TUNE HOTEL LIVERPOOL STREET WELCOMES FIRST GUESTS

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TUNE HOTEL LIVERPOOL STREET WELCOMES FIRST GUESTS

LONDON, 27 December 2011 – Malaysian Budget hotel chain Tune Hotels today opened its second London property at Liverpool Street with rooms from just £35 a night – perfect for the savvy traveller. By providing additional hotel stock for the city, at Tune Hotels’ vision of great value and savings, the new property is an ideal way to target domestic and international visitors.


As one of the most frequented cities in the world, London hotel costs can often be seen as too pricey for a weekend break. However the second innovative opening will be a welcome relief to travellers by providing low cost accommodation and savings which can ultimately be spent on London based experiences. Those coming to the city and staying at a Tune Hotels property can look forward to low-cost rooms focused on high-quality basics - excellent beds, power showers, air conditioned rooms, central locations, a clean environment, and 24-hour security – with guests only paying extra for the facilities and services they use.


Located just 500 metres from Liverpool Street station, the new Tune Hotels property features 183 en-suite bedrooms, all of which are 20% larger than the bedrooms at its sister property. For the first time in the UK, Tune Hotels has introduced twin bedrooms to the Liverpool Street property. The hotel also has a private courtyard garden, spanning 550 square metres, which will be accessible to all guests staying at the hotel.


Mark Lankester, Group CEO of Tune Hotels commented: "We are committed to London as one of our core markets and will be striving for Liverpool Street to follow in the success of our Westminster property which has achieved average occupancies in excess of 96% since opening in August 2010."


The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "Affordable hotel rooms are always in high demand in London, and it’s fantastic to see Tune Hotels invest in the capital at such a crucial time for tourism.


"There has never been a better opportunity to show our city off to the world as we gear up for one of the most extraordinary and exciting years in London’s history."

All the best Tune Hotels. All the Best Malaysia and Air Asia.

Rusuhan di Britain 2011, rakyat Malaysia dinasihat berhati hati jika berada di negara itu

Kita tidak menyangka kekacauan dan huru hara boleh berlaku di Britain, negara maju yang lazimnya aman damai.

Segala galanya dicetuskan oleh seorang penjenayah Mark Duggan, 29 tahun, seorang pengedar dadah jenis kokain dah ahli geng Star.

Menteri Luar, Datuk Seri Anifah Aman berkata kerajaan Malaysia akan mengambil langkah susulan untuk melindungi keselamatan rakyat Malaysia di United Kingdom jika keadaan semakin meruncing.

Pada masa sama, rakyat Malaysia khususnya pelajar Malaysia di negara dinasihatkan mengambil langkah berjaga jaga meskipun belum ada amaran perjalanan dikeluarkan ke atas rakyat negara ini yang ingin berkunjung ke Britain.

Langkah berjaga jaga yang dimaksudkan termasuk memaklumkan kedudukan mereka kepada pejabat pesuruhjaya tinggi Malaysia di London serta menjauhi kawasan rusuhan yang kian serius dan sudah merebak ke beberapa bandar utama di Britain termasuk Liverpool, Nottingham dan Bristol.

Mereka yang mahu mendapatkan maklumat lanjut juga boleh menghubungi talian Wisma Putra dan pejabat pesuruhjaya tinggi Malaysia di London.



Datuk Anifah yang mengadakan sidang media di Kota Kinabalu pada malam Selasa 9 Ogos 2011 turut menasihatkan rakyat Malaysia di England agar menjauhkan diri dari kawasan rusuhan.

Katanya kerajaan pada masa ini belum sampai ke tahap mengeluarkan amaran perjalanan bagi mereka yang mahu ke Britain.

Namun jika mereka berhasrat ke Britain termasuk ke London, mereka perlu berhati hati dan mengelak kawasan rusuhan yang kini sudah merebak ke luar London seperti Liverpool dan Bristol.

Anifah berkata keluarga pelajar tajaan Mara, Ahsraf Haziq, 20 tahun, yang cedera di rahang setelah diserang di Barking, London pada selasa 9 Ogos 2011 sudah dimaklumkan mengenai kejadian itu.

