10 Controversial Books Banned In Different Countries All Around The World

While reading has always been credited as a source of knowledge, what happens when certain authors take their stories too far?

What makes a good book? Well, a controversial storyline is an interesting way to get a novel up and running in the press. But can the same be said for books that ride the line of morality, free speech, and virtue, among others? Here are 10 books, some by the most prestigious authors around the world, that were not looked upon with the same endearment as others may have been. Instead, they were banned by a country, sometimes even more than just a few, for their disputable 'offensive nature'.Treat this as a guessing game! How many of these books were banned in Malaysia?

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1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

We may all know the beloved Disney cartoon, but have you ever read its paperbound counterpart? Beginning with the main protagonist, Alice, falling down a rabbit hole and into a magical world of anthropological animals, she soon finds herself in a series of misfortunes and wild adventures that hardly seem believable in the real world.

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Book status in Malaysia: Not banned.Where it is banned: ChinaOddly enough, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China for its portrayal of animals behaving at the same levels of intricacies as human beings.From the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, and the hookah smoking Caterpillar turned Butterfly, the censorship stood from a fear that teaching children of animals which possessed such unrealistic complexities was an insult to human intelligence.

2. The entire Fifty Shades trilogy, E L James

When Anastasia Steele intervenes to help her sick roommate interview a prominent businessman, Christian Grey, little does she know that the crossing of their paths would change her life forever. Rich and powerful, Christian leads the inexperienced Ana down a road of sexual proclivities, and delves into a secret world which straddles the boundaries of pain and pleasure.

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Book status in Malaysia: BANNED.As one of the most highly anticipated films of that year, it was a tad surprising that the Fifty Shades movie was not given the green light to premier in Malaysia. However, it was rather unsurprising that the book series was also restricted from release due to its labelled, 'sadistic' material and 'threat to morality' for Malaysians.

3. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov

Released in the 1950s, Lolita tells a tale from the perspective of an aged literature professor, who goes by a pseudonym due to the inappropriate nature of his story. Describing his obsession with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he calls in private, 'Lolita', various erotic depictions are described between the elder man and the prepubescent minor.

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Book status in Malaysia: Not banned.Where it is banned: UK, France, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, and Argentina.Not hard to believe, Lolita received immense backlash after its release. With disturbing plot lines including scenes of molestation, abduction, and even technical incest, many wonder how even the summary of this book has not encouraged Malaysian officials to remove it from potential purchase. Nonetheless, some are completely unsurprised.

4. American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis

One of the more straightforward plot lines among the bunch, American Psycho depicts the everyday life of Wall Street tycoon, Patrick Bateman. While the story follows certain simplistic aspects of the young man’s regime and work ethic, this story turns dark to reveal the psychopathic nature of a person who uses his power and privileged to torture the lives of others.

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Book status in Malaysia: Not banned.Where it is banned: Queensland, Australia (for children below 18).Romanticising apathy, void, and malignant narcissism, American Psycho delves into the interesting topic of how racial and monetary privilege can influence the human mind as to what is really dangerous or not. Providing insight as to the consequences of social and cultural opinions formed by consumerism and modern-day capitalism, it would seem that humanising these horrendous character traits were not something Queensland officials wanted their youth to gain access.

5. Sophie's Choice, William Styron

Following the life of a Roman Catholic survivor of the Holocaust, Sophie Zawistowka is met by a novelist who is intrigued by her relationship with her current lover, more specifically the facts surrounding their tumultuous relationship. Getting to know the Polish beauty, traumatic psychological, moral, and emotional repercussions of her troubled past is broken down in detail, culminating to the single choice she had to make at the brink of her arrival in Auschwitz that will haunt her for the rest of her days.

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Book status in Malaysia: Not banned.Where it is banned: South Africa, Poland, and Lebanon.It's hard to imagine any other adaptation than the one Meryl Streep gave in the movie depiction of this film. Yet in Lebanon, Sophie's Choice was pulled off the shelves for its apparent positive depiction of Jewish people. Considering how this book was centred around one of the most brutal attacks against individuals of a particular race, it is a stark wonder how this book was banned for its rather constructive aspects in a hopeless world.Moreover, South Africa and Poland took a stand against the author, banning the book for how his personal views of the Holocaust were shaped in the novel.

6. Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller

An autobiography of sorts, this fictional piece details a hyperbolic life of Henry Miller himself. Elaborating on his struggle as a writer in the 1920s and 1930s, Miller includes the names and characterisations of his real friends and colleagues in the characters, though certain stories are based in semi-consciousness, fluctuating between reality and fiction, the past and the present.

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Book status in Malaysia: Not banned.Where it is banned: USA (Was banned in Finland, South Africa, Canada, UK, and Australia).Largely based around topics of sexuality, Tropic of Cancer was primarily banned for the exploits described by Miller in his sexual encounters. Chronicled as undeniably low by American scholar Donald Gutierrez, casual homophobia was also made satirical, with erotic desires periodically surfacing in the novel that was deemed improper and indecent.

7. Mask of Sanity, Jacob M Appel

Dr Jeremy Balint is the pillar of his community. On one end, he is a renowned division chief at the hospital he works at, great father to his kids, and a devoted husband. Things changed, however, when he discovers that his wife is having an affair with his longtime friend cum colleague. Devising a plan to eliminate this man in cold blood, Jeremy transforms into a high-functioning sociopath that cultivates on his ethical guise to get what he wants.

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Book status in Malaysia: BANNED.One of the newer books on the list, Mask of Sanity was released in 2017, and preemptively banned by Malaysian authorities. While this may come across as your typical murder story, certain blasphemous themes caused this book to be banned. Among them are some of the characteristics displayed by our main antagonist, particularly his actual belief that he is rightfully just in committing his crimes, unfazed by any legal or moral obligation he has to human life.

8. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The first book of a well-known trilogy by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code follows symbologist Robert Langdon on his trip to solve a murder in Paris' Louvre Museum.Interestingly enough, cryptic clues are found in some of Leonardo da Vinci's famous paintings, opening up a religious mystery of epic proportions. Beneath such mysteries however, lie a secret society within the Roman Catholic Church that could threaten the sanctity and very foundation which the religion is built on.

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Book status in Malaysia: Not banned.Where it is banned: The Vatican (Heavily restricted in India, Manila, and Lebanon).Generating criticism and controversy since its release, The Da Vinci Code was primarily critiqued on the inaccuracies which contradict Brown's preface on the first page of his novel: Fact. Nonetheless, Catholic leaders, primarily in Vatican City, were quick to condemn the novel and encouraged stripping the book from shelves all around the world for historical and scientific errors.

9. Rage, Stephen King (Richard Bachman)

Charlie Decker is pulled out of his algebra class to speak to the school principal, and discuss his recent physical attack on a teacher. With the conversation unavailing a fruitful conclusion, Decker attains a gun he kept in his school locker, and reenters his classroom to terrorise (and murder) his teacher and fellow classmates. Oscillating between memories of the past and present day, the story ultimately unveils how Charlie was brought to his grizzly decision to commit a school shooting.

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Book status in Malaysia: Not banned.Where it is banned: USA (Kind of).While the story itself was King's first attempt at using a pseudonym to publish his works (due to his impeccable talent of churning out books faster than they could be published), what was to come from it was a true nightmare.Vaguely resembling its core plot, multiple school shooters were inspired by the Rage to commit shootings in the United States. One of the most eery however, was the 1996 middle school shooting in Washington where Barry Loukaitis shot his algebra teacher in front of the entire class, and proceeded to quote a line from the book.Not hard to believe, Stephen King decided to let the book fall out of print, responding to the criticism that his book inspired these brutal shootings in a 2013 essay titled, 'Guns'.

10. The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie

Beginning with a story of two very famous Indian ex-patriots now living lavish and refined lives in England, their paths cross when a jetliner they board is hijacked and exploded by terrorists. Washing up on a beach, both men proceed to have a series of dreams, revelations, and philosophical metamorphoses.

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Book status in Malaysia: BANNED.An American-British novelist, Salman Rushdie is known for combining the ideals of magical realism and historical fiction to create numerous works that have garnered notorious recognition. The Satanic Verses however, gained attention for widespread negative criticism.While the book touched on a series of political, cultural, and sociological themes, this book has been banned in over 15 countries around the world for its blasphemous references to Islam.

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"True Sis!" - Malas Nak Berkawan Dengan Perempuan, Wanita Ini Luah Rasa Geram Kenapa

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Tidak kisahlah kawan yang sangat rapat ataupun tidak, kadangkala percakapan mereka juga boleh mengguris hati kita jika tidak kena dengan tempat.Tambahan lagi kalau kawan kita itu memang sudah lama kenal dan sudah menjadi sebahagian daripada hidup kita. Pasti sukar untuk dilupakan, baik bagi perempuan atau lelaki.Sama seperti video yang tular di TikTok baru-baru ini apabila seorang wanita meluah rasa geramnya mengapa dia tidak begitu suka berkawan dengan kaum perempuan mencuri perhatian ramai.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

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Did Johor's Govt Hospital Demand Payment Before Treating S'porean? Here's What Happened

On 31 August, a sensational story alleging that a "Malaysian hospital demanded cash payment before treatment" by a Singapore news portal, The Independent, went viral

In its report, The Independent quoted a person named Joshua, one of the six friends of a hit-and-run victim, Justinian Tan, who lost his life, claiming that the 25-year-old died after Johor Government hospital, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, withheld treatment until family and friends paid cash up-front before medical attention.Justinian Tan and five of his friends were heading back to their car along Jalan Dato Abdullah Tahir in Taman Abad at about 3am when a car collided into two of the friends from behind and drove off. Tan and 24-year-old Brandon Yeo were hit.The Independent also claimed, via another friend of Tan's, named Ernest Lee, that authorities were slow to respond to the emergency, with the ambulance arriving only after 30 minutes despite the accident site being just nine minutes’ drive away according to Google Maps.The Singapore news portal further alleged that the friends were told of the duo’s prognosis about four hours later by the hospital and they were told that the brain operation would be conducted by a “medical officer” instead of a surgeon.

