AHA MALAYSIA BRINGS BUS CRASH VICTIMS HOME

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8, 2006 - American Home Assurance Company, Malaysia Branch (AHA), a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is directly involved in coordinating the medical care, evacuation and repatriation of victims of the recent bus crash in Shaanxi, China. Eleven of the 17 Malaysian tourists involved in the accident were covered under the "AIG Assist" travel insurance policy provided by AHA.

Of the 11 insured, six have been evacuated by charter aircraft, with logistics handled by AHA's medical and assistance services partner, International SOS. One AHA client is under medical supervision in China and is to be evacuated as soon as medically feasible. The remains of the four victims that perished as a result of the accident are in the process of being repatriated to Malaysia.

The estimated cost of the special medical aircraft charter is approximately RM1 million (USD$300,000). The evacuation and repatriation costs of all those insured under AIG Assist will be completely covered by their policies. The average travel insurance policy cost for those evacuated was RM100 (US$27).

The Chief Executive Officer of AHA Malaysia, Mr. Brad Bennett said: "Our heartfelt condolences go out to those who have suffered as a result of this unfortunate event. With our service partner, International SOS, we will do our utmost to ensure that our clients are properly cared for and given the best possible support."

AIG Assist is the leading travel insurance product in Malaysia and across Asia, trusted by over 1 million travelers annually.

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American Home Assurance Company established a branch operation in Malaysia (AHA) in 1953 to offer general insurance products. Over the years, the company grew rapidly and today has a network of 13 branch offices throughout the country.

AHA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group Inc. (AIG).

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), world leaders in insurance and financial services, is the leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In the United States, AIG companies are the largest underwriters of commercial and industrial insurance and AIG American General is a top-ranked life insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial services and asset management around the world. AIG?s financial services businesses include aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making. AIG?s growing global consumer finance business is led in the United States by American General Finance. AIG also has one of the largest U.S. retirement services businesses through AIG SunAmerica and AIG VALIC, and is a leader in asset management for the individual and institutional markets, with specialized investment management capabilities in equities, fixed income, alternative investments and real estate. AIG's common stock is listed in the U.S. on the New York Stock Exchange as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.

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Issued by American Home Assurance Company Malaysia Branch.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Rob Coldman
Tel : 65-63197703
Email : Rob.Coldman@aig.com

To get an AIG Assist travel insurance policy, please contact:
Azlan Adnan
Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan
6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Tel : 60-19-28-AZLAN
Tel : 60-19-28-29526
Tel : 60-3-8706 3800
Email : azlan.aig@gmail.com

Copyright 2003-2006 Azlan Adnan Legal Notice

Picture Postcard Project

Dear Readers

I am writing this blog post to ask for a little help. I run the mini post office in Kota Warisan and at the moment I have a little project going where I am decorating it with postcards from all over the world.

I want to use beautiful postcards from around the world to make a montage to cover a whole wall of my post office. So far I have already 16 and I wonder if I could trouble you to ask you to send me a picture postcard from your location.

It would be great if they depict local landmarks, scenery or famous things. You can also send them from places you visit on your travels.

The address to send it to is:

Pos Mini Kota Warisan
6 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Malaysia

In return, if you give me your address, I'd be most happy to send you one from Malaysia.

thank you in advance

warm regards

Azlan Adnan

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Sepang Events for June

Majlis Khidmat Doktor Bersama Rakyat
Majlis akan diadakan pada 10 Jun 2006 bersamaan dengan hari Sabtu bertempat di Balai Raya Kampung Salak Tinggi bermula dari pukul 8.30 pagi hingga 2.00 petang. Anda dijemput hadir beramai-ramai.

Majlis Inventori Masalah Rakyat (IMR) Zon C, Dengkil
Majlis akan diadakan pada 12 Jun 2006 bersamaan dengan hari Isnin bertempat di Dewan Orang Ramai Dengkil pukul 8.00 malam. Anda dijemput hadir beramai-ramai.

