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  • Reviewing Malaysia's National Car Policy

    Global Voices » Malaysia
    Mong Palatino
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:43 pm
    Anil Netto lists the reasons why he thinks Malaysia's national car policy is a ‘big mistake.' He mentioned that “the dependence on motor vehicles puts Malaysians at the mercy of higher oil prices.” Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Huawei Unveils the World’s Slimmest Android Smartphone

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    KAL KAMEL
    10 Jan 2012 | 4:13 am
    At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today, Huawei unveiled the Ascend P1 S, which it claims is the world’s slimmest smartphone. Running on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the Ascend P1 S is only 6.68mm thin; in comparison, the Motorola RAZR is 7.1mm thick and the Samsung Galaxy S II is 8.49mm thick. In addition to its super slim form factor, the Ascend P1 S is also the fastest and most compact smartphone in its class, with a dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 Cortext-A9 processor with 1GB of RAM. And that’s not all! The Ascend P1 S boasts a…

  • Jusco Mall at Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru

    Living in Malaysia
    curiouscat
    6 Jan 2012 | 9:12 pm
    The Jusco Mall at Permas Jaya is somewhat small. The Jusco Hypermarket offers a wide variety of items and the food selection is good. The Jusco may be a bit smaller than others but it is perfectly adequate in my opinion. The best that the rest of the mall offers are restaurants, including a food court with several good options and also a Sushi King, A&W, Secret Recipe and Pizza Hut. Stores in Jusco Mall I would guess there are fewer than 20 other stores. In the surrounding few blocks there are quite a few shophouses with restaurants, beauty salons and the like in addition to several…

  • Malaysia's first openly gay pastor to marry

    Malaysia: News & Videos about Malaysia - CNN.com
    1 Sep 2011 | 1:41 am
    Malaysia's first openly gay pastor has chosen Wednesday, coinciding with the country's Independence Day, to get married to his American partner in New York, barely a month after same-sex marriage became legalized there.

  • Children sang to help calm down Malaysian hostage-taker

    Malaysia: News & Videos about Malaysia - CNN.com
    7 Jul 2011 | 10:11 am
    Authorities rescued 30 children and four teachers from a man wielding a hammer and a machete in southern Malaysia on Thursday, the country's national news agency said.
 
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  • Sara 1Malaysia pledges lucrative returns to investors

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:11 pm
    KUALA LUMPUR: Skim Amanah Rakyat 1Malaysia (Sara 1Malaysia) will give investors a return on investment of 12% per annum over five years, according to Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) president and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Datuk Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman at the launch of the scheme yesterday.

  • Trinity calls for more collateral

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:09 pm
    KUALA LUMPUR: Trinity Corp Bhd has proposed additional collateral for the holders of the balance of its RM84.65mil sukuk, in the form of sales proceeds from 40 shop office units at Saujana Putra which would amount to about RM40mil arising from a proposed joint venture.

  • Lingui and associate company Glenealy are next in line

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pm
    PETALING JAYA: Samling Strategic Corp Sdn Bhd (SSC) is proposing to privatise unit Samling Global Ltd (SGL) and in turn to privatise timber firm Lingui Developments Bhd and associate company Glenealy Plantations (Malaya) Bhd.

  • Foreign exchange rules to be liberalised further

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pm
    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s foreign exchange administration rules will be liberalised progressively in order to broaden the participation of regional players in the domestic market, according to Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

  • Restraining order on Ho Hup extended

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pm
    PETALING JAYA: The High Court of Malaya granted an extension for the restraining order on Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd and its 70% subsidiary, Bukit Jalil Development Sdn Bhd (BJD) a third time.
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  • Old Masters auctions total more than US$120m

    justin@themalaysianinsider.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    NEW YORK, Jan 28 — Old Masters paintings brought in more than US$120 million (RM372 million) at auction sales this week, with several works selling for more than US$5 million each and records set for some artists. The top price in several days of sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s was US$5.9 million for Giambattista Tiepolo’s “The Arrival of Henry ...

  • Pemuda Umno dakwa Anwar sokong Zionis

    justin@themalaysianinsider.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:36 am
    KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan — Pemuda Umno menuduh Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mempertahankan “rejim zionis Israel” selepas ketua pembangkang itu dikatakan menyokong semua usaha melindungi keselamatan Israel. Pengerusi Biro Antarabangsa dan Aman Pemuda Umno Datuk Ahmad Zaki berkata rakyat Palestin yang harus diberikan perlindungan, dipertahankan dan ...

  • Azarenka cruises to maiden grand slam title

    justin@themalaysianinsider.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:24 am
    MELBOURNE, Jan 28 — Victoria Azarenka today became the first Belarusian to win a grand slam singles title when she claimed the Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Russia’s Maria Sharapova. The 22-year-old’s first grand slam title also means that she will become the new world No. 1 when the WTA rankings are released on Monday. With ...

  • World leaders: Creatures of God or the Devil? — John Inbaraj

    justin@themalaysianinsider.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:08 am
    JAN 28 — Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah. When Dr Mahathir Mohamad became prime minister, he walked in with this slogan. However, in the 22 years he held power, he systematically destroyed every legacy the British and our founding fathers (excluding Abdul Razak) had stood for and built steadfastly. In fact, Dr Mahathir even destroyed Umno, and history ...

  • Guan Eng dakwa Umno jadikan anak-anaknya sasaran politik

    justin@themalaysianinsider.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:07 am
    KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan — Lim Guan Eng menuduh Umno menjadikan anak-anaknya sebagai sasaran politik dan mendakwa anak perempuannya telah menjadi mangsa serangan oleh Naib Presiden Umno Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Menteri Pertahanan ini mengatakan program latihan Khidmat Negara kini diterima dengan meluas dan mendapat kepercayaan ibu bapa untuk ...
 