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The Independent's story led to an online brouhaha, with several netizens taking to social media to vent their anger

Following which, an investigation was launched to look into the claims.The Star Online quoted Johor Health, Environment, Education and Information Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat urging the public to allow investigations to proceed "before accusing any parties of anything".

Following an investigation into the claims published in the Singapore news portal, Director-General of Malaysian Health Ministry Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah refuted the claims

According to a report by The Malaysian Insight, D-G Noor Hisham said that upon arrival at the hospital, Tan was brought into the Red Zone, where the advanced trauma life support (ATLS) protocol, that was applied by the ambulance team, was continued.He added that the emergency department also initiated the necessary imaging treatment that included primary survey X-rays and CT-scan of brain and thorax, and intubation, and referred the case to the relevant department in a timely and professional manner.He also refused the claims of "payment-before-treatment demand", saying that the case was treated as an emergency and no demand was made for a deposit, in line with the MoH policy for foreigners seeking treatment in public hospitals. "The MoH has always valued life and does its utmost to treat any patient, regardless of background and nationality," Noor Hisham was quoted by The Malaysian Insight.

Responding to the friends' claim that it took the hospital ambulance 30 minutes to arrive at the scene, D-G Noor Hisham said that the record showed that it was despatched within two minutes after the distress call was received

"The emergency call was made at 2.57am on 25 August and the ambulance left at 2.59am, arriving at the scene at 3.10am. It departed the scene at 3.15am," he said, adding that it was the boy's family who chose to have him discharged to seek treatment in a Singapore hospital, despite being told the risk of delaying treatment.

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Now one of the friends of the Singaporean Justinian Tan says that distress and language barrier could have caused them to misunderstand the situation at the JB hospital

The friend, Joshua De Rozario, was quoted by The Straits Times, saying that, "due to the distress that they were experiencing, the wait for the ambulance had "felt like 30 minutes" even though the hospital log showed differently."He even admitted, contrary to the claims published by The Independent, that when they got to the hospital, "they started treating him (Justinian Tan) straight away."He added that the staff were speaking Malay and him and his friends were speaking English and "we had difficulties communicating" which "caused him and his friends to think that they were required to pay a deposit before Tan could be attended to."

On the allegations published in The Independent, Health Minister Dr S. Subramaniam said that they "were untrue and disappointing" as they have destroyed the hospital's image", adding that the Health Ministry is considering taking legal action against the Singapore news portal

Dr Subramaniam was quoted by The Star Online saying that the ministry was considering taking legal action on The Independent, whose false report "gave an impression that the hospital had put money first before saving a life.""The editor should have referred the matter to the Malaysian authorities before running the story. Only after putting it up online, they wanted to get clarification from us but by then, it is too late," The Star Online reported him as saying.

Meanwhile, Johor traffic police chief Supt Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the driver involved in the hit-and-run case will be arrested following their investigation into the matter

According to a report in FMT, while the driver of the car had turned himself in on the night of the accident, he was not arrested at the time.Shading light into the matter, a director of Templars Law LLC in Singapore, Peter Ong, told TODAY that in a hit-and-run case, the Malaysian police would typically “find the plate number and go to the (driver’s) house” to complete a report.“They might not arrest on the spot, but they may charge the person when investigations reveal (more) later … (It’s not unfair in the sense that) they are still investigating the incident. It is not letting him (the driver involved in an accident) off,” said Ong.

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Survey Reveals That 24% Of Malaysians Frequently Experience Suicidal Thoughts

A recent survey conducted by an international survey agency revealed that 24% of Malaysians have experienced suicidal thoughts

According to YouGov, about one in twenty Malaysians frequently suffers from thoughts on suicide.From these statistics, which were gathered after surveying 1,027 participants, younger Malaysians aged between 18 and 24, are more prone to having suicidal thoughts compared to older Malaysians aged 55 and above.

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The survey also showed that about a quarter of Malaysians have engaged in self-harm

A third of them comprised of younger Malaysians and out of this third, almost 10% regularly engage in self-harm.

One out of ten Malaysians have experienced mental health issues at some point in life, the survey revealed

On a related note, the results showed that younger adults are five times more likely to admit that they have suffered from mental health compared to those much older.YouGov also reported that those who earn more than RM7,000 have a higher risk of experiencing mental health issues compared to those who earn less than RM3,000 or less.

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In Malaysia, depression is the most common mental health issue followed by anxiety

However, YouGov reported that less than half of these Malaysians who suffer from mental health issues seek medical treatment. Among Malaysians, women are also less likely to seek professional help than men and those who earn lower income are less likely to seek help compared to those earning a higher income.

One of the main reasons Malaysians do not seek mental health treatment is because they are unsure of where to get help

Other reasons include concerns about cost, embarrassment or social stigma, and the time needed to commit to receiving mental health treatment.

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Overall, 93% of Malaysians believe that mental health should be taken more seriously compared to physical health

Most Malaysians believe that employees suffering from mental health should be allowed medical leave while another 85% also agrees that mental health treatment should be covered by insurance.

Commenting on the survey results, YouGov Head of Omnibus APAC, Jake Gammon said that an alarming number of Malaysians experience damaging behaviour like suicidal thoughts and self-harm, particularly prevalent among young adults

“Many people with mental health issues suffer in silence, as seen by the significant amount of people who choose not to seek help," he said as quoted by YouGov. "We hope this survey sheds light on the topic of mental health, and how it affects people differently," he added.

Suicide is never the option.
If you or anyone you know may be at risk of suicide, please call these hotlines:

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Graduan UiTM Jadi 'Runner RM1' Lepas Penat Menganggur, Tolak Jadi Rider GrabFood Sebab...

Umum sedia maklum, peluang graduan untuk mencari pekerjaan sekarang adalah sangat sukar akibat ekonomi negara terjejas dan wujudnya pandemik Covid-19

Begitu juga dengan seorang graduan yang tular di Twitter baru-baru ini. Remaja yang mesra dipanggil Shukri itu telah memuat naik tweet meminta warga Twitter untuk retweet status yang dia kongsi.Dia menyediakan servis perkhidmatan sebagai runner dengan harga serendah RM1 di kawasan Shah Alam. Antara servis yang disediakan termasuklah hantar dan beli barang atau makanan.Baca ciapan penuh yang dimuat naik Shukri di bawah:

TOLONG RT GUYS. AKU DAH PENAT TAK BUAT APA APA. Kalau perlukan service runner around shah alam, just roger je. Kalau ada kerja kosong, roger jugak. Kalau dedua takda aku minta tolong rt je. Aku tak larat dah ni pic.twitter.com/Fd16IWNTgk— Draxler (@shukriconan) October 12, 2020

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Pernah dapat kerja pada bulan Mei, tetapi hanya sempat kerja dua bulan dan diberhentikan pada bulan Julai

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Menurut sumber, Shukri merupakan lepasan bidang Sains Komputer dari Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) dan telah menamatkan pengajian diploma awal tahun ini."Bermula Julai sehingga September, saya anggap ia detik paling low dalam hidup saya. Memang down masa tu," katanya.

Tolak jadi rider GrabFood atau Foodpanda sebab ibu tak bagi dan abang sulung pernah meninggal dunia akibat kemalangan motosikal

Katanya, restu ibu sangat penting dan dia tak berani lawan serta faham ibunya bimbang tentang keselamatan jika buat khidmat menggunakan motor agak bahaya."Jadi saya buat dengan kereta. Sebab itu saya kerja Lalamove dan sekarang buat runner persendirian juga. Alhamdulillah selepas viral rezeki bertambah," ujarnya.

Mendapat banyak tawaran kerja selepas viral di Twitter

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Menurut Shukri, kerja runner ini sementara waktu sahaja. Dia berhasrat untuk kumpul duit dan sambung belajar tahun depan.Khidmat runner yang ditawarkan bermula harga serendah RM1 bagi 1 kilometer (km) dengan jarak minima. "Saya buat perkhidmatan serendah RM1 bagi 1km. Sekurang-kurangnya saya boleh cari rezeki daripada duduk rumah tak buat apa-apa," katanya.

Sesungguhnya rezeki itu sangat luas, kita cuma kena usaha untuk mengubah hidup kita menjadi lebih baik :)

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Lebih 129K 'Shares', Ini Cara Masak Tauhu Ayam Viral Guna 7 Bahan Sahaja. Senang & Sedap!

Nak hidangkan lauk paling senang tapi sedap? Jom sediakan tauhu ayam. Simple, jimat masa dan sedap tau!

