Jendela Pelanggan, Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang

Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa program bertemu orang ramai (Jendela Pelanggan), Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang akan diadakan pada hari Jumaat minggu ketiga setiap bulan di Paras 4, KOMTAR, Pulau Pinang mulai jam 3.00 petang hingga 5.00 petang. Bil Bulan Tarikh Tempat 1. Januari 21.01.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 2. Februari 18.02.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 3. Mac 18.03.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 4. April 15.04.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 5. Mei 20.05.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 6. Jun 17.06.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 7. Julai 15.07.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 8. Ogos 19.08.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 9. September 16.09.2011 CUTI UMUM (HARI MALAYSIA) 10. Oktober 21.10.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 11. November 18.11.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar 12. Disember 16.12.2011 Bilik Perdana Paras 4, Komtar Program ini terbuka kepada orang ramai yang ingin membuat aduan, memberi pandangan atau cadangan yang melibatkan perkhidmatan di bawah pentadbiran Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang. Dikeluarkan oleh : Bahagian Perhubungan Awam Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang

Reservoir Booster For PENANG’s Free Industrial Zone (FIZ)

PENANG’s Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) would be given a boost once the RM19.3mil reservoir in Pulau Jerejak is completed, as this would ensure an effective level of water supply to the FIZ. As concerns mount among investors in the FIZ following the recent major water cut in the state due to upgrading of a water treatment plant in Sungai Dua on the mainland, the new reservoir on the former prison colony is now expected to allay their concerns about sustainable supply to the manufacturing areas of Penang.Water consumption is estimated to peak at 80 million litres per day to the FIZ now. The 45 million litre capacity reservoir will be used as a backup should the main water supply from the Bukit Dumbar pump house be disrupted, said a Penang Water Supply Corporation spokesperson. The reservoir project was due to be completed by the end of May. Treated water will be stored in the reservoir upon its completion and when needed, it can deliver the water by gravity through the twin pipelines to the FIZ which are located on lower ground, as the reservoir is built on a higher elevation. The submarine pipelines, completed in 2006, measure 900mm in diameter, 890m in length and connect the Pulau Jerejak reservoir to the main water pipelines on the island. Supply will also be directed to the Penang Cybercity (Bayan Baru) and to meet future water needs for the development of Pulau Jerejak. The project had been intended to be completed in 2009 but the spokesman said technical issues were the cause behind the delay. However, he assured consumers that the project was currently meeting the new schedule. The Bukit Dumbar pump house supplied an average 163 million litres per day last year to an estimated 110,000 domestic and industrial consumers spanning from Bayan Baru, Batu Maung to Gertak Sanggul.

Non Religious Emblems Forbidden In Penang Thaipusam

Devotees carrying kavadi bearing non religious emblems will be barred from entering the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Hilltop Temple grounds in Penang on Thaipusam Day. Temple management committee chairman P. Kuvenaraju said although the committee did not have any power to stop such kavadi bearers as they make their way along the kavadi route to the temple on Waterfall Road, they would be stopped at the entrance to the temple. This is a religious festival and devotees are to observe the religious aspects of the festival. All kavadi's must reflect the Hindu religion and kavadi bearing non religious emblems or images will be prohibited from going up the hilltop temple. There had been cases over the past few years of devotees carrying kavadi bearing the emblem of English Premier League teams such as Manchester United and Liverpool. Hindu religious and cultural organisations had criticised the act as showing disrespect and reflected the ignorance of the devotees of the significance of the festival. Deputy Chief Minister (II) Dr P. Ramasamy, who is also Penang Hindu Endowment Board chairman, told the press conference that thaneer panthal (refreshment stalls) operators had been urged to use biodegradable products when serving food and drinks. There will be 120 stalls serving free food and drinks this year and another 200 stalls selling souvenirs, handicraft and Indian sweetmeats. He said some 800,000 people were expected to attend the three day festival which begins on Jan 19 when a chariot procession bearing the statue of Lord Muruga leaves the Kovil Veedu (Temple House) on Penang Street at 6am. The procession is expected to reach the Nattukotai Chettiar Temple on Waterfall Road at 11pm the same day. Dr Ramasamy urged devotees carrying kavadi and paal kudam (milk pots) to reach the hilltop temple before 11pm on Thaipusam Day after which the temple will be closed. He also said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng would join devotees in a walkabout at 5pm on Jan 19 and at the same time the next day. He urged buses carrying tourists and devotees from other states to park at a designated spot on Sepoy Lines Road while private vehicles could park on Jalan D.S. Ramanathan, Macalister Road and Brooke Road. He said ferry services would be extended to 24 hours on Jan 19 while Rapid Penang would introduce scheduled services. Residents and the disabled can collect free permits to enter the festival area three days before Thaipusam at the Pulau Tikus police station.

