Nasa is due to reveal information from its research into Saturn and alien life in a press conference on Thursday, at 7pm UK time.

Nasa is due to reveal information from its research into Saturn and alien life in a press conference on Thursday, at 7pm UK time.

It will be live-streamed and will feature commentary from the world's experts on alien life. 

Nasa is due to reveal information from its research into Saturn and alien life in a press conference on Thursday, at 7pm UK time.

It will be live-streamed and will feature commentary from the world's experts on alien life. 

Nasa has kept its cards close to its chest about what exactly will be revealed, but the organisation is prone to holding mysterious press conferences about major discoveries.

Nasa has kept its cards close to its chest about what exactly will be revealed, but the organisation is prone to holding mysterious press conferences about major discoveries.

Nasa said: "These new discoveries will help inform future ocean world exploration - including NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper mission planned for launch in the 2020s - and the broader search for life beyond Earth."

The discoveries came from the Cassini spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope.

Nasa is due to reveal new discoveries in a news conference Credit: Nasa

Aside from this, they refused to give any more clues about what the event would entail or what is included in the discoveries.

The event, which will take place at the James Webb Auditorium at Nasa Headquarters in Washington, will include remote participation from experts across the country. 

A question-and-answer session will take place during the event with reporters on site and by phone. Members of the public also can ask questions via Twitter during the briefing using #AskNASA.

Do these satellite images prove Kim Jong-un IS preparing to detonate a new nuclear bomb to mark North Korea's 'Day of the Sun'?

Do these satellite images prove Kim Jong-un IS preparing to detonate a new nuclear bomb to mark North Korea's 'Day of the Sun'?

Satellite images (main) taken yesterday show continued activity at the Punggye-ri Nuclear site in North Korea where US officials fear a nuclear device has been installed in a tunnel ahead of another test. There have been reports of 'unusually high levels of activity' at the facility over the past four weeks. North Korea's most important national day is on Saturday April 15 when the country commemorates the birth anniversary of its founding president Kim Il Sung. Ahead of the event, Kim Jong-un (right, at a military training exercise yesterday) oversaw a commando operation in which special forces dropped from light transport planes 'like hail' and 'mercilessly blew up enemy targets'. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today warned his parliament Pyongyang could have the capacity to deliver missiles equipped with sarin nerve gas while China said it would step up its protection of North Korea should the isolated state halt its nuclear programme. 

Indian new year finds reflection across its ‘colonies’

From the beginning of the Christian era, several Indian kingdoms were formed in regions of Southeast Asia.

Angkor Wat in Cambodia – the largest Hindu temple in the world (Wikimedia Commons)

Mid-April is a time of fun and frolic in large parts of India as several communities celebrate the commencement of the new year in accordance with the Hindu lunisolar calendars. The celebration of Vishu in Kerala, Poila Boishakh in Bengal, Baisakhi in Punjab and Rongali Bihu in Assam among several others, welcome the new year with cultural activities, culinary delight and religious performances. Interestingly, it is not India alone that celebrates the beginning of the new year in April. Large parts of Southeast Asia, namely Thailand, Laos Cambodia and Myanmar greet the new year too with similar celebrations as that in India. The commencement of new year go by different names in the Southeast Asian countries. While Thailand celebrates Songkran, in Laos it is referred to as Bun Pi Mai and Myanmar and Cambodia embrace the new year in the form of Thingyan and Chol Chnam Thmey respectively.

The cultural similarities between India and the Southeast Asian countries is hardly coincidental. The large scale acceptance of the same lunisolar calendar in each of these regions is rooted in a kind of colonial cultural exchange that is most often associated with European countries alone.
When one refers to the term ‘colonisation’, it is the process of trade and power made popular by West European countries that comes to mind. What is often overlooked is that similar trends occurred in this part of the world as well. The lunisolar calendars of Hindu and Buddhist communities is one evidence among several others of a period in history when Indian traders and elite groups ‘colonised’ several parts of Southeast Asian countries.

Colonial endeavours of India

The first person to do an indepth study of the process of “Indianisation” in Southeast Asian countries was a French scholar called George Coedes. He is the one to have coined the term “Farther India” to refer to those states of Southeast Asia who in his words, experienced the “civilising activity of India.” Geographically it refers to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and the Malay states.
However, even though Coedes defined Indian expansion into Southeast Asian countries as a process of civilising, there were significant differences between the European way of colonial control and that of India’s endeavours. Unlike the Europeans in America or the Asian and African countries, Indians were not complete strangers to the populace of Southeast Asia. Relations between the two regions date back to prehistoric times. However, from the beginning of the Christian era, these relations resulted in the formation of Indian kingdoms in the regions of Southeast Asia.

Trade was perhaps the foremost reason for movement between the two regions, in particular trade in spices, aromatic wood and fragrant resins. However, the most important product of trade was undoubtedly gold, which appeared most attractive to Indians. With the birth of Buddhism in India, the religious restrictions placed on overseas travel by Hindus was lifted, thereby encouraging more trade endeavours and also explains the popularity of Buddhism in these regions.

