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  • A-G Chambers almost done with GE13 cases

    Malaysian Bar Council
    18 May 2013 | 2:10 am
    ©The New Straits Times (Used by permission)PUTRAJAYA: The Attorney-General's Chambers is almost done handling most of the offence cases committed during the 13th General Election.Deputy Solicitor-General II Datuk Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah yesterday said the number had reduced significantly after the general election and that cases that were with the chambers were still under investigation. There has been a dip in the number of cases since the general election. The ones that are still with us are cases that were directed from earlier investigations during the election period.

  • Lee Hyori, Miss Korea, 1st Look

    YeinJee's Asian Journal
    Yein Jee
    14 May 2013 | 6:39 am
    Korean pop star Lee Hyori has released an MV for Miss Korea, a self-composed song from the Monochrome album, her first in three years, which will be released on May 21. It tells people to not yield to others’ views, that everyone is a Miss Korea… There's more, read the full post » Lee Hyori, Miss Korea, 1st Look from YeinJee's Asian Journal

  • Forestry DG: Less than 1% of forest reserves in peninsula affected by illegal logging

    The Star Online: Nation
    19 May 2013 | 7:25 am
    IPOH: Less than one per cent of 4.7 million hectares of forest reserves in Peninsular Malaysia have been affected by illegal logging, according to Peninsula Forestry director-general Datuk Dr Abd Rahman Abd Rahim.

  • Adrian Cheng: updating a Hong Kong family empire for a changing China

    The Star Online: Business
    18 May 2013 | 7:05 am
    HONG KONG: He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his latest challenge - modernizing his family's $25 billion empire for what he calls a "new era".

  • Pope warns Church against closing in on itself

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    kcboey@themalaysianinsider.net
    19 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    VATICAN CITY, May 19 — Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to be open and present in a new and changing world. The Church should ask itself daily whether it is resisting new challenges and remaining “barricaded in transient ...    
 
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  • Adrian Cheng: updating a Hong Kong family empire for a changing China

    18 May 2013 | 7:05 am
    HONG KONG: He has trained on Broadway and been a Wall Street banker. Now, Adrian Cheng, 33-year-old scion of the world's largest jewellery retailer and one of Asia's leading property developers is gearing up for his latest challenge - modernizing his family's $25 billion empire for what he calls a "new era".

  • Wall Street Week Ahead: Correction talk gets old as rally sails along

    18 May 2013 | 6:57 am
    NEW YORK: With the broad S&P 500 Index gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get old.

  • China April housing inflation quickens to two year high

    18 May 2013 | 6:53 am
    BEIJING: China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to cool the property sector while supporting economic expansion.

  • EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations

    18 May 2013 | 6:50 am
    NEW YORK: Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines.

  • Yahoo to vote on $1.1 billion Tumblr buy: AllThingsD

    18 May 2013 | 6:47 am
    SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.1 billion in cash for New York-based blogging service Tumblr, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources close to the situation as saying on Friday.
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  • Pope warns Church against closing in on itself

    kcboey@themalaysianinsider.net
    19 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    VATICAN CITY, May 19 — Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to be open and present in a new and changing world. The Church should ask itself daily whether it is resisting new challenges and remaining “barricaded in transient ...    

  • German minister calls EU move on China solar ‘grave mistake’

    kcboey@themalaysianinsider.net
    19 May 2013 | 6:02 am
      BERLIN, May 19 — German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a “grave mistake” by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China and urged the Commission to work to prevent the eruption of a trade conflict. “It's a grave mistake,” Roesler told Welt am Sonntag newspaper today. He said China ...    

  • Gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual di kawasan Gombak dan KL

    kcboey@themalaysianinsider.net
    19 May 2013 | 5:53 am
    KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Mei — Sejumlah 13,500 akaun pengguna Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) di Gombak dan Kuala Lumpur mengalami gangguan bekalan air tidak berjadual, termasuk tekanan rendah, ekoran penurunan paras air di kolam utama syarikat itu sejak semalam. Kenyataan SYABAS hari ini menyebut kawasan yang terlibat di Gombak adalah ...    

  • Dua mayat terapung ditemui di Pulau Pinang

    kcboey@themalaysianinsider.net
    19 May 2013 | 5:48 am
    GEORGE TOWN, 19 Mei — Polis menemui dua mayat lelaki, kedua-duanya tanpa dokumen diri, terapung di tengah laut dalam dua kejadian di sini hari ini. Ketua Polis Daerah Timur Laut ACP Gan Kong Meng berkata mayat pertama ditemui sekumpulan pemancing di Padang Kota Lama, pada pukul 10.45 pagi tadi. Mereka kemudian menghubungi polis dan mayat lelaki ...    

  • Mustapa bidas cadangan Karpal Singh mahu mansuhkan Dewan Negara

    kcboey@themalaysianinsider.net
    19 May 2013 | 5:43 am
    TUMPAT, 19 Mei — Cadangan Pengerusi DAP Karpal Singh agar Perlembagaan Persekutuan dipinda bagi membolehkan Dewan Negara dimansuh, disifatkan sebagai karut dan tidak masuk akal. Pengerusi Perhubungan Umno Kelantan Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed berkata dakwaan Karpal kononnya kewujudan Dewan Negara tidak memberi makna dan membazir hanyalah tuduhan ...    
 
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  • Noble Receives Contract Award For New Ultra-High Specification Jackup To Be ... - MarketWatch (press release)

    14 May 2013 | 3:05 am
    MarketWatch (press release)Noble Receives Contract Award For New Ultra-High Specification Jackup To Be MarketWatch (press release)The rig will be based on the proven Gusto MSC CJ-70-150 design, with enhancements that include a number of features that are designed to further improve the rig's operating capability. a fleet of 80 offshore drilling units (including four ultra and more »

  • Large firms in Malaysia now invest in Big Data projects: TCS - Daily Express

    13 May 2013 | 5:33 pm
    Large firms in Malaysia now invest in Big Data projects: TCSDaily ExpressTCS is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation that provides Big Data solutions and services. An MSC pioneer status company, it has been in Malaysia for more than 10 years. Iyer said in Malaysia, many telcos, fast-moving consumer and more »

  • MSC may recover in FY2013 from FY2012 impairment - The Malaysian Insider

    12 May 2013 | 11:29 pm
    The Malaysian InsiderMSC may recover in FY2013 from FY2012 impairmentThe Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (MSC) may mark a new start in financial year 2013 as further losses from its subsidiary, PT Koba Tin, have been addressed in the last financial year, a research house said. RHB Research said MSC's and more »

  • Willowglen tendered RM200m contracts - The Malaysian Reserve - The Malaysian Reserve

    12 May 2013 | 10:03 pm
    Willowglen tendered RM200m contracts - The Malaysian ReserveThe Malaysian ReserveWillowglen MSC Bhd has tendered a total of RM200 million worth of contracts in supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) and integrated monitoring system (IMS) contracts in Malaysia and across the region to date. The company is also currently

  • Market Open: KLCI rises 0.6% in early trade - The Edge Malaysia - The Edge Malaysia

    12 May 2013 | 6:25 pm
    Market Open: KLCI rises 0.6% in early trade - The Edge MalaysiaThe Edge MalaysiaThe top gainers in early trade included Nestle, United Plantations, Tasek, Maybank, MSC, Can-One, Axiata, Naim, RHB Capital and CIMB. BIMB Securities Research in a market preview Monday said US stocks continue to rally with the Dow Jones Industrial and more »
 
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  • Hindraf to solve problems faced by ethnic Indians in Malaysia - Economic Times

    19 May 2013 | 5:28 am
    Economic TimesHindraf to solve problems faced by ethnic Indians in MalaysiaEconomic TimesKUALA LUMPUR: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman P Waythamoorthy has promised to solve the problems faced by Malaysia's minority ethnic Indian community and bring positive changes to its socio-economic position in the next five years.Waytha: 'Give me five years'Free Malaysia Todayall 6 news articles »

