Jackson hailed as greatest entertainer, best dad

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder and Usher sang emotional farewells on Tuesday to Michael Jackson, who was hailed as "the greatest entertainer that ever lived" and described by his tearful 11-year-old daughter Paris as "the best father you could ever imagine."
Some 18,000 fans, family members and friends took part in a public memorial for Jackson in the Los Angeles sports arena where the singer had rehearsed the day before his death for a highly anticipated series of comeback concerts.
Jackson's brothers, each wearing a single sequined glove in homage to his signature look, carried the singer's golden casket into the downtown Staples Center.
Carey performed Jackson's 1970 ballad "I'll Be There", Usher's voice cracked as he sang "Gone Too Soon" and the King of Pop's three children made a rare public appearance without veils used for years by Jackson to shield them from the media.
But it was Jackson himself who loomed larger than life, shown in old concert footage, music videos and news clips, singing, dancing his moonwalk and surrounded by adoring crowds.
"The more I think about Michael, and talk about Michael, the more I think that 'King of Pop' is not good enough," said Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, who signed The Jackson 5 to a recording contract in 1968. "I think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived."
The two-hour memorial focused on Jackson's musical achievements, overshadowed in the last 10 years by the darker side of the singer's life, including his humiliating 2005 trial and acquittal on charges of child sex abuse.
Jackson's sudden death from cardiac arrest in Los Angeles on June 25 at the age of 50 stunned fans across the world and sent sales of his biggest hits from albums such as "Thriller" and "Off the Wall" back to the top of music charts.
President Barack Obama, on a visit to Russia, said he was "one of the greatest entertainers of our generation, perhaps any generation," and added: "I think like Elvis, like Sinatra, like The Beatles, he became a core part of our culture.
The memorial focused on Jackson's 45-year musical career in which he was awarded 13 Grammys, his charity work for childrens' groups and his role in opening the mainstream pop and celebrity world to African-Americans.
It was broadcast live on U.S. national TV networks and Internet company Akamai, which handles 20 percent of the world's Web traffic, said it was the most widely viewed event on the Web since the inauguration of Obama in January.
Gordy was among the few who referred obliquely to Jackson's recent troubles. "Sure there was some sad times and maybe some questionable decisions on his part, but Michael Jackson accomplished everything he dreamed of," said Gordy.
"NOTHING STRANGE" ABOUT DADDY
Jackson was on the eve of a comeback after his career collapsed in the 1990s. The exact cause of his death is still awaiting toxicology results amid reports of abuse of prescription drugs, including the powerful narcotic Diprivan.
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton, who has lashed out at media coverage of the bizarre aspects of Jackson's life, had a message for the singer's three children.
"Wasn't nothing strange about your daddy. It was strange what your daddy had to deal with," he said.
The children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris and Prince Michael, 7, joined the family on stage for a mass chorus of Jackson's inspirational hits "We Are the World" and "Heal the World".
Paris, in tears, took the microphone to say: "Ever since I was born my daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine and I just wanted to say I love him, so much."
Jackson's family and close friends held a brief private ceremony earlier on Tuesday at a Los Angeles cemetery before the memorial and were reported afterwards to have gathered at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
But the destination of the singer's body remained unknown with speculation that he could yet be laid to rest at his beloved ranch, Neverland, in central California.
Police had estimated more than 250,000 people would gather at the arena but the orderly crowds were much smaller than expected.
Police, security, escorts and sanitation for the memorial are expected to cost cash-strapped Los Angeles city council nearly $4 million and the city council on Tuesday launched a website asking for fans to make donations towards the costs.