Program Kebajikan ICT Untuk Komuniti
Program ini adalah bagi golongan remaja. Akan diadakan pada 17 Jun 2006 bersamaan dengan hari Sabtu di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sungai Pelek pukul 8.00 pagi hingga 2.00 petang.

Program Kebajikan ICT Untuk Komuniti
Program ini adalah bagi golongan remaja. Akan diadakan pada 22 Julai 2006 bersamaan dengan hari Sabtu di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi pukul 8.00 pagi hingga 2.00 petang.

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We're looking into it...

This hole in the road at Kota Warisan has been there since the unnamed road was opened for public use at Ramadan last year. When will you get round to fixing it? Christmas next year, perhaps?

Open Letter to:

Ir Zainal Arshad bin Md Amin
Jurutera Daerah
Jabatan Kerja Raya Sepang
Tingkat 2, Bangunan Tun Aziz
Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi
43900 SEPANG
Tel: 03-8706 1040, 8706 1522
Fax: 03-8706 1666
Email: jdspg@jkr.gov.my

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Prima Apartments, Kota Warisan in the background

copies to:

Public complaint
File in your complaint regarding anything about Public Works Department Malaysia.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Haji Abd Rashid bin Yusof
Pengarah
Jabatan Kerja Raya Negeri Selangor
Tingkat 1, Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
40582 SHAH ALAM
Tel: 03-5544 7687, 5544 7729
Fax: 03-5519 6011, 5510 3790
Email 1: selangor@jkr.gov.my
Email 2: rashid@jkr.gov.my

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ir Haji Mohamad bin Husin
Pengarah Cawangan Jalan
Pejabat Pengarah Cawangan Jalan
Tingkat 15, Blok F
Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Kerja Raya
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
50582 KUALA LUMPUR
Tel: 03-2698 5323
Fax: 03-2693 6662
Email 1: jalan@jkr.gov.my
Email 2: mohamadh@jkr.gov.my

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Prof Ir Dr Wahid bin Omar
Ketua Pengarah Kerja Raya (Turus III)
Pejabat KPKR, Tingkat 5, Blok F
Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Kerja Raya
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
50582 KUALA LUMPUR
Tel: 03-2696 7000
Fax: 03-2698 8187
Email: kpkr@jkr.gov.my

Yang Berhormat Dato' Ir Haji Mohd Zin Mohamad
(Member of Parliament for Sepang)
Deputy Minister of Works
Tingkat 5, Blok A, Kompleks Kerja Raya
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
50580 KUALA LUMPUR
Tel: 03-2711 4036
Fax: 03-2711 3288
Email: mohdzin@kkr.gov.my

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Finally, an answer:
From: Aduan JKR (ADUAN@jkr.gov.my) Mailed-By: jkr.gov.my
To: azlan088@gmail.com
Date: 12-Jun-2006 07:36
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Terima kasih di atas emel tuan.

Perkara tersebut telah dirujuk kepada JKR Selangor untuk siasatan dan laporan seterusnya.

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Date: Jun 13, 2006 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: Incorrect Email Addresses at our website
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** High Priority **

The correct/new email addresses for:

1) Jurutera Daerah, Jabatan Kerja Raya Sepang : sepang@jkr.gov.my

2) Yang Berhormat Dato' Ir Haji Mohd Zin Mohamad, Deputy Minister of
Works : mohdzin@kkr.gov.my

as the ones listed at our website are incorrect/expired.

Thank you.

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Finally, on Wednesday, June 14 2006, the main contractor for the roadworks, Bina Mahir Sdn Bhd, I was told, fixed the hole in the road. The tar was still wet when I examined it at midnight but I reckon the barriers will be removed in a day or two. Many thanks to Encik Mohd Ali Baharom for his invaluable assistance in the matter. Photographs of the repaired road will be uploaded later today.

