I searched through my collection of photos and found these two photos below. It was taken during my trip back from Singapore. Initially, I was planning to send it to The Star and hope it can help me win that RM50 but I was too lazy to do it. Anyway…
It took some effort and patience to take these photos. Sometimes the smoke was too thick making the whole photo grayish. Also, I was worried that those guys may run me down with their bulldozers after noticing me snapping photos of them.
Haze in Malaysia is almost like an “annual event”. I remember reading some people suggesting that we place “Haze” into the calendar together with the other holidays. When we talk of the haze problem, some/most eyes fall upon our neighbor. Some may also look at our leaders who are supposed to be in talks with them. However, have we looked at ourselves?
The negative impact that we put on our environment by one single person open burning (as shown above) may not be as huge as the haze brought over by our neighbors. However, if you consider the amount of people in Malaysia burning leaves/rubbish in their backyard, it accumulates.
Sikit-sikit lama-lama jadi bukit.
Our neighbor burns for agriculture and to feed their families. We burn due to ignorance and laziness.
Think about it.
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Lingam tape. Pita Lingam. Lingam talking on a phone tape.
The whole of Malaysia must be talking about the infamous Lingam tape. Malaysiakini has reported a few articles on this. Many have commented in Malaysia-Today. That’s not all. Jeff Ooi will be joining the peaceful march with the other lawyers from the Palace of Justice to the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya today at 11am. This is an effort to request for a Royal Commission to investigate issues jeopardizing the Judiciary.
The government has set up an independent three member panel to look into the Lingam tape allegations. If it is true that the alleged appointment of “friendly” senior judges did take place, will the “independent-ness” of the independent panel be jeopardized?
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I saw a peaceful demonstration outside one of Kuantan’s Maybank branches yesterday. At least 20-30 people (some of which are Maybank’s staffs) were seen holding cardboards and singing slogans. Some of the writings include, “Bank Rompak Bonus Kami” and “Pihak Pengurusan Kurang Ajar…”. Bank staff members are also seen wearing badges that say, “Bank Rompak Bonus Kami”.
At least 5 police officers were seen at the incident. They are probably there to make sure things don’t go out of hand and to keep the traffic moving. I really wanted to take photos of the incident but realized I did not bring my camera along. Not even a camera phone! BAH!
I saw a Sinar Harian car some where nearby. I have no idea if they will be reporting this news in their papers today. I checked their website and found a similar demonstration was held in Alor Setar just a few days ago. It seems like the bank isn’t paying their 3 months bonus. That is a lot of money.
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The music industry in Malaysia wants the government to block local Internet users from accessing illegal song download websites. “Nobody wants to buy CDs anymore, not even pirated CDs,” said Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) chief executive officer Tan Ngiap Foo.
How is that possible? No censorship of the Internet, remember? The government can’t even ban p0rn in Malaysia, what else illegal song download websites? This move is motivated by the fact that the sale of CDs has dropped by over RM100 million compared to 10 years ago.
Things have changed a lot over the years. If the sale of music CDs has dropped due to these “alternative” music sources, the music industry should think of other ways to encourage the sales. Reduce the prices and give away freebies or something.
Why would people pay for an overpriced coffee in StarBucks when they can have one in a local coffee shop for a lot cheaper? Things have changed. You can’t stop these changes. Instead, change the way you operate to work with these changes.
I’d be very surprised if they do ban these websites. What next? JeffOoi, Malaysiakini, Malaysia Today, etc?
[Via TheStar]
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Some Penangites “wishes” for tsunami to happen. That is what came into my mind when I saw the photo below (courtesy of TheStar).
I do not know what motivated them to gather along the coastal area of Gurney Drive with hopes to see a Tsunami. At the bottom left of the photo shows a guy taking photos with a digital camera. Are they just curious? Are they there for the thrill (the thrill of running for their lives when tsunami hits)? Are they there to experience the tsunami so that they have something to boast share with their friends over coffee?
[TOUCH WOOD] I wonder whether I would display the same stupidity curiosity if Teluk Cempedak were to receive warnings of possible Tsunami.
Curiosity killed the cat. Look it up.
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