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Vape [On] — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:49:23 +0800

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umur 13 dirogol bergilir gilir & dilacurkan rm700

Vape [On] — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:08:07 +0800

MIRI: Seorang remaja perempuan berusia 13 tahun menempuh detik hitam dalam hidupnya, apabila bukan setakat dirogol, malah dipaksa melayani nafsu serakah seorang lelaki berusia 82 tahun yang membayar 'RM700' untuk tujuan itu.

Selain melayan warga emas itu, remaja terbabit turut dipaksa oleh perogolnya melayani nafsu dua lelaki secara bergilir di lokasi berasingan dan dipukul jika engkar.

Susulan aduan yang diterima, polis malam kelmarin, menahan seorang lelaki berusia 36 tahun dipercayai terbabit dalam kes itu dan sedang berusaha mengesan individu lain yang turut terbabit merogol dan melacurkan mangsa.

Timbalan Ketua Polis Daerah Miri, Supritanden Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, berkata nasib malang menimpa gadis itu terbongkar selepas laporan polis dibuat bapa mangsa berusia 55 tahun di Balai Polis Pusat Miri pada Rabu lalu.

"Polis sudah memberkas seorang perogol yang terbabit dan kini direman selama enam hari bermula hari ini," katanya di sini, hari ini.

Beliau berkata, mangsa sudah dirujuk ke Hospital Miri untuk pemeriksaan kesihatan lanjut bagi membantu siasatan mengikut Seksyen 376, Kanun Keseksaan.

https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/kes/2017/...pada-warga-emas

Ignore imaginary threats, Malays told

Vape [On] — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:01:04 +0800

PETALING JAYA: A member of the G25 pressure group has urged Malays to ignore political rhetoric that is aimed at making them feel insecure.

Johan Ariffin told FMT he agreed with Pakatan Harapan secretary-general Saifuddin Abdullah that the Malays’ fear for their future was created by politicians in power who were out to maintain that power.

He was referring to a remark Saifuddin made last weekend at a forum on Malay insecurities. Answering a question from the audience, Saifuddin said such insecurities were built by such statements as “It is only me who will take care of you.”

Johan said politicians created imaginary threats to make the Malays feel more dependent on them for their welfare and security.

“This is a common ploy employed by our politicians,” he said. “They know that fear leads to irrational thinking and actions.

“Despite the Malay dominance in our country, politicians use the government media daily to pepper Malays with imaginary fears that other races or religions are threatening the status quo.”

He said the Malays should not forget that they were in full control of the country, that the executive branch of government, the security services, the civil service and the judiciary were all Malay-dominated. Furthermore, he pointed out, Islam had been accepted as Malaysia’s official religion.

It was plain to see that Malay rights were not in danger, he added.

“Why are Malays scared of their own shadow? As rational and right-minded persons, we should treat political rhetoric as just talk.”

Ruling politicians are using the race card not only to gain support but also to incite sentiments, says Mujahid.

Amanah vice-president Mujahid Yusof Rawa said he too agreed with Saifuddin.

He said the current power elite had gone against the wishes of the nation’s founding fathers. “They have turned the clock anti-clockwise, going back 50 years, just because they want to stay in power.”

He alleged that ruling politicians were using the race card not only to gain support but also to incite sentiments.

An instance of this, he said, was the recent ban on the Better Beer Festival.

He acknowledged that he was not in support of the festival, but he said the action taken should have been in the context of existing laws.

“By capitalising on sentiments, they are creating a society which promotes hatred,” he said. “They keep highlighting the issue as Islamic versus non-Islamic, which is not right.”

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...ts-malays-told/

Makanan segera punca buah dada lelaki membesar

Vape [On] — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:14:59 +0800

Remaja lelaki yang baru berusia 19 tahun itu tidak dapat menerima perubahan fizikal yang berlaku pada dirinya sejak 6 tahun lalu kerana dadanya semakin hari semakin membesar.

Dia bingung dan runsing kerana merasakan sesuatu yang tidak kena berlaku pada dirinya, berfikir mungkin berdepan masalah kesihatan yang membahayakan.

Pada satu masa, remaja lelaki bernama Xiao Yang tidak dapat keluar rumah kerana tumbesaran salah satu buah dadanya menyerupai seperti buah dada wanita.

“Saya menjadi bahan ejekan kawan di sekolah, lebih lagi apabila terpaksa membuka baju semasa mandi di kolam renang,” ujar Yang.

