia Medan Selera, authored by the late Ahmad Yaakub Al-Johori. A compilation of traditional recipes from vari-ous communities, espeer are members of the Al-Johori clan) in its “modernised” version, tweaked some-what by his seven grand-children to ensure that their grandfather’s legacy can be preserved for future generations.

The seven grandchildren, who are also the joint publishers of the book, are Faizah Aziz Wells, Mariam, Halimah Asha’ari, Fari-

dah A. Aziz, Hamidah Asha’ari, Habibah Asha’ari and Mohd Zakir Mohd Zahir.“Obviously none of us could have done this on our own so I suggested that we took on this project together,” says Halimah Asha’ari, the former lecturer at the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, her eyes sparkling as she re-counts the beginnings of the journey to give the book its overdue facelift. I’m lucky to be able to corner her amidst all the “madness”. “The brain-

child behind it was the lone male in the group, our cousin, Zakir Mohd Zahir or Kiki, as he’s known.”

Iamble through the en-trance and into the belly of Restoran Puteri in Sg Penchala, Selangor, I can’t help feeling like I’ve somehow stumbled into a private family

gathering. Furtively I glance around me, half expecting to be escorted out by some bouncer in tuxedo for trespassing, but thankfully every-body’s just too engrossed in each other to notice.

Up ahead at the makeshift rostrum, a slim, be-spectacled woman in kebaya (whom I later dis-cover to be Mariam Asha’ari Becker) is agitatedly trying to obtain some semblance of quiet so that she can proceed with her welcoming speech. A giggle escapes someone’s mouth as Mariam hollers into the microphone and threatens to throw people out if they continue to disregard her calls for order. I’m sure she’s just kidding!The event, attended by the Deputy Prime

Minister’s wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abd Rahman, celebrates the re-launch of a classic cooking book that was once a famous source of reference for cooks and caterers in the 1950s, titled Nostalgia Medan

Selera, authored by the late Ahmad Yaakub Al-Johori. A compilation of traditional recipes from various com-munities, especially Johor, Arab, Java and Peranakan from the early 1950s, the book also reflects the richness of Johor traditional dishes.Today, it’s being unveiled to those present (most of whom, I later dis-cover are members of the Al-Jo-hori clan) in its “modernised” ver-sion, tweaked somewhat by his seven grandchildren to ensure that their grandfather’s legacy can be preserved for future generations.The seven grandchildren, who are also the joint publishers of the book, are Faizah Aziz Wells, Mariam, Halimah i, the former lecturer at the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations, her eyes sparkling as she recounts

the beginnings of the journey to give the book its overdue facelift. I’m lucky to be able to corner her amidst all the “madness”. “The brainchild behind it was the lone male in the group, our cousin, Zakir Mohd Zahir or Kiki, as he’s known.”

ariam hollers into the microphone and threatens to throw people out if they continue to disregard her calls for order. I’m sure she’s just kidding!The event, attended by the Deputy Prime Minis-ter’s wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abd Rahman, cel-ebrates the re-launch of a classic cooking book that was once a famous source of reference for

Mariam hollers into the microphone and threat-ens to throw people out if they continue to disre-gard her calls for order.


Chong Wei good for a major titleNATIONAL singles coach Tey

Seu Bock believes it is only a matter of time before Lee

Chong Wei ends his jinx in major tournaments and expects the latter to do so before he quits in 2014.

Chong Wei suffered yet another heartbreak at the hands of nem-esis Lin Dan of China on Sun-day.However, Lin Dan, having stamped his status as the greatest men’s singles player of all time af-ter winning his second successive Olympic gold, is due to retire soon while Chong Wei will carry on play-ing for another two years.Chong Wei’s determination to win at least one major title was the reason he has decided to play on for another two years and will get a shot at next year’s World Championships.

“Chong Wei has achieved so much but he just couldn’t win a major event. But I believe he can win at least one major title be-fore he retires,” said Seu Bock.“His hunger to win a major has only grown stronger and there are two world championships and the Asian Games for him to fulfil his dream.“His chances will increase not because Lin Dan may decide to retire this year but his own de-sire and determination is to end his career as a world champion.

