PLUS Highways Will Have RFID System Starting 1 January 2020

Starting 1 January 2020, you will be able to pay for open-toll  PLUS highways using the Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID)

PLUS Malaysia made the announcement together with CIMB Group on Monday, 11 November.

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The new move will allow customers to link their RFID tags to any of their bank accounts, debit cards, or credit cards instead of just their Touch 'n Go (TnG) e-wallet

It will be an alternative payment method to the TnG card.

Open-toll system highway plazas charge for travelling on a specific section of the highway, while closed-toll system plazas calculate based on the exit points.According to the statement, RFID services will be available for all 83 PLUS closed system toll plazas by April 2020.

The announcement comes following the recent removal of PLUS TnG reload services at its tolls

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PLUS Malaysia Berhad revealed that congestion at all central toll plazas was reduced by 48.2% since the removal of the TnG reload services in August last year.As of September, there was a drop from 42,500 cars to 22,000 cars with an insufficient balance in their TnG cards.

If you haven't signed up for the RFID tag, you can do so by heading to the nearest TnG RFID walk-in booth to register

This is a list of the booths where you can register for free.Take note that you may need to bring along a copy of your Vehicle Ownership Certificate (Grant) or valid Insurance Cover Note.Also, be sure that you have downloaded the TnG e-wallet into your phone.You can find out more about RFID here.

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In other news, TnG will also soon remove the 10% surcharge at parking facilities:

                10% Touch 'N Go Surcharge At Parking Lots Will Soon Be Abolished

"The 10% for parking fees is a burden to the people."

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The iPhone 12 Won't Come With A Charger For Environmental Reasons. People Call Bullsh*t

Apple has unveiled the iPhone 12 lineup at 1am Malaysian time today, 14 October, and the Internet is largely unhappy about one thing:
The iPhones will no longer come with a power adapter.

Citing environmental reasons, Apple will ship out all four models of the iPhone 12 without the EarPods and the USB Power Adapter.In the company's keynote event today, vice president of environment, policy, and social initiatives Lisa Jackson said the move will reduce two million metric tonnes of carbon annually, which is equivalent to cutting down 450,000 cars from the road every year."Customers already have over 700 million Lightning headphones, and many customers have moved to a wireless experience," said Lisa."There are also two billion Apple Power Adapters out in the world, and that is not counting the billions of third-party adapters.""So we are removing these items from the iPhone box, which reduces the carbon emission and avoids the mining and use of precious materials," she continued.The removal of the two crucial accessories has made iPhone 12 boxes smaller, and in return, enables them to ship 70% more products on a shipping pallet.

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But that is not all.
The content in the iPhone 12 boxes is somewhat contradictory to Apple's aspiration to leave as little carbon footprint in the world as well.

On Apple Malaysia's website, the company says the box will only contain the iPhone and USB-C to Lightning Cable.The same accessory exclusion also applies to iPhone SE, iPhone 11, and iPhone XR models as well.Apple suggests customers to "use your current Apple power adapter and headphones, or purchase these accessories separately".However, in case you fail to notice, the new iPhones do not come with the same USB to Lightning Cable that many iPhone users have at home. Instead, what comes in the box is a USB-C to Lightning Cable. If you do not have a USB-C power brick, it is very likely that the new cable will sit in the box and never see the light of the day — unless you buy a USB-C power brick that costs RM99 on Apple's website.Is it a coincidence that Apple has also introduced a new wireless charging accessory called the MagSafe Charger that retails for RM179 during the keynote event?

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After hearing the news, many netizens took to social media to grouch about Apple's latest move

One Twitter user briefly summarised Apple's latest environmental initiative while pointing out a hypocrisy in the move.

millions of USB-A power bricks out in the world right nowApple won't include one w/ iPhone since you likely have a USB-A power adapterSo it's "for the environment"But now they ship iPhone with lightning to USB-C cableWhich doesn't plug into those old bricks.....— Frank Daniele (@FrankDanieleIII) October 13, 2020

Another netizen added in agreement, saying the move will make consumers end up with more boxes.

1st they removed the headphone jack to sell wireless headphones, then they removed the headphones to sell their earpods, now they removed the charger, reason; environmental, wait you now have 3 boxes for the phone, charger, and earpods, how is that environmental? pic.twitter.com/2pzXGTsy3l— Peter Arnibal (@ArnibalPeter) October 14, 2020

On the other hand, a person said Apple should have improved the quality of iPhone cables if the company is truly committed to reducing carbon emissions so that customers do not have to buy new ones every now and then.

hypocrisy, if Apple really want to reduce carbon emissions then they would have built their accessories with better quality long time ago to last longer so we don't have to buy a new one and toss the old one in garbage increasing waste products per every single iDevice.  pic.twitter.com/vuAfXcWm24— Ƭareƙ (@TAD_TK) October 13, 2020

Meanwhile, a YouTuber user commented on Apple's keynote event video, saying that the move is just an excuse for the company to upsell another product.

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"No charger, no EarPods, no fingerprint scanner. Clearly, they don't care," added a person, while another said in jest that Apple will one day stop including the charging cable and eventually the phone.

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iPhone 12 comes in four models. Here is the product line-up and their starting prices:- iPhone 12 Mini: RM3,399- iPhone 12: RM3,899- iPhone Pro: RM4,899- iPhone Pro Max: RM5,299

In case you missed it the last time, here are 21 new features on iOS 14 and other Apple products:

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Let's take a look at some of the new software updates and products that were announced yesterday.

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Minions Fans! You've Gotta Try This Adorable New Minions Caramel & Chocolate Ice Cream

Wall's Paddle Pop has launched a new ice cream, Paddle Pop Minions Caramel and Chocolate ice cream. Look how cute it issssss!

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The chocolate and caramel ice-cream is so creamy and delicious. The two classic flavours are perfectly balanced and complement each other really well. Yaaaaas Paddle Pop!The fact that these cute pops are shaped and styled as Minions is truly the cherry on top (figuratively speaking huhu). What's not to love?

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In celebration of Paddle Pop's Minions Caramel and Chocolate ice cream, here are 5 things you confirm will relate to if you're a huge Minion fan:

1. Your response whenever you see new Minions merchandise

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You get super excited whenever a brand new Minions product gets released, like the new Minions Caramel and Chocolate ice cream ;)There's even a contest to stand a chance to win Minions CHOMEL merch! More details at the end of the story.

2. Perhaps you even lined up for hours just to get a certain Minions product... :p

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We soooo can relate to this. If a new product is launched, of course must quickly go and buy!

3. You confirm want to try any food that looks like Minions

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Who wouldn't when any Minions food, like the Paddle Pop Minions Chocolate and Caramel ice cream confirm adorable one? We'll take lots of pictures then only can dig in.

4. You have DEFINITELY sung a Minions song before

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Their songs are sooooo addictive!

5. You've dressed up as a Minion or had Minions-themed parties

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We will never get tired of yellow and blue.

From now until 30 November, stand a chance to win CHOMEL Minions merch by trying out Paddle Pop's new Minions ice cream filter on Instagram!
Here's what you can win:

1. Grand Prize: 50 x Minions Bluetooth Speaker

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2. 100 x Minions Lego set

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The prizes are sooooo adorable! And here's how you can win: 1. Buy 1 new Minions ice cream2. Follow Paddle Pop MY on Instagram and get the story filter here3. Take a chomel picture or video while holding the new Minions ice cream4. Remember to add a fun, catchy caption5. Tag "PaddlePopMalaysia" and hashtag #PaddlePopMY and #tastethechomel6. The most creative Instagram story wins! You could be one of the 150 lucky winners! Chocolate? Caramel? Omg so CHOMEL ;) Terms and conditions apply. While stocks last.