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  • File-sharing Sites Cut Back on Sharing in the Aftermath of Crackdown on Megaupload

    KAL KAMEL
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:41 am
    Just days after the US Justice Department closed down Megaupload, other popular file-sharing services have abruptly cut off the sharing of movies, games and other software through their servers. File-sharing services, also referred to as digital lockers, enable users to easily upload, store and share large files on a server in the internet cloud. This includes movies, music, gaming applications, software tools, multimedia presentations and the like. But digital locker companies  have not come up with a good way to consistently stop copyright infringement and as the result, they are often…

  • Huawei Unveils the World’s Slimmest Android Smartphone

    KAL KAMEL
    10 Jan 2012 | 4:13 am
    At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today, Huawei unveiled the Ascend P1 S, which it claims is the world’s slimmest smartphone. Running on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the Ascend P1 S is only 6.68mm thin; in comparison, the Motorola RAZR is 7.1mm thick and the Samsung Galaxy S II is 8.49mm thick. In addition to its super slim form factor, the Ascend P1 S is also the fastest and most compact smartphone in its class, with a dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 Cortext-A9 processor with 1GB of RAM. And that’s not all! The Ascend P1 S boasts a…

  • iPhone 4S Users are the “Hungriest” Data Consumers: Study

    KAL KAMEL
    9 Jan 2012 | 1:46 am
    According to a new study by Arieso, owners of Apple’s new iPhone 4S are using almost twice as much data with their devices than iPhone 4 users, and almost three times as much as iPhone 3G users. Michael Flanagan, the chief technology officer at Arieso noted that “I use the iPhone 4 myself and when I first heard of the iPhone 4S features I was not compelled to rush out and get one. However, the data usage numbers I am seeing make me wonder what I am missing.” The report, which was covered by Reuters, indicate that this doubling in data usage may be due to increasing use of…

  • Malaysia Airlines Rewards Customers for Flight Bookings on Facebook

    KAL KAMEL
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:44 am
    From now until March 31 2011, passengers of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) can earn 1,000 “Enrich Miles” when they book their air tickets via the MHBuddy app on Facebook. Enrich is a loyalty and frequent flyer programme of MAS with 1.9 million members worldwide. MAS launched its MHBuddy app in February 2011, which allows its customers to book tickets, select seats, access travel itinerary and also, flight check-ins. The app taps into users’ social graph i.e. share travel plans and experiences with family and friends on Facebook, identifying who might be sharing the same flight,…

  • 3 Billion iPad Apps Downloads Leave Android In The Dust

    KAL KAMEL
    6 Jan 2012 | 4:16 am
    iPad users have cumulatively downloaded an estimated 3 billion apps since Apple launched the hugely popular device on April 3, 2010, according to a report by ABI Research, a US-based market intelligence company. It took iPad users took nearly a year and a half to reach the 3 billion downloads mark; iPhone users took as long as two years before being able to reach that level. In comparison, Android tablets only have around 440 million downloads thus far. According to the report, Android still trails greatly behind the iPad mainly because Android tablets in the market are still using older…
 
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  • Opponents of Lynas to file suit

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:50 am
    ©The Star (Used by permission) KUALA LUMPUR: Opponents of the controversial Lynas Advanced Material Plant in Pahang will file a court injunction to put a stop to the project.The suit, which will be filed at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in the next few days, seeks to stop the construction of the RM700mil facility on the grounds that it does not conform to proper procedures.The injunction will be filed by the Anti-Rare Earth Refinery Action Group (Badar) and names 10 respondents, including Australian company Lynas Corporation, the International Trade and Industry Ministry and Science,…

  • Defence seeks to examine police reports

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:47 am
    ©The New Straits Times (Used by permission)SHAH ALAM: The judge in the Banting murder trial will decide on Monday on an application by the defence to cross-examine an interrogating officer on his police reports. Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir yesterday heard submissions by the defence and prosecution.Counsel Gurbachan Singh submitted that he made the application under Section 145 of the Evidence Act 1950, which states that a witness may be cross-examined on previous statements made by him.He said the words previous statements as stated in the section includes police reports. Police reports may be…

  • Historic justice

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:21 am
    By Rebecca Lowe©IBA Global Insight (Used by permission)After graduating in 1952, Sandra Day O’Connor couldn’t find a law firm willing to give her a job. Nearly 30 years later, she was the first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court, a historic milestone for women’s rights. IBA Global Insight speaks to the former Supreme Court Justice who was at the centre of the controversial election of George W Bush.Sandra Day O’Connor, sitting serenely on a pristine cream sofa in her Savoy suite overlooking London’s River Thames, was just a child when she shot her first coyote. It was a tough…

  • Internationalism: The Biggest Change in Law

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:54 am
    By Michael Kirby©The Commonwealth Lawyer (Used by permission)First published in The Commonwealth Lawyer, Vol 20, No 1, April 2011Our world is linked by jumbo jets, the internet, YouTube and Twitter; the global ideas of human rights and duties; the global challenges of terrorism, the financial crisis and HIV/AIDS. It is this global phenomenon that radically alters the discipline of law, as it was taught to me in the 1960s, and the law as it will exist for those graduating in the discipline today. I want to illustrate this phenomenon (and its difficulties) with three practical instances from…

  • SUHAKAM Public Inquiry on Allegations of Violations of Human Rights Prior To and During the ...

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:53 am
    Contributed by Ng Chia How, Pupil in ChambersThe Bar Council has a team of lawyers attending the SUHAKAM Public Inquiry on Allegations of Violations of Human Rights Prior To and During the Public Rally on 9 July 2011. Please click here (http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/human_rights/) to view all their reports on the proceedings.Three witnesses were called to give their testimony on the fifth day of the SUHAKAM public inquiry (http://www.suhakam.org.my/introduction_pi) (“Inquiry”), held on 20 Dec 2011 (Tuesday): Detective Lance Corporal Shahril b Fadzali, Dr Abdul Adzim E Arim Sasi and Lance…
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  • Facebook-ed Chalkboard App

    Muhammad Hafiz
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm
    Over the past few months, most consumers who followed some locations for the latest updates of Today’s Specials, found difficulty in knowing what locations they have followed. One reason is that Chalkboard has often focussed their development towards the small and medium businesses and not towards consumers. One of their engineers, Anuj Bheda brought up this interesting perspective that they need a common focal point to get the consumers to be able to know what is going on around them, and suggest building a Facebook app. The technology team, together with their designer…

  • Echelon 2012 Startup Marketplace opens for submissions!

