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Whales die in mass stranding


The pod of beached whales at Stewart Island

More than 100 pilot whales died in a mass stranding at a remote New Zealand beach, conservation officials said Monday.

Hikers reported finding 107 whales beached on Stewart Island, off the South Island's southwest coast on Sunday.

According to the Department of Conservation's (DoC) spokesman many of the whales were already dead when rangers arrived.

A decision was made to euthanise the remaining 48 whales as there was no prospect of refloating them.

"We were quickly aware that it would be at least 10 to 12 hours before we could attempt to refloat them and that given the hot, dry conditions many more would soon perish," he said.

The spokesman said a storm was also bearing down on the beach near Mason Bay where the whales were stranded, making it too dangerous to try to get them back into the sea.

"We were worried we would be endangering the lives of staff and volunteers," he said.

Pilot whales up to six metres are the most common species of whales seen in New Zealand waters.

Mass strandings are common on the country's rugged coast.

Earlier this month, 14 died after beaching near the South Island tourist city of Nelson and 24 perished last month near Cape Reinga in the country's far north.

Scientists are unsure why pilot whales beach themselves, although they speculate it may occur when their sonar becomes scrambled in shallow water or when a sick member of the pod heads for shore and others follow.
Source: Agencies

Published Feb 21 2011


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Shot dead - for eating popcorn too loudly

A man was shot dead in a cinema in Latvia, after eating his popcorn too loudly during a screen of Black Swan.

The shooting occurred on Saturday evening in the central multiplex cinema in the Latvian capital, Riga as the credits rolled during a screen of the Oscar-nominated film "Black Swan".

The movie is a psychological thriller about a ballet dancer who loses her mind succumbing to pressure to perform.

Latvia's police spokeswoman Sigita Pildava said the 42-year old victim died shortly after the shooting.

She said police arrested the the suspected shooter, a 27-year-old man, believed to be a graduate of the Latvian police academy.

Witnesses told Latvian news agency Leta that the shooting was triggered over how loudly the deceased man, who was accompanied by his daughter, was eating his popcorn.

One eyewitness was quoted as saying that the victim had been disturbing other viewers all the time by rustling his pack of popcorn and crunching loudly.

Gun-crime is relatively rare in Latvia, a European Union nation of 2.2 million.
Source: Agencies

Published Feb 21 2011

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Man with world's biggest family

in a picturesque village about 10A man in Mizoram, India, has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren - all living together under one roof0 km from Baktawng in the north of the state.

The head of the family and leader of the "Chana" religious sect - which allows polygamy - is 66-year-old Ziona Chana who lives with his family in a 100-room, four-storey house named Chhuanthar Run (House of the New Generation).

Though all of Ziona's family members live in different rooms in the building, they all share the kitchen where they cook for the entire family.


Ziona Channa posing with his 39 wives

The family is organised with almost military discipline, with the oldest wife Zathiangi organising her fellow partners to perform household chores such as cleaning, washing and preparing meals.

An evening meal can see them pluck 30 chickens, peel 59.8kg of potatoes and boil up to 99.7kg of rice.

Ziona even married ten women in one year, when he was at his most prolific, and enjoys his own double bed while his wives have to do with communal dormitories.

He keeps the youngest women near to his bedroom with the older members of the family sleeping further away and there is a rotation system for who visits Ziona’s bedroom.


Under one roof...Ziona Channa's family mansion

He said he felt blessed to have so many of his brood living with him. "Today I feel like God's special child. He's given me so many people to look after."

"I consider myself a lucky man to be the husband of 39 women and head of the largest family."

All the men of the family work as carpenters and Ziona says proudly: "We don't want any help from the government."

Rinkmini, one of Ziona’s wives, said, "We stay around him as he is the most important person in the house. He is the most handsome person in the village."


Meet the family....Ziona with his 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren

She said Ziona noticed her on a morning walk in the village 18 years ago and wrote her a letter asking for her hand in marriage.

