The Vanice of Asia - Macau

Macau now in 2009 is pretty much transformed into a Big City that's never sleep.

Gone are the only talk of the town about Lisboa casino the sole landmark since long ago, while still exisitng, together with the new & bigger Lisboa, Macau's main landmark is now replaced with many up and coming new & more extravegance Casino's spreads across from the Macau main city to the far side of new & upbringing town of Taipa across the bridges..3 different bridges as matter of facts.

One of them is the Venetiante Casino Hotel, certainly the so-acclaimed landmark in Taipa with part of it internal built just like the Vanice of Italy, beautifully constructed...quite romantic though ;)

Macau nowadays have transformed into a glamours country where the city never sleep! The night scene is absolutely impressive!!! Certainly there are much to offer apart from the grand setup of famous hotels cum casino giant like MGM, Wynn, Lisboa so on…they are many interesting historical attractions around the mian city area. Most of them are quite close to the town and rather easy to visit..either by way of walking or local buses transport.

Certainly as far as the popular food goes, never to be missed is of cos the Portugese-Tard. Must try the famous husband&wife outlets with the name as "Margaret Cafe" (wife outlet). It is located just behind the small lane of Auguster Lodge just few minutes walking distance away from New Lisboa Casino Hotel.

Tips to get around…….

Local buses charge a flat rate of $2.30(Macau city)/$3.30(Taipa) to anywhere along the way you wish to stop. So be sure to ride on the bus only if you find your way is way out of what you dun like by foot eh ;p Most big casino hotels do provide free shuttle buses to certain strategy location. Check out the hotel time table and you certainly will enjoy some free rides around the city…hehe Of cos there are plentyful of taxi to take you to places at your conveninces. Not too worry though as the taxi are all by meter. Generally Macau people are so much more frenlier and polite. You’ll love it there =D

Certain places like the Ruin of St Paul is best by walking. It is where most of the happenings are along the way to the ever popular attraction. Dun hesitate to try as many sample food you wish offered by the roadside shops as there is absolutely no obligation at all…haha =p

Here’s the best tips…getting tire of walking and feel like a cupper cafe!?..heheh! just drop in any of the casino and enjoy free flow of coffee, tea, soft drinks etc…absolutely free!!! be sure to crap a bottle of mineral water on your way out ya ;P….hehe And if you do feel that you are lucky go ahead and ‘enjoy’ yourself on the casino table. After it is still cheaper than you pay for the cafe outside the cafe joint… =D

都門奇案（28）：蒙古女郎被殺炸屍‧審案過程高潮迭起

阿旦都雅的另個名字叫“ 阿米娜”， 在蒙古話里， 阿米娜的意思是“我的生命，屬於我的”。

2007年7月18日，案件審訊期間，法官重返現場收集証據。

於2008月10月31日被高庭宣判無罪釋放的阿都拉薩較后在新聞發佈會上， 表明自己是清白的。

首被告和次被告於今年4月9日被高庭宣判罪名成立，唯一刑罰是死刑，這兩名被告過后也提出上訴。

轟動國內外的蒙古女郎案正式開審時，法庭內不僅擠滿國內外媒體，連大學代表和非政府組織人員都來听審，逾200人把法庭擠得水泄不通。
1 of 5十年人事幾番新，10年時間會讓人事物起很大變化，尤其在一個如雪隆區般的大城市，10年裡有太多事故在發生，而舉凡重大事故，歷史都會記載，無人可抹煞其存在的事實。

就如同以下這個淒美的異國女子事蹟，她雖來自異鄉，但是她在大馬激起了太大的震撼，所以如果要述說過去10年雪隆發生的大事件，一定不能忘記她。

“都門奇案”系列從3月至今，已進行半年，至今回顧了27個雪隆過去10年左右發生的大事件，如今已到尾聲，我們就以這個異鄉女子的事故作為這系列的完結篇吧！

這美麗的奇女子就是蒙古女郎――阿旦都雅，其另一蒙古名字也稱之阿米娜。

經歷3段感情考驗

如果說一名女子的美麗和聰慧是上天賦於她的禮物，那“命運”就是上天給她最大的考驗；考驗她能享有美麗與聰慧多久。

顯然地，“她”在這場命運考驗中失敗了，她沒法如同父母賜予她名字含意般，永遠掌控她的生命和未來。

父母賜給她一個很美麗的名字，叫“阿米娜”，父親沙里布說在蒙古話裡，阿米娜的意思是“我的生命，屬於我的”；父母不只希望她的生命是屬於她自己，更意謂她是父母最珍貴的愛啊！

