Runners ignore Kelantan’s gender segregation order - From the land of Mars

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The Kota Baru Municipal Council (MPKB)’s directive to segregate men and women in a running event backfired after most of the participants ignored the order.

According to The Star, the MPKB issued the directive for the first time during the 7km Run for Peace event organised by Buddhist group Soka Gakkai Malaysia.


But most of the 1,400 participants reportedly ignored the directive during the actual event.

In response, groups have said that this latest incident is proof that Kelantan PAS’s policies affect non-Muslims as well.

Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin from civil group G25 said that the directive reflected the increasing conservatism of authorities in the PAS-controlled state.

“Non-Muslims should protest the encroachment of their rights by the council,” she was quoted as saying, adding that the directive was not an isolated case but the latest in a string of directives which have affected non-Muslims.

Kelantan MCA chief Datuk Dr Hou Kok Chung said that the MPKB should consider racial harmony before making such a decision.

“This is a sensitive issue so we must use wisdom to protect the feelings of all races,” Hou said.

MCA Religious Harmony Bureau chairman Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker said that the directive showed that the public could no longer trust the promises made by the Kelantan PAS government.

Gerakan secretary-general Datuk Liang Teck Meng called the directive unnecessary and unfortunate.

“This is disappointing to see happen in Malaysia. We shouldn’t be moving backwards, and it’s not that we don’t respect Muslim sensitivities but I appeal that we are at least given some flexibility,” he said.

This is not the first time the MPKB has courted controversy over its directives. Last year, the council issued a summons to a watch retailer who featured “sexy” posters in his shop.

In 2013, MPKB had also given verbal warnings to hair salon operators to take down “sexy” posters of hair models.

INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR SEX MAKING MALAY WOMEN IN ‘TGANU DIVORCE THEIR HUSBANDS

INSATIABLE husbands are one of the main reasons for divorce, according to Terengganu’s Syariah chief judge, Berita Harian reported.

Wan Mohd Zakri Wan Mohd said some women filed for divorce because they could no longer tolerate their sex-hungry spouses.


“Their excessive demands caused physical injury to their partners,” he said, adding that two-thirds of those who filed for divorce were women.

Wan Mohd Zakri said the shortest marriage recorded by the Terengganu Syariah Judiciary Department was just 24 hours, when the newlyweds filed for divorce.

> Actor Ungku Hariz, the husband of popular comedienne Jihan Muse, has denied that his wife is pregnant, Kosmo! reported.

The 32-year-old actor admitted that his wife seemed plump recently but this did not mean she was pregnant.

Ungku Hariz said he had been asked about his wife’s presumed pregnancy for about a month now.

“I don’t understand why a lot of people assume that my wife is pregnant just because she is curvy,” he said.

“It is true that Jihan has been unwell recently, but we did not go for any checkups to find out whether or not she is pregnant,” he said, adding that a child was a gift from God and it was not up to them to decide.

He hoped he would not be bothered by such questions any more, as they stressed him out.

Ungku Hariz and Jihan, whose real name is Nur Jihan Musa, got married last year at Laman Kayangan in Shah Alam.



> A man saved his 85-year-old grandmother from a fire that engulfed their house in Kampung Sirako, Pulai, Johor, Harian Metro reported.

Cham Riang Punyavan, 22, recalled the critical moment when he heard a loud explosion and saw flames in the house.

“I rushed to the bathroom immediately to save my grandmother,” he said. No one else was home when the fire broke out.

“I cannot imagine what would have happened if she were home alone,” he said.

The house was razed and they did not manage to save any of their belongings, including their personal documents.

Four vehicles belonging to the family were also damaged in the fire.

– ANN

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Do not play with the Tiger's tail if you do not want to lose

MAHATHIR GIVES NAJIB THE FRIGHT OF HIS LIFE: ‘I MAY CONTEST IN PEKAN BUT I MUST BE ABLE TO WIN. I CONTEST TO WIN’


Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who had initially ruled out contesting in the next general election but has since softened his stance, is now flirting with the possibility of contesting in Pekan against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Mahathir said he would step in if there were no other suitable candidates to contest in the federal constituency.

“If there are no suitable candidates, then I will have to contest in Pekan.

“But I must be able to win. I contest to win,” the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and Pakatan Harapan chairperson was quoted as saying by Sin Chew Daily today.

It was unclear if Mahathir was serious about contesting for the seat.