Another of his wives, Huntharnghanki, said the entire family gets along well. The family system is reportedly based on "mutual love and respect".

Ziona, whose sect has 4,00 members, says he has not stopped looking for new wives.

"To expand my sect, I am willing to go even to the US to marry," he said.

One of his sons insisted that Ziona, whose grandfather also had many wives, married the poor women from the village so he could look after them.
Source: Agencies

Published Feb 21 2011


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STPM: 46,780 students get full pass, eight score 5As

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 46,780 students or 92.49 percent of the candidates obtained a full pass in at least one subject in last year's Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examination.

This is a drop of 0.06 percent compared to the 48,481 students or 92.55 percent of the candidates who passed in the 2009 examination, Malaysian Examinations Council Chairman Prof Tan Sri Dr Dzulkifli Abdul Razak said Monday.

He said eight candidates obtained Grade A in the five subjects they sat for compared to 15 candidates in the 2009 examination.

"Seven of these candidates were Science Stream students and one was an Arts Stream student," he said when announcing the results of the 2010 STPM examination, here.

A total of 50,576 candidates sat for the STPM examination from Nov 23 to Dec 16 last year at 760 examination centres throughout the country. - Bernama

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Three nabbed in connection with case of woman thrown out of vehicle

PORT DICKSON: Police recently detained three men in the vicinity of Port Dickson town in connection with the case of a woman, who was believed to have been injured after being thrown out of a vehicle at a traffic light junction in Lukut, earlier this month.

According to Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Osman Salleh, the suspects were aged between 20 and 30 and the case involved a broken promise, but did not elaborate.

"The woman, believed to be from China, was not raped, but there were indications that she had just had sex before she was flung out of the car," he told Bernama.

The victim, who had been in a coma for several days, is now able to speak and is being treated at the Seremban Hospital.

In another case, where a woman was stabbed to death by her son in Kuala Pilah last Saturday, Osman said the suspect is being held in the mental ward.

"The suspect has been treated for mental disorder in the past so his action could have been due to his failure to take his medication. A normal human being would not do such a thing," he said.

He urged the public to ensure that family members with a history of mental disorder took their medication on time to avoid untoward incidents.

In the incident, Jemelah Muhamad, 53, died after being stabbed by her 28-year-old son in their house at Felda Kepis, about 25km from Kuala Pilah. - Bernama

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Australian to chronicle family’s ghostly encounter
By SYED AZHAR
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KOTA BARU: An Australian writer intrigued by the paranormal happenings at the home of Zainab Sulaiman, which included unexplained mysterious fires, has flown down to investigate and chronicle it for an upcoming book on the matter.

Paul Cropper, 47, from Sydney arrived here on Friday to meet 75-year-old Zainab in Kampung Penambang Bunga after reading about her ordeal in The Star online.

“Zainab’s experience is similar to the work of a poltergeist or djinn as the locals call it.

“I have personally experienced such entities in Australia where things mysteriously fly. I want to compare Zainab’s experience with the paranormal activities in Australia,” Cropper said.

“I expect the book would be completed in six months and I will prominently highlight Zainab’s experience in my book,” said the manager with a major Australian Telecommunications company who has been writing on strange phenomena for over 20 years.

He has co-authored two books on Australian wildlife myths and legends.

More than five paranormal experts had exorcised Zainab’s house, from Chinese sifus to bomohs and she has not experienced any strange phenomena since then.

A delighted Zainab said she was happy with Paul’s visit.

“At least now people believe my story because before this many had thought that I was an insane old woman trying to get attention from the public or trying to cash in on my predicament,” she said to Paul.

She gave him a half-burnt floor mat to bring back to Australia as a momento.

Zainab, who lives in the wooden house with her daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, was plagued with mysterious fires since early December last year.

