NEWS | September 2014

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AUSTRALIA - The horrifying fact that terrorism has made its
appearance in Australia struck when police launched synchronised anti-
terror raids on houses and vehicles across Sydneys west and north-
west, and Brisbanes south as intelligence reports that Islamic
extremists were planning on a random public beheading
attack.Authorities sent out 800 armed officers to foil the plan which lead
to 15 arrests.

According to PM Tony Abbott, a senior Australian Islamic State
militant had called for demonstration killingswhich included a public
beheading of any random member of the public after draping
he/she/them in a black Islamic state flag.

Omarjan Azari, 22, from the western Sydney suburb of Guildford,
was one of 15 people detained during the operation in Sydney. He is
accused of conspiring with Mohamad Ali Baryalei, a former Kings Cross
bouncer and part-time actor who is suspected of being the most senior
Australian member of IS. Baryalei is believed to have gave the
instruction to kidnap people and subsequently, execute them on
camera. The video of the gruesome act will then be sent to the ISs
media unit and be released publicly. Previously, IS had alreadly
released video footage of the beheadings of two American journalists
and a British aid worker seized in Syria.





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The news of an alleged plot to publicly
behead a random Australian will
shock many people here, including
the vast majority of this country's long-
established moderate Muslim
community.
Many Muslims
are unhappy
with what's
going on in
Iraq and Syria
but would
never resort
to violence.
These raids
risk antagonising the broader Islamic
community. But Australia, like many
countries including Britain, is worried
about the threat from Islamic State,
not just abroad but at home. More
than a decade on from Australia's
support for the US-led war in Iraq, the
country finds itself embroiled in a
conflict that is far from over.
Tony Abbott this week
announced he is sending 600 troops
to the Middle East to assist in the fight
against Islamic State. Security forces
clearly face a battle at home too.
Asked about the reports at a news
conference, Mr Abbott said: "That's
the intelligence we received.''
"Direct exhortations were
coming from an Australian who is
apparently quite senior in [IS] to
networks of support back in Australia
to conduct demonstration killings here
in this country. "Prosecutor Michael
Allnutt said Mr Azari had planned to
commit "extremely serious" offences
that involved "an usual level of
fanaticism" and were "clearly
designed to shock, horrify and terrify"
the public.


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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND With
a whopping population of
5,000,000 million, should
Scotland become an
independent country? Majority of
the Scottish who are eligible to
vote have registered for the
election. However, people in
England, Northern Ireland and
Wales will find that the result will
change their life as well.

Scotland, one of the oldest
countries in the world, was
originally an independent
country whose independence
spanned 800 years until the
formation of Great Britain in the
year 1707. While all monetary
and financial affairs remain
controlled by the government in
London and the bank of
England, Scotland has their own
legal system and the national
church was guaranteed under
the act of union.

Scottish oil contributes an
approximate amount of 24.4
billion pounds to the U.K.
economy, said the Scottish
government. 75% of the unions
offshore oil is produced from
U.K. where 90% of it are from
Scotland. Scottish exports are
up to 100 billion pounds a year
to the British treasury. Although
Scotlands economy is quite
stable, will it retain pounds as its
currency? UK leaders said there
will be no change on this issue
as it is the best solution for both
countries. A vote for
independence is likely to result
in a further appreciable sterling
sell-off; a vote for Scotland to
remain in the U.K. is likely to
lead to a significant relief rally for
the pound, said, Howard Archer
who is the chief of UK and
European economist for IHS
Global Insight.

A yes vote will give way to
an 18-month negotiation
between Scottish and UK
leaders about the countrys
independence that would be
scheduled to happen on the 26
th

March 2016. If the no vote
prevails, Britains leaders would
promise more powers for
Scotlands government.
















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PAVILION, KUALA LUMPUR - Kakiseni, an NGO
whose mission is to develop and sustain Malaysias
performing arts industry and Prudential Assurance
Malaysia brought arts to the people with Kakiseni
International Arts Festival. The arts festival was a 5-
day affair held from the 12
th
to 16
th
September. The
public was treated with both local and international
award-winning performing arts showcases, artwork
done by local celebrities, outdoor performances,
busking performances and to wrap things up, a
street parade which was in conjunction with
Malaysia Day.
Felicia Tan, a student of Taylors University
who was present at the arts festival loved the act
Entomo y Othros. She said, The first act,
Antipodas, is disturbingly fascinating; the second
act, Longfade, is introspective; the final act, Entomo
is magnificent.