Aathadi Aathadi With Lyrics

Mayangurendi x2 Manasukkulla Vattamittu Mayangurendi

Norungurendi x2 Kanavukkulla Sikkikkittu Norungurendi

Yengurendi x2 Thanimaiyila Buththikkettu

YengurendiAathaadi x2 Kaathaadi Aanendi

Unnai Thaedi x2 Thisaimaari Ponendi

Aathaadi Aathaadi Kaathodupponendi

Oonjalaadi x2 Unaithedi Vanthendi

Kaadhalaagi Kaatril Aadi Midhikkiren Vaayendi

Aadi Aadi Thedi Thedi Thavikkiren Vaayendi

Tharaiyil Vandhaal Yendhikkolladi Adi Adi Adi (Aathaadi)

Thenam Paduththum Kannula Engum

Penney Un Mugam Thoandrudhadi

Mayangurendi x2 Manasukkulla Nee Manasukkulla

Thenam Paduththadhum Kannula Engum

Penne Un Mugam Thoandrudhadi

Thenam Nadakkaiyil En Nizhal

Undhan Pinnaal Thaaney Odudhadi

Virumburendi x2 Unnaal Ennai Virumburendi

Virumburendi x2 Undhan Vazhi Thirumburendi

Thudikkirendi x2 Manasukkulla Neeye Neeye Nee

Aathaadi x2 Engirundhu Enakkena Vandhedi

Aathaadi x2 Enakkena Pirandhaval Nee Thaandi… (Aathaadi)

