Skim Prihatin : How to apply (for WP KL residents only)

KUALA LUMPUR:The Skim Prihatin introduced last year is aimed at easing the financial burden of a poor family when its income-earning family member dies.

Under the scheme, the family of the registered member will receive RM2,500 to be used for the deceased's funeral expenses.

Those aged between 21 and 75 are eligible to register for the scheme with a minimal payment of a RM5 lifetime fee. Applicants must be residents in the Federal Territories and be a registered voter.

Up to two beneficiaries can be named to claim the allocation.

Applicants must submit two passport-sized photographs, a certified copy of their identity card, a certified copy of the electricity, water, assessment, Astro and other utility bills to apply for the scheme.

The registration and application forms should be forwarded to the foundation's representative.

Read more: How to apply for Skim Prihatin http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/02prihatin/Article/#ixzz1KzxIxPA7

Welfare aid system revamped

KANGAR: The widely-criticised system of distributing monthly welfare aid will be replaced with a new and efficient system.

Currently, the money is paid on a staggered basis, causing some recipients in the same district, being left out of the list but now the recipients from each district will get the aid on the same day.


Perlis Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu said many had complained of the weaknesses in the existing system.

"The family either came to the community hall or the department staff will visit them at their homes but the method is time consuming and caused much delays.


Location of Welfare Office in West Malaysia

 "We have now decided to all the recipients of each district will be given aid on the same day as specified by the department," he said yesterday after giving out the monthly welfare aid to recipients the 365 recipients from Bintong.

p/s : The number of welfare aid receipients in Selangor State is bigger than Perlis State populations, but it's OK to start rather then nuled.

Read more: Welfare aid system revamped http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/20ads/Article/#ixzz1KzpzQEAa

Traffic Offenders : New way to blacklist to be use.

p/s : 0 stage : Best & Obeyed Driver : Nothing to do but must be honour by something.

p/s : 1st Stage : Summones to Teach

p/s : 2nd Stage : Summones for Punishment

p/s : 3rd Stage : Summones, Punishment, Repossesed of driving licence, re-applying for new driving licence after finish of punishment

p/s : 4th Stage : Govenrment should apply this as Japan, Singapore, US, Australia, New Zealand and most Europe country empowered its (When we should starts or just rumors in the Parliament).

TUMPAT: The government will soon announce a new mechanism to blacklist motorists who fail to pay fines for traffic offences.

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said the mechanism would be introduced once the cabinet gave its approval.

Under the current system, the Road Transport Department would bar motorists from renewing their driving licences and vehicle road tax only if they failed to settle their traffic compounds and attend court hearings or investigations.

"Those affected by this rule are motorists who have been issued with summonses by the RTD, police, the Land Public Transport Commission and Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

"RTD is the lead agency as it has the database of vehicle records and driving licence holders," he said after launching the district-level 1RTD, 1Community programme at SK Neting here yesterday.

He said under the Road Transport Act, the department had the authority to blacklist and prevent traffic offenders from renewing their driving licence and road tax.

Earlier in his speech, he said the country suffered losses amounting to RM9 billion annually in social costs through road accidents nationwide.

The costs included medical treatment, rehabilitation programmes, vehicle repairs, insurance claims and loss of income.

"A total of 6,800 deaths were reported from road accidents last year, of which 4,000 involved motorcyclists or their pillion riders."

Later, it was a proud moment for Abdullah Che Ibrahim, 82, when he received his driving licence from Rahim.

Abdullah, an odd-job worker from Kampung Tujuh Pasir here, said he had been riding a motorcycle without a licence since 1979 as he had difficulties following procedures to get the licence.

He said he decided to join a programme by RTD for senior citizens to obtain a licence at his village.

"We paid only RM150 for the programme which offered riding classes and lessons on traffic rules once a week for two months," said Abdullah, who is a father of nine.

He was the oldest among 472 people who received their licences at the event.

Read more: New way to blacklist traffic offenders http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/06blk/Article/#ixzz1KxYa4fRw

Leukaemia girl gets double joy

Six-year-old Nur Ainin Sofea Mohd Asri enjoying her new gift together with her parents and younger sister. At right is Children’s Wish Society of Malaysia member Ong See Chyn.

GEORGE TOWN: Six-year-old Nur Ainin Sofea Mohd Asri could not hide her delight after receiving what she had been hoping to get -- a laptop computer.

Nur Ainin, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia since February 2009, immediately became engrossed with the Acer laptop which was presented to her by Children's Wish Society of Malaysia (CWS) member Ong See Chyn.

The condition is a malignant cancer where immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow.

It disrupts the function of normal cells in the bone marrow, and might cause damage or death by infiltrating other organs.

Present with Nur Ainin were her parents -- technician father Mohd Asri Said, 31, and mother Noorhashimah Hashim, 33 -- and younger sister Nur Ainin Natasha Najwa, 4, who suffers from chronic lung disease with global developmental delay.

Noorhashimah said she was very touched and happy that her daughter's wish was granted, adding that she could not afford a laptop as she did not work while her husband earned only about RM670 a month.

