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Hotel offers Ramadan spread of Malay and Chinese dishes
By SHARON LING
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A TEMPTING spread of local Malay food with a sprinkling of Chinese dishes will be on offer at Kuching Park Hotel’s upcoming Ramadan buffet.

Chef Stephen Tada has come up with a variety of must-have dishes for the buffet, which will be available every Saturday during Ramadan at the hotel’s Orchid Park Coffeehouse.

His signature dishes include honey roasted chicken, grilled fish with sambal, beef rendang and lamb curry.

“There will be about seven main courses to choose from in the buffet and the menu will change weekly so guests won’t get bored,” he said yesterday.

He added that about 80% of the menu would comprise Malay food while the rest will be Chinese.

Salads and ulam will also be available as starters, while for dessert there will be bubur cha-cha as well as a selection of kuih nyonya, cakes and fruits.

“Of course, there will be dates too,” Stephen said.

A set menu will be available on other days when the buffet is not served. Dishes in the set menu include umai, rojak, soup, rendang, prawns, curry, fish and vegetables.

It comes with rice, fruits, dates and air bandung selasih.

The set menu is priced from RM25 per person to RM210 for eight to 10 people.

The buffet is priced at RM25 nett per person while children below 12 years will be charged RM15 nett.

Booking is required for both the buffet and set menu.

Meanwhile, Kuching Park Hotel is offering a special room promotion of RM90 a night in conjunction with Ramadan and the ongoing Kuching Festival.

The promotion is open to Malaysian citizens and is applicable for a standard room subject to availability. Breakfast is not included in the deal which must be booked beforehand.

For inquiries and reservations, call 082-23 9888.

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If it's soup and kerabu you are craving for, this Ramadan, Putra World Trade Centre's Riverside restaurant will be serving 10 different types of kerabu daily, including Kerabu Kacang Botol Dengan Udang Kering, the famous Ker­abu Taugeh Dan Kerang (Bean Sprouts And Cockles Kerabu), Daun Selom Den­gan Daun Cekur and the classic Kerabu Pucuk Ubi Dan Perut. Another great ap­petizer is the soup.

Here, guests can have a choice of beef bone, quail, oxtail, chicken, tongue or mutton soup served hot and thick broth - boiled slowly and taste­fully with local herbs.

Forget the ordinary white rice at the Riverside Restau­rant Ramadan Buffet. With the theme "KampungKu", they serve flavoured rice, cooked with Mazola corn oil and pandan leaves.

For those who prefer the clas­sic white rice or tomato rice, they'll be serving those too.

There are also savoury local dishes and some foreign ones such as Buttered Fish Fillet With Almond Flakes, Bean Curd With Peanuts and Turkey Ham, Mutton Masala or Stir-fried Kailan With Salted Fish, Ikan Keli Berlada, Ayam Dara Masak Lemak Cili Api and Chicken and Beef Serunding, just to name a few.

Show stations offering a variety of food such as Roti Jala, Thosai, Yong Tau Foo, Roasted Chicken and Duck, Satay, Ikan Bakar and Pasta are also available.

If you have a sweet tooth, fret not! The Riverside Restaurant's dessert menu is aimed at fulfilling your need for sugar. Here, everything from fresh fruits and traditional delights to exotic international pastries are on the menu every day.

The Puteri Mandi is perfectly sweet, and the Agar-Agar Seri Kaya is just heavenly, served with a cherry. The Fruity Hazelnut Puffs are simply deli­cious as well. Some of the local desserts include Badak Berendam and Agar-agar Sarang Burung while for modern sweets; experience the Peanut Butter Crepes, Walnut And Date Mousse Cake and Lemon Meringue Tarts.

It is a custom in Malaysia to break fast with dates and here, they only serve the freshest and sweetest dates you can find.

The buffet has a total of 250 dishes divided into nine rotating menus, with over 100 dishes to choose from daily.

Riverside Restaurant's Ramadan buffet is priced at RM55 a person, with senior citizens dining for free (though they must each be accompanied by one paying adult).