    Muhammad Hafiz
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:02 am
    Echelon 2012 Startup Marketplace is now officially open for submissions. e27 is reaching out to their various media partners across the region to help get the word out to Asian startups in their communities. The Echelon 2012 Startup Marketplace, formerly known as Echelon Launchpad and Startup Exhibition, has been re-crafted based on the feedback of the Echelon alumni and it will also present more emphasis on all the participating startups at Echelon 2012 and provide them with a more engaging platform to interact with investors, corporate, government agencies and the general public. The…

  • All Deals Asia Launches the First One Stop Deals Iphone App

    Daniel CerVentus
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:11 am
    All Deals Asia announces the launch of a first of its kind iPhone application that gives users access to deals from more than 50 daily deal sites across the Asia Pacific region. With thousands of deals consolidated in one place, this App allows users to easily browse and compare deals, instead of having to visit several deal websites. The deals can be sorted by country, date, popularity, categories or proximity, making it a breeze for users to make their choice. “By consolidating deals from different deal websites and organising them into a single platform, we believe this will help…

  • Ctrl+Alt+Compete, the movie premier in Malaysia

    Daniel CerVentus
    10 Jan 2012 | 2:49 am
    Microsoft just made a movie and you are invited to watch it on 18 of Jan 2012 at Microsoft Malaysia’s office. Why is this important to entrepreneurs? It is because this movie is about startups.  Register yourself at http://on.fb.me/vdJLs0 About the movie Ctrl+Alt+Compete “There are literally thousands of start-ups being formed or in their infancy right now. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to start a company as an entrepreneur, to have to deal with the headaches of forming a company, its employees, getting funding by doing presentations and even dealing with the potential…

  • What Happened in the Morning Session for CPB2011 Open Day?

    Daniel CerVentus
    13 Dec 2011 | 4:54 am
    Thanks to Reshwindblade for the recording this is what went down in the CPB2011 open day. If you are in the tech sector and you missed out what is the Computing Professional Bill 2011, you can check out our write-up and what LoyarBurok wrote. Here is the video.
 
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    Global Voices » Malaysia

  • Malaysia: Ministry Blames Google Translate for Website Errors

    Mong Palatino
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pm
    Don’t wear “clothes that poke eye” and remember the “Mongoose fight” uniform for official functions. These are some of the funny English translation errors in the website of Malaysia’s Ministry of Defense which made headlines last week. The errors have been removed already but not before netizens were able to discuss them thoroughly in various social networks. Uppercaise reviews the translation errors The dress code says officers and staff must wear “ethical clothing” — but at the same time “the dress code is not allowed in the work”. “Ethical clothing” was required…

  • Malaysia: Proposed Race Relations Act

    Mong Palatino
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:58 pm
    Ann Surin reviews the proposed Race Relations Act in Malaysia which the government hopes would prevent race-based discrimination in the country. Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Malaysia: Improving Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

    Mong Palatino
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:49 pm
    KW Mak writes about the inadequacy of local laws to address the accessibility of public building for people with disabilities in Malaysia Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Reviewing Malaysia's National Car Policy

    Mong Palatino
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:43 pm
    Anil Netto lists the reasons why he thinks Malaysia's national car policy is a ‘big mistake.' He mentioned that “the dependence on motor vehicles puts Malaysians at the mercy of higher oil prices.” Written by Mong Palatino · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Southeast Asia in 2011: A Year of Protest

    Mong Palatino
    3 Jan 2012 | 9:28 am
    The Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street are localized protests that still made a tremendous impact in the world in 2011. They were organized in response to place-specific issues, but their appeal and influence were immediately global. In Southeast Asia, Global Voices was able to feature several protest movements in 2011 that echoed the radical politics of Arab Spring and Occupy. Malaysia’s Bersih (Clean) was the most outstanding protest event of 2011 in the region. The event, which was initially organized to ask for very sensible and doable electoral reforms (e.g. cleaning up of the…
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    28 Jan 2012 | 3:03 am
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  • Raymond.CC: Automatically Disable Wireless Network Connection when Local Area Connection is Enabled

    Raymond
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:40 am
    I normally disable any not frequently used hardware in Device Manager such as the webcam, fingerprint reader, DVD-RAM, Modem, Firewire, PCMCIA adapter, and most importantly the wireless adapter. So far I only noticed that the computer boots up faster since it doesn’t need to load up the devices and most probably it could even prolong the battery life on my laptop. Many times I’ve seen people using their laptop connected to both wifi and LAN that is on the same router. Although this shouldn’t cause any problems because Windows routing[...]

  • Jayce Ooi: Download Flip Riders for Android Free

    Jayce
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:53 am
    Another free Android game from Bad Juju Games ~ Flip Riders. Can you perform jumps, wheelies, 360’s, front flips, back flips, and an assortment of aerial maneuvers on motocross in real life? If no, try them on Flip Riders. 6 unique worlds with 60+ challenging and highly replayable obstacle courses are waiting for you… Flip [...]

  • Jayce Ooi: Download The Mooniacs for Android Free

    Jayce
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:45 am
    Full version Ad-Free Android game for you ~ The Mooniacs by Bad Juju Games. Collect as much JujuBees as you can in 100 levels of puzzles. Use them to trade for parts to fix the Mooniacs ship and get them home again. Can you do that? The Mooniacs Download The Mooniacs at Android Market here.

  • Jayce Ooi: Download Devils at the Gate for Android Free

    Jayce
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:35 am
    I love tower defense game. Here is another free Android tower defense game from Feelingtouch ~ Devils at the Gate. It is based on a war scenario between the patriots and the devils. Devils at the Gate has nice colourful graphics. Several types of units for you to choose. Plan your strategic well and defend [...]
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  • Two Day from sharm to Cairo and Luxor — Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:34 am
    Two Day from sharm to Cairo and Luxor - Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Tour Itinerary Day 1: Sharm flight toCairo – Cairo Sightseeing – fly to Luxor pick up and transfer to your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, transfer to Sharm El Sheikh Airport A / C van flight to Cairo by Appointment Your guide Egyptologist tour, visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Cheops pyramid, which is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and Khafre and Menkaure pyramids (Cheops, Chephren, Menkauraa pyramids), Valley Temple, the Sphinx, the Egyptian Museum, where u can see, one of…

  • Lost Liaisons in Laos (an omission). — Luang Prabang , Lao Peoples Dem Rep

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    Lost Liaisons in Laos (an omission). - Luang Prabang , Lao Peoples Dem Rep Luang Prabang , Lao Peoples Dem Rep Where I stayedVilla Maly(Luang Prabang hotels)Well, we're still messing around with the blog alongside a decent review of the photographs and it seems we've done Laos a disservice by missing out a whole chunk of the sightseeing and thereby depriving our loyal readership of some vital information they may need re their own prospective visits to this excellent country. (Actually, for the sake of accuracy, the real reason this happened was because there was an initial tacit agreement…