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Pos Mini Kota Warisan June 2006 Newsletter

In this issue:

Transit Service Centre Budget Hotel to open on June 4

Food Stall Rental Available at Pos Mini Kota Warisan

Pos Mini Kota Warisan to go online from June 12

Properties for Rent/Sale in Kota Warisan

Community Notice Boards in Villa Impian & Pos Mini Kota Warisan

Auctioned Properties in Salak Tinggi

Local Politicians

Newsletter Subscription Details

Websites

Transit Service Centre Budget Hotel to open on June 4
A Budget Hotel is opening in Kota Warisan next to the Pos Mini Kota Warisan from June 4, 2006. The address is:

Transit Service Centre Budget Hotel
8 Jalan Airport City 2
Airport City Business Centre
Kota Warisan
43900 SEPANG
Malaysia

The rates have not been announced yet but as its a budget hotel, the room rate should be very affordable.

Food Stall Rental Available at Pos Mini Kota Warisan
With the opening of the budget hotel, I am renting out the space in front of the Pos Mini Kota Warisan to operators of food and drink stalls. So far a char kuey tiau seller and a Ramli burger stall operator have expressed interest but have not confirmed their participation. There is also a need for someone to operate a drinks stall selling tea, coffee and cold canned drinks. I have installed two outdoor electrical mains power points and two taps. A sink will be installed under one of the taps in the coming weeks. The rental is RM150/month, payable in advance. There is no deposit required. Anyone interested can contact me at 019-28-AZLAN

Pos Mini Kota Warisan to go online from June 12
This means Kota Warisan residents will be able to pay their utility bills at the Pos Mini Kota Warisan and no longer have to travel all the way to Salak Tinggi or Dengkil.

Due to the renovations going on at the budget hotel next door and on our upper floors, there is a lot of dust and noise. I have therefore taken the opportunity to send my staff for training at Pos Malaysia. This means we may operate irregular opening hours until mid-June. Our plan is to be online from June 12 but that all depends on TM Net Sdn Bhd as they still can't seem to get Streamyx up and running at the Pos Mini Kota Warisan, or anywhere else at the Airport City Business Centre. I have written to Zainab Hashim, their GM of Marketing asking for her assistance in resolving this issue. If I do not get any results from her, I'll escalate the matter to their CEO, Michael Chin Tak or even the TM Berhad chairman, Tan Sri Dato' Ir. Muhammad Radzi.

Properties for Rent/Sale in Kota Warisan
I have just got a tenant for a first floor Villa Impian apartment.
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/05/villa-impian-apartment-for-rent.html

There is still a room available for RM250/month in a third floor Villa Impian apartment. Anyone interested can contact me at 019-28-AZLAN
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/05/kota-warisan-for-rent.html

The RM1 million mansion is still available for sale. Anyone interested can contact me at 019-28-AZLAN
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mansion_for_sale/

Community Notice Boards in Villa Impian & Pos Mini Kota Warisan
As a public service, Community Notice Boards have been put up at the bottom of two staircases in Villa Impian above the letterboxes as the developers and property management have just cleaned the notices stuck onto the doors and walls. There is no charge for putting up notices on these Community Notice Boards. There are also several Community Notice Boards at the Pos Mini Kota Warisan.

Auctioned Properties in Salak Tinggi
There are some bargains to be picked up at:
http://azlanadnan.blogspot.com/2006/05/salak-tinggi-properties-for-auction.html

Local Politicians
I have often been mistaken for the other Encik Azlan, the President of the Kota Warisan Residents Association. Just today I received a phone call asking for a testimonial for someone applying to be a Bomba recruit. Besides Encik Azlan, our local politicians can also be very helpful. Our local state assemblyman is:

YB Suhaimi bin Mohd Ghazali
ADUN Dengkil
Aras 1, Bangunan UMNO Sepang
Jalan ST 1D/2
Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi
43900 SEPANG
Tel: 03-8706 1224
Fax: 03-8706 1625

While our local Member of Parliament for Sepang is:

YB Dato' Ir. Haji Mohd Zin Mohamad
Deputy Minister of Works
Tingkat 5, Blok A, Kompleks Kerja Raya
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin
50580 KUALA LUMPUR
Tel: 03-2771 4036
Fax: 03-2711 3288

