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水中黄金 “忘不了”鱼

二零一零年五月三十日 上午十一时二十五分

报道：胡连花

来到砂拉越诗巫不可不吃的河鱼之王——伊班名Empurau，华文名称有 “忘不了”、“文不老”、“恩不老”，英文名是“Mahseer”，还有人形容它为“水中黄金”，是大马目前价钱最昂贵的河鱼！香港食神梁文韬曾率团来马 专门品尝Empurau鱼。这种河鱼，体重达3公斤以上便值上千令吉，且难以捕捉，被称为即使有钱也未必吃到的河鱼。

因忘不了鱼价钱昂贵， 所以食客必须清楚知道其特征，才不会花冤枉钱。忘不了鱼的鱼头比较尖、鱼头至背的连接处呈现小驼峰，分红身及白身两种颜色。

它生存在东马及 印尼一带急流河中，原产地市场价是每公斤450令吉，当地餐馆价每公斤800令吉。西马的市场价则是每公斤600令吉，餐馆价是每公斤超过1000令吉， 是一种让你吃过一次，就永远“忘不了”价钱的河鱼。

在西马，曾发生过一宗消费者在用餐时，相中了菜单中的忘不了鱼，在付上历来不曾付过的 1200令吉的“黄金鱼价”时，还以为被敲诈，愤而向警方报案。较后，经过贸消部官员查证后，证实此类鱼的价格后，消费者才无奈地接受事实。据知当时的执 行官员也不曾听闻这类鱼，还到处问一些商家有关“EMPURAU鱼”来查证其鱼价。

卖鱼要越4山岭

忘 不了鱼生存在高原森林山水内，还要在水流急湍、清澈水源的石头堆内寄生。砂拉越诗巫是原产地，在砂拉越拉让江、巴南、林梦及巴当爱的河域都可以找到。

由 于生态环境已被破坏，所谓物以稀为贵，在以前，忘不了鱼的价钱每公斤卖价不到40令吉，如今鱼的身价真是今时不同往日，每公斤就要卖400令吉至600令 吉之间！。

东马鱼商说，忘不了鱼多由当地土著从深山捞捕后拿出市场售卖，土著必须要越过至少4个山岭，差不多走了20公里路，才成功把忘不 了鱼卖给熟客及鱼商。

据当地人指出，忘不了鱼的黄金价格，并没有令人裹足不前，它还是有其拥趸，永远是供不应求。忘不了鱼的价格高涨，多因 西马人的高需求量而影响的，加上基于水域日益受到严重污染，在近绝种的状态下，造成天价。

连同鱼鳞一起蒸

烹 煮忘不了鱼时，不应该脱鳞，最好是连同鱼鳞一起蒸，因它下层带有一层油，这层细油更增添鱼肉的口感，鱼鳞可食用，带有瓜子味及口感酥脆。

也 因为忘不了鱼收购价昂贵，许多餐馆都不敢卖活鱼，只有冷冻鱼。在采访《大小通吃》时，也无法亲眼目睹生蹦活跳的忘不了鱼，只通过“明江阁”酒楼经理陈招荣 及总厨李显辉的安排下，前往“同乐冷藏公司”观看。

忘不了鱼的市场需求与高价魅力，曾吸引许多商家绞尽脑汁想尽方法饲养，但都因其成长缓 慢，要5年至6年之间，再加上它生长的地理环境因素，而导致鱼商多失败收场。

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■ 诗巫“明江阁”有售卖忘不了鱼。后排右3及右4为总厨李显辉及经理陈招荣。前排右起为张崇城夫妇、葛汉坤、吴庆发、陈惠勇及左为张岚

