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Royalty carry a torch for Olympian determination...

"If you run alone you run fast, "If you run with others "You run far." THE Olympic Games set world standards for individual athletes. But the above quotation also explains its penchant for the relay, as we just witnessed in Malaysia when Tunku "Pete" Imran lit the traditional flame and carried the torch on the first leg of the run in the country. This was not only a heart-warming spectacle. It was a great privilege for Malaysia. The Olympic Games were probably the greatest legacy from the early classical civilisation. The first Olympiad was held in Greece in 771 BC. The games were held at four-year intervals up to the 293rd edition in AD 392. It was one of four sacred festivals in honour of the Greek god Zeus and the Roman god Jove. The Olympics were revived in 1896. Beijing is to have the honour of hosting the 29th edition in August. The flame symbolises the handing on of this great tradition from generation to generation, and country to country. We stage

President's Bodyguard of India

The President's Bodyguard is the Household Cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is a mounted unit, with both horses and BTR-60 vehicles. The Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati Bhawan) has a unit, known as the Rashtrapati Bhawan Guard Battalion, drawn from the Brigade of the Guards. It was formed in 1773 at Benares as the 'Governer's Troops of Mogals' the President's Body Guard as it was than known, saw active service all over the Indian peninsula as well as in Egypt 1801, Java 1811, and Burma 1824-26 and again in 1886. During the Great War of 1914-18, its personnel served in the Middle East and Mesopotamia. In 1944 after mechanisation the Corpse was trained as paratroopers to form part of the 44 Indian Airborne Division. The PBG today is a small body of men, comprising three officers, 14 JCOs and 161 troopers backed by administrative support personnel: an establishment which has not changed much in the last century. Equipped with armoured cars, its men are also tr

Istiadat Pemasyhuran Pemangku Raja & Perlantikan Majlis Perwakilan Pemangku Raja di Istana Maziah

30 August 2010 Tengku Muhammad Ismail Sultan Mizan Zainal Abdin dimasyhurkan sebagai Pemangku Raja Terengganu di Istana Maziah di sini hari ini. Tengku Muhammad Ismail dimasyhurkan sebagai Pemangku Raja Terengganu apabila mukallaf iaitu boleh menjalankan tangungjawab sendiri sebagai pemangku sewaktu ketiadaan Sultan Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin yang menjalankan tugas sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Memandangkan Tengku Muhammad akan melanjutkan pelajaran keluar negara mulai esok, Sultan Terengganu berkenan melantik Majlis Perwakilan Pemangku Raja menggantikan Majlis Penasihat Pemangku Raja untuk menjalankan kewajipan seperti yang diperuntukan. DAULAT TUANKU and HOPE TO SEE YOU DIVE AGAIN....