Singapore woman helps save group from drowning at Desaru

Singaporean Rita Zuhaida Mohd Nazeer describing how she
 helped to rescue two men at Tanjung Balau beach near Desaru, Johor.

It was meant to be a relaxing beach getaway during the long Chinese New Year break.

But Singaporean Rita Zuhaida Mohd Nazeer, 24, her best friend and her nephew found themselves fighting strong currents to save a group of seven Malaysians from drowning.

The incident took place on Monday at about 1.30pm at Tanjung Balau near Desaru, Johor, an area that has seen eight drowning deaths since last November.

While Miss Rita Zuhaida, an accountant with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, and her companions can swim, they are not trained in rescue techniques.

Yet they saved a girl and two men.

‘Mystery’ shrouded deal to save AirAsia?

Why is Khazanah giving away 20.5% in 'asset'-rich MAS, which has an extensive network and prized position in the Tier-5 airline market, for a stake in debt-ridden AirAsia?

The boss of Khazanah Nasional says that the MAS-AirAsia deal is, among other things, “not a bail-out” of MAS.

Well, we have questions for him.

Firstly, why was this deal worked out in the first place? Why AirAsia? Isn’t AirAsia operating at some 40 times its price earning (PE) ratio?

Looking at its numbers and the fundamentals, the high PE could mean that AirAsia stocks are overpriced.