Newsletter Subscription Details
You may subscribe to this Newsletter by sending an email to:
pos_mini_kota_warisan-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Websites
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pos_mini_kota_warisan
http://geocities.com/pos_mini_kota_warisan
http://www.myspace.com/pos_mini_kota_warisan

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KOTA WARISAN ~ FOR RENT

FOR RENT
IN
KOTA WARISAN

VILLA IMPIAN APARTMENT
BLOCK B, 1st FLOOR
3 ROOMS, NICE CURTAINS, CLEAN
RM500/month
DISCOUNT FOR ELIGIBLE TENANTS

Basic Details of Property:
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, kitchen balcony, living and dining area, free car parking, lovely curtains, 24-hour security, 720 sq ft

ROOM IN VILLA IMPIAN APARTMENT
BLOCK B, 3rd FLOOR
NICE CURTAINS, CLEAN
RM250/month
inclusive of water, electricity and Streamyx bills
FACILITIES INCLUDE:
stove, fridge, rice cooker, kettle, blender, TV, radio, DVD player, CD player, 24-hr 1 Mb/s wireless Streamyx connection

Unique Features of Kota Warisan Properties:
Breath-taking views of green rolling hills and spectacular sunsets, three minutes' drive from Salak Tinggi KLIA Transit ERL station, two minutes' drive from primary school (SK Kota Warisan), Pasar Malam Kota Warisan every Saturday from 5 pm to 11 pm.

Please contact the Real Estate Negotiator below to make an appointment to view.

AZLAN ADNAN
CTM, MA International Business and Management
Real Estate Negotiator

Contact Details:
Handphone: 019-282 9526
Telephone: 03-8706 3800
E-mail: azlan.aig@gmail.com

Rental Application Form

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Number One Keling

Question: Ever wondered why kelings are held in such contempt and derision?
Answer: This is typical of the way they behave in public.

Samy Vellu: Who's more barbaric, more stupid?

Doesn't machan look so handsome in his new toupé?

SHAH ALAM, 23 May 2006: Who is more barbaric? This is the question Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu posed to delegates at the party's Selangor convention here yesterday.

Incensed by Makkal Osai, which labelled MIC supporters as barbarians for burning copies of the daily on Saturday in protest against its reporting, Samy Vellu said the reporter who wrote the story was more barbaric.

"Only a bigger barbarian recognises the smaller barbarians," he said.

The controversy stemmed from reports in Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban which quoted Samy Vellu at the Johor party convention as saying that former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had not done anything for the Indian community.

Samy Vellu said those who wrote that story had not understood what he had said and it was a move to undermine him. The Works Minister said anybody who said Dr Mahathir had not done anything for Indians was stupid, and those who listened to them were more stupid.

On his promise to provide proof that his estranged deputy Datuk S. Subramaniam had a stake in the two dailies, Samy Vellu said he would release them when the time was right.

Earlier as he arrived to open the convention, Samy Vellu got into a heated argument at the lobby with a man.

The man, unhappy over not being picked as a delegate, hurled obscenities against Samy Vellu and left with several others after being advised by delegates.

Copyright 2003-2006 Azlan Adnan Legal Notice

Typical Keling Behaviour

Question: Ever wondered why kelings are held in such contempt and derision?
Answer: This is typical of the way they behave in public.

Kelings turn graft trial into slanging match

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 May 2006: A keling lawyer and a keling politician shouting at each other in open court; the keling politician's supporters joining in the slanging match; the presiding judge storming out.

It had all the ingredients of a TV drama, but it was not. It happened yesterday at the Ampang court.

Policemen had to calm the two kelings, with Sessions Court judge Noradidah Ahmad returning to the bench an hour later.

The graft trial of former Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) enforcement director Captain (Rtd) Abdul Kudus Ahmad started well enough, but the problem began when his keling counsel M. Manoharan told the court he would be making an application to cite one of his keling witnesses (Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk M. Kayveas) for contempt.

"Abdul Kudus' case began in 2003, and is still ongoing. Nobody, be it a deputy minister or a minister, should comment on the case, as it would be sub judice," Manoharan said.

"However, on Jan 21, it was reported in The Malay Mail that a deputy minister commented on my client's case, which has now been turned into a trial by the media."