Perubahan itu berlaku sejak usianya menginjak 13 tahun tetapi hanya berlaku pada buah dada sebelah kanan.

Dia dibawa ke hospital oleh ibu bapanya untuk pemeriksaan, namun pihak hospital gagal menemui jawapan mahupun penyelesaian.

Selepas mendapatkan pemeriksaan di beberapa hospital lain, akhirnya sekumpulan doktor di Hospital Pusat Wenzhou bertekad melakukan pembedahan mengecilkan saiz sebelah buah dada remaja lelaki itu.

Mereka menyifatkannya sebagai masalah ketidakseimbangan hormon.

Bagaimanapun, selepas kajian mendalam, pakar perubatan, Dr. Pan Zhongliang membongkar masalah di sebalik tumbesaran yang dialami Yang.

Rawatan B-scan ultrasonography, mendedahkan kelenjar susu pada buah dada Yang membesar dan saiznya menjadi tidak normal bagi seorang lelaki.

Zhongliang berkata, ketidakseimbangan hormon itu dikenali sebagai ginekomastia iaitu perkembangan kelenjar susu berlebihan pada lelaki yang dipengaruhi hormon.

Dia mengharungi pembedahan mastectomy untuk mengecilkan buah dada dan menjadikan ia sama saiz dengan buah dada di sebelah kiri membentuk buah dada baharu yang normal.

Bagaimanapun, kajian saintifik Zhongliang, mendedahkan ginekomastia berpunca daripada amalan memakan makanan segera dan makanan proses yang dicampur dengan bahan kimia tertentu.

“Saya percaya, tabiat mengambil makanan segera menyumbang faktor utama terhadap masalah ginekomastia terhadap golongan lelaki,” jelas Zhongliang petik Daily Mail.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...elaki-membesar/

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Vape [On] — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:43:54 +0800

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white man turned dark after transplant awang liver

Vape [On] — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 12:19:34 +0800

A Russian man given a liver transplant by an African-American donor has claimed the operation is turning his skin black.

Semen Gendler (yes, that is his first name), from Krasnodar, south-west Russia, urgently needed the transplant after being diagnosed with hepatitis C and cancer.

Doctors said his only hope was a liver transplant, and after contacting business partners in the USA, Mr Gendler flew there for the life-saving operation.

He was given the liver of an unnamed, 38-year-old African-American man for the transplant, which reportedly cost him around £325,000.

Reports claimed Mr Gendler obtained a liver transplant after paying the large sum in the US, where the operations can be agreed more quickly than in Russia.

Mr Gendler said the transplant initially gave him 'a new lease of life', but was then told by a work colleague that his skin 'seemed to be changing colour'.

His colleague Igor Atamanenko said: 'I noticed that his skin was getting darker. When he told me they had given him the liver of an African-American man, I guess that was probably the reason for the colour change.

'I have known my friend for years and he has always been if anything extremely pale, and now for the first time ever he is becoming dark skinned.'

Mr Gendler denied that the skin colour change could've simply come from a suntan.

He said: 'I could end up much darker than this to be honest, I don't care. The main thing is that the liver works and I am healthy. It's incredible, I am now so full of energy and living between two cities in New York and Krasnodar and if my skin ends up dark who cares, I certainly don't.'

He said that he had never been somebody to go out in the sun much and had always avoided it even after the transplant which meant he didn't believe a suntan was the reason for the change in colour of his skin.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/white-liver-trans...-154221703.html

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Vape [On] — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:59:47 +0800

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Vape [On] — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:07:30 +0800

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Malaysia larang parti gay, kata Zahid

Vape [On] — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:59:28 +0800

MANILA: Kerajaan Malaysia tidak akan membenarkan sebarang acara atau parti gay yang dilaporkan dirancang diadakan di Kuala Lumpur pada 30 September, kata Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Beliau berkata, walaupun sehingga kini penganjur acara itu belum membuat permohonan permit bagi membolehkan acara itu berlangsung, beliau sudah mengarahkan polis tidak meluluskannya.

“Jika diteruskan juga, acara itu dianggap perhimpunan haram,” katanya kepada media Malaysia hari ini.

Zahid yang juga menteri dalam negeri tiba di Filipina Selasa lepas untuk menghadiri Mesyuarat Menteri Asean Mengenai Jenayah Rentas Sempadan (AMMTC) Ke-11 dan mesyuarat berkaitan yang berakhir hari ini.