The process by which Indian trading activity resulted in the formation is yet to be confirmed. According to Coedes it is possible that individual traders over time set up small kingdoms of their own carrying within them Brahmanical or Hindu cultural elements. Alternatively, it is also possible that local chieftains approached the Hindu elites for seeking validation from them and in turn borrowing Hindu cultural aspects from them.

The 9th-century Shivaistic temple of Prambanan in Central Java – the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia (Wikimedia Commons)

The first Indian kingdoms in Southeast Asia were Funan, which is the predecessor of Cambodia and Lin-yi in southern Vietnam. Both of them were formed in the second century AD. Over time similar kingdoms came up in several other regions, which continue to show traces of Indian religious, linguistic and cultural influences.

Influence of ‘Indianisation’ on Southeast Asia

Writing about the influence of India on “Farther India” George Coedes says that “the expansive power of their culture and the dynamism of their civilisation, of which the Indians seem never to have been completely conscious manifested themselves in all the countries to which they emigrated.” The foremost impact of India on these countries appears to be in the field of religion in the form of Sivaism, Vishnuism, Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism and later Singhalese Buddhism. Sculptures and images of Vishnu and the Buddha, particularly of the kind that traces its roots to the Amravati school is evidence of the Indianisation that occurred in these regions. An example is the Dong Duong Buddha found in Vietnam and is believed to be a residue of Gupta empire’s influence and can be dated to the 4th century AD.

Dong Duong Buddha found in Vietnam and is believed to be a residue of Gupta empire’s influence and can be dated to the 4th century AD. (Wikimedia Commons)

In terms of language, it is the scholarly language of Sanskrit that had its strongest influence on the languages of Southeast Asia and elements of the language can still be found in the current local speech of the countries. In fact the most ancient Sanskrit inscriptions in ‘Farther India’ is believed to be almost as old as the oldest Sanskrit inscriptions in India. Sanskrit literary works such as the Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Puranas continue to play a very important role in the cultural milieu of the Southeast Asian countries. With the emergence of Buddhism, the Jatakas too became popular in “Farther India.” Similarly, the Dharmasastras or the laws of Manu have a significant say in the code of ethics in these regions, much the same way as they have a role to play among the Hindu communities of India.

Seen in light of the broader pattern of cultural expansion that occurred between India and ‘Father India’, the celebration of the new year according to the traditional Hindu and later Buddhist calendar becomes understandable. Coedes believed that the reception of Indian culture, made “Father India” visible in history. “Without India, its past would be almost unknown,” he wrote. However, rather than making Southeast Asian cultures appear only receptive in nature, we can safely say that the cultural similarity among South and Southeast Asian regions was more a product of tolerance and the ability of one community to inspire and be inspired by another.

Happy New Year - April 14 is a Blessed day

The day Trump nearly ended up in a war with the Punjabi farmer and his clan - Joke only okay

The day Trump nearly ended up in a war with the Punjabi farmer and his clan  

Trump was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang.
'Hello, Mr. Trump!' a heavily accented voice said, 'This is Gurmukh from Phagwara, District Kapurthala, Punjab .. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring the war on you!'
'Well, Gurmukh,' Trump replied, 'This is indeed important news! How big is your army'
'Right now,' said Gurmukh, after a moment's calculation, 'there is myself, my cousin Sukhdev, my next door neighbor Bhagat, and the entire kabaddi team from the gurudwara. That makes eight'
Trump paused. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh that I have one million men in my army waiting to move on my command.'
'Arrey O! Main kya..' said Gurmukh. 'I'll have to ring you back!'
Sure enough, the next day, Gurmukh called again.
'Mr. Trump, it is Gurmukh, I'm calling from Phagwara STD, the war is still on! We have managed to acquire some infantry equipment!'
'And what equipment would that be, Gurmukh' Trump asked.
'Well, we have two combines, a donkey and Amrik's tractor.'
Trump sighed. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my army to 1-1/2 million since we last spoke.'
'Oh teri ki....' said Gurmukh.
'I'll have to get back to you.'
Sure enough, Gurmukh rang again the next day.
'Mr. Trump, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne......
We've modified Amrik's tractor by adding a couple of shotguns, sticking on some wings and the pind's generator. Four school pass boys from Malpur have joined us as well!'
Trump was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat.
'I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 10,000 bombers and 20,000 fighter planes.
My military complex is surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites.
And since we last spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION!'
'Tera pala hove....' said Gurmuk, 'I'll have to ring you back.'
Sure enough, Gurmukh called again the next day.
'Hello , Mr.Trump! I am sorry to tell you that we had to call off the war.'
'I'm sorry to hear that,' said Trump. 'Why the sudden change of heart'
'Well,' said Gurmukh, 'we've all had a long chat over a couple of lassi's, and decided there's no way we can feed two million prisoners of wars!'

NOW THAT'S CALLED PUNJABI CONFIDENCE

Vaisakhi Special on Astro’s Tara HD

Every celebration calls for a family time. A time for friends and family to get together over special dinners. It is also a good time to catch some leisure TV because without fail, most TV channels would bring out shows relating to the celebration.

For Vaisakhi this year, Tara HD, the channel at satellite television provider Astro, has lined up two special programme for its Malaysian viewers.

