Naza - The Late Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin

More than 6,000 people were at the Masjid Wilayah, Jalan Duta here to pay their last respects to Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin who died of lung cancer in Los Angeles (LA), in the United States (US) on Thursday.

The body of the founder and chairman of the Naza Group, which was flown from LA, arrived at the mosque grounds at 1.15pm accompanied by family members and close friends.

The body was later placed at the multipurpose hall of the mosque to enable dignitaries, corporate leaders and members of the public who had waited from 12 noon to pay their last respects to Nasimuddin.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was among those who paid their respects.

Others included former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, and former Science, Technology and Innovations Minister Datuk Seri Jamaluddin Jarjis.
Officials and players from the Kuala Muda Naza football club were also among those who paid their respects.

Shortly after the body arrived, students from the Madrasah Sheikh Mohamad Salahuddin Al-Amin from Hulu Langat and Madrasah Al-Rahmaniah from Bukit Beruntung read the `surah Yaasin’.

At about 2.30 pm, the body was brought into the mosque for the funeral prayer.

The body was later taken to the Batu 9 Muslim Cemetery, Kampung Melaka, Hulu Langat where Nasimuddin was buried beside the grave of his mother, Salbiah Abdul Majid.

Nasimuddin, 53, died at a private hospital in Long Beach, LA where he was receiving treatment for lung cancer since January.

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Malaysian Car Price

I was in Banhkok last week for a holiday and strolled into a Toyota showroom to check out the models and prices.

I came out shocked as well as very angry as there is an alarming difference in the price of cars.I compared the prices using the exchange rate on the day and here are 2 examples.All prices are in RM.

Models Mal Price Thai Price

Toyota Vios 1.5 E 79,200 53,400

Camry 2.0 E 141,930 117,700

Now that all the tariffs and duties for cars in Asean were meant to be scrapped in 2008,can someone please explain why there is such a huge difference in prices.It seems that on the surface,our govt is still trying to protect the almost defunct Proton or UMW is ripping consumers off !!.Consumers should have the right to choose the car that they wish to buy and not be subjected to such huge differences in prices !!

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Proton Revival

With the new launching of New Era Proton Saga BLM, will this turning point herald a new era for Proton?

Please comment!

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