Katanya Ashraf kini dalam keadaan stabil di hospital Royal London, Chelsea dan dijangka menjalani pembedahan secepat mungkin.



Ashraf (gambar atas, sedang terduduk atas lorong) adalah pelajar tahun satu, jurusan perakaunan kolej antarabangsa Kaplan diserang ketika berbasikal untuk pulang ke rumah dari kampus kolejnya.

Dia rakyat malaysia pertama menjadi mangsa kekacauan di London.



Ketika ini dianggarkan terdapat 3 ribu pelajar Malaysia di Britain termasuk Ashraf.

Menurut Anifah, Ashraf Haziq diserang sekumpulan kecil belia yang merusuh di stesen Barking, London dan dia kurang bernasib baik kerana berada di tempat salah pada waktu yang salah. dompet dan basikalnya telah dilarikan dalam kejadian itu.

Katanya sebarang bantuan ke atas Ashraf diuruskan jabatan pelajar Malaysia di London dan Mara.

Sabtu lalu, 13 Ogos 2011, seorang pemuda Britain Reece Donovan, berusia awal 20an dari Romford, timur London, telah dihadapkan ke Mahkamah atas dakwaan merompak Asyraf. Donovan ditahan Polis Metropolitan London pada Khamis 11 Ogos 2011.


Serangan ke atas Ashraf turut dikutuk Perdana Menteri Britain, David Cameron yang berkata "WHEN WE SEE THE DISGUSTING SIDE OF AN INJURED YOUNG MAN WITH PEOPLE PRETENDING TO HELP HIM WHILE THEY ARE ROBBING HIM IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BADLY WRONG IN OUR SOCIETY"


David Cameron Perdana Menteri Britain

Yang bermaksud dalam bahasa Melayunya : Apabila kita melihat seorang remaja cedera dengan orang yang berpura-pura mahu menolong lantas merompak remaja itu, sudah jelas ada yang tidak kena dengan masyarakat kita dan ini memualkan.

Ditanya langkah susulan untuk melindungi pelajar Malaysia di Britain jika kekacauan bertambah serius, Anifah berkata kerajaan akan mengambil langkah susulan apabila sampai ke tahap itu.

Ketika ini kerana ramai rakyat Malaysia yang melawat London di percutian musim panas. Dan mereka dinasihatkan memaklumkan kedudukan mereka di London, begitu juga kepada pelajar Malaysia di London yang tidak pulang ke tanah air ketika cuti musim panas.

Berikut adalah nombor telefon yang boleh dihubungi ibubapa pelajar yang mahu mengetahui keadaan terkini di Britain.

Bahagian Konsular / Eropah Kementerian Luar

Zulkefly Abdullah 03 8887 4399

Mohd Faizal Abdul Hamid 03 8887 4353

Pejabat pesuruhjaya tinggi Malaysia di London

Timbalan pesuruhjaya tinggi Malaysia di London

Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah

Sarimah Akbar + 44 020 7919 0242

Bilik operasi Wisma Putra (beroperasi selepas waktu pejabat)

03 8887 4570 / 03 8889 2746

Semoga keadaan di Britain akan pulih seperti sedia kala dan harapannya tiada lagi rakyat Malaysia yang menjadi mangsa.

Dalam konteks ini Anifah berkata apa yang berlaku di Britain harus dijadikan iktibar oleh semua pihak di Malaysia kerana kekacauan dalam skala besar boleh berlaku hanya kerana tindakan seorang individu.

Katanya “Saya berpendapat kita amat berterima kasih kerana perkara sebegini tidak berlaku di Malaysia dan ini menjadi pengajaran berguna untuk kita semua bahawa apa yang bermula dengan tunjuk perasaan aman bertukar sebaliknya dan hanya memerlukan seorang saja untuk memulakan kekacauan itu. Perdana Menteri dan kerajaan sentiasa menekankan untuk menjamin keselamatan rakyat dan harta benda, namun kecurian dan kebakaran berleluasa di England tiada kaitan dengan tujuan asal mereka untuk mendapatkan keadilan saksama ke atas individu yang ditembak itu.”