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Boleh dijadikan lauk untuk lunch dan dinner. Confirm anak-anak pun suka, rangup di luar dan lembut isi ayam di dalam. Tunggu apa lagi? Jom sediakan lauk simple ini!

Bahan yang diperlukan:

Dada ayamTofu telurTauhu daduTelurBawang besarPati ayamDaun sup

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Cara memasak:

			1. Masukkan ayam, tofu telur, tauhu dadu dan telur ke dalam blender dan blendkan.

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			2. Masukkan daun sup , pati ayam , garam dan lada putih secukup rasa. Gaul sebati.

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			3. Masukkan adunan ke dalam acuan dan kukuskan selama 5 minit. Kemudian, keluarkan dan sejukkan pada suhu bilik.

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			4. Pukul telur. Celup dan salutkan dengan telur, kemudian goreng dengan menggunakan api sederhana.

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Shafee Says He Is Willing To Represent Sam Ke Ting For Free In The 'Basikal Lajak' Case

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Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has offered free legal service to represent Sam Ke Ting, the driver who was jailed for reckless driving

The lawyer said that he is willing to tender his service pro bono to the 27-year-old because he strongly feels that the woman should be defended, according to a report in The Star today, 16 April."I am offering to help this lady pro bono because I feel strongly that she needs to be defended. I also feel that her appeal to the Court of Appeal needs to be heard expeditiously," The Star quoted him as saying.70-year-old Shafee has infamously defended former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, who has been charged and convicted in criminal cases related to the 1MDB corruption scandal.

According to Shafee, Sam should be given a stay of sentencing and conviction pending her appeal and she should also be given bail

"Bail must be given immediately," he said, adding that he hoped to deliver a message about justice, with nothing to do about the race or religion of the woman and the eight deceased teenagers."I really hope that she will be bailed out as she has begun to serve her six years in jail. If bail is granted she has a better prospect of preparing her appeal with her lawyers," he was quoted as saying.Sam, who worked as a clerk, was found guilty under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) for causing death by reckless driving when she rammed into a group of teens riding modified bicycles ('basikal lajak') on Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Johor Bahru at 3.30am, 18 February 2017.Judge Abu Bakar Katar sentenced her to six years in jail and slapped a fine of RM6,000.He disqualified her from driving for three years, effective immediately after she completes her prison sentence, and also ordered her to serve another six months in prison if she failed to pay the fine.The Johor Bahru High Court also rejected the defence's application for a stay of execution and sent Sam straight to prison. He ordered her to secure leave to appeal from the Court of Appeal first.Following which, Sam's lawyer, Muhammad Faizal Mokhtar, filed an appeal against the High Court's conviction, which has since been granted. Her appeal is set to be heard at 9am on Monday, 18 April.

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Prior to her conviction, she was acquitted twice at the Magistrate's Court.The first time Sam was acquitted was in October 2019. She was ordered to enter defence by the Johor Bahru High Court in February 2021. The Magistrates' Court then acquitted her again in October last year.This led Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Idrus Harun to instruct the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to file an appeal against the 27-year-old acquittal last year.

The judge's decision to deny Sam's bail has drawn comparisons with Shafee's client Najib who is roaming free despite being convicted

Reacting to the comparisons, the former prime minister took to his Facebook page to defend himself.Najib accused DAP and Pakatan Harapan (PH) of instigating the public against him after Sam was not granted a stay of execution and was sent to prison immediately while he is still a free man despite his corruption conviction by both the High Court and Court of Appeal over the SRC International case.

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PM Najib Wants Apple To Set Up Its R&D Centre In Malaysia

Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was on a working visit to the US last week, visited the Apple Headquarters in California and held discussions with Apple Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Williams

Najib shaking hands with Apple Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Williams during his visit to Apple headquarters.
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PM Najib said that Malaysia is looking to work closer with Apple

In a statement made shortly after the Prime Minister's visit to Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, he said that he has asked the Cupertino giant to consider the possibility of setting up of an Apple Research & Development centre in Malaysia."We are looking at the opportunity of an Apple Research and Development Centre for the Asia-Pacific in Malaysia, to focus on innovative ways of using mobile technology to promote learning among children. Apart from that, to further expand the potential of young minds in Malaysia, we will also look at setting up an Apple Excellence Development Centre to identify, educate and produce local application developers.""The Centre will focus on identifying, educating and creating local application developers. Aside from that, we will also be exploring the possibility of establishing an Apple Application Development Excellence Centre that will focus on innovative ways of using mobile technology to stimulate learning in children. These local developers will design applications for the Apple Store that are suitable for education and the local market," Najib added in his blog of his visit to Apple headquarters on Thursday, 18 Feb.

Prime Minister Najib Razak has also asked the Cupertino giant to consider the possibility of setting up an Apple store in Malaysia

It could be the second Apple store in Southeast Asia after the proposed outlet in Singapore, which is slated to open a little later this year. The company’s entire operations in Singapore will be powered by renewable energy in a move that mirrors initiatives in the U.S., Europe and, most recently, China.As of now, the closest physical Apple Stores are located in Australia and Hong Kong.However, while Apple has confirmed that it is investing USD25 million (RM104 million) in a new technology development center in Hyderabad, India, indicating that the company is willing to expand development outside the US -- and may respond positively to Malaysia's open invitation -- it seems highly unlikely that the company is going to do so in the near future.

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In the meantime, do let us know what do you think:

Additionally, Prime Minister Najib also visited the Tesla headquarters and tested its newest model of electric car the Tesla X

Touching on Tesla, the Prime Minister said he was given the honour to test drive the company’s latest electric car named X.“The company also agreed to provide Malaysia with at least 100 units of Model S, the first premium sedan electric car in the world. We will be the first Asean country to receive Tesla cars,” he said.

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Speaking of Apple, there are many misconceptions regarding its computers and their abilities. So we decided to debunk them, here:

                5 Myths About Apple Computers You Should Stop Believing

The truth hurts, but it will also set you free.

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Ini Resipi Paling Ringkas Untuk Hasilkan Ikan Kung Pao Yang Sedap!

Pernah cuba Ikan Kung Pao? Jika anda dan keluarga anda penggemar masakan Cina, hidangan yang cukup ringkas dan enak ini boleh anda hasilkan untuk keluarga. Confirm mereka suka!

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Begini caranya untuk hasilkan Ikan Kung Pao paling ringkas:

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Bahan-bahan:- 300g fillet ikan Dory (dihiris)- 1 inci halia (dihiris)- 2 ulas bawang putih (dihiris)- 10 keping cili kering - 1 sudu besar minyak bijan- 2 sudu besar kicap manis- 1 sudu besar kicap masin- 1 sudu besar sos tiram- 1 sudu besar sos tomato- 1 biji bawang merah (dihiris)- Daun bawang- Garam secukup rasa- MinyakCara-cara:1. Panaskan minyak dan tumis halia, bawang putih dan cili kering.2. Masukkan fillet ikan Dory, minyak bijan, kicap manis, kicap masin, sos tiram dan sos tomato. Gaul.3. Masukkan bawang merah dan daun bawang. Kemudian masukkan garam secukup rasa. Gaul.4. Setelah ikan sudah masak, tutup api.5. Ikan Kung Pao sudah siap!

Dapatkan resipi-resipi masakan Cina yang simple di sini:

                Sukakan Butter Chicken? Hanya 8 Bahan Diperlukan Untuk Hasilkan Resipi 'Simple' Ini!

15 minit dah siap! :D

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                Ikuti Cara 'Simple' Ini Untuk Hasilkan Lemon Chicken Lagi Sedap Daripada Restoran

Ayam goreng rangup disalut sos masam manis ini pasti digemari seisi keluarga. ;)

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                Inginkan Idea Hidangan Menarik Untuk Tahun Baru Cina? Cuba Resipi Chicken Dumplings Ini

Cicah dengan sos cili, lagi sedap!

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School District Hires a Firm to Monitor Students' Social Media

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A Southern California school district is trying to stop cyberbullying and a host of other teenage ills by monitoring the students' social media accounts

The Glendale Unified School District has begun using the firm Geo Listening to keep track of its students’ social media accounts this school year. The school district, responding to two suicides last year, says the program has so far 'been working very well.' But civil rights advocates object, saying it walks a fine line on privacy.

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Glendale Unified School District hired Geo Listening last year to track posts by its 14,000 or so middle and high school students.

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Critics believe the screening sets a dangerous precedent and stifles free speech, but school district authorities and Geo Listening say the purpose of the exercise is student safety.

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Critics think the school district's monitoring program goes too far

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Free speech advocates say school districts reading students' social media posts is an invasion of the students' privacy - especially if they're punished for activities engaged in outside of school hours.

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“We all know social media is not a private place, not really a safe place,” Young Cho, a 16-year-old junior at Herbert Hoover High School, told the Los Angeles Times.

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“But it’s not the same as being in school. It’s students’ expression of their own thoughts and feelings to their friends. For the school to intrude in that area — I understand they can do it, but I don’t think it's right."

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Lee Tien, senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that defends privacy, free speech and consumer rights. told the Los Angeles Times the program is essentially 'stalking' school kids.

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The company looks for keywords in online chatter that can alert the school district to potentially harmful actions

Geo Listening says it uses keywords to track students' social media posts, but it's up to school officials to decide what to do with that information.