A listening tree that flourished with wishes
written by underprivileged children brimming with
passion for the arts was also set up. Kakiseni and
its sponsor Prudential hope to make all those
wishes come true, making a difference in the lives
of those children. They truly lived up to this years
art festival tagline - Making A Difference With Arts.



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ENGLAND - A few pages of Jane Austens unfinished novel, which
were bought for 1m in 2011 by Oxfords Bodleian Libraries, will be
going on display until 16 December at her home in Chawton,
Hampshire where she spent her last eight years. Her home has now
renamed Jane Austen's House Museum.
"Jane Austen's art is famously frugal. The densely filled and
patched small pages of The Watsons manuscript offer us a precious
insight into that rich and mysterious frugality. This is a rare opportunity
to glimpse Jane Austen at work and her fiction as she created it." said
Kathryn Sutherland, a museum trustee.



Out of the six published Jane
Austen novels, none in the form
of the manuscript survived. The
only exception is two chapters
from Persuasion.
The manuscript, which is
going on display as part of an
exhibition at the museum, is The
Watsons manuscript. It is
confirmed that one of the eleven
booklets from The Watsons,
whose story focuses on Emma
Watson, a character who has to
return to her birth family as she
is left with no inheritance after
her rich uncle whom adopted her
when she was a child dies. The
manuscript includes precious
paper patches which were
applied where revisions to the
text was made. The Watsons
was started then abandoned
between 1804 and 1805, after
the sudden death of Austens
father, George Austen.




BUSINESS | September 2014 | 4

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The chief executive of NewsCorp NWSA, -0.23%,
Robert Thomson addressed a letter to Competition
Commissioner Joaquin Almunia mentioning, the
shining vision of Googles founders has been
replaced by a cynical management.
In the letter, Thomson highlights that Google
GOOGL, +0.63% averts its users from relevant sites
and instead directs them to its own related sites for
commercial purposes.

Thomson also said that the
power Google wields as a
platform of piracy increases
day by day. Google, however,
defended itself by stating their
stance against any form of
piracy. The Australian journalist finds the
need to challenge Googles dominance as
failure to do so would form a society that is
less informed and overly dependent on the
search engine.

Newspapers under NewsCorp The Times, The
Sun and European version of the Wall Street
Journal are endeavouring to go head to head
with Googles worldwide scale.

The news sites of the aforementioned newspapers
are being overshadowed by the aggregation of
content from the front page to the conveniently
accessible Google home page.




































The shining vision of Googles
founders has been replaced by a
cynical management.
- ROBERT THOMSON,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NEWSCORP
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PETALING JAYA Khazanah Nasional Bhds investment in
Alibaba, Chinas biggest online commerce company is
estimated to be valued at a whopping US$1bil and US$1.2bil
(RM3.22bil and RM3.86bil respectively).

The current investment value is said to be between four to five
times the initial US$250mil (RM806mil) investment.
The listing of Alibaba caused a spark of excitement in the
market and has even been labelled as the worlds largest initial
public offering (IPO) so far.

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Although the investment value is relatively small
compared to the technologys stock valuation which
is estimated to be valued between US$160bil and
US$170bil, it proved to be a handsomely rewarded
unexpected outcome.
The estimated investment values for Khazanah are
based on the forecast valuation of Alibaba upon its
IPO.
A source mentioned that investing in Alibaba is one
of the best outcome from Khazanahs office located
in China. The value creation from Khazanahs
investment in Alibaba is expected to be in the
Khazanah Annual Review once it is released in
January 2015.
Malaysias Khazanah is said to be one of the takers
of Alibabas private offering of US$1.7bil worth of
convertible preferred shares. The offer was
extended to an exclusive group of investors which
included wealth funds, Asian hedge funds and
certain banks.

The preferred shares is automatically converted into
common shares valued at US$18.50 apiece at the
IPO which leaves the holders a collective 3.9%
stake in Alibaba and amounting to over US$6bil.


















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The Cable News Network (CNN) reported the
cardiac arrest which lead to Joan Rivers death
happened when her personal doctor began
performing a biopsy on her vocal cords. Joan
Rivers, 81 years old, made an appointment for an
endoscopy which involves the insertion of a camera
down her throat to diagnose her hoarse voice and
sore throat with another doctor, Manhattans
Yorkwille Endoscopy clinics medical director,
gastroerologist Dr.Lawrence Cohen.

