What headlines has dominated the news?

What headlines has dominated the news?

The headlines that have dominated the news were the title ‘The Angry Earth” which was dated on 1st October 2009 from the Star paper. The news shocks us all where Padang, a place in Indonesia was terror with a 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 30th September 2009. It was happen about 6pm. It was reported that about 1115 people was killed in the earth quake, 241 people was still missing. 891 people was badly injured and 1365 people was have a few injured. This earthquake has cause the blackout all over the place and survivors are having difficulty to have clean water. On 14th October 2009, it was reported that the search of 300 missing people will not be continue and they will be declare ‘dead’

In Malaysia, it was stated that a mother and her daughter was slashes until death by their neighbors in the midnight in Kota Bahru. The daughter who was only two years old, die on the spot by several cuts in their wooden house in the village while her mother was send to the nearest by their neighbor when they hear her scream for help. But the mother did not manage to survive and died at 7am. It was believe that the neighbor was on drug that time and now he was wanted by the police.

At the entertainment news, Malaysia singer Gary Chaw was arrested by Hong Kong police for fighting on the street with his friend Justin Lo. Video and photo was taken when he hit Justin and there are so many witnesses. He was charged by Hong Kong police but was release after bail. When he returns to Malaysia, he apologizes for what he had done and claims that he was drunk at the time and lost control. Police had contact some witnesses and the taxi driver and will record the statement from Lo soon. It was said that Gary has many problem after he was drunk. It was said that he had even point a knife on his Taiwan’s wife neck when he was drunk, but until now, his wife denied it.

In economy or business, it was said there was outstanding loan which was amount RM400mil by those PTPTN loan defaulter to pay. PTPTN will bar those defaulter so they could not travel overseas. Those who did not pay their loan were including politicians, professionals, and celebrities. There were 26000 names that were study medicine, law, and business. Since last year August, 26627 name lists have been submitted to the Immigration Department and only 4% which was 1018 has settled their loans which were less than RM20mil. When asked what is the excuse not to pay the loan, defaulter answer that they did not receive any notice after they have move house or change address. 76% of borrower starts to pay the loan after they have finished their studies.

From the sport news dated on 28th September 2009, there was a lion dance competition which was organize in George Town and participants are coming from Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Chinese Taipei. After all, Malaysia’s Muar team was able to enter final round and their strongest competitor was from Hong Kong and both team score the same mark, which was 9.18. in the end, Muar’s team Kun Seng Keng Lion has beat Hong Kong’s team. Hong Kong team leader Tang Siu Lun was happy because s happy because they have tried for the highest score and did not disappointed after lose. Muar team manager Tan Chong Hing said he was happy after have won the competition but did not satisfy with their performance because he says they could perform even better more.

News Agenda

To ready for the quiz every Friday, I read newspaper everyday. I did not have the habit to read newspaper everyday because my family ordered Chinese newspaper and as I am a ‘banana’ who cant read Chinese, I always missed those news and did not know what was going on outside the world until my mum told me some of the news or I watch the television news. To ready myself so that I can answer the quiz in class, I started to buy newspaper everyday and I choose ‘The Star’ as my choice. I choose this newspaper is because most of my relatives who can’t read Chinese would read this newspaper. I did not choose ‘The News Strait Times Press’ because I have already used to it to read ‘The Star’ more than ‘NSTP’.
I prefer to read through newspaper is because I can read it carefully every word and repeat it whenever I did not understand and want to have a clear message about the news. I also love to see the advertisement and if there is any sale is coming up. In newspaper, they have the entire column which I need or did not need such as ‘Star Metro’ where all the jobs, houses, cars, shops, business for sale and buy, and also service repair available. It helps me once when my refrigerator broke down and I need some one to help me repair it. Newspapers also have some column which is my favorite. It is the part where the comics and games such as ‘Sudoku’ and also the daily horoscope reading available.
I did not prefer to read news online as my first source although it was quite convenience now is because online news are only some news which is highlighted and was given more attention then those small news. Not all news printed in newspaper also posted and could be found in the online newspaper website. Reading online is also not convenience because we need to click on the news title to read it. After finish reading it, we need to click back to the previous main page to click into another news title. It is quite time consuming to doing that all the time.
Watching news on television is also the same. Only some highlighted news which was counted more serious or big matter reported and also news which had video clip to shown. Not these only, we have to wait until which channel was showing it at what time was the English version news was shown.
I did not prefer to update news by listen to radio that often because radio’s news is just by speaking through words and it is not easy for me to catch really what detail in the news. In addition, radio could not give us to see the images and we only could think the images of the news through our imagination.
For most of all, reading newspaper is so flexible for me. It did not as the same as the television news and radio news which was only reported at several selected time. I can read my newspaper whenever I have my free time, such as waiting at the bus stop, in the LRT, in the toilet or while having lunch. It was so convenience and I can bring it anywhere not likes online news, I need to bring my heavy laptop and find places which have provided free internet line.