生長在蒙古的阿米娜，從小就受良好教育，聰明的她學得一口流利英，俄，華、韓和日語。

她不只聰明美麗，性格也很獨特及剛烈，長大後因語言天份，她任職專業通譯員，平日也愛旅遊。

雖然美麗不是罪，但是命運的考驗卻很無情，所以儘管阿米娜才28歲，可是她人生卻很坎坷，尤其是感情路佈滿崎嶇，她經歷了3段重大感情考驗，先後育下2名孩子。

來馬失蹤遇害

其實，阿米娜還有一名大馬人都很熟悉的名字，就是阿旦都雅，她於2006年10月6日來馬，同月19日失蹤，於2週左右之後，被人揭發遭殺害。

最讓人震驚的是，她是被炸得“粉身碎骨”，事後警方在命案現場，即沙亞南本查阿南的達錫梳邦水霸，一個偏僻森林區，找到逾300塊碎骨，警方查悉她是在被殺後，屍首才遭炸碎。

或許兇徒以為這種“化整為零”的幹案手法最乾脆俐落，不留手尾，可是兇徒怎樣也不會想到“人在做，天在看”，天網恢恢，疏而不漏啊，最終事件還是東窗事發。

阿旦都雅在失蹤前，她被人帶走的那一刻，恰好被她表妹和朋友看到，他們看到載走阿旦都雅車子的車牌，這線索使警方很快破案。

不過開始時，由於種種客觀因素，她們不敢直接去報案，反而到蒙古駐曼谷大使館求助，並在蒙古駐馬榮譽代辦陪同下到十五碑警區報案，整個事件才因此而揭發。

警先後扣留4重要嫌犯

阿旦都雅這蒙古女郎命案會在國內外如此轟動，除了她的異國身份和被炸至粉身碎骨的殘酷手法，最引起轟動的是命案揭發後，被控上庭者的身份和審訊過程當中牽扯出的種種情節。

案發後，警方先後扣留4名重要嫌犯，其中一人是政治分析家阿都拉薩，過後他被列為第3被告，不過在經過22個月左右審訊拉鋸後，於2008年10月31日，法官宣判他無罪釋放。

至於其他3名曾被扣的重要嫌犯，其中一人是隸屬八打靈再也警區的一名巡伍長女警，她過後轉為污點證人。

餘下2名嫌犯，兩人分別是首被告阿茲拉哈里和次被告西魯阿茲哈，兩人都是隸屬武吉安曼的特警，前者也是上述女警的男友。

於2008年10月31日高庭下判時，這兩名被告表面罪名成立，需出庭辯護，於今年4月9日，高庭宣判這2名被告謀殺罪名成立，唯一刑罰是死刑。

最終結果待時間證明

雖然說，高庭於去年10月31日宣判第3被告阿都拉薩無罪釋放後，控方放棄上訴，不過女死者阿旦都雅的父親卻於今年6月16日，要求高庭檢討控方放棄上訴的申請，此案將於今年9月2日過堂。

另外，首被告和次被告，也都在被高庭宣判死刑後，提出上訴。

此案最終結果會如何，相信還有待法庭和時間去證明。

案件變化如電影情節

這起命案的揭發，就如平地雷響般，震撼全國，在案件愈是抽絲剝繭，牽扯出的人事物也就愈多，間中的變化也愈曲折，將它高潮迭起的變化媲美扣人心弦，峰迴路轉的電影情節，絕對是有過而無不及。

若要說一切關於阿旦都雅在大馬客死異鄉的故事，就應該從2004年杪開始說起，那年阿旦都雅在香港和大馬一名人邂逅，次年，兩人在香港、上海和新加坡，吉隆坡和法國也都曾會面。

