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BOMOH FORMULA 1

Dalam lapuran dari CAMUS, NST melapurkan Dr Mahathir berkata:

"Well, we will make sure we get the best bomoh to drive the rain away."

("Kami akan pastikan kami mendapat bomoh terbaik untuk menghalang hujan pada litar F1")

Beliau juga mengatakan Menteri Pengangkutan tidak perlu meletak jawatan angkara "lesen terbang".

Angkuh atau tidak, cuba baca kata-kata berikut:

"Every time someone asked me to step down, a lot more insisted that I should stay,"

(Setiap kali ada seseorang menyuruh saya berundur, ada banyak lagi suara menyuruh saya teruskan")

Hmmm... tapi yang memuyskilkan saya kenapa mahligai di Putrajaya itu berhantu pula? Apakah bomohnya tak cukup power?

SAYA KAN BERSARA BILA...

(I will retire then ...)

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/mal3_1008.html

Mahathir mengatakan beliau akan bersara bila golongan muda menyokong umno dan umno sudah kuat:

"We have to be revamped. We have to have younger people supporting the party and after the party has been strengthened, I think I can leave," (Wawancara dengan Finantial Times)

Dulu beliau mengatakan akan bersara bila ekonomi sudah pulih...

Hmmmm.. sebenarnya kalau kita terbalikkan kata-kata beliau ini ada satu rahsia yang tersembunyi. Apakah dia rahsia itu?

Kekuatan sesebuah negara itu selalunya amat bergantung kepada golongan muda, khususnya kaum terpelajar. Mereka inilah yang bakal menjadi pemimpin negara. Keadaan negara masakini serta senario yang ada menunjukkan pemuda bangsa melayu khususnya sudah ramai meninggalkan umno.

Di KL, Hishamuddin Hussein pula mengatakan pemuda umno telah membuat kajian untuk menarik minat 4.7 juta rakyat bawah umur 40.

Di Alor Star Pak Lah sempat berteori bahawa usaha memalukan PM bermula beberapa tahun lepas. Agaknya pemimpin Umno sudah mula fobia dengan demam demo pula....

Sebelum itu Pak Lah berada di Setiu untuk projek ihsan tetapi tidak pula dapat memberitahu 17 projek yang "sudah dikenal pasti".

Di Kelantan pula, Datuk Mustapha menyebut lagi "jihad" beliau untuk membebaskan Kelantan dari PAS. Malangnya dua orang vetren umno, Nik mad Yakob dan Tg Rithaudeen menasihati umno agar menggunakan cara yang "lembut" sedikit, jika tidak umno akan kecundang terus.....

"Sebaliknya, jihad Umno ialah mendaulatkan Islam dan kita mesti mengajak umat Islam bersatu serta berbaik-baik dalam suasana persaudaraan Islam di samping melaksanakan dasar demi kemajuan bangsa," kata Mustapha merasmikan Konvensyen Umno Kelantan semalam.

Dalam kepala saya terbayang ... jihad jenis apakah umno perjuangkan ini kalau saksi seperti Azizan dan Umi boleh diterima dan hukuman dijatuhkan sambil mahkamah sayriah disisihkan...

Perjimpunan umno itu dihadiri oleh 2,500 orang... saya sangsi apakah merekai ni termasuk wanita yang bertudung merah juga...

PENYAKIT HFM

Saya terjemah dengan mencantum semua maklumat dibawah ini sekali.

HFM DARI ORANG SINGAPURA:

Dr Santokh Singh, Pen. Pengarah Kesihatan (Hospital), mengatakan rakyat Singapura yang melancung ke sini boleh menyebarkan penyakit HFM.

Beberapa kanak2 dihantar ke unit kawalan rapi (ICU). Beliau tidak dapat memberi angka, tetapi sejak Januari tahun ini, 185 kanak2 telah dijangkiti.

Hmmm.... Macam pendekar jerubu dan pendekar babi aje bunyinya.....

HFM DARI ORANG MALAYSIA

Terdapat 40,000 rakyat Malaysia yg berulang alik ke Singapura. Mereka dinasihatkan mandi dan membasuh pakaian dengan sabun.

Seorang kanak2 berusia 3 tahun, Teong Ching Kai meninggal akibat HFM.

Menurut Star, 34 kanak2 telah mati akibat HFM diseluruh Malaysia pada 1997. Kini ia telah meragut satu nyawa di Johor dan 4 di Singapura.

ANAK EXCO DITAHAN

Anak Datuk K. Sivalingam yang berumur 20 tahun telah ditahan polis kerana mengata kotor, mengganggu tugas serta mencederakan polis di Jalan Tengku Kelana, Kelang.

Polis yg berusia 39 tahun tersebut telah disepak dan ditumbuk oleh beliau dan rakan-rakannya.

Kita jangan lupa baru sahaja beberapa hari lepas kita menulis mengenai gejala samseng yang menular di kalangan masyarakat India. Nampaknya anak orang besar pun "samseng" juga.

Datuk Sivalingam adalah pengerusi J/K Perkerja Estet dan Lombong Selangor.

BOND BENCHMARK EURO

Malaysia bercadang mengeluarkan bond Euro, pada kadar tempoh 5-7 tahun dengan nilai EUR500 juta.