At this juncture, Kayveas, who was seated in the public gallery, stood up and began trading barbs with Manoharan, with each calling the other a liar.

Kayveas: "Are you talking about me?"

Manoharan: "You're not allowed to talk from the public gallery. As a witness, you should not be in the courtroom during proceedings."

Manoharan, who was seated at the bar, turned around and both pointed fingers at each other.

Kayveas: "I am a defence witness, not a prosecution witness. You called me here today, so I have the right to be in court. I am waiting for you to call me. Unless, you don't want me here... I am leaving."

Manoharan: "You are not allowed to talk."

Manoharan's assistant R. Kengatharan then stood up to say: "Get out, you deputy minister, get out of the court room."

The judge, who looked agitated, then walked off in a huff.

Kayveas and Manoharan, however, continued trading insults.

Kayveas: "You called me here as your witness, I have the right to be in court."

Manoharan: "You are a hostile witness. Do not think you are in Parliament."

Kayveas: "Don't make me wait here. I have a lot of things to do in Parliament."

Court police officers finally got them to calm down.

Proceedings resumed almost an hour later when Noradidah returned to the bench to enquire if "things had cooled down".

Manoharan: "They have. But his (Kayveas) behaviour just now was unethical. I want to make an application against my witness. He cannot simply stand up as he pleases in court. He is here to assist the court, he is not a court officer. This is not a fair trial. He comes here with his large entourage and threatens me. He was a lawyer, so he should know this is unacceptable. He was disrespectful and threatened me."

Noradidah told Kayveas to give his side of the story.

Kayveas: "I am a defence witness and was called here today but he told me to get out. I wanted to know if he needed me here. There were no threats. Maybe the air-con in the courtroom is loud, which resulted in the raised voices. I did not threaten him. He is a liar."

Manoharan then interjected, asking the judge to order Kayveas to shut up, but the deputy minister did not let up, accusing Manoharan of "creating an issue".

Manoharan: "He is a Number One liar. He kept on threatening us. He is seeking publicity. He has no right to speak. Kayveas should be punished. We will be lodging a police report against him."

Noradidah: "And you still want him as your witness?"

Manoharan: "He is a hostile witness, a ruthless man. We want the court to caution him. He was subpoenaed, so he must attend proceedings."

Earlier, before the drama began, Manoharan had made two applications to the court ~ for a retrial and to cite Kayveas for contempt based on The Malay Mail report.

Copyright 2003-2006 Azlan Adnan Legal Notice

Salak Tinggi Properties for Auction

Click on the photos for full details:

22 Jalan Dahlia 1/1
Taman Dahlia
Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi
43900 SEPANG
An end-lot double-storey terrace house

4 Jalan Dahlia 4/5
Taman Dahlia
Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi
43900 SEPANG
An intermediate double-storey terrace shopoffice

B-4-21, 3rd & 4th Floor, Block B
Pangsapuri Langat Utama (previously known as Sepang Utama Apartments)
Taman Langat Utama
Bukit Changgang
42700 BANTING
3-bedroom duplex apartment

D-3-05, 3rd Floor, Block D
Golden Heights Apartment
Jalan Pinggiran Mas 2
Taman Mas Sepang
43900 SEPANG
an apartment

A-4-06, 4th Floor, Block A
Taman Dahlia
Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi
43900 SEPANG
3-bedroom low-cost flat

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Corruption in Malaysia

Click here for a very interesting article on corruption in Malaysia entitled Abdullah Badawi's hidden hand behind the RM5 billion PORR.

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Message from Allah 'in tomato'

Two messages appeared when the tomato was cut open

Hundreds of Muslims flocked to a small terraced house in West Yorkshire in September 1999 to see a tomato which they believe carries a divine message from Allah.

Housewife Shabana Hussain, 27, found the Islamic scripture while she was preparing a meal for her family.

She chopped a tomato in half, and "bismillah" was written in Arabic in the veins. The other half of the vegetable said "la illaha illala," or "There is no God but Allah."