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Fauzi Nawawi menjulang trofi Anugerah Pelakon Lelaki Drama TV Terbaik yang dimenanginya di Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2010 di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Sabtu. - Foto SHAARI CHE MAT

Fauzi Nawawi Bernazar Bawa Ibu Tunai Umrah

Oleh SITI AZIRA ABD AZIZ

KUALA LUMPUR: Dengan kemenangan berganda Pelakon Lelaki Drama TV Terbaik yang diraih oleh pelakon Fauzi Nawawi, 38, di Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2010, dia bernazar untuk membawa ibunya menunai umrah di Mekah.

Bagaimanapun Fauzi yang bersyukur dengan kejayaan kali keduanya selepas memenangi anugerah yang sama menerusi drama yang sama iaitu Sebelum Akhirat di Anugerah Skrin 2010, belum menetapkan tarikh pemergian mereka ke sana.

Menurut pelakon berasal dari Pantai Remis, Perak ini, pada mulanya dia mahu mengerjakan umrah bersama-sama isterinya, pelakon Lisdawati tetapi memandangkan wanita itu baru pulang dari mengerjakan umrah, jadi sebab itu dia memilih untuk pergi dengan ibunya.

“Sebelum memenangi anugerah pada malam ini, saya tidak pernah bernazar apa-apa. Tetapi selepas menang, saya ingat nak mengerjakan umrah dengan ibu kerana Lisda baru lepas mengerjakan umrah sambil menjalani penggambaran di Mekah dengan pengarah Erma Fatima.

“Dengan izin Allah, saya akan lakukan apabila tiba masanya kerana kadangkala perkara yang baik bukan mudah untuk dilaksanakan,” katanya dalam satu sidang media selepas diumumkan sebagai pemenang di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC), di sini, Sabtu.

Cuba menggambarkan perasaannya pada malam itu, Fauzi yang pernah menjuarai program Sehati Berdansa musim kedua itu akui debarannya begitu memuncak berbanding sebelum ini.

“Saya rasa bukan mudah untuk memenangi anugerah Pelakon Lelaki Drama TV Terbaik di Anugerah Seri Angkasa.

“Alhamdulillah, kemenangan ini berkat doa anak-anak dan isteri yang banyak bersabar dengan dugaan dalam rumah tangga kami serta ibu saya yang banyak mengajar tentang agama,” ujarnya lagi.

Sebalik kemenangan itu, bapa kepada enam orang anak iaitu empat orang anak hasil perkahwinan pertama manakala dua orang anak bersama Lisda itu sempat berkongsi pengajaran yang diperolehi selepas berlakon drama Sebelum Akhirat.

“Drama ini banyak mengajar saya tentang kehidupan dan memberi kesedaran bahawa apa yang dimiliki sekarang hanyalah pinjaman daripada Allah.

“Selagi diizinkan oleh Allah, saya akan perjuangkan karier lakonan dan bakat yang dipinjamkan ini,” katanya.

Fauzi melibatkan diri dalam bidang seni sejak tahun 1996 dan telah berlakon dalam lebih 50 buah drama serta beberapa buah filem termasuk Tipu Kanan Tipu Kiri, Anak Halal dan Orang Minyak.

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46,780 Calon Lulus Penuh, Hanya Lapan Dapat 5A

KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 46,780 pelajar atau 92.49 peratus calon lulus penuh bagi sekurang-kurangnya satu mata pelajaran Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) tahun lepas.

Pengerusi Majlis Peperiksaan Malaysia Prof Tan Sri Dr Dzulkifli Abdul Razak berkata ini merupakan penurunan 0.06 peratus berbanding 48,481 atau 92.55 peratus pada 2009.

Seramai lapan calon mencapai keputusan gred A dalam lima mata pelajaran yang diambil berbanding dengan 15 calon dalam STPM 2009, katanya.

"Daripada jumlah itu, tujuh calon adalah pelajar aliran sains manakala seorang lagi calon dari aliran sastera," katanya ketika mengumumkan keputusan peperiksaan STPM 2010 di sini, Isnin.