Bursting with excitement to try out the new ice-cream? Grab yours now at the nearest supermarket or find out more here!

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Baru Lepas 'Sunatkan' Kucing, Pemilik Kucing Buat Kenduri Kesyukuran & Edar Pulut Kuning

Ada di antara kita yang menganggap haiwan peliharaan itu sebagai ahli keluarga sendiri

Manakan tidak, telatah dan gelagat haiwan ini sering kali membuat kita terhibur, lebih-lebih dikala sedang stress ataupun sedih. Bahkan, ada juga yang sanggup berhabis duit demi menjaga dan memastikan haiwan peliharaan itu sentiasa berada dalam keadaan yang paling baik. Biasalah, macam menjaga ahli keluarga sendiri, pasti kita juga mahukan yang terbaik untuk haiwan peliharaan kita dengan menjaganya sepenuh hati.

Baru-baru ini viral di laman Twitter, pemilik kepada tiga ekor kucing mengedar pulut kuning dengan rendang telur puyuh sempena kucing-kucingnya 'disunatkan'

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Tweet yang dimuat naik oleh @NiniNell telah mencuri perhatian ramai orang sehingga mendapat lebih 26 ribu retweets dan 17 ribu likes.

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Menerusi laporan Mstar, majlis kesyukuran tersebut dibuat sempena tiga kucing milik Khairul Faizi iaitu Achilles, Atlas dan Arez dimandulkan. Oleh itu mereka sekeluarga memutuskan untuk meletakkan pelekat ‘majlis kesyukuran berkhatan’ supaya tampak lebih cantik dan kreatif.

Achilles, Atlas dan Arez.
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Bukan itu sahaja, pemuda berusia 32 tahun itu turut menjelaskan bahawa perkongsian pulut kuning berserta rendang telur burung puyuh itu adalah sebagai tanda bersedekah

“Sedekah atau beri pulut kuning ini memang cara ibu bapa kami lakukan sejak dulu. Kadang-kadang tu tanpa ada sebab pun, memang kami suka berkongsi dengan kawan-kawan.

Khairul Faizi.
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“Saya ‘khatankan’ kucing-kucing ni pun ada sebab kerana mahu memastikan keadaan mereka terjamin supaya tidak terseksa apabila terlalu banyak untuk dijaga," jelasnya.Khairul yang merupakan pencinta kucing sering kali memberi makan kucing-kucing terbiar. Katanya, “Saya memang respek pada kucing-kucing. Malah, kalau ada kucing terbiar pun, saya akan pastikan mereka diberi makanan dan diletak pada pinggan kertas atau sekurang-kurangnya dialas dengan suratkhabar."

Ekoran tularnya tweet tersebut, terdapat sebilangan orang yang menyifatkan pemberian pulut kuning yang dibuat atas nama haiwan itu seperti mahu mempermainkan majlis kesyukuran

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“Tak kira siapa atau apa pun, kita sebagai manusia seharusnya bersyukur. Kucing juga merupakan makhluk Tuhan, kenapa nak ada double standard?“Walaupun sekadar kucing, kita perlu menghormati haiwan ini sebagaimana kita menghormati manusia. Kita semua makhluk ciptaan Allah SWT, hormat-menghormati itu adalah sebaik-baiknya,” jelasnya lagi.

Ala *relax*lah, sama-sama kita pupuk nilai kasih sayang dalam diri kita untuk saling mengasihi, tidak kira terhadap manusia mahupun makhluk lain. Betul tak?

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Federal Court Finally Acquits Karpal Singh Of Sedition After 10 Years

10 years after his remark on the Perak constitutional crisis, the late 'Tiger of Jelutong' Karpal Singh has been acquitted of sedition by the Federal Court earlier today, 29 March

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Malay Mail reported that the Federal Court panel, headed by Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim, unanimously freed Karpal of his alleged offence in 2009."We allow both appeals against the conviction and sentence against the appellant," she said, before adding that the bench will not consider other grounds in the appeal.The seven-man panel also included Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Seri David Wong Dak Wah, Tan Sri Ramly Ali, Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman Khairuddin, Datuk Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, Tan Sri Idrus Harun, and Datuk Nallini Pathmanathan.

The bench cited a "substantial miscarriage of justice" in Karpal's case

Zaharah said that there were serious "misdirections" of law by both the High Court and the Court of Appeal that convicted and upheld the ruling against Karpal respectively. "In the circumstances of this case, we are of the view that the failure is a serious misdirection and had occasioned a substantial miscarriage of justice which is not curable under the proviso to Section 92(1) of the Courts of Judicature Act," Zaharah said, according to Malay Mail.

Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim
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Free Malaysia Today reported that the Chief Judge also detailed the failure of judges to consider Karpal's defence in their rulings. Although the law required Karpal's defence to be considered by the trial judge, the judge eventually "merely relied on the judgement of the Court of Appeal", according to Zaharah. She added that another Court of Appeal ruling against Karpal in 2016 also failed to consider his defence.

The former DAP leader was found guilty of sedition in 2014, and was sentenced to a RM4,000 fine

Karpal was charged in 2010 for questioning the late Sultan Azlan Shah over the removal of Perak's former menteri besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin during the 2009 constitutional crisis. He died in an accident on the North-South Expressway two months after his conviction in 2014. His widow, Gurmit Kaur, became the substitute appellant in the case. In 2016, the Court of Appeal upheld Karpal's conviction despite reducing the initial RM4,000 fine to RM1,800.

Justice Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer previously alleged foul play in the Court of Appeal's 2016 decision against Karpal. Read more about it here:

                Judge Exposes Alleged Foul Play Behind The Court Cases Of Anwar, Karpal Singh, And More

The affidavit, which was filed by Justice Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, reveals misconduct in the judiciary.

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Worldwide Concern For Premature M'sian Baby Leads To RM1.2 Million Raised In A Day

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Well-wishers around the world have raised RM1.2 million for a Malaysian premature baby born in Singapore, just a day after the urgent fundraiser was announced

"Both her parents and the public from all over the world have given the infant who was born at just 24 weeks the faith to fight for her life," said Penang-based organisation, One Hope Charity & Welfare on Monday, 1 March.The charity achieved its goal within 29 hours of publishing the donation campaign on 28 February on its website."Not only were donations received from donors in Malaysia, but contributions also came from Singapore, Brunei, Taiwan, the United States, and many other countries, giving blessings to the strong-willed preemie," said the registered non-profit organisation (NGO).

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The extremely premature baby, Eloise Ang Xuan Riu, was born in Singapore after her parents who worked there did not manage to return to Malaysia in time

Her parents, 32-year-old Ang Theam Seah and 29-year-old Koh Pei Ying, planned to deliver the child back in Sungai Petani, Kedah when Koh was at least 32 weeks pregnant.Unfortunately, on 22 February, Koh went through preterm labour at only 24 weeks after a few days of experiencing abdominal pain. She was rushed to a hospital in Singapore where her daughter was delivered in emergency.

