Sedia maafkan pengacara TV3 Nurul Syuhada Nurul Ain

Pengacara TV3 Nurul Syuhada Nurul Ain

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Kerajaan serta rakyat Sarawak sedia memaafkan pengacara TV3, Nurul Syuhada Nurul Ain Mohd Zin atas kesilapannya mengeluarkan kenyataan mengenai Bintulu baru-baru ini.

Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang berkata, setiap manusia pasti akan membuat kesilapan, justeru bermaaf-maafan adalah cara terbaik.

“Saya mewakili seluruh rakyat Sarawak bersedia memaaf-kan dia sempena Hari Merdeka ini kerana kita rakyat 1Malaysia,” katanya ketika diminta mengulas mengenai kenyataan yang dibuat pengacara TV3 itu yang tersalah tasfir mengenai Bintulu baru-baru ini.

Jabu yang juga Menteri Pemo-denan Pertanian dan Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar berharap agar tiada pihak akan memperbesarkan perkara itu lagi.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditemui selepas Majlis Pecah Tanah Tapak Bangunan Baharu Majlis Adat Istiadat dan Mahkamah Bumiputera Sara-wak di sini semalam.

Kelmarin, stesen televisyen TV3 dan Nurul Syuhada memohon maaf berhubung ulasan semasa siaran lintas langsung Perarakan Hari Kemerdekaan Ke-55 pada Jumaat lalu menge-nai pemilihan lokasi sambutan Hari Malaysia di Bintulu, Sarawak yang dikatakan daif. TV3 membuat permohonan maaf dalam satu kenyataan manakala Nurul Syuhada pula menulisnya dalam laman sosial Facebook beliau setelah me-nerima kritikan serta gesaan pelbagai pihak supaya berbuat demikian.

“Kami meminta maaf jika salah tafsir ini menyinggung mana-mana pihak, Nurul Syuhada dan TV3 tidak mempunyai sebarang niat untuk memburukkan bandar tersebut,” jelasnya.

Sementara itu, Nurul Syuhada dalam laman sosial berkata: “Sebagai seorang anak jati Malaysia, saya tidak pernah dan tidak akan kritik tanah air saya atau mana-mana wilayah negara ini dan kepada orang-orang yang tersinggung, saya minta maaf.”

Beliau turut memetik kembali ulasan yang dibuatnya dalam program itu yang menimbulkan rasa kurang senang terutama masyarakat di Bintulu yang berbunyi:

“Kawasan luar bandar yang daif tapi telah melalui pelan-pelan transformasi yang ingin disampaikan… berjaya dan terus mengangkat bandar itu (Bintulu) sendiri.”

Naib Ketua Pemuda PBB Pandi Suhaili dilaporkan berkata, Nurul Syuhada kurang arif mengenai Bintulu sehingga menyebabkan beliau beranggapan bahawa bandar itu sebagai daif walhal ia antara penyumbang utama kepada Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) Malaysia menerusi hasil gas dan minyak. - The Borneo Post

Terima SMS adik maut kemalangan di Russia - Pelajar Malaysia maut kemalangan di Rusia

Ibu dan kakak kepada pelajar Malaysia yang maut dalam kemalangan di Rusia.

PUTRAJAYA: “Kami pun pelik apabila dia tak jawab SMS. Biasanya dia akan menghubungi keluarga sebaik tiba di sana, tetapi kali ini dia langsung tak memberitahu kami sekeluarga,” kata Adzlin Dimyati, 27, kakak kepada pelajar Malaysia, Adzreen, 22, yang terbunuh dalam kemalangan di Nizhny, Russia.

Menurutnya, dia mengirimkan SMS kepada adiknya itu jam 12 tengah malam kelmarin untuk mengetahui sama ada sudah tiba di Russia atau tidak.

“Bagaimanapun, pagi tadi (semalam) saya dapat SMS daripada abang yang memberitahu adik saya meninggal dunia akibat kemalangan. “Abang saya dapat tahu selepas Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) menghubunginya jam 9 pagi,” katanya ketika ditemui di rumahnya di Presint 9, di sini, semalam.

Dalam kejadian jam 11 malam kelmarin waktu tempatan (3 pagi semalam waktu Malaysia) itu, Adzreen bersama enam rakan lain, semuanya pelajar Malaysia dalam perjalanan dari lapangan terbang ke kampus mereka di Akademi Perubatan Negeri Nizhny Novgorod dengan sebuah bas.

Bagaimanapun, bas dinaiki terbabit kemalangan di wilayah Vladimirskaya, kira-kira 120 kilometer dari wilayah Nizhny, berpunca daripada pemandu yang gagal mengawal kenderaan kerana dikatakan terlelap.

Kejadian itu menyebabkan Adzreen, seorang pelajar ditaja JPA, meninggal dunia dalam perjalanan ke hospital manakala rakannya, Hanisah Muhd Shah, pelajar tajaan Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) dari Dungun, Terengganu terbunuh di tempat kejadian. Lima yang cedera dalam kemalangan itu ialah pelajar tajaan Mara iaitu Siti Nadiah Abdullah Sani, Nurul Amirah Mohd Nor, Nor Hidayah Jailuddin, Nur Liyana Kamarul Bahrin dan Siti Romeza. Mereka pelajar kursus perubatan yang akan meneruskan tahun kelima pengajian di akademi berkenaan.

Adzlin berkata, adiknya yang lebih mesra dipanggil ‘An’ pulang ke Russia selepas bercuti semester selama tiga bulan di tanah air.

