His support for Israeli interests was not unconditional, however, and Senator James Ah Koy ( a fundamentalist Christian ) strongly rebuked him in Parliament for not standing for Israel strongly enough.

The popular politician, James Ah Koy, appealed against the stipulation in the former 1990 Constitution that required him to register as a General Elector rather than as an ethnic Fijian, on account of his Chinese father, and it was partly due to his efforts that the 1997 Constitution allows ethnic identity to follow the line of either parent.

Senator James Ah Koy claimed on the floor of the Senate to have received the information from sources close to Adi Lala's family, and charged the Qarase government with responsibility for her death because of its involvement in Ganilau's sacking.

His comments drew a strong rebuke from the Chairman of the Kadavu Provincial Council, which Ah Koy represents in the Senate.

That year, James Ah Koy, a popular politician of ethnic Fijian and Chinese descent, successfully lobbied for a law change to allow him to register as a Fijian, rather than a General Elector.

Sir James Michael Ah Koy, KBE ( born in Lautoka, 30 November 1936 ) is a Fijian of Chinese and Fijian descent.

This change was later written into the Constitution, and allowed Ah Koy to stand for election from an ethnic Fijian communal constituency.

Ah Koy served as Minister for Commerce, Industry, Trade, and Public Enterprises in the government of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka from 1994 to 1997, when he became Minister for Finance, a position he held till his Fijian Political Party lost the parliamentary election of 1999.

They approached Ah Koy, given his business background and as one of the key players who had arranged the purchase of the ship from the Peoples Republic of China.

Ah Koy is a flamboyant politician known for his uninhibited expression of controversial views.

On 12 May 2005, Ah Koy became embroiled in controversy over the Fijian translation of the Bible, saying that its use of the word " Kalougata " invoked pagan deities, the snake gods worshipped by the ancestors of Fijians living today.

Ah Koy was supported by the Reverend Josateki Koroi, a former president of the Methodist Church who was deposed in the 1987 coups, who said that he totally agreed with his comments.

Ah Koy is also a very strong supporter of Israel, having once served as that country's honorary consul to Fiji ( in 1985 ).

In the same debate ( 26 August 2004 ) in which Ah Koy had prophesied curses on the country for failing to support Israel, he accused the Qarase government of responsibility for the death of former First Lady Ro Lady Lala Mara.

His comments drew a strong rebuke from the Chairman of the Kadavu Provincial Council, which Ah Koy represents in the Senate.

Partly because of his close relationship with former Prime Minister Rabuka, Ah Koy was accused by some of involvement in the Rabuka and Speight coups of 1987 and 2000.

The Auckland Star ( which had printed the allegations of his complicity in the Rabuka coups ) went into voluntary liquidation soon afterwards, while Radio New Zealand and Television New Zealand were ordered by the court to apologise publicly to Ah Koy and his family.

In public and parliamentary speeches, Ah Koy has taken a strong stand against what he sees as the racist policies of the present government.

In a Senate debate on 1 March 2004, fellow-Senator Apisai Tora called Ah Koy a " Chinaman ," a term generally considered a pejorative.

Ah Koy strongly objected to the term, and Tora apologised three days later.

On 28 June 2005, Ah Koy declared his total opposition to the government's controversial proposal to establish a Reconciliation and Unity Commission, with the power ( subject to presidential approval ) to compensate victims and parton perpetrators of the 2000 coup.

Ah Koy renewed his attack on the bill on 26 August.

In July 2005, the Samoan Head of State, Malietoa Tanumafili II, honoured Ah Koy with the Papalii title, in recognition of his contribution to the economy of Pacific Island nations.

Ah Koy, who was described by the Fiji Times as " speechless and lost for words " when he received the award, spoke of the importance of contributing to the economies of other countries, employing local people, and obeying their laws.

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2006, Ah Koy was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( KBE ), on the nomination of the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare.

Skuld's first appearance in the manga was in chapter 32, The Third Goddess, but she has also been depicted in a novel ( Ah!

Outside video games, he has composed the main theme for the 2000 animated film Ah!

* Other notable people with phocomelia syndrome are: Thomas Quasthoff, an opera singer ; Hee Ah Lee, a pianist who has two fingers on each hand ; and Eli Bowen, who made his living performing in freak shows.

It has been speculated that he may have been Ah Ken who kept a small boarding house on lower Mott Street and rented out bunks to the first Chinese immigrants to arrive in Chinatown.

Johnson has also played other guitar brands such as Robin, Rickenbacker, Jackson and a Charvel, which appears on the cover of the Ah Via Musicom album.

Her authority was unquestioned, and her characteristic phrase, " Ah has spoken !," signaled the end of all further discussion.

*" Ah has spoken!

She has become romantically involved with one of them, Captain Fitzbattleaxe (" Ah!

Recently she has been known for her role as Gil Ra Im in Secret Garden ( TV series ) and as North Korean Special forces officer instructor Kim Hang Ah in The King 2 Hearts.

It is also used in reference to someone who has died at a reasonably old age or lived a rich and rewarding life ( Ah, well.

Now it has come down to the old " Ah well if you read your contract you'll find ..." and I feel like some dumb-cluck boy band.

On Broadway, she has appeared in the 1977 revival of Hair, Leader of the Pack, Ah, Wilderness !, On the Town, and The Full Monty.

It has two main strips of Filipino businesses: on Woodman at Roscoe and on Roscoe at Van Nuys Boulevard, which feature Filipino businesses such as Seafood City, Chowking, Island Pacific Market, Red Ribbon Bakery, Good Ah!

" Ah, if you only knew, Vasily Ivanovich ," responds Fantômas, " what our Anka has been up to in Israel!

He has since scored One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta, Big Windup !, Ah!

Ah Chong produces higher quality and more reliable food service than Charlie Wooster, who has become arrogant because of success at poker playing.

Ah Long ( Tony Leung Chiu Wai ) is the town bully, known for his boorish manners and reckless attitude which have endeared him to no one, save his sister Feng ( Vicki Zhao ) who has a curious penchant for cross-dressing.

She has also said regarding her Romanov cousins, that " My feeling about them is that now that something important is happening in Russia, they suddenly have awakened and said, ' Ah ha!

Ah Lung ( Jackie Chan ) has been secretly training in martial arts, as his father ( Tien Feng ) has forbidden him.

Perak has some famous nasi kandar shops as well, most notably Gulam Rasul, Krishnan ( Changkat Jong Road ), Abas ( Speedy Road ) and Tai Sai Ah ( Ah Cheong Road ) in Teluk Intan.