  • Whither Malaysia: Rethinking ethnic politics - Jakarta Post

    18 May 2013 | 9:40 pm
    Wall Street JournalWhither Malaysia: Rethinking ethnic politicsJakarta PostThe Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) saw its 15 parliamentary seats shrink to a mere seven. MCA President Chua Soi Lek had famously warned the Chinese that the party would not join the Cabinet if it did not improve its 2008 performance. This has Malaysia Leader Names CabinetWall Street JournalMalaysia's Najib packs new cabinet with conservativesReutersNajib Razak: Why Malaysia Faces a Difficult Time Ahead - PolicyMicPolicyMicFree Malaysia Today -MiamiHerald.com -The Ageall 113 news…

  • 'Open up Petronas' books' - Free Malaysia Today

    18 May 2013 | 9:25 pm
    Free Malaysia Today'Open up Petronas' books'Free Malaysia TodayPrime Minister Najib must move to amendment the Petroleum Development Act 1974, says a Sabah state rep from DAP. KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah state legislative assembly representative has called for greater transparency, accountability and creditability in and more »

  • Was an 'honest oversight', Najib? - Free Malaysia Today

    18 May 2013 | 9:02 pm
    Free Malaysia TodayWas an 'honest oversight', Najib?Free Malaysia TodaySPDP will send Prime Minister Najib a petition signed by all its 40 branches statewide, urging him to appoint one full minister and two deputies from the party. KUCHING: Dayak-majority Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) has given Prime A Cabinet snub leads to a restless BNThe Malaysian InsiderSolve irrelevant posts issue fast — EntuluThe Borneo Postall 23 news articles »

  • Malaysia in line for Belconnen clash - Canberra Times - The Canberra Times

    18 May 2013 | 8:45 pm
    Malaysia in line for Belconnen clash - Canberra TimesThe Canberra TimesMALAYSIA is in talks to return to Canberra two years after taking on the Socceroos, but this time its opposition will be amateurs from the ACT. Belconnen United is in negotiations to host the world No.161 in a friendly as part of their tour of Australia.
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  • A-G Chambers almost done with GE13 cases

    18 May 2013 | 2:10 am
    ©The New Straits Times (Used by permission)PUTRAJAYA: The Attorney-General's Chambers is almost done handling most of the offence cases committed during the 13th General Election.Deputy Solicitor-General II Datuk Tun Abdul Majid Tun Hamzah yesterday said the number had reduced significantly after the general election and that cases that were with the chambers were still under investigation. There has been a dip in the number of cases since the general election. The ones that are still with us are cases that were directed from earlier investigations during the election period.

  • Nik Nazmi charged over rally

    18 May 2013 | 1:39 am
    ©The Star (Used by permission)By NURBAITI HAMDANPETALING JAYA: PKR communications director Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has been charged under the Peace­ful Assembly Act 2012 for alleged failure to inform the district police regarding the location of a recent Opposition rally.Nik Nazmi, 31, the rally organiser, allegedly failed to inform the police within the 10-day stipulated time before the rally, dubbed Black 505, that took place at a stadium in Kelana Jaya.He was accused of committing the offence at Stadium Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) Kelana Jaya near here at 8.30pm on May 8.

  • Court accepts teen’s DNA finding

    18 May 2013 | 1:30 am
    ©The Star (Used by permission)By M. MAGESWARIKUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has accepted a DNA finding that a lorry driver here is the biological father of a 14-year-old who has been trying to get Malaysian citizenship since 2005.High Court judge Justice Rosilah Yop directed the National Registration Department (NRD), the Home Ministry and the Government to look into the possibility of settling the issue and providing citizenship to N. Yanesha, who is of Malaysian-Filipino parentage.The judge made the directive yesterday following a DNA finding that confirmed that the girl’s biological…

  • Bench and Bar Games 2013, Singapore (Day 2)

    17 May 2013 | 9:01 am
    Contributed by Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna, Executive Officer, and photos by Satha Selvan Subramaniam, Senior Administrative Assistant, Bar CouncilThe Malaysia/Singapore Bench and Bar Games 2013 is currently taking place in Singapore, from 16 to 18 May 2013. Some snippets of news follow below.Golf: Malaysian Bench Bar tees off to victory!The Malaysia Bench Bar contingent won in golf, the first game of the day, which was held at the Raffles Country Club, one of Singapore’s top golf clubs. On the lush golf course, the Malaysian contingent held the Singaporean contingent at bay, scoring…

  • Bench and Bar Games 2013, Singapore (Day 1)

    17 May 2013 | 4:06 am
    Contributed by Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna, Executive Officer, and photos by Satha Selvan Subramaniam, Senior Administrative Assistant, Bar CouncilThe Malaysia/Singapore Bench and Bar Games 2013 took off on 16 May 2013 with a game of veteran soccer played at the Old Police Academy, Singapore. The game drew at Malaysia [0]—Singapore [0].The Law Society of Singapore hosted a welcome reception for the Malaysian Bench and Bar contingent at Overeasy, a modern bar and diner situated at Fullerton Road, along the mouth of Singapore River. Overlooking Singapore’s Marina Bay, the Malaysian…
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  • 10 Biggest Franchise Business Industries (Trends in the USA for 2010) for Asian Entrepreneurs

    Michael Teoh
    16 May 2013 | 9:07 am
    The most successful franchises are often looked and hunted upon by savvy entrepreneurs overseas, in order to be brought back to their respective local markets. Trends and research done in the United States, among its 100 million strong consumer markets on booming franchise industries and sectors would offer insights into Asian entrepreneurs who are quick to learn and adopt successful franchises abroad that can be done for their home markets. A classic example of a Malaysian success story in the Asian context, would billionaire tycoon and philanthropist, Mr. Vincent Tan whose business empire…

  • ConcreteJungle #35 : Fru-T-Pop

    Patrick Lim
    14 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Fru T Pop makes ice popsicles from fresh fruits, with no added sugar, water or flavoring. Infused with loads of passion for quality goodness and love for the people that enjoys their treats. Giselda shared with me her story of start up. Guest Giselda Fru T Pop http://www.frutpop.com http://www.facebook.com/frutpop Music The Give and take Composed and performed by Az Samad (http://www.twitter.com/azsamad) ConcreteJungle is a search for entrepreneurs of business venture or projects of thought provoking proportion to learn their origin story. Learn about entrepreneurship from the experts. Join…

  • The intense journey of a Woman Entrepreneur: Ping’s Fu – Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year

    Roger Hamilton
    13 May 2013 | 9:30 am
    If you’re having a hard day, read Woman Entrepreneur Ping Fu’s story. She has had an intense journey from Chinese Exile to Inc Entrepreneur of the Year. She sold her 3D Printing Company, Geomagic, and has now been thrown into new headwinds. Inc. Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2005 “Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.” – Bruce Lee   BEND DON’T BREAK  China’s Cultural Revolution began when Ping Fu was 8. Her parents were sent for ‘re-education’ and she was left to look after her 4 year…

  • Thriving Business in Malaysia

    Jason
    12 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Doing Business in Malaysia is neither an easy feat nor a difficult ordeal as it is rich in natural resources, bi-lateral ties with neighboring countries and great business leaders. Malaysia ranks 18th in the upper-income economy from a survey in 2012 and World Economic Forum competitiveness ranking of 21st. Thanks to plenty of business resources that could help ensure that entrepreneurs are on the right track to starting and making it a big business in Malaysia. Is Malaysia gearing on being an industrious challenger or does she depend solely on her natural resources? Let’s look at the…

