The Kuala Lumpur Traveler

Wishing all Muslims around the world, a very Happy New Year 1403H.
May Allah forgive our past sins and lead all of us to a better year of 1403H. May this new Islamic year brings us more ‘barakah’ and ‘rahmat’ from Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala
To the uninitiated, today (28th Dec 2008), is the first day (1st Muharram) of Muslim calendar year 1403H. The start of Muslim year, Muharram, coincides with Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) journey from Mecca to Medina on the first of Muharram in 622AD.
Hijrah means migration. The Hijrah refers to the Prophet’s migration from Mecca to Madinah. This journey …read more

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Wishing all Malaysian Christian friends, blog readers and the folks at b5media, a very Merry Christmas. To the rest, a very Happy Holidays.
Image credit: Glitter Graphics

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Thanks to Pak Zawi, Kelantan Bloggers Mini-Gathering will be held after Hari Raya Aidil Fitri. Here are the details:
Venue: Hayaki Kopitiam Desa Cemerlang
Date : 4th October 2008
Time : 9:30am
Contact: 019 9125647 (Pak Zawi)

So, if you are Kelantan Bloggers returning to KB for the Aidil Fitri celebration, do join us for this small get together. There is wi-fi available at Hayaki Kopitiam, so if you are into live-blogging, that would be sure fun.
To all those driving to their hometown this festive season, wherever that may be, please drive carefully.

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While I agree stern actions should be taken against the recalcitrant Ahmad Ismail over his racist remarks against the Chinese, he should never be charged under the draconian Sedition Act we have all resented.
A number of civil society groups have opposed the use of the Sedition Act against Umno Bukit Bendera division chief Ahmad Ismail.
“The use of the Sedition Act legitimises the draconian act which has long been condemned by civil society and opposition parties.
“Rather than use it to further curb the freedom of expression – whoever the accused – the Umno politician and his colleagues who backed …read more

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Pak Samad may be gone forever to meet his Creator, but his legend will remain with many of us for a long time to come.
Pak Samad is a recipient of the 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts.
May his soul rest in peace and may Allah place his soul among the blessed ones. My heartiest condolescence to his family members especially fellow bloggers Nuraina and Maria.
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Honestly…. not for me, not on KTM train anyway. I had tried once by taking a KTM train from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bharu and I didn’t like it at all. The train was rocking left and right, noisy and hopelessly slow… I was sleepless the whole night. I dare not step my foot in a train for a long journey again. But the commuter train is OK for me, I can handle that for very short commuting.
Coincidently, read an interesting account of a train journey, from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu, by one of our fellow bloggers George in …read more

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Malaysiakini reported:
Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged Umno members not to repeat his ‘mistake’ in backing Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to be prime minister.
“I admit I was wrong in choosing Abdullah as my successor. Now I regret because I didn’t think that ‘Mr Clean’ would not be that clean.
“I believe that Umno members and leaders at all levels who are angry with me (for anointing Abdullah) surely does not want to make the same mistake,” said Mahathir.
Source and image credit: Malaysiakini

So Mahathir finally admitted his mistake of appointing Pak Lah as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Well… that is a good start …read more

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The 1-million-people rally being organized by Anti-fuel Price Hike Protest Coalition (Protes) was originally scheduled to happened on July 12. Then for tactical reasons, the date was brought forward to July 5th. In yet another instance, the date has been changed again and the venue is also now different from the original location around KLCC.
So if you are planning to register your displeasure regarding the recent fuel price hike and would like to be part of the 1-million protesters expected to join the rally, the new date and venue is July 6, a Sunday, at the Jalan Timur field in …read more

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When I first read in Malaysiakini about the new website put up by the BN Government as part of their 2008 Elections campaign, I thought it would be the cyber platform for the BN to launch its cyber war attack against the Oppositions who are fighting the cyberspace with an army of voluntary bloggers and webmasters. But I was in for a big dissappointment.
The new BN 2008 Campaign Site is just so outdated and backward in terms of its functionalities. There is no interactive elements at all. As I go through the entire contents of the website, it …read more

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I thought this is too early for a new year wish but since I will be taking a short break away with my family… it looks like this blog will not be updated for some time until 2nd Jan 2008. By that time, we are already well into 2008 so I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a very Happy New Year. I pray to God that 2008 will be a prosperous year for all of us. I wish all of you the very best in all your undertakings throughout the new year of 2008.
[tags]2007, …read more

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