"Anugerah Kalung Perpaduan awards "
DATUK DAVID [ALLEYCATS] menerima Anugerah Kalung Perpaduan 2009 [25 MAY 2009]
PERDANA Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak tidak lepaskan peluang memegang rambut Afro penyanyi kumpulan Alleycats, Datuk David Arumugam sebelum menyampaikan Anugerah Kalung Perpaduan 2009 Kategori Seni kepada penyanyi itu pada sambutan Minggu Perpaduan 2009, semalam. Turut kelihatan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. - Foto Sairien Nafis. (Di petik dari Berita Harian)
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PM Najib handed out the Anugerah Kalung Perpaduan awards to those who had contributed to the country’s unity.
Among those who received the medal, plaque and a cheque for RM5,000 was Datuk David Arumugam of Alleycats.
[taken from the STAR]
Alleycats's Arumugam and Khatijah Ibrahim awarded Datukships
David Arumugam, Kathy dianugerah Datuk
[13 FEB 2009]
Dua penyanyi popular tanah air, David Arumugam dan Khadijah Ibrahim atau Kathy dianugerahkan Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) membawa gelaran Datuk sempena ulang tahun keputeraan ke-78 Sultan Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah pada 24 Oktober tahun lepas.
Penyanyi utama kumpulan Alleycats itu atau nama sebenarnya Thiagarajan K.R. Arumugam dan Khadijah adalah antara 66 penerima darjah DIMP yang menerima anugerah masing-masing daripada baginda dalam satu istiadat di Balairung Seri Istana Abu Bakar di sini.
[taken from Utusan Malaysia]
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Alleycats's Arumugam and Khatijah Ibrahim awarded Datukships
Pop group Alleycats lead vocalist David Arumugam and evergreen singer Khatijah Ibrahim received their Datukships from the Sultan of Pahang yesterday.
They were conferred the Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) by Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar at Istana Abu Bakar here yesterday.
David, 59, whose real name is Thiagarajan K.R. Arumugam, dedicated the award to his fans.
“If not for them, I would not be here receiving the award.”
He was confident his fans everywhere in the country would remember his unique style of saying “terima kasih” (thank you) to them.
He has 40 years’ involvement in the music industry, as entertainer, as a singer, and member of a pop group (Alleycats).
Khatijah said she is still actively singing despite being busy with her own business.
“This is the greatest moment for me, to receive the DIMP award from Tuanku Sultan Pahang, which shows his concern for artistes,” she added.
Previously, the DIMP award had been conferred on jazz queen Sheila Majid and pop diva Datuk Siti Norhaliza Tarudin.
[taken from the STAR]