“However, the challenge will still be stiff with the young-er players testing Chong Wei and he must be prepared.“There must be adjustments as he is getting older which means there is the risk of injuries.“But if he can stay injury-free, there is a chance.”Despite the expected retire-ment of Lin Dan, there are other threats and China’s Chen Long will be the most dangerous.Others who could also pose a threat are Kenichi Tago of Japan, China’s Wng Zhengming, South Korean Shon Wan Ho and sev-eral up-and-coming youngsters.

NATIONAL singles coach Tey Seu Bock believes it is only a matter of time before Lee Chong Wei ends his jinx in major tour-naments and expects the latter to do so before he quits in 2014.Chong Wei suffered yet another heartbreak at the hands of nem-esis Lin Dan of China on Sunday.However, Lin Dan, having stamped his status as the great-est men’s singles player of all time after winning his second succes-sive Olympic gold, is due to retire soon while Chong Wei will carry on playing for another two years.

Chong Wei’s determination to win at least one major title was the reason he has decid-ed to play on for another two years and will get a shot at next year’s World Championships.“Chong Wei has achieved so much but he just couldn’t win a major event. But I believe he can win at least one major title be-fore he retires,” said Seu Bock.“His hunger to win a major has only grown stronger and there are two world championships and the Asian Games for him to fulfil his dream.

“His chances will increase not because Lin Dan may decide to retire this year but his own de-sire and determination is to end his career as a world champion.

“However, the challenge will still be stiff with the young-er players testing Chong Wei and he must be prepared.“There must be adjustments as he is getting older which means there is the risk of injuries.“But if he can stay injury-free, there is a chance.”Despite the expected retire-ment of Lin Dan, there are other threats and China’s Chen Long will be the most dangerous.

Others who could also pose a threat are Kenichi Tago of Ja-pan, China’s Wng Zhengming,

South Korean Shon Wan Ho and several up-and-coming youngsters.“Chong Wei has achieved so much but he just couldn’t win a major event. But I believe he can win at least one major title before he retires,” said Seu Bock.“His hunger to win a ma-jor has only grown stron-ger and there are two world championships and the Asian Games for him to fulfil his dream.“His chances will in-crease not because Lin Dan may decide to retire this year but his own de-

sire and determination is to end his career as a world champion.

“However, the challenge will still be stiff with the younger players testing Chong Wei and he must be prepared. Chong Wei’s deter-mination to win at least one major title was the reason he has de-cided to play on for another two years and will get a shot at next year’s World Championships.“Chong Wei has achieved so much but he just couldn’t win a major event.

“His chances will increaseHis hunger to win a ma-jor has only grown stronger

Chong Wei’s title?

Chong Wei, in the absence of Chi-na’s two-time Olympic champion

Lin Dan, is the top seed and is tipped to meet Olympic bronze medallist Chen Long, the second seed, in the final.The challenge also looks thin as Chong Wei will meet Wong Wing Ki of Hong Kong in the first round, Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam or China’s Wang Zhengming in the sec-ond, and another of China’s play-ers Du Pengyu in the last eight.

A semi-final against either Kenichi Tago of Japan or Danish veteran Peter Gade Christensen will not pose any threat, so Chong Wei will be the favourite against Chen Long whom he destroyed in the semi-finals of the London Games last month.However, national singles coach Tey Seu Bock said Chong Wei had gone through a tough period in his build-up to the Olympics and will take a light approach to the Japan Open. “Of course Chong Wei wants to win the Japan Open but for the first time in so many years he will not be un-der pressure. He is just coming back after enduring a tough period and he will take his time to start setting new targets again,” said Seu Bock.