VASAKHI SPECIAL:

Where there are Sikhs, you may most likely find a gurdwara. This has lead an Australian to Malaysian shores, on a special mission. He is on a journey to seek out Sikh contributions in Malaysia and has documented his research in a travelogue. The travelogue shares the history and background of 5 Gurdwaras to Visit in Klang Valley, its architecture design including the role of these gurdwaras to the Sikh community. Catch this Vasakhi Special on TARA HD (CH108) on 14 April at 4.30pm.

Chaar Sahibzaade – is a box office 2014 Indian Punjabi 3D computer-animated historical drama film written and directed by Harry Baweja. It is based on the sacrifices of the sons of 10th Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh—Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Jujhar Singh, Zorawar Singh, and Fateh Singh. Premiering on 15th April at 9pm

Vasakhi Special: Chaar Sahibzaade

Brand New Shows: TARA HD is also Premiering New 3 Shows in April

1.   Ishq Kills– Premiering on 15th April @ 8pm, followed by every Saturday at the same time
Synopsis: This show is based on true events and it wrapped up in 13 episodes. Love in its darkest form can lead to crimes of obsession and passion. Love, sin and retribution around forbidden relationships. This show is hosted by Bollywood film director/producer Vikram Bhatt. Various Bollywood directors came together to direct the episodes including Vishal Mahadkar, Rajat Mukherjee, Sachin Khot, Jijy Philip, Siddharth Anand Kumar. Love in its darkest form can lead to crimes of obsession and passion. Love, sin & retribution around forbidden relationships.

2.   Masterchef India– Premiering on 15th April @ 7pm, followed by every Saturday & Sunday at the same time
Synopsis: MasterChef India initial rounds consist of many contestants from across India individually auditioning by presenting a dish before the three judges to gain one of 50 semi-final places. The semi-finalists then compete in several challenges which test their food knowledge and preparation skills. The winner competes for a prize that includes their own cookery show, the chance to have their own cookbook published, and 10,000,000 in cash.

3.   Vogue BFF– Premiering on 16th April @ 8pm, followed by every Sunday at the same time
Synopsis: Vogue BFFs is a new-format talk show, where a Bollywood celeb is joined by his/her lesser known BFF (Best Friend Forever). Among the Bollywood celebrities are Kajol, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor & etc. The show host Kamal Sidhu facilitates a candid light-hearted chat with the two guests about their story and life. Besides the talk, the show also features some fun games with the guests.

[REVOLTING VIDEO] This Uncivilised Woman Is Making Everyone Pissed Off And Disgusted!!!

Is this woman even human? Or is she a dog stuck in a human body? No degrading meant for all dogs, though!
I know it is difficult to handle a situation when nature calls, but come on, the least you can do is get out of the public transportation before “answering” those “calls”!
Just two days back (at the time of writing), a Facebook user by the name of Tsing Dave Lam shared a distasteful sight which rapidly spread through the net with 11,400 shares and counting. Apparently, the irking incident had occurred in Hong Kong, however, there isn’t any solid evidence to prove so as there were other claims that it could have happened in Singapore too.
In the short video clip, a woman was seen squatting down near the front door of a bus just beside the bus driver’s seat with her pants down. Yeap, you pretty much already got the idea now, right? This Asian woman was literally pooping in front of other passengers in an enclosed public transport! Yuckkk!!!

Everyone else on the bus can be heard throwing a fit over her disgusting behaviour while some took the opportunity to record this woman. Honestly, if you really couldn’t hold it in, at least get off the bus first lady!
If I was on the same bus, either I would have kicked her off or stood next to her and puke over her head!
Only watch this if you can stomach such awful videos ya!

BATTLE ROYALE FOR CONTROL OF UMNO BEGINS: ‘IF I KNOW ZAHID, HE ALREADY HAS PLANS TO ENSURE HE WILL BE PM BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION’

CAKAP CAKAP HISHAMUDDIN : IF I KNOW ZAHID HE ALREADY HAS PLANS TO ENSURE HE WILL BE PM BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION SO THAT HE CAN LEAD BN INTO THE NEXT PRU, WIN THE ELECTION AND ASSUME THE PM’S POSITION – PROVING TO UMNO THAT HE, NOT NAJIB, IS THE RIGHT MAN WHO WILL TURN UMNO’S AND BN BATTERED FORTUNE’S AROUND.KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has been appointed as the Minister with Special Functions in the Prime Minister’s Department effective on… –THESTAR.COM.MY .

Minister with Special Function my foot!

This first cousin of najib is already Defence Minister. He has the Army, Air Force and Navy already under his portfolio. Now najib is giving him another portfolio….”SPECIAL FUNCTIONS in the PRIME MINISTER DEPARTMENT”…and who is the prime minister? Hishamuddin’s cousin. Interesting!

I remember a time years back when Mahathir was PM… he had a brother in law (Tun Ismail Ali) who was Governor of Bank Negara, another brother in law (Tan Sri Hasim Ali) as Chief of the Angkatan Tentera….and yet a another brother-in-law (Ahmad Razali Mohd Ali) as the Menteri Besar of Selangor…..but there was nothing sinister in the line up. The Governor of Bank Negara and Chief of the Armed Forces were not purely political appointments then….Tun Ismail Ali and Tan Sri Hashim were deserving of the position they held…..Razali Ali may be a bit suspect but arguably it can be said that he too became MB of Selangor because had earned that position.  It was not contrived nor were the appointments made by Mahathir to bolster his position as prime minister….but it did not do Mahathir any harm to have “FAMILY” in high public office.

