Another social bookmarking site ??? RockYourVote.net has been launched by Chris Wong and Wayne Liew. Well nothing much differences with Digg and Propeller but you may find many issues, Internet, food and other social news from Malaysia. Unlike other sites always provide western culture news.
RockYourVote should be the second social bookmarking site in Malaysia after [...]
By Jalil Hamid and Niki Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia unveiled a $32.4 billion development plan on Tuesday for its eastern state of Sabah, on Borneo island, as the nation geared up for general elections widely expected by end-March. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gave no spending details in unveiling the 18-year plan in Sabah, but he is putting economic development on top of his agenda as he tries to counter his waning popularity and secure another five-year mandate. "It is not the intention of God that you should live in poverty and become backward," Abdullah said in launching the Sabah Development Corridor, the latest in a series of growth corridors that are becoming the trademark of his economic model. "Sabah is endowed by God... We shall not leave it untouched," he said in a ceremony opened by traditional Borneo dancers wearing feathered headdresses and wielding blow-pipes. He stressed that development should be sustainable. Saba
By Jalil Hamid KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he would remain a thorn in the side of his successor in the run-up to elections, and would continue to speak his mind. Until subdued by heart problems last year, the outspoken Mahathir was the most vocal critic of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, accusing his government of lacking "guts" and selling out Malaysian sovereignty. "I still disagree on several of his policies, mainly allowing Malaysians to be subject to Singapore's wishes," the 82-year-old told select foreign media in an interview ahead of Wednesday's launch of his new book. The book published for the first time his personal correspondence with world leaders including U.S. President George W. Bush, on issues ranging from terrorism to Islam and Myanmar. "We are not as independent as before in terms of our attitude towards international affairs," said Mahathir, who ruled the nation for 2
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to set up a national food stockpile to safeguard the country against rising prices and possible shortages, local newspapers said on Thursday. The plan, outlined to local media on Wednesday, could also see the establishment of a petroleum reserve, even though Malaysia was a net energy exporter, the newspapers added. "It is possible," economist Kamal Salih, who is advising the government on the new measures, was quoted as saying in the New Straits Times. "Advanced countries are already stockpiling petrol, but not us as we are currently a net exporter of oil. However, we will discuss this." On food, Malaysia is looking to stockpile essentials such as rice and cooking oil, the dailies said. "The main focus is to ensure the supply and prices of essential items are stable," Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak was quoted as saying. "We can't promise to reduce prices, but what's important is to keep them stable.&
Transportation in this lovely country has been the greatest headache for me. It’ll be easier for you to see in figure:1. Every day I travel 30KM to office which is located at USJ, - RM5.002. I’ll pass through 1 plaza toll, - RM1.603. At the end of the day, I travel 50KM to KL to fetch my gf and back to home, - RM8.504. Along the way, I’ll pass through 6 tolls, - RM9.30Let’s assume there are 22 working days within a month; from the above, I need to spend RM24.40 X 22 = RM536.80.5. Monthly maintenance of the car, - RM70.006. Monthly car loan payment, - RM400.00Exclude all my weekend activities (drive to Setapak to play basketball, drive around Klang Valley searching for house, drive to shopping mall, and etc), I need to spend RM1,006.80 in transportation. It has already occupied 50% of my monthly income.How many of you spend more than me in transportation? There should be some, at least. Some foreign readers might be amazed by so many plaza tolls. Well, what can I say? Isn’t th
So, my first post about this series is here. First of all, I would like to announce some bad news. US stocks fell this morning (17 January 2008), after Intel Corp posted both a disappointing profit and outlook, driving the S&P 500 to its lowest closing level in 14 months. As a tiny blogger, I can only pray that the world’s largest chip maker will pass through this hard time smoothly. Besides, investors also unloaded Apple Inc’s shares for a second day, after the maker of the iPod failed to inspire with new products at its Macworld convention.Next, Nokia’s factory in German town, Bochum, will be closing down. This move will cause 3,500 workers in loosing their jobs. Moreover, Bochum is now in danger of becoming economically depressed after the announcement of Nokia closedown. Nokia is expecting to transfer their factories to more competitive areas in Europe.What do you see from this news? Think deeper. China and India are attracting investors nowadays. Even Vietnam is having a
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The leader of Malaysia's main ethnic Indian party on Saturday urged deputies to be vigilant after one of the members was shot dead, state media said, amid a row in the community over racial discrimination. S. Krishnasamy, 61, was shot dead on Friday in the office of his party, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), in the southern city of Johor Baru. Police and the party said the motive behind the attack was not clear. "I cannot say whether it has something to do with politics, a private matter or in connection with the constituency. An elected representative has many connections," MIC president S. Samy Vellu was quoted by state news agency Bernama as saying. Politics is in turmoil among the minority ethnic Indian population after more than 10,000 Indians staged an anti-government protest in November to complain of racial discrimination. The activists accused the MIC of selling out their interests. Vellu said some ethnic Indians were trying
There are an estimated 200 million people in the world today who fit the definition of being an “immigrant.” President Susilo Barnbang Yudhoyono of Indonesia and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badwai of Malaysis are trying to resolve problems arising from the influx into Malaysia of large numbers of Indonesian migrant workers. They are drawn by [...]