Chong Wei has also been playing in the China Super League the last few days and has already skipped the Chi-na Masters which begin on Tuesday.Seu Bock hinted that Chong Wei, 30, is still good enough to win Super Se-ries tournaments but will not be in con-tention in every event that he plays.Liew Daren made it to the main draw where he will meet Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen while Chong Wei Feng will play Sho Sasaki of Japan in the first round.Underfire men’s doubles Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong are in dan-ger of making a first-round exit as they will meet South Koreans Kim Ki Jung-Kim Sa Rang, and if they sur-vive, will be up against Indonesia’s new combination of Markis Kido-Al-vent Yulianto. Bogey pair Hong Wei-Shen Ye of China await them in the last eight if they advance that far.

Masters which begin on Tuesday.Seu Bock hinted that Chong Wei, 30, is still good enough to win Super Se-ries tournaments but will not be in con-tention in every event that he plays.

“Chong Wei has achieved so much but he just couldn’t win a major event.

“His chances will increase not because Lin Dan may decide to retire this year

H a r i R a y a G r e e t i n g s

THE ROYAL FAMILY IN TRADITIONAL JOHOR BAJU MELAYU: (From left, seat-ed) Tunku Aminah Maimunah Iskandari-

ah, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, Tunku Abu Bakar and Raja Zarith Sofiah with (standing) Tunku Abdul Jalil (dark blue), Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris. By the grace of Allah, my Muslim subjects have suc-cessfully completed one of the five pillars of Is-lam, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

It is my fervent hope that we have not only renewed our religious obligation and loy-alty to Allah and to Islam but more impor-tantly, we have exhibited tolerance, patience and understanding as well as developing physical and mental discipline. Through theibadat of fasting, we have regained the vir-tues of Ramadan and practiced high moral values and learn to appreciate the difficul-ties and hardships facing the less fortunate.

The spirit of Ramadan is indirectly being practiced by my non-muslim subjects. This can be seen in the tolerance and respect ac-corded to their Muslim brothers at their work-place and in abstaining consuming food and drinks in their presence, and joining them in the breaking-of-fast in the evening. I ob-serve that my non-Muslim subjects are more than happy to purchase Malay savouries and dishes in the various Ramadan bazaars, re-flecting oneness in our cultural heritage.Johor is blessed with a highly educated and

knowledgeable population, abundant natural resources, excellent infrastructure and inflow of investment. I believe with the spirit of toler-ance, close cooperation and understanding of the various cultures that is the hallmark of Jo-horeans, from the time of my royal ancestors

the Temenggong, we will achieve progress and unity vital for the continuous development of jo-hor. This spirit is living proof of my great-great-grandfather Sultan Abu Bakar’s clarion call

Muafakat itu barkat (Concord is a blessing).On this auspicious day, my family and I take this opportunity to wish all my subjects Se-lamat Hari Raya, with the hope we renew our understanding and cooperation in mak-ing Johor a peaceful and prosperous state.

By the grace of Allah, my Muslim subjects have successfully completed one of the five pillars of Islam, fasting during the holy month of Ra-madan. It is my fervent hope that we have not only renewed our religious obligation and loyalty to Allah and to Islam but more impor-tantly, we have exhibited tolerance, patience and understanding as well as developing physical and mental discipline. Through theibadat of fasting, we have regained the vir-tues of Ramadan and practiced high moral values and learn to appreciate the difficul-ties and hardships facing the less fortunate.

The spirit of Ramadan is indirectly being practiced by my non-muslim subjects. This can be seen in the tolerance and respect ac-corded to their Muslim brothers at their work-place and in abstaining consuming food and drinks in their presence, and joining them in the breaking-of-fast in the evening. I ob-serve that my non-Muslim subjects are more than happy to purchase Malay savouries and

dishes in the various Ramadan bazaars, re-flecting oneness in our cultural heritage.Johor is blessed with a highly educated and knowledgeable population, abundant natural resources, excellent infrastructure and inflow of investment. I believe with the spirit of toler-ance, close cooperation and understanding of the various cultures that is the hallmark of Johoreans, from the time of my royal ances-tors the Temenggong, we will achieve progress and unity vital for the continuous development of johor. This spirit is living proof of my great-great-grandfather Sultan Abu Bakar’s clarion call Muafakat itu barkat (Concord is a blessing).On this auspicious day, my family and I take this opportunity to wish all my subjects Se-lamat Hari Raya, with the hope we renew our understanding and cooperation in mak-ing Johor a peaceful and prosperous state.