But what of najib?
najib is already a pariah in America, Switzerland, France, UK, Singapore and many other countries…and the latest waiting in line to beret najib, is Indonesia (because of najib’s dalliance with China).
Sure he has the ketua bahagians and war lords in umno under his thumb…and they will remain loyal to najib in as long as the dedak that has lured them to najib side, keeps on being shovelled into the trough that these umno kept ketua bahagians and war lords are feeding from.
The same goes for those low life dedak eating pariahs who are now in high public office – the AG, the IGP and that Tan(das) Sri Kelakar Speaker of Parliament…all are on najib’s payroll. najib pay them and they will roll over and do tricks for najib.

What happens to those who say no to najib? You and I know where Mahathir and Mahyuddin are now. Need I say more?
Right now the chink in najib’s armour is his appointment of Zahid Hamidi as his DPM.
As usual, najib did not have the balls to appointment whom he really wanted to be watching his back for him in the DPM position…his first cousin Hishamuddin. Just so that nobody can accuse najib of nepotism he put Zahid Hamidi as DPM hoping against hope that Zahid Hamidi will take instructions from him.
If, as Ketua Pemuda, Zahid was courageous enough to go to bat for Anwar ibrahim and hantam the then powerful Mahathir…what do you think Zahid Hamidi in now thinking about now that he is already DPM? Jangan fikir Zahid akan beri jalan kapada Hishamuddin…if I know Zahid he already has plans to ensure he will be PM before the next election so that he can lead bn into the next PRU, win the election and assume the PM’s position – proving to umno that he, not najib, is the right man who will turn umno’s and bn battered fortune’s around.
But first Zahid must remain as DPM and ensure that there will be no challenged or obstacles in his way to the PM’s post.
We all said this to each other when we first heard that najib had appointed Zahid to replace Mahyuddin as DPM….and from then on, we all knew it was not a matter of if, but when, najib will make his move to oust Zahid or, failing that, to put Hishmuddin between him and Zahid…and by doing so, have Hishamuddin deal with a Zahid who wants to be where najib now is!
You or I, or anyone else do not have to tell Zahid this.
He has been detained under ISA but have remained loyal to umno. Somehow he has managed to crawled back into the rarified echelons of umno leaders, made himself incredibly powerful and rich in the process, and is now ready and positioned, thanks to najib, to be the head honcho in Umno and by default, PM of Malaysia.
Now ask yourself this….will Hishamuddin be able to stop Zahid?
Will Zahid be able to handle Hishmuddin who has been given a second portfolio to ready umno for some changes in umno upper echelon of leaders?
Will Zahid tolerate the appointment of najib’s first cousin to a position that Kem, my MCKK mate, said “more exposure to play politics with unlimited scope. Jadi midfielder on top of being defender (his current role)?” 
There are not many that najib can trust in umno today…or should I say there are not many that rosmah can trust in umno today.
By appointing his cousin Hishamuddin to another portfolio in the prime ministers department, najib is loudly proclaiming his loss of confidence in his current deputy. Zahid’s position is now undermined. najib is telling Zahid that he no longer has trust and confidence in Zahid’s loyalty.
najib’s trusted circle is getting smaller.
Zahid Hamidi should make his move NOW! PRONTO!

Zahid no longer has the time to eat any more tempeh.  A tempeh eating Jawa against a Bugis Warrior! Interesting.
Let the games begin!

P.S..what of kak rosmah? Aisehman….Zahid will have rosmah for breakfast first and then go for Hisahmuddin and najib all in the same day before lunch!

-http://steadyaku-steadyaku-husseinhamid.blogspot.my

BOMBSHELL – NASHA STILL PAS MEMBER ALTHOUGH NO LONGER DEPUTY PRESIDENT: PANICKY PAS RUSHES TO DISTANCE FROM NASHA DESPITE MEMBERSHIP LINK

The allegation that former PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa received funds from the former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International has nothing to do with the party, a PAS leader says.
PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said Nasharudin is just a regular member now, and has no influence on the party leadership.

“Nasharudin is no longer a leader in PAS… he has no relationship with the PAS leadership.
“This is between him and the authorities. If a report has been made against him, it has nothing to do with PAS at all,” he told Malaysiakini, stressing this was a personal issue for Nasharudin.
Takiyuddin also denied that PAS had received any financial contributions from Nasharudin since 2015, and claimed that the party was in the dark about him receiving SRC funds.
“If it is (true that he received funds), it won’t come as a shock, because he has no ties with the party,” he added.
Takiyuddin was responding to PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli, who in a statutory declaration today accused Nasharudin of receiving funds from SRC International through the accounts of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Rafizi claimed that the funds from Najib’s account went to a lawyer before being transferred to others, including Nasharudin.
The SD also featured a Sarawak Report chart, which detailed payments allegedly made from the prime minister’s accounts in 2015. No payment to Nasharudin is stated in the chart.