"I have no idea why she is so keen to have a laptop. I thought she would have wanted a Sony Playstation game console," said Noorhashimah, who looked over her daughter's shoulder as she fiddled with her new toy and played games.

Penang Hospital paediatric oncology ward medical officer Dr Teh Tat Sin had written to CWS to relay Nur Ainin's wish.

Her parents thanked CWS for fulfilling their daughter's wish.

The gift was not the first piece of good news the family received.

"I was informed that a bone marrow donor had been found for my daughter. This, and Nur Ainin Sofea getting a laptop, are both really good news," said Noorhashimah.

Nur Ainin is undergoing chemotherapy at Penang Hospital. She suffered a relapse in December.

Apart from the two girls, Noorhashimah and her husband have two other children, one of whom is Nur Ainin's twin, who suffers from umbilical hernia, and a son, who is the only child in the family who does not have any illness.

Noorhashimah said while Nur Ainin had yet to attend school, they did not neglect her studies and taught her at home.

Read more: Leukaemia girl gets double joy http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/23ain/Article#ixzz1KxXAqgsu

Summonses with photo ‘evidence’ from May 1

p/s : Policeman : No More To Hide.

p/s : Traffickers : No Where To Hide.

KUALA LUMPUR: From May 1, police will issue summonses with photographs of vehicles violating traffic regulations in areas monitored by closed-circuit television.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the new procedure would be used for all traffic offences including speeding and failure to use seat belts.

He said he expected the practice to leave little chance of mistaken identity.

“If there are still people who claim that police got the wrong vehicle (even with a picture attached to the summons), they should produce evidence of the mistake at any traffic counter,” he told reporters here.

In areas without CCTV surveillance, Khalid said summonses would be issued as usual by traffic officers.

He also said stern action would be taken against any police personnel found to have refused to accept a report from a member of the public.

Khalid said top police management had received many complaints about policemen refusing to take reports from the public.

This errant behaviour was discussed in the Delivery Task Force meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Putrajaya yesterday, he said.

Khalid advised people who came across a policeman who refused to take their report to note down his identification number. - Bernama

Freak storm causes massive jams

KUALA LUMPUR: A freak storm uprooted several trees and caused traffic congestion in some parts of the city yesterday.

In Jalan 29/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, a huge tree damaged two cars and fallen trees on Jalan Setiakasih and Jalan Beringin caused a massive jam.

Uprooted tree: The two damaged cars in Desa Sri Hartamas yesterday.
Parking at your own CAUSE and COST

Five City Hall emergency unit officers took about an hour to clear the debris and the situation returned to normal by 6.30pm.

No one was hurt in the 4pm incident.

In Petaling Jaya, flash floods were reported at SK(T) Vivekananda in Jalan Templer and at the Rothmans roundabout.

A couple of classrooms at the school, as well as its front gate and field were affected.

A parent said floods are a perennial problem at the school whenever there is heavy rain.

A tweet was posted on @kltraffic on the flood and jam at the Rothmans roundabout at 5pm but the flood had receded by the time The Star sent a photographer to check on it.

Price of Disobeyed Parents : Teenager gang-raped after meeting Facebook pal

p/s : Miss used of facebook.

p/s : Price of disobeyed parents

A 14-year-old girl who met a friend she knew through Facebook ended up being gang-raped by nine people.

Tamil Nesan reported that the teenager, who lives in a flat in Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur, slipped out to see the friend without her parents' knowledge last Saturday.

After they met up, they decided to go to someone's house in Cheras with another guy who drove them there.

Three men were waiting for them at the house.

One of them hugged and kissed the girl as she entered the house but she pushed him away. However, he forced himself on her and raped her.

He then called four other friends and all of them took turns to rape the girl throughout the day.

Subsequently, they took her for dinner at a restaurant. The girl took the chance to escape.

So far, police have rounded up eight suspects.

2nd road to Penang : Sea tunnel link for Penang?

GEORGE TOWN: Penang may get a third link - a 6.5km sea tunnel linking Gurney Drive on Penang island and Bagan Ajam on the mainland.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the project was proposed by the Chinese company Beijing Urban Construction Group Co Ltd (BUCG), which built the famous Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing.

He said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the state and BUCG on Thursday in Putrajaya, in the presence of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao.

"To get China's attention is a compliment for Penang," Lim told reporters here Friday after the opening of the state assembly sitting by Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas.

Lim said the Penang Municipal Council would embark on a six-month study to ascertain the technical, physical and funding requirements for the project.

He added that although BUCG had proposed the third link, the project would have to be awarded through an open tender.

On Thursday, eight agreements and MoUs were signed between Malaysia and China.

One of the MoU, on resolving traffic congestion in Penang island, was between the Penang Government and BUCG, which was signed by Penang state secretary Datuk Farizan Darus and company chairman Liu Longhua.

It is not known yet whether the third link was specifically mentioned in the MoU.

AirAsia fuel surcharge returns due to oil price hike

Today Fuel price

USD140 / RM414

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia will re-introduce a fuel surcharge for all domestic and international routes beginning May 3.

However, all flight bookings made before May 3 will not be affected by the fuel surcharge.