  • 3 Success Strategies of Sir Richard Branson

    Michael Teoh
    8 May 2013 | 9:07 am
    Iconic to entrepreneurs and business owners from across the world, Sir Richard Branson has not only been a successful entrepreneur with inspiring success stories to share. But rather, he has also come a long way through many business ventures which may not have worked out throughout the years. For an entrepreneur who embraces Risk and the ‘Screw it, Just Do It!’ attitude, he is still doing just that! The Richard Branson Success No.1 – Going Against the Big Boys! Sir Richard Branson is renowned for his ‘Get the Big Boys’ attitude where he models his ventures…
 
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  • ‘Black 505’ Post-Election Rallies Spread in Malaysia

    Mong Palatino
    13 May 2013 | 3:55 am
    The Opposition-led ‘Black 505’ rallies are spreading in Malaysia. On May 8, 2013, tens of thousands gathered in Kuala Lumpur, the country’s capital, to protest the outcome of the recent election which gave the administration coalition a slim majority. Three days later on May 11, another massive rally was organized in Penang which was attended by more than 80,000 people. In Ipoh, 30,000 joined a similar protest. Rallies were also held in Kedah and Perak. ‘Black 505’ refers to the May 5 General Election which was tainted by allegations that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition…

  • ‘What Else Do the Chinese Want?’ Election Headline Enrages Malaysians

    Jerrenn Lam
    11 May 2013 | 8:45 pm
    A Malay newspaper owned by the country's ruling party, which narrowly won last week's elections thanks in part to the ethnic Chinese community voting for the opposition, ran with the headline ‘apa lagi Cina mahu?’ (what else do the Chinese want?), immediately causing backlash from many Malaysians. BN or Barisan Nasional is Malaysia's ruling party which has been in power since the 1950s. Pakatan is the Opposition coalition. BN won in the recent election although it lost many seats in the Parliament; and there are allegations that it committed electoral fraud to remain in power.

  • ‘Malaysian Tsunami’ Protests Election Irregularities

    Mong Palatino
    9 May 2013 | 4:25 am
    Tens of thousands in Malaysia gathered in Kelana Jaya stadium near the country’s capital on May 8, 2013 to protest the final vote tally of the 13th General Elections. The Opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat won 51 percent of the popular votes but it only got 89 seats against the 133 seats of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN). Because of its victory, BN is now the ‘world’s longest-ruling elected coalition’ which first came to power in the 1950s. However, it suffered its worst defeat since 1969. News reports estimated the crowd inside Kelana Jaya stadium to be around 50,000 to…

  • Allegations of Election Fraud as Malaysia's Ruling Party Wins Again

    Tessa Houghton
    6 May 2013 | 11:40 am
    Malaysians from all walks of life are currently in a state of outrage following the outcome of the nation's 13th General Election, which has been marred with what appears to be widespread and massive electoral fraud and gerrymandering. Many social media users are blacking out their Facebook and Twitter avatars and walking silently in malls dressed in black to protest what is being described as the ‘death of democracy’ in Malaysia. Both the opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat (PR/'The People's Pact'), and Bersih (‘Clean'), the national movement for free…

  • Will Malaysia's Ruling Party for 50 Years Continue to Dominate Elections?

    Jerrenn Lam
    3 May 2013 | 8:53 pm
    A resounding theme in Malaysia’s 13th General Election on May 5, 2013 has been the prospect of change, or ‘ubah’ (change in Malay). A popular slogan being bandied about is ‘ini kalilah, ubah’ which translates as ‘this time around, change comes’. Having said that, it is unclear how the election will play out, and Channel News Asia has reported that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition might still win, but with a smaller margin. BN has ruled Malaysia for the past half-century. Shufei made a case for a change in government: I'm not one for politics. I detest it…
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  • Valle de la Luna — San Pedro de Atacama, Chili

    19 May 2013 | 7:35 am
    Valle de la Luna - San Pedro de Atacama, Chili San Pedro de Atacama, ChiliGister ben ik met de bus van Iquique naar San Pedro de Atacama gegaan. Ik moest alleen overstappen in Calama, omdat ze geen rechtstreekse bus hebben. Maar gelukkig ging dit allemaal makkelijk. Toen ik eenmaal aankwam op het busstation, merkte ik gelijk wat een klein stadje San Pedro de Atacama eigenlijk is. Er zijn geen verharde wegen en ook geen taxi's te vinden. Ik moest dus lopend met m'n koffer over een zandweg op zoek naar m'n hostel. Ik zag zelf in hoe belachelijk het eruit moet hebben gezien, dus ik kon er wel om…

  • A Proud Heritage — International Falls, MN

    19 May 2013 | 7:35 am
    A Proud Heritage - International Falls, MN International Falls, MNThe town of Ashland, Wisconsin, honors its past as no other. They created beautiful murals all over town to remember who they were and where they came from. We met David Ossenberg and he pointed out his grandfather in the Veterans Mural. He told us that his grandfather, Joe Ausenberg, (name change) fought in the Spanish-American War. All of the men and women depicted in the mural were connected to folks in Ashland. WOW! The Oredock Mural shows the largest concrete boat dock (1800 feet) ever built for loading and unloading Iron…

  • Saarbrucken to Merzig - Day 13 ; 44km by bike — Merzig, Germany

    19 May 2013 | 7:35 am
    Saarbrucken to Merzig - Day 13 ; 44km by bike - Merzig, Germany Merzig, Germany Where I stayedMerzig CampsiteWe didn't leave particularly early and although it was grey, it looked like it might brighten up later. We recrossed the bridge and cycled alongside the autobahn for a while, past a large power plant then through some woods with industrial areas on the other side. One was a large steel making plant that seemed to use reclaimed and recycled metal judging by the huge piles of metal being craned around. Another seemed to be some type of mineral processing plant as we cycled under a very…

  • Kudu wors — Otjozondjupa, Namibië

    19 May 2013 | 7:34 am
    Kudu wors - Otjozondjupa, Namibië Otjozondjupa, NamibiëHallo, hier zijn we alweer... Zo heb je het nooit, zo heb je elke dag internet. Weer zijn we enkele honderden km's opgeschoten, na onderweg kuddes geiten, ezels en koeien, bosnegertjes met katapulten en ook nog een stel corrupte agenten te hebben ontweken. Nu kunnen we weer bijkomen op Roy's rest camp, een perfecte spot. Eerst even lekker gezwommen en geklommen, zo even een wandeling op zoek naar kudu's, wildebeesten en impala's en ten slotte nog even een lekkere kudu's wors verorberen. Niet slecht. Bijgaand weer wat foto's.

  • Can Tho, 1 Tag — Can Tho, Vietnam

    19 May 2013 | 7:34 am
    Can Tho, 1 Tag - Can Tho, Vietnam Can Tho, Vietnam11.05.2013 – Can Tho, Tag 1 Am Morgen vertiefte sich Bettina in ihrem Buch und ich schnappte mir nochmals das viel zu kleine Velo. Nach ein paar waghalsigen Fotos mit Selbstauslöser auf einer knatternden Holzbrücke konnte ich noch zwei Brüder ablichten die sich mit einem Palmenstamm im Wasser amüsierten. Anschliessend nahmen wir den lokalen Bus Richtung Can Tho, der inoffiziellen Hauptstadt des Mekong-Deltas. Der einfache Bus was überbesetzt und auf der Sitzreihe neben uns setzte sich eine alte Dame, die schon…
 
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  • Malaysian Opposition Lawmaker Is Charged - Wall Street Journal (blog)

    17 May 2013 | 4:40 am
    Wall Street Journal (blog)Malaysian Opposition Lawmaker Is ChargedWall Street Journal (blog)The National Front has ruled Malaysia since it gained independence from Britain in 1957. The latest general election dealt the ruling coalition its worst results ever. The coalition won 60% of the seats in Parliament, but cornered only 47% of the and more »

  • Malaysia: Authoritarian Leader Lures Investors With Promise of “Responsible ... - International Rivers (blog)

