Yes, it’s true enough that this take place at our backyard.

And as usual, the police is still investigating …..

… where you can surf online and speak through mobile phone, I mean, when you’re up there at 30,000ft.

[UPDATED VERSION] On two KPMG accountants who were detained by the Indonesia authority due to the visa issue, they have been released on bail.

Maxis SMS alert at 7:23pm.

Two M’sian accountants detained by Indonesia police in Sulawesi for more than a month, have been released on bail, their employer, KPMG M’sia said.

Let’s make love, not war.

And please, don’t bite the hand of friendship again and again.

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Apparently, both of them have every single reason to be delight to taste the freedom again, not after a bail of 100 million rupiah (RM36,000) each.

Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Mahamad Zain said:

"It was a time for reunion. They cried, laughed and cried again. They hugged in silence. There was so much emotion."

I can feel it for them.

Now, its 3-against-1.

Lets forget about this anyway.

If 4GB of iPod Nano in Singapore sells for S$438 (RM980) while 2GB of iPod Nano in Malaysia sells for RM969, which one will you choose?

With this, Aisehman asked: Who’s fucking us up here in Malaysia - Apple or Customs?

Today, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) officially released the handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents. Global Voices Online (GVO) was given a sneak peek at the handbook before the official release. Jeff Ooi and Mack were the first to report on this.

As what the banner tells, from creating your own blog to remain anonymous and get round censorship, its all in there, free of charge, much to the delight of newbies or bloggers like me who are always sniffing for a proper handbook on blogging. It’s simple, easy to understand and of course, the message is clear enough for one’s optimize digestion.

Admittedly, this handbook excites me as it comes out so much timely, moreover to the latest mishap over the Malaysia’s blogosphere due to a very ungrateful bugger who tried to diminish bloggers reputation, which were reported here, here and here. I would like to quote what Julien Pain, Head of the Internet Freedom desk at RSF said on the topic Bloggers, the new heralds of free expression.

Bloggers need to be anonymous when they are putting out information that risks their safety. The cyber-police are watching and have become expert at tracking down “troublemakers.”

While we Malaysians in general still enjoy the very least of freedom of expression on internet, let’s not spoilt the credibility of the growing blogosphere, much to satisfy one’s own agenda. The cyber-police are everywhere monitoring the blogosphere activities, which eventually will track down the one with malicious intention.

And not long ago, due to the very much strong urge beneath myself and some invaluable advice from Mack, I came out with an entry which talks about Ethical Consideration,

Now, I would like to call upon bloggers to spend time on going through this latest gift to bloggers, if you believe in the proper context of a knowledge-based societey. Quote Jeff Ooi:

They give a context to what blogging is all about if we meant it as a stretegic tool to institute change for the better in the way we think in the knowledge-based society. Civility and social responsibility are not a void.

I’ve decided to host the PDF file here. Online sitemap of the handbook can be viewed here.

This morning, I was asking for the consent of Rebecca MacKinnon from GVO to host the file and she was clearly delight on this. Thank you for putting me on the RSF subscribers list too.

…. when you read this, but you do this.

Maxis SMS alert at 4:58pm.

M’sian security forces at Thai border placed on high alert in wake of rising violence in the country’s southern provinces, says DPM Najib Tun Razak.

Related Link:
- Bernama | Malaysia Places Security Forces At Border On Alert
- Bernama | Police Dissuade Malaysians From Crossing Over Into Thailand

Maxis SMS alert at 3:29pm.

Cabinet has raised the minimum age for motorcyclists from 16 to 17 and allow driving license withheld for serious offences including drunk driving.

Another alert at 6:48pm.

The ‘50%’ discount promotion offer on traffic offence license, which was supposed to end tomorrow, has now been extended to Sept 30

Both measure were taken due to the Malaysians repeated negligence.

What you think?