Economist Intelligence Unit Predicts BN To Lose More Seats

The Economist meramalkan Barisan Nasional (BN) kemungkinan akan hilang lebih banyak kerusi dalam pilihan raya umum tergempar yang diura-urakan akan diadakan pada suku pertama tahun depan, antara lain disebabkan kemerosotan sokongan kalangan pengundi Melayu muda dan yang moderat. Laporan Economist Intelligence Unit juga menggariskan kekecewaan di kalangan golongan muda yang semakin meningkat dengan sikap UMNO dilihat terus diselubungi skandal politik dan begitu kuat mengembangkan nilai-nilai Islam.Semalam, ahli politik veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah turut menyifatkan peluang BN untuk memperoleh kemenangan dua pertiga dalam pilihan raya umum ke-13 sememangnya “sukar” kerana terpaksa berhadapan dengan pengundi semasa yang sudah banyak berubah citarasa. Justeru Tengku Razaleigh mengingatkan BN yang mengadakan konvensyen sehari semalam supaya tidak terlalu yakin untuk mendapat kemenangan dalam pilihan raya umum ke-13 kerana sehingga kini masih tiada jaminan gabungan 13 parti komponen itu boleh mendapat kemenangan besar. Tengku Razaleigh telah memainkan peranan besar bagi BN memperoleh kembali kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri Galas pada pilihan raya kecil diadakan awal bulan lalu.“Kemungkinan besar keputusan pilihan raya umum akan datang ialah BN akan kalah lebih banyak kerusi memandangkan pengundi muda Melayu, yang moderat, kecewa dengan skandal-skandal politik dan UMNO yang dilihat kuat menggalakkan nilai-nilai Islam, enggan memberi sokongan mereka kepada parti yang memerintah,” kata majalah itu dalam laporan edisi terbaru Disember mengenai Malaysia.Bulan lalu, bekas perdana menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad meramalkan BN, dimana parti terasnya UMNO, akan merampas balik satu atau dua negeri yang kini dikuasai Pakatan Rakyat, tetapi kemungkinan tidak akan memperoleh balik majoriti dua pertiga di Parlimen. Laporan itu juga menekankan bahawa golongan Melayu liberal dan kelas pertengahan sudah pun beralih daripada parti Melayu terbesar itu untuk menyokong Pakatan Rakyat atau pembangkang di peringkat persekutuan.“Meskipun pengundi-pengundi muda di kawasan luar bandar di Semenanjung Malaysia terus menyokong Umno, sejumlah pengundi dalam jumlah yang signifikan di kalangan golongan Melayu berpelajaran, kelas pertengahan beralih daripada parti Melayu yang memerintah untuk memihak pembangkang,” kata laporan itu. Bagaimanapun laporan itu juga menyebut Pakatan Rakyat kemungkinan akan gagal untuk menawan Putrajaya walaupun boleh menerokai kejayaan lebih baik berbanding 2008.“Pakatan Rakyat akan memperoleh kejayaan, walaupun akan berhadapan dengan masalah dalaman selepas kemungkinan Anwar dikeluarkan daripada arena politik, tetapi perikatan pembangkang tidak mungkin akan memperoleh kerusi secukupunya untuk membentuk sebuah kerajaan (persekutuan),” kata laporan itu.Malah laporan itu juga meramalkan bahawa Ketua Umum Pakatan Rakyat Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan disabitkan kesalahan berhubung tuduhan liwat kedua yang sedang dihadapinya. Meskipun banyak pihak membuat spekulasi bahawa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak akan memanggil pilihan raya umum pada Mac 2011, laporan Economist Intelligence Unit masih kekal dengan hujahnya bahawa beliau hanya akan menetapkan tarikh itu selepas pilihan raya negeri Sarawak, yang mandatnya akan berakhir Julai 2011.“Kami masih percaya bahawa Najib akan menetapkan tarikh pilihan raya selepas pilihan raya negeri Sarawak.“Keputusan pilihan raya negeri Sarawak akan menyediakan petanda baik mengenai sokongan bagi kerajaan dan pelan pembaharuannya,” kata laporan itu lagi.Minggu lalu UMNO juga memutuskan untuk menangguhkan pemilihan parti selama 18 bulan dipercayai sebahagian besar daripada usahanya menghadapi pilihan raya umum ke-13.

National Instrument's New Facility To Employ 1,500 People

National Instruments (NI) expects to employ 1,500 people in manufacturing, product development, research and development (R&D), information technology (IT) and finance positions, when its permanent facility in Penang is complete in the first half of 2012.Its Chief Operating Officer (CEO) Alex Davern said construction work, on the manufacturing and R&D facility, located on a 17-acre site in Bayan Lepas will start in the second quarter of next year.The permanent building is currently under design, and NI plans to break ground for the new facility next year.Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng officiated the opening of NI's temporary office at the Sun Tech Building in Bayan Baru here.NI is a global company that develops and manufactures software and hardware products that engineers and scientists use for testing, control and embedded design applications.However, according to Davern , the Penang facility is expected to play a core role in servicing the Asia Pacific market. NI already have three major regional hubs in Austin, Texas in the United States, Hungary and Penang which will be the third largest, with special operations in R&D, manufacturing and servicing. The production is expected to start by the third quarter of 2012. The temporary office in Penang is currently occupied by the R&D, IT and manufacturing employees.NI has also set up a distribution centre in Penang for faster and more efficient product delivery to customers in the region and currently, NI in Penang has 40 employees and plans to hire more than 300 R&D engineers over the next two years.NI also will be launching a broad recruiting programme for both university graduates and experienced industry engineers and technicians. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI posted a net income of US$24.6 million on revenue of US$212 million for the second quarter ended June 30.