    16 May 2013 | 7:07 am
    International Rivers (blog)Malaysia: Authoritarian Leader Lures Investors With Promise of “Responsible International Rivers (blog)The Malaysian state of Sarawak is the new star of the global hydropower industry. Located on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, Sarawak is largely unknown around the world. Five years ago, Sarawak's ruler Mr. Abdul Taib Mahmud announced that he and more »

  • What More Do Malaysian Voters Want? - Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

    14 May 2013 | 8:44 am
    What More Do Malaysian Voters Want?Council on Foreign Relations (blog)A billboard encourages Malaysian citizens to vote for the opposition Pakatan Rakyat party in state of A billboard encourages Malaysian citizens to vote for the opposition Pakatan Rakyat party in the state of Sarawak. (Courtesy Meredith Weiss)

  • New Cabinet to Signal Malaysia's Resolve to Reform - Wall Street Journal (blog)

    14 May 2013 | 2:15 am
    Philly.comNew Cabinet to Signal Malaysia's Resolve to ReformWall Street Journal (blog)Newly re-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faces a challenge to name his Cabinet, the makeup of which will suggest whether he intends to push forward reforms or reward party old guards with plum ministerial berths that will help secure his Highlight: Najib's cabinet choices limited - The Edge MalaysiaThe Edge Malaysiaall 113 news articles »

  • Malaysian candidates hoped to persuade young voters - Western Front (blog)

    8 May 2013 | 8:57 pm
    Malaysian candidates hoped to persuade young votersWestern Front (blog)On May 5, just two days after the Western Washington University AS elections closed, Malaysian citizens hit the voting booths, re-electing their previous prime minister, Najib Tun Razak. Razak and his opponent, Anwar Ibrahim, vied like crazy for the and more »
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    IT-Sideways: Tech Blog Malaysia

  • SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2013 Updates - Real-Time, Cloud, HANA and Ecosystem

    19 May 2013 | 12:53 am
    During the largest annual SAP customer-run conference SAPPHIRE NOW held in Florida, USA recently, SAP made 3 significant announcements. These announcements concern 3 major offerings of SAP; 1.) real-time; 2.) cloud and 3.) SAP HANA platform.New Version of SAP® Business One Application Helps to Realize Efficient Business Processes in Real TimeSAP AG announced general availability of the 9.0 version of the SAP® Business One application running on Microsoft SQL. The business management solution for small businesses can be deployed on premise or in the cloud and is accessible via mobile…

  • Building Strategic Career in Software Testing

    16 May 2013 | 7:33 pm
    The Malaysian Software Testing Hub (MSTH) is an initiative by Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department and the Malaysian Software Testing Board (MSTB) as part of the effort to establish Malaysia as global player in the lucrative software testing market. As part of MSTH communications programme, MSTB is organising a series of events and career talks in major cities to promote awareness on software testing and MSTH programmes over the next few months, and Penang is the first stop;over the weekend (May 18 and 19). Malaysian Software Testing Board (MSTB) is a voluntary and…

  • Google I/O 2013 - 900 million, 40 billion, 750 million

    15 May 2013 | 9:59 pm
    Last year, Google Glass was interruptedly introduced by Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Google I/O 2012 was mostly about Google Glass and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. At the end of the conference last year, it was concluded that Google Glass will be available in Explorer edition (for early adopters) by early 2013 for USD 1,500 (for US only). The world survived 22 Dec 2012 and now we are at Google I/O 2013 and Google Glass has finally been made available for exploration-only to selected applications. I must say that it looks like a marvel innovation, it feels like a great tool for journalists to…

  • Computer Security Updates Week 3 of May 2013

    14 May 2013 | 5:40 pm
    Refer to Computer Security Updates Week 2 of May 2013; in which the biggest news was Reuters reported Pentagon cleared Samsung, BlackBerry devices to adopt multi-vendor environment. For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news. Kaspersky Lab signs agreement with Qualcomm Technologies to provide preloaded mobile security solutions for mobile devices.Trend Micro publishes Q1 2013 Security Roundup.Sophos UTM Connected makes web surfing outside corporate network secure. Reuters reported one of the biggest ever bank heists cyber crime.Kaspersky published analysis on spam in Q1 2013.

  • ICT Happening Updates Week 3 of May 2013

    13 May 2013 | 3:03 am
    The most significant news for week 2 of May 2013 was SAP having introduced SAP HANA® Enterprise cloud. For this week / last week, here are / were the biggest news. i-Tech deploys Juniper Networks in new green data center.hybris announces integration with SAP.Red Hat takes aim at vertical expansion with partners. Altobridge aims to rouse event attendees at CommunicAsia2013. IDG Research & FalconStor: Deduplication technologies drive data center optimization.Oracle eloqua’s marketing platform wins "Best Marketing Automation Solution" award.Tata Comms. first carrier to launch Voice…
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    Meshio.Com- a Malaysia personal finance blog

  • Ultimate Tat Relief Guide for Malaysians

    Yow Chuan
    21 Apr 2013 | 12:01 pm
    A friend from imoney.my shared with me the following ‘Ultimate Tax Relief Guide for Malaysians’. Enjoy!

  • Malaysia Budget 2013 Highlights

    Yow Chuan
    30 Sep 2012 | 10:04 am
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  • Priority or Focus

    Yow Chuan
    23 Aug 2012 | 11:01 am
    There’s only so many things you can do today. Yes, it’s a good idea to prioritize, but I feel it still leaves too much room for distractions. What if you limit yourself to only ONE assignment today? I bet you can do it really well, today. What’s that one thing that cannot wait? If you can only stock your warehouse with only 3 products, what would they be? And by focusing all your efforts on only these 3 products, I am sure the results would be very different. What if you only serves 5 dishes in your restaurant? Sometimes, limitations is not such a bad thing.

  • Where’s BATMAN?

    Yow Chuan
    20 Jul 2012 | 10:06 am
    (This is not a movie review.) If you’ve been reading news reported on Facebook (when people get their news from Facebook, there’s a serious problem with the mainstream news), you would have read many stories about the crime incidents that has been taking place around your neighborhood. In fact, some of them even involved people you actually know. Just 2 months ago, my mum was robbed at gun point, and thankfully the robbers only took off with the car. Then you hear about ‘community-messages’ on the radio advising you not to put your handbags on the passenger seat and…

  • Traffic, Philosophy of

    Yow Chuan
    23 Jun 2012 | 1:10 am
    Just some analogies I observed while driving… Round About A traffic system with round-abouts is a huge no-no. It creates unnecessarily delay and congestion. I’ve read somewhere that round-abouts were designed to ‘slow-down’ traffic. Likewise, when trying to arrive at a decision, having round-abouts are like indecisiveness. Resign to the fact that you cannot make the best decision, given the situation and urgency, but come to a decision anyhow. You can always make a u-turn later, which hopefully won’t be too costly. But take action and stop beating around the…
 
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  • Perkampungan Ikan Bakar Terapung @ Umbai, Melaka

    vkeong
    17 May 2013 | 5:33 pm
    The furthest I have been to in Melaka is Umbai – a town famous for seafood, notably ikan bakar. As far as I know there are two places you could go to satisfy your seafood craving here. It could be either at the older Medan Ikan Bakar (in which the Parameswara stall is most popular)

  • Fresh Water Prawns @ Han Thoy Restaurant, Panchor (Johor)

    vkeong
    14 May 2013 | 5:23 pm
    Panchor is a small town within Muar district in Johor situated approximately 30km north east of Muar’s town center. Back in the older days when road networks were not as developed as they are today, Panchor was a busy river port used to transport inner agricultural and plantation crops on the Muar River. Fresh river

  • Roast Goose @ Yung Kee Restaurant 鏞記酒家, Central Hong Kong

    vkeong
    10 May 2013 | 11:45 am
    Yung Kee Restaurant located at the heart of Central is one of the top restaurants in Asia according to various restaurant guides. They serve a number of award winning Chinese dishes but Roast Goose is the main reason why they are so popular. Just how popular you ask? Well, the demand for Yung Kee’s roast