■ 清蒸忘不了鱼，最能吃出其独有的鱼肉淡香味。

■ 过油后的忘不了鱼鳞，口感酥脆。

■ 忘不了鱼特征：鱼头比较尖、鱼头至背处呈现小驼峰。

■ 曾有土著捕获9公斤重的忘不了鱼。

■ 李显辉(右)特别安排记者前往徐传俊鱼市场看较完整的忘不了鱼。

■ 这半边鱼头就要价400令吉。

水蓊就是蓮霧

紅艷艷的水蓊，很誘人！

鄰居一位老先生在門前栽種一棵水蓊樹，最近結了滿樹紅紅的果實，路過的人莫不被吸引，幾乎垂涎三尺。

老先生那天搬了張凳子，採了一籃水蓊送給我們。非常清甜，太好吃了。

水蓊的英文名叫（Eugenia javanica Lam），我們這里和新加坡叫水蓊，台灣人則稱它為蓮霧，非常有詩意的名字，而且體積也較大，顏色除紅和淡青外，還有暗紅色。

從北馬南下吉隆坡，半途休息站便有馬來商販賣台灣蓮霧，好吃不過稍貴了一點。

亚洲大学排名滑落惨不忍睹,吉祥：大马沦为东南亚病夫

随着2010年QS亚洲大学排名榜出炉，民主行 动党国会领袖林吉祥表示，大马国立大学的水平及国际排名不断的滑落令人惨不忍睹，这也是大马沦为“东南亚病夫”的部份原因。

林吉祥今早在诗巫行动党补选媒体中心召开记者会表示，我国的首要大学，即马来亚大学的排名，从去年的39跌至今年的41，而在2008年获得 我国顶尖大学地位的理科大学，只能维持在69排名，与排名82的工艺大学一样。

然而，国民大学则从51大跌至 58，只有博特拉大学取得进步，排名从90进步至77。

大马经 济停滞不前10年

他说，大马大学在亚洲排名持续下跌，是大马沦为“东南亚病夫”的部份原因，这造 成大马的经济停滞了整10年，在国民生活，无论是卓越教育、良好施政、机构专业、人权或环境方面，国家都呈全线滑落状态。

他指出，由一组国内外专家拟出的《新经济模式》提出警告：“在地位进一步滑落前，我们目前必须有所行动”。

“不幸的是，尽管首相纳吉承认新经济模式揭发及突出的国家弊端及衰退，但他至今仍未表现出他有政治意愿要给政府带来深入的改革。”

50年代无人想出国升学

他指出，大马在2004年仍有大学跻入《泰晤士报高教增刊》200最佳大学排名榜内，当年马大的排名是89。

“在2004年，马大被列入亚洲10大最佳大学榜内，目前马大只得42的排名，在短短6时内，被30所以上的亚洲大学超越。”

“在我的学生时代，即50年代时，学生不会想到国外升学，除非他们的成绩考得不好，或者他们的父母很富有。这是因为刚与 新加坡校园分家的马大，被国际公认为一所世界级的大学。”

但是在目前，林吉祥表示，大马学生的选择是到外国深 造，进入国内大学是他们的最后选择，因为大马大学的水平及地位已经大不如前。

“在我求学时期，我们不会看上香港 大学之类的大学，因为我们认为，没有一所大学比得上马大。”

他说，在巫统和国阵掌权50后，整个世界都变了样。

大马建国危机最后警钟

他表示，大马在2010年亚洲大学排名榜国内表现糟糕，首相及国人与诗巫选民应视之为不只对大马教育出现危机，也是大马建国出现危机的一项最 后警钟。

“我们没有开发人才，我们所拥有的正在离去。大马的人力资本情况已到紧急关头。”

“全球化造成争取人才的激烈竞争，迫使公司及政府承认人民是最有价值的资产。若要在区域及全球与人竞争，大马必须保留及吸引人才。大马必须 被其人民及其他人视为一个具有平等机会获得一个良好居住环境，并提供每个人及家庭一个安全、快乐生活的国家。”

他 说，首相及国阵成员党，包括人联党，不敢告诉国家正面对建国危机的真相。

“我在日前曾问，大马会否步上希腊的后 尘成为一个破产国家，如果大马破产，砂州能幸免吗？首相及国阵都没有答覆。这些都是人联党及国阵领袖难于回答的问题，他们不想与人民分享或在国会提出。”

“因此，我一开始就说，诗巫补选是世纪之役，不只正副首相出动，甚至整个砂拉越内阁及联邦内阁都顷巢而出，在过去一周 里，似乎砂州首府及大马首都是在诗巫，不是在古晋及吉隆坡。”