倆人相識的過程曾在阿旦都雅命案發生後，受調查的這名人被控上高庭時，於2007年1月19日他提呈給法庭的宣誓書上提及。

這名人也在該宣誓書上指於2006年4月份，他為擺脫阿旦都雅糾纏，咨詢律師意見，於2006年10月17日晚上，當阿旦都雅再到他家時，他向警方求助，最後阿旦都雅被警方帶走。他也聲稱曾在2005年針對阿旦都雅的糾纏向警方報案。

展開2輪“案中案審訊”

此案於2007年6月18日正式在沙亞南高庭開審，審訊過程長達151天，直至2008年10月31日高庭下判，當中傳召84名證人，有92件證物和文件呈堂，過程冗長和繁雜。

不過最大特點應該是審訊過程中變化轉折，包括從未正式開審前承審法官和主控官先後被徹換，審訊期間針對證人供詞展開2輪“案中案審訊”，有證人供詞被彈劾。

另外，還有一名私家偵探峇拉蘇巴馬廉在提呈宣誓書爆內幕後24小時改口，指宣誓書內容不符合事實，過後一家人行跡行蹤成謎。

審訊後期，又有“今日大馬”網站主編柏特拉提呈宣誓書爆料，指有重量級人物涉及此事。

此案捲起的千層浪，一波接一波，不過無論這千層波如何變化，最終其審訊都還是會有一個句點，法庭的宣判就是為這案件劃下的句點。



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都門奇案——蒙古女郎

●死者姓名：阿旦都雅，又稱阿米娜
年齡：28歲
來自：蒙古

●案件簡介

日期：2006年11月6日命案被揭發時，女死者已遇害。

時間：她是於2006年10月19日晚上10時至次日凌晨1時之間被殺害，屍首再遭炸至粉碎。

地點：於八打靈縣屬的武吉拉惹一偏僻森林區。

●案情：女死者於2006年10月6日疑來大馬，她於同月份19日失蹤，妹妹過後向警方報案，於11月6日命案被揭發。

●演進表

■2006年

11月6日，蒙古女郎命案被揭發，警方於11月2日至6日，先後扣留4人協助查案，分別是一名政治分析家，2名特警和一名女警。

11月15日，DNA證實被警方尋獲，遭人炸碎的人類骨頭的女死者阿旦都雅。2名特警被控謀殺罪名，他們被列名首被告和次被告。

11月16日，政治分析家被控串謀教唆罪名，被列為第3被告。

■2007年

1月19日，峰迴路轉，第3被告提呈宣誓書，承認和阿旦都雅有交往。

3月10日，原訂案件開審，可是起變化。

6月18日，案件終於在一波三折下正式開審。

■2008年

10月31日，經過151天審訊後，高庭終於下判，第3被告阿都拉薩無罪釋放，首二被告表面罪名成立，需出庭自辯。

■2009年

1月15日，首被告和次被告出庭自辯。

4月9日，高庭宣判2名被告罪成，死刑，過後他們兩人都有提出上訴。

6月16日，阿旦都雅父親要求高庭檢討控方放棄對第3被告無罪判決上訴的申請，案件將於9月2日過堂。


星洲日報／大都會‧2009.08.25

Aung San Suu Kyi verdict is a Gross Travesty of Justice

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of one of Burma's most cherished heroes, the martyred General Aung San, who led his country's fight for independence from Great Britain in the 1940s and was killed for his beliefs in 1947. Suu Kyi has equaled her father's heroics with her calm but passionate advocacy of freedom and democracy in the country now called Myanmar, a name chosen by one of the most insensitive and brutal military dictatorships in the world....

The Elders say that the entire trial of Aung San Suu Kyi and her companions has been a gross travesty of justice. Her incarceration for the past six years under house arrest was found to be illegal in both domestic and international law by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Any conviction based on allegations of violating that house arrest is therefore invalid.

Elders’ chair, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu urged the international community not to accept the verdict and says that returning Daw Suu Kyi to house arrest is not a concession.

"This is a moral universe. Right and wrong matter. This decision is wrong. We must not allow the government of Burma to convince the world that they are making concessions in relation to Aung San Suu Kyi by returning her to house arrest instead of prison. This is not a concession – it is a manipulation of an illegal process. It must not be accepted by any government, ASEAN, the EU or the UN." – Desmond Tutu.