By the grace of Allah, my Muslim subjects have successfully completed one of the five pillars of Islam, fasting during the holy month of Ra-madan. It is my fervent hope that we have not only renewed our religious obligation and loyalty to Allah and to Islam but more impor-tantly, we have exhibited tolerance, patience and understanding as well as developing physical and mental discipline. Through theibadat of fasting, we have regained the vir-tues of Ramadan and practiced high moral values and learn to appreciate the difficul-ties and hardships facing the less fortunate.

The spirit of Ramadan is indirectly being practiced by my non-muslim subjects. This can be seen in the tolerance and respect ac-corded to their Muslim brothers at their work-place and in abstaining consuming food and drinks in their presence, and joining them in the breaking-of-fast in the evening. I ob-serve that my non-Muslim subjects are more than happy to purchase Malay savouries and dishes in the various Ramadan bazaars, re-flecting oneness in our cultural heritage.ofmy great-great-grandfather Sul-tan Abu Bakar’s clarion call Mua-fakat itu barkat (Concord is a blessing).On this auspicious day, my family and I take this opportunity to wish all my subjects Selamat Hari Raya, with the hope we renew our under-standing and cooperation in maki1 Syawal 1433



2 sisters, toddler killed in accidentKLUANG: A 3-YEAR-OLD was among

three people killed when a car was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry at Ladang Tabung Haji, 16km

from here, yesterday morning.The toddler, identified as Sharmila Jamadi, her mother Marlisa Mansor, 26, and Marlisa’s younger sister, Mariana Mansor, 22, suffered serious head and body injuries and died instantly.Another passenger in the car, Sofea Balqis Jumadi, 5, who is Sharmila’s elder sister, suf-fered severe head injuries and was sent to Sul-tanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru for treat-ment. Her condition is reported to be critical.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner Ab-dul Majid Mohd Ali said the car was believed to be overtaking a four-wheel-drive vehicle when it crashed head-on with the lorry near the estate at Km70 Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang at 10.15am.Majid said the drivers of the lorry and the four-wheel drive vehicle were not injured.“Marlisa was driving while her sister was seat-ed next to her when the collision occurred. The children were in the back seat.”HEAD-ON COLLISION: Another young passenger in critical condition in Johor Baru hospital.

All four were from Felda Bukit Tong-kat. Marlisa and Mariana worked at an electronics factory in Bandar Tenggara.Marlisa’s husband, Jumadi Sim, 32, was too distraught to talk.Marlisa’s relative, Sharifah Saat, said Marlisa and Mariana were off yes-terday and were on their way home after send-ing their younger sister, Norafidah, to the Klu-ang bus terminal when the accident occurred.

It is my fervent hope that we have not only re-

newed our religious obligation and loyalty to Allah and to Islam but more importantly, we have ex-hibited tolerance, patience and understanding as well as developing physical and mental discipline. Through theibadat of fasting, we have regained the virtues of Ramadan and prac-ticed high moral values and learn to appreciate the difficulties and hard-ships facing the less fortunate.

The spirit of Ramadan is indirectly being practiced by my non-muslim subjects. This can be seen in the tolerance and respect ac-corded to their Muslim brothers at their work-place and in abstaining consuming food and drinks in their presence, and joining them in the breaking-of-fast in the evening. I ob-serve that my non-Muslim subjects are more than happy to purchase Malay savouries and dishes in the various Ramadan bazaars, re-flecting oneness in our cultural heritage.Johor is blessed with a highly educated and knowledgeable population, abundant natural resources, excellent infrastructure and inflow of investment. I believe with the spirit of toler-ance, close cooperation and understanding of

the various cultures that is the hallmark of Johore-ans, from the time of my royal ancestors the Te-menggong, we will achieve progress and unity vital for the continuous develop-ment of johor. This spirit is living proof of my great-great-grandfather Sultan Abu Bakar’s clarion call

Muafakat itu barkat (Concord is a blessing).On this auspicious day, my family and I take this opportunity to wish all my subjects Selamat Hari Raya, with the hope we renew our understanding

and cooperation in mak-ing Johor a peaceful and prosperous state.

