Eric Chia acquitted?
I believe that… or something like that… is what everyone will be saying when they read the latest Malaysiakini news about Eric Chia’s acquittal. 13 years ago Eric Chia, while he was at the helm of Perwaja Steel, had been accused with embezzling RM76.4mil of public money by entering into an agreement with NKK Corporation, Japan, and authorising the RM76.4mil to be paid into the account of Frilsham Enterprise Inc with the American Express Bank Ltd, Hong Kong.
The Government believed they had a strong case and went ahead to press charges against Eric Chia in August 2004. The Malaysian …read more
Ezam vs Anwar, UMNO wins
I have written that all is not well with PKR. The situation just got worse. In politic, anything can happen. Enemies can become friends and friends can become enemies. Worse still, ‘brothers’ can also become enemies.
That’s what had happened to Ezam, Anwar and Azmin. Malaysiakini had just reported about Ezam’s quitting the party he had been so involved and committed, all for one cause.. Anwar Ibrahim. And today, Ezam decided that he has had enough and quit the same party, also for the same reason, Anwar Ibrahim.
The following quotes are courtesy of Malaysiakini.
Ezam told malaysiakini today that he had …read more
Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! No Brain! No Brain!
Using credit card to pay for durian?
Yes.. in Penang you can. Shopping for durian has gone upmarket in Penang and I found this to be really interesting. At least three stalls in Penang now accept credit cards… the stalls are located at Jalan Van Praagh, Relau and Mt Erskine.
Seng Durian Enterprise owner Ngang Boon Seng said: “Just like supermarkets and boutiques which accept credit cards, we want to offer such flexibility to our customers, too.”
“And business has been good as customers tend to buy more using credit cards,” he said, adding that a customer recently bought RM800 worth of durians.
It looks like the king of …read more
Searching for Red Bull X1R Racing Team Malaysian female drivers
Malaysian car racing sport scenes will be in for a new surprise and it is going to be interesting. Red Bull X1R Racing Team is now actively looking for Malaysian female drivers for the next year’s Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race.
The campaign will feature three nationwide tours to source for the pool of finalists.
It will begin in Penang on June 23 followed by road shows in Johor Baru (July 1) and Kuala Lumpur (July 7).
So, if you are an agressive female driver and looking for a chance to rub shoulders with famous Red Bull X1R Racing Team drivers …read more
Kuala Lumpur to get it’s own Hyde Park
Federal Territories Minister Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique has good a news today for Kuala Lumpur city folks. Yes, you are getting a new 162ha Kuala Lumpur city park, to be modelled after London’s Hyde Park and New York’s Central Park. The location is not known yet but the relevant ministry will be announcing it in about a month’s time.
I hope the location will be appropriately selected and the infrastructure planning around the park will be splendid.
He said the proposed park was the government’s commitment to ensuring that greenery would continue to be a part of the capital.
Currently there are already a …read more
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Congratulation to Pak Lah on your wedding
Speculations about Pak Lah and Jeanne Abdullah being married had surfaced on the internet and blogs a few months back.
Anyway, while on the subject of the Prime Minister’s wife, some say Pak Lah married Jean Danker on 22 January 2007 while others say he will be marrying her tomorrow, 22 February 2007. Now, which one is true we do not quite know yet but she is already following Pak Lah on his overseas trips.
Source Malaysia Today 21st February 2007
When asked by Malaysiakini, Pak Lah denied the news as rumours:
When he pressed the premier on the veracity of these rumours, Abdullah …read more
KLiH Home Cooking: Lasagna CJCM’s style
Kuala Lumpur is Home will be featuring regular online home cooking demos showing how I cook my favourite dishes. Since I am not running a recipe site here, there will be no recipes provided, instead I will just provide pictures and videos of what I use in my cooking which I just estimate anyway… I hope you will get use to estimating the quantity of each recipe as you develop your culinary skills. If you are not sure, there are thousands of recipe sites available on the internet… find them and combine those with what I show here, you …read more

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