Wang Ehsan ala ZAKAT

Setelah sekian lama mendiamkan diri kini saya ingin kembali menulis bagi melontarkan pandangan serta idea demi penambahbaikan kehidupan rakyat jelata. Di dalam entry kali ini saya ingin menghuraikan sedikit tentang idea peribadi saya mengenai konsep wang ehsan ala Zakat yang diamalkan oleh masyarakat Islam untuk kegunaan masyarakat Islam di negara ini. Sebagaimana yang diketahui umum, wang ehsan Zakat yang disumbangkan oleh rakyat adalah untuk disalurkan kepada golongan miskin serta mereka yang kurang bernasib baik. Buat masa ini Zakat yang diamalkan oleh masyarakat Islam adalah untuk sama-sama membantu masyarakat Islam. Namun idea sebenar saya adalah untuk menubuhkan satu NGO bukan islam untuk memberikan khidmat menyalurkan wang ehsan ala Zakat yang dikutip daripada masyarakat bukan Islam untuk disalurkan kepada masyarakat bukan Islam di negara. Ingin saya jelaskan disini adalah wang yang dikutip adalah daripada masyarakat bukan Islam dan untuk kegunaan masyarakat bukan Islam dan saya percaya jikalau aspek ini diperhalusi dengan lebih mendalam tidak akan timbul sebarang kemusykilan tentang idea saya ini. Mana-mana aspek baik, bagus seta positif yang diamalkan oleh mana-mana agama wajar diterima pakai dan diubahasuai mengikut acuan masing-masing kerana segala agama didunia ini hanya mengajar untuk berbuat baik keatas manusia lain. Oleh itu saya percaya idea wang ehsan ala Zakat wajar dikaji oleh pemikir-pemikir bukan islam di negara ini demi manfaat masyarakat bukan Islam. Berikut adalah sedikit cadangan peribadi saya tentang bagaimana idea yang saya lontarkan itu boleh dipraktikan. Untuk makluman pecahan rakyat Malaysia mengikut kaum adalah 50.4% Melayu , 23.7% Cina 7.1% , India 11.0% , Orang Asli dan 7.8% lain-lain agama. Jikalau dicampur pecahan kaum Cina, India dan lain-lain agama jumlahnya adalah 36.8%. Maka jumlah 38.6% daripada 28,250,000 rakyat Malaysia adalah sebanyak 10 904 500 masyarakat bukan Islam dan daripada jumlah ini jika kita membuat angaraan mudah bahawa hanya separuh adalah orang dewasa yang mempunyai pedapatan minimum RM 700 sebulan maka sebanyak 5 452 250 rakyat bukan Islam di negara ini mungkin dapat menyumbang kearah usaha murni ini. Sebagai contoh jika RM 5 setahun ketika musim perayaan dapat disumbangkan oleh 5 452 250 rakyat bukan Islam di negara ini maka jumlah yang dapat dikumpulkan adalah sebanyak RM 27 261 250. Duit yang dikumpulkan ini mesti disalurkan mengikut saluran yang telus dan wajar sampai ke tangan mereka yang daif dan memerlukan bantuan. Ini adalah merupakan contoh kasar bagaiman ianya dapat dilaksanakan dan sebelum hasrat ini dapat dicapai terdapat pelbagai kekusutan yang harus dirungkai dan saya kira jika ianya mendapat perhatian pemimpin dan mungkin suatu masa nanti masyarakat bukan Islam turut akan dapat menikmati kebaikan yang dirasai oleh masyarakat Islam hasil sumbangan masyarakat Islam lain yang prihatin dan baik hati. Pada pandangan saya keseluruhan idea ini lebih tepat jika diuruskan oleh NGO swasta tanpa melibatkan kerajaan kerana jika kerajaan melibatkan diri mungkin masalah lain akan ditimbulkan oleh segelintir pihak yang mungkin mendakwa idea ini mencabar Islam dan amalan Zakat. Akhir kata saya disini ingin menegaskan kepada puak-puak ekstrimis perkauman seperti PERKASA dan UMNO bahawa idea saya ini hanya adalah untuk mencontohi konsep amalan Zakat dan TIDAK SAMA SEKALI mencabar amalan Zakat atau ingin turut berkongsi amalan Zakat dengan masyarakat Islam. Sekian Salam Reformasi

New Water Theme Park In Penang

Good news to all, Penang it going to build a new water theme park called The Escape Waterpark at Teluk Bahang. It is supposed to be a high class international resort with hotels built on trees in the jungle. The company developing this have many theme parks around the world.