Bulan lepas Malaysia mengeluarkan benchmark dalam bentuk US Dollar, pun 500 juta. Jumlah semuanya kini sudah mencecah $1.5 billion,

HFM: M'sia: S'poreans could spread disease; Out to tackle a known enemy

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/general/ge0810_27.htm

JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Singaporeans visiting the country could spread the foot, hand and mouth disease here, said Johor Deputy Director of Health (Hospital) Dr Santokh Singh on Sunday.

Dr Santokh said several children infected with the foot, hand and mouth disease had been place under intensive care in government hospital.

He refused to disclose the figure but according to earlier reports, since January this year 185 children in the state had been confirmed to be suffering from the disease.

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/mal8_1008.html

Oct 8, 2000

Hygiene advice for frequent travellers to S'pore

HFM Disease

This is to prevent commuters from becoming virus carriers, as Johor's clinics and hospitals are put on alert for the Hand, Foot and Mouth disease

JOHOR BARU -- The 40,000 Malaysians who commute to Singapore to work daily are advised to change their clothes and shower with soap to prevent them from carrying the hand, foot and mouth virus home to their children here, said the Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng.

He was commenting on newspaper reports about the death of three-year-old Teo Ching Kai from Johor Baru, who died of the disease last Tuesday.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=3D/2000/10/8/focus/08rnru&sec=3Df= ocus

Sunday, October 8, 2000
Focus

Out to tackle a known enemy

In 1997, 34 children died of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)in Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.

IF it is of any consolation, the hand, foot and mouth disease which is suspected to have killed four in Singapore and one in Johor Baru is a known enemy.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2000/10/9/nation/0924klgp&sec=nation

Monday, October 9, 2000

Police detain exco's son
By Elan Perumal

KLANG: State executive councillor Datuk K. Sivalingam's son has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a traffic policeman.

Senior investigation officer Asst Supt Rahmat Ariffin said the exco's 20-year-old son and his friend, 28, were being investigated for using foul language on a traffic policeman, obstructing him from carrying out his duties and causing hurt to the policeman in Jalan Tengku Kelana here on Saturday afternoon.

He said they were being investigated under Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act and Sections 353 and 323 of the Penal Code.

ASP Rahmat said the suspects had also allegedly kicked and punched the 39-year-old policeman who was on duty to check indiscriminate parking.

As a result of their violent behaviour, he said, the policeman sustained a minor cut on his finger and had swelling and pain over his body.

In a move to defend himself, ASP Rahmat said, the policeman fired a warning shot into the air and escaped on his motorcycle before lodging a report at the Klang police station.

"The policeman was forced to fire the warning as he was cornered by a group of people,'' he said When contacted, Sivalingam, who is Selangor Estate and Mining Workers committee chairman, confirmed that his son had been arrested.

http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/news/bonds/dowjones/article.html? s=sgfinance/news/001009/bonds/dowjones/ Asia_Primary_Debt__Malaysia_Plans_To_Issue_Euro_Benchmark.html Monday, October 9 2:13 PM SGT

Asia Primary Debt: Malaysia Plans To Issue Euro Benchmark

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--The Malaysian government is in the process of awarding mandates for its planned five- or seven-year Eurobond issue of up to EUR500 million, primary dealers said Monday.

The issue would cover Malaysia's remaining financing requirements this year. The country still needs to raise the equivalent of $350 million before the end of the year to finance the redemption of maturing bonds, among other financing needs.

Last month, the government successfully increased its 2009 U.S. dollar-denominated benchmark bond by $500 million, bringing the total outstanding amount to $1.5 billion.

Malaysia's decision to issue a Eurobond won't be influenced by the euro's current weakness, said a Hong Kong-based primary dealer at a European bank.

"Investor demand is still pretty healthy for Asian credits," noted a U.S. primary dealer.

There was talk Malaysian officials were meeting with European investors on the sidelines of an official visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Sri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's to London last week. Mahatir is expected to return to Kuala Lumpur Oct. 12.

As an investment grade issuer, Malaysia will have no problem selling the bonds, the European dealer said. Nevertheless, "a seven-year maturity would require more marketing" because Asian issuers have so far preferred the five-year maturity, he added.

Even if Malaysia has to pay a higher price to tap the European market, the government may chose to issue bonds in euros in order to create a benchmark in the market. That's why Malaysia may issue EUR500 million, which is more than its $350 million financing requirements.

Another potential Asian issuer, China, may be shelving its planned issue of $1 billion may be shelved, as government officials are telling some bankers they aren't going ahead with the deal. But the bond issuance, which was expected to be launched in November, may remain in the pipeline along with China's planned euro-denominated bond, which has been in the works for several months.

Other likely Asian issuers tapping the international market before the end of the year are telecommunication companies.

Telekom Malaysia (TLMM.KL) is the next Asian telecom company in line to tap the international markets, bankers said. The company plans an issue of between $300 million and $400 million.

Late last week, broadband network provider Asia Global Crossing priced a 10-year $408 million high-yield bond. The bond is noncallable for five years and was brought to market by joint lead managers Chase Securities and Merrill Lynch.

Asia Global Crossing paid a spread of 793 basis points over 10-year Treasurys, which is substantially higher than earlier market talk of between 500 basis points and 700 basis points.

"It was a very choppy market," with equity markets on the downside, said a banker close to the deal. However, the company needed the cash to finance its Asia-Pacific network and went ahead with the deal.