At a press conference in the Parliament lobby on April 6, Rafizi claimed to have evidence about someone close to the PAS leadership receiving 1MDB-linked funds and he challenged PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to respond to this.
This came after an uproar by Pakatan Harapan MPs over Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia’s decision to postpone the debate on Hadi’s motion to enhance punishments by the syariah courts to the next Parliament session in July.
Rafizi later told Malaysiakini that the person was a former PAS top leader, who served as a bridge between Umno and the Islamist party.
Hadi, on the other hand, dismissed the allegation as a “300 percent lie” and advised Rafizi to seek forgiveness from Allah.
Asked if Rafizi was attempting to tarnish PAS with this allegation, Takiyuddin replied: “That is up to him.
“If he has that intention, then that is up to him. Our conscience is clear. We are not involved with this,” added the Kota Bharu MP.
Malaysiakini has been trying to obtain a response from Nasharudin, through email, text messages, phone calls and fax, but is yet to receive a response.


– M’kini

HE WAS A HEART SPECIALIST & WORLD CLASS POKER PLAYER: DR DAVID DAO, WHO WAS FORCED TO BEG FOR HIS LIFE, WAS BEATEN UP FOR NOTHING – UNITED SCREWED UP, FLIGHT WAS “NOT” OVERBOOKED!

United Airlines will learn the hard way that “overbooking” is a word reserved not only for an honest airline, but also for an airline that doesn’t employ an arrogant CEO. And for an airline that happily unleashed thuggish and racist security officers to bully and violently dragged an Asian passenger off the flight, the fiasco isn’t going to go away soon.
United is looking at not only a major boycott which could cripple its share price, but also potentially millions of dollars in potential lawsuits. What initial announced by the Chicago-airline as “overbooking” to get away with its own internal screw up has turned out to be more scandalous – there wasn’t any overbooking in the first place.

Instead, United Airlines and regional affiliate Republic Airlines, which operated the flight, selected four passengers to be removed to accommodate crew members needed in Louisville the next day. Three passengers went quietly but David Dao, a physician in Elizabethtown, Ky., refused so he was violently pulled out of his seat and off the plane.
The CEO of United Airlines has again apologized on Tuesday after it was revealed that the United Express Flight 3411 to Louisville wasn’t even overbooked, amid a global uproar. CEO Oscar Munoz said – “I continue to be disturbed by what happened on this flight, and I deeply apologize to the customer forcibly removed and to all the customers aboard. No one should ever be mistreated this way.”

But the CEO could be merely shedding crocodile tears now that his cushy job is on fire. Mr. Oscar Munoz has proven to be a dishonest man. Hours after his first public apology on Monday, a leaked email he sent to the airline’s employees revealed how he praised the behaviour of the flight crew in dealing with a “disruptive and belligerent” passenger.
The passenger at the centre of United Airlines scandal – Dr. David Dao – a Vietnamese-born father of five is now represented by two Chicago high-profile attorneys – Thomas Demetrio, of the prominent Corboy & Demetrio law firm and Stephen L. Golan of Golan Christie Taglia. Demetrio is reportedly never lost an appeal and routinely won multi-million dollar settlements.

And there’s a good chance Dr. David could win his case. Back in September 2014, United Airlines assured federal regulators that all ticketed passengers are “guaranteed seats” on flights – a promise which was delivered in federal filings. David’s lawyers will most likely use this commitment, in addition to tons of witnesses on Flight 3411, to grill and paint United as the monster bully.
Dr. David Dao, who initially thought to be a Chinese-American, continues receiving support nevertheless. A petition started by Zhang Zishi, an 18-year-old student from China who lives in Britain, on the website of the White House calling for a federal investigation into the case has already breached the 100,000 signatures required to get a response from the White House.

The petition which started on April 11, 2017, and was signed off with hashtag #ChineseLivesMatters has now more than 160,000 signatures, and counting. Press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters – “I don’t think anyone looks at that video and isn’t a little disturbed that another human being is treated that way. I’m sure he (President Trump) has seen the video.”
United Airlines has been under siege since videos of Sunday night’s violent confrontation on the plane at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport went viral, drawing hundreds of millions of views around the world. By Tuesday evening, the fiasco had attracted more than 550 million views and more than 240,000 comments from Chinese Weibo users, China’s equivalent of Twitter.

It’s not hard to understand why the notorious United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz has been apologizing profusely, or at least pretend to be sorry. When the company’s stock price plunged by over 3% at one point, its shareholders lost over US$700 million in market valuation. According to Reuters, Chinese customers in Asia contribute more than 14% of United Airlines’ revenue.
As the largest U.S. carrier operating in China, with 20% of the routes between China and the U.S. including non-stop flights to Beijing from Newark, Chicago, Washington, and San Francisco, the Chinese could easily kill United Airlines if they continue with a “violent boycott”. And if the Chinese customers want United’s arrogant CEO to be fired, the shareholders might just obey.