Rusuhan di Britain bermula pada 6 Ogos 2011 bersamaan Sabtu dan 6 Ramadhan 1432 Hijrah apabila 200 kaum keluarga dan saudara mara serta sahabat handai Mark Duggan, 29 tahun, lelaki rakyat Britain berkulit hitam yang mati ditembak polis pada Khamis 4 Ogos 2011, mengadakan tunjuk perasaan aman.

Duggan dipercayai anggota geng “Star” dan seorang pengedar dadah jenis kokain ditembak mati dalam Operasi Trident oleh Polis London di Ferry Lane Bridge berhampiran stesen Tottenham Hale.

Namun tunjuk perasaan aman membantah kematian Duggan bertukar menjadi ganas dan rusuhan termasuk membakar kedai dan mencuri barangan dari pusat komersial mula berlaku di Tottenham, Utara London.

Kekacauan berterusan pada hari keesokannya Ahad 7 Ogos 2011 ke beberapa lagi kawasan di London termasuk Wood Green, Enfield Town, Ponders End dan Brixton.

Vandalisma, membakar kedai dan mencuri serta huru hara kemudiannya dilaporkan merebak ke beberapa lagi kawasan di London termasuk Croydon.

Pada Isnin 8 Ogos 2011, kekacauan itu merebak pula ke beberapa bandar utama di luar London termasuk Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham, Bristol, Kent and Leeds.

Sehingga Selasa 9 Ogos 2011, 525 orang perusuh telah ditahan.

16 ribu anggota polis Metropolitan London turut dikerah mengawal bandaraya itu.

Ketika ini hanya polis yang mengawal keadaan, belum lagi dibantu tentera.

Ini insiden kekacauan terburuk di Britain sejak rusuhan 13 Disember 1985 dikenali Brixton Riots.

Rusuhan 1985 itu tercetus setelah seorang penjenayah kulit hitam dikenali Wayne Douglas, 26 tahun mati ketika dalam tahanan polis di Balai Polis Brixton, England.

Douglas sebelum itu merompak pasangan lelaki dan wanita.

God Bless the World.

RIP Amy Winehouse, found dead on 23rd July 2011, she was 27

Rest in Peace Amy Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) she was only 27 years and 10 months, very young.

The Grammy awards winner died at a very young age just like other superstars who died young such as James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix.

Troubed British Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, has been found dead at her north London home, on Saturday afternoon, 23rd July 2011, according to media reports.

A London Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died in Camden and that the cause of death was as yet unexplained.

Later, Metropolitan police have confirmed the death Amy Winehouse.

Superintendent Raj Kohl said police were called to her home in North London on Saturday afternoon and found the 27-year-old's body.

Ms Winehouse was pronounced dead on the scene and police have informed her family.


Amy Winehouse known for her powerful contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz.

She began writing music at the age of 14.

She won 5 Grammy Awards including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year for her album Back to Black released in 2006.

Among her most popular songs include Rehab.

Rehab, the first track released from Back to Black, reached number seven in the UK singles chart.

The song, about her refusal to attend an alcohol rehabilitation centre, generated huge publicity, with Winehouse frequently being photographed drinking on stage and in pubs.



With her gravelly voice and eclectic style, Amy Winehouse, won comparison with some of the great female singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone.

But like another great singer, Janis Joplin, she had a talent for self destruction, and fought a long battle against substance abuse.



London Ambulance Service said it had been called to the flat at 1554 BST and sent two vehicles but the woman died.

The troubled singer had a long battle with drink and drugs which overshadowed her recent musical career. She pulled out of a European comeback tour last June 2011.

On June 18th 2011, AMY WINEHOUSE pulled out of the European tour after she was jeered at the first gig in Serbia for appearing too drunk to perform.



For 90 minutes, she mumbled through parts of songs and at times left the stage - leaving her band to fill in.

It was her last performance in a concert.

Winehouse had won widespread acclaim, aged 20, with her 2003 debut album, Frank.

But it was 2006's Back to Black which brought her worldwide stardom, winning five Grammy Awards.

Rest in Peace Amy Winehouse.