In an effort to give further impetus to India’s Look East policy, Defence Minister A K Antony will travel to Malaysia from Sunday to enhance defence relation between the two country. During the three-day visit, Antony will have bilateral discussions with his Malaysian counterpart and the Deputy Prime Minister, Mohd Najib Bin Tun Hajiabdul Razak and the Foreign Minister Ahmed Syed Hamid Albar. Antony will also call on Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi and will pay a visit to Penang, where he would meet Governor Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas, a government release said. Antony will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Defence Secretary Vijay Singh, his advisor Sundaram Krishna, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt General ZU Shah, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal NAK Browne, Vice Admiral KN Sushil and External Affair Ministry Joint Secretary (South) Biren Nanda. According to unconfirmed reports, Antony is likely to take up the issue of Ind
Malaysia’s Cabinet has decided that weekly publication, The Herald, is not allowed to use the word "Allah" in its publications. The restrictions on the use of the word "Allah" was still enforceable and shall be upheld as decided by the Cabinet in two of its meetings - on October 18 and November 1, 2006, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdullah Mohd Zin said. Abdullah said that the Prime Minister had instructed him to clarify the matter so that the public would not be confused. "One of the reasons given to uphold the restriction is because that it has long been the practice of this country that the world Allah refers to God according to the Muslim faith," he said. It was only proper for other religions to use the word "God" and not "Allah" when referring to their God in respective beliefs, Abdullah said. The use of the word "Allah" shall not be made a public debate that may give the impression as if there
A new coalition of 121 Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has called for a "policy of inclusion" to ensure the community's participation in all levels of the decision-making process. It has appealed to set up a non-political independent task force to initiate programmes including a moratorium on the demolition of places of worship, education, economic and employment opportunities. The coalition's chairman, Datuk A. Vaithilingam, said the organisations also called for the setting-up of a community development fund to be managed by the task force to provide incentives and implement community empowerment programmes. "We have submitted a preliminary statement comprising of urgent reforms for disadvantaged Indian-Malaysians directly to the Prime Minister's Office last Friday," he said. "The coalition is confident that these proposals will receive due consideration, and look forward to seeing its immediate implementation because we want all parties to w
'The Biggest International Jewelry Event in Malaysia' Awarded by The Malaysia books of Records since Year 199414th Malaysia International Jewelex 2008 incorporates Malaysia Jewelry Festival, 21-24 November 2008, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, MalaysiaWarmest regards from Fox Asia Exposition Sdn Bhd !We would like to extend our invitation to your good company to exhibit in the forthcoming '14th Malaysia Jewelry Festival (MJF) incorporate Malaysia International Jewelex 2008' which is organized by Fox Asia Exposition Sdn Bhd and Hong-Kong Asia Exhibition (Holdings) Ltd.MJF has been officially recognized as the 'Biggest International Jewelry Event in Malaysia by 'The Malaysia books of Records' since the year 1994.Themed at 'Booming Your Business in The Best Asean Jewellery Market', MJF has gained rapid growth of numbers and visitors. Marching into the 14th year, MJF has succeed in gathering 250 over exhibitors from more than 15 countries and regions wit
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has said that the United States must mind its own business in regard to Malaysia's application of the Internal Security Act. Responding to a statement by the US State Department on Thursday on the arrests under the ISA of the five HINDRAF leaders that said that Washington expected Kuala Lumpur to provide full protection to them under Malaysian law, Razak said: "Can they first of all give a fair trial to the detainees in Guantanamo Bay? We'll only respond if they do so." He was speaking after the 36th annual Malaysia-Indonesia General Border Committee meeting at Nikko Hotel here on Friday. His reference was to the terrorist suspects held without trial at a facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Razak claimed that the HINDRAF had been given ample advice and warnings since it staged an illegal demonstration on November 25 before the ISA was brought into play. (ANI)