  • Seriously.... — Airlie Beach, Australia

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    Seriously.... - Airlie Beach, Australia Airlie Beach, Australia Where I stayed Airlie Waterfront Backpackers Airlie Beach(Airlie Beach hotels) What I did Cruise Whitsundays Airlie BeachAfter working for two months straight I thought I deserved a vacation and that it was time to leave Kabra for different pastures. I procured a ride with a friend's friend as far as Mackay. Little did I know that I'd be sharing the ride with a jockey, a couple horses and two chiwawas..true story. The people were very nice, letting me sleep at their house that night and then taking me into town the next morning…

  • Once again, it's all over too quickly — Cape Town, South Africa

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:31 am
    Once again, it's all over too quickly - Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town, South AfricaThis morning I got up bright and early as I had pre-purchased my ticket to Robben Island on the 9am ferry. I took my last shower before my flight (gew, so early!) then packed up once again. But it would not be my last pack of the day, as I was packing the case to store it for the day and would have to do a better job upon my return before my flight home. A taxi picked me up and took me into the city for only 40 ZAR, which I thought was quite good. Katrin, the owner of the guesthouse, had arranged it…

  • Glandouille — Vilcabamba, Ecuador

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:31 am
    Glandouille - Vilcabamba, Ecuador Vilcabamba, EcuadorMe leve vers 10h, ne fais rien de la journee, regarde des films. Le soir, Catherine, une anglaise, mange avec moi. Je bois trois litres de vin blanc et paie un ou deux verres a Blanca, l'equatorienne. Me couche bourre a 4h... Photos de Lisa
 
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  • Keep it simple, clear and correct - New Straits Times

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:02 pm
    Keep it simple, clear and correctNew Straits TimesBy Fauziah Ismail | 0 comments IWAS having breakfast at the Hotel Michelangelo in Johannesburg recently and I overheard a Malaysian at the table next to the buffet area asking the waiter for "sky juice". I haven't heard that term being used in a long

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  • Faronics Deep Freeze To Clone Your PC

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:49 am
    Faronics Deep Freeze works by taking an image of a computer's hard disk which can be used to restore at any time necessary. in other words, it is a cloning solution for Computer and IT management. It is part of the Faronics Software Suite.Faronics Deep Freeze reduces IT helpdesk requests and costs by 63% by making computer configurations indestructible. It does this by ensuring each and every desktop, laptop, and server always remains in its perfect, original operating state that it was deployed in.This is especially useful for businesses with multiple computers and servers to maintain. It…

  • Symantec Security Response: Spammers on the Lookout for Valentine’s Day Bargain Hunters

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:14 am
    Spammers are on the lookout for Valentine’s Day bargain hunters, so be vigilant if you’re looking for great deals online!Symantec researchers are observing a surge of spam as Valentine’s Day approaches. Unbelievable discounts on jewellery, dinners, and expensive gift articles are key themes for Valentine’s Day related spam. Other popular fake promotions include online pharmaceuticals, fake e-cards, gift cards, chocolates, and flowers, all designed with the goal of capturing a user’s personal and financial details.In one spam sample, users are lured to purchase silver, gold, and…

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    26 Jan 2012 | 7:43 pm
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    26 Jan 2012 | 12:37 pm
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  • Sourcefire Unveils FireAMP: Most Significant Anti-Malware Protection To Date

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:19 pm
    Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE), a leader in intelligent cybersecurity solutions, today introduces its new FireAMP™ product, an intelligent, enterprise-class advanced malware protection solution that uses Big Data analytics to discover, analyse and block advanced malware.According to Ivan Wen, Country Manager of Sourcefire Malaysia, FireAMP fulfils the company's 'Agile Security' vision for context-aware, adaptive, and automated security solutions."FireAMP is not just another anti-malware product. It is a highly intelligent cybersecurity solution that has unprecedented visibility and control…
 
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  • RM12 ‘Keh Liao’ Char Koay Teow @ Bee Hooi Coffee Garden, Penang

    vkeong
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pm
    Just when I thought Char Koay Teow in Penang wouldn’t get more expensive, I stumbled upon one that sells a ‘keh liao‘ (added ingredients) version that has a price tag of RM12 while the normal version is RM5.50. FYI, the most expensive Char Koay Teow I ever had prior to this was at Ah Leng

  • Tong Pak Fu HK Dessert Restaurant @ Bukit Mertajam

    vkeong
    21 Jan 2012 | 3:46 am
    Firstly, do not confuse this Tong Pak Fu with the HK one that recently launched at KLCC and Sunway Giza. In fact this is a Penang based dessert chain that has branches at Pulau Tikus, Raja Uda and Bukit Mertajam. Although their names share the same pronunciation in Cantonese, one word used is different. The

  • Verona Trattoria @ Section 17, Petaling Jaya

    vkeong
    15 Jan 2012 | 5:26 pm
    Good Italian restaurants in Klang Valley are not necessarily expensive and are out to hurt your wallet. One example would be Verona Trattoria at Section 17 that just opened its doors about 3 weeks ago. But just so you know, most of the food here have had the recipes modified to suit our heavy Malaysian

  • Yakotaya Japanese Dining @ Metro Prima, Kepong

    vkeong
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    For an area that is surrounded by BBQ steamboat restaurants and sleazy massage parlours, you’d be surprised to find a nice Japanese restaurant such as Yokotaya in Metro Prima Kepong. Looking at their menu, there are two things for sure: the selection is very wide but price is on the higher side. Unfortunately for us

  • Sun May Hiong Pork Satay @ Jalan Kota Laksamana, Melaka

    vkeong
    11 Jan 2012 | 8:03 am
    Satay is a common food in Melaka so there is no surprise that this state has the most Pork Satay restaurants. Besides the meat being used, one major difference in Pork Satay (aka Nyonya Satay) is the peanut dip which is usually mixed with a dollop of pineapple sauce. Sun May Hiong (and along with
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  • 2012 Chinese New Year

    wong
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    Well, new year again. Can’t believe I’ve already spent my another year in Puchong again. Good thing is, I started to really like Puchong than Sibu Not for the shopping and etc. Just for I can live my own life with only my wife and I. Went back Sibu quite early this time, and shorten the time spending here, so I’ve been rushing for cleaning home stuff. Changing colours or upholstery fabric, hanging all those red thingy stuff… And whatever it is to show that this house belongs to a Chinese folks. Surprisingly it seems that fireworks was legalized this year. Will be at…