Seramai 50,576 calon menduduki STPM dari 23 November hingga 16 Disember tahun lepas di 760 buah pusat peperiksaan di seluruh negara. - BERNAMA


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Sarimah Ibrahim memenangi Anugerah Pengacara TV Terbaik.

Menang Anugerah, Sarimah Berterima Kasih Kepada Aznil

Oleh SITI AZIRA ABD AZIZ

KUALA LUMPUR: Atas kemenangannya sebagai Pengacara TV Terbaik di Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2010, pengacara Konsert Akademi Fantasia (AF) 8, Sarimah Ibrahim, 33, berterima kasih kepada pengacara Aznil Nawawi, 48.

Dalam nada bergurau Sarimah berkata, jika Aznil turut tercalon, pasti dia tidak berpeluang memenangi anugerah tersebut.

Sebelum ini Aznil pernah memenangi anugerah yang sama pada tahun 2005 dan 2004 menerusi program Macam-Macam Aznil dan Akademi Fantasia.

Bagaimanapun, Sarimah tetap menganggap Aznil seorang pengacara terbaik manakala pengacara lain yang bertanding pada malam itu semuanya sama-sama hebat.

“Anugerah ini merupakan anugerah pertama yang dimenangi oleh saya selepas 15 tahun dalam bidang seni. Kebetulan hari lahir saya juga jatuh pada hari ini.

“Jadi saya sangat bersyukur kepada Allah dan terlalu gembira dengan kemenangan ini. Sebenarnya saya tidak mengharapkan apa-apa sebelum ini tetapi setelah memenangi anugerah, ia bagaikan permulaan untuk saya melakukan sesuatu yang lebih baik selepas ini,” kata Sarimah dalam satu sidang media di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) di sini, Sabtu.

Menyentuh tentang sama ada dia masih lagi dipilih sebagai pengacara AF9, Sarimah tidak menaruh harapan yang tinggi sebaliknya menyerahkan kepada pihak produksi AF9 dan Astro untuk menentukan.

“Saya tidak kisah sama ada terpilih menjadi pengacara AF9 atau tidak. Kalau boleh AF yang terakhir ini biarlah dikendalikan oleh pengacara yang asal atau yang baru,” ujarnya yang baru selesai menjayakan pementasan teater Muzikal Tun Mahathir 2.

Bercerita tentang perkembangan terbarunya, Sarimah mahu berehat sementara daripada industri seni setelah penat bertungkus-lumus berlakon teater sebelum ini.

“Tidak lama lagi, saya akan terjun dalam bidang penyampaian radio. Tetapi buat masa ini saya tidak boleh mengulas panjang,” ujarnya yang turut muncul dalam filem Apokalips.

Menerusi filem arahan Mamat Khalid itu, dia perlu belajar kungfu selama 11 jam demi menjayakan wataknya sebagai Zara.


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Livonia Juara Pilih Kasih Musim Kedua

Oleh: SITI AZIRA AZIZ

SENAWANG: Ratu Cantik Borneo 2010, Livonia, 20, dinobatkan sebagai juara Pilih Kasih musim kedua, pada Pentas Akhir Pilih Kasih yang berlangsung di Kompleks Penyiaran Tuanku Muhammad, di sini, Ahad.

Livonia berjaya mengatasi enam finalis lain iaitu Jay Iswazir, 29,Yuzwan Yunus, 24, Ku Hariz, 26, Mira Amnas, 20, Nur Jannah, 24, dan Lia Natalia, 19, dengan markah 26.6 peratus selepas 11 minggu programrealiti itu berlangsung.

Livonia berjaya membawa pulang hadiah berupa sebuah kenderaan pikap jenis Trekker berharga RM55,000, wang tunai RM10,000, pakej penjagaan kereta Shine Shine bernilai RM2,399 berserta keahlian lima tahun untukbarangan kosmetik dan spa Mestika Ratu berjumlah RM7,000.