Vox PoP: What do you think about parking inside and outside UCSI?

What do you think about parking inside and outside UCSI?

Hue Jiang Hui
Parking lot in UCSI does not meet student's demand and need to improve. It did not have any shady and cool place for parking. The requirement of parking lot increase due from time to time. The football field be the temporarily parking lot. Even green field become muddy field. Parking at UCSI outside save more money but risky.

Geraldine Cheong Syeet Yeng
It is limited and I hate the part when there is no parking, we need to park up the hill. Not only was that, parking outside of UCSI damn jammed. They do not think bout the consequence and no responsible at all. I rather park in the Giant car park and pay RM1 compare to UCSI car park which cost RM2 and still need to walk up to the hill.

Shermaine Yan
UCSI parking very terrible because it always RESERVE RESERVE. Can I know how to get a reserve parking? Because if no parking, we have to park up the HILL there. The environment was damn terrible over there! About outside parking I have no comment, but park inside UCSI is more safety then park outside.

Rachel Muriel
Parking as we all know, the parking in UCSI is insufficient! And even though there’s a front spot for 'visitors’, but that spot also taken up by students also and there is still parking at the top hill? Well its very uneven and scattered, as you know, I rather park in Giant's rooftop or the spot next to MCD (without yellow line). Park outside also worry that will summon by police if did not park inside the parking lane. It’s the lack of spots that make students park outside irresponsibly and illegally! And that causes double parking and jammed.

Cindy Chan Yee Ting
In my opinion, park inside UCSI is kind of safe rather than outside. But then, the uphill is not so convenience too, the rock up the hill spoils your shoes and your tires. It is quite interesting I never get flat tyre because of that; they should at least have some smooth tar pavement. Park inside we also worry, because if we parked wrong place, out car will be clamp by the security and we have to pay for it to unclamp our car. Park outside is very dangerous but no need to pay entry fees is an advantage of it.

Self as a consumer news

My name is Melina and I love to consume news about celebrity's gossip.
I update the news by following on different newspaper such as Chinese and English newspaper everyday and television’s news. I also keep catch the celebrities news on some selected channel on Astro like TVBS, TVB8 in some selected program which was specially all news and gossip of celebrity. I do research of their news and biodata from internet and also read some forum which was created by their fans and audience who give their own opinion. I also often listen to radio’s news as on Saturday afternoon there was a lot of news about celebrity. I will also gossip entertainment’s news with my mum as she was also interested in the same topic.
I did not consume all of the sport news but some of it such as swimming, basketball and badminton sport because these are my favorite sports. I am interested to international news too so that I can know what was happening on the other countries. On local news, I pay more attention to tragedy news or event that was happening then politic news. I consume news about latest technology item such as latest camera, latest and function of handphone and computer. I also read and study some cooking recipe which was shown in newspaper as I like to cook. And these are the news that I consume and the ways I consume it.