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The charity said Eloise weighed only 670g and was the size of an adult hand when delivered

While her body appeared fully developed, they said many of her internal organs such as her lungs and her brain were not. She was admitted to the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) immediately to be placed in an incubator and be given breathing aid."Her skin was nearly transparent so that her bloodstream can be seen with the naked eye. Not only must she be taken great care of, she has to be constantly monitored even for the most minute changes," they said.The doctors advised Ang and Koh that Eloise has to stay in an incubator until she reaches an appropriate gestational age, which may be another 160 days.The new parents sought the help of One Hope Charity when they found out the medical fee was estimated to be SGD400,000 (RM1.25 million) for the whole duration.

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The baby's growth and development has been positive so far

"Her body weight has gradually increased, and the baby can be safely incubated until her growth development is stable," said the charity, announcing the completion of the fundraiser on Monday."If her condition is stable, the hospital can arrange for her transfer back to a hospital in Malaysia for observation."


Get All GE14-Related News And Live Updates On This Interactive Site

After months of eagerly waiting for the 14th General Election, Malaysians will finally go to the polls on 9 May 2018

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It's an exciting time for Malaysians and of course we'll want to keep up with the latest updates on all things related to GE14.Thanks to the Myundi website, that'll be an easy task!

Myundi is an interactive election news portal that features the latest news reports on GE14

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The articles are from various newspapers such as New Straits Times, Berita Harian, and Harian Metro. You'd also be able to watch election analyses, talk shows, and reports from channels such as TV3, ntv7, 8TV, and TV9 on the site as we inch closer to the polling day.

Bookmark this all-in-one microsite before polling day for verified updates on:

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1. The live vote tally of all parliamentary and state seats2. Names of all candidates and final results in all constituencies across Malaysia3. Hot seats to look out for 4. Election results, of course!

You can also browse through the site for live updates on candidate nomination process and preparations leading up to election day

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Keep an eye out for live streams from "hot seat" spots across the country on Myundi in the coming weeks. Another cool feature you can access on the Myundi site is the complete result listing of the previous 13th General Election. All data for GE14 will automatically reflect on the website on Nomination Day, 28 April 2018.

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Malaysians Overjoyed As Singaporeans Look To 'Bolehland' As A Model For Change

For a long time, citizens from Malaysia and Singapore have been engaging in fierce debate on various subjects

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Malaysia has always maintained strong ties with its neighbour down south as the two nations have a lot of shared history but it will be hard to ignore that two countries' seemed to have a love-hate relationship.This love-hate relationship extends beyond the ongoing food fights and sporting events as the public often compare one country to the other when talking about standard of living. The general perception is that SIngapore had been better off than Malaysia in many aspects including education quality and successfully increasing income levels historically.

However, the 14th Malaysian general election (GE14) has been dubbed as the turning point for the country. Nations around the world, including Singapore, have turned to Malaysia as a model for democracy.

For the first time ever in Malaysian history, the Barisan Nasional coalition, which had ruled the country since its independence, was voted out by Malaysians.Following the stunning victory of an opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan, in the historic election, some netizens in Singapore felt inspired as the event signifies a positive tilt towards democracy, something which could be emulated in their own country.

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About a week after GE14, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also spoke about how opposition parties play a role in keeping Singapore's politics "contestable"."Opposition parties keep Singapore's politics contestable. In other words, the ruling party, the PAP, does not have a monopoly of power, does not have the right to rule Singapore indefinitely," Mr. Lee said during a parliamentary debate, as reported by Asian Correspondent.In Singapore, the People's Action Party (PAP) has been ruling without interruption since the country's independence in 1965.

That's not all.
Most recently, Singaporeans took notice of news that all Cabinet ministers of the Pakatan Harapan government will be taking a 10% pay cut from their basic salary.

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In a post shared by the 'Wake Up, Singapore' Facebook Page, a comparison was made between Malaysia's new Cabinet with Singapore's '4G Cabinet', a reference to the Singaporean Cabinet that is dominated by fourth-generation ministers."While Malaysia's new cabinet reduced ministers' salaries and eliminated GST, ours kept their million dollar salaries and raised GST to 9%," the post read. Singapore has made headlines for the country's "million dollar ministers" — new ministers reportedly make about SGD1.1 million (about RM3.3 million) annually while Mr. Lee's annual income came up to SGD2.2 million (RM6.6 million). On the other hand, Malaysia's new government has moved to implement zero-rated goods and services tax (GST) in the country beginning 1 June 2018 but GST in Singapore is expected to be raised from 7% to 9%, according to economists and analysts.

The Facebook post has gone viral, drawing thousands of shares and hundreds of comments from netizens.
Many Singaporeans have continued to commend Malaysians for making "progress"...

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... while Malaysians have expressed their happiness for their country finally being in the spotlight for a good reason

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Malaysia has always been urged to learn thing or two from Singapore.
To have the citizens of the Lion City "looking up to Malaysia" is definitely a breath of fresh air, as these netizens have pointed out.

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9 May has been regarded as the beginning of a new Malaysia, and the PH government has quickly got to work to carry out its reform agenda:

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[GAMBAR] Dato' Siti Nurhaliza Dah Tukar Kerja Jadi Pemberita Ke? Bukan, Itu Kembar Dia!

Siapa yang tak kenal dengan penyanyi wanita tersohor negara Dato' Siti Nurhaliza yang mempunyai peminat serta pengikut yang ramai di Malaysia serta di luar negara

Dato' Siti Nurhaliza.
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Sudah semestinya apa saja yang berkaitan dengan beliau akan menjadi perhatian orang ramai dek kerana populariti penyanyi wanita itu.Dan baru-baru ini viral tentang wajah seorang pembaca berita TV1, Normazalina Mohd Nor yang dikatakan persis Dato' Siti Nurhaliza!Tapi betul ke sama?

Eh, Tokti ke tu?
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Macam ya, macam bukan.
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Memang nampak seiras Dato' Siti Nurhaliza!

Namun sekiranya dilihat dengan betul, muka mereka berdua tidaklah 100% sama. Cuma bila tengok sekali imbas memang nampak macam kembar!

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Wajah Normazalina yang dikatakan mirip Dato' Siti ini menjadi perhatian orang ramai apabila Aflan Syafiq berkongsi mengenai perkara tersebut di Facebook.Dan rata-rata mereka yang melihat post tersebut bersetuju bahawa wajah pembaca Berita Nasional TV1 itu memang ada iras-iras Dato' Siti Nurhaliza.

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Normazalina mengakui terkejut apabila gambarnya viral secara tiba-tiba di media sosial dan sekaligus dikaitkan sebagai kembar Dato' Siti

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"Terkejut dan tidak sangka pula apabila ada kawan-kawan memberitahu tentang perkara ini menjadi viral dan komen tentang wajah seiras dengan Siti Nurhaliza."Pada saya tidaklah sama, mungkin teknik solekan sahaja, maklumlah, jurusolek selalu ada sahaja idea untuk solek saya seperti wajah siapa. Jadi semalam mereka kata nak buat seperti wajah Tok Ti, itu yang nampak seiras," ujarnya kepada mStar Online.

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Dan jika ada rezeki, beliau sudah semestinya mahu bertemu dengan idola nombor 1 negara itu

"Walaupun Dato' Siti Nurhaliza selalu datang ke RTM, saya sehingga kini masih belum berpeluang bertemu dengan beliau. Saya memang ada hajat nak jumpa Dato' Siti," katanya lagi.