  • Accidentally rich

    wong
    15 Jan 2012 | 8:04 am
    A video I found in YouTube, a very interesting topic indeed. So let’s go! Facebook, a place where people getting updates about their friends. So when they meet up, they will start discussing what they saw in Facebook. Perfectly fine. However, when the question like “I saw you going/bought/have… Finance not bad huh?” then the answer will come back like, “No lah, not that rich”. Seriously, showing your oversea trip and telling people you’re not rich because you fly with AirAsia? I mean, what is a flight got to do with the expenses you paid at the…

  • Crafting my own buying mind map

    wong
    4 Jan 2012 | 4:01 am
    Mind map, that the word I’ve been looking for. I started to craft a buying guide or a mind map after I started living my own with my wife. Things are getting a little tighter, but it is getting better. Well, it help keep thing minimal at home. With minimal setup, we get to clean up faster, spending time drinking a cup of tea instead of cleaning the house. A lot of time, there is this “desire” taking over the “analytical” thinking. When it come, the mind map will kick in. However, undeniably, it is hard for one person to do that, because when “desire”…

  • New hobby

    wong
    1 Jan 2012 | 10:55 pm
    Latest hobby in development. Gosh, shouldn’t have visited the shop…

  • Birthday Boy

    wong
    24 Dec 2011 | 10:00 am
    A holiday people enjoying, but do not forget who are we celebrating for. Don’t caught up with your gift demand, alcohol need or a wild night. Invite Him to join with your dinner, is that simple.
 
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  • Dogs Of War

    Edrei
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:13 am
    Being a gamer from a young age, it's hard to explain to people why I never picked up physical sports. Whenever people ask me what team sports I play, I would always rattle off my favourite multiplayer games of the moment, only to be met by blank stares or looks of disapproval. Only then do I start listing down the parallels between sports and games. Parallel 1. There is no "I" in team – Regardless of whether it's virtual or not, almost all multiplayer games rely on teamwork to win. Parallel 2. You burn energy to reach the end – Playing long hours with hair trigger reactions to…

  • Happy Birthday Melissa

    Edrei
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    It's not everyone that celebrates their birthday on some nationwide public holiday. It can suck a little when a lot of places close down because of it. Though in the end, it's about the company that you spend your day with, and not the gifts, nor the celebration that makes it all worthwhile. So I may not be the best, I may not that kind. I may not be just like the rest, Yet you don't seem to mind. How we met briefly on a chance, That day I seemed to forget. Now we find time to randomly dance, and munch on a tasty baguette. It fills me to unbound wonder, How different we are apart. Still our…

  • Drowning In Wine

    Edrei
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:18 am
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  • My Little Overlord

    Edrei
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:16 am
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  • Hello From Melbourne

    Edrei
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:15 am
    ---Here are some more related posts for your reading pleasure: Return Of The BloggerMelbourne HiatusNever Doubt My GaydarThe Artsy Fartsy Ocean Road Penguin ParadeOff To See The Wizard
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  • ADV: Apple iPhone 4S On Maxis

    Kenny Sia
    6 Jan 2012 | 4:35 am
    The iPhone 4S was the final Apple product touched by Steve Jobs before he passed. Let's face it, when Apple announced the iPhone 4S two months ago, some people were disappointed. Fair enough. People were expecting the announcement of the "iPhone 5", not a update to the existing iPhone 4. But the untimely passing of the Apple supremo was enough to propel the 4S to legendary status. Enough was written about the new features of the iPhone 4S, so I won't delve into detail about how the improved processor is twice as fast, how smart the software has become and how much the new 8MP camera…

  • ADV: The Best Name For A Car

    Kenny Sia
    15 Dec 2011 | 7:27 pm
    It's not Benz. It's not Porsche. It's not Lamborghini. The best name for a car is Kia - the name of a Korean car manufacturer. Why leh? Because in Hokkien, Kia means "GO!" When you think about it, that's the most basic thing a car should do isn't it? Stick your key in, start the engine, and just... run. We don't want any engine choking  or power window sticking. When we buy a car, we just want it to take us to A to B whenever we want. In other words, as my mother so eloquently point out, "chia eh kia to ho liaw lah, mai aneh macam-macam" (car can run good enough…

  • Interviewed By The Star

    Kenny Sia
    8 Dec 2011 | 6:54 pm
    Every now and again, I get interviewed by newspapers or magazines. Interviews come and go, but very few of them I put aside for keepsake. Having said that, I must say I particularly like the feature that the Sarawak edition of The Star did on me last Monday. I thought I can describe myself pretty well, but my interviewer Yu Ji articulated my thoughts in a much more eloquent way than I could ever do myself. This is also the first time my face appeared on the front cover of a newspaper. Having just celebrated my 29th birthday, that came as a very timely gift. :) Much-travelled man in transition…

  • Problem?

    Kenny Sia
    1 Dec 2011 | 7:46 pm
    In Sarawak, we have a politician by the name of Wong Soon Koh. I don't know much about him, except he is always cutting ribbons at functions and that he is one of the two candidates vying for presidency for SUPP, aka Sarawak BN's equivalent of the MCA. Ever since I started reading 9gag, every time I see Wong Soon Koh's smiling face on the newspaper, I can't help but to think how similar he is to the "Problem?" guy.     See? Can't even tell the difference. Uncanny!

