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Rustam Sani dies

Author, blogger, and social activist Rustam A Sani passed away early Wednesday (April 23rd) morning in his house in Gombak, Selangor. He was 64. He was an academician, a newspaper columnist and a poet, besides being involved in a multitude of political, social and literary activities.

The son of celebrated Malay nationalist leader Ahmad Boestaman, the Tanjung Malim-born social scientist was formerly the deputy president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia, which have since merged with the Parti Keadilan Nasional to form the PKR.

He left behind a wife, two children - a son and a daughter, and a grandchild. It is learnt that Rustam passed away after suffering from difficulties in breathing early this morning. According to daughter Ariani, he could have suffered a heart attack.

"It was all so sudden. We had dinner together last night. He collapsed after having problems breathing at about 2.45am," she said between sobs.

In recent years, Rustam was known for his occasional blog postings in his 'Suara Rakyat' and 'Karya Semasa'.

Rustam obtained his Malay Studies degree from Universiti Malaya, and later took his Masters degree in United Kingdom (University of Reading and University of Kent) and later United States (Yale University) and Sweden (Uppsala University). Rustam was an associate professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s political science department in the 1980s.

Even to his final day, Rustam wrote from morning to dusk, said his son Azrani. "From the time he wakes up, he would start writing. He was very dedicated to the importance of ideas and the need to raise social conciousness."

He was to launch two of his latest books - ‘Failed nation? Concerns of a Malaysian Nationalist’ and ‘Social Roots of the Malay Left’ - on Saturday.

Publisher SIRD said the event will go ahead and will now be a memorium for the author. The launch will be officiated by PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim.

It will take place at 3pm on April 26, 2008 at the Perpustakaan Raja Tun Uda (Selangor State Library) in Shah Alam.

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Restoran Cheng Ho -- Amy Search

Pada 4 April lalu, Amy melakar satu lagi pencapaian dalam dirinya apabila berjaya melaksanakan impian yang selama ini dipendamnya.

Restoran Cheng Ho Chinese Islamic Seafood merupakan lambang kesungguhan dan minatnya yang mendalam pada cabang perniagaan. Amy punya sebab tersendiri mengapa dia mengusahakan perniagaan makanan itu selepas sekian lama mendambakan diri pada industri muzik.

Dalam nada penuh makna, Amy berkata: "Selain muzik, dua perkara yang saya gemar ialah makanan dan pakaian.

"Jadi impian untuk membuka restoran ini memang sudah lama saya pendam. Dari dulu lagi saya dah berbincang dengan beberapa rakan untuk merealisasikan impian saya ini. Tapi untuk mencari chef yang sesuai dari dulu tak jumpa. Saya tak mahu orang datang makan semata-mata nak tengok saya tapi saya mahu orang yang datang makan berpuas hati kerana masakan restoran saya," jelas Amy panjang lebar.

Memilih makanan laut masakan Cina sebagai teras utama restoran tersebut, menurut Amy, kesukaran untuk mendapatkan masakan sedemikian membuatkan dia memilih masakan tersebut untuk restorannya.

"Tak banyak pilihan kedai makanan laut masakan Cina milik Melayu di sini. Saya sendiri penggemar makanan tersebut, lalu yang terbaik saya rasa tak salah memilih masakan tersebut untuk memberikan lebih banyak pilihan kepada khalayak," jelasnya yang menggunakan khidmat dua chef tempatan bagi mengendalikan restoran miliknya itu.

Menampilkan 148 jenis menu, keunikan restoran Cheng Ho terletak pada dekorasinya.

Para pengunjung pastinya akan terpegun melihatkan gambar-gambar masyarakat Cina Muslim dan tulisan khat yang menghiasi dinding-dinding restoran yang semuanya hasil ilustrasi terakhir sahabat baik Amy iaitu Allahyarham Jalil Ngah. Buka cawangan lain dengan bajet RM250,000, Amy dan rakan kongsinya memilih Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur sebagai lokasi permulaan restoran tersebut.

"Sebab utama saya pilih lokasi ini sebab banyak kaum Melayu di sini. Jadi saya rasa mudah untuk mereka mengunjungi restoran ini dan penduduk berdekatan juga boleh datang kerana lokasinya agak mudah untuk ditemui," jelas Amy yang sedang merancang untuk mengusahakan butik pakaian satu hari nanti.

Terang penyanyi yang popular dengan lagu Isabella ini, besar kemungkinan dalam masa enam bulan lagi beberapa cawangan restoran Cheng Ho akan dibuka.

"Insya-Allah kita akan buka cawangan di Johor Bharu, Kota Damansara dan Sabah. Semuanya akan dilaksanakan mengikut perancangan dan peringkat demi peringkat," tutur Amy dengan penuh semangat. Pekerja peminat sendiriDalam pada itu, langkah Amy mengusahakan restoran tersebut memberi rezeki kepada para peminatnya.

Beritahu Amy, seramai 15 pekerja restoran berkenaan terdiri daripada peminatnya yang berasal dari Sabah.

"Kesemua pekerja ini saya temui semasa saya mengadakan persembahan di tempat- tempat yang jauh di pedalaman Sabah. Dalam masa lima tahun saya sering kali berulang alik ke sana. Mereka selalunya datang bertemu dengan saya dan apabila saya ingin membuka restoran ini, saya bertanya kepada mereka sama ada mahu atau tak bekerja dengan saya dan mereka menerimanya," ujar Amy lagi.

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-- Utusan Malaysia

Businessmen told to look ahead

YOUNGSTERS venturing into business must focus on creativity and innovation instead of just the operational element, said Modern Agriculture Methods, Natural Resources and Entrepreneurship Development Selangor chairman Yaakob Sapari.

He also added that one must be open to all ideas and possibilities when it came to marketing their business.

“Now, we just can’t have a shoe retail outlet and wait for customers to walk in. “We have to unleash our products into their living room or even working place by joining the online community,” he said after launching Roti Ikhwan, a bread factory in Shah Alam.

Global Ikhwan Sdn Bhd that sells breads at RM2.50 per loaf operates Roti Ikhwan. He added that entrepreneurs nowdays even resorted to Facebook to network.

“Your store can be in Shah Alam but orders could come in as far as Brazil if we use the internet,” he said.

Yaakob said the state government was interested in educating and empowering youngsters to engage customers in social networking online.

“We can exchange ideas over the net. It’s a global market so we must move forward and learn to tap new markets abroad without having the need to travel much,” he said.

“We must share business ideas as it will help us identify opportunities. Through sharing, these entrepreneurs can discover new concepts that they were not aware of before, thus galvanising the business into a profitable realm,” he said.

Yaakob added that vetting ideas with respected and individuals was priceless and would offer much help instead of just going down a rather expensive journey, in both time and financial aspects.

“Sharing business ideas is exciting for me. Some may value it and add something to make it better,” he added.

Roti Ikhwan Central Region manager Zulkifli Awang Kechik, 48, said the bread, which had a milk flavour, was being promoted in Selangor, Malacca and Negri Sembilan.

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