Although the White House may not have much involvement in this issue, the public pressure could force the Trump administration to change federal policy regarding how airlines can treat their customers. Sure, Donald Trump is a pro-business president but China is the fifth biggest market for tourism in the U.S. and that is expected to more than double in the next five years.
However, as United Airlines continues with its damage control, Mr. David’s past is being dug up by journalists and (most likely) the airline’s public relation and defence team, in preparation for the worst case scenario. David, who came to the U.S after attending medical school in Vietnam in the 1970s, was convicted in 2004 on drug-related offenses after an undercover investigation.

David, a pulmonary disease specialist, surrendered his medical license in 2005, but the Kentucky board permitted him to resume practicing medicine in 2015 on a limited basis. Dr. David is also suspected to be a professional poker player who made a killing on the World Series of Poker while his medical license was suspended in Kentucky.
It was revealed that in his poker career, David Dao has amassed total winnings of US$234,664, according to his player profile. The most Dao ever won in a World Series of Poker tournament was US$117,744 when he placed second during an event at Harrah’s Tunica in Mississippi in 2009. United’s defence team will most likely attack David’s “immoral” activities in court.

Still, in a land which preaches “democracy” and “human rights”, it isn’t hard to argue that a criminal case dating back more than a decade is no excuse for David Dao being “treated like a beaten animal” by “savage United Airlines.” Although he isn’t a Chinese as initially thought to be, that’s still a discrimination and racism against Asians. Perhaps a boycott is an overdue lesson for the airline.
– https://www.financetwitter.com

UMNO’S WINNING FORMULA FOR GE14 – BANKING ON ‘KENA GAME’ HADI TO MISCALCULATE THE ULTIMATE ZERO-SUM GAME

UMNO is banking on Amanah to be a spoiler where ever UMNO is contesting against PAS as Amanah will also be contesting. This is a serious miscalculation on part of UMNO.

When there is a 3 way contest between BN-UMNO – PAS - Amanah the below is going to happen and the voting trend in the Malay Hinder land. A Malay when asked in a group who you vote and he will say I will vote as the others but he knows his vote is secret and will voted according to his political beliefs and true political beliefs he will not let others to know as it will be loss of face

BN-UMNO – Malay conservative ( Share with PAS ) and dedak Malays will vote BN-UMNO . No Non-Malays will vote BN-UMNO because of marginalization of Non-Malays and RUU355

PAS - Malay conservative ( Share with UMNO ) and members who are supporters of present leadership

Amanah or Pribumi who ever stands on behalf of PH –

Malay Progressive votes

UMNO Team B votes and those who have PAS for radicalizing Malaysian politics and RUU355

PriBumi consisting of ex-UMNO and UMNO memebers

PKR members and sympathizers

Non-Malay voters

UMNO’S WINNING FORMULA FOR GE14 – BANKING ON ‘KENA GAME’ HADI TO MISCALCULATE THE ULTIMATE ZERO-SUM GAME

WHERE UMNO WINS, PAS WILL LOSE ESPECIALLY KELANTAN IF AMANAH PLAYS SPOILER

Two days ago, PAS vice president Idris Ahmad said his party was prepared to contest 80 parliamentary seats in the next general elections, more than 73 seats it contested in the last GE.

Of course, PAS is brimming with confidence now, especially after party president Hadi Awang’s private bill was tabled at the Parliament.

It is no longer a big issue now whether the private member’s bill eventually gets adopted.
The point is, PAS can now tell the world it has pushed the Islamic agenda one big step forward that even Umno has to bow to its demands and go according to its plans.

PAS is standing tall in front of Muslim voters. This is all it wants, its future!
Hadi’s position in the party is getting more solid, having already won unchallenged in the upcoming party elections. His party will continue to stick to his roadmap, including a tie-up with Umno.
So, contesting more seats goes perfectly with the Islamist party’s development logic.
Moreover, without the restrictions from Pakatan Rakyat, it doesn’t have to bother about seat allocation with its allies. It will decide on its own how many seats it wants to run.
But, does the party have what it takes at this stage? Will Umno just sit back and wait for the party to come and grab its share?

PAS won 21 seats out of 73 contested during the last general elections, not a very good showing indeed. Umno, its archrival then, captured 88, mostly from its triumph over PAS candidates.
It doesn’t really matter how these two parties are going for a tie-up, they will remain very much rivals in GE14, and will very likely go heads-on in the Malay heartland.

It’s going to be a zero sum game. Where Umno wins, PAS will lose, and vice versa.
If PAS wants to win more seats, it will have to dig into Umno’s strongholds. The Islamist party is unlikely to make any breakthrough in DAP’s Chinese constituencies nor PKR’s mixed constituencies.
Moreover, it managed to get 21 parliamentary and 85 state seats largely due to Pakatan Rakyat’s one-on-one fights with BN and undivided support from Pakatan’s fans, especially Chinese voters.
That was Pakatan’s election formula: tackling BN under a united opposition front.
In the absence of such a formula in GE14, PAS will have to go solo and fight the giants alone.
It is expected to lose the votes of many non-Muslim voters, particularly in Selangor and Perak.

