May 2006 « MageP’s Lab

The Royal Malaysian Police: Contradiction

72 hours ago, The Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) objected the setting up of the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC), by publishing ten reasons why IPCMC is not needed. Since then, the threat had been removed from the website yesterday (30 May), at 11pm.

Today, Inspector-General of Police Bakri Omar has said the posting of [...]

Triple increment

Via The Star:

IPOH: Water tariffs in Perak will go up by 15% from July 1, Mentri Besar Tajol Rosli Ghazali said.

The move would affect 340,000 households and 20,141 commercial businesses that each consumes more than 20 cubic metres of water a month.

Perak residents must be well to do enough to embrace fuel, [...]

Life on a thread

It’s definitely not fun to read this.

Fly by wire? More like hanging by a thread.

I’ve always found flying fun, but now, I’m not so sure.

There was once when my balls squeezed tremendously, thanks God engines resuscitate the next moment.

I curse the motherfxxxing turbulence zone, and the lousy sensing technology too?

Ahemm..

Peaceful demonstration, bloody sunday and IPCMC

I reckon, this was supposed to be another "peaceful demonstration", given that I’ve witnessed previous demonstration to protest the fuel price increment.

But heck, not this time around. It was a bloody Sunday.

(SOURCE: Malaysiakini, 28 May 2006)

(SOURCE: Hosted at YouTube, 28 May 2005)

Dang Wangi OCPD ACP Kamal Pasha told reporters after the [...]

Disastrous

27 May 2006, a disastrous day in the history of South East Asia.

Indonesia:
A powerful earthquake struck around Indonesia’s royal city of Yogyakarta on Saturday, killing more than 3,000 people as houses and buildings collapsed near ancient heritage sites. [...]

Especially hard-hit was Bantul town and the surrounding area, about 25 km from Yogyakarta city. One [...]

Malaysia’s 40 richest

In the June 5 issue of Forbes Asia, ‘Sugar King’ Robert Kuok heads "The Malaysia’s 40 Richest" with an estimated US$5.6 billion, followed by Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan with a net worth of US$4.6 billion and Teh Hong Piow at US$2.1 billion.

This is the first Malaysia-specific Rich List compiled by Forbes Asia. Previously, Malaysia’s rich were [...]

Massive protest at KLCC? … (2)

The fact is, the fuel price increment, together with the latest electricity tariff hike left most Malaysians in hot spot mood.

While some complained, some voiced their anger through new channel of communications and some remain hiatus mood, a few of us took dissatisfaction to the road, what’s more when it’s going to be done under [...]

Mahathir: Forget about me!

Via Malaysiakini:
How would you like Malaysians to remember you?

I think they should forget me.

Too disappointed?

When Nazri Aziz says Malaysia Boleh …

Via Sin Chew Daily:

(SOURCE: Sin Chew Daily, 22 May 2006)

Lon understand Mandarin ah? Never mind, lon worry, limpeh show you the england version, veli powderful.

Minister in the Prime Minister Department Nazri Aziz has pointed out that, Malaysia is the cleanest (uncorrupted) country within the South East Asia, as Malaysia has the lowest ranking [...]

M&M: Mahathir & Malaysiakini

Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in his usual frank-speaking style, but this time to Malaysiakini, after six years of waiting.

Via Malaysiakini:
But with Proton and the half-bridge … were you disappointed by the fact that there have been major changes to the basic policies that you conceived?

Yeah, I think that downgrading Proton … is something [...]