Hadiah lain untuk juara termasuklah baucar penginapan tiga hari dua malam untuk dua orang di Holiday Villa Hotel & Residence Doha, Qatar, gelang tangan magnetik dan beg bagasi kulit Edymium dan trofi.

Sementara itu, naib juara yang disandang oleh Yuzwan Yunus membawa pulang set barang kemas U Diamond berharga RM15,000, motosikal Demak Evo Z, wang tunai RM7,000, pakej penjagaan kereta (RM1,399) dankeahlian tiga tahun, barangan kosmetik dan spa RM5,000, baucar penginapan di Holiday Villa Tuan Chau Island, Halong Bay, Vietnam,gelang tangan magnetik dan trofi.

Tempat ketiga yang dimenangi oleh Ku Hariz menerima sebuah motosikal Demak EX90, wang tunaiRM3,000, pakej penjagaan kereta RM899 berserta keahlian dua tahun, televisyen Plasma 42 inci, barangan kosmetik danspa RM3,000, baucar penginapan di Holiday Villa Sanur, Bali, gelang tangan magnetik dan trofi.

Sementara tempat keempat, kelima dan keenam masing-masing menerima barangan kemas RM5,000, barangan perabot dan pakej penjagaan kereta, baucar penginapan Holiday Villa, barangan kosmetik dan spa serta trofi.

Buat pertama kalinya, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) selaku penaja utama turut memperkenalkan Anugerah Khas TM yang diberi nama Pelakon Terbaik TM.

Pemenang anugerah ini iaitu Jay Iswazir membawa pulang wang tunai RM3,000, baucar penginapan dua hari satu malam Holiday Villa, tiket menonton perlawanan Manchester United di Stadium Old Trafford,Manchester, England dan trofi.

Hadiah disampaikan oleh Ketua Pengarah Penyiaran, Datuk Ibrahim Yahya, pengarah Bade Azmi dan Penerbit Eksekutif Pilih Kasih, Rosyam Nor.

Pertandingan yang dihoskan oleh pengacara Reza Mohamed itu diadili oleh juri tetap Prof Madya Dr Abu Hassan, Fauziah Nawi dan Rosyam Nor sebanyak 50 peratus manakala 50 peratus lagi dinilai menerusi undiankhidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS).

Penonton juga disajikan dengan persembahan oleh penyanyi Mila Jirin.

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EPF declares 5.8% dividend

PETALING JAYA: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a dividend of 5.8% for 2010, up from 5.65% declared the year before.

It will pay out a total of RM21.61bil to members, an increase from the 2009 dividend payout of RM19.37bil.

EPF declared that the rate, which was approved by the Finance Minister, was the “highest dividend payout amount ever”.

EPF’s total investment assets stood at RM440.52bil as at Dec 31 last year while its gross investment income was RM24.06bil.

“The dividend rate underscores an impressive year in which gross investment income reached a historical high of RM24.06bil, reflecting a 39.76% increase over the RM17.22bil recorded in 2009,” EPF chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said in a statement yesterday.

Samsudin said last year’s investment income was especially driven by the per­formance of equity investments boosted by improved financial and economic conditions.

“The dividend amount paid out is derived after deducting net impairment allowance on financial assets, investment expenses, operating expenditure and statutory charges as well as dividend on withdrawals,” he said.

Equities, the statement said, was EPF’s largest investment income contributor at 45.45% or RM10.94bil, followed by loans and bonds, Malaysian Government Securities, money market instruments and property and miscellaneous income.

According to the statement, two-thirds of EPF’s total investment assets last year remained in low risk fixed-income instruments with stable streams of income.

“As a retirement fund, our primary objective is the preservation of capital while adding value to members’ retirement savings.

Members may check their EPF account statement for the crediting of the 2010 dividend via EPF Kiosks, counters or i-Akaun, from today.

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Doctor found dead with slashed wrist

KLANG: A doctor was found dead with slash wounds on his left wrist on the second floor of his shophouse in Taman Bayu Perdana here.