"I was shocked and surprised," she said. "Now word has got out about the tomato and hundreds of people have called in to see it."

Mrs Hussain and her husband Imdad, who have four young children, are now expecting more visitors to their home in the Girlington district.

"It's very clear," said Mrs Hussain. "Everyone has been able to make the message out."

Mr Hussain was "delighted" with the find. He said the imam from his local mosque confirmed the scriptures were written in the tomato, and that word of it had spread very quickly.

"We have been inundated with people," he said. "We made the discovery on Tuesday, and still had people coming to see it on Thursday at midnight."

'Explaining its religious importance, Mr Hussain said: "As Muslims we believe that God, or Allah, created everything, and we know that God can do anything. This is a sign of his strength and guidance."

When asked if he would consider eating the tomato, he said: "Of course not. Although there would be no harm in eating it.

"It has been suggested that it would be good for someone who was ill, to eat something that had been blessed by God. That would be a good thing to do with it."

He said he wanted to be able to keep the tomato for as long as possible, but had ruled out putting it in the freezer because that would "turn it to water".

"At the moment, we are keeping it in the fridge, and I have rung Leeds University food sciences department to see if there is any way of preserving it," he said.

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Oscar 'has Allah marking'

A customer has offered £10 for the fish

A pet shop owner has found the markings on one of his tropical fish appear to spell the word "Allah" in Arabic. The fish is also believed to have the word "Mohammed" in its markings on its other side.

An Asian customer spotted the markings on the Astronotus ocellatus at Walker Aquatics in Waterfoot, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, and offered to buy it for £10.

The customer bought the most expensive tank in the shop to house the fish, at a cost of £700.

Shop owner Tony Walker said he would honour the buyer's £10 offer but said he expected more interest in the fish.

The South American Astronotus ocellatus is also known as an oscar fish. It typically grows to about 30-40 cm long, weighing about 1.5 kg.

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Wa anta khair al-raziqin

The tuna fish with what looks like Arabic writing on its side

A fish with markings that resembled a Quranic text has been handed to the Kenyan Fisheries Department in Mombasa. The fish is being studied to find out if the Arabic inscription "You are the best provider" was natural or a hoax.

Sceptics say the writing was the work of someone who caught the fish and then threw it back into the sea.

But others say this would be impossible, and local imams are said to have been talking in the mosques about the fish.

The text is close to the Quranic verse: "Wa anta khair al-raziqin"

After being asked by Muslim leaders in Kenya, officials from Kenya's National Museum based at Fort Jesus in Mombasa had offered to take custody of the fish and preserve it for the country's heritage.

The mysterious 2.5-kg tuna was caught by fisherman Said Ali at the end of last week at Vanga, a small fishing port on the Kenyan coast, 50 km south of Mombasa.

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Villa Impian Apartment for Rent

FOR RENT

FIRST FLOOR VILLA IMPIAN APARTMENT IN KOTA WARISAN, SEPANG (B-1-14) FOR RENT

Basic Details of Property:
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, kitchen balcony, living and dining area, free car parking, lovely curtains, 24-hour security, 720 sq ft

Unique Features of Property:
Breath-taking views of green rolling hills and sunsets, three minutes' drive from Salak Tinggi KLIA Transit ERL station, two minutes' drive from primary school (SK Kota Warisan)

Owner asking for RM500
(negotiable, rent discount available for eligible tenants)

Please contact the Real Estate Negotiator below to make an appointment to view.

AZLAN ADNAN
CTM, MA International Business and Management
Real Estate Negotiator

Contact Details:
Handphone: 019-282 9526
Telephone: 03-8706 3800
E-mail: azlan.aig@gmail.com

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Table of Listings

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A new type of scam

This new scam is basically identity theft. The scammer sends you an email offering you a job (without knowing who you or what your qualifications are). Then, they ask you to respond by sending your resume. If you are gullible enough to do so, they would have got enough information to steal your identity for illegal purposes. Be warned!