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（吉隆坡）八九十年代的隆市，黃業蓬勃發展，市中心尤其是武吉免登一帶更是娼寮林立，娼妓處處，成了嫖客尋歡的“熱點”。
為了把色情行業逐出市區，前全國刑事調查總監拿督弗茲當年天天盯緊武吉免登各街道的情況，只要一見任何風吹草動，便率大隊直搗淫窟逮人，成了黑道眼中的“淫業剋星”。
為了掌握賣淫集團的操作方式，方便搗破淫穴，弗茲還曾喬裝成嫖客，深入賣淫活動最猖獗，當年一度被稱為“七重天妓寨”的7層樓高公寓探視“敵”情。
弗茲接受《光明日報》訪問時說，賣淫行業間接引發許多社會問題，自當時的全國總警長敦哈聶夫要求他在取締賣淫活動方面多費點心思後，他於1989年走馬上任金馬警區主任時，便把賣淫集團列為首要突擊目標，每天到色情行業盛行的地區──武吉免登進行掃黃行動。

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has used an interview with a Russian opposition newspaper to support Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev's publicly declared aim of building a freer society in Russia. Medvedev, who was sworn in as Russian president in May 2008, has sought to strike a more liberal tone than his predecessor and mentor, ex-KGB spy Vladimir Putin, though officials say Russia's two leaders are united on all major issues.
In an interview to be published in Novaya Gazeta newspaper on Monday, the first day of Obama's trip to Moscow, the U.S. leader said he supported Medvedev's statements on improving the rule of law and cleaning up the judicial system.
"I agree with President Medvedev when he said that 'freedom is better than the absence of freedom,'" Obama said, according to a text of the interview supplied by the newspaper.
"I see no reason why we cannot aspire together to strengthen democracy, human rights, and the rule of law as part of our reset," Obama said.
He was referring to a pledge by both countries to "press the reset button" on relations, damaged last year by rows over NATO expansion, a planned U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe, and the war between Russia and U.S. ally Georgia.
Obama's choice of Novaya Gazeta is symbolic. The paper lampoons officials for corruption and rights abuses and has a reputation for standing up to the Kremlin.
Its best known reporter, Anna Politkovskya, was shot dead in 2006 in a still unsolved murder, and another journalist, Anastasia Baburova, was killed in January.
Medvedev used an interview with the newspaper in April to chide the trade-off between freedom and prosperity which was the hallmark of Putin's eight-year presidency.
The newspaper, which has a circulation of 260,000, has rapped Putin for crushing freedoms and rolling back the rights won under late Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who resigned in 1999. Putin, 56, has never given the newspaper an interview.
"DEVELOPING DEMOCRACY"
Now prime minister, Putin is constitutionally subordinate to Medvedev but diplomats and analysts believe he still holds the real levers of power. Medvedev, 43, has taken a more liberal line on freedom of the media and judicial reform, though critics have dismissed the moves as window-dressing.
Obama said that Washington would not soften its policy on human rights to ensure warmer ties with the Kremlin.
But he sidestepped a question about Politkovskaya's murder by quoting from his own speech on taking office in January. "As I said in my inaugural address: 'To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.'"
Asked about the latest trial of fallen Russian oil boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Obama said he did not know all the details but added: "It does seem odd to me that these new charges, which appear to be a repackaging of the old charges, should be surfacing now."
Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were sentenced to eight years' jail in 2005 for fraud and tax evasion, though their lawyers say they are political prisoners. The new charges could keep them in jail for another 22 years.
"I would just affirm my support for President Medvedev's courageous initiative to strengthen the rule of law in Russia, which of course includes making sure that all those accused of crimes have the right to a fair trial and that the courts are not used for political purposes," Obama said.

吉打‧亞羅士打）吉打州宰豬場課題眼看火勢越發越大，即將燒至火箭和月亮兩黨聯盟之間最後的堡壘了，週五（7月3日）晚一場適時主辦的“民聯領袖親民之夜”，藍眼派出了策略局主任兼峇都國會議員蔡添強充當魯仲連，“惹禍”的月亮則有全國副主席瑪夫茲出面滅火，顯見民聯高層希望他倆化成一場及時雨，適時淋熄部份火種，阻止民聯的“宰豬場浩劫”蔓延。
回教黨全國副主席瑪夫茲允諾，如果吉州民聯政府不允許華人吃豬肉，他願成為首位退出回教黨的議員。
他說：“回教只是禁止回教徒吃豬肉，但沒有禁止華人吃豬肉。”