Children from six to 12 years old are charged according to their age (for instance, a seven-year old will pay only RM7).

The buf­fet is from 7pm to 10pm, start­ing tomorrow till Sept 7.

For reser­vations, call 03-2614 6701 or 03-2614 6709.

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Can Puduraya be ready by Hari Raya?

KUALA LUMPUR: Questions are being raised whether the revamped Puduraya bus terminal would be ready for the Hari Raya festivities.

After almost four months since its temporary closure on April 12, traders there were not hopeful it would reopen by next month and lamented the continued loss of business.

Restaurant manager Nagoor Pitchay Paker Mohamad, 56, said he was told renovations would be completed on Sept 1, but was doubtful the developer could finish on time as the upgrading work was slow.

"Many passers-by and foreigners kept asking about Puduraya, up to a point that I can only shake my head."

Running a 24-hour restaurant in Jalan Pudu for 32 years, he said their revenue was reduced by more than 80 per cent.

"We used to bring in around RM4,000 a day but after Puduraya was shut down, we can barely make RM800 a day.

"The faster Puduraya reopens, the better. We are heavily dependant on travellers and tourists as they are our main customer base. The terminal's closure is bad for business"

Sahdan Latiff, 20, who works at his relative's street stall selling clothing and accessories, said business was badly hit by the dust from the upgrading works. He has to dust off the items in the stall two to three times a day even though they have placed a plastic cover around the stall perimeter.

Sahdan described the work rate as "dawdling". "We can only pray the terminal will be completed as scheduled. If not, it won't only be traders who will be affected. More importantly, those using public transport to balik kampung during Raya will surely face chaos."

A budget hotel manager in the Puduraya area, Edward Kulanthai, 39, was optimistic about Puduraya's completion schedule. "I believe they can make it, but it all depends on their manpower.

"I used to see work during the day. Over the past two weeks, they have been working day and night."

He also expressed concern if the terminal did not reopen on time.

"I am not certain the temporary terminals in Bukit Jalil and other alternatives, like the bus depot in Jalan Hang Tuah and Hentian Duta can handle the volume, unless there are crowd control measures like limiting the time buses can be inside the terminal."

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Julia Chuah Sheau Yen died at 31

Julia Chuah Sheau Yen, Malaysian model and actress, was reported falling to her death at the age of 31.

Sometimes credited as Julia Cheah or Julia Chua, the Malaysian model was found dead Saturday on the parking lot of Pantai Hill Park Condominium where she lived.

Malaysia’s New Straits Times has reported that Julia Chuah Sheau Yen fell off from the 12th floor of the condominium.

But unlike the death of some models we heard in the past, Julia’s death was not a suicide because she was reportedly heard calling for help while hanging and holding at an Astro satellite dish on the 10th floor before she fell to her death.

Her boyfriend allegedly was spotted at the parking lot before Julia died and was invited by the police for an investigation.

Julia’s last TV show was “Getting Together” and last movie was “Homecoming”. Also an endorser, she’s best known as a Samsung model.

She took up her college degree in Curtin University Australia and later studied Law at Cardiff University in the UK.

Before she died, Julia was working for Brickfields Asia College (BAC) in Malaysia and was about to take the CLP (Certificate in Legal Practice) course, a requirement in order for her to become a lawyer in Malaysia.

Just imagine all Julia’s hardwork in her studies as she pursued her dream to become a lawyer. But now, she and her dream are both gone.
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Model Julia Chuah Plunges to Her Death, No Foul Play !!

Julia Chuah or Julia Chuah Sheau Yen was dead at her Pantai Hill Park condominium last Saturday. Julia Chuah was an actress cum part time model met her death after falling from 12th floor. She was last seen crying for help when she held on to an ASTRO satellite dish.




Her body landed on the parking area of the condominum. Post mortem suggested that no foul play was involved after her remains were sent to Hospital Universiti Kuala Lumpur. The 31 year old model died from multiple hemorrhage resulted from the fall.


A man who believed to be her boyfriend was reprimanded by the police for further investigation till Friday.

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