PODIUM FINISH
on October 25, 2009 by Zainal
Ducati MotoGP rider Casey Stoner (R) of Australia sprays champagne at Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi of Italy on the podium during Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 25, 2009. Rossi sealed his second successive MotoGP world championship on Sunday after finishing third while Stoner finish first.

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi (R) of Italy and Honda rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain spray champagne during Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 25, 2009. Rossi sealed his second successive MotoGP world championship on Sunday after finishing third while Pedrosa finish second.

Honda 250cc rider Hiroshi Aoyama (L) of Japan and Gilera rider Marco Simoncelli (R) of Italy spray champagne at a grid girl on the podium during Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 25, 2009. Aoyama finished first while Simoncelli was placed third.

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy poses on the podium during Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 25, 2009. Rossi sealed his second successive MotoGP world championship on Sunday after finishing third at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Honda 250cc rider Hiroshi Aoyama (L) of Japan gets a pat from Gilera 250cc rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy on the podium during the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 25, 2009. Aoyama finished first while Simoncelli was placed third.
POLE POSITION
on October 24, 2009 by Zainal
Yamaha MotoGP riders, Valentino Rossi of Italy (R) and Jorge Lorenzo of Spain wheelie after the qualifying seesion at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 24, 2009. Rossi, chasing his seventh premier class championship, took pole position ahead of Lorenzo at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Honda 250cc rider Hiroshi Aoyama (L) of Japan and Aprilia”s rider Jules Cluzel of France wheelie after the qualifying session at Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 24, 2009.

Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain rides his bike during practice session at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 24, 2009. Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix will be held on Sunday.
MotoGP PRACTICE SESSION
on October 23, 2009 by Zainal
Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy does a wheelie during practice session at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 23, 2009. Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix will be held on Sunday.

Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain astride his bike during practice session at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur October 23, 2009. Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix will be held on Sunday.

Suzuki MotoGP rider Loris Capirossi astride his machine during practice session at Sepang circuit October 23, 2009.
BATEK1
on October 22, 2009 by Zainal
Pengasih, the oldest woman of the Bateq tribe from a village in near Kelantan National Park, about 500 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur. Facing the threat of encroachment by development, envrionmental degradation of their forest habitat and increasing pressure by the government to integrate with mainstream society, Malaysia’s last nomadic aboriginal community are beginning to settle down. For many, it is not an easy choice to make.

A boy from the Batek tribe plays at his home in a village near Kelantan National Park, about 500 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur. Facing the threat of encroachment by development, envrionmental degradation of their forest habitat and increasing pressure by the government to integrate with mainstream society, Malaysia’s last nomadic aboriginal community are beginning to settle down. For many, it is not an easy choice to make.

A woman from the Batek tribe breastfeed her son in a village near Kelantan National Park, about 500 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur. Facing the threat of encroachment by development, envrionmental degradation of their forest habitat and increasing pressure by the government to integrate with mainstream society, Malaysia’s last nomadic aboriginal community are beginning to settle down. For many, it is not an easy choice to make.

UMNO AGM
on October 15, 2009 by Zainal
A member of Malaysia’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) sings national anthem during its annual conference in Kuala Lumpur October 15, 2009.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak shouts “Long Live UMNO” at the end of his keynote address during the annual conference of country’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Kuala Lumpur October 15, 2009.