Moreover, multi-cornered fights are inevitable in the coming elections. While confronting Umno, it will also need to face the threats of Amanah, PKR or Bersatu.
In the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections, when multi-cornered fights happened in predominantly Malay constituencies, the opposition’s chances were remarkably diluted, doing Umno a huge favor.
If Amanah is able to steal some of the votes, PAS could even lose Kelantan to Umno.
Thanks to such a formula, even if the Malay society is unhappy with Umno and Najib, the outcome is not going to be any different despite the “Malay tsunami” prophecy.
Umno is doing everything it can to please PAS — including full coordination over Hadi’s private bill — all because of one single purpose: to ensure this formula stays relevant.
Hadi is no rival to Umno in terms of politicking. Perhaps his religious agenda far exceeds his political calculations!
– Mysinchew

HADI DROPS ‘BOMBSHELL’: DAP HAD TALKS WITH U.S. TO CHANGE M’SIAN POLITICS, REVEALS PAS CHIEF IN BID TO JUSTIFY HIS OWN TALKS WITH UMNO

KUALA LUMPUR – PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has dropped a bombshell by accusing the DAP of “inviting” the United States and other foreign countries to interfere in the country’s political affairs.

Hadi launched a broadside at the DAP and chastised the party over its opposition to Pas’s bid to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355) to empower the syariah courts.

He also criticised the DAP for questioning why Pas held discussions with Umno on the proposed amendments to the act.

“I told them (DAP), why can’t Pas hold discussions with Umno to implement syariah laws when the Penang government (under DAP) held discussions with the Federal Government on the Penang bridge and other projects.

“We (Pas) can hold discussions with whoever we like to implement Islamic law.
“We are unlike DAP, which held discussions with the US and other foreign nations to change Malaysian politics.

“We will not go to the extent of inviting foreign powers to interfere in Malaysian politics,” he said during a ceramah at Masjid Rusila mosque in Marang on Monday.
Hadi, who is also Marang member of parliament, said it was up to Malaysians to decide on changes, and that there was no need to invite the US or other foreign nations into Malaysian politics.
He also described DAP as an offshoot, or “droppings”, of Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP).

Hadi also claimed he had received information that the protest by DAP against the tabling of his private member’s bill to amend Act 355 had the backing of missionaries.
He said foreign agents comprising missionaries had wanted to spread their faith, and feared that the implementation of Islamic law would enable non-Muslims to see the fairness of sentences meted out under syariah law.

Hadi could not be reached to clarify his claims.
A DAP lawmaker, however, dismissed Hadi’s allegations as “utter rubbish”.
“We are a political party that commits to democracy.
“We don’t need any backing from any country, religion or missionaries.
“I think Hadi is living in his own imagination and fantasy,” Seputeh member of parliament Teresa Kok told the New Straits Times yesterday.

She also said DAP was undeterred by Hadi’s statement, saying her party had no desire to reconcile with Pas after both parties severed ties in 2015 over Hadi’s private member’s bill.
“What else to say? Pas is not in the coalition of Pakatan Harapan.

“We don’t have any intention to invite them to join us and Pas has no intention to join us too,” she said.

Meanwhile, former Pas vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar urged Hadi to clarify his claims as they involved a “sensitive matter”.

“If the Pas president is raising this sensitive matter, then he should reveal more about this sensitive issue.

“Don’t say something that could leave a negative perception on Pas.
“What he said is something negative towards DAP.
“He should explain when and where these discussions (between DAP and foreign countries) took place,” he told the NST yesterday.

He added that Hadi’s accusations, if left unexplained, could create hatred among the country’s multireligious society.

Pas election director Datuk Mustafa Ali, however, denied having any knowledge of DAP’s supposed discussions with foreign nations to meddle in the country’s affairs.

– NST

A Malaysian Terrorist Marked As One Of The Most Wanted In Washington!!

Soon he will bit the dust literally when with the reward offered, his own comrades will betray his location and woops comes a missile with his name and nothing will be left of hi, Enjoy your time terrorizing the helpless and when you meet your make, he will present you to Satan where you will be reminded in pain of your Devil’s way every day, day in day out.

A Malaysian Terrorist Marked As One Of The Most Wanted In Washington!!

Face of a killer

Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, a terrorist from Malaysia high on the police’s wanted list, has been slapped with a sanction by the United States Treasury as reported by New Straits Times.
The 26-year-old Wanndy is now placed on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists of the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), making him one of the most wanted terrorists by Washington!

Source: The Malay Mail Online
The Specially Designated Global Terrorist lists individuals who have committed or pose a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism, or provided support to terror groups designated under OFAC Counter Terrorism Sanctions programmes.
Wanndy was behind the attack on Movida nightclub in Puchong last June as he provided material support to two IS fighters in Malaysia in which included a grenade. He is a key member of the Islamic State’s (IS) Southeast Asian chapter and has been recruiting fighters and sourcing funds for the jihadist group.

Source: New Straits Time


A Facebook user using the name Abu Hamzah Al-Fateh believed to be Wanndy, had mocked the sanction and said that he would be extra cautious about his movements and communications.

Netizens Furious At Teenagers For Mistreating A Special Needs Person In A Viral Video!!

It is sad to see that special needs people are still being treated differently in the world and especially for us Malaysian, our younger generation should learn how they should bully someone that isn’t ‘normal’.

Recently a Facebook page, Malaysia News Network shared a video of an OKU boy in Kota Kinabalu that was mistreated went viral on social media, and netizens are furious by this horrid scene.