AirAsia regional head of commercial Kathleen Tan said the re-introduction of the fuel surcharge was to offset the escalating jet fuel price that had exceeded US$140 (RM414) per barrel.

“We hope that this will only be a temporary measure,” she said in a statement Friday.

The fuel surcharge (one way) for all domestic flights is RM10.

For international routes, the fuel surcharge is RM10 for flights that are less than two hours, RM20 for those that are two to three hours and RM30 for flights above three hours.

The fuel surcharge for AirAsia X routes to Taipei, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Seoul, Tianjin, New Delhi and Mumbai is RM50; RM70 for Melbourne, Gold Coast, Perth, Tokyo and Teheran; and RM90 for Paris, Stansted (London) and Christchurch.

The Royal kiss : The Royal wedding of the year



The Royal kiss















Kilang mesin taip terakhir di dunia ditutup

Tinggal Kenangan, TUGAS mesin taip sudah diambil alih sepenuhnya
oleh gajet lebih canggih terutama komputer.

MUMBAI, India - Syarikat Godrej and Boyce yang menjadi pengeluar mesin taip terakhir di dunia terpaksa menghentikan operasinya dan hanya meninggalkan beberapa ratus buah mesin taip dalam stoknya sebelum dijual kepada orang ramai, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Penutupan kilang itu dipercayai akibat permintaan terhadap mesin taip semakin berkurangan sejak 10 tahun lalu selepas orang ramai beralih kepada komputer.

Pengurus Besar Godrej and Boyce, Milind Dukle berkata kepada akhbar tempatan India, Business Standard: "Kami tidak menerima banyak permintaan sekarang. Sejak awal tahun 2000, penggunaan komputer terus mendominasi pengguna di seluruh negara. Semua syarikat yang mengeluarkan mesin taip menghentikan operasi masing-masing kecuali kami.

"Sehingga tahun 2009, kami hanya menghasilkan 10,000 hingga 12,000 mesin taip setahun. Mungkin sekarang adalah waktu terbaik buat pengguna mesin taip untuk mendapatkan produk terakhir kami."

Syarikat itu memulakan perniagaan sejak tahun 1950-an selepas bekas Perdana Menteri, Jawaharlal Nehru menganggap mesin taip sebagai simbol pengembangan kemerdekaan dan industri di India.

Terdapat sebanyak 200 buah mesin taip ada dalam stok syarikat tersebut. Majoritinya terdiri daripada model dengan aksara bahasa Arab.

Pada awal 1990-an, Godrej and Boyce menjual 50,000 unit mesin taip setiap tahun. Tetapi pada tahun lalu, ia hanya dapat menjual 800 unit sahaja. - Agensi

Obesiti : Sikap ibu bapa ANTARA punca.

p/s 1 : Tajuk berita disesuaikan dari tajuk asal - pada pandangan penulis.

p/s 2: Banyak sebab dan punca obesiti. Pada pandangan penulis semua pehak yang terbabit, bukan satu kumpulan tertentu, antaranya:

• Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia - tak pernah mengeluarkan satu garis panduan pun sejak dahulu, kini dan mungkin selamanya.
• Sekolah - Guru besar dan guru-guru nak makan sedap, bila ada PIBG atau ibubapa yang bersuara mereka kata "SE - D - UP YOU"!
• Murid/pelajar, juga pandai pilih yang sedap.
• Ibubapa/penjaga - sudah tentu nak beri anak/anak-anak mereka makanan yang sedap dan berkasiat, cuma terlebih amaun je! kang anak kurusssssss, kata tak beri makan lak! Itu pandangan ibubapa/penjaga yang TENTU MEREKA TAK NAK DENGAR. Jadi tak salahlah ibubapa/penjaga tak nak dengar cakap mereka juga.
• Tukang kantin tentu nak untung, jadi jual le atas permintaan, sebab tak ada garis panduan (he heh, AKTA pun mereka pijak dan lanyak).
• Contoh paling ketara : MENTERI GEMUK, PEGAWAI PELAJARAN GEMUK, GURU BESAR GEMUK, CIKGU (termasuk CIKGI) GEMUK, IBUBAPA/PENJAGA GEMUK, TUKANG KANTIN PUN GEMUK, MURID/PELAJAR JUGA PASTI GEMUK (apa gemuk-gemuk MONTEL apa!)..
• KOD GEMUK:
• G = GEBU
• 2G = GEMBUR.
• 3G = GEMPAL.
• 3.5G = GEMBOL.
• 4G = GEMUK
• 5G = GEMUK GEDEMPUL, he he he jangan mare!
• 6G = Game Over (kalau tak naik troli, mesti naik lori).

KUALA LUMPUR — Beberapa persatuan hari ini sependapat sikap ibu bapa yang kurang memberi penekanan terhadap amalan pemakanan sihat adalah punca obesiti pada kalangan anak-anak mereka.

Wakil persatuan terbabit juga bersetuju agar pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) segera mengambil tindakan terhadap peniaga dan penjaja yang menjual makanan tidak sihat di luar kawasan sekolah.