Dr Vinoo Karamsee Patel, 62, was believed to have been dead for 24 hours, Klang Selatan police chief ACP Mohamad Mat Yusof said.

The police were alerted by Patel’s neighbour who detected a foul odour emanating from the doctor’s premises at 4.30pm.

They found the doctor’s body after forcing the door open as it was locked from the inside.

ACP Mohamad said the case has been classified as sudden death and the body was sent to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital for a post mortem.

Dr Patel was said to be staying alone after he split with his wife six years ago. They have three children.

He was also said to have wound up his private practice six months ago after encountering financial difficulties and worked with a clinic in Port Klang. — Bernama

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ROME - A DOG saved a teenage Italian girl from being raped by its master as the canine began barking, eventually leading to the man's arrest, Ansa news agency said on Saturday.

The 14-year-old girl from Milan was playing with the dog and met its 40-year-old owner, a father of a six-year-old, in a park in the northern city after skipping class on September 20 last year, the agency reported.

The girl accepted an invitation for coffee but on leaving the cafe the man grabbed her neck and tried to undress her. At that moment the dog began barking distracting his owner.

The girl managed to flee after hitting him in the groin.

A medical examination confirmed the assault after she reported the incident to the police.

The assailant was identified after a five-month investigation as the girl remembered the dog's name and identified both the animal and the man in police photos. -- AFP

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Drama Perempuan Pilihan Juri ASA2010
Ditulis oleh wahida othman Ahad, 20 Februari 2011 09:25

Malam Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2010 (ASA) menobatkan drama Perempuan arahan Mohd Fahmi Sarindi sebagai Drama Terbaik pada majlis yang berlangsung di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) malam tadi.

Dalam acara yang berlangsung selama 2 jam 30 minit ini turut menganugerahkan pengarah drama Apakah Dosaku, Bernard Chauly sebagai pengarah terbaik.

Pelakon Eleine Daly memenangi anugerah Pelakon Wanita Terbaik manakala kategori Pelakon Drama Lelaki Terbaik dimenangi oleh Fauzi Nawawi menerusi drama, Sebelum Akhirat.

Drama Saham Neraka dinobatkan sebagai Drama Komedi TV terbaik, manakala aktor Abby Yus pula berjaya membawa pulang trofi Pelakon Komedi TV Terbaik.

Stesen Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) menjadi stesen televisyen yang paling mendominasi kemenangan pada malam itu apabila berjaya meraih 23 anugerah sepanjang dua hari ASA2010 ini berlangsung.

Media Prima pula berjaya meraih 10 anugerah keseluruhan,manakala stesen televisyen Astro pula 13 anugerah.

Bagi anugerah radio pula, Anugerah DJ Radio Wanita Terbaik di menangi oleh penyampai radio Suria FM, Roslindah Abdul Majid atau Lin, manakala DJ Radio Lelaki Terbaik pula di rangkul oleh Chong Keat Aun daripada stesen radio Ai FM dan Anugerah Penyampai Berita Radio Terbaik menjadi milik Wan Syahrina Abdul Rahman (Bernama Radio 24).

Tiga anugerah khas iaitu Anugerah Khas Juri diberikan kepada wartawan Astro Awani, Ashwad Ismail, Anugerah Khas Tokoh Penyiaran Swasta di terima oleh Datuk Affendy, dan Anugerah Tokoh Seri Angkasa diterima oleh Daruk Abdullah Mohammad.

Majlis turut diserikan dengan kehadiran Menteri Penerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan, Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim dan kedua-dua timbalannya iaitu Datuk Joseph Salang dan Datuk Seri Kamaruddin Siaraf serta Ketua Pengarah Penyiaran, Datuk Ibrahim Yahaya.

