February 2006 « MageP’s Lab

Caricatures furore: NST next in the bin?

As what most of us know, the recent publication of caricatures on Prophet Muhammad has caused worldwide furore, where demonstrators protested allow their rallies to degenerate into riots, leaving dozens of dead and the burning of embassies in some countries.

In Malaysia, I’m truly grateful that Malaysians are civilised and tranquil enough to handle the insensitive [...]

Bird flu in Selangor … (2)

The Star SMS alert at 4:54pm.
A 10-km radius area in Gombak is now under strict surveillance by the Veterinary Services Department to contain the spread of the bird flu virus.

The Veterinary Services Department has set up a bird flu operation center (Hotline: 03-88702041) for the public to report deaths of birds in their areas.

Bird flu in Selangor

On Monday, Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin confirmed last night that the deaths of 40 kampung (free range) chicken at four villages along Jalan Genting-Klang here last week were caused by the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza.

To curb the spread of the disease, the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Veterinary [...]

Microsoft: Free Wireless VOIP

Microsoft has developed a Skype-style free internet voice service for mobile phones that analysts believe could wipe billions off the market value of mobile operators.

The service is included in a mobile version of Microsoft Office Communicator due to b e released this year. It will take the form of a voice-over internet protocol (VoIP) application [...]

KLIA: Double glitches in 2 weeks

[UPDATED VERSION] On Feb 7, a disruption to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Passenger Check-In Processing System (PCPS) affected several flights out of the airport to various destionations.

All MAS flights and flights handled by the airline were affected while other airlines’ check-in systems were not affected.

On Saturday, another system glitch caused a disruption to [...]

How to win ‘the election’ even before the start of ‘an election’?

Singapore’s Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said Singapore can expect a general election by the end of the year.
"I can tell you election is coming. I can tell you it will be held after the budget. I can tell you further that it will be held before the end of this year."

Singapore’s Deputy Prime [...]

3000 detonators seized: Tawau the transit point?

Via BBC:

(SOURCE: BBC, 17 February 2006)

Via The Jakarta Post:

(SOURCE: The Jakarta Post, 20 February 2006)

According to the report, Borneo (including East Malaysia) plays an important transit point between militant training camps in the southern Philippines and their centres of operation in Indonesia.

Last October, Indonesian police seized a large quantity of explosives and bomb [...]

Philippines: Year of Disasters

Filipinos couldn’t agree more that 2006 is a Year of Disaster to Philippines.

On Feb 4, seventy-four people, most of them elderly women, were killed while more than 200 others were injured when a stampede marred the first anniversary of the ABS-CBN noontime television game show "Wowowee" at the Philippine Sports Commission stadium in Pasig City.

Last [...]

RTM: ‘Last’ On the Scene, ‘Last’ On The Screen?

In life, for one to admit own’s fault is a virtue by itself, however, to find a remedial measure, to rectify the cause and to embark on taking the necessary action, that probably good enough to become one lengthy yet never ending topic to dwell on.

Last year, while Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin was still holding [...]

Bush: A liar behind freedom plus liberty

Via BBC:

(SOURCE: BBC, 17 February 2006)

United Nations (UN) secretary-general Kofi Annan backed a UN report into Guantanamo Bay calling for the closure for the closure of the camp where some 500 "enemy combatants" have been held without trial for up to four years.

The White House has dismissed the report as "a discredit to [...]