The Elders said that the trial was a further attempt to exclude Aung San Suu Kyi from any political process, particularly the elections due in Burma in 2010.

They have joined others in calling on ASEAN, the EU and UN to press Burma’s military leaders to release all political prisoners and begin an inclusive national process to review and amend the 2008 constitution, to allow participation by the National League for Democracy and other parties in the 2010 election and also admit international observers to supervise the 2010 election process.



Periods under detention

July 20, 1989: Placed under house arrest in Rangoon under martial law that allows for detention without charge or trial for three years.

July 10, 1995: Released from house arrest.

September 23, 2000: Placed under house arrest.

May 6, 2002: Released after 19 months.

May 30, 2003: Arrested following the Depayin massacre she was held in secret detention for over 3 months before being returned to house arrest.

May 25, 2007: House arrest extended by one year flouting a direct appeal from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to General Than Shwe.

October 24, 2007: Reached 12 years under house arrest, solidarity protests held at 12cities around the world.

May 27, 2008: House arrest extended for another year, illegal under both international law and Burma's own law.

August 11, 2009: House arrest extended for further 18 months due to "violation" arising from the May 2009 trespass incident.


Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. The decision of the Nobel Committee mentions:[106]

“ The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.
...Suu Kyi's struggle is one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades. She has become an important symbol in the struggle against oppression...

...In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honour this woman for her unflagging efforts and to show its support for the many people throughout the world who are striving to attain democracy, human rights and ethnic conciliation by peaceful means.”

Oslo, 14 October 1991

“Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.”

Malaysia : The Failed Nation!?

Recently, a friend of mine interviewed some fresh graduates applying for jobs with his engineering company in Malaysia. He accepted two applicants on a starting salary of RM1600. It struck me as odd that 15 years ago, my friend himself started work as a fresh graduate engineer for more or less the same pay.

Indeed, if you compare the salaries of graduates now and 15 or even 20 years ago, you'll find little difference but that their purchasing power is vastly different. It's the same story when you compare salaries of shop assistants, office staff, factory workers and others.

To compound the effect of inflation, the ringgit(RM) has depreciated greatly against all major currencies. The real income of most Malaysians has moved backwards.

This is why many Malaysians suffer under the petrol hike. The root of the problem is that their real incomes have shrunk in the face of inflation and depreciated currency.. Malaysians have not been spoiled by subsidy but are unable to move out of the time lock of stagnated and depreciated incomes..

If you compare the per capita incomes of Singapore , Hong Kong , Taiwan and South Korea , they are a few multiples of Malaysia although at independence all these countries were on the same economic level as Malaysia .

What has gone wrong? Malaysia was the rising star of East Asia , a country rich in natural resources with the most promising potential..

An interesting analysis.....

For those who started work around 1973, a 1.3 Litre Japaness car was RM 7000
Today the equivalent is..... let's say RM 60000...........8.5 times

In 1973 a double storey house was about RM 45,000..or less Today it is about RM 300,000............6.6 times(It was advertised in a school magazine at 37,000, Taman Lumba Kuda) This makes it 8.1 times

In 1973 an Engineer's pay was RM 1000 Today it is about RM 2000 +/-..............2 times.....

From 1973 to 2008........35 years......what is the Trend.? Bearish !!!!In a stock market when the trend is bearish , what do Malaysian do?...Exit !!!

When a country's trend is bearish what do Malaysian do?

This Bearish trend is more difficult to turn around as compared to the stock market.

Let's used these 3 items House, Car & Salary as a measurement of the country' s performance for the past 35 years......

There is a book which i saw at MPH bookshop in Malaysia entitled : Malaysia : The Failed Nation some of you may be interested to read it.
I tend to agreed with the writer.....