Presiden Persatuan Kumpulan Ibu Bapa Bertindak Untuk Pendidikan (PAGE), Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim berkata, selain menekankan amalan pemakanan baik yang sepatutnya bermula dari rumah, ibu bapa juga perlu memantau pemakanan anak-anak selepas habis waktu sekolah.

"Ibu bapa sepatutnya datang awal ke sekolah untuk ambil anak mereka supaya mereka dapat memantau makanan yang dibeli oleh anak-anak mereka terutamanya selepas pulang dari sekolah.

"Pemantauan ini penting bagi mengelakkan anak mereka membeli makanan yang tidak sihat terutamanya bagi yang masih bersekolah rendah,” katanya ketika dihubungi Bernama, di sini hari ini.

Pandangan serupa turut dinyatakan Presiden Majlis Permuafakatan Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru Nasional (PIBGN), Prof. Madya Datuk Dr. Mohammad Ali Hassan yang berkata, ibu bapa seharusnya lebih prihatin dengan pemakanan anak mereka.

Beliau turut mencadangkan agar ibu bapa mengehadkan kunjungan ke restoran makanan segera. —Bernama

Pemerdagangan Manusia : 797 mangsa berjaya diselamat

PUTRAJAYA - Seramai 797 mangsa kes pemerdagangan manusia dari 20 buah negara berjaya diselamatkan oleh pihak berkuasa sehingga 31 Mac lalu.

Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Mahmood Adam berkata, mereka yang terdiri daripada 505 wanita, 223 lelaki dan 69 kanak-kanak itu telah mendapat Perintah Perlindungan Tetap (PO) dan ditempatkan di rumah perlindungan.

"Statistik terkini mangsa yang berada di rumah perlindungan sehingga semalam ialah 50 wanita, 55 lelaki dan 23 kanak-kanak," katanya selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat Majlis Antipemerdagangan Orang dan Antipenyeludupan Migran di sini semalam.

Ikuti berita selanjutnya di Kosmo! hari ini.

p/s : kekadang tu, mereka yang rela diperdagangkan, konon antaranya untuk memudahkan mereka berhijrah ke negara ketiga seperti Australia, New Zealand, Korea dan Jepun.

Govt book target: At least 26,000 tiltles a year

KUALA LUMPUR -- The government will work together with the book industry to publish at least 26,000 titles a year, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

The Ministries of Education, Higher Education and Information, Communication and Culture will cooperate with writers, publishers and other players in the book industry to achieve the target, he said.

Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said that redoubled efforts were called for from all considering that there were now only 16,000 titles.

"What is important is to get as many writers as possible and, of course, publishers to come out with works that are supported and of quality," he told reporters after opening the Kuala Lumpur. -- Bernama

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Tinggal dalam pembentung banjir

LAO LI tinggal di dalam pembentung sebelum dia diusir di Haikou,
selatan China baru-baru ini.

BEIJING - Seorang lelaki tinggal di dalam pembentung banjir di Haikou, selatan China, lapor sebuah akhbar kelmarin.

Lelaki itu, Lao Li memasang lantai papan, pintu dan kusyen dalam pembentung yang sepanjang 1.82 meter.

Bagaimanapun, lelaki itu yang berusia 30 tahun dan masih bujang diusir dari pembentung tersebut.

Seorang pegawai berkata: "Dia akan diberikan sebuah rumah. Kami tidak boleh membenarkan penduduk tinggal di dalam pembentung ."

Virgin Lips Tea : In search of virgins with C-cup breasts

An online employment advertisement has become the talk of town in Henan, China.

According to the requirements, a tea plantation is looking for female tea pluckers with at least C-cup size breasts and they must be virgins.


C-cup breast tea picker? Should be by the lips not hands

The workers must not have any scars or injuries on their bodies.

Successful candidates will be given training and be paid 500 yuan (RM232) daily.

Xin Yang Mao Jian tea


Xin Yang Mao Jian tea


When asked, the Xi Jiuhua Shan Scenic Area Development company’s spokesman Li Yong confirmed that the advertisement was not a gimmick.


Xin Yang Mao Jian tea, very pricy


He said the new workers would be in charge of, among the tasks, the “Virgin Lips Tea” performance at a tea festival to be held until to May 18.


Famous green Xin Yang Mao Jian tea

 According to tradition, the tea Xin Yang Mao Jian, is to be plucked by virgins with their lips.


Xin Yang Mao Jian tea form Henan Province

 However, there has been no proof that the tea was actually picked that way by virgins in the past.

Siberian 'ET' made out of stale bread

Students Timur Hilall, 18, and Kirill Vlasov, 19, have admitted their 'find'
of an alien in the Siberian woods was just a stunt

It was too good to be true and, sadly, it was.

The students behind the discovery of an alien's body at a UFO 'crash site' have admitted that it was a 'crummy' hoax made out of stale bread.

Friends Timur Hilall, 18, and Kirill Vlasov, 19, shot the video that showed the alien's mangled remains frozen in snow in Irkutsk, Siberia.

The pair were questioned by police over their 'extraterrestrial discovery' but admitted to their stunt.

