Kartunis Tembakau selamat dikebumikan

Kartunis Azhar Ahmad atau lebih dikenali dengan nama pena Tembakau meninggal dunia pagi ini akibat komplikasi jantung selamat dikebumikan di kampung halamannya di Padang Rengas, Perak petang tadi.

Allahyarham yang terkenal dengan siri komik Kartini pada penghujung 1990an, menghembuskan nafas terakhir jam 10 pagi di Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

Azhar, 46, dimasukkan ke wad rawatan rapi (ICU) hospital tersebut lebih kurang seminggu yang lalu selepas mengalami serangan jantung. Allahyarham meninggalkan seorang balu dan tiga orang anak.

Kartini pernah disiarkan majalah Ujang pada akhir 1990-an menampilkan ragam sekumpulan pelajar sekolah menengah agama berasrama.

Watak utama, Ariyon atau Muhammad Asri digambarkan sebagai pelajar nakal dan menaruh hati kepada pelajar junior, watak karikatur bertudung, Kartini. Komik Kartini juga beberapa kali diterbitkan dalam bentuk koleksi.

Allahyarham berhasrat untuk memindahkan komik Kartini ke layar perak dan telah mengadakan perbincangan dengan pengarah telemovie Melur vs Rajawali Al Jafree Md Yusop untuk merealisasikan hasratnya itu.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 2) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Benjamin Loh, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Media and Communication and director of the Impact Lab for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 1) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Vyshnavi Charrlotte, Researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).