Dua hari lepas, sebuah portal melaporkan satu acara gay akan diadakan di Kuala Lumpur pada 30 September ini, yang bakal mempromosikan acara perhimpunan gay tahunan terbesar di Asia iaitu “White Party Bangkok” di Thailand dijadualkan berlangsung 28 Disember ini.

Zahid berkata, beliau mendapat laporan daripada Bukit Aman berhubung penganjuran acara itu dan meminta polis bertindak sewajarnya.

Beliau juga mengarahkan Jabatan Imigresen bertindak tegas dengan tidak mengeluarkan visa atau kebenaran memasuki negara ini terhadap rakyat asing yang ingin menghadiri acara memalukan negara itu.

“Kita sedang meneliti nama individu berkenaan dan akan meletakkan mereka dalam kategori ‘not to let’ (tidak dibenarkan di pintu masuk negara),” katanya.

Beliau berkata, kerajaan amat prihatin berhubung laporan polis dan kebimbangan badan bukan kerajaan serta badan politik berhubung penganjuran acara itu.

“Apa yang dirancang mereka ini adalah sesuatu yang di luar perlakuan manusia normal.

“Sebagai menteri dalam negeri, saya mengarahkan polis dan Jabatan Imigresen memantau dengan terperinci agar White Party ini tidak dilakukan di mana-mana tempat dalam negara ini, sama ada secara terbuka atau tertutup.

“Ini adalah komitmen saya yang ingin saya nyatakan kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia,” katanya.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...gay-kata-zahid/

Mereka cemuh kami ‘babi’, ‘kotor’, kata Orang Asli

Vape [On] — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:55:54 +0800

PETALING JAYA: Seorang wakil komuniti Orang Asli dari Perak hari ini mencuri tumpuan sebuah persidangan mengenai hak kebudayaan di sini apabila menceritakan pengalaman hariannya berdepan pelbagai bentuk diskriminasi dan penghinaan.

Beliau yang hanya memperkenalkan dirinya sebagai Rahman menceritakan bagaimana dirinya dicemuh dengan panggilan seperti “babi” dan “anjing” oleh pelajar dan guru ketika di sekolah.

“Saya nampak ada isu perkauman. Kami Orang Asli rasa terhina. Pendidikan tercicir. Di sekolah, kami dipanggil babi, kami kotor, kami anjing,” kata Rahman pada sesi soal-jawab persidangan yang dihadiri wakil khas Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) mengenai hak kebudayaan, Karima Bennoune.

Rahman berkata pernah sekali beliau menonton klip video di mana seorang penceramah agama juga melemparkan kata-kata cemuhan.

“Dalam video yang dikongsikan kepada saya oleh seorang sahabat dari Kelantan, ustaz kata kami jangan jadi bangang macam Orang Asli,” katanya.

“Saya sedih… jangan hina kami Orang Asli.”

Seorang lagi Orang Asli yang memperkenalkan dirinya sebagai Fatimah berkata komuniti itu sering dianggap “hodoh”.

Menurutnya, ia berlainan daripada tanggapan mengenai Orang Asal di Sabah dan Sarawak “lebih menawan”.

Seorang akademik keturunan Iban dari Sarawak, Dr Madeline Berma dari Pusat Kepimpinan Wanita Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, kemudian menasihati Fatimah untuk mengabaikan kata-kata cemuhan.

“Apabila orang memanggil kita hodoh, merekalah yang sebenarnya hodoh.

“Jika kamu anggap diri kamu cantik, tidak perlu bimbang apa kata orang lain kerana kamu cantik.”

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...ata-orang-asli/

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Vape [On] — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:20:46 +0800

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HTC akan dibeli oleh google. stay tuned for today

Vape [On] — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:13:56 +0800

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from soyacincau

Remember the rumours about HTC being bought over by Google? With this new piece of information, it looks like those rumours are shaping up to be true as the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has just issued a release that HTC would be halting the trading of their shares starting the 21st of September 2017 pending the “release of material information”.

In other words, it looks like a big change is about to take place in the company.

We want to say this is surprising information, but considering the sorry state HTC’s smartphone business has been in lately, it really isn’t. Despite the excellent HTC U11 — probably 2017’s biggest sleeper hit for me — the HTC you know of today just isn’t the HTC of the old days. Truly a disheartening sight for one of the original pioneers and innovators of the Android platform. After all, they did launch the first Android smartphone ever. Remember the HTC Dream? And who could forget the Nexus One?