After Cohen finished the endoscopy, a biopsy was
done by Rivers personal doctor whose identity is
not revealed. The biopsy was done without her prior
consent. A staff member at the clinic said that her
personal doctor took a selfie photo in the procedure
room while Rivers was still under anesthesia. The
clinic declined to respond to any of the comments
about a biopsy being performed at the clinic or
about the selfie incident that allegedly happened,
citing federal privacy law. Yorkwille Endoscopy clinic
then issued a statement last Thursday stating that
any vocal biopsy was not done there. The next day,
the clinic stated that Dr. Cohen" is not currently
performing procedures... nor is he currently serving
as medical director."
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Investigators believe that Rivers vocal chords
began to swell during the allegedly unauthorized
biopsy which cut off the flow of oxygen to her lungs,
leading to the cardiac arrest on the morning of
August 29. She was rushed to New Yorks Mount
Sinai Hospital by paramedics but Rivers did not
make it and died a week later.

"Even though you are a licensed physician, you still
should have, if you will, the checks and balances to
get your approval to practice in that particular
place," said Dr. Arthur Caplan, a medical ethicist at
New York University's Langone Medical Center.









































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Worlds best player Datuk Lee Chong Wei made up
his mind to cut down the number of tournaments
next year onwards after he failed again to gain the
world title.

The 31-year-old Chong Wei was defeated in the
mens singles final of BWF World Championships at
Copenhagen, Denmark with scores 19-21, 19-21.

Chong Wei had to agree with the fact that age is
catching up with him and he was frustrated that he
could not hold the young and competitive Chen
Long from China.

Chong Wei struck back after the dauntless Chen
Long took a huge lead in both games but to no
avail.

He expressed that he felt nothing after the defeat
due to his repititive simple mistakes during the
match. I have gone through a hectic schedule year
after year. It is time to slow down. I will go for quality
over quantity from next year onwards, says Chong
Wei, who skipped the Commonwealth Games 2014
due to his inner thigh injury in June.


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It is an important year (2015). The 2016 Olympic
Games qualifying period will start (in May) and I
want to be selective, Chong Wei added. He also
stated that he will go for quality over quantity (for
the selection of the tournaments that he will
participate in) from next year onwards.

Chong Wei, whos representing Malaysia, said: I
will rise again. I have another chance to get it right
in the World Championships in Indonesia next year,
when was asked whether he would be able to
recover from his third heartbreak in a row at the
World Championships.

He has set his sights on the upcoming Asian Games
in Incheon, South Korea, starting September 19
th
as
his best record for the Asian Games was the silver
medal won in year 2010 in Guangzhou, China.

It will be tough to get out of this demoralising defeat
but I will have to forget and move forward. I hope all
my fans will continue to support me until I retire.
Until then, I will continue to give my best, he added.




















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Its important to not go dashing off without
taking steps to ensure maximum comfort
and safety when running, and what better
way to do it than to pick the perfect shoes to
stick your feet in while you run?

Here is a short, helpful guide to choosing the
right running shoes to accompany you on
your sprint:

#1: Consult a professional who deals with
sports medicine and let him/her evaluate
your foot to find out the category of shoe
that suits you. This is especially important if
you are suffering from injuries.


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#2: Fit your shoe at the end of the day. Better yet, fit it after a run to simulate how large your foot will be
when you purchase it. Bring your orthotics or generic supports (if you have) with you on your fit.

#3: Have at least 1 finger width at the end of the shoe to your big toe. Its good to have some extra room
in the toe box so you do not develop blisters and black toe nails. Your feet swell when you run so the fit should
be snug but not tight, like a comfortable glove.

#4: Go for light weight. You probably dont want to add a lot of pounds to your feet.

#5: A firm heel and a good support. You shouldnt be able to bend the shoe too easily.

#6: Look for shoe soles with better grip. To reduce the the risk of slipping while running or jogging.

#7: Make sure any features are not just for show i.e. a window that shows you the air bladder in the sole
and ruins the stability.

#8: Break the shoe in little by little, by doing shorter runs or walking to avoid blisters.

#9: Do not go into a store with one shoe in mind. Your foot will fit a range of shoes in a particular category.

#10: If possible, find a store that will allow you to exchange it if it does not feel right on your first run.