  • Boat Noodles @ Victory Monument, Bangkok

    vkeong
    1 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Boat Noodles (Kuay Tiau Rua) is one of the most popular things to try in Bangkok, recommended by both locals and tourists alike. Boat Noodles is called as such because was originally sold to passing customers on wooden boats that ply the canals in Bangkok. Each vendor would have their own recipe that distinguishes their

  • Unbelievably Bad Dim Sum @ Kedai Kopi Mee Bon, Jalan Ipoh

    vkeong
    28 Apr 2013 | 6:47 am
    I like to blog about good food. I honestly believe that no food blogger with a right mind wants to write about bad eating places because that defeats the purpose of having a food blog. But there are some places that I think I should warn you all about and Mee Bon Dim Sum restaurant
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  • Tioman, 😍❤👍

    hattourie
    18 May 2013 | 8:53 am
    Here i am in Tioman. Probably the best place i’ve been. The best so far (in my opinion) are undisputedly Semporna and Mabul. But mostly recommended for new diver. Now am currently stay at Coral Reef Resort. But honestly, i have to tell this. CORAL BLEACHING IS HAPPENING IN TIOMAN. So now, do help to reduce global warming. To be continue…..

  • Sepang Gold Coast Resort, Sepang

    Pingu
    18 May 2013 | 8:47 am
    Never know a small area can contain such a pretty superb resort yo! And everything nice is seriously

  • KEDAH HIMPUNAN #BLACKOUT505, TUES, 21 MAY 2013

    weehingthong
    18 May 2013 | 8:34 am
    _________________________________________________ Nurul Izzah ‏n_izzah 23h “Mukhriz says no to organiser of Pakatan rally” tm_insider http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mukhriz-says-no-to-organiser-of-pakatan-rally/… – Sheer arrogance of power from a PERKASA sympathiser — CHANGE OF VENUE MARKAS PAS BATU 9 JALAN KOTA SARANG SEMUT KEDAH DARUL AMAN DATE: TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013 — Malaysian Insider Mukhriz says no to organiser of Pakatan rally May 18, 2013 ALOR SETAR, May 18 – Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir said he would not…

  • I'm feeling good

    Enzo
    18 May 2013 | 8:32 am
    It has been a week since I left the Philippines. I would have posted something before I left but the words never came. So here I am, a week after that monumental and emotional day, blogging about this journey that I chose to take. I never dreamed that I would actually be doing this. Of course, I had thought about it. I even told other people that it was something I would want to do and achieve for myself. But when the time came, when everything else had been settled, I wished and hoped that it won’t push through. I had my doubts about the decision I made. I thought perhaps I’m not…

  • PARTITION MALAYSIA! @Buy Chinese last: Can you imagine, Najib says doesn't endorse but dare not block either

    Snoopy Jnr
    18 May 2013 | 7:58 am
    Buy Chinese last: Can you imagine, Najib says doesn’t endorse but dare not block either.
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  • Gap Year Experience Sharing: Mind The GAPS

    WJ C
    12 May 2013 | 5:09 pm
    Posted by Celine Wan A gap year is when a student takes a year off between his or her college years and university years. Yes. There are Malaysians out there who do take gap years. As for me, it’s not just one, but two. This personal recount was written with the intention of debunking the Malaysian and Asian myth that the possibility of gap years should be absolutely dismissed. Gap Period: June 2011 – September 2013 (+2 gap years) Education History: Pre University College: CIE A Levels Taylor’s College Subang Jaya University: Chemical Engineering via Natural Sciences University of…

  • 13+ Pre-University & Undergraduate Scholarships (Biasiswa) for SPM & STPM-Result Holders

    WJ C
    24 Mar 2013 | 7:02 am
    13+ Scholarships (Biasiswa) for SPM & STPM Students Want to get more scholarships? Share this post with your best friends you care on Facebook, tweet this post on your twitter, email this post to your classmates and buddies. We will add additional 1 new scholarships when we get 100 facebook likes, 2 scholarships when we get 200 facebook likes and so on until we reach 1000 facebook likes! This post will be updated regularly so please bookmark this post and check back often! Enter your email to subscribe so that you will get latest education news and scholarship updates delivered directly…

  • UPSR, PMR, SPM, STAM, STPM & MUET 2013 Exam Dates & Examination Calendars (Kalendar Takwim / Tarikh Peperiksaan)

    WJ C
    2 Mar 2013 | 12:11 am
    STPM 2012 & SPM 2012 Result Release Dates: SPM 2012 result release date is 21 March 2013 (Thursday). STPM 2013 and STPM 2012 results announcement date is 18 March 2013 (Monday). You can check you SPM 2012 results and STPM 2012 results online or through SMS on the result release dates. (Semak keputusan SPM 2012 & STPM 2012 online/SMS) 2013 Calendars: Malaysia Public Holidays 2013 Calendar (Kalendar Jadual Hari Kelepasan Am Malaysia) School Calendar 2013 (Kalendar Persekolahan, Tarikh Cuti Sekolah, Takwim Sekolah 2013) Exam Calendar / Exam Dates (Kalendar Tarikh Peperiksaan) Sijil Pelajaran…

  • Breaking: UM Raises Entry Requirements - All Degree Courses Require Interview, CGPA 4.0 For Competitive Courses [Exclusive Interview]

    WJ C
    25 Feb 2013 | 6:53 pm
    Remember, you read this news first on Malaysia Students Blog. Malaysia Students Blog is the first to break the news that UM raises entry requirements before any other major newspapers in Malaysia. Malaysia Students Blog was also the first to report IPTAs change to summer break academic term, IPTA Deepavali break and other education news. Enter your email to subscribe so that you are the first to receive all upcoming & breaking education news! Posted by WJ Chong University of Malaya (UM) has set higher bar for entering into the most prestigious public university in Malaysia beginning…
 
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  • Responsive WordPress Plugin

    wong
    3 May 2013 | 1:24 pm
    Nowadays, it is all about responsive website, getting you from mobile phone to tablet to desktop, everything. It is just like employer looking for a designer who can work on Adobe Flash, poster design, video editing. Don’t get me wrong, I am all into responsive website, it is convenient and really worth the work. I don’t think Internet or bandwidth is a problem nowadays. The problem with WordPress theme businesses, they stuck, stucked with WordPress plugins. It is no surprise that some of the top premium WordPress theme creators are hesitating with responsive design, and encourage the use…

  • Dealing in Malaysia

    wong
    18 Apr 2013 | 10:02 am
    I don’t usually buy stuffs or services for fun, but when I buy an item or service, it is something that will interest me and/or needed to be done. When you get older, your needs are adding on. I don’t know if I am a greedy bastard or life works this way, you have more needs (or want) than last year. The problem in Malaysia is they all focus on economy as well as money and forgot about working ethic or business ethic. After a short discussion with my wife, both of us are getting more and more disappointed with what Malaysian can offer. Ironically that including myself, as a…

  • Do it yourself

    wong
    27 Mar 2013 | 11:24 am
    I am all about do-it-yourself when it comes to minor stuff at home. I practically fixed everything all the time and it felt good to be useful That explain how I got some collection of tools, if I may I would even get an auto lift! Just recently I’m into gardening and I’m doing the road side portion now. Looking back, all this home fixing coming from my father attitude. He too is all about do-it-yourself, I lose count how many awesome stuff he built, or fixed together. DIY is a good habit, at least it gives me a glimpse of how things works. With that habit with me, even…

  • Quit smoking the easiest way, ever.

    wong
    25 Mar 2013 | 10:53 am
    It’s a shame to start, I hooked up with cigarette at the age of 14, and I am a full-time nicotine addict by the age of 15 until recently – 29. So in calculation, this will be the 14th year of my smoking life at the age of 29. I have been trying to quit smoking on the 10th year of my smoking life, I tried literally EVERY possible way of quit smoking, from NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy), cold turkey and e-cigarette. Everything failed, and of course that included my own will power. On the 10th year onward, I am actually on “give up” and “give in”…