Below is one such scam:

From: Human resources department of MNS, Inc. (dbhwpei@cyclops.force9.co.uk)
To: Azlan Adnan
Date: 13-May-2006 04:00
Subject: JOB FOR YOU
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To whom it may concern,

Let us inform you that MNS, Inc starts a new project in the USA and is looking for a reliable, well-motivated and well-executive person to take care of the project's needs. The job requires a flexible schedule shift.

According to this fact we are offering you a position of the Executive Manager of MNS, Inc. If you are interested in starting business activity or searching a secure managing job, please response this message for more detailed description of the opportunity with your CV or Resume attached to the message.

Please forward all your questions and comments to: job@mnsservice.com

With due respect,
Human resources department of MNS, Inc.

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And, of course, job@mnsservice.com is a fake email account:

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Orange Award Shortlist

The Orange Award for New Writers, an off-shoot of the Orange Prize for Fiction, can be presented to any first work of fiction published in the UK and written in English by a female author.

"It is a fantastically strong year and the three we have chosen are all award-winning books on any level, never mind the fact that they happen to be by first-timers," said author Louise Doughty, who chairs the judging panel.

'Wholeheartedly recommended'
She added the nominees were "two exceptional novels and one wonderful collection of short stories" and said the judges "wholeheartedly recommend them all". This year's winner will be announced in London on 6 June.

In 2005, Diana Evans received the award in its inaugural year for her debut novel, 26a: A Novel.

The 2006 nominees for the Orange Award for New Writers are:

Naomi Alderman is shortlisted for Disobedience: A Novel

A British woman who decided to become an author after the terror attacks of 11 September has been shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers. London-born Naomi Alderman left her marketing job at a law firm in New York to take a writing course before finishing her debut novel in a library.

Her book Disobedience, set within north-west London's Orthodox Jewish community, is in line for the prize.

Olga Grushin wrote The Dream Life of Sukhanov,
about a Russian who regrets his career path

Moscow-born Olga Grushin, who now lives in the US, is recognised for The Dream Life of Sukhanov.

The novel tells the story of a high-ranking Soviet official who is uneasy about choosing a safe and comfortable career instead of his real calling as an underground artist.

Nominee Yiyun Li was recently denied residency in the US

Chinese author Yiyun Li was raised in Beijing but after a decade of living in the US she was recently refused permanent residency in the country, despite letters of support from novelist Salman Rushdie.

Li's work A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is a collection of 10 short stories based in China and among Chinese Americans in the US.

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Salinger Residence

Salinger Residence

Salinger Residence Photographs

Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1998

Ibrahim, Abdelbaki Mohamed (ed). 1998. Salinger Residence. In Alam al-Bina. Cairo: Center for Planning and Architectural Studies, 22-23/205

Badan Warisan Malaysia

Technical review of Salinger Residence

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Insurance Coverage for Floods

In the light of the recent floods in Kampung Subang, Shah Alam and TTDI Jaya areas, there have been a number of inquiries regarding insurance coverage for floods.

My principal, American Home Assurance Company, is pleased to advise that there is NO RESTRICTION to obtain extension for this cover.

MOTORCAR INSURANCE
The basic Motor policy does not cover flood. In order to protect the vehicle against damage cased by flood, the policy has to be extended to include Special Perils. The rate is 0.50% of the sum insured. This rate applies regardless of whether the cover is taken from inception of the policy or mid-term, i.e. the rate is a flat-rate.

FIRE INSURANCE
The basic Fire policy also does not cover flood. Again the policy may be extended to include flood cover. The rate is 0.086% of the sum insured. Please note that this cover does not extend to include loss or damage caused by subsidence or landslip.

HOUSEOWNER/HOUSEHOLDER (HOUSEHOLD CONTENTS) INSURANCE
Flood cover is included under the basic policy. No further extension for flood is required. Storm/tempest is also covered. However, here too, damage caused by subsidence or landslip is not covered.

We urge all our clients to take up this cover in order to be adequately protected. Be it your cars, your homes or your household contents, it is better to be safe than sorry.