Untuk makluman, Normazalina kini memegang jawatan sebagai Setiausaha Sulit Kanan Timbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat dan hanya membaca berita secara sambilan pada hujung minggu

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Menurut mStar Online, Normazalina memulakan kerjaya sebagai wartawan penyiaran pada tahun 2009 dan diberi peluang membaca berita pada 2010.Kemudian, dia berhenti dan mula bertugas sebagai Setiausaha Sulit Kanan, Timbalan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat sejak 2013.

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Bukan Tok Ti je taw. Artis lain pun ada kembar jugak!

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[GAMBAR] Tengku Hassanal Tamat Kursus Tentera Di UK, Akan Sertai Askar Melayu Di Tanah Air

Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Pemangku Raja Pahang Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah akan berangkat pulang ke tanah air setelah menamatkan kursus ketenteraan di UK

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Berita baik ini telah dikongsikan bondanya, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah binti Al-Marhum Almutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj di laman Twitter baginda.Tambah baginda, Tengku Hassanal akan berkhidmat di Rejimen 12 Askar Melayu Diraja (RAMD) Batalion 12 Kuantan, Pahang selepas tiba di tanah air.

insha allah pd 13 dec, tamat lah kursus ketenteraan Hassanal di Royal Military Academy Sandhurst .... dan akan pulang balik Malaysia utk berkhidmat di Regiment 12 Melayu , Kuantan ... alhamdulillah , pic.twitter.com/aRon0qP437— Tunku Azizah Mahmood Iskandar (@cheminahsayang) December 3, 2019

Tunku Azizah turut memaklumkan, baginda bersama Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah berkenan menghadiri majlis perarakan pentauliahan Tengku Hassanal di Sandhurst pada 13 Disember.

Tuanku Agong dan saya sekeluarga akan hadir di majlis "Commissioning Parade" Tengku Hassanal di Sandhurst pd 13hb Dec ..... insha allah Pemangku Raja akan pulang ke tanah air selepas menunaikan Umrah pd bulan January nanti ....— Tunku Azizah Mahmood Iskandar (@cheminahsayang) December 3, 2019

Pada 13 Disember 2019, Tengku Hassanal secara rasminya telah ditauliahkan sebagai pegawai tentera di Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Commissioning Parade

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Setelah menjalani latihan ketenteraan dan akademik sebagai seorang Pegawai Kadet selama 44 minggu di RMA Sandhurst, KDYMM Pemangku Raja Pahang itu telah selamat ditauliahkan sebagai seorang pegawai tentera.

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Lebih membanggakan ialah apabila KDYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong sendiri telah diberi penghormatan tertinggi menerima tabik Hormat DiRaja.Sovereign’s Parade, atau Perbarisan DiRaja, adalah kemuncak latihan di RMA Sandhurst dan ianya diadakan di Old College Square yang telah menjadi medan perbarisan tersebut sejak 14 Julai 1948 di hadapan King George VI.

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Di akhir perbarisan, Ajutan perbarisan akan menunggangi kudanya menaiki tangga Old College di belakang para pegawai kadet yang menjadi graduan.

         View this post on Instagram           Setelah menjalani latihan ketenteraan dan akademik sebagai seorang Pegawai Kadet selama 44 minggu di RMA Sandhurst, KDYMM Pemangku Raja Pahang telah selamat ditauliahkan sebagai seorang pegawai tentera hari ini. Lebih membanggakan ialah apabila KDYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong sendiri telah diberi penghormatan tertinggi menerima tabik Hormat DiRaja. Sovereign’s Parade, atau Perbarisan DiRaja, adalah kemuncak latihan di RMA Sandhurst dan ianya diadakan di Old College Square yang telah menjadi medan perbarisan tersebut sejak 14 Julai 1948 di hadapan King George VI. Di akhir perbarisan, Ajutan perbarisan akan menunggangi kudanya menaiki tangga Old College di belakang para pegawai kadet yang menjadi graduan. Kami di House of Pahang merafak sembah setinggi-tinggi tahniah ke sisi KDYMM Pemangku Raja Pahang. #houseofpahang #pahang #pemangkurajapahang #agongkita #ourking #sovereignsparade #rmasandhurst A post shared by  House of Pahang (@houseofpahang) on Dec 13, 2019 at 6:18am PST

Tengku Hassanal yang menamatkan pengajian dari Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations di Switzerland dalam bidang hubungan antarabangsa dilantik sebagai Pemangku Raja Pahang pada 31 Januari lepas selepas ayahandanya memulakan tugas sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong.Baginda mengikuti kursus ketenteraan di Royal Military Academy Sandhurst atau Akademi Ketenteraan Diraja Sandhurst selama setahun yang juga merupakan pusat latihan tentera tersohor dunia.

         View this post on Instagram           KDYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong ditemuramah oleh media mengenai pengalaman baginda sendiri menjalani latihan di situ 40 tahun yang lalu, sejurus selesai perbarisan pentauliahan yang disertai oleh KDYMM Pemangku Raja Pahang di @rmasandhurst #houseofpahang #pahang #agongkita #ourking #pemangkurajapahang #prp #rmasandhurst #sovereignsparade A post shared by  House of Pahang (@houseofpahang) on Dec 13, 2019 at 6:51am PST

Lagi koleksi foto Tengku Hassanal sepanjang mengikuti kursus ketenteraan di bawah:

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Alhamdulillah. Welcome back, Tengku!

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All You Need To Know About The Sexual Harassment Scandal At Singapore's Top University

A 23-year-old Singaporean is seeking justice after her university imposed a light punishment on a ‘Peeping Tom’

Monica Baey.
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Monica Baey, a third-year communications and new media undergraduate at the National University of Singapore (NUS), took to Instagram on 18 April to share about a traumatic incident that took place last November.

Here are 10 things you need to know about the case and how it escalated to this point:

1. Baey was showering at her student residence Eusoff Hall on 25 November when she noticed an iPhone being held underneath the cubicle's door

Baey told Mothership that she only realised that the iPhone was there when she turned around to grab her towel.The man recording her quickly ran off.After contacting campus security and going through CCTV footage, Baey discovered that the perpetrator was a student named Nicholas Lim.She was friends with both Lim and his girlfriend, who was also a resident of Eusoff Hall.

2. When Baey met up with Lim and his girlfriend to discuss the incident, he justified his actions by claiming that he was heavily intoxicated and inspired by a genre of pornography

Nicholas Lim.
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However, Baey asserted that CCTV footage showed Lim searching different cubicles in a different block for someone to film.She argued that this called into question his justification that he was too intoxicated to realise what he was doing.Lim told her that this was his first time carrying out such an act, and that he was tempted to film someone because of the genre of pornography he consumed - voyeurism.She claimed that the couple apologised and tried convincing her to drop the case against him, Mothership reported.

3. After a two-month investigation, the university decided to give Lim a 12-month suspension and ban him from entering Eusoff Hall

In addition to being required to undergo mandatory counselling, the perpetrator was also asked to write a formal apology letter to Baey.

Eusoff Hall, NUS.
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4. Baey argued that the punishments hardly affect Lim as he did even not live in a campus hall, and he was still allowed to visit the university campus

According to a Facebook post by Baey's mother, Lim also spent his six-month suspension working at local insurance giant Great Eastern Singapore.Frustrated with the investigation's outcome, she brought the issue up with NUS after her investigating officer advised her to do so.