Penang Launches Tourism Application For iPhone Users

The Penang Government has introduced the state’s first tourism mobile application for the iPhone. The application, called Penang Tourism, provides live, up-to-date tourist and event information with GPS system that enables detailed street navigation to tourist attractions on the island. It was developed by Convep Mobilogy and can be downloaded for free from the iPhone App Store. The content is provided by Penang Global Tourism. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said this latest feature on the iPhone would boost tourist arrivals, especially from foreign countries and it will place Penang on the map with IT savvy tourists. It is important for us to try to capture the youth tourism market because once we can entice them to like Penang, it’ll be a lifelong love affair for them,” he said during the soft launching of the mobile application yesterday. Lim said Penang recorded a 40% increase in the number of international tourist arrivals in the first half of the year compared with the corresponding period last year. “As of June, there were 405,932 tourist arrivals compared to 244,146 in the same period last year. “We know the tourist industry has been having a good year but we need to work harder to get more attention for Penang,” he said. “We need to build up on infrastructure, both physical and modern technology such as mobile applications and other ICT features,” he said. Convep Mobilogy chief executive officer Darren Pang said the application allowed users to retrieve information, photos and videos of nearby tourist attractions. He said: “They can also look for places to eat and shop as well as a listing of upcoming state tourism, travel and hospitality events.“Tourists can also provide feedback via the application on the places they have visited in Penang.”He said the feature would be available on other mobile device platforms such as the Android, Blackberry and Java by the end of the year. Penang Global Tourism managing director Ooi Geok Ling said Penang would have its own Timeout guide book for next year.“The guide will be available by March or April and it’ll be sold in major international cities. After this, we hope for a bimonthly or quarterly edition to be published,” she said.

MPPP pasang CCTV

Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) akan meningkatkan aspek keselamatan di Rumah Pangsa Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Jalan Sungai, Sungai Pinang bagi mengelakkan kejadian buruk berulang. Ahli Majlis MPPP, Ong Ah Teong berkata PPR Jalan Sungai atau lebih dikenali dengan Flat 100 itu akan dipasang enam kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) di beberapa lokasi strategik bagi mengawal keselamatan seterusnya membantu pihak pengurusan mengenal pasti sebarang tindakan tidak bertanggungjawab dilakukan mana-mana pihak.Selain itu, MPPP akan bekerjasama dengan persatuan penduduk bagi menjalankan kerja pemantauan keselamatan dan kebersihan sekitar kawasan flat itu.Sekiranya kita dapati ada penduduk membuang sampah sesuka hati, terutama dari tingkat atas, akan dikenakan tindakan. Walaupun dikompaun RM50, jika melakukan kesalahan itu berulang kali mereka akan dikenakan tindakan lebih tegas termasuk diminta mengosongkan rumah masing-masing.Ah Teong berkata, beliau sudah berbincang dengan penasihat undang-undang MPPP agar membuat penilaian semula terhadap nilai kompaun terhadap penduduk yang melakukan kesalahan vandalisme atau membuang sampah sesuka hati.Menurutnya, MPPP akan mengeluarkan notis kepada 509 penyewa rumah pangsa itu agar mengosongkan kawasan koridor daripada sebarang halangan seperti pasu bunga, sofa buruk dan penyidai baju.Sementara itu, Pengerusi Persatuan Penduduk Flat PPR Jalan Sungai 09, Shaifful Sham Salleh berkata, sikap segelintir penduduk yang suka mengambil jalan mudah membuang sampah merata-rata, terutama dari tingkat atas flat amat dikesali.Menurutnya, sikap mereka yang tidak bertanggungjawab itu menyebabkan penduduk lain tidak tenteram dan bimbang keselamatan ketika berada di bawah flat.“Dalam tempoh 10 tahun saya menghuni perumahan ini, itu lebih 100 kes dilaporkan akibat sikap tidak bertanggungjawab penghuninya dan menyebabkan banyak harta benda rosak,” katanya.Sekian

