‘Murder’ cries over 2 Botswana students found dead at Templers’ Park
Bodies of 2 students from Botswana were found at the Templer’s Park Waterfalls last Monday. They were currently enrolled with 2 private universities in Malaysia namely the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) and Asia Pacific University College of Technology (UCTI). One of them, Takongwa Olatetse was in his final year and was expected to finish his studies here and return home by the end of this year.According to ACP Abdul Rahim Abdullah, the police chief of Gombak said that the bodies were found by a man who was there fishing. He first found 2 bags and passports before setting out to find the owners but instead found the 2 bodies floating in the water nearby. He then contacted the police. The Selayang Fire and Rescue team was brought in and was brought out before being taken to the Selayang Hospital.
As the family members of the students are not in Malaysia, their friends and lecturers were informed to identify the bodies. According to one of them, they could not identify them as the bodies were in the water for too long. The Botswana students were known to be very good students and one of them was a straight A student. Read more
Why the change in currency notes again?
The government recently announced the release of new currency notes which will be used pretty soon. In fact, it sparked off a lot of interest from Malaysians all over the country where some had even rushed to buy the first series of the notes. Commemorative notes were released to commemorate a new era of commerce with the new series and this would surely be a great addition to currency collectors.Somehow or rather, the release of new bank notes might create a lot of inconvenience for people every time it happens. The problem really is not about using the new notes but this keeps changing. It seems that each time a new leader takes over, something about the currency will be changed. New bank notes would usually be used to mark a new era and period of a country but to do that every few years is somewhat ridiculous. Read more
Is SMART Tunnel doing what it is supposed to or do we need another one?
The recent heavy rainfall happening around Malaysia has caused much concerns for residents all over the country. States are experiencing heavier rainfall than before and some are even plagued with floods that have caused much hardship. While it is hard to stop these problems especially with places which are flood-prone, the same cannot be said about Kuala Lumpur where it has one of the most technologically advanced flood mitigation system in the SMART tunnel.When it was built, the SMART Tunnel was considered to be one of the mega projects which was hugely successful to curb the flood problem that created havoc in the city centre. In fact, it was an architectural wonder having been built in record time although it was very costly. The longest and biggest storm drain project in South-East Asia became the pride of the nation where it managed to solve the flood water problem then. Read more
Someone should do something with the cooking oil shortage situation
According to Lean Hing Chuan, the president of the association, contrary to some who shrug off the situation as a rumour, it is actually more serious than it seems. If cooking oil is facing shortage, it would have a chain reaction where price of food will increase as well as other related businesses. This surely will not be a favourable situation especially if people are gearing up for the holidays. Read more
People losing faith in public education
He said that not all of them stopped education as some has gone on to enroll into private schools as well as other options. So with all that, it seems that all is good within the system? Dr Wee said that the figures also did not bring into account those who are home-schooled as well as pupils who have travelled overseas with their parents. Read more
Budget benefits bus and taxi operators but not commuters
There were not many incentives offered for LRT and KTM commuters as Budget 2012 only provided 50% discounts for senior citizens. This should be quite a cost of concern as one should be aware that not everyone takes taxis and buses. This was the first time that taxi drivers were given much attention in the national level. Read more
So, is Budget 2012 an ‘Election Budget’?
Najib said that Budget 2012 was very much an inclusive one as it would benefit most people from all walks of life. But would this mean that he is now making people happy so that they will vote to BN when the next general election comes? Would this mean that Budget 2012 is indeed an election budget as it was designed to draw support? Would this mean that Budget 2012 is the way to ‘buy votes’ for General Election 13? Only he knows. Read more
Hishammuddin’s remarks on ‘making mountains out of molehill’ is irresponsible and insensitive
This came after the investigation was carried out by the Health Ministry and complaints made by some 11 doctors whose clinics were operating in the hospital. Read more
What middle-income Malaysians want in Budget 2012?
But then again, there is this other issue that one must consider where if the government is to give out goodies too freely, it might be counter productive and put the economical progress at risk. Hence, the prime minister must be careful when giving out anything in Budget 2012.
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Indomie banned in Taiwan, should Malaysia ban it too?
Why was it pulled off the marts?
According to the Taiwan’s Centre for Food Safety, they have tested the noodles and found that they contained 2 preservatives which are benzoic acid and the methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, both of which are banned for food. These preservatives however are allowed to be used in cosmetics as they are only applied externally. Apart from Taiwan, the preservatives are also banned in Europe and Canada which could cause vomiting while taking too much of it would cause metablic acidosis. The reason vomiting happens is because the substances create too much acid in the body which would be damaging in the long run. Read more