  • Sarawakian, not as harmony as you think

    wong
    20 Mar 2013 | 10:57 am
    When I was in Sibu, there is no talk about race. Mainly because one ethnic took around 80% of the township and only in the early 2000 that I started to see other ethnics more prominent in town. So you can imagine the lifestyle in Sibu, and of course how people think, even the people on my age. When people on my age react to race, I get disgusted, mainly because we are one of the most educated generation, so to speak. If someone (especially the politician) tells you Sarawak is very harmony, think again! I remember one time on a plane to LCCT. There was lots of Dayak in the plane, I sat down…
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  • Apple Cider Vinegar – A Few of its Main Health Benefits Don’t Overlook These Important Health Benefits from Apple Cider Vinegar

    admin
    10 May 2013 | 2:55 am
    1 health condition ACV can help you avoid is actually heartburn or even heartburn. There is many different ways you can make this happen. The tablespoon associated with apple cider vinegar treatment inside a cup water will help alleviate the soreness of acidity heartburn or even acid reflux. It’s easy nowadays to eat something which leads to meals poisoning. If you feel this is the situation for you, drink the glass water along with ACV once you may. The actual antibacterial qualities of ACV will help you recover from a mild situation of food poisoning. Are you a hot marinade aficionado…

  • Develop Long Term Success With Authority Sites

    admin
    5 May 2013 | 5:43 pm
    All of the techniques with online marketing are available to anybody who selects for their services, but it is fascinating they do not all rely on them with the same degree of proficiency.You are able to choose any kind of technique to illustrate this particular, such as <a href=”http://bestworkfromhomejobs.com.au/”>work from home jobs</a>, and that is only a, for instance. Despite the fact that we’re making a clear point, you want to truly generate this particular house with you particularly if you tend to be a new comer to the game.If you are seriously…

  • 3 Important Benefits Associated with Affiliate Marketing

    admin
    3 May 2013 | 1:24 pm
    Theperspective when you start together with affiliate marketing online might have a lot to perform together with the outcome anyoneexperience. There are several individuals in this particular organization that need the get rich quick enterprise design whichrequires little time or even work. Should you strategy your company by using thesenot likely expectations, anyone will practically surely fall short. Several men and women are skilled to produce quick money, neverthelessthese are from the party as well as the methodsemployed are typically not necessarily sound. In case you wantto produce a…

  • Songs

    admin
    24 Apr 2013 | 2:05 am
    What a Wonderful World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Aba0lVdE2c   Song of Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjJkNtdgEU

  • Quotes

    admin
    23 Apr 2013 | 1:32 am
    “Eleven Hints for Life” 1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go. 3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had. 4. It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve…
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  • The Best Way To Describe This Election's Aftermath

    Kenny Sia
    7 May 2013 | 10:34 am

  • It's Been 8 Years Now

    Kenny Sia
    4 May 2013 | 4:43 am
    Dear Papa,   Here I am writing to you again.   You left us 8 years ago, after a brave but painful fight with cancer. Here I am, remembering you once again.   Yes, I still remember how it felt like 8.5 years ago, when you sat us down in our living room after a visit to the clinic, and told us the doctor had found cancer cells metastasised to your lungs.   You didn't know how you got them. You didn't know how long you've had it. All you knew was that the doctors gave you 6 months to live. Some call it the calm before the storm. The lull before the tsunami. The feeling of…

  • ADV: It Ain't Work If You Love What You Do

    Kenny Sia
    5 Feb 2013 | 11:43 pm
    I wrote this entry more than a year ago: "Don't Go To University For The Sake Of It". Till today, I still get feedback from students who agree with my piece, show my blog to their parents, and then make me kena abuse from their parents because they think what I wrote was too controversial. Of course lah, I wasn't saying don't go to University and just lepak lepak scratch your balls do nothing. I was simply saying that if you haven't found your passion, don't spend too much time and money on higher education. Rather than spending 3 years in University doing engineering, another 3…

  • It's My Blog And I Can Cry If I Want To

    Kenny Sia
    29 Jan 2013 | 10:59 am
    Because I haven't updated for a while, here's a picture of a cat. In other news, life and work has been challenging. Extremely challenging. But what else is new? Odd thing is, I actually relish the workaholic life quite a bit. Must be a sign of maturity. I am, after all, 30.

  • ADV: The Year 2020 According to PEMANDU

    Kenny Sia
    17 Dec 2012 | 12:01 am
    ADV: The Year 2020 According to PEMANDU Now, let's get the obvious out of the day. This blog entry is sponsored and paid for by PEMANDU, the Performance Management And Delivery Unit, an agency under the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia. Although sponsored and tagged with an "ADV", all opinion expressed in this entry is of my own. I recognize some people who read this blog may be supportive of the government of the day, and some may support the opposition. Let me just say that this blog entry endorses neither. This entry is simply a collection of thoughts of what Malaysia was like…
 
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    YeinJee's Asian Journal

  • Giant rubber duck deflates in Hong Kong

    Yein Jee
    16 May 2013 | 7:52 pm
    The famous giant rubber duck, a creation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, has mysteriously deflated during its current trip in Hong Kong. The ducky was supposed to stay until June; the organiser of the exhibition is working to bring it back up. There's more, read the full post » Giant rubber duck deflates in Hong Kong from YeinJee's Asian Journal

  • David Beckham to retire from football

    Yein Jee
    16 May 2013 | 8:31 am
    Former English captain David Beckham is set to retire from professional football at the end of the season. Outstanding player, never the best but arguably the most famous of his generation. If you are not a soccer fan you might not know who’s Cannavaro, Ronaldinho, or even Messi, but you probably know who’s David Beckham. Here’s a video from 1996, Manchester United vs Wimbledon, a goal which puts the 21-year-old Beckham on global headlines (for the first time). The rest is history. David Beckham to retire from football from YeinJee's Asian Journal

  • Lee Hyori, Miss Korea, 1st Look

    Yein Jee
    14 May 2013 | 6:39 am
    Korean pop star Lee Hyori has released an MV for Miss Korea, a self-composed song from the Monochrome album, her first in three years, which will be released on May 21. It tells people to not yield to others’ views, that everyone is a Miss Korea… There's more, read the full post » Lee Hyori, Miss Korea, 1st Look from YeinJee's Asian Journal
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  • Developer & Platform Evangelism – overloaded title?

    Colin Charles
    16 May 2013 | 9:10 pm
    I have been involved in communities all my life. From participant to leadership roles, communities are something I grok.  It was with great interest I read about the “deep tech” team inside of its Developer & Platform Evangelist (DPE) unit. There are several names in that interview that I have crossed paths with – these folk are great developer’s advocates. The usual folk that we expect are known as “developer evangelists“. There are quite a number of them on this list (rather lengthy). I reckon the DPE term is overloaded. More than a year ago I was…

  • Should I buy the BlackBerry Q10?