But not before their creation became an internet sensation, drawing almost 700,000 hits on YouTube.

Their find was deemed serious enough for the Kremlin to get involved and a spokesman from the Russian interior ministry confirmed the hoax.

"We found the alien in one of the student's homes," he said.

"It was lying under his bed and an examination of it revealed it had been made of bread crumbs which were covered in chicken skin."

Prosecutors are now considering whether or not the pair have committed any crimes.

Sergei Zvedzin, a police spokesman, said: "What are we going to do with them? We have not yet decided."

"We will be looking to see if a crime has been committed in connection with the use of animal skin. If they have committed an offence they will have to pay for it."

Their bogus claims appeared after locals reported seeing an alien spaceship crash in the area last month.

Local UFO expert, Alex Komanov, from the Russion UFO Research Centre, dismissed the find saying: "The body is interesting. The texture is similar to a real bological entity."

"However, the creature has no clothes and I am sure that intelligent beings would be dressed in something like a space suit or coveralls."

However, conspiracy theorists have already started accusing the government of a cover up. One said: "We know what we saw. Powerful people in the military just don't want us to see this.

Keluarga bahagia : Isteri tua dan madu rapat

p/s : yo! siapa brani macam nih!

p/s : contoh terbaik seorang isteri solehah.

KERELAAN isteri mengizinkan suami berpoligami memang amat jarang berlaku. Sukar sebenarnya untuk memahami jauh sekali menyelami perasaan si isteri andai tidak pernah berdepan ketentuan itu.

Namun ia bukanlah sesuatu yang mustahil, aneh atau luar biasa seperti dialami seorang wanita yang hanya mahu dikenali ‘Raden Ilham Maria.’

Menerusi e-melnya, wanita cekal ini berkongsi pengalaman hidup bermadu kepada pembaca Kongsi Rasa. “Apa saja jika difikirkan positif akan menjadi positif, begitu juga dengan kehidupan bermadu. Jika ia diterima dengan sikap terbuka kerana reda dengan tuntutan agama, ia boleh diamalkan secara adil dan saksama.

“Sudah lama saya ingin mengetengahkan kisah benar diri ini, tetapi terpaksa pendamkan sehinggalah madu saya sendiri, Hani, mencadangkan saya menulis ke ruangan ini.

“Ingin saya ingatkan wanita di luar sana, kembalilah kepada hukum Allah SWT dalam al-Quran mengenai keharusan perkahwinan melebihi seorang.

“Namun, andai kita tidak sukakan suami berpoligami, janganlah menentang hukum Allah SWT atau memperlekehkannya kerana ia boleh merosakkan akidah kita.”

Begitulah bait-bait ayat Raden Ilham Maria ketika membuka bicaranya dan seterusnya menyingkap kehidupannya sebagai wanita bermadu.

“Kisah bermadu saya ini bermula pada 2001. Kami tinggal di Kuala Lumpur ketika itu dan saya pekerja sebuah jabatan kerajaan manakala suami bekerja di Putrajaya. Hani pula sepejabat suami.

“Hani yang menyewa enam kilometer jauhnya dari tempat tinggal kami, pada mulanya menumpang kereta suami ke tempat kerja dengan dikenakan sedikit bayaran.

“Maka bermulalah episod yang mana setiap pagi suami menjemput Hani dan teman-teman serumahnya ke Putrajaya. Daripada cerita suami, teman-teman Hani yang lain semuanya enggan duduk di kerusi depan dan mengesyorkan Hani saja. Hani akur walaupun berasa malu.

“Memandangkan Hani baru lulus ujian memandu, sekali sekala suami benarkan Hani memandu keretanya untuk membiasakan diri.

“Setiap hari suami akan bercerita mengenai Hani kepada saya. Anehnya, saya pula suka mendengarnya. Jika suami mendiamkan diri, saya pula bertanyakan hal Hani. Entah mengapa saya mula menyukai Hani walaupun jarang bertemu.

“Ada masanya, jika saya masak untuk bekalan anak ke sekolah, pasti saya titipkan juga untuk Hani. Saya turut cadangkan suami jemput Hani makan tengah hari di rumah.

“Sebagai seorang isteri yang sudah berkahwin 16 tahun ketika itu, saya fahami apa tersirat di hati suami. Daripada ceritanya, ada tanda-tanda suami menaruh hati kepadanya. Bagaimanapun, Hani pula sebaliknya kerana sudah ada teman lelaki istimewa.

“Tanpa pengetahuan Hani, teman lelakinya berkahwin dengan gadis lain menyebabkan Hani kecewa. Ketika itulah, suami memarahinya dan sebaliknya menyatakan lebih baik Hani berkawan dengannya daripada lelaki penipu itu.

“Selepas peristiwa itu, saya sedar suami berkenan kepada Hani dan membenarkan suami kahwin lagi. Ya...suami terkejut pada mulanya tetapi dia menerimanya selepas melihat keikhlasan hati membenarkan dia berkahwin.