  • 28

    Kenny Sia
    26 Nov 2011 | 11:27 pm
    28 things I did when I was 28 years old: 1. Celebrated my 28th birthday alone in Auckland Airport. I was meant to fly from Auckland to Singapore on the eve of my birthday, but my flight never arrived because the entire runway lights in Auckland Airport blew up, leaving some 10,000 passengers grounded. While I was sleeping on the airport floor, my friends in Singapore were at a restaurant waiting for my arrival to celebrate my birthday. In the end, they didn't wait. They ate my birthday cake. :(   2. Had my first Club Med experience. Club Med is an all-inclusive resort, meaning all the…
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  • Happy Dragon New Year

    Yein Jee
    21 Jan 2012 | 8:10 pm
    Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Lunar New Year, Happy Dragon Year. Image by Amuria & The Morning Mist. Happy Dragon New Year from YeinJee's Asian Blog

  • Ayumi Hamasaki to divorce husband

    Yein Jee
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:46 am
    Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki is going to divorce her Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz after just a year into marriage. Hamasaki told fans that she had initiated the split, explaining that she felt unable to keep the promise she made to Schwarz, who lives in Los Angeles, that the pair would live together in America. “Since the Tohoku disaster, I have had the feeling that I don’t want to be apart from Japan,” she wrote. “As a result I have been spending more and more days away from him.” “We spoke about this and we thought we could maintain our relationship…

  • US marines urinating on dead Afghan

    Yein Jee
    12 Jan 2012 | 10:45 am
    If you are news-conscious you probably have learnt about this, of the four US marines apparently urinating on Afghan corpses (else, read from Dailymail or BBC)… Things often go beyond right or wrong in a war imo. I couldn’t see how desecration of corpses are any worse than taking one’s life to begin with; war is never pretty. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s appalling, but I find it ironic that most critics don’t give much damn about the number of casualties but all hyped about this act instead. It’s unfortunate for the US troopers who risked (and many…

  • T-ara – Lovey Dovey music video & pics

    Yein Jee
    12 Jan 2012 | 6:32 am
    Korean pop group T-ara has released Lovey Dovey, a follow up track to Cry Cry. The 20-minute music video is a drama-sequel to the Cry Cry video, starring actors Cha Seung-won, Ji Chang-wook and a couple of the T-ara members. Also included in the MV is We Were In Love – a collaboration between T-ara and Davichi. Embedded further below is the dance practise video with full song without the drama fuss… There's more, read the full post » T-ara – Lovey Dovey music video & pics from YeinJee's Asian Blog

  • North Koreans punished for poor mourning

    Yein Jee
    12 Jan 2012 | 2:54 am
    It’s reported that North Korea are punishing people who didn’t mourn enough for the death of former leader Kim Jong-il (pic), and also those who criticised the new leader and the dynastic system. It’s claimed that authorities “are handing down at least six months in a labour training camp to anybody who didn’t participate in the organized gatherings during the mourning period, or who did participate but didn’t cry and didn’t seem genuine.” The news came from a pro North-Korea-democratisation-movement paper, so there could be bias issue. And…
 
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  • Popular Malaysian passwords (sample size=75,000)

    Colin Charles
    22 Jan 2012 | 9:58 am
    I just read that about 100,000 most likely Malaysian Facebook accounts have been cracked. Well their passwords are available for all to see in pastebin. Upon checking, I only saw a little over 75,000 since the third file has been compromised. From that sample, I quickly derived that the most popular Malaysian passwords are: 123456 sayang brokenheart 123456789 rozaliqa75 effaluve akucintaallah zzz999 pradeebkumar123$% 12345678 The least popular ones in that sample set include having spaces, hashes, brackets, and more. So there are some secure ones! Using one’s phone number seems to also…

  • On killing Hollywood

    Colin Charles
    22 Jan 2012 | 8:13 am
    Paul Graham recently published a new request for startups titled Kill Hollywood. It is definitely worth reading. The motivations behind such thoughts are clear. Filesharing is not killing the movie & TV industry. “What’s going to kill movies and TV is what’s already killing them: better ways to entertain people.“ Better ways to entertain people. This thought has been sitting in my head for the last couple of days while I’m just a stones throw away from Hollywood & have a pretty good view of the Hollywood Hills from outside my window. The RFS goes into…

  • SCALE 10x – there’s lots of MySQL there!

    Colin Charles
    18 Jan 2012 | 7:08 am
    I’m just about to get on a plane to head to my inaugural SCALE event. It’s their tenth year running! In a world filled with NoSQL related media, its kind of nice to see that on Friday January 20 2012, we have a MySQL room right next to the PostgreSQL room (schedule). It is awesome to see that the track will have participation from Oracle, Monty Program Ab, and SkySQL Ab. On Saturday for the main tracks, I’ve got a talk about the growing MySQL diaspora (just got larger this year in case you haven’t paid attention to the packaged up Galera product!). This one is a…

  • Growing out of Foursquare

    Colin Charles
    7 Jan 2012 | 7:04 am
    It seems like after two years of using Foursquare, I’ve reached check-in fatigue. I’ve written my thoughts before after a year of usage. Today I don’t turn the app on. I visit places but I can’t be bothered about checking in. If I’m visiting a new place, I might fire up the app to check on reviews. And I will continue using it for the Topguest integration. Beyond that, I can’t imagine why I’d be firing it up. Some reasons to my lack of continued interest in Foursquare: if I wanted to meet you, we’d be meeting. Coming to “catch” me at…

  • New year, going on 8 years

    Colin Charles
    7 Jan 2012 | 5:40 am
    It’s Week 1 of the New Year. I hit the ground running. No end of year celebrations as the start of the year brought setting up a retail presence at 7am! This blog has been around since January 2004. Eight years of constant ramblings. I’ve written a lot less in recent times, preferring to go short form and tweet instead. But I keep coming back here due to the permanent nature of writing on something that I own and control. I can now write on my phones, iPad, or laptop so I’m beginning to think I should focus on writing a lot more. Distilling thoughts. 2012 is expected to be…
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  • Exit the Rabbit, Enter the Dragon

    Walski69
    22 Jan 2012 | 7:48 am
    Technorati tags: Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai, Year Of The Water Dragon, Celebration Today marks the last day of the celestial Rabbit… which means the time has come for the Dragon to once again make its once in twelve years appearance… myAsylum would like to take this opportunity to wish one and all, wherever you may be Gong Xi Fa Cai Happy Chinese New Year! Selamat Tahun Baru Cina! ! According to the celestial cycle of the Chinese zodiac,  this year is that of the Water Dragon, which the practitioners of Feng Shui say will be a year of great change and transformation. Let us…

  • Post-901 A.B.U. teeter-totter blues…

    Walski69
    21 Jan 2012 | 9:22 pm
    Technorati tags: Malaysia, Politics, ABU, Anything But UMNO Anyone expecting a lull in the hyperactive Malaysian political scene once 901 was out of the way must be disappointed. In fact, knowing the nature of the beast, the word ‘lull’ doesn’t exist in the Malaysian political vocabulary. Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately – but not the fake type the MI-6 planted in Russia – you’d probably have come across the acronym A.B.U. at some point. It stands for Asal Bukan UMNO or Anything But UMNO, an initiative trying to ensure that come the next General Elections (GE13),…