Apparently, the incident took place in 2012 or 2014, but it went viral again because of the Facebook page sharing it.

In the video, the young man looked to be around 20 years old, was seen wandering near a petrol station. He was clad in a black T-shirt and beige pants but without any shoes or sandals on.

A group of SM All Saints students was taking shelter from the hot sun at a petrol station when the young man moved towards them in the recording. He seemed to be excited by the crowd of students and went closer to them, but the teenagers reacted by screaming in fear and disgust while avoiding him.

A school van in the distant caught the young man’s attention and he dashed towards it, it seems as though he wanted to climb into the van from the back door. However, when he was nearing it, the door unceremoniously shut right in front of his face. He then went to the front passenger door and opened it.

As he was about to climb in, one of the students grabbed him by his shirt and yanked him back, where he fell to the ground. Confused as he looked around him some students taunting him.

Does he need such treatment? Netizens are outraged and criticised the teens for discriminating and bullying the poor guy. Some even bashed the parents for failing to teach their children how to respect people regardless who the person was.

Here is the video of the incident:

CRIME15-Year-Old Female Teenager Faked Her Own Rape To Cover Her Sexual Activity With Her 17-Year-Old Boyfriend!!!

Seriously? Only 15 years old and already craving for sex and will even make up stories for the sake of ‘covering’ sexual tracks? What’s up with kids trying to grow up so fast for?

15-Year-Old Female Teenager Faked Her Own Rape To Cover Her Sexual Activity With Her 17-Year-Old Boyfriend!!!

I guess it’s true when they say the more you say don’t, the higher the chances of them really doing it!

According to the source, the 15-year-old girl that claimed she was raped by a taxi driver over the weekend turns out to be false and it was only meant to hide her sexual activity track!

The Kelantan police deny such allegations as the truth revealed that the girl who played victim was actually busy having “fun” with her 17-year-old boyfriend.

“It was a made up story!” says the police officer.

The teenager had manipulated the case and only after the police investigated the incident, they found out that none of what she claimed were true and that taxi driver doesn’t even exist.

It appears that she was afraid that her non-marital sex will be discovered by her parents, so she made up this whole thing…well, this is probably the dumbest thing anyone can do.

At the very least, you should have just kept your mouth shut. Now, thanks to your made up story, the whole family and the world know about it.

Source: Kosmo Online

Jayakumaran (Kumar),67, alleges women owner of restaurant nasi lemak daun pisang located next to Sin Lai Ping restaurant in Bangsar is responsible for attack on him by 5 men : Police did nothing!

Jayakumaran (Kumar),67, alleges women owner of restaurant nasi lemak daun pisang located next to Sin Lai Ping restaurant in Bangsar is responsible for attack on him by 5 men : Police did nothing!

My father, Mr.Jayakumaran (Kumar), 67 years of age, has been in the business of selling mutton and poultry for the past 31 years at the morning wet market located at Lucky Garden, Bangsar (behind TMC). On Sunday 9th of April between 10am to 10.45am my father was severely beaten up by 5 Indian men at the bus stop next to Bangsar Village resulting in him losing complete sight in his right eye due to severe ruptures to the eye globe and currently in the risk of having his eye removed should there be more complications. He further suffered broken/fractured cheekbones which is now replaced by metal plates. He underwent an 8 hour emergency surgery due to the severity of his injuries. 

Prior to the incident, my father was approached by a woman operating a newly opened restaurant at Bangsar (nasi lemak daun pisang / homemade banana leaf food / vege & non vege), next to Sin Lai Ping restaurant, requesting that he sells her chicken for a much lower price than what he pays to his suppliers, which will only cause loss to him. Angered by his refusal, the lady left and came back with her daughter who demanded that he sells for their asking price. When my father asked them to leave the stall, the daughter started provoking my father by throwing meat, a meat hook, weighing scale and everything within her reach at him. She further started physically abusing him by throwing punches and even snatched and threw his mobile phone to the ground when he tried calling for help. My father refused to fight back and told her that he will be going to the police station to report the incident. 

On his way to the pondok polis located at Jalan Telawi, unknown to him, about 5 men (some of whom are related to both ladies) followed him and pushed him from the back at the bus stop. Two men removed his shirt and held back his hands while three others started throwing heavy punches to his face.

They stopped the beating upon seeing 5 policemen on motorbikes patrolling the area. My father pointed to the men explaining to the police that they assaulted him and the police did nothing but slow talk to those assaulters and called for an ambulance. No arrest, questioning or anything of that sort had taken place by the police at that point which truly shocked my father who was in so much pain and bleeding profusely from the injuries to his eye.

We managed to lodge a police report the next day and the police is currently tracking down the assaulters who have since gone missing.

It would be of great help if anyone who witnessed this incident could come forward and help the police with their investigation. Additionally, if you have any other information that could assist with the investigation, you can also call, sms or whatsapp my brother at 012 396 3067. 

Please share this and help my father obtain justice by having the people involved arrested and punished in accordance to the law. It would be grave injustice to my father and my family if these people are left roaming around scott free and continue operating their restaurant after what they caused to my father and my family.