Tourist traffic from India to Malaysia continues to grow. It touched 315,000 visitors this year until September, compared to 270,000 for the whole of last year. Indian travellers here have spent about RM724.7million so far this year, and according to Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board director for India P. Manoharan, most of the Indian visitors belonged to well-off or richer class. The Star quoted Manoharan as also claiming that his agency was successfully marketing Malaysia as an exciting and affordable tourist destination. He said the uncompromising hospitality industry and affordable hotel rates, scenic vistas and a friendly cosmopolitan population, were the major draws. He claimed Indian destinations become expensive at the year-end, due to visiting international tourists and non-resident Indians returning home for festivals and marriages during the auspicious period. He added that it was far more expensive for Indians to go on local holidays at this time because
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Malaysia's national oil company has been cleared to begin building oil platforms and share in pipeline construction in Turkmenistan, local television reported Friday.
"President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has approved plans by Petronas to build oil platforms in cooperation with Turkmenistan so as...
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Five ethnic Indians held under a Malaysian law that allows detention without trial should be charged in court immediately to avoid
Tenaga Nasional Bhd., Malaysia's biggest power utility, wants the government to let it raise electricity prices every year for a decade to compensate for a planned reduction in fuel subsidies.
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State-owned oil firm Petronas announced on Friday that it has awarded a contract to Japan's largest oil refiner Nippon Oil Corp to begin oil exploration in Malaysia.
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I love my country very much because: (click to enlarge the picture for a better view)1. We have the best university in the world2. We have the cleanest and fairest justice3. We have the best road construction4. We have the best online advertising payoutThe End~advertising
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The Malaysian Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan are awarded by the Malaysian Government to the nominated students from the Commonwealth countries to study at the post- graduate level in Malaysia. This is a Government to Government scheme without any bond imposed by Malaysia.
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Applicants must be the Commonwealth citizens or British protected persons residing in countries of
Come this Friday, photography enthusiasts will witness the launch of Canon’s latest digital professional camera. This equipment will be on display at Berjaya Times Square for three days, ending Sunday, Sept 10.Its latest digital professional camera – the EOS400D – has been eagerly awaited for by many photographers and professionals. Available only in early September, this 10.1 megapixel camera is equipped with the new EOS Integrated Cleaning System, which repels dust automatically. Its features are high end specifications at affordable pricing.“Initial feedback has demonstrated to us that the camera will be quite popular among professional photographers because of its wide-range interchangeable lens system and other accessories such as flash units,” said Canon Consumer Imaging and Information Division senior director and general manager, Richard Yeow.more :
Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani,...
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Talks with Saudi Arabia and Malaysia on establishment of two power plants in Fars and Zanjan provinces are underway, deputy head of Iran Power Development Company (IPDC), Mostafa Ali-Rabbani,...
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Beyonce's planned Malaysia date has been axed after local religious groups pushed to have her act sanitised in line with local sensibilities.Gwen Stefani - who faced similar restrictions in August - complied with the rules, deciding that it was more important to open up the large market and make some money ("more important to bring her music to Malaysia") than to worry about the implications of having her dress style dictated to her by a religious group.
John Postill on media anthropology and internet activism in Malaysiaby LorenzIs Internet making any significant difference to the governance of an multiethnic middle-income suburb of Kuala Lumpur? Anthropologist John Postill has been on fieldwork there and sent me a working...