This morning I was having Coffee at McDonald ( now the coffee..100 % Arabica beans..is quite good@ RM 2.90......free refill!! I asked how much per hour is their pay?RM 3.00 ! x 8 hours = RM 24 per day... x 25 days = RM 600 per month

In Australia my daughter works part-time during her University days..she worked at Gloria Jeans Coffee.... the pay? A$ 14.00 ( @ 3.15 = RM 44 per hour......x 8 = RM 352 per day !!! x 25 days = RM 8800
13.3 times more !!!!! ......Price of houses in Perth is about the same in KL

Price of cars are about 23 % cheaper...in Perth.( Australia )

I think more and more people are becoming aware of this Bearish trend.
Developed country by 2020?...means High income country

Let's look at some as of year 2005 ( Financial Times )

USA GNP per capita US$ 35400
UK GNP per capita US$ 25510
Australia GNP per capita US$ 19530
Singapore GNP per capita US $ 20690

These are developed countries by income measurement

Malaysia 's GNP per capita US$ 3540 ( sTILL 4 FIGURES - rIGHT ??? )
Year 2020..developed country?Really...a sad story.

Worrying Trends, isn't it??Ringgit sliding further and further under the current BN

Stories from Bolehland

For the start,and found this rather amusing forwarded email artical to share ;) ...............


AUG 18 – Sometimes, you really have to laugh and cry, at the same time, at some of the stuff that is happening in Malaysia.

This is the transcript of a cross-examination from the Karpal Singh sedition trail. The person answering is a reporter from RTM, the official mouthpiece of the government. (In the bad old days it was called Radio Television Mahathir.)

Jagdeep: Do you know which party Karpal Singh is from?

Eliani : I am not sure.

Everybody present: [sense of disbelief]

Karpal: [smiled in amusement]

Jagdeep: Are you a voter?

Eliani: Yes.

Jagdeep: [turning to the court] You cannot be a Penangite.

Everybody present: [laughter]

Okay, let’s give her the benefit of the doubt. After all, people are always complaining that young people in Malaysia are not interested in politics, or that our education system has gone down the drain. That’s fine with me.

My simple question is, how on earth can RTM appoint a reporter who does not know current affairs or the major political personalities in this country?

The only other way of looking at this is that government departments, such as RTM, are hiring people no one else will take. In other words, there is a cushy government job waiting for you if you don’t know who Najib is.

Is it any wonder that the civil service is seen as a dumping ground for functioning illiterates?
This may explain why Cuepacs has been so successful in getting pay rises, extra holidays and now they are asking for an extra bonus for this year from the government. Never mind that we are in an economic crisis – oops, I forgot they do not understand what an economic crisis is.
Can you imagine the harm the civil service can do if they decided to do real work one day? Yes, it’s much better to pay them to do no harm by just showing up and collecting their “gaji buta”.
The second Dumb and Dumber episode must go to the MCA, the second most powerful party in government. According to its treasuer, there is “no record” of the RM10 million “donation” by Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers chief Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing last year.

Let me ask you this: who in their right mind would record this sort of transaction? Which political party in the BN “records” political donations? MCA must think Malaysians are so stupid that we believe “no record” means no money changed hands. Businessmen “donate” to political parties all the time, especially during elections, and no receipts or records are ever kept of such transactions.

Since MCA says there is “no record”, this can also mean that the MCA keeps excellent records. So, can we please see MCA’s list of political donations for 2009?

If MCA can show that they keep a record of all cash donations, I humbly apologise to the party for making fun of them. After all this is a party of towkays and they know how to make money – all in cash, mind you.

The final Dumb and Dumber episode (all in less than a week) goes to the political party that raises its “youth” age limit to 45, from the previous 40.

Wow, in Malaysia, a person who is 45 is still a “Youth”. This means a 30-year-old in Malaysia is a teenager and anyone under 20 is a toddler. I know some 45-year-olds with married children but in the MIC, they are “Youth”.

The conclusion is obvious: don’t listen to people who tell you that you have to get a job when you finish school or when you reach 30. You’re still too young.

There is no need to go to expensive spas, or pay for jamu and facials, forget the botox. To look younger, simply join MIC and instantly regain your Youth. This offer is limited so sign up now!
In summary, if you do not know who Karpal Singh (or Kit Siang) is, please apply for a job as reporter with RTM; if you give money to a political party please ask for official receipt; and finally, if you want to feel young again, please join MIC Youth.

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