Although the TWSE release doesn’t detail the specifics behind this pending announcement, everyone’s favourite leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks) may have some insights into what’s going on.

It looks like the sale — if it turns out to be true — will work out in a way that’s similar to Microsoft’s acquisition of the Nokia smartphone business and Google’s previous acquisition of Motorola’s Mobile business. It doesn’t seem likely that Google will completely purchase the Taiwanese company and absorb them like Fitbit did with Pebble.

Evan Blass’ tweet hints at the fact that HTC likely wants to retain their brand to continue developing their popular Vive VR platform which is perhaps the company’s biggest potential source of growth.

Google’s acquisition of HTC’s smartphone business is pretty logical, all things considered. The two companies have worked together in the past in Google’s Nexus programme and even when Google made the new Pixel and Pixel XL. This year, it’s rumoured that HTC will be making the smaller Google Pixel 2 while LG handles the larger Pixel XL 2.

That said, none of this is officially confirmed yet so stay tuned for the full announcement when it does come.

I will be more than a little sad if HTC stops making smartphones. Despite several questionable decisions, their handsets will always have a special place in my heart — after all my first Android device was the HTC Desire. I don’t think anyone can really refute the fact that HTC did a lot to help Android grow, from incredible all-metal devices to their legendary BoomSound stereo speakers, HTC has been at the forefront of Android smartphone development more than a few times.

It’ll be a sad day if this company never makes smartphones ever again.

http://www.soyacincau.com/2017/09/20/htc-g...ndroid-buyover/

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Vape [On] — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:42:48 +0800

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Form 3 student gives birth in surau, Form 4 studen

Vape [On] — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 13:13:45 +0800

JEMPOL: Police have detained a Form Four student following a report that his Form Three schoolmate had given birth in the surau of the school in Bandar Baru Serting, Jempol, on Tuesday morning.

Acting Jempol OCPD Azham Shah Azlan, in confirming this, said police were investigating the case under Section 376 of the Penal Code for statutory rape.

The Star reported that school authorities had earlier called the Jempol Hospital, in Negeri Sembilan, after the 15-year-old fainted in the surau.

Medical personnel who arrived minutes later found an infant – with the umbilical cord still intact – lying on the girl’s chest.

Mother and baby were then taken to the hospital for observation. Both are reported to be in healthy condition.

Last October, a Form Two student gave birth to a 3kg baby in Seremban. The girl’s 19-year-old boyfriend was arrested.

Parliament was recently told that there had been 13,272 cases of girls under 18 raped between 2010 and May 2017.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...udent-arrested/

Peniaga bimbang Pelabuhan Klang tidak sesibuk dahu

Vape [On] — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:13:34 +0800

SUBANG JAYA: Situasi di Pelabuhan Klang yang lengang daripada kebiasaannya membimbangkan beberapa pemain industri.

Kunjungan ke pelabuhan utama negara itu mendapati ruang menempatkan kontena kebanyakannya kini kosong.

“Beberapa bulan lalu saya memasuki Pelabuhan Klang dan melihat kontena penuh disusun, tapi sekarang lengang,” kata seorang pemilik perniagaan logistik yang berurusan dengan Pelabuhan Klang.

“Pelabuhan yang kosong amat menakutkan buat peniaga seperti kami. Kawasan pelabuhan itu sepatutnya penuh dengan kontena tersusun,” katanya kepada FMT.

Kebimbangannya di sebalik laporan mengenai gabungan perkapalan dunia kini memindahkan operasi mereka ke Singapura, pesaing terdekat Pelabuhan Klang.

Kebiasaannya, kontena yang disusun di Pelabuhan Klang boleh mencapai sehingga 6 tingkat, namun kini hanya tinggal kira-kira 4 tingkat, malah ada ruang yang kosong.

Prestasi pelabuhan ini mempunyai kesan langsung terhadap kos barangan kepada pengguna.

“Apabila mereka berpindah ke pelabuhan di Singapura, kos pengangkutan barang sudah pasti akan meningkat. Apabila kapal-kapal besar ini tidak lagi singgah di Pelabuhan Klang, perniagaan dan pelabuhan akan terjejas. Perbezaan kadar tukaran asing akan meningkatkan kos perniagaan,” katanya.