“为了诗巫、砂州及大马的利益，我要呼吁诗巫选民 投未来一票，以写历史及创奇迹，将黄和联送入国会，以示砂拉越及沙巴这两个‘定存州’，已与全马人民一样作好准备，要完成2008年3月8日政治海啸，以 在第13届大选中，替换布城的中央政府，同时在来届砂州选举，结束‘白毛’政权。”

在2010年亚洲大学排名榜 上，高居榜首的4所大学中，3所来自香港，即香港大学（1）、香港科技大学（2）及香港中文大学（4）。

2010 年最佳20所亚洲大学是：

香港大学（香港）
香港科技大学（香港）
新加 坡国民大学（新加坡）
香港中文大学（香港）
东京大学（日本）
汉城大学（韩国）
大阪大学（日本）
京都大学（日本）
东北大学（日本）
名古屋大学（日本）
东京工艺学院（日本）
北京大学（中国）
韩国高级科技学院（韩国）
浦项科技大 学（韩国）
香港城市大学（香港）
清华大学（中国）
九州大学（日本）
南 洋理工大学（新加坡）
延世大学（韩国）
筑波大学（日本）

亚洲高校排位马大跌三级

亚洲高校排位马大跌三级
港新日韩包办首十名鳌头

随着马大于去年重新挤入世界排名200强高校内的第180名，一 家名为“顶尖大学”的网站公布，马大今年在亚洲的顶尖 100强高校排名为第42名，比起去年的第39名滑落3个排位。

同时滑落的还有国大，从去年的第51名降至第 58名。不过，理大和工大则保持不变，分别排在第69名和第82名。

博大和国际回教大学则进步神速，分别从去年 的第90名提升至第77名，博大排名甚至超越工大；回大则从第201名跃升至第151名。

马大积分比去年高2分

尽管排名下降，但马大今年取得的积分73.8分，却比去年的71.8分高。排在马大前方的是台湾国立阳明大学。

马大在世界排名上，成功于去年挤入200强内的第180名，告别之前连续两年在榜外的窘境。

马大于2007年取得世界排名第246名、2008年第230名。而在2006年，马大的排名是垫底的192名。

这家网站隶属英国研究公司QS Quacquarelli Symonds，该公司也是负责伦敦《泰晤士报》全球最佳大学排行榜评估标准。

评估准则以研究为主，包括大学的研究素质占60分、教学素质占20分、毕业就职率占10分和国际化化占10分。

港新大学包办首4名

根据这项最新出炉的亚洲大学排名，首4名全由香港和新加坡囊括。其中香港大学（港大）以满分100分居首、亚军为香港科技·大学、季军是新加 坡国立大学、殿军是香港中文大学。

其中，新大的排名跃升最快，从去年的排名第10跃上第3名，而去年第3名的日 本东京大学则滑落两级到第5名。

纵观10强全是香港、新加坡、日本和韩国的天下，中国的知名北京大学则从去年的 第10名滑至12名。

Flying into London's Stansted Airport

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May 10, 2010 Beth MacMillan

This guide to London's third largest airport explains arrival procedures and the various methods of travelling from the airport to London and beyond.

From its beginnings as a bomber airfield and maintenance depot during the Second World War, Stansted Airport has grown into the third largest and busiest airport in the United Kingdom. Located 30 miles (48 kilometres) northeast of Central London near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex, it handles over 20 million passengers a year and is a hub for Easyjet, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways.

Stansted Airport opened for commercial operations in the 1960s in order to help relieve congestion at the two main London airports, Heathrow and Gatwick. It grew rapidly in the 1980s and 90s and plans are underway for further expansion. Passengers flying into Stansted Airport will generally find it to be smaller and less difficult to manoeuvre than Heathrow or Gatwick, but it can still be a bewildering experience to those who have never flown there before.