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5. In a series of Insta Stories, Baey called NUS out for what she deemed to be an inadequate response towards a serious crime

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"When will I f-cking get the justice I deserve for what you did to me?" she wrote, adding that this is not the first incident at NUS whereby a female student was filmed while indecent."It has happened so many f-cking times to so many girls all over the island. People keep re-committing because they keep getting away with it," she added.

6. Baey also slammed Lim's one-page apology letter, arguing that she has to continue living with the trauma while he walks off with a slap on the wrist

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"You get to live your life like nothing ever happened and I'm the one suffering in fear of going (to the) toilet alone and having flashbacks," she wrote in an Insta story."If you commit a crime, prepare to face the consequences, especially if your victim is not afraid of speaking out," she wrote, before sharing a screenshot of Lim's Instagram page.

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She also said that she did not care who Lim's parents are, when a netizen pointed out that they were "powerful" in Singapore.

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7. Since then, almost 30,000 people have signed two separate online petitions calling for NUS and the police to impose harsher punishments on perpetrators of sexual offences on university campuses

"We need to do more to protect our girls from such perverts! Such inaction is unacceptable and will only encourage more perverts to commit such crimes! It will also set an unhealthy precedent for future cases!" the Change.org petition read.About two dozen past cases of sexual misconduct in NUS were highlighted and reported, alongside the punishments meted out — none of which resulted in jail time.

8. After Baey's posts went viral, a Singaporean company publicly declared that it will no longer work with the university unless the perpetrator is expelled

Urban farm company OnHand Agrarian wrote in a Facebook post on 21 April that, "This isn't a case of he-said-she-said; the offender has literally admitted to the crime in writing, after voluntarily consuming a legal narcotic.""No talks, no internships, no site visits, no use of our company when you need industry partners to be Co-PIs for government grant submissions," the statement read.

9. On 20 April, NUS issued a statement saying that they are in the process of reaching out to Baey to offer support and assistance

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The university also added that a committee will be convened to "review the current disciplinary and support frameworks".NUS is also organising a townhall meeting on Thursday, 25 April, to gather feedback and concerns on sexual misconduct on campus and discuss how to improve its disciplinary and support mechanisms.

10. On 22 April, Great Eastern Singapore - where Lim had been working as a financial advisor - said that they had suspended him

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In a Facebook post published on 22 April, Great Eastern Singapore stated that it strongly disapproves of any inappropriate misconduct by its financial representatives and will not hesitate to take necessary action against such employees.Lim submitted his resignation from the company following the suspension.


Fans Of Captain Marvel's Goose The Cat Are Editing Their Own Pets Onto The Movie's Poster

Brie Larson may have kicked a** as 'Captain Marvel' in the franchise's first female-led superhero film, but part of the spotlight is definitely shining on Goose the cat

Yes, Captain Marvel is amazing, but my new obsession is her cat, Goose. pic.twitter.com/5VuZExoyXs— Andrew Wallen (@itsandrewwallen) March 7, 2019

According to 'Captain Marvel' director Anna Boden, Goose was renamed for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to be more "specific to Carol Danvers' past, [...] being a pilot in the 1980s when 'Top Gun' was out", reported Collider.In the comics, the cat goes by 'Chewie' after Chewbacca in Star Wars.

You’re telling me Goose the Cat wore a tie to the Captain Marvel premiere and this is not the top news story for the night? pic.twitter.com/ggCzAcR3cf— Rachel Paige (@rachmeetsworld) March 5, 2019

Goose is played by four different cats in the movie: Reggie, Rizzo, Gonzo, and Archie. It is Reggie's face that is used in most of the close-ups and reaction shots, reported Mashable SE Asia.

The ginger tabby has even inspired South Korean netizens on Twitter to start a wholesome new meme:

#_!! pic.twitter.com/6o86hVdRZZ—  (@wtIdreamedtoday) March 9, 2019

Netizens are using the hashtag "#캡틴마블_우리집구스" - which loosely translates to "Captain Marvel's pet Goose" - to share edited 'Captain Marvel' movie posters, featuring their own cats.

While some cats look regal in their close-up shots...

Trust me daddy, #_ . Korean Twitter understands Captain Marvel. pic.twitter.com/pze1mUpp6U— 24 Frames (@24Frames_UK) March 9, 2019

My Bond on the Goose poster... b/c #_@captainmarvel #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/dUTUq5KmsL— Mischief Maker for Loki (@moira_hawthorne) March 9, 2019

YA-ONG#_ pic.twitter.com/QbxS8tuGHH—  (@dayrhyme) March 9, 2019

... Other owners put a hilarious spin to their posters!

#_ pic.twitter.com/zxKTVYZNJe—  (@Super_Mangnani) March 9, 2019

 #_ pic.twitter.com/dyEcYf9BhW— HG (@haegol_man) March 10, 2019

Late to the party, but here for the fun anyway #_ #Marley #CatsOfTwitter #CatsofMarvel #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/n7ZeZTYlwJ— Ashley  (@AshleyWhy__) March 10, 2019

Some non-cat owners who feared they were being left out also added their own edits to the tag:

: : : #_ pic.twitter.com/tvn9ygOOll—    (@GRthelittledino) March 9, 2019

#_ #captainmarvel Had to do this one for my daughtersLol pic.twitter.com/6Lk0ToyePx— Carlos (@calin_m562) March 11, 2019

we don't a have a cat, so here is our squirrel. #_ pic.twitter.com/TDj9gIh4UI— The Lightning Thief Musical is Lost in the Woods (@LTMusical) March 9, 2019

Meanwhile, this wonderful netizen has provided the template for others to join in the fun:

Blank template #_ #CaptainMarvel pic.twitter.com/ppBGjQPdTM— Francis in Glendale (@TFPWillEat) March 11, 2019

Can't get enough of Goose? You can check out this hour-long video of its actor just playing around:

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Can't Get A Housing Loan? Najib's Rent-To-Own Scheme Could Help You Own Your First Home

Prime Minister Najib Has Launched A New Scheme For Home Buyers Who Cannot Obtain Housing Loans For The 1Malaysia People's Housing (PR1MA)

Prime Minister Najib Has Launched A New Scheme For Home Buyers Who Cannot Obtain Housing Loans For The 1Malaysia People's Housing (PR1MA).
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Failure to obtain housing loans for the 1Malaysia People's Housing will no longer be a barrier to owning a house with the new Rent-to-Own scheme launched today. "This programme is to help applicants who are rejected by the bank, such as those without permanent jobs or a bad track record.

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"This is to help those who really want to own a house under PR1MA, but could not secure a bank loan. "There are people who do not earn enough for them to secure bank loans, but that doesn't mean that they should be sidelined from getting a home," Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis.

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The Rent-To-Own Scheme, An Initiative By The Government To Provide Affordable Housing, Was Set Up Specially For The Younger Generation To Acquire Their Dream Houses

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the scheme was set up specially for the young generation to acquire their dream houses, Bernama reported.

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Najib said the scheme was a special initiative by a government committed to providing affordable housing for the rakyat. “The government agreed to this initiative, which will see PR1MA working with several banks to offer the RTO scheme.”