Akhbar Singapura, The Straits Times baru-baru ini melaporkan beberapa syarikat perkapalan besar yang beroperasi di Pelabuhan Klang berpindah ke negara itu dan mengadakan perjanjian pakatan perkapalan baharu.

April lalu, pakatan perkapalan dikenali Ocean Alliance, memindahkan operasi mereka dari Pelabuhan Klang ke Singapura.

Pelabuhan Klang mengalami impak besar daripada perjanjian pakatan baharu itu yang disertai syarikat perkapalan gergasi United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), kumpulan perkapalan Perancis, CMA-CGM dan Cosco Shipping milik kerajaan China.

Ia kerana Pelabuhan Klang dijangka berdepan kemerosotan dari segi pengendalian dan pemunggahan kontena sehingga 2 juta TEU (unit bersamaan kontena 20 kaki) setiap tahun.

Memetik data Northport dan Westport, Straits Times Singapura melaporkan pemunggahan kargo jatuh 8.4% pada suku ke-2 tahun ini kepada 3 juta TEU, selepas perkembangan suku pertama pada 0.9%.

Selain perubahan ekonomi perkapalan, prestasi pelabuhan juga diburukkan lagi dengan kelemahan dari segi etika kerja.

Antara kelemahan itu ialah cuti umum yang banyak di Malaysia, kata sumber sama kepada FMT.

“Ia memberikan kesan kepada perniagaan, bukan sahaja perkapalan. Semuanya tertangguh,” katanya.

“Bidang pelabuhan ini berlaku 24 jam, kita tidak boleh berhenti.”

Sikap dan tahap kecekapan adalah masalah utama

“Ini masalah semua bidang perniagaan. Contohnya, kita lihat di pusat beli-belah, pekerja yang diupah menjual produk hanya duduk sambil main telefon bimbit, bukannya membantu pelanggan,” tambahnya.

Antara masalah dihadapi di Pelabuhan Klang ialah kadar tarif dan tempoh transit 2 hari lebih panjang berbanding Singapura.

Menurut sumber itu, Singapura hanya mengenakan tarif terhadap beberapa barangan seperti rokok dan alkohol. Berbeza di Malaysia, setiap barangan yang tiba di pelabuhan akan dikenakan duti import.

“Hanya Hong Kong dan Singapura yang mempunyai pelabuhan bebas, kebanyakan pelabuhan di Asia dan Eropah mengenakan tarif dan duti import terhadap barangan yang tiba di pelabuhan mereka,” katanya.

Ia menarik minat pengendali perkapalan untuk memindahkan operasi mereka ke Singapura.

Tetapi, dasar zon bebas mustahil dilaksanakan di Malaysia, katanya, memandangkan duti import merupakan hasil pendapatan kerajaan.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...sesibuk-dahulu/

LHDN: Most tax dodgers are doctors

Vape [On] — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 10:42:42 +0800

PETALING JAYA: Doctors account for the bulk of tax dodgers according to the tax audit operation carried out by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) so far this year.

This follows reports that RM1.111 billion of the RM1.158 billion in total additional assessments and penalties imposed on errant taxpayers for under-declaring their taxes, was levied on doctors.

TheSun daily, citing Oriental Daily News, said the remaining penalties were imposed on engineers (RM3.83 million), architects (RM1.181 million) and lawyers (RM7.39 million).

Last month, its chief executive officer Sabin Samitah warned that the IRB would be targeting these groups in its upcoming audit operation.

He added that the operation would likely kick off in September or October.

Speaking to the Oriental Daily, Sabin said it was standard practice for the IRB to investigate professionals suspected of under-declaring or evading taxes.

The tax audit operation carried out over the first eight months of the year covered 4,610 professionals, including those from these groups.

Of these, 3,000 accounts belonged to doctors. The remaining accounts belonged to engineers (1,287), lawyers (182) and architects (141).

The report said the audits were part of the IRB’s routine tax audit exercise, and that not all the individuals investigated were found to be tax dodgers.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...-revenue-board/

Bocor siasatan tragedi tahfiz, 13 polis disoal

Vape [On] — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 08:01:57 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Polis mengambil keterangan daripada 13 anggota polis bagi membantu siasatan berhubung kebocoran maklumat mengenai penahanan suspek kebakaran di Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah baru-baru ini.

Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Kuala Lumpur Rusdi Md Isa berkata keterangan mereka diambil semalam mengikut Seksyen 203A Kanun Keseksaan dan Seksyan 233 Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia.

