Nadeswaran – Don’t Shoot The Messenger

R Nadeswaran aka Citizen Nades, my countryman, who writes for the Sun is one Investigative Journalist I have great respect as I am a bit of a fan. I worked in Peninsular Malaysia as the Bureau Chief for a Sabah based paper for nearly 5 years and am familiar with many of Nadeswaran’s cutting-edge reports [...]

Sun Leaves Earth Wide Open To Harmful Cosmic Rays

(I could’nt resist this “SUNSET OVER TANJUNG ARU BEACH, KOTA KINABALU”) The sun, a star at the centre of the solar system, is known to provide ideal conditions for life to thrive on Earth. But, astronomers have claimed that it also leaves the planet wide open to harmful cosmic rays. A joint team from University [...]

Farewell, Michael Jackson!

Michael Jackson is a musical genius and an icon of my generation a true LEGEND. In my mind, The King of the Pop will always be Micheal Jackson the undisputed king, just like Elvis the  King of Rock and Roll. I have many fond memories that come with MJ’s music from the days of Jackson 5. [...]

Micheal Jackson Is No More

Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown, pauses for a moment before a news conference held after the death of Micheal Jackson in LA. A fan cries holding a wax replica of Micheal Jackson outside of Madame Tussaud’s Museum. An unidentified man holds up a Micheal Jackson poster outside the UCLA Medical Center. Young Michael Jackson [...]

Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Album Poster Sold For US$52,500

This is one of my favorite quote which was made by Late George Harrison a long time ago “The only thing which is important in life is karma” And this is for all the Beatles fans including me…. A souvenir poster of Beatles’ iconic rock and roll album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” went [...]

A Diet Full Of Fruit & Vegetables Daily Can Slow Blindness

Want to retain your sight as you age? Well, eat a diet full of fruit and vegetables daily, say researchers. A new study, led by Indian-origin scientist Usha Chakravarthy of Queen’s University in Belfast, has revealed that antioxidants found in fruit and vegetables may slow down sight loss in many elderly people. Age-related muscular regeneration [...]

A New Pest Discovered In Texas

An agriculture specialist recently discovered in the U.S. state of Texas a weevil that the science world has yet to describe, the U.S. media reported Thursday. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialist working in Freeport, Texas, discovered two weCBPevils during a routine cargo examination of a 50,000-kg shipment of Guatemalan pineapples, according [...]

Anwar Ibrahim Better Living In Exile Than In Prison

  Datuk Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy charge is to be heard by the court beginning 1st July, 2009. Another 10 days more for Anwar Ibrahim to meet Saiful The Pondan, in person, in court, after Saiful The Pondan had lodged a police report last year on June 28, claiming that two days before the police report, Anwar, had sodomised him [...]

Boozers Hear This, Alcohol Goes To Your Head “In Six Minutes”

Often it is said that alcohol goes to one’s head really fast. But, guess how fast? In just six minutes, say researchers. A new study by Heidelberg University has found that six minutes after consuming the equivalent of three glasses of beer or two goblets of wine, changes actually start taking place in people’s brain [...]

A Bajau-Laut From Semporna Says Malay Voters In Manik Urai Should Unite Under BN

This was reported by Bernama… – Manik Urai voters should show the country that Malays can still be united under the Barisan Nasional, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. He said what was hoped was that the unity that had been established for over 50 years remained strong so that people could live [...]