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First Colorful Glass Temple in Malaysia

Posted by Robi - 05/08/09 at 04:08:32 am

Hindu temple built with around one million pieces of colorful glass is going to be unveiled soon in Malaysia. It has named The Arulmigu Sri Raja Kallamman temple, located in Jalan Tebrau in Johor Bahru state. Malaysia’s first glass temple will be a boon to Hindu devotees and also be a great tourist attraction. The temple is air-conditioned and could accommodate more than 1,500 devotees. It will be officially opened on 25 October.

Temple Chairman S Sinnathamby said the temple is the first glass temple of its type over the world and built at the expenditure of RM3 million Sinnathamby told 95% of the temple’s walls, domes, pillars and ceiling were adorned with above a million pieces of colorful glasses which imported from Japan, Thailand, and Belgium. He said “The glassworks were carefully placed together by nine Myanmar workers. Motifs and symbols like Swastika, Namam and Sri Chakra were created from the glasswork in seven colors.” Sinnathamby mentioned the glass temple was built on the land awarded in 1922 by the Sultan of Johor and in 1996, renovated for the first time.

Havana Wants to Talk Washington but ………

Posted by Robi - 03/08/09 at 05:08:46 am

Cuba’s President, Raul Castro, has showed interest to talk to the Obama administration and relieve more than 50 years of enmity following olive branches from the Washington. Cuba’s leader said he agreed to respond to USA’s effort to recast their diplomatic relations. However, he insisted Cuba’s socialist system was solid and would not be negotiable. He said, “We are ready to talk about everything but not to negotiate our political and social system,” he told the national assembly on Saturday.

In a standing ovation, Raul told he had not been elected Cuba’s President to return capitalism or surrender the revolution. He said “I have to say; with all due respect to Mrs Clinton … they didn’t elect me president to restore capitalism in Cuba, nor to hand over the revolution. I was elected to defend, maintain and continue perfecting socialism, not destroy it.”

February 24, 2008 Castro was elected President for National Assembly as his ailing brother Fidel Castro made announced his objective not to stand for President once more  on 19, February, 2008.

78-year-old Cuba’s President said there was now an opportunity for negotiations that the White House had drabbed Bush-era aggression towards Havana. Castro said “It’s true there has been a diminution of the aggression and anti-Cuban rhetoric on the part of the administration.”

The USA is the only one country in the hemisphere to not get diplomatic ties with Cuba. Many critics consider it as anachronistic and self-defeating. However, Obama has authorized the continuation of discussion over migration and disaster preparedness which were severed throughout the Bush administration.

India and China in Same Point on Green House Issue

Posted by Robi - 02/08/09 at 05:08:06 am

India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh has informed that India would not sign up to officially binding greenhouse obligations for no less than 10 years. Ramesh told absolute reduce in greenhouse gas emissions would not even be considered till 2020.

This comment was made ahead of the decisive negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark in December. The strengthening of New Delhi’s position coincides with China’s discontent at what it regards as Western pressure. Earlier India and China complained the so-called developed world as they failed to meet its own targets. Both countries blame them responsible for the historic global emissions.

Russia, Next NATO Member!

Posted by Robi - 30/07/09 at 04:07:26 am

During the cold war US-leaded NATO was established to face Soviet Union (Russia) but those days has gone. Now Russian is going most likely to get membership in NATO under the Obama administration. The NATO military alliance was initially founded to defend Europe from Soviet aggression whereas Soviet-lead WARSAW was established to dominate Europe.

To mention about Russian membership in NATO, US Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon said the USA will think Russian membership in NATO for common security. He added Russia must not be excluded from NATO if it would meet the criteria for membership. However, Russian administration has often objected to the NATO expansion, particularly as it expansions to include some countries on Russia’s border.

Obama Wants to Build Solid Relationship with Iraq

Posted by Robi - 23/07/09 at 05:07:38 am

US Prsident Barack Obama has vowed all American troops must be out of Iraq by 2011. He said it when he welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to the White House. Obama said hard times were likely for Iraq; however, the USA was ready to make a solid relationship. Maliki joined US President in Washington D.C after talking in New York with UN executives on ending the sanctions imposed on his country following Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

President Obama warned of the much tough days ahead as still some would be ready to sabotage any progress. He said: “There are still those in Iraq who would murder innocent men, women and children. There are still those who want to foment sectarian conflict. But make no mistake, those efforts will fail.” He said the Iraqi people already rejected “the forces of division and destruction” and US troops would all the time be ready to help.

Prime Minister al-Maliki assured Obama that everything was going well in Iraq.  Minster added he shared the objective of Obama to make a new liaison on far above security concerns. Maliki said: “We will work very hard not to allow any sectarian behavior an opportunity to flourish. We will work on a national plan where all sons of Iraq and all daughters of Iraq are equal in their contribution and their services.”

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