Look East, Malaysian Premier, Najib Razak tells Europe

Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak is currently in United Kingdom for a 4 days official visit at the invitation of British Prime Minister, David Cameron.

EUROPEAN investors have been urged to go east as Malaysia is among the top 10 most competitive countries in the world.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak invited British companies to come and see for themselves how Government programmes and policies are transforming Malaysia day by day.

“Experience our fast-growing infrastructure, our vibrant economy and our progressive modern outlook,” he said when addressing a Global Investment Forum at the prestigious Claridges Hotel in London on Friday, 15th July 2011.

He said this growth was achieved by working with the private sector to find new niche areas, sources of growth and ways of gaining a competitive advantage.

“Open, transparent, and even-handed economic stewardship has always been our hallmark in Malaysia.

“We are moderate not just because it's right, but because it works and provides a clear path to economic growth,” said Najib who is on a four-day official visit to Britain.

He added that Malaysia's progress had been built on the bedrock of political, social and economic moderation.

“As income levels in Asia rise, people's demand for goods will stretch increasingly beyond their nation's borders.

“An increase in living standards in the East doesn't cause the West to fall or falter, but instead helps it rise even higher,” he said.

Najib said the New Economic Model would expand the role of the private sector and make Malaysia an even more attractive proposition for global investors.

“It will cut red tape and enhance investment incentives, increase competition and improve the business environment.

“It will also rebalance the roles of the public and private sectors because in the modern world it is no longer good to say the government knows best',” he said.

Najib said those investors who were truly global in their outlook would reap the biggest reward because “the sun may set in the west and rise in the east but it's always daylight somewhere in the world”.

“Today, a car assembled in Dagenham is designed in Denmark, powered by an engine from Tokyo and fitted with tyres from Kuala Lumpur.

“National economic interest is becoming more and more about collective interest and this is why Malaysia has rejected the outdated notion of “taking sides” in international trade and relations.

“We have opted instead for a new multilateralism that works both for Malaysia and for our partners overseas,” said Najib.

While in London, Najib and his British counterpart David Cameron held talks at No 10 Downing Street on Thursday 14 July 2011 as the two historically linked countries moved to bring bilateral relations a notch higher.

The two leaders held talks soon after Najib’s arrival at the famed address in central London on a rather chilly day despite summer being in full swing.

But Najib was greeted warmly by Cameron, both of whom shook hands and posed for photographers and videographers before moving inside for their tete-a-tete followed by a luncheon hosted by the British prime minister.

Earlier, Najib was met on arrival at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Office by UK’s secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs William Hague, before walking a short distance to 10 Downing Street.

Before that, Najib was joined by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, the official London residence of the British monarch.

During the leaders' meeting, Malaysia and the UK also signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at curbing trans-border crimes.

Malaysia was represented Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and the UK by its Home Secretary Teresa May.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to provide a framework and formal systematic mechanisms to deal with cross-border and transnational crimes.

“While this may not have been an issue in the past, the ever-changing criminal industry requires us to be more cautious and prompt in handling these crimes,” Hishamuddin said in a press release on Friday 15th July 2011.

The MoU would primarily focus on terrorism, organised crime, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, drug smuggling, forged documents, cyber crime, and the exchange of illegal currency.

Enforcement agencies under the Home Ministry that would be directly involved include the police, the Immigration Department and the International Anti-Drug Agency.

Hishammuddin said the agencies would share intelligence information, skills and research documents.

“We have also conducted research into trends and strategies to overcome cross-border crime and investigation techniques using the latest equipment and methodology.”

If you want to earn more money than the Prime Minister, then work in the British public sector

British Prime Minister David Cameron currently earns £142,500

Most public sector employees in the world, earn less than what the head of Governments earn in their monthly or annual paycheck.

This depends on the economy and Gross Domestic Product of the nations.

For example, Singapore Prime Minister as well as the cabinet minister, earn millions in their monthly salaries and the civil servants in Singapore may not earn more than the cabinet ministers.

However in Britain, more than 9,000 public sector employees are reportedly earning a higher wage than the British Prime Minister himself, who has previously questioned pay levels in top jobs.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC reported today 20th September 2010 that new research conducted for BBC Panorama found that there were more than 38,000 public employees earning above £100,000 and 1,000 people on more than £200,000 in Britain.