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Geo Listening employs 10 full-time workers and contract staff who only work up to four hours a day because, according to firm CEO Chris Frydrych, “the content they read is so dark and heavy.”

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The company won't disclose its methods and practices in gathering the students' messages, but it does use key words in its searches. The firm also didn't disclose how it confirms the youths are indeed students of the district.

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Pantai Hospital Is Still Under Fire For Its 'Racist' Ad Following Its Apology

Pantai Hospital in Sungai Petani, Kedah has recently apologised for putting up a scholarship advertisement containing "racist" remarks

"We take full responsibility for this mistake and give our assurance that it will not occur again," read the statement posted on its Facebook page on 18 February.

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The scholarship advertisement, which has since been removed, expressed that it preferred Chinese, Siamese, Christian, and Indian applicants.

According to the hospital's management, the banner was put up by staff without prior approval and "does not reflect the values of [the] organisation

"We corrected the information immediately after realising the mistake," the statement read.Pantai Hospital's director of nursing Katini Abu Hassan released a press statement on 20 February, saying that they were "truly remorseful" over the incident. "[What] started out as a thoughtful gesture to ensure we have the right balance of staff, particularly during festive periods, has resulted in unintended discrimination. It is never our intention to discriminate – our workplace has a diverse community," the statement read.

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The management affirmed the hospital's commitment to fair employment practices and emphasised that its hiring process is based on strength and merit of the candidate.

Following the apology, netizens have called out the hospital for pinning the blame on the staff

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Many others have since stated that they are boycotting the hospital.


Tular Video Nyanyi Lagu Bunkface Buat Macam Konsert Sendiri, Pemuda Ini Curi Tumpuan Ramai

Follow kami di Telegram, Instagram dan TikTok SAYS Seismik, jadi antara yang terawal untuk dapatkan berita serta artikel-artikel menarik.

Baru-baru ini, Festival Aku, Muzik & Kamu telah berlangsung di EduCity Sports Complex, Johor Bahru

Konsert berdurasi selama 9 jam itu menampilkan pelbagai kumpulan artis tempatan popular seperti Hujan, Akim & The Majistret, Bunkface, Insomniacks dan ramai lagi.Sudah tentu kebanyakan penonton yang hadir adalah dalam kalangan remaja. Namun, tular pula sebuah rakaman seorang pemuda menyanyi di atas pentas bersama kumpulan Bunkface ini telah mendapat perhatian ramai.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

Selamba buat macam konsert sendiri, penonton sporting bagi support

Menerusi video berdurasi 1 minit 35 saat yang dimuat naik oleh @syamirulforsept, kelihatan pemuda itu dipanggil untuk naik ke atas pentas untuk menghabiskan lagu yang sedang dinyanyikan oleh Sam Bunkface itu.Apa yang mencuri tumpuan ramai adalah apabila pemuda tersebut tidak kelihatan kekok langsung semasa dia menyanyi. Malah, gayanya sudah seperti biasa membuat konsert. Suaranya yang sedap juga berjaya menarik perhatian para penonton lain yang datang ke konsert itu.

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"Vibes yang kami mahu bila pergi event! Lepas ni konsert kau kat mana dik? Akak nak datang" - Netizen

Susulan tularnya video berkenaan yang kini telah meraih 1.3M views, 164K likes dan 6.9K shares di laman TikTok, rata-rata netizen turut memuji bakat pemuda itu.Berikut di bawah merupakan antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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Admin pun ulang banyak kali tengok video tu, dah macam konsert dia sendiri! :D

Like Facebook, follow Twitter dan Instagram SAYS Seismik serta temui segala cerita 'mesti kongsi' sekarang!

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Idea Resipi 'Baby Food' Sesuai Untuk Si Manja Berumur 6 Bulan Ke Atas. Jom Cuba, Mummies!

Usia 6 bulan merupakan antara detik paling mengujakan untuk mana-mana parents. Ibu bapa mana yang tidak excited untuk lihat si manja mereka mencuba solid foods buat pertama kali?

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Sebagai rujukan, umur 6 bulan disyorkan oleh badan-badan perbadanan kesihatan seperti World Health Organisation dan UNICEF sebagai umur optimum untuk bayi mula mencuba makanan.Ini adalah kerana secara umumnya, bayi berumur 6 bulan mempunyai sistem penghadaman yang agak matang dan bersedia untuk mula menerima makanan. Pada umur ini juga, bayi selalunya sudah mula pandai menelan makanan.

Ingin dapatkan idea menu yang boleh disediakan untuk bayi anda? Ikuti resipi-resipi mudah mengikut setiap peringkat umur ini!

Nota penting: Maklumat dan resipi yang dikongsi di dalam artikel ini bertujuan untuk pengetahuan am sahaja. Untuk mendapatkan kepastian, bincangkan pelan makanan anda bersama doktor bayi anda terlebih dahulu.

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Pada peringkat umur ini, makanan yang diberikan kepada bayi anda lebih elok jika dimasak terlebih dahulu supaya ianya mudah dihadam.Hidangkan puri makanan yang tidak dicampurkan dengan bahan-bahan lain buat masa ini. Ini bertujuan untuk anda ketahui jika bayi anda mempunyai reaksi alahan terhadap sesuatu makanan.Antara makanan sesuai untuk bayi berumur 6 - 8 bulan:Buah-buahan: Pisang, epal, pir, avokadoSayur-sayuran: Lobak merah, ubi keledek, kacang peasBijirin: Barli, oat, nasi

1. Pisang puri

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Bahan-bahan:- 1 biji pisang (dikupas dan dihiris)- Air masak / susu ibu / susu formulaCara-cara:1. Lenyekkan pisang.2. Panaskan adunan selama 25 saat atau lebih untuk lembutkan lagi pisang.3. Cairkan adunan dengan air / susu.4. Siap untuk dihidang!Sumber resipi: Momjunction

2. Lobak merah puri

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Bahan-bahan:- 1 biji lobak merah (dibuang kulit dan dipotong kiub)- Air masak / susu ibu / susu formulaCara-cara:1. Cuci bersih lobak merah. Jika boleh, gunakan lobak merah organik.2. Masukkan ke dalam blender dan kisar hingga hancur.3. Cairkan dengan air / susu.4. Siap untuk dihidang!Nota: Kaedah mengukus lebih baik daripada merebus kerana ianya dapat mengekalkan kandungan zat di dalam bahan makanan.Sumber resipi: Momjunction

3. Bubur nasi

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Bahan-bahan:- 1/4 cawan beras (dicuci bersih dan dikisar halus)- 1 3/4 cawan airCara-cara:1. Didihkan air.2. Masukkan beras dan kacau.3. Biar reneh dan teruskan mengacau sekurang-kurangnya 10 minit.4. Siap untuk dihidang!Nota: Untuk mendapatkan kandungan khasiat yang lebih baik, beras perang boleh digunakan sebagai alternatif.Sumber resipi: Aya Chalo

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Pada peringkat umur ini, anda boleh mencuba gabungan buah-buahan dan sayur-sayuran yang disukai si manja untuk menghasilkan perisa yang lebih menyelerakan.Makanan berprotein seperti ayam dan daging juga boleh mula diperkenalkan. Telur juga boleh dicuba tetapi mulakan dengan telur kuning sahaja. Telur putih boleh menyebabkan masalah dari segi reaksi alahan, dan selalunya akan diberikan kepada bayi berumur 1 tahun ke atas sahaja.Bayi pada peringkat umur ini juga boleh mula mencuba produk tenusu dipasteur seperti keju dan dadih.Antara makanan sesuai untuk bayi berumur 8 - 10 bulan:- Buah-buahan: Mangga, pic, plum, kelapa, betik, anggur, kiwi- Sayur-sayuran: Brokoli, kubis bunga, timun, asparagus, labu, terung, bawang- Protein: Ayam, daging, telur kuning, tauhu - Produk tenusu dipasteur: Keju, dadih

1. Brokoli bawang putih puri

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Bahan-bahan:- 1 kepala brokoli (bahagian floret sahaja)- 1 ulas bawang putih- Air masakCara-cara:1. Cuci bersih brokoli dan bawang putih. Jika boleh, gunakan brokoli organik.2. Kukus brokoli dan bawang selama 10 minit.3. Kisar bersama sedikit air hingga hancur.4. Siap untuk dihidang!Sumber resipi: Buona Pappa

2. Telur kuning hancur

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Bahan-bahan:- 1 biji telur rebus (ambil telur kuning sahaja)- 1 sudu kecil air masakCara-cara:1. Lenyekkan telur kuning hingga hancur.2. Masukkan air dan gaul sebati.3. Siap untuk dihidang!Sumber resipi: Weelicious

3. Bubur oat kurma keju

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Bahan-bahan:- Oat (direndam)- Labu (dipotong kiub)- Bawang merah dan bawang putih (dicincang)- Puri kurma- Keju (diparut)- Minyak zaitunCara-cara:1. Tumis bawang putih dan bawang merah.2. Masukkan labu.3. Masukkan air dan masak hingga empuk.4. Masukkan oat dan gaul.5. Masukkan puri kurma dan gaul.6. Apabila sudah kembang, masukkan parutan keju.7. Siap untuk dihidang!Sumber resipi: Mummy Zahra Nak Cerita