Senarai Penerima Anugerah

Anugerah DJ Radio Wanita Terbaik : Roslinda Abdul Majid ( Suria FM )

Anugerah Penyampai Berita Radio Terbaik : Wan Syahrina Wan Ab Rahman ( Bernama Radio 24 )

Anugerah DJ Radio Lelaki Terbaik : Chong Keat Aun ( Ai FM )

Anugerah Penyampai Berita TV Terbaik : Ashwad Ismail, Awani 7.45 (Astro Awani)

Anugerah Pengulas TV Terbaik : Mohd Hafizal Hamad, Pahlawan Akhir Sukan Sea (RTM TV1)

Anugerah Pengacara TV Terbaik : Sarimah Ibrahim Konsert Akademi Fantasia 8 (Astro Ria)

Anugerah Majalah TV Terbaik-Agrotek : Kelapa: Tanaman Eksotik Bernilai Tinggi ( RTM TV1)

Anugerah Rancangan Realiti TV Terbaik : Showdown 2010 ( Episod 9 )

Anugerah Candawara TV (Game Show) : Terbaik-Jangan Lupa Lirik (Astro Ria)

Anugerah Hiburan TV (Muzikal) Terbaik : Shout Award 2009 (8TV)

Anugerah Buletin TV Terbaik :: Awani 7.45 (Astro Awani)

Anugerah Pelakon Komedi TV Terbaik : Abby Yus Masak Lomak Cili Padi (RTM TV2)

Anugerah Skrip Drama TV Terbaik : Siti Jaslina Ibrahim, Perempuan (RTM TV2)

Anugerah Pelakon Wanita Drama TV Terbaik : Elaine Daly, Apa Dosaku (Astro Citra)

Anugerah Pelakon Lelaki Drama TV Terbaik : Fauzi Nawawi, Sebelum Akhirat ( TV3)

Pengarah Drama TV Terbaik : Bernard Chauly, Apa Dosaku (Astro Citra)

Drama TV Terbaik : Perempuan, (RTM TV2)

Anugerah Dokumentari TV Terbaik : Malaysia My Home : Story Of Sabah & Sarawak ( Astro 301)

Anugerah Buletin TV Terbaik : Awani 7.45 ( Astro Awani )

Anugerah Khas Juri : Ashwad Ismail

Anugerah Khas Tokoh Penyiaran Swasta : Datuk Affendy Nawawi

Anugerah Tokoh Seri Angkasa : Datuk Abdullah Mohammad

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Siti Sarah & Shuib Sepah Nikah 26 Februari Ini!

Tahniah diucapkan kepada pasangan Siti Sarah Raisuddin dan Shahmira Muhammad atau Shuib (Raja Lawak) yang bakal melangsungkan pernikahan pada hari Sabtu, 26 Februari ini di Jeumpa' D'Ramo, Bangsar Kuala Lumpur.

Pasangan ini telahpun mengikat hubungan cinta mereka dengan ikatan pertunangan pada November yang lalu dan sudah menjalinkan hubungan cinta semenjang tahun 2009 lagi.

Biarpun di awal perkenalan dan percintaan mereka, Sarah lebih banyak mendiamkan diri daripada bercerita tentang hubungan mereka berbanding Shuib yang lebih banyak berterus terang.

Mungkin kerana kegagalan hubungan bersama bekas tunangnya yang lalu, membuatkan Sarah berjaga-jaga dalam menjelaskan kisah cintanya kepada umum.

Apa pun itu kisah lama, yang penting kini Sarah bakal memulakan hidup barunya bersama Shuib. Mangga mengucapkan selamat pengantin baru dan semoga Siti Sarah dan Shuib berbahagia hingga ke akhir hayat.

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Co-producer of Narnia films dies

Perry Moore, a co-producer of "The Chronicles of Narnia" film series and the author of an award-winning novel about a gay teenager with superpowers, was found unconscious in his bathroom and died later at a hospital, police said. He was 39.

His father, Bill Moore, told The New York Daily News newspaper in Saturday editions that an initial autopsy was inconclusive. "I have no clue what happened. The examiner said he was in good condition," Bill Moore said. His father and friends said he suffered from chronic back pain.