“Bagaimanapun, tiada tangkapan dibuat berhubung kebocoran maklumat kes berkenaan,” katanya kepada Bernama malam tadi.

Pada Sabtu, Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh mengumumkan 7 remaja berusia 11 hingga 18 tahun ditahan berhubung kes kebakaran pusat tahfiz itu.

Enam daripada mereka positif dadah dan kesemuanya direman selama 7 hari bermula hari ini untuk siasatan lanjut.

Bagaimanapun, fakta kes dan maklumat mengenai penahanan suspek serta beberapa gambar suspek tular di media sosial sebelum sidang media itu diadakan kira-kira 8 malam.

Khamis lepas, seramai 21 pelajar dan 2 guru yang bertugas sebagai warden pusat tahfiz itu, terkorban apabila asrama yang terletak di tingkat tiga terbakar pada 5.15 pagi itu.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...3-polis-disoal/

Rape victim, 10, delivers baby after India court b

Vape [On] — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:07:48 +0800

MUMBAI: A 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion by India’s top court gave birth on Thursday in a case that has drawn outrage about the sexual abuse of children.

The girl did not know she was pregnant and was unaware she had delivered a baby; her parents told their daughter she was undergoing stomach surgery to remove a stone.

“The girl is doing fine, she is recovering. We expect she will be discharged early next week,” said Dasari Harish, who heads a committee overseeing the girl’s care.

The girl, whose identity has been kept secret, delivered a girl by Caesarean section in a state hospital in the northwestern city of Chandigarh, said Harish, who is a hospital physician.

“The parents of the girl have refused to take custody of the child, and have agreed to her adoption through the state agency. They said they don’t even want to see the child,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Local media reports said the girl had been raped by an uncle and that he was now under arrest.

The pregnancy was discovered when the child was taken to the hospital last month after complaining of stomach pains, and was found to be about 30 weeks pregnant.

Court controversy

A local court refused to grant the child an abortion, saying it was too risky at such a late stage. A plea in the Supreme Court was dismissed for the same reason on July 28.

Indian law prohibits terminations at more than 20 weeks unless the mother’s life is in danger or in exceptional circumstances.

An increasing number of such cases have come to the courts in recent years.

In May, a court allowed another 10-year-old girl allegedly raped by her stepfather to undergo an abortion.

As many as 10,854 cases of child rape were reported in India in 2015, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.

Activists say that awareness of, and reporting of, sexual violence against women has risen since a fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi in 2012, which sparked nationwide protests and a tightening of the law.

But sexual violence against children still remains a taboo topic, with most cases going unreported.
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...-bars-abortion/

Kurang 2 minggu, mana bendera sambut Merdeka 60 ta

Vape [On] — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 08:17:03 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Kurang 2 minggu Malaysia menyambut ulang tahun kemerdekaan ke-60, tetapi semangat dan suasana sambutan itu langsung tidak dirasai melalui kibaran Jalur Gemilang, menurut tinjauan FMT.

Hampir kesemua bangunan di ibu negara juga tidak mengibarkan bendera, berbeza dengan keadaan 2 dekad lalu apabila bendera Malaysia membanjiri seluruh pelusuk negara sama ada kampung atau bandar.

Tiada Jalur Gemilang kelihatan di hampir semua bangunan di pusat bandar raya Kuala Lumpur.
Bagi sejarawan Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim, ia menandakan rakyat Malaysia terutama generasi Y semakin “buta sejarah”, sesuatu yang disebabkan mereka tidak terdedah secara langsung dengan sejarah perjuangan menentang penjajah.

“Mereka tidak faham apa itu kemerdekaan, golongan muda terutamanya, mereka tidak terdedah kepada apa yang sudah berlaku,” katanya kepada FMT.

“Kalau tanya mereka maksud negara bangsa, mereka tidak tahu, apa maksud perlembagaan mereka tidak tahu.

Berbeza daripada suasana 2 dekad lalu, kenderaan persendirian juga tidak mengibarkan Jalur Gemilang.
“Kalau sebut apa berlaku sebelum 1957, mereka tidak faham,” katanya.
Khoo berkata bagi ramai rakyat Malaysia, 31 Ogos hanyalah cuti umum.

