The Haze is GONE!!

Photos taken from my office

The Haze in Kota Kinabalu seem to have disappeared overnight..

Was it the rain? or we're just blessed?? :D

Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight? Look at the skies.. Hope it doesn't rain

This was taken from the National Post site http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/08/11/look-to-the-skies-tonight-annual-meteor-shower-peaks.aspx

Look to the skies tonight: Annual Perseid meteor shower peaks

Posted: August 11, 2009, 5:19 PM by Scott Maniquet

Weather-permitting, tonight and tomorrow night should offer a great chance to see some celestial activity as the annual Perseid meteor shower hits its peak.

The Perseid shower happens when the Earth passes through debris left from the Swift-Tuttle comet which last came this way in 1992.

You can follow meteor sightings on Twitter at #perseid or #meteorwatch.NASA offers some advice for the best viewing. For aspiring amateur astronomers, cnet.com lists some useful websites to help you get started.

* I am made to understand that the best view would be to the NE (North East) Horizon.

Day 6 of Teoh's Inquest - Taken from the Staronline

Published: Wednesday August 12, 2009 MYT 10:08:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday August 12, 2009 MYT 12:17:21 PM

Teoh death inquest: Day 6

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12.05pm: Court resumes and plays the recording before the coroner.

Although the recording showed only Teoh’s back, Insp Mohd Zulaimi identifies Teoh entering Plaza Masalam on July 15 based on his clothes.

Questioned by Tan Hock Chuan later Insp Mohd Zulaimi said there was no recording of Teoh leaving the building.

11.45am: Court takes 15-minute recess to set up white screen and computer to play the CCTV recording of Teoh entering Plaza Masalam on the day he was questioned by the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers.

11.35am: Insp Mohd Zulaimi told the court that he was ordered by his superior to review the CCTV recording to check the time when Teoh entered Plaza Masalam.

Based on the recording, he said Teoh was seen entering Plaza Masalam through the lobby on the 4th floor at 18:08:55 hours. The date was, however, not stated.

11am: Court resumes with Inspector Mohd Zulaimi Zubir from the Shah Alam police headquarters’ crime department taking the stand as the 11th witness.

10.37am: Court takes a 10-minute recess to allow the police forensics team time to prepare before taking the stand.

10.30am: Lawyer Tan Hock Chuan, appointed by the Government to assist the coroner, said senior consultant pathologist Dr Khairul Azman, 51, and UMMC forensic pathologist Dr Prashant Samberkar who were supposed to take the stand this morning are unwell and are unable to testify.

Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas said if both men can recuperate by Thursday, they could take the stand then.

SHAH ALAM: The inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock resumes Wednesday.

Tuesday’s hearing stopped at the 10th witness Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim, a senior consultant at Forensics Department Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah who said that Teoh died of multiple injuries caused by a fall from a high place.

He had said that the post-mortem showed no signs of a struggle or defensive injuries.

Dr Khairul said the political aide had 22 fractures, abrasions and bruises when the post-mortem was conducted on him on July 17.

Teoh landed on his feet and slanted to the right based on broken ribs, he said.

Based on the bad smell of the body, he said, Teoh could have died less than 36 hours before the post-mortem that was done at about noon.

Teoh, 30, political secretary to Selangor Exco Ean Yong Hian Wah was found dead on July 16 on level 5 of Plaza Masalam after giving a statement as a witness into alleged abuse of state government allocation at the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office.

Teoh's Inquest Follower Questions - From theStaronline

Wednesday August 12, 2009

Ardent follower stuns inquest with complaint

SHAH ALAM: A member of the public at the inquest into Teoh Beng Hock’s death stunned everyone present when he stood up and told the coroner he could not observe the demonstration on how the deceased fell to his death from where he was sitting.

Self-employed Hor Boon Chung, 51, broke the silence in the room when he told the coroner that he could not see pathologist Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim’s demonstration on how Teoh might have landed on the ground.

The lawyers representing the family, Selangor state government and Bar Council, as well as those assisting coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas, all stared in disbelief when they heard Hor’s complaint.

Thinking that Hor was a member of Teoh’s family, Azmil Muntapha told him to enter the bar area where lawyers sit to have a closer look.

“Please come to this side. He’s a family member, isn’t he?” the coroner asked.

When he was told that Hor was not a family member, Azmil Mun-tapha told him to stand behind the wooden partition that separates the bar area and public gallery.

Within minutes, Hor spoke up again.

“Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas, I can’t see,” he said.

The coroner then told Hor that he could view the video recording of the proceedings once it was uploaded on the Attorney-General’s Cham-bers website www.agc.gov.my.

Hor, who has been attending the inquest since Day One, then returned to his seat.

An ardent follower of the inquest, Hor said in an interview later that it was important to know how Teoh had fallen as that was the focal point of the case.

He said he came to the court on his own to follow the inquest closely.

He carries around a black-and-white poster of Teoh, and often shouts “Justice For Teoh” whenever the media interview any of the lawyers involved in the inquest.