  • SOPA, PIPA and the Internet Blackout Day

    Walski69
    19 Jan 2012 | 2:04 am
    Technorati tags: Humor, Technology, Internet, SOPA, PIPA, Piracy, Censorship All of yesterday, you’d probably have seen the image below when trying to bring up the English Wikipedia page. Wikipedia joins the SOPA protest Yesterday, Wednesday January 18, 2012 was the Internet Blackout Day, a day when many sites stopped publishing their usual content, and instead posted messaging reflecting their respective stands against the two pieces of legislation. You may be wondering, why the outcry (via ComputerWorld) from these web-based service providers? To understand why, you’ll first need to…

  • Poll Position: Defining 2012

    Walski69
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:02 am
    Technorati tags: Poll Position, 2012, Defining Moment, Anwar 901 A couple of weeks ago, Walski posted a poll asking you folks what event you thought would define 2012. Well, the results are in. Frankly, at first the poll results surprised Walski a tad. Not a lot, just a little bit. He’d have thought that the 901 verdict would have been selected by more people. After thinking about it some, he thinks there are a few reasons why most people didn’t select that event as potentially the most defining moment for 2012. (poll analysis, and more, in the full post) First off, the poll was released…

  • Opinion Poll: What will define 2012?

    Walski69
    1 Jan 2012 | 9:42 am
    Technorati tags: Opinion Poll, 2012, Defining Event As promised in the posting from earlier today, it’s poll time once again at myAsylum. And long overdue it is (the last poll was posted in July 2011). Being that we’re just into 2012, Walski wants to get a feel for what y’all think will define the year. He’s provided a few suggestions, but you’re free to add your own. If you look through the list that Walski’s included in the poll, you’ll notice that he’s omitted the repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA). Not that he doesn’t think it’s important, but based on the…
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  • 7 Splendid Techniques to Encourage Comments on Your Blog

    hongkiat
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:03 am
    One of the best ways to gauge the health of your blog readership is to check out how many comments you have for your posts. More comments mean that your readers are actively engaged in what you have to say. Such positive engagement between the readers and yourself creates a lively community that sustains readership and attracts more visitors to your blog. Not getting the amount of comments that you would like to have? Don’t worry; it may not have anything to do with the content you’re providing. You may be providing quality content and information to readers, but not sufficiently…

  • [Freebie] St Valentines Icon Set

    hongkiat
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    This year, to celebrate the St Valentines Day, Hongkiat and Grafpedia are really proud to provide you this beautiful and lovely icons set. Roses, Love messages, hearts, chocolates, rings, gifts, candles everything to switch your website and commercial tools in the power of love. Each icon is available in various sizes: 48×48, 72×72, 128×128, 256×256 and 512×512. You can use them for personal and commercial use. Redistribution without permission is prohibited. Here’s a quick preview of what’s in the pack: Download Download St Valentines Icon Pack (all)

  • 5 Amazing Things Internet May Have Ruined

    hongkiat
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:03 am
    Many of us are unable to survive without the internet because our modern society has grown to become so reliant on it. We go online everyday and has grown so accustomed to the net that we don’t actually realize the impact that the internet has on our lives. Needless to say, the internet has serves us well by allowing us to connect with the rest of the world ever-so-easily. (Image source: Shutterstock) Yet, this convenience comes with a price tag. We should take a moment and ask ourselves what are some of the things we may have sacrificed along the way. That way, we can gain a proper…

  • 100 Imaginative “Cities of the Future” Artworks

    hongkiat
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    What the future might hold has long been a topic of speculation for artists and creative types. Trying to imagine what the world around us might look like in twenty, fifty, hundred years, or even end of the world can provide hours of entertainment. And it’s obvious that those artists and designers who take the time to create concepts of what they think the future might hold for us put a lot of time and consideration into their pieces. Below are 100 fantastic artworks depicting what the future of the city might be. There’s a lot of diversity in the images, with everything from…

  • Building Websites and Browser Apps with jQuery Mobile: Designing Custom Themes

    hongkiat
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    In our earlier jQuery Mobile tutorial I had introduced much of the underlying framework and how to go about setting up your first website. The JS library is both lightweight and easy to pickup in regards to learning difficulty. There is also generic a CSS stylesheet included with the files so you can further customize the elements in your layout. For this second segment I’d like to spend a bit of time delving deeper into this idea of jQuery Mobile themes. The entire design industry has been revolutionized by jQM and the process of constructing a mobile template from scratch has been…
 
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  • Tip of Borneo in Sabah

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:50 am
    The Tip of Borneo in Sabah is my picture of the week. The place is located in the district of Kudat and is one of the must-visit places when you are traveling around Sabah. It is here where you will see the best of the South China Sea and Sulu Sea which is divided by the tip. A drive from Kota Kinabalu city will take about three and a half hours while it is much better to spend a night at one

  • Chinese New Year in Malaysia

    25 Jan 2012 | 12:02 am
    Chinese New Year in Malaysia is one of the biggest holidays in the country. It is celebrated nationwide by the Chinese community living here and falls in the beginning of the year according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar. While it is also celebrated worldwide, many of the Chinese people will take this period of time to travel back to their hometowns to celebrate this auspicious festival with

  • Future Music Festival Asia 2012

    22 Jan 2012 | 8:26 am
    The Future Music Festival Asia will be held in Kuala Lumpur's Sepang International Circuit (SIC) on the 17th March 2012 for the first time. Since its debut in Sydney in 2006, this 12 hour music festival is set to rock Malaysia with 40 over acts in conjunction with the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix 2012. Club music fans will be pleased to know that superstars Chemical Brothers, Sneaky

  • AirAsia X flying to Sydney, Australia

    17 Jan 2012 | 5:13 am
    AirAsia X flying to Sydney, Australia on the 1st April 2012. Apparently it was announced in The Star Biz newspaper on the 12th January and it was confirmed by the officials in AAX on the 17th Jan. Tickets for the Kuala Lumpur-Sydney flight on AirAsia X will also start selling from the 17th January (Tuesday) with airfares from Kuala Lumpur starting at RM199. According to the newspaper, AirAsia

