Billi's fried nasi lemak a hit

KUALA TERENGGANU: The "muhibah" spirit has cooked up the perfect recipe for chef Billy Chua.

He grew up in a village and had many Malay friends. Years ago, he came up with a dish of his own called Nasi Lemak Goreng. It is a combination of two popular dishes which is Chinese fried rice and nasi lemak. He said that he really love nasi lemak. He always eat nasi lemak when he was a child. One day, in his teen years, he got hungry and the only food at home was some nasi lemak. He got an idea to fry that food and he satisfied with that fried food. He added some ingredients to get its favour. For years, he cooked the dish at home, but early this year he added it to the menu at his eatery, Billi Kopitiam, and it has become a hit, selling an average of 100 plates a day. His customers always says that his nasi lemak is unique and also want to know how to cook it.

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2008/10/21

Student loses hand in parang attack

KOTA BARU: A 17-year-old student, due to sit his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination next month, had his right hand severed in a parang attack on Sunday evening.

The victim,Ahmad Mustakim Ariff Jusoh, a Form Five student of SMK Puteri, was on the way to his Wakaf Mek Zainab home on a motorcycle, after buying a burger from a nearby stall, when he was attacked by two youths on a motorcycle about midnight. Luckily, his severed hand fell into the front basket of the motorcycle and doctors at Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian were able to re-attach it. His mother said that ahmad mustakim claimed that one of the attackers was a Thai citizen, his closed friend. This incident occured because of the loss of a motorcycle belonging to the Thai youth. The thai youth accused this student of a theft. This unlicky student is not an A-student but he is keep on learning. He wanted to help his family.

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2008/10/21

Jeweller's wife shot dead during car chase

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PASIR PUTIH: A 30-year-old woman travelling by car with her husband was shot dead yesterday morning after they did not heed a warning by three men in another car to stop.

Ayuni Hasyim and her husband were travelling to their jewellary shop in Jerteh, Terengganu from their home at Bachok. She was shot in her right shoulder and died on the arrival at the Bachok clinic. This tragedy happened around 8am at Cabang Tiga Kuala Semerak.

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