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Pada peringkat umur ini, bayi anda kemungkinan besar sudah mula berminat untuk cuba perisa dan tekstur baru!Puri yang dihidangkan tidak perlu terlalu cair - kisarnya sedikit kasar dan chunky untuk tekstur lebih menarik. Makanan lembut dipotong kiub kecil juga boleh dihidangkan. Anda boleh juga bereksperimen dengan rempah dan herba untuk berikan perisa-perisa baru untuk dicuba si manja.Bahan-bahan berperisa masam juga boleh diperkenalkan pada waktu ini, contohnya seperti beri, tomato, dan buah-buahan sitrus.Ikan juga biasanya mula diperkenalkan kepada bayi di peringkat umur ini.Antara makanan sesuai untuk bayi berumur 10 - 12 bulan:- Buah-buahan: Beri, buah-buahan sitrus- Sayur-sayuran: Tomato, bayam, kekacang- Protein: Ikan- Bijirin: Pasta

1. Tuna, tomato dan bayam lenyek

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Bahan-bahan:- 1 biji bawang leek (dihiris)- 300g ubi kentang (dikupas kulit dan dipotong kiub)- 1 sudu kecil mentega- 160g tuna tin (dibuang minyak)- 50g sayur bayam (dicincang)- 1 biji tomato (dipotong kiub)- 50g keju Cheddar parutCara-cara:1. Cuci kesemua bahan sehingga bersih.2. Rebus bawang leek bersama ubi 15 minit hingga empuk.3. Toskan dan lenyekkan.4. Panaskan mentega dan tumis bayam dan tomato hingga lembut. Masukkan tuna, ubi kentang, dan bawang leek. Gaul.5. Masukkan keju dan gaul.6. Siap untuk dihidang!Nota: Jika boleh, gunakan bahan-bahan organik.Sumber resipi: Annabel Karmel

2. Strawberry smoothie

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Bahan-bahan:- 8 biji strawberi (dibuang tangkai)- 1/2 biji pisang (jika mahu)- 1/4 cawan yoghurt- 1 cawan air masak / susu ibu / susu formula Cara-cara:1. Cuci strawberi hingga bersih.2. Masukkan strawberi, pisang, yoghurt, dan air / susu. Kisar hingga sebati.3. Siap untuk dihidang!Sumber resipi: Love and Duck Fat

3. Banana cinnamon toast

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Bahan-bahan:- 1 keping roti (dipotong menjadi bentuk fingers)- 1 biji pisang- 60ml susu ibu / susu formula- Sedikit serbuk kayu manisCara-cara:1. Di dalam mangkuk, lenyekkan pisang, susu, dan serbuk kayu manis hingga sebati.2. Celupkan roti di dalam adunan dan panaskan di atas kuali selama 1 ke 2 minit hingga keemasan.3. Siap untuk dihidang!Sumber resipi: Onehandedcooks.com.au

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Pada peringkat umur 1 tahun ke atas, bayi anda boleh mula menikmati makanan dewasa! Yang penting, pastikan makanan tersebut dihidangkan dengan potongan kecil untuk mengelakkan risiko tersedak atau tercekik.Perasa seperti garam dan lada juga boleh diperkenalkan pada tahap ini. =)

Selamat mencuba!

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Ada resipi baby food anda sendiri untuk dikongsikan? Beritahu kami di ruangan komen!


[PHOTOS] Bomb Explosion At Movida IOI Puchong Leaves 8 Injured

These two suspects are wanted for the Movida Puchong bombing

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Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has urged the public to help provide information on the whereabouts of two other suspects believed to be involved in the grenade blast at the Movida nightclub in Puchong on 28 June.Their details and photographs were released to the media yesterday, 4 July. The two men were identified as Md Saifuddin Muji, 28, from Rengit, Johor, and Jasanizam Rosni, 33, from Batu Pahat, Johor. Members of the public who have any information about them can contact Inspector Mohd Badri Othman (016-533206) or Inspector Noorfauza Ibrahim (018-3538748), or head to the nearest police station.

4 JULY: ISIS is confirmed to be behind the Movida Puchong bombing on 28 June

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar
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The police have confirmed today that the Movida nightclub bombing in Puchong on 28 June was an ISIS attack."Based on our investigations, we found there is truth to the involvement of ISIS elements in the incident," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini.According to Khalid, as reported by The Star Online, the attack was carried out by locals who were directly instructed by ISIS member Muhamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi from Syria. Two of the suspects related to the Puchong attack have been remanded by the police and they are still looking for the whereabouts of the two other suspects.  The police had initially dismissed allegations that the incident was an act of terror, saying that it could be gang-related.

28 JUNE: At least eight people were injured in an explosion at the Movida Bar and Lounge in IOI Boulevard, Puchong, early morning today

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"Four men and four women were injured, including a female Chinese national, from the explosion," Selangor deputy police chief (DPC) Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar told reporters at the scene. According to the police, the incident reportedly occurred at about 2.15am on Tuesday, 28 June. Local media reported that a staff member at Movida said that there were more than 20 patrons at the outlet, which was screening the Euro 2016 match between Spain and Italy, when the explosion happened.

The Star reported that Abdul Rahim has given the confirmation that the gory explosion was caused by a hand grenade

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"What we know for now is that there were two suspects involved, one of them were seen hurling an object believed to be the hand grenade towards the crowd and ran away." Investigators found the grenade’s safety lever at the explosion site while the safety pin was discovered along the main road facing the bar.

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At the time of writing, the authorities are still inspecting the scene as Movida staffs have started cleaning up

惡！蒲種酒吧外 遭擲未點燃汽油彈 6男女球迷受輕傷是手榴彈!雪州副總警長拿督阿都拉辛說，今晨2時15分在雪州蒲種再也一間酒吧外發生的是一起拋手榴彈襲擊案件，造成8人受傷。他說，警方不排除嫌犯動機是跟商業糾紛、或尋仇有關，也不排除是衝著其中一至兩名傷者而來。8名傷者，包括3名華裔男子、1名華裔女子、1名中國籍女子和一對印裔情侶，其中一人傷勢嚴重。阿都拉辛說，事發時，該酒廊正準備打烊，門口就只有這8名顧客仍在喝酒看球。當時現場正播放意大利對壘西班牙的球賽。詳細報導http://www.chinapress.com.my/?p=727017Posted by China Press (中國報) on Monday, June 27, 2016

The police have also dismissed allegations that the incident was an act of terror, and they are investigating whether the attack was fueled by business rivalry, vengeance, or if the suspects were targeting specific individuals at the nightspot. The case is being investigated as attempted murder.

This is a developing story. Come back for more updates.

Two months ago, police found seven homemade bombs at the Metropolitan Square Condominium in Damansara Perdana:

                [PHOTOS] Everything You Should Know About The Bombs Found In Damansara Perdana

The apartment in which the bombs were found was rented to two locals.

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[VIDEO] Mat Motor Ini 'Dibelasah' Abang Bomba Selepas Cuba Langgar Teman Wanitanya

Tular baru-baru ini di laman sosial Twitter rakaman sepasang kekasih yang bergaduh di jalan raya mendapat perhatian ramai

Menerusi sebuah ciapan yang dimuat naik oleh pengguna bernama @jeppppppppppp_ , kejadian tersebut dikatakan berlaku di Alor Setar, Kedah.Pasangan kekasih itu bertengkar sebelum lelaki yang menaiki motor bertindak melanggar teman wanitanya dengan sengaja ke arah jalan raya utama.Lihat video penuh tersebut di bawah:

Terima kasih kereta yang sanggup stop & halang demi membantu wanitah ni. Allahu tak puas pulak tengok dia kena gitu je. Nak macam budak sekolah agama yang hentak muka dan sepak tu laaa pic.twitter.com/OksnvPlh7O— Your Mother  (@jeppppppppppp_) February 3, 2021

Sempat diselamatkan oleh dua orang bomba dan sebuah kereta Proton Persona yang menghalang lelaki itu ketika cuba melarikan diri

Menerusi rakaman berdurasi 30 saat tersebut, mereka dilihat seperti sedang bertengkar tanpa mengetahui punca sebenar dan kemudiannya lelaki itu secara tiba-tiba melanggar teman wanitanya.Wanita itu sempat mengelak sebelum berlari dan sempat diselamatkan oleh dua orang anggota bomba yang kebetulan berada di tempat kejadian dan mungkin menyaksikan pertengkaran mereka berdua.

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Sementara itu, teman lelakinya yang cuba melarikan diri selepas melanggar wanita itu gagal apabila sebuah kereta Proton Persona yang lalu di jalan tersebut telah bertindak menghimpit motornya dengan tujuan untuk menghalang lelaki itu pergi.Lelaki itu kemudiannya diheret dan ditendang oleh dua orang anggota bomba tersebut di tepi jalan akibat perbuatannya yang melampau itu.

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"Girls out there, don't date or marry with a man who panas baran! Respect the Persona" - Netizen

Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video tersebut telah mendapat 542.9K views, 17.6K retweets dan 17.8K likes di Twitter.Lebih 1.9K quote tweets mendapati rata-rata netizen turut merasa geram melihat situasi berkenaan dan aksi melampau lelaki itu yang sanggup melanggar teman wanita sendiri.Ramai juga yang berterima kasih kepada anggota bomba dan pemilik kereta Proton Persona yang sanggup mencalarkan keretanya demi menyelamatkan nyawa wanita tersebut.Antara komen menarik daripada netizen di Twitter:

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[FACT OR FAKE #64] Was MH17 Actually The Lost MAS Plane MH370?