Tetapi beliau tidak meletakkan kesalahan sepenuhnya ke atas generasi muda.
Pemimpin juga gagal menunjukkan teladan dalam menunjukkan semangat kemerdekaan.
Pemimpin politik kerajaan dan pembangkang hanya mengutamakan wang dan kepentingan diri, kata Khoo.

“Menteri, ahli politik, baik dari kerajaan atau pembangkang, mereka hanya menjaga kepentingan diri sendiri. Mereka sendiri pun tidak faham erti kemerdekaan dan tidak menunjukkan contoh yang baik.”

Khoo berkata sukatan pelajaran melibatkan soal negara bangsa perlu diolah semula supaya kemerdekaan dipelajari mengikut kesesuaian masa kini.

“Kita sepatutnya mendidik golongan muda dan ia perlu bermula di sekolah, tapi sekarang ini saya tidak tahu apa mereka buat di sekolah.

Adakah sukatan pelajaran di sekolah tentang negara bangsa masih ditekankan?” soalnya.
Khoo berkata ia masalah yang timbul apabila sistem pendidikan hanya mementingkan peperiksaan dan cara “mendapat A dalam mata pelajaran” tanpa pelajar betul-betul memahami subjek.

“Peperiksaan dengan pendidikan tidak sama,” tambahnya.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...rdeka-60-tahun/

samsung s8 s8+ best selling phone in Q2 2017

Vape [On] — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:26:34 +0800

Boston, MA - August 16, 2017 - According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Samsung Galaxy S8 was the world’s best-selling Android smartphone model in the second quarter of 2017. Samsung’s S8 and S8+ smartphone models together shipped an impressive 19 million units worldwide.

Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments reached a robust 360.4 million units in Q2 2017. The top-five most popular models together accounted for 1 in 6 of all smartphones shipped worldwide during the quarter.”

Juha Winter, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, added, “We estimate Apple iPhone 7 shipped 16.9 million units and captured 5 percent marketshare worldwide in Q2 2017. The iPhone 7 remains the world’s most popular smartphone model overall, due to a compelling blend of user-friendly design, extensive supporting apps, and widespread retail presence for the device. Apple iPhone 7 Plus, with its bigger screen and higher pricing, shipped 15.1 million units for second place and 4 percent marketshare worldwide in Q2 2017. Apple today accounts for two of the world’s top five smartphone models.”

Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “We estimate Samsung Galaxy S8 shipped 10.2 million units for third place and 3 percent marketshare worldwide in Q2 2017. The Galaxy S8+ captured fourth position with 9.0 million shipments and 2 percent marketshare globally. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 has instantly become the world’s most popular Android smartphone model, due to its attractive curved-screen design, a rich portfolio of software apps, and best-in-class retail distribution across dozens of countries.”

Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “We estimate Xiaomi Redmi 4A shipped 5.5 million units for fifth place and 2 percent marketshare worldwide in Q2 2017. Xiaomi is becoming wildly popular across Asia. Xiaomi is now the fourth largest smartphone vendor in China and the second biggest across India. Xiaomi is selling a large volume of smartphones through online channels, with key distribution partners such as Flipkart and JD.”

Exhibit 1: Global Smartphone Shipments & Marketshare by Model in Q2 2017 [1]
Global Smartphone Shipments by Model (Millions of Units)

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Q2 '16

Q2 '17

1. Apple iPhone 7

0.0

16.9

2. Apple iPhone 7 Plus

0.0

15.1

3. Samsung Galaxy S8

0.0

10.2

4. Samsung Galaxy S8+

0.0

9.0

5. Xiaomi Redmi 4A

0.0

5.5

Rest of Market

341.5

303.7

Total

341.5

360.4

Global Smartphone Marketshare by Model (% of Total)

Q2 '16

Q2 '17

1. Apple iPhone 7

0.0%

4.7%

2. Apple iPhone 7 Plus

0.0%

4.2%

3. Samsung Galaxy S8

0.0%

2.8%

4. Samsung Galaxy S8+

0.0%

2.5%

5. Xiaomi Redmi 4A

0.0%

1.5%

Rest of Market

100.0%

84.3%

Total

100.0%

100.0%

Total Growth YoY (%)

1.0%

5.5%

Source: Strategy Analytics

The full report, Samsung S8 Becomes World’s Best-Selling Android Smartphone, is published by the Strategy Analytics Smartphone Model Tracker (SMT) service, details of which can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/ybdcrcqa.

https://www.strategyanalytics.com/strategy-...17#.WZUaoDsRWLB