David Cameron took a 5% pay cut when he took office and earns £142,500.

Details from 2,400 public bodies puts the number of high earners far above previous estimates.

The salary details come as the government warns that public spending needs to be drastically curbed.

The government has already revealed that pay for the top 5% of earners in the public sector has risen by 51% in the past 10 years.

The British Prime Minister and his cabinet took the 5% pay cut when they formed the government at a time of record deficits and a sluggish economy.

In collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Panorama requested pay details from most of the UK's publicly funded organisations, including local authorities, schools, universities, the BBC, the NHS and the government agencies known as quangos.

Across the UK, the NHS has the highest number of high earners, with more than 26,000 people on more than £100,000.

Of those, nearly 6,500 earn more than Mr Cameron. The top NHS earner is a GP on at least £475,000 and seven out of the top 10 in the NHS are GPs.

The facts are :

38,045 earn over £100,000

1,000 earn over £200,000

9,187 earn more than PM

10 GPs earn over £300,000

1 GP in Hillingdon PCT earns £475,000

17 teachers earn more than PM

331 BBC managers earn more than £100,000

362 local council employees earn more than PM

The database, compiled from both public records and freedom of information requests, excludes some major publicly owned corporations, including Royal Mail, Network Rail and Channel 4 because they operate largely as commercial concerns.

The BBC's salaries were included because the BBC is funded by the £145.50 licence fee paid by UK households. There are 331 managers at the BBC earning more than £100,000.

Lucy Adams, the head of BBC People, said the corporation needs to compete with the private sector for top talent in the media and entertainment industries. She said the BBC is dealing with the issue of executive pay.

She added that Director General Mark Thompson - who for the year 2009/10 received a total remuneration of £838,000 including base pay of £668,000 and £7,000 in benefits in addition to a £163,000 pension payment - and other senior managers at the BBC had taken pay cuts: "We have given up, all the executives have given up two months' pay. We have had a pay freeze for the next four years."

Well - this is another reason why footballers around the globe, are dying to play in the English Premier Leauge. Certain footballers like Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand and also Frank Lampard and John Terry earn at least £80,000 a week.

That is a hell of a money.. The are getting paid handsomely doing what they like most - playing football..!!

Gordon Brown leaves No. 10 Downing Street

After his 13 years as British Prime Minister ended on Tuesday 11 May 2010 after conceding election defeat, Mr Gordon Brown's voice cracked with emotion as he ended a brief statement with a simple: "Thank you and goodbye."





Then in a poignant moment, he and Sarah walked to the famous door of No10, Downing Street, the office of the British Prime Minister, to collect John, six, and Fraser, three - one of the rare occasions Mr Brown has exposed his children to the glare of publicity.

He kissed the boys on the head before being driven to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the Queen - ending 13 years of Labour rule.

It was the final act of an often troubled and tempestuous premiership.


Aides, including his gatekeeper Sue Nye and chief adviser Justin Forsyth, had gathered in Downing Street to watch his departure.

Mr Brown revealed: "It is my intention to tender my resignation to the Queen. I shall advise her to invite the Leader of the Opposition to seek to form a government."

He offered a good luck message to Tory leader David Cameron, watching on TV in his Commons office.

He went on: "I have been privileged to learn much about the very best in human nature and a fair amount too about its frailties - including my own."

Despite looking exhausted, Mr Brown said he had "loved the job". The man who often came under attack over lack of equipment for British troops then praised their courage.

His voice wavering with emotion, he turned to his wife, standing a few feet behind him, and said: "I want to thank Sarah for her unwavering support as well as her love. I thank my sons John and Fraser for the love and joy they bring to our lives. As I leave the second most-important job I could ever hold, I cherish even more the first - as a husband and father."

Minutes later, the door to Number 11 opened and Chancellor Alistair Darling and his wife Maggie also left Downing Street. It emerged that Mr Brown's predecessor Tony Blair phoned just before he took the decision to throw in the towel.

But a spokesman would not comment on rumours that Mr Blair urged him to stand down.