Things Happened around us

Date: 24 Jan 2011 ~ 28 Jan 2011(Monday ~ Friday)


Local News
Coffeeshops to raise prices after Festival

PETALING JAYA,Jan 24-Most coffeeshops will increase the price of food and drinks after Chinese New Year. The is because the rising prices of the imported ingredients.

Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders Association vice chairman, Datuk Ang Say Tee said some coffeeshop already increase the prices up to RM0.50.Some hawkers force to increase the prices because to adjust to more costly ingredients.

          The price increase was likely to be permanent but unlikely that ingredient costs would decrease. However, there are some hawkers that will not increase the prices because worried of losing their customers and business. Ang said adding 20% price increase was expected from food operators.

          The textile prices had also gone up with manufacturers from China and India increasing price. The reason is production was affected by some factors such as bad weather.        

"The government already helped out a lot in terms of subsidies.They are willing to accept the lesser profits we will earn," said Datuk Ang Say Tee.


What do I think about?
As a consumer,I will decrease the chances for having outdoors meals,since the price increase so much.But,increase the prices up to RM0.50 is too much.Hopefully the prices will decrease someday.


International News
Arrival hall coated in blood


MOSCOW,Jan 25- A solo suicide bomber wreaks havoc at Moscow's busiest airport.The sudden attack killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 130.The terminal at Domodedovo Airport was engulfed by smoke and splattered with body parts after yesterday explosion.
         Investigative Committee spokesman,Vladimir Markin said the bombing was most carried out by a suicide bomber and "attempts were being made to identify him".No one have claimed responsibility for the explosion,which occurred at 4.32pm.Most of the attacks have been in Chechnya and other predominantly Muslim provinces in the southern Caucasus region,but some targeted Moscow.
         Passengers arriving for their flights lined up outside waiting to pass through metal detectors that had been installed at all entrances so that they can be aware of the danger.People were panicking,rushing out of the hall to find for a safety place.


What do I think about?

Things happen around us

Buzz News  (17 January 2011 ~ 21 January 2011)

Local News

BN wants power to put the people first, says Najib

Sungai Petani,Jan 20-Barisan National needs to be in power to enable to people's interests to come first,not for the coalition's interests,said by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.This is because the Barisan National is not crazy in power but they want power to put people as the priority.If the people believe and support the Barisan National,in 10 years Malaysia will become the high-income nation.


He also said that incapable people who only knew how to make an empty promise were chosen as leader,the country will collapse.He reminds the UMNO leaders always remember unity and teamwork is the important "keys" in a organization,so that the party will stay strong and won't dislike by others.


 “I ask everyone to be united if we fight among ourselves it will be difficult to wrest back the states we lost to the opposition ” he said.

Over 10,000 people from different races came to the function to listen the prime minister speak.


What I think about?
I think this is the buzz news for this week.I think that Malaysian should listen what is the government are trying to say and what are they trying to do.He said that he want the people to have the priority in the Barisan National,he hope that through this way, the "1 Malaysia" concept will be more successful and the racist problem will decrease.




International News

Tunisia begins three days of mourning for protest victims

 Tunisia,Jan 21-

Tunisians lowered flags and state television played recitations of the Qur'an today to mourn dozens of people who died in the protests that drove the country's president from power.Demonstrators gathered peacefully near the interior ministry and for the past week,demonstrators who say the caretaker government is dominated by the old guard.

The government declared to begins three days of mourning for protest victims today.The interior minister said 78 civilians were killed and many of them shot by police.Score of people were injured.

Several ministers have resigned since an interim government was formed on Monday.

The government gas suggested an amnesty will be given to Islamists  imprisoned under Ben Ali. It has pledged to restore goods and real estate appropriated by the ruling party.

the real ASEAN and My ASEAN????

Last Wednesday was my 1st Principle Of Journalism class and my lecturer is Mr Sharaad.

Well,he gave us a task  in the middle of the class.

These are the instructions:

1) Draw a map of ASEAN-(yes,the ASEAN)

2) state some famous Sea,Mountain and River.

3) DO NOT peek at your friend's.

4) DO NOT ask for information.

So,me and my classmate are like blur with it.

After 10 minutes,I came out with this and compare with the real one..LOL

 My version of ASEAN.

I got some countries right.The highlighted ones' was what I thought are the country that formed ASEAN.

But after I searched in Google.I missed some countries and "made up" new countries that formed ASEAN.

After that,Mr Sharaad asked us,

"WHY you guys didn't know ASEAN is formed by these countries?" and I thought of that too. 

Being a journalist,what we need to have is 

-Writing Skills

-Observation

-Commitment (24/7) and 

-Seeking Truth.

I learn that being a journalist is easy,but is kinda hard for me.I hope that will learn more until the end of this semester.