    Colin Charles
    13 May 2013 | 5:53 pm
    The BlackBerry Q10 goes on sale in Malaysia on May 15 2013. The suggested retail price is RM2,388 (USD$805). In Singapore it is suggested to sell at SGD$898 (RM2,167 – or USD$731). First question, why are Malaysians paying more? Point to note: I would be upgrading from a Bold 9700, something I’ve used for many years. It has been in my pocket for a long time, there are dead pixels on the screen, it does scream for an update. It should also be noted that my main phone is an iPhone, while my secondary device for roaming purposes, is a Samsung Galaxy SIII. I asked on Twitter and got…

  • Reflections on getting older

    Colin Charles
    13 May 2013 | 4:35 pm
    I turned 29 on Sunday. Coincidentally it was Mother’s Day this year. I made sure I was home for the celebrations, having arrived back from Seoul on Saturday.  I feel incredibly lucky to be back to celebrate with my loved ones. It started with homemade kaya in the morning, a wonderful lunch at The Lobsterman (coincidentally the bill had 512 in it!), and a dinner that consisted of a couple of homemade pizzas. Sara is becoming a great chef. It didn’t quite hit me that this is my last of the twenties. This time next year I would have embarked on my thirties. I’ll think about…

  • Seeing the future

    Colin Charles
    7 May 2013 | 5:57 pm
    I cannot say this better than Dustin Curtis can, so read it: What a stupid idea. They saw the future and they built it. But for some reason, my first reaction to their earliest attempts wasn’t to give them the benefit of the doubt–it was to immediately find problems and then dismiss their ideas. The future is extremely hard to see through the lens of the present. It’s very easy to unconsciously dismiss the first versions of something as frivolous or useless. Or as stupid ideas. We all talk about being disruptive, but how many people say things like “the relational database…

  • On startup factories

    Colin Charles
    4 May 2013 | 8:20 pm
    I read with great zeal the article about Y Combinator in the NYT titled: Silicon Valley’s Start-Up Machine. I think there are a few important takeaways, especially with people trying to build this kind of thing elsewhere. People take the $100,000 at a 7% stake because of the whole experience. Advice from seasoned entrepreneurs (like pitch improvements, etc.). The importance of the network they bring (which is hugely underestimated by many clones). Dumb money remains dumb. “The general public doesn’t understand start-ups at all,” Buchheit said. “They’re mystified how a company…
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  • Change: DENIED

    Walski69
    14 May 2013 | 9:58 am
    Technorati tags: GE13, Post-Election Thoughts, Discontent Well, it’s been just over a week since GE13. The net result: BN regains power at the Federal Government level, albeit with a reduced seat majority, and losing the popular vote by a good 3 percentage points. It would have been an acceptable victory had it not been for the alleged fraud. Pakatan Rakyat improved its seat count compared to GE12, both at parliament and state levels. More telling, however, is the popular vote, of which, UMNO/BN only managed to obtain 46.5%, compared to 50.3% for Pakatan Rakyat. What this translates to is…

  • Frequently Asked Questions about the 13th General Elections

    Walski69
    16 Apr 2013 | 9:18 am
    Technorati tags: GE13, General Elections, Malaysia, FAQ Finally, after months of speculation and guessing games, we’re gonna have a general election. The thirteenth in our history since independence, and one that seems, somehow, to be different from the other twelve we’ve had so far. Why different? It looks like for the first time, there’s an acknowledgment that the possibility of regime change is certainly plausible. We’ll get back to this idea further into the post, but for now, suffice it for Walski to say that it’s different this round. For some of you, this will be the first…

  • BN's PSYchological moves on Penang

    Walski69
    11 Feb 2013 | 7:44 am
    Technorati tags: PSY, Kanna PSY, Chinese New Year, BN Open House, Strategic Fail Even the most ardent of hip-hop/rap haters will know who PSY is. The Korean rapper became an overnight sensation worldwide with his Gangnam Style song and video, which had also spawned countless parodies the world over. And PSY was here in Penang to perform as the headline act at Barisan Nasional's Chinese New Year open house event earlier today. On BN's invitation, sponsored by some undisclosed corporate entity, as has been reported. It just so happens that Walski is up in Penang spending the Chinese lunar New…

  • Happy 2013: Welcome to the Season of the WHICH

    Walski69
    31 Dec 2012 | 9:05 pm
    Technorati tags: Happy New Year, 2013, Donovan, Season of the Which Happy New Year 2013! If this new year were to have been tag-lined by Jon Stewart, he'd probably have called it Indecision 2013. Walski, on the other hand, thinks that this year is The Season of the "Which". We pretty much spent a good chunk of 2012 speculating WHEN GE13 would be. No thanks, of course, to Our Dear PM, who simply wasn't inspired enough to decide when the next general election should be. We now know it has to be this year. When exactly we still don't know and will have to wait until Our Dear PM is inspired…

  • Coming clean for 2013

    Walski69
    31 Dec 2012 | 2:51 am
    Technorati tags: Walski69, Identity, Revelation, Pseudonymous In a few hours' time we'll be ushering in a new year. To say the least, it's been an interesting 12 months. On a personal level, 2012 has been challenging for many reasons. High on the list would be his change of vocation, from the world of process automation and safety to the world of art. The circumstances of this change aren't important. Rather, what's more pertinent is the fact that as we traverse through life, change is the only constant. As cliche as that may sound, it's a truism that we cannot escape from. Whether we like it…
 
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  • Scripted: Node.js Powered Code Editor by VMWare

    Sufyan Bin Uzayr
    19 May 2013 | 6:01 am
    Scripted is a lightweight and nimble general purpose code editor that aims to make a developer’s life easier. The editor has been implemented in pure JavaScript, CSS and HTML. VMWare’s focus has been to provide a better, more organized and easily manageable coding experience when using JavaScript. The editor itself is based in the browser. It will run locally on your machine (with a Node.js instance performing editor operations). As a result, it becomes mandatory that you have the latest version of Node.js installed on your device in order to run Scripted. Recommended Reading: Top…

  • Photographers: Top 10 Sites to Showcase Your Work

    Kelvon Yeezy
    18 May 2013 | 6:01 am
    If you are a photographer, creating a portfolio is certainly one of the most important things you need to do. There are a number of benefits that a portfolio can bring you: it helps you showcase your work online, pulls in new clients and builds a strong and wide online exposure for your work. The sad thing is that, not all photographers possess technical skills for building a portfolio. Some may feel a little intimidated due to lack of coding skills and the others may think that building a portfolio needs a lot of time as to them, it’s an intricate process to go through. The good news…

  • Freelancers: Learning When To Say No To Clients

    Addison Duvall
    17 May 2013 | 8:01 am
    This article is part of our "Guide to Freelancing series" - consisting of guides and tips to help you becoming a better self-employed. Click here to read more from this series. We’ve all heard it before. The inevitable request from a client to revise a design to make it more… something. The client isn’t sure what, exactly, but they know that whatever they’re looking at on the screen isn’t quite "there" yet. Sometimes they’ll even utterly confuse you with a vague or nonsensical request, like "make the black blacker," or…

  • UI Design: Applying CSS Based on Screen Orientation

    Thoriq Firdaus
    17 May 2013 | 6:01 am
    This article is part of our "HTML5/CSS3 Tutorials series" - dedicated to help make you a better designer and/or developer. Click here to see more articles from the same series. With the introduction of CSS3 Media Queries, we are able to shift and apply CSS between different viewport or device screen sizes. We can detect the viewport width threshold, which we want the style rules to be applied to, with the min-width or max-width declaration within the Media Queries, as we have shown in our Responsive Design Series. View Demo Device Orientation Mobile devices can be operated with two…

  • 7 Tips & Tricks to Creating a Gorgeous Restaurant Website

    Nancy Young
    16 May 2013 | 8:01 am
    In order to create a proper website for people, you should start think in the same way they do. When it comes to designing a gorgeous restaurant website, what should you put your mind to? Well, why do people like going to restaurants? For the food, the ambience, to relax and have a good time with friends. Keeping that mind, restaurant websites can be real useful to the dining business. Guests can have an opportunity to be acquainted with your menu, style, interior and services. Moreover, an online website also means that you can receive orders online as well as reservations for those…
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  • Sarawak Sunset Photo

    19 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    This Sarawak sunset photo was taken from the 17th floor of the Meritz Hotel in Miri town. Overlooking the entire Miri city, the hotel offers one of the best views from the Sky Bar here when I visited the hotel for a press conference with the Sarawak Tourism Board during the Borneo Jazz Festival 2013. Overall, Miri was well known as an oil-city but was re-branded as a resort city by the sea

