Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Orang Laut - Survival Continues
Do you wish to get fresh seawater fishes and crabs? Try visiting the makeshift fish market of Orang Laut or also known as the Seletars near the Zon Regency, Stulang, Johor Bahru.
The prices here are reasonable and quite cheap compared to the market. The makeshift fish market will normally start as early as 6.00 am and open until around 10.00am or until all the catches are sold out.
When asked why aren’t they selling it in the market, many of them said they could not afford the operating costs in the market and by selling here; they can deal with the buyer straight.
For Orang Laut, the catches did not come easy, considering the development, depletion of fishes and crustaceans due to heavy pollution and mangroves along Stulang continuously destroyed.
According to a fisherman, Dol, 49, with their hard earned money, they bought a fiber boat and engines which costs around RM13,000.00 and RM14,000.00. They have to go all the way to Pengerang, Kota Tinggi and Desaru, which is about 80 to 100 km to catch fishes and crabs.
“The operating costs are very high and it is very tiring but we have to do it for survival,” said Dol.
The Zon duty free complex and Johor Bahru was once the dwelling of the Orang Laut, but with the rampant development in the Johor Bahru coastal area, they were forced and relocated to Pasir Puteh and other places around Johor.
Even though they are relocated far from their original dwelling, they still come back to Stulang area to sell their catches.
“We miss our ancestral land” said Dol.
Amidst of many uncertainties lingering around them, such as no gazetted land for the Orang Laut, ever increasing cost of living and a bleak future, these people who are once known as the ferocious naval guard of the Johor royalties, now finds them in a limbo to survive or even worse to preserve the heritage and existence in Johor.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Thaipusam Celebration In Arulmigu Thandayuthapani Temple Johor Bahru
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Arulmigu Thandayuthapani Temple Johor Bahru"]  [/caption] |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="1st time ever in temple history, Y.A.B. Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani bin Othman visits the Thaipusam devotee."]  [/caption] |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani bin Othman with other BN leader watching Kavadis entering temple."]  [/caption] |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="1st Kavadi entering temple."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Some devotees carries their baby in sugar cane cradle for Lord Muruga's blessing."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Devotees."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Double sacrifice for Lord Muruga. After shaving their hair, some devotees donated their blood."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Volunteers tirelessly preparing and distributing Moore drinks for devotees."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Volunteers from NGO feeding special kids."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Devotees."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Soiritual starts from young. A young boy carrying Kavadi."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Devotees."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="Huge crowd."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Devotees."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="Devotees."]  [/caption] |
| From February 7, 2012 |
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Chow Kit : Child Care for Homeless
Chow Kit Road is less than a kilometer away from heart of Kuala Lumpur. Life there is cheap, riddled with poverty, drugs, sex and children wandering the street, hungry. Hundreds of them are homeless.
Al Radjhi bank together with an NGO and the Social Welfare Department had setup a child care centre for these underprivileged children.
Many of the parents who send their children to this child care work in brothel-based industries and are single mothers. They are poor and can’t afford to send their children to commercial child care centers while working. Most of them are homeless or renting cheap budget rooms on daily basis for shelter.
While working, the kids are left on streets or shops vulnerable to the threat of pimps, drug pushers and child trafficking. Realizing the need to protect these kids, the parties concerned started the centre approximately a year ago.
The child-care centre gives them basic education, 6 meals a day and all the basic necessities that a growing child needs. The parents are given some responsibilities too, such as providing the kids with clothing, collaborating the staff to spruce up the centre on a weekly basis and joining their kids for educational tours.
As the centre is providing great service to these underprivileged kids, they are expanding to another floor of the current centre to cater for kids who are aged 6 and above.
Currently they are operating from 7.00am to 7.00pm daily.
Video by Vijay Kumar Rahman, Citizen Journalist
Al Radjhi bank together with an NGO and the Social Welfare Department had setup a child care centre for these underprivileged children.
Many of the parents who send their children to this child care work in brothel-based industries and are single mothers. They are poor and can’t afford to send their children to commercial child care centers while working. Most of them are homeless or renting cheap budget rooms on daily basis for shelter.
While working, the kids are left on streets or shops vulnerable to the threat of pimps, drug pushers and child trafficking. Realizing the need to protect these kids, the parties concerned started the centre approximately a year ago.
The child-care centre gives them basic education, 6 meals a day and all the basic necessities that a growing child needs. The parents are given some responsibilities too, such as providing the kids with clothing, collaborating the staff to spruce up the centre on a weekly basis and joining their kids for educational tours.
As the centre is providing great service to these underprivileged kids, they are expanding to another floor of the current centre to cater for kids who are aged 6 and above.
Currently they are operating from 7.00am to 7.00pm daily.
Video by Vijay Kumar Rahman, Citizen Journalist
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The ZON Run 2011 - The ZON Johor Bahru
The Zon once again organised a public event which saw over 500 participants from local and
international took part in 10 km Marathon.
The race divided into three category with prizes of 10 thousand ringgit, medal and certificate.
A runner from Kenya, Michael Kasitit won first place in the men's category, while Sheela Samivellu
and Calvin Boon Chang Yik become champion of the women and student categories respectively.
Acording to the Zon's Business Unit Chief Ong Bok Siong, The Zon looking forward to organize this event
annually with bigger competition and better price.
The ZON Regency Hotel by the sea Johor Bahru is a business class hotel facilities provider in the Southern
region of Malaysia and have hosted numerous international and national events.
Video by Vijay Kumar Rahman, Citizen Journalist Malaysia
Nur Hobby RC Drift Challenge IV
Together with 2011 Marathon , The Zon hosted remote controlled car drift competition, organized by Nur Hobby Enterprise.
52 players from around the country came together to display their skills in controlling RC cars. According to the judge, Rizal bin Abdul Rahman points are given according the skills of the competitors of handling their RC cars.
Eric from Kuala Lumpur won the Super Expert Plus category and Paiee from Kuala Lumpur won the Expert Plus Category.
Video by Vijay Kumar Rahman, Citizen Journalist Malaysia
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Justice for Lisa
Lisa Ten was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in June 2008. She had undergone allogenoic stem cell transplantation in Oct 2008 but her disease lapsed in March 2009. She was admitted on 13th April at Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) for chemotherapy. She was also about to undergo another cell transplantation. But on 25th April 2009, Lisa Ten passed away at PPUM.
Her parents claim that Lisa could have been saved if the staffs at the medical centre were to be more careful in handling Lisa's health. According to Mr. and Mrs. Ten, Lisa died due to carelessness of the doctors and staffs of PPUM who treated her.
In an official letter to the parents dated 15th May 2009, the doctor who attended to Lisa admitted that there were some non compliances by few of PPUM staffs when examining or doing procedure for Lisa.
For more than a year, Lisa's parents have been seeking justice for Lisa. The matter has been brought to attention of the Malaysia Medical Council (MMC). An inquiry was conducted by the MMC and the outcome still pending.
Representing the deceased family, lawyer and Johor State Assembly Member (ADUN) for Senai Johor, Ong kaw Meng, told Komunitikini reporters that Mr. and Mrs. Ten will be looking into taking possible legal actions against the medical centre and their staffs depending on the outcome of the inquiry.
Video by
Saminathan Munisamy Citizen Journalist Malaysia
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