Every international disaster, regardless of its importance, produces its own stream of conspiracy theories. While some may be silly and innocuous, others are far more dangerous and appalling.

Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine, on July 21, 2014.
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One of the more outrageous conspiracy theories about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 surfaced in the days following the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 last week. The theory holds that MH17 and MH370 are actually the same plane and that the U.S. military arranged for the second flight, filled with corpses, to be blown up over eastern Ukraine.

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This theory was described in a widely read account in the New Republic on Sunday by Russian-American Jessica Ioffe, which argued that Russian civilians were being fed a uniformly skewed interpretation of the events that brought down the Malaysian airliner, killing 298 passengers and crew. While the sensational theory does not appear to be circulating among the more legitimate news outlets in Russia, Russian television stations have reportedly been promoting a narrative that Ukraine and, to a lesser extent, the U.S. -- but definitely not Russia -- are responsible for the air disaster.

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Furthermore, as consensus builds in the U.S. that pro-Russian rebels are responsible for shooting down MH17, Russians are embracing a smorgasbord of alternate explanations. Like: Maybe it was actually part of an assassination plot. Maybe those bodies were planted.

A member of the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry walks near parts of the wreckage at a crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), Donetsk region July 21, 2014
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“A whole lot of witnesses on the Internet shot video and said the corpses weren't natural, that the people died a long time before [the plane crashed],” said a 45-year-old Tattoo artist Sergey S., declining to give his last name and emphatically expressing reservations that the reporter to whom he was speaking might be an American spy.

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Tattoo artist Sergey’s preferred explanation — that the downed plane was actually filled with planted corpses — sped around the Russian-language Web after a rebel leader in eastern Ukraine, Igor Girkin, a Russian citizen also known by his nom de guerre Strelkov, was quoted spouting the theory on a VKontakte page dedicated to him Friday.

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“According to the people who collected the corpses, most of the corpses were ‘not fresh’ — people died several days ago,” Girkin said, according to the page. Many of the corpses, he claimed, showed no sign of blood.

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The scale and vicious nature of the myths woven in Russia and outside about the destruction of MH17 are simply breathtaking. For never before have so many conspiracy stories been created in such a short period of time and in such a brazen, cynical way.

Screenshot of a widely shared conspiracy theory regarding MH17
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Since the crash of MH17, while there's been several conspiracy theories that have surfaced, it's this one specific theory that has gone wildly viral. It goes with an eye-catching headline: "Busted! MH-17 Was in Fact the 'Lost' Flight MH-370." The individual/s behind the theory posted on Humans Are Free website believes that the missing MH370 was actually the MH17.

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According to the viral conspiracy story, MH370 was "hijacked" before it disappeared from radar (the conspiracy site cites itself in reference to the hijacking claim), suggesting that the "hijackers may have safely landed MH370 somewhere else"

Screenshot of the conspiracy theory posted on Humans Are Free site.
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It further claims that the crashed MH17 wreckage had a different configuration of windows than the actual MH17.

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Conspiracy theorists claimed that the crashed plane wreckage in Ukraine had a different configuration of windows than the actual MH17. The MH17 plane had an extra window found next to the second right-side door. Both the wreckage in Ukraine and MH370 did not have the extra window as supposedly found on the MH17 plane.

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The conspiracy theory posted at Humans Are Free, cites a fellow named Jim Stone, who sometimes goes as a self-professed former "National Security Agency analyst" with an "engineering background" and sometimes he goes as an "independent journalist"

Screenshot of the conspiracy theory posted on Humans Are Free site.
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It claims much, much more, and without any regard to the victims of both MAS tragedies. At the time of publishing this SAYS story, the conspiracy theory had been shared over 93K times on social media. So what is the truth behind it? How much of it is FACT or FAKE?

Ukrainian State Emergency Service employees collect bodies of victims at the site of the crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Grabove
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The disappearance and resulting media circus of MH370 back in March feeds easily into whatever chosen conspiracy theory you want to believe about MH17

The last location of MH370 – ie, not near Ukraine
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On the surface, two 777’s lost by the same airline in a matter of months strains credibility. And since MH370 still hasn't been found, it’s natural that some people would think they’re the same plane.

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Well, it’s natural if you think MH370 was stolen out of the air, taken to an unknown location, had its 239 passengers and crew removed, was then taken to a different location, had 298 passengers and crew put on (or created out of thin air) and sent flying over Ukraine by an unknown power for no apparent reason.

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FAKE: While MH17 investigation is still going on, and there are few unanswered questions still left, the claim that MH17 was actually the lost MH370 is not only disrespectful to the victims and relatives of both MAS tragedies, it's also dangerously false

Luggage and personal belongings from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 lie in a field inHrabove, Ukraine, on July 22, 2014.
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Of course, we have multiple pictures of MH17 from before the crash, along with a complete passenger manifest and long life histories to support it. But hey, they’re both the same type of plane, so they might as well just be the same plane, right?

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Furthermore, as Slate.com reported, the MH17 crash has been the subject of several media screwups

The refrigerated train carrying bodies of MH17 victims in rebel-held Torez, Ukraine, on Monday.
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Tuesday, Sky News journalist Colin Brazier apologized profusely for rummaging through a child's suitcase at the crash site. Monday, the Dutch news show EenVandaag offered its own apologies for reporter Caroline van den Heuvel, who leafed though a teenage victim's diary on camera and read a short fragment aloud.

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To sum up and paraphrase Slate's Martin Enserink, "it's a perfect, conspiracy theory with all the juicy details needed to make it viral — why would anyone want to check whether it's true?"


Ismail Sabri: 1 Utama Will Be Closed For A Week Starting 12 October

1 Utama shopping complex in Bandar Utama, Selangor will be closed for a week starting Monday, 12 October instead of Sunday, 11 October

The clarification about the date came from Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob during a press conference that was livestreamed via the National Security Council's Facebook page today, 10 October.He said that 1 Utama Shopping Centre will be closed for a week starting 12 October after the premises recorded several COVID-19 cases. As of today, the mall has recorded four cases."On the advice of the Ministry of Health (MOH), the meeting today has decided to temporarily close the shopping complex for a week starting 12 October," he said during the press conference."This will enable the ministry to conduct screening involving some 800 employees at the premises, as well as for the local authorities to conduct disinfection exercises at the shopping complex."

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Meanwhile, he also said that the workers' dormitories at the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort in Petaling Jaya will be placed under an Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) starting 12 October

According to Ismail Sabri, the EMCO will be enforced for 14 days starting 12.01am on 12 October until 24 October and will affect some 500 employees of Tropicana Corporation.He, however, stated that the restrictions will not affect the resort clubhouse and residences.

Prior to Ismail Sabri's announcement, the management of 1 Utama Shopping Centre had said that the mall will be closed from 11 October

The management's statement came after the Petaling District and Land Office issued a closure ordered today.

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GrabFood Offers 31% Off Nationwide! Here Are Our Top 10 Makan Picks To Fill Your Tummy

This Spotlight is sponsored by GrabFood.

Hungry for the best of Malaysian food, like BurgerLab's Nasi Lemak Ayam Rendang Burger?

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Nothing beats our local food and that's why GrabFood is celebrating Malaysia Day by bringing you the best of #MakanMakanMalaysia!So gather your friends and family to chow down on sumptuous goodness this month and enjoy 31% OFF with the promo code HOTDEALS in Klang Valley and HOTDEALS31 in outer cities.

Each user is entitled to 8 redemptions, offer valid with a minimum spend of RM25, and up to RM31 discount per order.Promo period: Now 'til 6 October 2019

With over 100 restaurants participating in #MakanMakanMalaysia, you're sure to be spoilt for choice! Here are our top 10 picks:

1. Skip the queue and get the famous Village Park nasi lemak delivered to you

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Fluffy rice, unbeatable crispy fried chicken (that rempah!), and a killer sambal. What better way to celebrate Malaysia than with our unofficial national dish? Also super yummy is their lontong and soto ayam. NYAM NYAM! Village Park Restaurant’s iconic dishes are delivered only by GrabFood.

2. Enjoy a lazy day at home with Yellow Brick Road when you get brunch with a unique Malaysian twist brought to your doorstep

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Must-try favourites include I Wanna Be Kaya, a decadent French toast with poached pear and coconut mascarpone cheese, topped with a caramel kaya sauce, and Beef Rendang Cottage Pie, a local take on the classic meat with mashed potato pie. Be sure to get a taste of Malaysia with the Balik Kampung, a tender percik chicken leg, served with turmeric rice, mango kerabu salad, and a poached egg. Get your favorite dishes from Yellow Brick Road delivered only by GrabFood.

3. Take a walk down memory lane with Malaysia's first fast food chain... A&W!

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An RB Float and Coney Ayam with a side of Curly Fries... who didn't grow up eating this?? And let's not forget those big, fluffy waffles topped with butter and syrup.For a limited time only, you can also try out the Buttermilk Cheese Coney.