“Suami berjumpa ibu bapa Hani beberapa kali untuk menyatakan hasratnya mengambil Hani sebagai isteri. Pada mulanya, ibu Hani menentang keras, tetapi selepas melihat kesungguhan suami, lama kelamaan hati ibu Hani lembut dan bersetuju menerima menantu.

“Saya juga mempelawa ibu Hani ke rumah untuk melihat sendiri kehidupan kami sekeluarga. Saya berterus terang dengan ibu Hani mengenai keikhlasan diri ini menerima Hani sebagai madu kerana tidak mahu ramai wanita menjadi andartu.

“Dalam pada itu, Hani dan kedua-dua ibu bapanya pergi menunaikan haji ke Makkah. Di sana Hani sering bermunajat kepada Yang Esa. Sekembalinya, Hani banyak menyepikan diri seolah-olah mahu melarikan diri daripada saya dan suami. Saya meminta suami memberi peluang kepada Hani untuk berfikir kerana ini demi masa depannya. Akhirnya Hani berjumpa saya dan menyatakan persetujuannya.

“Saya menemani suami ke pejabat agama untuk menandatangani borang berpoligami dan menyerahkannya. Selepas mendapat kelulusan, saya juga membantu suami dan Hani mencetak kad jemputan perkahwinan mereka. Pelbagai reaksi diberikan teman-teman dan masyarakat sekeliling selepas menerima kad jemputan itu. Ada yang pelik, geram, menuduh ini kerja gila dan tidak kurang juga ada yang kagum. Apa yang penting, suami tidak menyembunyikan perkahwinan keduanya seperti lelaki-lelaki lain.

“Sebelum Hani bernikah dengan suami, saya memberi peluang beberapa bulan kepadanya untuk mengenal hati budi kami sekeluarga. Selepas waktu pejabat Hani akan ke rumah kami. Suami menghantarnya pulang ke rumah sewa pada sebelah malam. Kadangkala pada hujung minggu saya mempelawa Hani bermalam di rumah.

“Pada hari pernikahan, saya dan anak mengiringi suami ke kampung Hani. Kami menyaksikan sendiri majlis itu. Selepas tujuh hari bersama Hani, suami kembali ke pangkuan saya dan anak-anak. Saya bersalaman dengan suami dan mengucapkan ‘Selamat Pengantin Baru.’ Suami memeluk dan mengucup kening saya serta berjanji akan berlaku adil selepas pernikahan keduanya itu.

“Dalam melaksanakan poligami, suami membuat giliran sehari di rumah saya dan sehari lagi di rumah Hani. Suami juga memaklumkan kepada Hani, dia akan memberi lebih masa kepada anak-anak saya terutama seorang anak istimewa. Hani akur dengan saranan suami itu.

“Selepas bernikah Hani tinggal sementara di rumah saya, sebelum berpindah ke rumah sendiri. Saya yang mencadangkan suami menyediakan rumah berasingan buat Hani untuk mengelak perkara tidak diingini.

“Walaupun tinggal di rumah lain, setiap kali pulang dari pejabat, Hani akan singgah ke rumah saya untuk bersembang dan makan malam. Selepas bersolat Maghrib berjemaah dan makan malam, suami akan menghantar Hani ke rumah sewanya dan kembali ke rumah saya sekiranya malam itu giliran saya. Sekiranya malam itu giliran Hani suami akan terus bermalam di rumahnya.

“Ke mana saja pergi, kami akan pergi bertiga dalam satu kereta. Suami meminta kami berdua duduk di tempat duduk belakang.

“Setibanya hari raya kami akan balik ke rumah orang tua suami. Hani juga akan mengikut saya pulang ke rumah keluarga saya. Begitu juga saya akan mengikut Hani pulang ke kampungnya.

“Setakat ini, hidup kami aman kerana ada persefahaman dan sikap adil suami,” kata Raden Ilham Maria menutup bicara.

Kalau ramai suami yang bersikap adil seperti suami Raden Ilham Maria, tentu tidak timbul pandangan negatif berpoligami. Apa yang menjadi masalah sekarang ramai lelaki yang ingin berpoligami atas dasar mengikut sunnah Nabi Muhammad SAW, tetapi dari segi pelaksanaan mereka gagal kerana perkahwinan yang dibuat mempunyai agenda tersembunyi. Selain itu ada yang menyembunyikan perkahwinan kerana tidak mampu bersikap adil terhadap isteri masing-masing.


Malah ada pula yang menganiaya isteri pertama dan anak-anak selepas dapat isteri muda. Sikap buruk begini yang menyebabkan sesetengah orang menentang poligami. Kak Ani doakan agar Raden Ilham Maria dan Hani terus bahagia selamanya.

Orang Korea suka masin

SEOUL: Kira-kira 30 pe­­ratus penduduk Korea makan makanan yang terlalu masin, kata Pentadbiran Makanan dan Ubat Korea (KFDA) yang turut menasihatkan warga negara itu perlu mengurangkan pengambilan garam demi kesihatan.

Akhbar Korea Herald mela­porkan, hanya 24.4 peratus rakyat Korea mendakwa mengambil garam dengan­ kadar sederhana, menunjukkan hidangan utama masyarakat Korea mementing­kan rasa masin.