A Guide to Arriving at Stansted Airport

Stansted Airport has one main passenger terminal which is separated into three areas, the Check In area, Arrivals and Departures. Gates are located within three satellite buildings, two of which are reached by a transit train system and a third which is connected to the terminal by a walkway. Passengers from Europe and other countries will arrive in the International Arrivals area which is connected to the main terminal by a transit train. Upon entering the waiting area for the train, it is wise to stand nearest the first two doors to the left as the trains are often short. When a large flight or several flights arrive at once, this area can become quite congested. Transit trains run every 5-10 minutes. Passengers then arrive at Immigration and Customs. Those holding European Union passports go to the right while arrivals from all other countries go to the left. Immigration cards are often provided on the plane and can be filled out ahead of time. New regulations state that you need to provide a full address of your residence in the UK, even if it is a hotel or guest house.

Once through Immigration, passengers enter the Baggage Reclaim area. When you are reunited with your luggage, you pass through Customs, through the "Nothing to Declare" gate and into the main terminal. Once at the terminal, there are various methods of ground transportation available to ensure you reach your final destination.

Ground Transportation from Stansted Airport

Many travellers arriving at Stansted are destined for London. The quickest and most convenient way to get to London is by taking the Stansted Express train service. Trains depart from Stansted every 15 to 30 minutes and it is a 45 minute journey by train to London’s Liverpool Street Station. Cost for the train is £18 for a one way ticket and £26.80 for a round trip to London. National Express trains also run from Stansted to other destinations such as Cambridge. Train tickets are available in the terminal and costs vary depending on where you are travelling.

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Your 10 Questions - Karpal Singh Politician and lawyer answers...

Saturday May 8, 2010

Reported by TheStar on line

Were the accused in some of the court cases that you have won, including those related to drugs and murder, genuinely innocent? How should a professional lawyer make a stand when taking up cases where the client has committed a crime? Quah, Petaling Jaya

In a criminal trial, there is a presumption of innocence until proof of guilt beyond reasonable doubt. In the cases I have handled, including those related to drugs and murder, there is no doubt in my mind, the accused were genuinely innocent.

If a client asserts his innocence, it is not for a lawyer to presume his guilt. A lawyer has to abide by his client’s instructions. There are many presumptions in the law in favour of the prosecution. It would be horrendous and unacceptable by any standard for an innocent person to be subjected to the death penalty which is irreversible. Of course, if a client confesses his guilt, there would be a conflict of interest for a lawyer to represent him. He should not do so.

If you were not a lawyer, what would you be? Your children are also lawyers. Is this by design or co-incidence? Lai Ling, KL

It has been my ambition from childhood to be a lawyer, and nothing else, because this profession provides the gateway to the political arena. It is ideal for a lawyer to be a legislator at the same time as he puts into effect in court what is enacted by Parliament. Therefore, the question of what I would be, if I were not a lawyer, does not, and cannot, arise. Period.

Four of my children are lawyers. It was not my will that they pursue the profession of my ambition. In all probability, they were influenced by my work in the legal arena. My fifth child, Mankarpal, has not chosen the legal profession. He is pursuing his ambition in actuarial science.

Malaysian MPs are sometimes ridiculed as being unfit to hold positions in parliament due to their poor debating skills and derogatory remarks. Is this a fair comment? How can things be improved? Neo, Petaling Jaya

There is no educational qualification for one to be an MP. It is possible for a charismatic charlatan to be elected an MP. Adolf Hitler had no qualifications. His charisma enthralled the Germans. It must be admitted that certain MPs are educationally unfit to have been elected.

This accounts for the low quality debate.

In fact, some of these elected representatives, in order to conceal their ignorance, seek refuge in supreme silence. Article 48 of the Federal Constitution should be amended to include basic educational qualifications as a requirement to be a candidate in elections. This will certainly improve the quality of debate and work towards a first world parliament. A first world parliament must, of necessity, have a first world speaker.

You have embarked on a very demanding, and tiring, journey in your career. What exactly are your objectives? What drives you in pursuing them, and how you do to maintain your sanity? Paul, Perak

My objectives are to ensure, as an Opposition MP, that the Government does not tread on the legitimate rights of citizens in the country as housed in the Federal Constitution. It is not an easy job, given that the country still has draconian legislation in the form of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and the Sedition Act. These are the swords of Damocles which are an affront to the democratic process.