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Under The Rent-To-Own Scheme, Applicants Are Able To Own A House After Paying Within 20 To 30 Years Of Rent For The Unit

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"Hence, we agree with the bank to offer the Rent-to-Own scheme that enables the applicant to only pay rent within 20 to 30 years and the house will belong to them," Bernama quoted Najib as saying at the ground-breaking ceremony for the PR1MA project at Seremban Sentral, in Seremban, today.

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"Under the RTO scheme, the buyers will have to pay rent for say 20 to 30 years and they will eventually own these units. "On our part, we will work something out with the banks and get them to help out in its implementation," he said at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Seremban Sentral PR1MA project here.

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This Scheme Will Only Be Offered To PR1MA Home Buyers Who Had Their Loans Rejected By At Least Three Banks

Perbadanan PR1MA Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis said the scheme will only be offered to housebuyers under PR1MA projects who had applied to at least three banks.

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“Some prospective buyers have had their loan applications rejected by banks due to several reasons, including having no steady income or a poor financial track record.

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Najib Said The Government Had To Intervene With The Banks As Many Genuine Buyers Could Not Come Up With Proper Documents To Support Their Applications

Najib said the Government had to intervene as there were cases where genuine buyers could not come up with proper documents to support their applications. "We had to intervene because we know that owning a house is a priority for most Malaysians," he said.

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Malaysian Guy Tries To Buy A Pair Of Cheap Shoes Online But Gets Trolled Instead

Do you ever get excited when you stumble upon a great deal while scrolling on social media?

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A Malaysian's tweet recently went viral after he shared how he was taken for a ride by a Shopee advertisement of an apparent good deal

"Shopee one, Firul zero," wrote the Twitter user @Afirhuls in a tweet posted on Tuesday, 18 February that has been retweeted over 6,000 times.The first photo shows how he found an advertisement for a pair of men's shoes on sale.At a whopping 89% discount, the shoes were priced at only RM5.50.

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However when he clicked in, he found that the price of the shoes ranged from RM5.50 to RM121.90

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Still interested, he clicked 'Buy Now' and was confronted with this view

Sure enough, the final price shown was RM5.50, but for the shoe box.

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Netizens laughed at his encounter, but many shared that they've also had the same experiences when shopping online

"Only the box is what I can afford to give you, dear," said a netizen.To which, @Afirhuls jokingly cries, "Stupid right this advertisement".

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"Pity. You were played," replied another Twitter user, using a pun on the word 'box' in Bahasa Malaysia.

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This netizen said, "It's not even Shopee's fault. The seller must have listed the box and the shoes separately so Shopee displayed the cheaper price. This always happens to me."

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"I thought I was the only one," said another user, sharing pictures of a RM1 powerbank advertisement that led him to the purchase page of only its pouch bag.

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Know your rights as an online shopper:

                Rights You Didn't Know You Had As An Online Shopper In Malaysia

There are laws in place that seek to protect e-consumers from unscrupulous traders.

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CCTV Shows Couple Arguing About McD Before BF Damages Water Filter Out Of Frustration

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Relationships are hard and they can drive us crazy sometimes

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And a fight between a couple this month shows us just that.

Recently, closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showing a Malaysian couple fighting about dinner before the boyfriend damages a water filter in front of a shop out of frustration has gone viral on Facebook

In the three-minute CCTV footage, the boyfriend can be heard wailing as he says he did not think too much when he bought McDonald's for his girlfriend for dinner."Why were you still at home? What are you saying? Please calm down!" the girlfriend exclaims."I know, I know," the boyfriend responds, adding, "I was just buying McDonald's for you, that's all."The girlfriend sarcastically challenges him to speak louder so that everyone can hear them, while the boyfriend maintains that he bought her dinner just to make her happy."Do you think what you did will make me happy?" the girlfriend asks her crying partner.

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The boyfriend then reiterates furiously that he did not think much when he bought McDonald's.
"Do you understand what I said? Do you understand?" he asks while weeping before kicking and damaging a water filter placed beside a water vending machine.

After the outrage, he pulls the girlfriend by her hand, which leads to the girlfriend hitting him.He tries to reason with his girlfriend, saying there is a CCTV camera, but she pushes him away when he tries to give her a hug.After some back and forth, the couple returns to their car, but not before someone from the shop comes out from the closed gate and asks who damaged the water filter. The couple drives up to a group of men who came out of the shop, and there seem to be some exchanges, but they drive off shortly after.The time and date displayed on the CCTV footage were 9.35pm and 2 August.At the time of writing, CCTV footage of the whole ordeal has gone viral with over 10,000 shares and almost a million views on Facebook.

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In the wake of the viral incident, a man who claims to be the boyfriend in the CCTV footage posted a video on social media to explain his side of the story

In the five-minute video, he explains that he insisted his girlfriend eat the McDonald's meal he bought because she had not eaten lunch that day."Because it was late at night, there was only McDonald's left. On top of that, I love eating McDonald's," he says."So I had bought McDonald's for her and we had an argument there (in front of the shop). She got down from the car and said repeatedly that she didn't want to eat."He explains that he tried to convince her to eat at least some, but it fell on deaf ears and the argument ensued.In the video, he also dismisses negative comments that describe his girlfriend as overweight, saying that he loves her deeply no matter her weight.He also clarifies that he has settled the issue of the water filter amicably with the shop. He denies that he is a violent man.

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With the story gaining so much attention on Facebook, many restaurants have jumped on the bandwagon to create posters to offer free meals to the couple

A gallery of posters curated by @carimakan126 on Facebook found at least nine restaurants are offering the couple free food, such as skewed meat, boba tea, beer, chicken wings, burgers, fries, and more.Several posters feature a blue water filter personified in crying caricatures.  The gallery post garnered over 7,900 shares as of publishing time.

The CCTV footage of the incident can be found below:

Meanwhile, the video of the boyfriend explaining his side of the story can be found on YouTube here.


Local Gula Apong Ice Cream Chain Hits The Streets Of Istanbul

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Starting off as a small shop in Perlis to having multiple branches nationwide, Mokti's Gula Apong Ice Cream has now broken international borders

Mokti's Gula Apong Ice Cream announced the opening of its Turkiye branch via Facebook and Instagram on 21 February. According to the post on Instagram, the ice cream chain has been preparing for months since last year, and finally opened its doors to welcome customers earlier this week.Mokti's Turkiye is the chain's first international branch since its launch in 2019. The branch welcomed Turkish locals and tourists from Malaysia who miss a taste of home, as well as from all over to enjoy the unique gula apong-based menu they have to offer.

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Mokti's Gula Apong Ice Cream has over 69 menu items, with bestsellers Apong Asli Honeycomb ice cream and the Machiapong Special Blends series

The ice cream chain offers artisanal gelato, coffee, breakfast meals, cakes, and of course, gula apong ice cream at their Istanbul branch.Mokti's ice cream uses 95% gula apong imported from Sarawak and 5% milk in order to maintain the unique taste of the Sarawakian delicacy. The ice cream products also do not use white sugar or vanilla extract.

Mokti's Turkiye also serves durian artisanal gelato, possibly the first of its kind in the country. How Malaysian can you get?

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Planning to get your gula apong fix during your holiday to Istanbul? Here's where it's located:

Address26/A Lüleci Hendek Cad. Hacımimi Mah 34425 Istanbul, Istanbul Province, TurkeyOpening hours11am - 9pm (Daily)

Gula Apong ice cream isn't only loved by Malaysians, but by your K-drama hubby too:

                M'sians Rejoice To See K-Drama Actor Yoo Seung Ho Praise Sarawak's Gula Apong Ice Cream

He devoured it in the blink of an eye.

