PARAQUAT
on January 23, 2009 by Zainal
A worker sprays weed killer, paraquat, at an oil palm plantations outskirts of Kuala Lumpur January 23, 2009. Paraquat kills weeds but does not harm mature bark. It protects crop yeild by controlling weeds that compete for water nutrients and light.
Rajam Murugasu, listens to question during an interview at her home in Teluk Intan, in Malaysia’s central state of Perak. Murugasu lost her left eye 10 years ago after she fell and accidentally sprayed the week killer paraquat on her own face while working at a palm oil plantation in Malaysia.
FROGGY
on January 21, 2009 by Zainal
A frog sits on a banana leaf at a garden in Kuala Lumpur January 21, 2009.
A shadow of a frog is seen on a banana leaf at a garden in Kuala Lumpur January 21, 2009.
CHINATOWN
on January 20, 2009 by Zainal
A man walks along a shop selling decorative items for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown, January 20, 2009. Some shoppers have cut back on buying mandarin oranges and decorative items in order to maintain the same amount of money given out in “red envelopes” as last year.
SUN SETS
on January 19, 2009 by Zainal
The sun sets near the Petronas Twin Towers and Kuala Lumpur Tower January 19, 2009.
KUBAH AS SAKHRA
on January 18, 2009 by Zainal
A worker sweeps the floor at a replica of Kubah As Sakhra or “Dome of the Rock” in Kuala Terengganu January 18, 2009. The miniature monuments of these symbols of the Islamic world have been recreated in the education and entertainment Park. It is set in the sprawling Islamic Civilisation Park on Pulau Wan Man, one of the many river islands dotting Terengganu river.
A woman visit a replica of Masjidil Haram or Grand Mosque in Kuala Terengganu, January 18, 2009. The miniature monuments of these symbols of the Islamic world have been recreated in the education and entertainment Park. It is set in the sprawling Islamic Civilisation Park on Pulau Wan Man, one of the many river islands dotting Terengganu river.