Kajian itu dijalankan terhadap 500 orang yang makan semangkuk sup kacang hijau yang masin. Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) menyarankan orang ramai mengambil kurang 2,000 miligram garam ‘sodium’ iaitu kira-kira enam gram garam sehari.

Pihak berkuasa menganggarkan rakyat Korea mengambil kira-kira 4,900 miligram ‘sodium’ atau 12.5 garam
 
p/s : pasti garam di Korea mahal!!!

Penyakit misteri kesan tumpahan :Penduduk sekitar Teluk Mexico hilang ingatan, tekanan darah tak stabil

RACELAND (Louisiana): Berpuluh-puluh pendu­­duk sekitar Teluk Me­­­xi­­­co yang dilanda tumpahan minyak selepas letupan menenggelamkan pelantar Deep­­­water Horizon, kena penyakit misteri termasuk hilang ingatan dan tekanan darah yang sekejap tinggi dan sekejap rendah. “Apa yang unik mengenai pesakit ialah mereka hilang ingatan.

Pelantar Deepwater Horizon

Mereka juga mengalami tekanan darah yang kadang kala rendah dan tinggi sebelum kembali normal. “Selain itu, tahap gula dalam darah juga tinggi rendah. Ada juga yang meng­alami masalah paru-paru dan usus serius,” ka­­ta doktor, Mike Robichaux kepada Cable News Network (CNN).

Pancutan minyak yang bocor dari pelantar Deepwater Horizon

Pendedahan itu dibuat em­­­pat hari selepas seorang penyelidik, Michelle Jones, menyiarkan laporannya me­­­ngenai penyakit misteri itu dengan menerangkan tiga kes membabitkan penduduk tempatan dan bekas pekerja BP yang jatuh sakit kerana tumpahan minyak itu.

Letupan dan Kebakaran Deepwater Horizon

Robichaux melaporkan, dia me­­­­­­rawat sekurang-kurangnya 60 pesakit dan mungkin ada ra­­­­­­­mai­­­ lagi yang mengalaminya.

Cubaan memadamkan kebakaran Deepwater Horizon

Sebuah laman web aktivis alam sekitar mengecam sikap media Amerika yang memilih untuk tidak mela­porkan masalah yang menimpa penduduk dekat Teluk Mexico.

Sibur-sibur yang terkena sisa tumpahan minyak

Seorang penduduk, Andy LaBoeuf, 51, berkata dia dibayar AS$1,500 (RM4,500) sehari untuk mengaut minyak dari da­­­sar laut, dianggarkan se­­banyak 4.9 juta tong selepas telaga BP pecah.

Warna kuning, kawasan sebaran tumpahan minyak

Empat bulan kemudian, dia jatuh sakit dan tidak dapat bekerja. Baru-baru ini, dia terpaksa membiayai semula ru­­mah kerana tidak dapat membayar cukai.

Hidupan yang lebur dengan minyak tumpahan dari Deepwater Horizon

“Saya sudah lama sakit dan tidak dapat pulih,” ka­­­tanya ke­­­­ti­­­ka menerangkan masalah ingatan dan sakit kerongkong yang dialaminya lebih setahun lalu.

Warna merah adalah minyak yang terapung di Teluk Mexico

Selain hilang ingatan dan darah tinggi tidak menentu, ma­­­­­­sa­­­lah mata, pernafasan, lo­­­­­ya dan ketegangan diri adalah antara yang dialami pe­­­kerja yang menangani tumpahan minyak Prestige di Sepanyol pada 2002 dan tumpahan Exxon Valdez di Alaska pada 1989.

Cubaan menyelamatkan hisupan yang terkena minyak

Diminta memberi ulasan perkara itu, BP menghantar e-mel yang menyatakan ‘perlindungan kepada pekerja bantuan adalah diutamakan’ dan ia sudah menjalankan pemantauan seluas mungkin dengan agensi kerajaan bagi membantu mereka.

Panyai yang dicemari minyak dari Deepwater Horizon

“Masalah kesihatan dan ke­­­cederaan dicatat ketika memberi bantuan dan data perubatan menunjukkan kea­­­­­­daan mereka tidak banyak beza daripada keadaan biasa.”

Asap hitam terhasil dari kebakaran deepwater Horizon

Menurut data Institut Ke­­­­bangsaan bagi Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan, 52,000 pekerja terbabit dalam menangani masalah tumpahan minyak di Teluk Mexico pada Ogos 2010.


Selepas letupan

 Negeri Louisiana pula mela­­porkan 415 kes masalah kesihatan yang ada kaitan dengan tumpahan itu termasuk sakit tekak, pening kapala dan loya.

Imam Besar Masjidil Haram kagum kemajuan Islam di Malaysia

AL-SYEIKH Abdul Rahman ketika menyampaikan ceramah di Kuala Lumpur,
baru-baru ini. Al-Syeikh As-Sudais mahu umat kuasai ilmu, bahasa Arab untuk kejayaan

BERDEGUP jantung mendengar ceramah ringkas Imam Besar Masjidil Haram, Al-Syeikh Dr Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz As-Sudais di Kuala Lumpur, baru-baru ini. Walaupun disampaikan sepenuhnya dalam bahasa Arab, hadirin menerima mesejnya melalui terjemahan. Cukup menusuk hati terutama ketika ulama agung itu membacakan doa memohon keberkatan umat manusia.