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for these ice cream shops:

                Popular South Korean Store Known For Its 32cm-Tall Ice Creams Is Opening In KL

The taller the ice cream, the happier the person. :P

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                [PHOTOS] This New Whimsical Dessert Cafe In PJ Is Giving Us Relaxing Beach Vacation Vibes

Oh, to unwind by the sea again.

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                Malaysia's First NFT-Themed Ice Cream Parlour Just Opened In Sunway Pyramid

You can even display your own NFT art on their LED-display screens!

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22 Things Malaysians Realise When They Visit A Cold Country For The First Time

1. You step out from the airport and OMG NOT HUMID!

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2. Wooo, free aircond! NAISS

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3. You learn how to bundle up properly for the first time

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4. The 'thick, warm clothes' you brought from Malaysia suddenly feel so thin :(

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5. You're not used to piling on the layers before walking out the door

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6. You finally understand why people buy quality lip balm...

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7. ... and apply hand cream and body lotion every day

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8. Sometimes you feel more confident, oh yes

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9. But NOOO THE STUPID WIND!

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10. Your FB updates all start with "Why so cold?"

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11. Then there's that one person who will say, "Not cold also..."

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"Just like Genting Highlands!"

12. Wow, you don't actually have to shave that much...

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13. HEATERS ARE THE BEST

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For defrosting.

14. Going to the toilet is torture

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15. You shiver instead of sweat after you shower?!

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You now understand why people want to skip showers.

16. You need to swap your 'Malaysian pyjamas' with long sleeves and socks

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17. SNOW IS LIKE AIS KACANG!

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18. Speaking of which, you don't order iced drinks anymore

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Hot chocolate <3

19. The animals there are fat and totally adorbs!

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20. You see your fingers and hands 'grow old' for the first time

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21. You realise you're always hungry!

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22. Going home to a carpeted house is the best <3

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Tiles are the worst.

Do you prefer a hot or cold climate? Let us know in the comments section below!


MOH Closes Case On Minister Khairuddin And Will Not Impose A More Severe Punishment On Him

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has closed the case of Plantations and Commodities Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali flouting the mandatory 14-day quarantine order after returning from Turkey

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the ministry is standing by the RM1,000 fine imposed on the minister, reported Bernama."That (RM1,000 fine) has been resolved. The Health director-general (Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah) has already commented on the issue on Twitter," said Dr Adham yesterday, 23 August."We (the ministry) look at various angles. It is the maximum compound of RM1,000 (under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1998)."

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
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Dr Adham said although MOH has stopped pursuing the case, other authorities can still press charges on him

According to New Straits Times, the police department in Bukit Aman is currently investigating the case after receiving 27 police reports lodged against Khairuddin.Dr Adham's decision on the issue came after Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Saturday, 22 August, that it is up to MOH to decide on Khairuddin's punishment."No one is above the law, whether they are ministers or deputy ministers, they will face the music," said Ismail, who is also the Defence Minister.

Plantations and Commodities Minister Khairuddin Aman Razali.
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While it is true that RM1,000 is the maximum fine that can be imposed under the act, Section 24 of the act stipulates that offenders can also be imprisoned up to two years, fined, or both

It is in the public opinion that Khairuddin should have faced a harsher punishment because there are two cases where offenders have been sentenced to one day's jail and five months' jail respectively for committing the same crime.

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Adding to the conversation in the Dewan Rakyat today, 24 August, opposition lawmakers questioned MOH's apparent double standards in enforcing the law. Pokok Sena Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Mahfuz Omar said ordinary citizens were fined up to RM12,000 for the same offence, while Khairuddin was only fined RM1,000, reported CodeBlue.Muar MP Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman echoed the same, but he was quickly shot down by Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who called him a 'budak kecil' (small kid).Meanwhile, a petition online demanding Khairuddin resign from the Cabinet has amassed over 44,000 signatories.

Khairuddin flouting the 14-day home quarantine was first raised by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok in the Dewan Rakyat on 18 August:

                Malaysians Angered By Minister Who Flouted Home Quarantine After Returning From Turkey

An unnamed source said that Khairuddin had the Prime Minister's permission to visit Turkey which was classified as a ...

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Here's How Old Fast Food Menus In Malaysia Used To Look Back In The Day

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1. KFC

In January 1973, KFC opened its first outlet in Malaysia along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman with its name spelled out, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Today, there are over 600 outlets in Malaysia alone.

KFC's first outlet in Malaysia.
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But what's interesting is its menu back then, which had items including teh cina, banana split, and even beer like Carlsberg, Anchor, and Guinness Stout!

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2. McDonald's

McDonald's opened its first restaurant in Malaysia along Jalan Bukit Bintang on 29 April 1982 and in 1988, it opened its first drive-thru along Jalan Pahang (Titiwangsa). Today, the Bukit Bintang outlet still stands as an iconic landmark in the heart of KL.

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Back then, you could get a beef burger for just $1.50 (Ringgit only replaced the dollar sign in 1993). There was also hot chocolate on the menu! Not just MILO, but HOT CHOCOLATE. *yum*

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And yes, once upon a time, there was McDonald's McRendang! :O

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3. Shakey's Pizza

Shakey's Pizza was one of the first few international pizza brands to open in Malaysia, with crowd favourites like its mojo potatoes and crunchy, buttery garlic bread. We couldn't find a photo of the inside of its menu, but we did find this nostalgic photo shared by a blogger in 2007 taken at its outlet in Cheras LeisureMall:

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Someone shared a picture of this old sign board of the Ampang outlet several years ago:

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4. A&W

In 1963, the Lie Boff family opened the first A&W outlet in Malaysia on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. They made Malaysian history, as it was the first ever international fast food restaurant in the country.

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You can still find many of its popular items on the menu today, like its waffles, vanilla sundae, as well as its root beer and root beer floats (now known as RB). Here's a photo of the menu at A&W's drive-thru branch in Petaling Jaya taken by blogger, Dish With Vivien, in 2009:

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5. Papa John's

Papa John's first hit Malaysian shores in 2009, brought in by Berjaya Group.

There was no official statement about its closing, however, all outlets in Malaysia have since shut down.

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It served everything from pizzas, to soups, desserts, and pasta. You could also add on dipping sauces with your pizzas for RM1 each.

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6. Wendy's

Wendy's first opened its outlet in Malaysia back in the 1980s. But it didn't stick around for long. It made a comeback in 2008, with outlets in Sunway Pyramid, Jaya One, and in other parts of Malaysia. But by 2019, every outlet in Malaysia had shut down one by one.

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Wendy's menu certainly stood out from other fast food restaurants, with items like freshly baked potatoes and chili. It also sold ice cream cones for around RM1, as well as floats and shakes that were all under RM4.

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Image via Brand Eating

7. Hartz Chicken Buffet

If you were super hungry or were in the mood for chicken, Hartz Chicken Buffet was the go-to spot offering an "all you can eat" buffet for around RM24. You could find chicken cooked in so many different ways here!

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Sunway Pyramid branch.
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Although all of its outlets in West Malaysia have since shut down, it still exists in East Malaysia. This photo taken in December 2020 shows that the price has not changed too much, with the buffet costing around RM25.90 per adult:

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8. Yellow Cab Pizza Co

Based in the Philippines, Yellow Cab opened its first outlet in Malaysia along Jalan Raja Abdullah in 2008. It later opened several more outlets around Klang Valley. Unfortunately, the business was unable to sustain itself and has since shut down its outlets in Malaysia. But it's still operating in other countries, including Singapore.