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MGG Pillai

MGG Pillai's reputation was built on his
no-holds-barred reports and commentaries

Veteran journalist MGG Pillai dies of heart attack

PETALING JAYA: Veteran journalist MGG Pillai died of a heart attack at Universiti Hospital at 10.40 am yesterday. He was 67.

Pillai, whose reputation was built on his no-holds-barred reports and commentaries, wrote for several publications and radio stations, including Radio Netherlands, during his long career.

He was once expelled from Singapore and permanently banned from there since 1991 over his reports. Of this, he wrote: "It did not bother me since, as an Italian journalist wrote in his book, 'I had done my shopping'. I had written in an Indian paper of Israeli-made Singapore tanks and why they were bought. It was true, but local journalists could not write about it as they can never could get official confirmation. In defence matters, Singapore is touchy."

He occasionally wrote on the Vietnam War.

He was also among the pioneers of the country's online journalism.

His last posting on his website, www.MGGPillai.com, was "Globalisation, for Malaysia, means the foreigner will control what the local always did in the past," posted on April 20 at 11.48 am.

Bernama editor-in-chief Datuk Azman Ujang, in expressing his condolences to Pillai's family, said he wrote his articles without fear or favour.

Former New Straits Times group editor P.C. Shivadas said: "Journalism was in his blood and he also attempted to push the limits of press freedom and often got himself into trouble from which he never flinched."

Pillai leaves behind wife P.C. Jayasree and two sons Sreejit and Sreekant.

The cortege leaves Siewdor Apartments in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, at 10 am and is scheduled to arrive at the Cheras crematorium at 11 am today.

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Public Appeal

A child with haemangioma:
before and after treatment

Man with Growth on Face off to Australia for Surgery
By Linda Khoo Hui Li

KUCHING, April 26 (Bernama) -- After 18 years of suffering from a growth which covers most of his face, Christopher Budol is hoping to lead a normal life although he would have to go through a high-risk operation in Australia.

For this 33-year-old, he would rather face death on the operating table than having to suffer and be forever dependent on his parents.

Diagnosed as having a blood vessel growth disorder called haemangioma, Christopher said small spots, which he thought were pimples, first appeared on his face when he was 15-years-old and the growths have since spread all over his face, including covering his nose, to the extent that he now has to breathe through the mouth.

Christopher also has difficulty eating.

"I have suffered long enough. I cannot work because no one wants to employ me and neither can I go out because where ever I am, people will stare at me," he told Bernama when met at a relative's house here recently.

Christopher, who is from Spaoh, about 275 kilometres from here, said he was informed that the growths could be removed after meeting Dr Selva Kumar Subramanian for consultation at the Sarawak General Hospital last year.

"Dr Selva told me that the surgery is dangerous because it involves a lot of blood vessels and that I can die, but I don't care.

"He also said that I would also die because the growths are getting bigger and may soon cover my mouth. So, I might as well go for the operation to remove the growths," he added.

Although the cost of his operation will be borne by the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia, Christopher said he still needs to raise about RM20,000 for his flight ticket and to pay for his accommodation at the hospital.

He is appealing to the public to help raise the money, adding that he would leave for Australia as soon as his travelling documents were finalised.

-- BERNAMA

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Perhaps an airline could be persuaded to donate the airfare on humanitarian grounds and members of the public can donate some cash for his accommodation as well?

References:
Medical students are advised to refer to Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations of the Head and Neck by Milton Waner (Editor), James Y. Suen (Editor)
and to publications listed here.

Quick Review for Clinicians

Notes:
A haemangioma is a non-malignant tumour which is made up of rapidly growing endothelial or vascular cells. They may be capillary, cavernous or mixed in origin. Usually these lesions appear at the time of birth, or shortly thereafter, as a small spot that appears pink or red. They may present on the face or elsewhere on the body.

Complications that may occur once these lesions have undergone rapid growth include bleeding, infection, mass effect and the possible obstruction of critical structures such as the mouth, nose, eyes or ears.

This obstruction would require early treatment which may include one or more of the following active therapies: laser treatment, injection and/or oral corticosteroids, the utilization of interferon, pressure dressings, or direct surgical excision.