  • Best Travel Blog 2012 Vote Malaysia Asia

    15 Jan 2012 | 6:42 am
    Best Travel Blog 2012, Vote for Malaysia Asia at the Bloggers and Social Media Awards in Kuala Lumpur, a much talked about social media event that is happening in February. I got around knowing this via my twitter feed on the 15th Jan as a friend had voted and submitted Malaysia Asia for the category of Best Travel Blog. I totally did not expect this but am very grateful that there are some
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  • Mahathir: “Unhappy things" happening in states under opposition rule

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:40 pm
    (Bernama) - Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the performance of the opposition in the states under their rule left much to be desired. "They've already been given a lot of chances. A lot of unhappy things have happened in Penang, the same (is happening) in Selangor.    "They have been given the chance. What's there left to try. If we allow the situation to deteriorate badly, it will be difficult to repair,"  he told Bernama here. He was queried on the opposition's strategy of asking voters to give them just one chance to rule Malaysia and that they could be changed later…

  • Himpun supports setting up of Syariah Enforcement Central Committee

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:39 pm
    (Bernama) - Himpunan Sejuta Umat (Gathering of a million Muslims) or Himpun supports the setting up of a Syariah law enforcement central committee to strengthen enforcement against proselytization of Muslims. The movement's national deputy chairman Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman said the committee was crucial in prohibiting such activities, which he claimed was becoming rampant. Speaking to reporters after deilvering a speech at the fourth series of the "Selamatkan Akidah" (Save our faith) campaign organised by Himpun at Dewan Budi Penyayang here today which was attended by some 3,000, he said the…

  • Forget NFC, go for Mindef, says Zaid

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:31 pm
    The 'cow and condo' scandal is nothing compared to the billions squandered in defence deals, claims Zaid Ibrahim.(Free Malaysia Today) - When it comes to massive costs and covert deals, the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) is “peanuts” compared to the billions of ringgit being spent on the Royal Malaysian Navy,  KITA chief Zaid Ibrahim claimed. He said it was hypocritical of Umno leaders to call for Women, Family & Community Development Minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s head on a plate, when they were just as guilty as she was. “I know many of you are excited about the cow scandal now…

  • No tolls if Pakatan captures Putrajaya

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:24 pm
    Pakatan Rakyat pledges to be a caring federal government if it comes into power.(Free Malaysia Today) - Pakatan Rakyat will abolish toll collections in the North-South highway and on Penang Bridge and it will also hand out RM1,000 annually to senior citizens, if it captures Putrajaya in the next general election. These pledges, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said Pakatan will never “run away from”. He said people can put their faith in Pakatan’s promises. “If we capture Putrajaya, we will immediately abolish the North-South Highway toll. “We will also abolish toll collections on…

  • Greed will be Pakatan’s downfall in Sabah

    Super Admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:19 pm
    Pakatan Rakyat appears not to have learnt from its 2008 polls lesson in Sabah.(Free Malaysia Today) - Pakatan Rakyat may be biting off more than it can chew in wanting to contest 52 out 60 seats in Sabah in the 13th general election. It appears the coalition has forgotten the lashings it received in Sabah in the 2008 polls, when it contested in 59 constituencies and won only one through DAP’s Jimmy Wong in Sri Tanjung. At the time, Pakatan was a loose coalition and had decided to walk alone in Sabah, declining to pair up with local parties. History, it appears, has not yet taught Pakatan a…
 
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  • Big Lizards in Johor Bahru CBD

    curiouscat
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:41 pm
    Large, thin, lizard (over 1 meter) Two days ago I saw this big lizard and managed to get a photo. It is at least a meter long from head to tail (probably longer, the tail is really long). Still it isn’t huge since it is very narrow (more like a snake with legs than anything else). A few months ago I saw a really big lizard 1 block from the CIQ. It was easily 2 meters long (head to end of the tail) and quite large (stout). I was standing for awhile looking at this cool patch of wild greenery. All of a sudden I heard a noise and looked down; this large lizard probably got tired of me…

  • Tomatoes From the Balcony Garden

    curiouscat
    16 Jan 2012 | 7:35 am
    Last week some of the tomatoes started to ripen and be edible. Yay. Red and green cherry tomatoes from balcony garden The beans stopped growing well. I am not sure why. The plants seem ok, the beans just are not tiny or otherwise inedible. It might be not enough water, or not enough nutrients in the soil or something else. Also what I thought were pepper plants, were not. So none of the pepper seeds sprouted At least for the time being the tomato plants seem to be producing well. The plants are pretty wimpy though (not as bushy as they normally are – are when they are most healthy).

  • Pasir Gudang World Kite Festival in Johor Bahru: February 15th to 19th, 2012

    curiouscat
    10 Jan 2012 | 10:41 pm
    The above webcast is of the 2011 International Kite Festival at Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru. The 2012 festival, will run from February 15th to February 19th and is the 17th year the kite fair has been held. This looks like quite an enjoyable event. Their web site says that last year over 180 international kite flyers from 25 countries came to Pasir Gudang. It also say 100,000 spectators cheer the opening ceremony. That number seems amazing to me. The web site also offers a schedule of events. There is also a Kite Museum. I am pretty sure the taxi rate they list on the festival web site it out…

  • Jusco Mall at Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru

    curiouscat
    6 Jan 2012 | 9:12 pm
    The Jusco Mall at Permas Jaya is somewhat small. The Jusco Hypermarket offers a wide variety of items and the food selection is good. The Jusco may be a bit smaller than others but it is perfectly adequate in my opinion. The best that the rest of the mall offers are restaurants, including a food court with several good options and also a Sushi King, A&W, Secret Recipe and Pizza Hut. Stores in Jusco Mall I would guess there are fewer than 20 other stores. In the surrounding few blocks there are quite a few shophouses with restaurants, beauty salons and the like in addition to several…

  • Johor Bahru Zoo

    curiouscat
    26 Dec 2011 | 1:11 am
    Kuching Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis borneoensis). There are 12 species of leopard cat, one is found on Borneo and another on peninsular Malaysia. The Johor Bahru Zoo offers the chance to see quite a few animals but has an obvious problem with funding. In the last couple of decades small zoos are losing out as the costs increase and people’s expectation for the treatment of animals has been raised. Even very expensive zoos with lots of money and relatively nice enclosures have serious questions to answer about whether locking up animals for our recreation is acceptable. Small…
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