“Sepanjang tiga bulan bercuti kami tidak nampak sebarang perubahan terhadap dirinya. Malah, kami sekeluarga gembira kerana dapat menyambut Aidilfitri bersama.

“Kami empat beradik sangat rapat dan dia baik dengan kembarnya, Adzwin. Malah, sebelum ini mereka tidak pernah berpisah kerana bersekolah sama iaitu di Kolej Tengku Kurshiah, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, belajar dalam kelas sama dan menyambung pelajaran ke peringkat A Level di tempat sama.

“Pertama kali mereka berpisah ketika menyambung pengajian di peringkat universiti apabila Adzwin menyambung pengajian dalam bidang perubatan di Poland,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Duta Besar Malaysia ke Russia, Datuk Zainol Abidin Omar berkata, pihak kedutaan berusaha untuk membawa pulang jenazah dengan segera.

Menurutnya, kakitangan kedutaan juga segera ke Hospital Viyazniky di Vladimirskaya untuk melawat pelajar yang cedera. - myMetro

Woman arrested four times in 26 hrs for playing 'Highway to Hell' too loud

A New Hampshire woman was arrested four times in 26 hours for playing Highway to Hell by AC/DC too loudly.

Joyce Coffey got into trouble from the police for blasting the AC/DC song and other loud music from her home. 

Police first issued a warning to the Epping local on Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities, and an hour later arrested her for playing extremely loud music. 

She was arrested again five hours later, before being released and rearrested again before dawn on Wednesday, again because of her insufferably noisy music. 

Ms Coffey was then arrested for the fourth time after her nephew told police he attempted to remove some of his belongings from the house and she threw a frying pan at him.  After being jailed on Friday, WMUR-TV reported that a judge has since recommended that she use headphones, to avoid further punishment for indulging in extremely loud rock tracks.

Its seems Ms Coffey is not alone in her appreciation of cranking the volume up on her favourite tunes, as the London 2012 organising committee had to defend playing loud music in the main stadium during the Olympics.

Complaints were made over pumping dance music soundtracks detracting from the action, however a spokeswoman claims that organisers are confident they got the levels 'about right'. - Metro UK 

EPL: Van Persie marks Fergie milestone with hat-trick

Van Persie scored hat-trick against Southampton in last night EPL match.

SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom  - Robin van Persie struck twice in the dying moments to complete his first Manchester United hat-trick and ensure Sir Alex Ferguson's side marked the manager's 1,000th English league game with a 3-2 victory over Southampton on Sunday.

Ferguson appeared destined for disappointment on his landmark occasion when United trailed with three minutes of normal time remaining at St Mary's.

But van Persie -- who had earlier cancelled out Rickie Lambert's 16th minute opener and missed a penalty after Southampton had again gone ahead through Morgan Schneiderlin -- equalised from close range in the 87th minute after Rio Ferdinand's header had struck the post.

Then with the game in stoppage-time, the Holland international met Nani's corner with a near post header that brought the striker's 100th Premier League goal and secured a fortunate win for Ferguson's team.

Van Persie's late intervention was agonising for a Southampton side who had performed well and dominated periods of the game but are still looking for their first point of the season.

Ferguson provided a reminder of his ruthless streak before kick-off when he revealed goalkeeper David De Gea had been dropped as punishment for his error in the 3-2 victory over Fulham, with Anders Lindegaard recalled at the Spaniard's expense.

In front of Lindegaard, Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic were reunited in central defence for the first time since last December.

But despite their combined wealth of experience, it quickly became clear Lambert was capable of troubling the United backline with Ferdinand in particular suffering a testing opening 45 minutes.

The visitors started brightly enough with van Persie producing two moments of quality, a neat backheel followed by an expert chest and volley, that suggested it could be a long afternoon for Nigel Adkins' side.

But having weathered United's confident opening spell, Southampton began to assert themselves.

A clever corner routine created an opening for Adam Lallana that the Saints captain fired wide moments before Lambert claimed his second league goal of the season with 16 minutes gone.

United were guilty of providing Southampton with the opportunity to build the forward move with Tom Cleverley's misplaced pass allowing Schneiderlin to steal possession and drive forward, moving the ball on to Steven Davis who found Jason Puncheon on the right.

Puncheon cut inside and sent a left foot cross towards Lambert at the far post and the forward was far too powerful for his marker Rafael da Silva, rising to head home past Lindegaard.

However, van Persie produced an outstanding finish for the 23rd minute equaliser, volleying home from a tight angle after being picked out by Antonio Valencia's deep cross and profiting from right back Nathaniel Clyne's slip.

Southampton refused to be intimidated and were rewarded for their adventure 11 minutes after the restart when Schneiderlin headed the home side into the lead for a second time.

This time Lambert turned provider, crossing for the midfielder who profited from yet another slip, this time by Patrice Evra, to send a free header well clear of Lindegaard.

With more composure, Southampton might have added a third but they conceded a penalty when Jos Hooiveld clattered through the back of van Persie in the 69th minute.

The United striker stepped up to take the spot-kick but appeared to be caught in two minds as he sent a poorly struck chip to Kelvin Davis's right and the keeper saved easily.

That brought redemption for Davis whose poor kick had gifted Nani possession immediately before van Persie was fouled.

But there would be further twists as van Persie went from zero to hero with a close-range equalizer and then a clinical stoppage-time header to steal the points. — Agence France Presse (Source: GMA News)