安華沒出席

他希望民眾不要受到有心人士的誤導，誤解吉州政府禁止興建養豬場及宰豬場。
蔡添強透露，業者所建議的本同縣一塊地段，原則上是適合建立宰豬場，但卻被巫統滋事份子趁機拉攏當地居民反對，但若業者能與州政府配合，問題是可以解決的。
“大臣也說，我們不可能在吉州找不到一塊可以作為宰豬場的地方，所以地方一定會有的。”
這場於米都吉華獨中舉辦的“民聯領袖群英宴”，是由公正黨波各先那區部服務中心舉辦，原本邀請了民聯所有重量級領袖趁此良機向黨員和公眾表明各黨在宰豬場課題的立場，不過公正黨顧問安華、雪州行政議員黃潔冰、民聯霹大臣尼查和社青團總團長倪可敏都未克出席。

吉大臣：市局不配合

雖然蔡添強和瑪夫茲捎來關鍵性的訊息，說明吉大臣親口告訴他並沒有阻止宰豬場在吉打州操作，只是面對市政局公務員的百般刁難，不給予全力配合，才導致宰豬場新地段遲遲不批，造成事情演變到這個地步，但備受矚目的話題人物吉打州務大臣阿茲占沒有出席演說會，仍讓華社滿肚疑問無法獲得滿意解答。
當晚長達3個小時的領袖演說中，嘉賓們的演說主題都是以“豬”為主，間接帶出吉州行動黨有意退出吉州民聯的課題，可是始終無法為在場出席的華裔市民捎來好消息，即解答如何安頓太子路過港宰豬場，話題幾乎饒在為州政府平反和為州政府說好話。
獸醫局巡住家式宰豬場
蔡添強指出，吉州大臣已指示獸醫局官員今日（週六，7月4日）到吉打州吉北十字港及端影的住家式宰豬場巡視，儘量讓有關宰豬場的基設獲得提昇，以便能暫時性投入操作，確保州內市場的豬肉供應充足。
不過他說，上述2個宰豬場可否被合法化，則有待獸醫局鑑定，而這只是短暫性解決豬肉供應問題。
蔡添強強調，吉打州民聯政府絕對沒有意願要關閉州內的宰豬場，同時大臣也承諾將會儘快落實重建新宰豬場的計劃，為此他促請大臣向土地局施壓，儘速批准新地點。
“我們要興建的新宰豬場將會是現代化及高科技，並非這兩個小型家庭工業所能取代。大臣是擔心豬肉供應不足，才打算暫時提昇有關宰豬場的基設。”
此外，蔡添強說，他是受黨中央指示與阿末卡欣一起解決吉州所面對的問題，而於週五傍晚7時30分，兩人連同沈志勤一起與吉大臣進行45分鐘的會議，商討吉州所面對的問題。
他提及，本同縣長至今未收到申請書，只要申請書交上，縣署將即刻聯絡獸醫局、環保局等做視察處理。
蔡添強也透露，大臣吁請吉打州行動黨要理智看待事件，不要因一時衝動退出吉民聯，情緒化的態度並不能解決問題，三黨應該站在一起解決問題。
張啟仁：將與大臣爭取到底
公正黨吉州州委兼大會主席張啟仁指出，若大臣拒絕協助解決宰豬場問題，他與瑪夫茲一定會跟大臣拼到底。
“而拆除宰豬場是市長的權力，大臣經盡力給予協助，但卻沒有權力命令市長行事。”
他勸請吉打州行動黨別衝動行事，退出民聯，因為民聯最大的目標是要贏取中央政權，大家只有忍耐才能成功。
阿末卡欣說，宰豬場是一個敏感課題，民聯應該冷靜地坐下來好好商量，不要以情緒解決問題。
他說，宰豬在吉蘭丹州不成問題，在吉打州也一樣，吉民聯政府很有誠意解決，但人民的思想也要成熟，理智看待整件事。民聯不會辜負人民重託，並邁向大目標，萬勿為了一些小事起爭執。

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