4. Recently named the 15th best burger spot in Asia, KGB makes us proud AND fills our tummies with hearty burgers

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This American-style burger joint is 100% Malaysian, and a long-time foodie favourite. Check out the Magmarr, a succulent beef burger with molten salted egg yolk and macaroni and cheese, and the Bella Bomb Tower, a massive burger with a meat patty, two portobello mushrooms and triple melted cheese.They're also famous for their Kimchi Fully Loaded Fries and Golden Egg Wings! Get them delivered only by GrabFood lah.

5. Get fried chicken, burgers, and rice sets from Malaysia's very own Marrybrown

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For a quick, fuss-free meal that's perfect for families and sharing, get the Marrybrown Happy Combo. Complete with crispy chicken, vegetable salad, mashed potatoes, and a bottle of Coca-Cola.Someone not in the mood for a burger or fried chicken? Get them a satisfying Nasi Bowl instead!

6. Only available on GrabFood, you HAVE to order the viral Nasi Lemak Burger from myBurgerLab and #ApamBalingBalik Pizza from myPizzaLab

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If you still haven't tried myBurgerLab's famous Nasi Lemak Burger (it's AMAZING), now's your chance! And don't miss out on the Apam Baling Balik Pizza, a super innovative pizza topped with creamed corn, dessicated coconut, peanut butter, and cheese.Both are only available on GrabFood!

7. If you're lazy to head to Old Klang Road, just get their famous Hokkien Mee delivered to you

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Get your fill of authentic hawker food without leaving your home (or worrying about parking!) because this is now exclusively delivered by GrabFood.Be sure to order the famed Hokkien Mee, Wonton Noodles, and fried oyster omelette.

8. Choose from a huge variety of local dishes from Hawker Hall to satisfy all your cravings

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From the super viral Sixty Bites Burgers to Gangnam Korean Fried Chicken, there's something for everyone at Hawker Hall. This is the perfect place to order from when you're hungry but not sure what you want! Choose from different menus including Western, Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, Korean, and more.

9. Indulge in a slice (or more) of delicious cake from Secret Recipe

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Proudly Malaysian, Secret Recipe has been a crowd-favourite for years. You were totally the cool kid in school if you brought Secret Recipe as your birthday cake!Now you can get cheesecake and brownies delivered only by GrabFood to you, as well as a huge selection of Secret Recipe's meals. There's Irish Lamb Shank, Thai Seafood Spaghetti, Grilled Black Pepper Chicken, Kimchi Fried Rice, and so much more!

10. Need your caffeine fix? Have your delicious cup of San Francisco Coffee brought to you!

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Take your pick of hot or iced coffee from this coffee joint that is delivered only by GrabFood. Check out the Golden Gate, a yummy drink made of orange, chocolate, espresso, and fresh milk.You can also order a selection of pastas, wraps, and sandwiches. Recommended meals include the creamy Fettucine Carbonara, Spicy Sambal Chicken Sandwich, and Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap.

Get ready to salivate with this delicious video:

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This offer is available in cities where GrabFood is available: Klang Valley, Johor Bahru, Melaka, Penang, Kuching, and Kota Kinabalu.

So many choices, just in time for the long weekend! Check out all the GrabFood restaurants participating in #MakanMakanMalaysia to enjoy 31% off on your next meal here. Order GrabFood here!

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What’s The Hardest Thing About Treating Our Sewers? We Spoke To 3 Guys Who Do It Everyday

We recently had the chance to speak to three guys who work in a sewage treatment plant in KL

The team at Bukit Antarabangsa Regional Treatment Plant.
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You could say that Mohamad Hamidi, Mohd Halmi, and Muhammad Airil Azzwad have one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world - treating sewage. That means they deal with whatever you flush down the toilet, the oil and sauces that you pour down the sink, and everything that people dump into the sewer. And they have to see (and sometimes even touch) these everyday.

A normal day starts at 8am for Halmi and his team of technicians, where they need to gather wastewater samples for testing

Airil measuring the oxygen level in the Intermittent Aeration Tank.
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Their day at work usually starts with making rounds at the Indah Water sewage treatment plant where they're posted. All the equipment are checked to ensure that they are operating properly. After that, Airil will head to the Intermittent Aeration Tank to check the oxygen level in the wastewater. If the oxygen level is found to be too high, the team will have to reduce it to remain energy efficient. This is done twice a day: once in the morning, and once in the evening.

The regional sewage treatment plant in Bukit Antarabangsa.
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His fellow technician, Hamidi, will then proceed to check the sedimentation rate of the tank. This is the last step of sewage treatment, where they use gravity to remove impurities from the water. It should not take more than 30 minutes for the remaining dirt to be removed from the water. He has to check this at all four areas of the tank to ensure that it's uniform.The team will then have to calculate the raw data and key them into the system for monitoring. They also constantly check on the machines in the pump station, and may sometimes need to manually clean the tanks.

But when one of the equipment is faulty, the rest of the day can be really difficult

Hamidi has been working as a treatment plant technician for seven years.
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The most frustrating thing about the job is not the smell or the long hours under the sun - it's when one of the equipment break down. "Troubleshooting is one of the most annoying things," said Hamidi, a Technician who has been working at the sewage treatment plant for seven years. The team will have to figure out the root cause as fast as they can. A minute too long can mean energy inefficiency or worse - a drop in the quality of water treated. Most of the time it's due to the equipment being overused, some of which can be easily fixed by the team themselves. If it's too serious, the team will have to call the managers to help figure out.

"Usually we see a lot of sanitary pads and clothes getting stuck on the screen... there were also babies in the sewage..."

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As a Treatment Executive, Halmi is in charge of supervising several treatment plants in the area. He is usually also the first person the technicians call when they notice unusual objects at the primary mechanical screen, where they filter raw sewage that comes directly from the pipes and drains."Usually we see a lot of sanitary pads and clothes getting stuck on the screen, which we have to manually remove. The weirdest things I've seen is a whole mattress in the sewage. I have no idea how the managed to fit it in the sewer," Halmi commented.

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He sighed as he shared about the worst thing he's seen on the job, "There were also babies in the sewage. Mostly foetus." It's not the first time that babies' bodies were found in the sewage.

While most young Malaysians wouldn’t see this line of work as particularly appealing, 28-year-old Airil is determined to learn more about water treatment and important processes many don’t know about

Airil is training as a treatment plant technician.
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This is Airil's third month working at Indah Water, training to be a Technician. When asked why did he choose this line of work, he said, "I wanted to learn more about the process of how the water we 'throw away' is being treated. It's really interesting, when you actually find out how it works."He and his team want Malaysians to know that ‘sewage’ doesn’t just refer to things you flush down the toilet. "It also includes the water from your shower, the oil and leftover pieces of food you wash down the sink, and the rubbish that irresponsible people throw into the drains. "Sometimes an unlucky biawak can fall into a sewer and it will end up here with us," his boss laughed as he told us.

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Luckily there wasn't any there when we visited. *gulp*

By the way, Malaysians produce enough wastewater to fill 2,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools everyday

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That's 5.1 million cubic metres of toilet, sink, and waste water per day, guys. It's estimated that a single Malaysian produces up to 225 litres of wastewater everyday. According to iMoney, that amount of wastewater will cost Indah Water at least RM35.94 to treat.

People who pour cooking oil into the sink also cause terrible problems at work for Halmi and his team as grease could clog up the pipes

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One of the worst things the public is guilty of is pouring cooking oil into the basin. "Many people do not know this but you're not supposed to pour oil into the sink. It'll end up here in the sewage and could clog up the pipes," Halmi said. What you should do is to collect the used cooking oil with tissue papers and throw them in your rubbish bin for disposal.Clogged sewage pipes can cause these waters to flow backwards into the nearby parks, roads, and worse still - back into your house. They are not easy to clean, and can take up a lot of time and money to do so - about RM1,400 per pipe. In 2015, Indah Water spent RM26 million just to unclog pipes all over Malaysia.

It also doesn't help that at least 13% of Malaysians do not pay their sewerage bills

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And it's not even expensive! For all the work they're doing to provide us with clean water, we only need to pay between RM2-8 every month, depending on the type of building we're living in.

Without the necessary funds, people like Halmi and his team will have to shoulder the extra burden

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Indah Water depends heavily on the government for funds to cover their cost of operations, which includes the maintenance of equipment and staff welfare. With so many Malaysians not paying their sewerage bills, it may take some time before certain worn equipment can be replaced. In the mean time, the Technicians will have to do some of the work manually while they wait for new equipment to be ordered. While they don't mind the longer hours they might have to spend at work, it's the quality of water treated that they worry about. After all, you can't really compare the results produced by machines to those done by humans.

Indah Water may also face problems in treating water due to shortage of funds

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Inadequate treatment of sewage water goes beyond the presence of unpleasant smells in your housing or office areas. It also means that we'll be surrounded with dirty water - not just in the septic tanks, but also from the taps we have at home. Dirty water and poor sanitation are the cause of many diseases. More than three million people die from diseases that are caused by unclean water and inadequate sanitation.

We are lucky to have the proper technology, equipment, and dedicated people who treat our sewage

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Compared to many countries, we are well equipped with a  sewage treatment system that is efficient and effective in Malaysia. As citizens and homeowners, the least we could do is to pay our bills on time so Mohd Halmi and his team at Indah Water can carry out their jobs more effectively to ensure we get clean water and homes.

You can pay your Indah Water bills easily through online banking or at the post office

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You can pay your bills via the JomPay feature in your online bank accounts. If you prefer to pay it in person over the counter, you can do so at any post office or Bank Simpanan Nasional branches.