This Is Real History

For those who read about it, you will recall that in 2005, the Malaysian government was excited about accidentally finding an ancient civilization in Johor. This was reported in the various newspapers. There was talk about excavating the huge site to rediscover this civilization. and then silence. After that, no news at all about this discovery. A number of times I have discussed with friends that there was definitely a cover up because the authorities did not like what was discovered, something that is contradicting what the government is trying to claim. So many years passed and now I received this email revealing what I suspected to be true. Good to know who are the real Pendatang and you have to start learning the correct history. A small piece of history for our future generation. Why Kota Gelanggi (lost city) touted as earliest civilization in Malay Peninsula news were banned as they were Buddhist. The Johor find of 2005 which was quietly dropped was none other than Kota Gelanggi lost city reflecting Srivijaya and its Buddhist splendour. But they deliberately disregarded it because that would have sidelined Malacca Empire and Islam which was smaller and came some 500 years later. I met Dr Lee Kam Hing, a former History prof at MU in Singapore recently at a seminar. Dr Lee, who is now Star research director, told me he was trying his best to highlight Kota Gelanggi, but that the government killed it off. This is clearly another case to cover up the real history of Malaya and fool the younger generations into believing that our history only began from Malacca 1400. Not only that, they try to show Parameswara as Malay and Muslim, but actually he was Hindu. If one were to condemn these UMNO scumbags on how they distort history, it will never end. The condemnations will go more than cover 10 PhD thesis. Once again our government wiped out any references to a famous Melaka prince as being Hindu and belonging to the powerful Hindu empire Sri Vijaya. So all of a sudden our museums, school text-books etc. all refer to Parameswara as a Malay prince. What race ruled or did not rule is besides the point. What is important is not butchering history to create your own truths. You cannot change your race even if you convert. Parameswara could have been responsible for Umno's proud heritage of ' Ketuanan Melayu '. If this is what it is based on, there is no 'Ketuanan Melayu'. The lineage of Melaka Sultans are Indians, not Malays. It is no secret that Parameswara was an Indian and a Hindu prince. It is clear from records that Parameswara never converted to Islam. He was an Indian Hindu who fled Palembang in Sumatra to eventually found Melaka circa 1400 AD. It was Sri Maharaja who converted himself and the court of Melaka to Islam, and as a result took on the name of Sultan Muhammad Shah sometime after 1435... The most famous of Indian Hindu Kings were Raja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola who invaded Southern Thailand, Kedah, Perak, Johor and Sumatra about 1000 AD. This is Raja-Raja Chola , the Indian/Hindu kings and not Raja Chulan a Malay king. But what is really sad is that our children are taught as though Malaysian history suddenly began in 1400 with an Islamic Melaka. We are led to believe that the Indians and Chinese first arrived on the shores of Malaysia in about 1850 as desperate indentured laborers, farmers and miners. Nothing could be further from the truth. The cultural influences of India in particular, and China, in South East Asia span over 2,000 years, starting with the arrival from India of the Brahmanical prince/scholar, Aji Saka in Java in AD78, through to Vietnam, Cambodia (Indo China), Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Bali, Borneo, Brunei and beyond. The findings at Bujang Valley speak of an ancient Indian/Hindu presence in Kedah. There were Chinese settlements in Pahang and Kelantan around the 13th-14th century and in 12th century in Singapore . The early Brunei Sultanate had a Chinese Queen. One need not ponder at length the implications of Angkor Wat and Borobudur or that 40%-50% of Bahasa Malaysia comprises Sanskrit/Tamil words. To illustrate, some of these word are:

bumi = boomi

singgasana = singgasanam

putra = putran

perdana = pirathamar

raja = rajah

menteri = manthiri

desa = thesa

kapal = kappal

syakti = sakthi

samudra = samuthiram

kolam = kulam

sepatu = sappattu

bahaya = abahya

jaya = jeya

maha = maha

aneka = aneha

nadi = naadi

kedai = kadai

mahligai = maaligai

mantra = manthrum

tandas = sandas (This list can go on)

An extremely important archeological find that pointed to one of the greatest empires in history, The Raja Chola empire that ruled from the Maldives through India, Sri Lanka and right down to South East Asia found deep in the jungles of Johor a few years ago and made headlines in the mainstream newspapers in 2005, suddenly disappeared from the news. The time has arrived for us to record our history as the facts tell us and not as we would like to wish it. The truth will never hurt anyone. Lies, always will.

Regards,

LEE Ong Kim (Dr)

Associate Professor and Head Policy and Leadership Studies

National Institute of Education

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