'12 Years A Slave' director Steve McQueen was told by a teacher at school he'd never be anything more than a plumber.

Steve McQueen was told by a school teacher he'd never be anything more than a plumber.

The 44-year-old director - who suffers with dyslexia - saw his film '12 Years A Slave' honoured as the Best Film at the BAFTA awards last night (16.02.14), but he admits he was once told he'd only ever make it as a tradesman.

He said: ''No one cared. No one invested any time or care into these people -- many very talented -- who they'd marked for manual labour.''

The gripping movie tells the true story of black New Yorker Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery, before being subjected to racism by his white ''owners''.

He added to The Sun newspaper: ''I think there is amnesia about this subject and I just wanted to wake people up.

''I'd always thought it would be interesting to do a film about slavery. There were no films about it and I wanted to fill that void and see if I could grapple with it.''

While accepting his award last night, McQueen said he hoped the number of people living in slavery would decrease and there would be no need for another film addressing the horrifying issue.

He said: ''[There are] 21 million people in slavery now as we sit here. I just hope there will not be another 120 years of ambivalence that allows another filmmaker to make a film like this.''

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Roll of Successful Examinees in the MASTER PLUMBER LICENSURE EXAM Held on February 12-13, 2014 Released on February 17, 2014 (target date of release) Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start later. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 1 piece passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P450 and Annual Registration Fee of P420 for 2013-2016. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination will be announced later, the PRC added.

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BUKIT AMAN: The family of an enraged plumber, who was gunned down by the police, filed a complaint on Friday urging an immediate investigation into the incident.

The complaint was lodged at the Federal Complaints/Record Unit, IGP Secretariat (Integrity/Disciplinary), by Loh Kim Hiong's father Tiam Luk, 60, and his brother Yuen Fei, 35, around 10am.

"So far, there's no action taken by the police over the incident. This is nothing but a trigger-happy case and we demand a thorough investigation.

"I lost a son and I can never get him back," said Tiam Luk.

The two were accompanied by Bukit Katil MP Shamsul Iskandar, Ayer Keroh state assemblyman Khoo Poay Tiong and Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng.

Last Friday, Kim Hiong, 38, had confronted his neighbour at a flat in Machap Baru new village with a knife for allegedly prying open his window to peep on the latter's wife.

By the time police arrived, Loh had returned to his unit, also located on the second floor, and locked himself inside.

However, at about 9pm, Loh came down armed with two knives that he flashed at several people and a team of policemen, who were assigned to monitor him.

He then got on his motorcycle and rode to a plantation nearby with policemen following and urging him to put down the knives.

Alor Gajah district police chief Supt Mohamad Laham said Loh was shot when he tried to attack the policemen.

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