Oh, and last but not least, please don't throw everything into the toilet and sinks!

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"Please don't throw everything into your toilet bowl, sink, or drain. Sometimes these things get stuck in our screens and can damage the equipment," Halmi said.

And don't forget to pay your Indah Water bills this month, ok?

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You can find out more about the payment methods here.


Don't Use The Toilet After Rehat And More Life-Changing Things Secondary School Taught Us

Our school days were the BEST days of our lives!
Here are top 28 things secondary school taught us, as shared by Malaysians:

1. "How to tie my necktie."

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2. "How to sleep with my eyes open."

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3. "To have connections everywhere."

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It's important to make friends with everyone. Prefects, librarians, teachers... did we mention prefects?

4. "To never use the toilet after rehat."

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5. "How to master the art of lipsyncing."

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6. "To be a pro at salin nota."

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Teacher: Okay, insert student's name please help to erase the blackboard.The class: TEACHER, WAIT!!!!

7. "How to do homework at the last minute."

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8. "To always be nice and greet my teachers whenever I meet them outside of class."

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There could be a 'gift' waiting for us if we didn't.

9. "How to lie."

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"Why did you not finish your homework?""Sorry teacher, I was sick yesterday."

10. "That girls cannot get pregnant just by holding hands with a boy."

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Thank God for Biology and Chapter 4 of Form 3 Science! :p

11. "How to take a shower, get dressed, do my hair, and brush my teeth in less than 15 minutes."

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12. "That schools don't test our intelligence, but our memory."

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13. "How to hide things in my bra, without them falling out."

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14. "That apparently every school used to be a Japanese burial ground."

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15. "That my school was haunted."

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Don't look into the mirror when you're in the school toilet!

16. "Nothing."

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17. "That there is no such thing as a secret."

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18. "To use the other teacher's names to ponteng the class that you dislike."

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19. "That I could do high jump or parkour if I tried hard enough and it was proven true when the pak guard locked the school gates."

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20. "That the pengetua never seemed to understand what 5 minutes mean."

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Even our teachers knew!

21. "How to cooperate with a stranger."

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Remember how we used to leave our books in our table drawers and the budak petang would do the same? #sharingiscaring

22. "That it was hard making a choice between going into the "best class" or sticking with your friends."

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"After sitting for (the now-obselete) PMR, I was selected to get into the best pure-Science class but my best friend is going to a sub-Science class?!"

23. "That I'll never finish using the exercise books I bought every year."

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24. "How to look busy when I'm actually just procrastinating."

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An especially useful skill during gotong-royong.

25. "To never, ever, take out my IC to show my friends unless it's for an emergency"

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We look so much better now than we did at 12 years old.

26. "How to magically make things disappear."

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We kind of knew that we have the power to make things disappear since our school stationeries always go missing, but we never knew our full potential until we received a surat amaran. ;)

27. "To communicate effectively, using 'creative' ways."

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28. "That friends from secondary school will stick with me till this very day!"

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Got something to say about what secondary school taught you? Share with us in the comments box below! :)

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"Terbukti Selamat" - Idea Balut Kereta Guna Plastik Untuk Persediaan Banjir Ini Berguna

Follow kami di Telegram, jadi antara yang terawal untuk dapatkan berita dan artikel-artikel menarik di SAYS Seismik.

Umum ketahui, beberapa buah negeri di Malaysia telah dilanda banjir kilat baru-baru ini

Antaranya termasuklah negeri Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Pahang, Melaka dan lain-lain lagi. Berikutan bencana itu, ramai yang terkesan sehingga rumah dan kereta mereka rosak dihanyut air. Bukan setakat itu, ada juga yang terkorban nyawa disebabkan lemas. Baru-baru ini, tular sebuah video di TikTok apabila sebuah keluarga menggunakan plastik untuk membalut kereta mereka untuk persediaan banjir telah mencuri tumpuan. Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

  @magoariel_sams Balut Hadiah / Gifts Wrapping  Balut Kereta / Car Wrapping  #flood2021 #banjir2021 #banjir #airbah #ayaqbah #hujan #flooding #viral2021  Janji Manis - Masdo

Balut kereta guna plastik besar seperti balut hadiah

Menerusi video berkenaan, kelihatan keluarga Siti Zulaikha pernah membalut kereta mereka denga plastik besar yang dibeli di Shopee untuk bersedia menghadapi banjir pada tahun 2014. Video berkenaan kemudian viral semula di media sosial baru-baru ini dan telah menarik perhatian ramai. Dia juga mengatakan ini merupakan salah satu langkah berjaga-jaga pada musim tengkujuh. "Yang mana kata banjir tak boleh diramal jadi plastik ni sangat tak relevan tu mmg betul tak boleh di amal tapi untuk negeri-negeri yang biasa banjir diorang memag sentiasa bersiap sedia bila tiba musim tengkujuh, ni salah 1 ikhtiar ye..selebihnya tawakal", katanya. Klik sini untuk lihat produk. Lihat posting berkenaan itu di bawah:

"Kalau macam ni bukan setakat kereta selamat, alat-alat elektrik boleh juga dibalut, terbaik" - Netizen

Susulan tularnya video itu yang kini meraih sehingga 1M tontonan, 87K tanda suka dan 1K komen di TikTok, rata-rata netizen turut terkejut wujudnya produk ini dan rata-rata ingin membelinya. Berikut di bawah merupakan antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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8 Things You Should Know About The 8 Bombings In Sri Lanka That Killed Nearly 300

Sri Lanka was rocked with a string of bombings on Easter Sunday yesterday, 21 April

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Eight explosions hit churches and luxury hotels across the country beginning 8.45am local time (11.15am Malaysian time) yesterday, reported BBC. The bombings are the largest attacks carried out against Sri Lankan Christians in recent times.

Here's what we know so far about the bombings:

1. 290 people have been confirmed dead, and 500 wounded

An ambulance carrying blast victims in Colombo yesterday, 21 April.
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The Guardian reported local police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera as saying that the death toll rose to 290 earlier today, 22 April. According to New York Times, at least 35 of the dead were foreigners – including citizens from the US, Britain, India, Japan, and Turkey.

2. The bombs went off in mostly churches and luxury hotels across the island

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CNN reported that a few of the bombs were detonated in churches during Easter services. Meanwhile, the final explosion occurred at a house in Colombo while police officers were conducting a raid.Six of the explosions happened almost simultaneously, while the other two occurred hours later.

A police officer inspecting the scene of the explosion at Shangri-La hotel.
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3. One of the suicide bombers detonated explosives while queuing up for a hotel breakfast buffet

The Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo.
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New Straits Times reported that a suicide bomber was waiting in a queue for the breakfast buffet at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo before setting off the bomb strapped to his back yesterday. The man, who had registered himself as Mohamed Azzam Mohamed, was about to be served before the explosion occurred. "It was busy, it was families... He came up to the top of the queue and set off the blast," a manager at the hotel said.

4. 24 people have been arrested in connection with the attacks

According to The Guardian, at least 13 of the people arrested were from the same radical group. A van and its driver were seized and arrested for allegedly transporting the suspects into Colombo. A safe house, which was allegedly used by the attackers, were also raided by the police. Unfortunately, three police officers were killed in the eighth explosion that occurred in the house.

Police arriving at the scene of the eighth explosion.
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5. Local police were warned of an attack on Christian churches 10 days before the explosions

AFP reported that Pujuth Jayasundara, the country's chief of police, issued an intelligence alert to top officers on 11 April warning that suicide bombers were allegedly planning to hit "prominent churches". "A foreign intelligence agency has reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama'ath) is planning to carry out suicide attacks targeting prominent churches, as well as the Indian high commission in Colombo," Pujuth said in the alert. NTJ is reportedly a radical Muslim group linked to the vandalisation of Buddhist statues in the Buddhist-majority country last year. However, no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks at the time of writing.

6. Another bomb was defused near Colombo airport late last night

A pipe bomb was found here at Sri Lanka’s main airport hours after the other attacks. It was safely destroyed, says the Air Force. pic.twitter.com/ADdOGhvYDi— Sumisha Naidu (@sumishanaidu) April 21, 2019

The Guardian reported that the "crude six-foot pipe bomb", which was homemade, was found by the roadside near the Bandaranaike International Airport.It was then discovered by the police at around 10.15pm local time (12.45am Malaysian time) and made safe.

7. A 12-hour curfew was imposed across the island-country

The curfew began on 6pm local time (8.30pm Malaysian time) yesterday, and ended 6am (8.30am Malaysian time) local time earlier today. Meanwhile, a nationwide block on social media remains in place. According to CNN, tourists and residents were unable to log on to social media without a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or a foreign SIM card.

8. Christians and Muslims make up less than 20% of the population in the Buddhist-majority country

82% of the Christians in Sri Lanka are Roman Catholic, while Muslims make up 9.7% of the population. AFP reported that there have been no attacks in the country linked to foreign Islamist groups. Nonetheless, four men from a newly formed radical Muslim group were reportedly arrested in January this year for possessing explosives and detonators. The Easter Sunday explosions are the deadliest in a relatively peaceful Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009. The war, which saw the Tamil Tigers defeated, is estimated to have killed between 70,000 and 80,000 people.


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