So fifty years, eh? Yes, I am damn proud to be Malaysian. I don’t have a little flag stuck to my car, but I am still damn proud. Besides, those little plastic sticks are really dangerous when it comes flying off on the highway.
There’s a flood of lists out there about Malaysia, let me make [...]
I must say some of the contestants are really talented. I can't really compare them to the original Project Runway contestants. They have their distinctive styles of designing. It must be influenced by different perspectives of life and cultures. In their task on episode 3, they were asked to design a red carpet dress for singer "Nurul". Jenny, the one who got eliminated got quite a harsh comment from Bernard Chandran. Ouch! But I still love you Bernard. Hehe. In the end, Alex who came up with a short, white dress (with a sexy bare back) won the challenge. Oh yeah, I guess I'm a late bloomer for this whole Project Runway Malaysia thing, I just found out a blog writtten by the contestants. Here it is http://projectrunwaymalaysia.blogspot.com/. It's they themselves and you can find individual blog from some of the contestants too.
Watching Project Runway Malaysia now. If I'm not mistaken this is the 2nd episode. Missed out the 1st episode. Not bad at all. Am liking it already! It's good that they make it bi-lingual. We are Malaysians! Ok, off to watch it now.
At the conference, Museveni and Abdullah also agreed to cooperate in other sectors, including the development of a railway network in Uganda and the export of Ugandan organic food products to Malaysia.
The Malaysian government has warned it could use tough anti-terrorism laws against bloggers who insult Islam or the country's king. MEETING WITH TURKISH BLOGGERS It is already old news, unfortunately i haven't blogged about it before. a while ago Türk Blog Yazarları network met in Taksim. I was late and missed some of the juicy part but it was reported here and here at least. There is a video and tons of photos. Well, most of the attendants were real tech-savvy people where I felt technologically primitive. Think of the rest:) As far as I know, this is the third big network that focuses on Turkish bloggers. Blog Kardeşliği looks like the biggest one which is followed by Bloglar Alemi. Then comes the Türk Blog Yazarları... (or it already passed the others? possible...) That's real pity by the way: Lives of Others actor dies; Ulrich Muehe, the star of Oscar-winning German film The Lives of Others, dies at the age of 54.
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How Malaysia Can Beat China, Uzbekistan and Iran at Football?
I have an idea.
Bring back the bomoh, lah.
That one dem popular back in the Eighties one. This guy will come and fling air jampi on the field to make sure it rains 2 hours before the games starts. How do you make sure you can beat teams from the desert-dry Middle East? Play in water-logged becak pitch la.
Players should also wear tangkal (amulets) to make sure they are kebal and cannot be tackled by opposing players, unless they are women.
The bomoh will also merenjis sacrificial animal blood on the goalpost to make sure our goal is impenetrable against the opponents. Even if it doesn’t work, the sight of a deranged man slaughtering goats and chickens at the touchline will surely scare the bejasus out of the Iranians.
Go find some unemployed bomoh la. I’m pretty sure there are a lot of them floating around doing side jobs since times have gone bad for them. I’ve seen some of them selling minyak dhab along Jalan Tuan
As Extracted from TheStar:A KISS, a fine or would you rather be tied up?Some 100 young children who attended a motivation camp were given these choices whenever they are penalised for making a mistake, China Press reported.An angry parent who e-mailed a complaint to the paper on Monday alleged that the Year Four and Year Five pupils were also ordered to call the instructors Prince Charming or Snow White. Calling them “teacher” would make the children liable to a fine of RM1. Throughout the four-day programme that started on June 25 at a primary school in Kuala Lumpur, some pupils paid out as much as RM10 in fines.Some schoolgirls who attended the camp were made to kiss the male instructors if they did not pay attention to the lessons.Some pupils were tied to their chair for not paying attention in class.The daily said the camp had 10 instructors, two of whom were from Singapore. The disgusted parent questioned whether the country’s laws and regulations allow such incidents to hap
:: T E E N S T R E E T: Our purpose is to motivate and equip Christian Teens to have a real friendship with Jesus and reflect Him in their world. :: GERMANY We are looking forward to TeenStreet Germany 2007, when we will be meeting in a brand new auditorium in Oldenburg 28.07-04/08. Welcome for a preview: YouTube (03:59):: SOUTH AFRICA TeenStreet "Wild Kingdom" launches in South Africa this December. It will take place near Pretoria. Visit the website for more details.:: MALAYSIA Set for December 2007, will be " Contagious" in Malaysia this year. The programme will be led by Germany's Chris & Melanie Kleinloh. :: BRASIL The next TeenStreet Brasil will 20-27th Jan 2008 and the theme will be "Contagious". Check the TeenStreet Brasil website for more detailed information MORE exciting Facts >> TEENSTREET ::
In a significant move, Malaysian Government has put a complete ban on fast food ads being shown especially in children programs on TV. This move had come as a way to avoid increasing health problems among children due to their bad eating habits (From News.com.au).