However, despite these constraints, I have persisted in what I think is right, despite having been detained under the ISA twice and am currently trying to stave off 110 police reports lodged against me since February last year, to say the least of the numerous police reports lodged against me since my advent in the political arena four decades ago. This is probably a world record! I have, of necessity, to maintain my sanity which, without knowing how, I have been able to do so, at least up to now.

How would you define political stability? Amir, Penang

Political stability is the final product of an elected government which has the ability to give every citizen his due without discrimination. It is a government of the day which can effectively provide for political stability. In the final analysis, it is the people who can ensure political stability by ensuring the right party is given the mandate to rule the country. It is people’s power which ensures political stability.

What has been your biggest downfall in life? And how did you get back on your feet again? Janice Lim, Seremban

I was literally grounded on Jan 29, 2005 when the taxi I was in was hit from behind leading to my being thrown about at the back of the taxi. This resulted in excruciating pain along my spine.

The resultant injury led to my being unable to use my arms and legs for some time. I had to thumbprint cheques! I have not fully recovered from that downfall in life and have been confined to a wheelchair since then. However, this has not deterred me from my resolve to get back and get on. I may not have got back on my feet again literally but I have got back to my work and propose to get on with my life. Looking back serves no purpose.

You come across as a person who is angry all the time. Is this perception true, or have you been misunderstood? Why? Shah, KL

This is a perception which is a long way from the truth. I am certainly serious about my profession and as an MP. Both law and politics are vocations which require seriousness. I go for the jugular and I mean business. It is the power of the media which has portrayed me as an angry man. However, ask my colleagues, friends, family and ten grandchildren, and they will assure you that I have a compassionate and humorous side.

In court, what is required is intellectual discourse, towards which I strive, unlike parliament where the atmosphere is entirely different. It is a jungle out there which demands the survival of the fittest. Towards that end, I spare no one. Perhaps, it is this, coupled with my suspensions, which has led to the perception that I am angry all the time.

What would you be doing if you were to retire from law or politics one day? What legacy do hope to leave behind? Robin Chan, Johor Baru

It is highly unlikely that I will retire from law and politics. I would rather die in the saddle. Legacy-wise, I hope that the precedents I have contributed to set in the course of my legal work will be a source of guidance for young lawyers. I had the opportunity in my legal career to have appeared in the Privy Council in London on several occasions.

In 1978, I managed to persuade the Law Lords to declare the draconian Essential Security Cases Regulations, 1975 unconstitutional. That case became a precedent for other cases in the Commonwealth. My political career, I hope, will be a source of inspiration to others who aspire to become politicians. My suspensions should not detract from what I have contributed.

What values do you hold in your capacity as a lawyer and MP? K.K. Leong, Sabah

Adherence to principles is a must for a lawyer and an MP. It has been said in politics, there are no permanent enemies, nor permanent friends but in my view, there must be permanent principles whether in the legal or political fields.

I have made it very clear time and again that party-hopping should be outlawed. In this regard, I have been criticised both by friend and foe. It is a blatant betrayal of the trust of the electorate. Any representative of the people who betrays his constituents by crossing over requires to be treated with the utmost disdain. Certain values like trustworthiness and integrity are fundamental and every human being must, of necessity, abide by them. Any departure from such values deserve the severest condemnation.

How do you juggle your roles as a lawyer, politician and family man? Jerome, Shah Alam

In carrying out my roles as a lawyer, politician and family man, I have managed somehow over the years to reconcile the irreconcilable. It has certainly been a difficult task. A lawyer, in order to be successful, must go beyond the extra mile to be able to effectively defend a client in court. Politics is also a demanding mistress.

I must say, however, that I am more of a lawyer than a politician. Then again, there is the family factor which has to be accounted for. I must admit I have not been able to devote enough time to my family although my ten grandchildren are demanding that I do so, at least to them. In juggling my roles, I have aspired to have the wisdom of a prophet and the agility of an acrobat.

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