Hayemaker breaks his silence

SPEAKING OUT ... David Haye

DAVID HAYE has pointed the finger firmly at Dereck Chisora for causing Saturday night's shameful bust-up.

The British heavyweight duo had to be dragged apart in Munich after a war of words bolied over and blows were traded.

Chisora, 28, had been talking to the media following his defeat to WBC champion Vitali Klitschko when things quickly turned sour.

With the atmosphere already tense due to Chisora's pre-fight antics, Haye used the Press conference to indulge in some 'banter' with Team Klitschko.

But his presence did not sit well with Chisora, who left his seat to confront his fellow Londoner — a move Haye claims he simply responded to by standing his ground.

Silence as Japan marks six months after tsunami

While millions paused to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States, residents in Japan on Sunday paused for a moment of silence to reflect on the six-month anniversary of the tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster.

Japan fell silent in prayer on Sunday, six months after an earthquake and tsunami left 20,000 dead or missing and sparked a nuclear crisis on its Pacific coast.

At 2:46 pm the eerie wail of warning sirens rang out, marking exactly six months since the the 9.0-magnitude quake struck offshore, unleashing towering waves which swallowed ships, sea walls, vehicles and whole communities.

Silence of the voices of female BN leaders

From Female Voter, via e-mail

I read with great interest the developments of the MIC AGM which took place recently in Putrajaya. It was rife with political rhetoric  which was dutifully picked up by most of the mainstream media. I noted that the chest-thumping antics of the power hungry men got the most attention, not unlike the display of power prevalent in the animal kingdom. Sadly, I was dismayed by the stereotypical depiction of the women leaders of MIC who modeled the latest 1Malaysia saree which took four weeks to make as reported in the Star (Aug 1, 2011).

There were only two women in the photograph depicting the leaders in the agenda-setting Central Working Committee. The sole woman quoted was Wanita chief Komala Krishna Moorthy who elaborated on the specifics of the 1Malaysia saree. She was not quoted talking about the agenda for MIC or her thoughts on MIC’s strategies for the next general election. The president alone made these comments and observations which the mainstream media captured faithfully for its earnest readers.