Osmonds Concert at Genting Highlands

If you are a fan of the Osmonds, you may want to catch their concert tonight at Genting Highlands, at the Arena of Stars. Concert starts at 8:00pm and tickets are priced at RM480, RM360, RM260 and RM110. You can check out www.genting.com.my for details and reservations.

(From left) Merrill, Donny, Marie and Jimmy all set to perform Saturday.
The Osmonds picked Malaysia as the last stop of their 50th Anniversary world tour. According to Jimmy Osmond, this will be the last time all seven of the Osmonds will perform together on stage. After this, they will continue on their separate careers.

The last time the whole family performed on tour together was 28 years ago ... at Genting! So, this is sort of a reunion concert.

“We won't just go on stage and sing a bunch of songs. It's a lot of variety, a lot of multimedia ... very entertaining two hours,” said Merrill Osmond, 55, lead singer of The Osmonds. Merrill and his three siblings Donny, 50, Marie, 48, and Jimmy, 45, were speaking at a press conference here yesterday.

The Osmonds have sold over 100 million records and released over 140 albums with 52 gold or platinum records.

Restoran Sheesh Mahal

Visitors to Malaysia will have no problem with food because Malaysia is indeed a food paradise. My stats today show someone is looking for a North Indian restaurant here in Kuala Lumpur. Below, you will find details including the telephone number. Welcome to Malaysia!

Restoran Sheesh Mahal
No. 33, Jln Ss15/5a, SS15,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 60 3 5621 3671

Petrol to cost RM2.70 from midnight

Below is article reproduced from The Star:

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday announced price hikes for petrol, diesel and electricity.

He said the new price for petrol is RM2.70 a litre, effective midnight tonight. The price goes up by 78sen from the current RM1.92, a hike of 40%.

Abdullah also announced that the price of diesel would be increased by RM1 from RM1.58 to RM2.58.

He also said that Tenaga Nasional Bhd would be raising electricity rates by 18% for homes and 26% for business users.

The announcements are part of the new fuel subsidy plan.

Abdullah also announced a RM625 annual cash rebate per vehicle, for owners of private vehicles with engine capacities of up to 2,000cc, as well as pickup trucks and jeeps with engine capacities of up to 2,500cc.

Owners of private motorcycles with engine capacities of up to 250cc will receive RM150.

Payment will be made via Money Order upon renewal of road tax, from July 1.

For owners of private vehicles with engine capacities exceeding 2000cc, road tax will be reduced by RM200.

Owners of private motorcycles with engine capacities above 250 cc will get RM50 reduction in road tax.

No petrol sales to foreign cars in border towns

If you a visitor to Malaysia and has rented a car to drive in from Singapore, you may want to take note that you will no longer be able to fill up your gas tank within a radius of 50km from the border starting this Friday.

According to The Star today, petrol stations located in border states like Johor and Perlis will be barred from selling petrol and diesel to foreign-registered cars starting Friday.

Less Durians this season

These thorny fruits are called durians., They are a local fruit. To the locals, they are referred to as the king of fruits. However, to foreigners the smell of the fruit can be off-putting.

Durian orchard owners in Penang are experiencing a lean harvest this season, after heavy rains in December and January disrupted the flowering.

Durian trees flower during dry season and after between 90 to 120 days the fruits are ripe and ready to fall. But when excessive rains fall during the supposedly dry season, the tree don't bloom.

According to an orchard owner, “A dry season is needed in order for the trees to undergo stress, a process when the bark cracks, allowing green buds to emerge.” He added that

“It is important for the tree to undergo stress during its fertile period, which is when it produces hormones.

“After the fertile period is over, it is still possible for the tree to undergo stress and flower. However, with a late bloom, the fruits that materialise will not be so good,” Tham said, adding that durians dropped 90 to 120 days after the flowering.

In good times: The average durian tree can yield 50 to 70 fruits after flowering.

Source: The Star...Bad weather a thorny issue for orchard owners

Retirement age for civil servants now 58

The mandatory retirement age for civil servants has been extended from the current 56 years to 58, effective July 1. This was announced at the public sector Workers Day gathering at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre yesterday by Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Civil servants now have a choice of opting to retire at 56 or work until they reach 58. More..The Star