  • Manukan Island

    8 May 2013 | 10:10 am
    Manukan Island in Sabah is one of the most visited islands in the Land Below the Wind. While you may think why, it is simply be cause the island is only a 15 minute boat ride from the city of Kota Kinabalu or simply known as KK here. As I was visiting KK town in early May 2013 together with a group of media from West Malaysia, we were taken to many popular tourist places here and Manukan

  • Injin Puput

    2 May 2013 | 9:57 am
    Injin Puput is this year's Sabah Fest 2013 theme theater show which is held at the JKKN Complex in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. While the name of the show sounds odd, it is actually derived from the local term of the old steam Vulcan train that once ran from Kota Kinabalu to Tenom. This is also the 6th year that the themed Sabah Fest Celebrations have been running and as for me, this is my second

  • Borneo Jazz Festival 2013

    23 Apr 2013 | 5:34 pm
    Borneo Jazz Festival 2013 will be taking place on the 8-10th May this year at Miri, Sarawak. This is the eight year that the music festival has taken place here in Sarawak with each year attracting more new acts and a larger fan base. For the first time, the festival will be introduced to the energetic spicy groovy funk group from Germany, Mo’Blow who are described by Berliner Zeitung as “

  • Bali Arts Festival 2013

    22 Apr 2013 | 7:35 pm
    Bali Arts Festival 2013 will be held from 8th June till 8th July in a one month long stunning event in Denpasar. If you have not witness this beautiful event, I would recommend you make a date in Bali this early June. As for me, this will be my second time attending this event where the first time was back in 2011 where I was in awe with the amount of culture and heritage on display in one
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  • In the Malay Press: Pakatan won popular vote only in 4 states, KL

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    18 May 2013 | 6:58 pm
    Meena Lakshana, fz.comPakatan Rakyat's popular vote win in GE13 is limited to four states and Kuala Lumpur, according to an analysis by Sinar Harian. The daily said that even though Pakatan obtained 52% of the national popular vote against 47% by BN, it did not secure the popular vote in states other than Selangor, Penang, Perak, Kelantan and the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur.   In Selangor, Pakatan received 1,045,956 votes and BN garnered 755,133 votes for the state seats while for the parliamentary seats, Pakatan won 1,044,758 votes and BN won 703,039 votes.   In Penang, Pakatan…

  • Khalid Ibrahim backstabbing DAP?

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    18 May 2013 | 6:39 pm
    KTEMOC KONSIDERSIs Khalid Ibrahim now turning around to bite DAP, an ally which together with PAS have supported him against an Azmin Ali power siege in Selangor? In the last couple of weeks Azmin Ali, supported by his frontmanwoman Zuraida what's-her-name(?), was seen to be laying claims to the Selangor MB position, perhaps in a fantasized wet-dreaming belief that the Selangor politico-CEO position belongs solely to PKR, and for the party to award to one of its state ADUN's, presumably himself, wakakaka. Azmin had even alluded sneeringly (insultingly) to Khalid as a lame duck pollie…

  • Student activist Adam remanded for 5 days

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    18 May 2013 | 6:27 pm
    Chen Shaua Fui, fz.comStudent activist Adam Adli Abd Halim has been remanded for  five days  to allow police to question him over remarks he allegedly made at a post-GE13 forum. His lawyer, Latheefa Koya, said a magistrate this morning approved the application by police to remand Adam until May 23.   She said  Adam was remanded under Section 124B of the Penal Code for allegedly undermining parliamentary democracy as well as under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act for allegedly uttering seditious remarks.   "We are shocked that Adam's speech on May 13 could be amounted to undermining…

  • After PKR’s MB kerfuffle, Selangor DAP now disputes exco list

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    18 May 2013 | 5:55 pm
    Boo Su-Lyn, TMIThe Selangor DAP is questioning the state executive council composition announced by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim yesterday, barely a week after a furore in PKR over the state’s top post was settled. State DAP deputy chairman Tony Pua said the party was supposed to get four exco seats instead of the three announced by Khalid, adding that the pick for state Speaker was not as agreed. “Last night, we found out a different set of names,” Pua told reporters in Subang Jaya here today.“We want to know why; there was no problem on Thursday. It was a quick…

  • DAP disputes Selangor exco lineup

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    18 May 2013 | 5:44 pm
    Leven Woon, FMTDAP has disputed Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim’s statement that the party will be given three exco and one speaker posts in the state administration. Citing the meeting between Pakatan Rakyat component parties last Thursday, DAP national publicity secretary Tony Pua said the consensus arrived was for DAP to have four exco posts, PAS three and the speaker posts, while PKR will take three exco posts and the Menteri Besar post. However, Khalid told reporters a different version at a function last night where he said DAP would have the speaker posts while PAS would have…
 
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  • Village Countryside Cuisine

    curiouscat
    15 May 2013 | 6:50 pm
    Village Countryside Cuisine Village Countryside Cuisine is an extension of the Village Briyani Cafe which is located a few doors away. Both are excellent. Village Countryside Cuisine buffet On the weekends they have an excellent vegetarian buffet (15 MYR). I have enjoyed the egg thosai and fish masala and really like the weekend buffet. You get a selection of dishes and it seems to me they rotate the dishes quite a bit so you get to try new dishes each time. Aloo Ghobi Carrot Dry and Vegetable Doloha Patchedi at the buffet The Village Countryside Cuisine offers selections (see the menus…

  • Arts and Culture Carnival in Pasir Gudang, May 11th and 12th

    curiouscat
    5 May 2013 | 3:49 pm
    Sun arts and culture carnival is taking place at Bukit Layang-Layang, Pasir Gudang, Johor from the 11th to 12th May 2013 from 10am to 7pm. This free admission event, Karnival Seni Kreatif Kita, is organised by My Performing Arts Agency in collaboration with the National Department for Culture and Arts. As their webcast says it is suitable for ages 1-109 with 300 artists giving 30 performances. Performers include: Najwa Latif Couple Azmyl Yunor and The Siggarettes There are also workshops you have to register for in advance, such as: Modern dance workshop by Slashoot; and Zapin and Joget…

  • Penang Clan Jetties – World Heritage Site

    curiouscat
    1 May 2013 | 5:46 pm
    There are 6 clan jetties in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. The historic sites include housing built over the water, which continue to be lived in today. Old town Georgetown, including the clan jetties was designated an UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008 (along with Melacca). When the jetties were established in the mid-19th century everybody who lived on the same jetty had the same surname because they all came from the same fishing village in China’s Fujian Province. When they arrived they did not have money to buy land and so decided to build their own villages: the jetties. The families…

  • Kedai Makanan Dan Minuman Seng Huat

    curiouscat
    24 Apr 2013 | 4:04 am
    Kedai Makanan Dan Minuman Seng Huat includes several venders selling local food, fruit and bakery items. Kedai Makanan Dan Minuman basically means food and beverage shop. Seng Huat is located across Jalan Trus from the Old Chinese Temple in old town Johor Bahru. I generally just get fruit here. I enjoy coconut water and don’t find it at that many places; I get it here every time I pass by (which includes anytime I eat at Annalakshmi Indian Restaurant or the food court at Galleria Mall Kotayara). Learn more about coconuts and the health properties of coconut water. Fresh coconuts. The…

  • Bishop Trail, Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia

    curiouscat
    9 Apr 2013 | 8:48 pm
    Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia is a small town in the highlands (about 2 hours from Kuala Lumpur). There are quite a few nice trails that let you get a sense for a natural forest yet they are easily walked to from the many inns and hotels in Fraser’s Hill. The Bishop Trail is one of the longer trails with a few fairly difficult sections. I found it quite enjoyable, but be prepared for a couple sections that will challenge you to scramble across a creek bed or up a steep collapsed trail. Related: Kuala Lumpur Bird Park – Big Lizards in Johor Bahru CBD – Banyon Tree Overgrowing…
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