Will Rafa be able to complete Rafa's Slam?We'll know it in 2 weeks time.I personally think he will.Only injuries and maybe this few guys can stop him(Djokovic,Murray,Soderling).Roger?His record against Rafa in Grand Slam stands at 2-6.That pretty much speaks about Roger chances of winning against Nadal.
Location:Melbourne Park,Melbourne, Australia.
Date:17-30 January 2011
Defending Champions
Men's Single : Roger Federer
Women's Single : Serena Williams (she's not competing due to injury)
Official Website :http://www.australianopen.com
INTERLOK : Pariah
Lets read what the author has to say about this issue.Why is it a national issue??
Interlok is used as a literature textbook for Form Five students, beginning this year.
Datuk Abdullah Hussain said the word “pariah” in the novel Interlok was not intended to offend or belittle the Indian community.He was disappointed that people misunderstood his work and accused him of being racist.
He said the novel was written to describe the unity between the natives of the peninsula, who were Malays, and the Chinese who came to work in the tin mines and Indians brought in by the English as labourers.
“We have to understand that the term ‘pariah’ exists in India, but not in Malaysia.
“That’s the difference between India and Malaysia.
“Furthermore, the word exists in the dictionary, but Indians here want to forget about the caste system and the term pariah,” he told Mingguan MStar, the weekly Malay news magazine of The Star.
Abdullah said the contents of Interlok only became an issue because some quarters did not understand the true essence of the novel.
“If you read until the end, you will see the actual meaning. I pictured the respective roles of the Malays, Chinese and Indians.
“The unity between the three races shaped our nation and the Malaysian race,” said the National Laureate.
Interlok is used as a literature textbook for Form Five students, beginning this year.
Datuk Abdullah Hussain said the word “pariah” in the novel Interlok was not intended to offend or belittle the Indian community.He was disappointed that people misunderstood his work and accused him of being racist.
He said the novel was written to describe the unity between the natives of the peninsula, who were Malays, and the Chinese who came to work in the tin mines and Indians brought in by the English as labourers.
“We have to understand that the term ‘pariah’ exists in India, but not in Malaysia.
“That’s the difference between India and Malaysia.
“Furthermore, the word exists in the dictionary, but Indians here want to forget about the caste system and the term pariah,” he told Mingguan MStar, the weekly Malay news magazine of The Star.
Abdullah said the contents of Interlok only became an issue because some quarters did not understand the true essence of the novel.
“If you read until the end, you will see the actual meaning. I pictured the respective roles of the Malays, Chinese and Indians.
“The unity between the three races shaped our nation and the Malaysian race,” said the National Laureate.
Malaysia:A Model Nation
Malaysians,be proud of our own country!!!
UNITED States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is impressed with Malaysia's developmental efforts, wants to make Malaysia a model nation for developing countries. Three factors that impress her are the country's democracy, effective government and continuous economic growth.
Clinton said this to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the US State Department here on Friday.
This was a follow-up to the meeting they had when Clinton was in Kuala Lumpur last year.
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UNITED States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is impressed with Malaysia's developmental efforts, wants to make Malaysia a model nation for developing countries. Three factors that impress her are the country's democracy, effective government and continuous economic growth.
Clinton said this to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the US State Department here on Friday.
This was a follow-up to the meeting they had when Clinton was in Kuala Lumpur last year.
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