“I don’t know where is my ‘winnable’ seat. Perhaps there will be no need (for me to contest) because many people don’t like me,” he quipped.

Najib won by a landslide in Pekan during the 2013 general election with 51,278 votes against PKR’s Fariz Musa, who garnered 15,665 votes.





Mahathir had previously said on Thursday that he had yet to decide on whether to contest in the upcoming general election.

Ultimately, Mahathir said, he wants Harapan to win the next general election. He added that he would be able to have a say in the new federal government.

– M’kini

Azmin Ali Selangor Meteri Besar in BN DPM Zahidi's lair

Taking up BN's BN DPM Zahidi's challenge and next will be BN Wacko's minister Nazri's lair

Who trust who and who will betray who

DOES NAJIB TRUSTS ZAHID OR KHAIRY? DOES ZAHID TRUSTS NAJIB OR KHAIRY? WHAT ABOUT KHAIRY – DOES HE TRUSTS NAJIB OR ZAHID?

“Dr Mahathir was not born yesterday. He was prime minister for 22 years and before that, he had a chequered history. He is a controversial personality but a strong leader.

“Whatever reservations and questions we may have of the past, I think the more important question now is the future,” he told a press conference at the Penang DAP headquarters today.

Malaysia’s future more crucial than Dr Mahathir’s past, says Kit Siang | The Malaysian Insight

AS Pakatan Harapan soldiers along with Dr Mahathir Mohamad at its helm, his once-political nemesis Lim Kit Siang said the future was too important to dwell on…

If you think that Kit Siang trusts Mahathir, Kit Siang trusts Anwar and Mahathir trusts Kit Siang and Anwar trust Mahathir etc etc….then you need to have your head examined! The name of the game now is win the PRU 14. Since when have you had politicians talk about trust and loyalty? The fun starts after they win PRU14….of would it be “if” they win PRU14? Saya steady aja….

Kit Siang coy on whether he trusts Mahathir

Lim Kit Siang and Dr Mahathir Mohamad have formed an alliance to dislodge Prime Minister Najib Abdul…

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

3 women killed, baby among 4 hurt in 3-car Gerik crash

IPOH: Three women were killed, while four other people – including a 7-month-old baby – were injured in a three-car collision in Gerik yesterday.

The deceased, who were passengers of a Perodua Myvi, were identified as Wong Mee Lai, 47, Foke Yoke Wah, 25 and Woke Mei Yong, 44, all from Perak.

The 4.30pm accident at Kampung Air Kala in Selat Pagar occurred when the Myvi, which was travelling from Gerik to Kuala Kangsar, was rear-ended by a Kia Spectra, causing it to veer into the opposite lane and collide with an oncoming Proton Exora.

Exora passenger Roslina Othman was seriously injured in the crash, but her baby, Muhammad Danial Mirza Saiful Haslim, who was seated on her lap, only sustained minor injuries.

Roslina’s husband and the couple’s two other children were unhurt in the collision.

The Myvi driver, Chong Yah Wen, 23, sustained head and body injuries, while a fourth passenger, Wong Mei Chan, suffered minor injuries.

Gerik police chief Supt Ismail Che Isa said a post-mortem on the deceased was held at the Gerik Hospital, while the Kia Spectra driver and a passenger were detained to facilitate investigations. 

New Russian Torpedo Fizik 2 Can Be Launched From 1500 Feet Underwater - From Syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.

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Russia’s subs capable of hitting target from any depth
subs armed with modernized thermal torpedo, Fizik-2.

torpedo outperforms Mk 48 Spiral torpedo of US Navy
in terms of noise level, velocity, hitting range.
Fizik-2 can travel 10 km longer
hit any target, submarines, aircraft carriers.

torpedo developed by Research & Design Institute Morteplotekhnika
already entered service with Russian Navy
will replace all electric-propelled torpedoes with Russian Navy

acquires target with dual-channel target seeker.
active-passive hydroacoustic system
detect target’s wake at 1.2-2.5 km.
torpedo hit range 50 km
carry warhead  300 kilograms


Fizik-2 length 7.2 meters, flattened nose cone
main feature axial internal-combustion engine
pistons moving parallel to shaft.
torpedo control surfaces pop up after launch.
reduces noise and greater maneuverability.
Fizik-2 uses water jet instead of propeller.
maximum speed over 110 km/h

torpedo gives Russian Navy serious advantage over rivals.

Unlike predecessors Fizik-2 launched from depth of 500 meters
near critical operational depth for nuclear submarines.