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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): There will be no change to the number of underground stations for the Mass Rapid Transit 2 (MRT2) project, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said, dismissing concerns after the federal government decided to retender all the unfinished underground work of the project via an international open tender process.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has summoned Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for questioning at its headquarters in Putrajaya on Wednesday (Oct 10), according to Malaysiakini.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) wants to review the Bumiputera housing quota policy and the release mechanism to ensure that they are in line with current market needs.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 8): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has appeared as a character in a satire skit that was performed at a fundraising dinner for Singaporean theatre company Wild Rice.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 8): Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho aka Jho Low has successfully evaded Malaysian authorities thanks to moles in the civil service and enforcement agencies tipping off members of the former Malaysian government, said former Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairperson Tun Daim Zainuddin.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 8): Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MBPP) will absorb the 6% charge from the Sales and Service Tax (SST) imposed on parking fees for council lots, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 8): Property developers have until the end of this month to announce the discount that can be passed on to house buyers arising from the sales and services tax (SST) exemption on construction materials, but cutting prices may not be as easy as it is set out to be.

美国哲学家和小说家George Santayana曾说过：“想要知道你的未来，你就必须先了解你的过去。” 而对于大马的视觉艺术家Eddie Putera Noordin来说，把过去的美丽保留给下一代，是一件很重要的事。 为了达到这个目标，他通过精巧的手艺，将以前的街景复制在立体微缩模型中。 “我喜欢绘画、制作雕像、画素描和拍照。3年前我突发发现，我喜欢的艺术创作都是平面化的东西。那时就想，为何不尝试创作立体艺术呢？” “我同时也热衷于收集汽车，所以我就想，如果把这些车放在一间房子或车库前，看起来会怎样呢？然后我开始这样做了。” 已经51岁的Eddie说，对于生在50年后的人们而言，他们可能已经无法回想传统建筑、战后店屋和房子，甚至是一个普通木窗的模样了。因此，他才如此热衷将这些过去的回忆和建筑，透过艺术保留给下一代。 “槟城是一个给了我很多灵感和启发的地方。我通常会开车过去、拍照、仔细研究和描绘当地建筑物。我还会到处逛逛，问问当地居民建筑物的建材用料是什么。然后自己用混了沙子的油灰，来制作模型。” 仔细观赏Eddie制作的模型，就会发现当中隐藏的众多细节，包括一些咖啡店招牌上的中文字。这引起了笔者的兴趣，并询问他是否懂得中文。 他笑说：“没有啦，我只是复制了那些我在招牌上看到的中文字，然后再把它们贴在我的作品上。我想要我的作品尽可能地跟真实的建筑物一样。” 回忆起成为一名艺术家的过程，Eddie说自己原本是一名建筑系毕业生，但并不想从事一份朝九晚五的办公楼工作，所以在毕业后，他应征成为一名销售员，在Imbi Plaza售卖电脑。 不过，始终不变是的他对素描和摄影的喜爱。 “当时我告诉自己，如果我会因此变穷，那么就认命吧。我真的很讨厌在一个封闭的空间和时间被捆绑的模式下工作。” “那时候，我去任何地方都带着一本素描本，连我当销售员的时候也是一样。如果我看到一个华美富丽的窗口或是一个特别的建筑，我就会坐在路边，慢慢把它描绘出来。” 对于艺术对人们的重要性，Eddie就表示：“在生理层面上，我们需要进食以维生。但我们的心灵呢？它也需要‘食物’，而艺术就是你心理的粮食。”   英文版已刊登于2018年8月24日的EdgeProp.

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PETALING JAYA (Oct 6): Over 150 people showed up to watch Amtrol Flower Designing principal Eunice Teo perform live demonstrations of her floral creations that graced the set of Hollywood blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians at the “Crazy Rich Asians is Crazy Flower Power” event here today.