Keindahan bacaan ayat suci al-Quran, ketenangan pada wajahnya mengiyakan semua cerita yang didengar sebelumnya kerana ulama ini cukup dikenali dan dikagumi selaku imam satu Masjidil Haram yang sering mengimamkan solat Tarawih.

Beliau menyeru umat Islam supaya kembali bangkit membina tamadun agung Islam seperti yang pernah dikecapi sebelum ini dengan syarat semuanya mesti berlandaskan ajaran Islam sejati.

“Pelaksanaan Islam berasaskan pengetahuan Islam yang betul akan menghasilkan tamadun yang agung. Jika umat dulu mampu melakukannya, umat masa kini juga mampu. Misalnya Malaysia mengorak langkah ke arah yang perlu dicapai umat,” katanya.

Apa yang perlu dilakukan ialah umat Islam mesti sentiasa bersyukur dengan nikmat Allah kerana syukur itu adalah separuh daripada iman, separuh lagi adalah sabar.

“Antara nikmat besar yang dianugerahkan Allah ialah nikmat Islam, maka kita wajib bersyukur. Syukur itu ada tiga kategori, iaitu syukur dengan hati, dengan lidah dan syukur dengan amalan serta pekerjaan yang dilakukan.

“Marilah kita tingkatkan akidah keimanan kerana semua itu bertujuan ke arah mencapai kebenaran dan pengukuhan keimanan,” katanya.

Bagi mencapai kesempurnaan hidup, Al-Syeikh Dr Abdul Rahman turut menggariskan empat perkara yang perlu dilakukan, iaitu beriman, menterjemahkan iman kepada amalan salih, saling menasihati atas dasar kebenaran dan nasihat untuk bersabar menghadapi ujian, cabaran hidup ke arah merealisasikan keIslaman diri.

Ketika banyak negara lain kacau-bilau, bergolak dan tidak tenteram, katanya, umat Islam di Malaysia cukup beruntung kerana hidup dengan aman.

“Ujian itu datangnya dalam pelbagai corak. Kami di (Arab) Saudi, anda di Malaysia, kita dapat nikmat hidup dalam aspek keselamatan, keamanan, kesihatan dan sebagainya. Sebab itu kita perlu tingkatkan kesyukuran, akidah dan mendidik masyarakat,” katanya.

Satu daripada rahsia mencapai kejayaan yang ditekankan beliau ialah menyeru umat Islam menguasai ilmu, terutama menguasai bahasa Arab ke tahap maksimum.

Baginya, bahasa Arab adalah bahasa orang Islam, bukannya bahasa orang Arab kerana jika mampu menguasai bahasa itu, ia akan meningkatkan personaliti Islam itu sendiri.

“Saya ajak anda fahami Islam sebenarnya, bukannya Islam yang ditafsir dengan pelbagai tafsiran. Apabila menguasai Islam sebenar, kita mampu hadapi cabaran dengan baik dan akhirnya mampu mewujudkan tuntutan akidah iaitu kesatuan Islam.

“Jika kita gagal mantapkan perkara tadi, kita tidak akan mencapai kesepaduan Islam,” katanya sambil menambah umat Islam mempunyai tanggungjawab menyebarkan agama Islam tetapi pada masa sama bersikap toleransi kepada bukan Islam.

“Kita diwajibkan menyeru orang bukan Islam supaya memeluk Islam tetapi jika mereka menolak, tanggungjawab itu dianggap selesai tetapi hidup toleransi mesti dikekalkan,” katanya sebelum mengakhiri ceramah dengan bacaan doa.

Tidak hairanlah, penterjemah ceramah itu sendiri mengakui, sukar baginya menterjemah secara sepenuhnya apa yang disampaikan kerana baginya, amanat ringkas yang disampaikan ulama besar itu semuanya mempunyai ‘isi’ dan mesej penuh makna.

Sikap rendah diri itu juga jelas apabila sendiri memohon kerjasama supaya gambarnya tidak dirakam ketika sedang menikmati jamuan makan tengah hari di Masjid Assyakirin, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur.

Di celah hadirin yang mendengar amanatnya, terdengar bisik-bisik ‘tengok wajahnya, bersih dan tenang. Tidak hairanlah jika dia langsung tidak menonton televisyen.’

Jika apa yang diperkatakan itu benar, jelas sekali ulama besar itu memilih untuk tidak lalai dengan apa saja yang berunsur hiburan dan melalaikan.

BEAUTY IN DESIGN... Lepa or sailboats vying for the most beautiful title at the 18th Regatta Lepa Festival in Semporna, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MALAYSIA, yesterday. Held every year, the water festival attracts hordes of visitors and tourists to witness a colourful display of traditional Bajau Laut culture through costumes, boats, food and dances. Among the many activities held included a tug of war, kayak race, swimming contest, boat racing and beauty pageant.