According to health minister, Chua Soi Lek, All fast food companies have to display the details like the amount of cholesterol, fat
For those who derno what's happening, please refer to lim peh mia sifu punya brog : lin peh on One Day in the NewsNow, after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Monday rapped some government employees for not being able to sing the "Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang" national song.He's getting Married!!!YES!! BADAWI IS GETTING MARRIED !!! PWNZORRR!!!This News mia value is so lan big until lim peh have to push lim peh mia piao mei post into next post!!!Dern belif lim peh?! You can go MalaysiaKini or TheStarMalaysia Boleh!!!!!
For those tourist who are kambing to Malaysia for Visit Malaysia 2007, please take note that we Malaysia peeple are still very civilized and educated and the following words that you might find in certain signboards will mean no harm to you, your gf, your marder, or even your whole family!!If you are traveling and carrying your laptop along with you, it's advisable that you carry it really along with you all the time!! Bahasa Melayu is the National Language of Malaysia and for laptop, we called it RIBA.Budden hor if you happen to be visiting Low Yat Plaza which's the heaven of cheap IT stuff and you wanna buy cheap laptop please tell the salesperson you are looking for laptop in inggerish!! (We Malaysia peeple 90% get used to this word laptop and lim peh until today only know the existence of RIBA!!)If you eat too much Sambal or ABC and you are having toothache, please dun feel ashame to visit this dentist should you know the meaning of "Mahai" > (source: Urban Dictionary ->mother's cu
Lim peh know u all sure miss lim peh alot coz long time neva see lim peh sky keep peeple adi.But thousand apology la coz lim peh has been veli veli busy lately due to work, as well as thinking of very good topic to write to compliments to lim peh mia fans experience in here!!The title above, clealy describe lim peh mia feeling now coz Malaysia is a veli de good country to live in, although alot of peeple like to condemn the gaoment, toll plaza or sami vellu, but lim peh feel that Malaysia is still a great country to live in coz it got these:The biggest mamak in the world!!!With children playground summore!!Lamp chop!! Who wan chop the lamp?!Peeple use stage to do fashion catwalk, Mystique in Mutiara Damansara use that to let young punks do shuffle!!Kenny, Happy belated burfday to you.... I know you can sing song like Jacky Cheung, and our outing in Neway was great!!If you wanna see your sing song picture please go here!!Lou poh, finally I can cam whore with you!! I know its late but...
Artist's impression of the new hubMalaysia is set to become the oil hub for the entire South-East Asian region with the setting up of a RM1.4 billion (approx. $405.6 million) storage facility in Pulau Tanjung Bin near Tanjung Pelepas, Johor (just off the Port of Tanjung Pelepas). The Malaysian Government has given the green signal for the project.This is a significant development and the facility would be the World's largest Petroleum hub when it is completed. The 1.0 million cubic-meter storage terminal would be located on a 40 ha island and will be able to handle over 60 million tonnes of petroleum products annually.The proposed project will be handled by KIC Group of Companies subsidiary, Asia Petroleum Hub Sdn Bhd, which is a joint venture between KIC Group of companies (90%) and Trek Perintis Sdn Bhd (10%).According to Asia Petroleum Hub's executive chairman Abdul Rashid Mohd Isa, the hub would enable the government to reduce its subsidies for petroleum products through the eli
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