Moore was found unconscious in the bathroom of his Manhattan home Thursday, and doctors couldn't save his life, police said. The cause of death will be determined by the city's medical examiner, but no foul play was suspected.

Moore had a varied career in television and in film, as producer, screenwriter and director. His 2007 novel, "Hero," won the Lambda Literary Award for best novel for young gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender children or adults.

Moore, who was gay, said in an interview on his website that in writing the novel, he had wanted to tell the story of his father, a Vietnam veteran, "and his son."

"Like most young people, I grew up feeling alienated and different - for very specific reasons in my case - in a place that didn't value differences," he said. "I also have this borderline-crazy belief in the power of literature to change the universe. So I'd always wanted to tell this story."

Moore was an executive producer on all three hugely successful "Narnia" films, and authored a best-selling illustrated book for the first film, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." He directed a 2008 drama with Sissy Spacek called "Lake City" and co-directed a documentary about children's book author Maurice Sendak with Hunter Hill and Spike Jonze. He scored a "Sexy Man of the Week" rating by People Magazine in 2007.

But it was his novel about a super-powered teenager that seemed to focus his passions. With "Hero," he said he hoped to create a gay superhero who was not, he said, a supporting character, victim or token. "I decided I would write the definitive coming-of-age story of the world's first gay teen superhero," he said.

It was the death of one of the first prominent gay heroes in the Marvel Comics universe, Northstar, at the hands of X-Men's Wolverine, that spurred him to finish the book. "He slaughtered the X-Men's token gay hero," Moore said. "I found this story be disturbing, to say the least."
He compiled a list of gay characters in comics to show how most were "minor characters, and victims who are tortured, maimed and killed."

Moore was born in Virginia and majored in English at the University of Virginia, according to his website. He started his career in television at MTV and VH1, then worked for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." He later joined Walden Media, the company that produced the films based on C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" books. - AP

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Keputusan Pilih Kasih Musim Kedua yang telah disiarkan pada 20 Februari 2011

Senarai pemenang Pilih Kasih Musim Kedua (Pilih Kasih 2)

Juara Pilih Kasih 2 -Livonia

Naib Juara - Yuzwan Yunus

Pemenang tempat ketiga - Ku Hariz

Anugerah Khas TM Pilih Kasih 2 dimenangi Jay Iswazir

Finalis Pilih Kasih Musim Kedua:

Jay Iswazir, 29
Ku Hariz, 26
Yuzwan Yunus, 24
Nur Jannah, 24
Livonia, 20
Mira Amanas, 20
Lia Natalia, 19

Hadiah utama yang dimenangi Livonia ialah kenderaan pikap jenis Trekker berharga RM55,000, wang tunai (RM10,000), pakej penjagaan kereta Shine Shine bernilai RM2,399 berserta keahlian lima tahun untuk barangan kosmetik dan spa Mustika Ratu berjumlah RM7,000.

Livonia turut menerima hadiah baucar penginapan tiga hari dua malam untuk dua orang di Holiday Villa Hotel & Residence Doha, Qatar, gelang tangan magnetik dan beg bagasi kulit Edymium serta trofi kemenangan.

Naib juara pula akan menerima set barang kemas U Diamond berharga RM15,000, motosikal Demak Evo Z, wang tunai (RM7,000), pakej penjagaan kereta (RM1,399) dan keahlian tiga tahun, barangan kosmetik dan spa (RM5,000), baucar penginapan di Holiday Villa Tuan Chau Island, Halong Bay, Vietnam, gelang tangan magnetik dan trofi.

Hadiah pemenang tempat ketiga, motosikal Demak EX90, wang tunai (RM3,000), pakej penjagaan kereta (RM899) berserta keahlian dua tahun, televisyen Plasma 42 inci, barangan kosmetik dan spa (RM3,000), baucar penginapan di Holiday Villa Sanur, Bali, gelang tangan magnetik dan trofi.

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