By the grace of Allah, my Muslim subjects have successfully com-pleted one of the five pillars of Is-lam, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. It is my fervent hope that we have not only renewed our religious obligation and loy-alty to Allah and to Islam but

more importantly, we have exhibited tolerance, patience and understanding as well as develop-ing physical and mental discipline. Through theibadat of fasting, we have regained the vir-tues of Ramadan and practiced high moral values and learn to appreciate the difficul-ties and hardships facing the less fortunate.

The toddler, identified as Sharmila Jamadi, her mother Marlisa Mansor, 26, and Marlisa’s younger sister, Mariana Mansor, 22, suffered se-rious head and body injuries and died instantly.Another passenger in the car, Sofea Balqis Jumadi, 5, who is Sharmila’s elder sister, suf-fered severe head injuries and was sent to Sul-tanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru for treat-ment. Her condition is reported to be critical.

Another young pas-senger in critical

condition in Johor Baru hospital

Students injured in freak storm accident

Malacca: A group of 15 members of the Pasukan Kadet Ber-satu Malaysia landed in hospital after being injured during a freak storm with strong wind and lightning this afternoon..

It is learnt the strong wind blew their tents away and the 15 members were injured while seeking shelter.Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam vis-ited the camp before visiting the cadets at the hospital.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Ma-jid Mohd Ali said the car was believed to be overtaking a four-wheel-drive vehicle when it crashed head-on with the lorry near the estate at Km70 Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang at 10.15am.Majid said the drivers of tlorry and the four-wheel drive vehicle were not injured.A group of 15 members of the Pasukan Kadet Bersatu Ma-laysia landed in hospital after being injured during a freak storm with strong wind and lightning this afternoon..It is learnt the strong wind blew their tents away and the 15 members were injured while seeking shelter.


Shadow over test finaleLONDON: RARELY has all the talk in the

build-up to a test been dominated by a man who will not be playing in the match.Yet England’s dramatic decision to drop Kevin Pietersen from the Third Test at Lord’s starting today, allegedly over text messages he sent to South African players during the drawn Sec-ond Test at Headingley, has inevitably put the focus on their ab-sent star batsman.

The South Africa-born shotmaker averages nearly 50 in tests and made a superb 149 at Headingley, where he drove South Afri-ca fast bowler Dale Steyn back over his head for six.By contrast Jona-than Bairstow, the man who will re-place Pietersen, was dropped af-ter playing his first three tests against the West Indies earlier this season and has an average of under 13 with a top score of 18.Yet England have decided there are bigger issues than the possible loss of their World

No 1 test ranking, which they will surren-der to South Africa unless they win at Lord’s.Bairstow struggled with the short ball against the West Indies a fact sure to have been noted by Steyn and fellow fast bowler Morne Morkel, even if the Yorkshireman arrives at Lord’s on the back

of 139 for the England Lions against Australia A.Fast-medium bowler Tim Bresnan did his best to stick up for county colleague Bairstow by suggesting England could be an improved side without Pietersen.“It may be an even better side, it’s one of those things where a talented player is being replaced by another talented player,” Bresnan said. “So why should we miss a certain indi-vidual because he’s unavailable for selection?”But even those closest to Bairstow might strug-gle to believe that -- at least for the time being.

There were reports late Tuesday that Pietersen and the England hierarchy were close to re-solving their differences ahead of Saturday’s squad announcement for the World Twen-

ty20 in Sri Lanka next month but any ‘peace deal’ will come too late for the Third Test.“I’ve always got on with Kevin,” said England captain Andrew Strauss.“That’s why this has all been a bit of a surprise to me.“It’s about mutual respect and trust, and that is a core issue that is central to resolving this.”Meanwhile South Africa all-round-er Jacques Kallis said England would

be a weaker side without Pietersen.“He’s a world-class player ... Eng-land losing him is a big loss for them.“Any time he’s not in your side it does make a big difference.” However, Kallis added:

“Cricket’s not a one-man sport. There are 11 guys who can take a test match away from us.”The match will see Strauss make his 100th test appearance and lead his country in tests for the 50th time.Strauss who eight years ago marked his debut with a century against New Zealand at Lord’s, his Middlesex home ground, would dearly love to match the achievement of Proteas skipper Graeme Smith, who marked his 100th test with a century at the Oval to help put the tourists 1-0 up.This match is also set to witness Smith, like

Strauss a left-handed opener, break Australia great Allan Border’s record of 93 tests as a captain.The 31-year-old Smith has been captain in all but eight of his tests and likes Lord’s al-most as much as Strauss, having made a superb 259 at ‘the home of cricket’ in 2003.Smith’s two previous tours of England have featured the resignation of the then England captain (Nasser Hussain in 2003 and Mi-chael Vaughan in 2008) and Strauss could go the same way if England lose at Lord’s.

England are set to recall off-spin-ner Graeme Swann after opting for an all-seam attack at Headingley.Lord’s officials have said the outfield will resemble a “patchwork quilt” after the ground hosted the Olympic archery tourna-ment, but have insisted it will be fit for play.But while the archers may have left, there are plenty of ‘arrows’ still needing to be re-moved from the body of English cricket. AFP

Kevin Pietersen is hogging the limelight before the Third Test despite not being involved.


Treading with cautiondEFENdING champions Negri Sembi-

lan have a foot in the quarter-finals

of the Malaysia cup but coach Az-

raai Khor Abdullah is preaching caution and

wants to look no further than their final Group

c match against Felda united next week.

Only Armed Forces have

made the quarter-finals

-- after a 27-year gap -fol-

lowing Tuesday’s penulti-

mate round of the group

stage although Negri, Jo-

hor Fc, LionsXII, Kelan-

tan, Pahang and Selangor

are well poised to join

them, all needing just a

point from the final group matches on Sept 14.

Negri snatched a point at Selayang Stadium

against Sime darby on Tuesday after Alif Shamsu-

din’s second-half strike cancelled Patrick Wleh’s

ninth-minute opener for the FA cup runners-up.

The 1-1 draw would have been enough to secure

Negri’s last-eight spot had Felda united’s Mickael

Antoine-curier not scored the equaliser in a 2-2 draw

against Perak in Malacca in the other Group c match.

But as it stands, Negri are well placed on nine

points, three in front of Felda and Sime darby, who

visit Ipoh to face Perak after the international break.

Azraai Khor Abdullah is preaching caution

and wants to look no further than their final

Group c match against Felda united next week.

Only Armed Forces have made the quarter-fi-

nals -- after a 27-year gap -- following Tuesday’s

penultimate round of the group stage although

Negri, Johor Fc, Lion-

sXII, Kelantan, Pahang and

Selangor are well poised

to join them, all needing

just a point from the final

group matches on Sept 14.

Negri snatched a point at Se-

layang Stadium against Sime

darby on Tuesday after Alif Shamsudin’s sec-

ond-half strike cancelled Patrick Wleh’s ninth-

minute opener for the FA cup runners-up.

Azraai Khor Abdullah is preaching caution

and wants to look no further than their final

Group c match against Felda united next week.

Alonso backs automatic qualification

“Logically, as in many competi-tions and sports, the champions have the right to defend their title. Fifa does not allow for it but I think it is sufficiently important and fair that the winners have the right to qualify,” he told a news confer-ence ahead of Spain’s friendly tomorrow against Saudi Arabia.

World Cup holders stopped getting automatic entry in the next competition at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.In making the changes to the rules, football world govern-ing body Fifa argued that the four years between competi-tions was a long time for any team to retain their strength.

Fifa does not allow for it but I think it is sufficiently important and fair that the winners have the right to qualify,”Fifa does not allow for it but I think it is sufficiently impor-tant and fair that the winners have the right to qualify,”Fifa does not allow for it but I think it is suffi-ciently important and fair that the winners have the right to qualify,”

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