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It specialised in pizzas, but it also served hot wings, spaghetti and meatballs, among others.

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9. Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut opened its first ever outlet in Malaysia in 1982 at Plaza Yow Chuan, where Intermark Mall now stands. To date, it has around 400 outlets nationwide, and is apparently listed among the top largest food chains in Malaysia.

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We couldn't find its old menus, but these photos definitely unlocked memories for us.Anyone else remember how almost every outlet had a salad and soup bar island?

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Image via 88razzi

If you don't remember that, you might definitely recall this iconic Pizza Hut advertisement from the '90s that got stuck in all of our heads:

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Or if you can remember the even older one... 755-2525! :D

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Boys Record Themselves Opening Sealed Jars In A Supermarket To Dip Their Fingers And Taste

An Instagram story showing two boys in a supermarket opening sealed jars and dipping their fingers in to taste before putting them back on the shelf has gone viral after it was uploaded on Facebook

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The video, recorded by another boy in the group, was first posted as an Instagram story. It was reposted on the Facebook page We Are Malaysians on Tuesday, 4 December, and has garnered over 1,000 shares at the time of writing.

One boy, tasting what looked like a chocolate bread spread, can be heard saying "this one is delicious," while a second boy made a disgusted face after tasting a spread from a different jar

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The 16-second long video ends with all three boys laughing.While it is unclear where or when the act occurred, the description of the Facebook video read "Johor/Singapore."

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The comment section of the post was flooded with netizens calling out the boys for their lack of consideration towards others

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Drink-Driver In Kuantan Crashes Into 22-Year-Old And Travels 1.5KM With Bike Stuck To Car

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In a recent incident in Kuantan, a drunken man crashed into a motorcyclist and dragged the bike all the way back to his house

According to New Straits Times, the incident occurred yesterday, 1 March, around 1.10am at Jalan Sungai Lembing.The suspect is a 26-year-old who had a Honda EX5 motorcycle wedged in the bumper of his Toyota Avanza.

The motorcyclist, Muhammad Akmal Hakim, was killed in the accident.
Meanwhile, the driver was unaware he had rammed into the victim and continued to drive until he reached his house.

Police revealed that Muhammad Akmal was a 22-year-old working at a factory in Gebeng and died at the scene due to severe injuries to his head.

Kuantan district police chief ACP Mohd Noor Yusof Ali told Utusan Malaysia, "The accident happened when the victim was on the way to his family home in Kampung Padang from the town centre.""The driver is believed to have been speeding before crashing into the victim's motorcycle and throwing him onto the car windshield. The suspect then dragged the victim's motorcycle and continued to drive for 1.5km until he reached home."

Speaking to New Straits Times, Mohd Noor Yusof said, "Investigations suggest that the suspect was unaware he had knocked into the motorcyclist. The suspect continued to drive, dragging the machine with the car. There were traces of the motorcycle being dragged along the stretch."

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Checks revealed that the suspect's blood-alcohol level was beyond the permitted limit and he also went above the speed limit while driving

The suspect will be remanded until 4 March and the case is being investigated under Section 44(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 which states that if found guilty, the suspect will be liable to imprisonment of not less than 10 years as well as a fine of not less than RM50,000 and not more than RM100,000.The victim's autopsy will be carried out after authorities obtain the results of his COVID-19 health screening.


DBKL Instructs Organisers Of Beer Festival To Cancel Event

It's official. The Better Beer Festival 2017 has been cancelled after it failed to get approval from  Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

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The festival was scheduled to take place at the Publika mall in Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, on 6 and 7 October. It was expected to be the "biggest celebration of the craft beer revolution in Malaysia". However, Sinar Harian broke the news earlier today that DBKL has rejected the organiser's application to host the event. The report cited its corporate communications director Khalid Zakaria, who said that DBKL had received the application on 28 August, but decided to not approve the activity at the end of the day. "If the organisations were to proceed, DBKL has the right to take action under existing legal provisions," he was quoted as saying.

The festival's organiser, Mybeer (M) Sdn Bhd, has also confirmed that the event will not be proceeding as scheduled

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"At our meeting with the officials at the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, we were instructed to cancel our event as there are issues with the licensing." "We were further informed that the decision was made due to the political sensitivity surrounding the event," it said in a press statement. The Better Beer Festival 2017 was supposed to the be sixth time the annual event will be held in Malaysia and about 6,000 people were expected to show up for the beer-tasting event. The first time the festival was held in Malaysia was back in 2012, when 200 people attended the event at the Taps Beer Bar in Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

Prior to this, PAS criticised the annual event and called it a "vice festival"

About a week ago, PAS central committee member Riduan Mohd Nor claimed that the Better Beer Festival 2017 will likely anger Muslims in the country. "It is something that is shameful for an Islamic country like Malaysia, when mungkar (treacherous) programmes can easily gain a place in the society's heart and it is allowed to be organised without obstruction.""We can't bear it if Kuala Lumpur is known by the world as Asia's biggest vice centre," he said in a statement that was published on PAS mouthpiece HarakahDaily on 10 September. Riduan also said that there is no guarantee that the event would not lead to crime, rape, sex outside of marriage and other vices.  He noted that while Muslims are not the targeted group for participation, he argued that there is no limit or obstructions if there are Muslims who join, thus inviting anyone to attend including Muslims.

Meanwhile, a check on the festival's Facebook event revealed that the page is flooded with comments protesting against the event in the past few days

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On the other hand, quite a number of people are hoping that the organisers will make a back-up plan and consider to host the event at another location instead of in Kuala Lumpur

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Do you support DBKL's decision to reject the approval for the Better Beer Festival 2017? Let us know in the comment section below.


#YNWA: Watch Hundreds Of Malaysian Fans Belting Out You'll Never Walk Alone

After having an exceptional season, which almost got cancelled due to the pandemic, Liverpool FC has finally been crowned the official champions of the 2019-20 Premier League

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If you're a Liverpool FC supporter, you must have been sooo disappointed when the season got suspended back in March, when the Reds were just six points shy from their first league title in 30 years.Before the season suspension, Liverpool held on to a record 25-point lead on the top of the table along with an impressive 22 consecutive home wins.Nevertheless, the season managed to resume in June and Liverpool has rightfully been crowned the Premier League champions for the first time since the league's inception in 1992.

However, unlike previous years, the celebrations and trophy presentation were done behind closed doors in an almost-empty stadium

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Last year, almost 750,000 Liverpool fans turned up to celebrate their Champions League title. This year, there may not even be a trophy parade because of ongoing health concerns with COVID-19.Although this may not have been how fans envisioned their first Premier League title after a 30-year wait, they got to see the trophy presentation streamed online and even got exclusive access to the dressing room.

While fans were not able to celebrate in person together with their team, back in Malaysia, hundreds of Liverpool FC fans came together to belt out the club's anthem, reminding each other that You'll Never Sing Alone. Check out the video below:

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The You'll Never Sing Alone video is a brainchild of Liverpool FC fans in Malaysia. Plus, it was made even more memorable as hundreds of fans recorded themselves belting out the Liverpool anthem and submitted the videos to Carlsberg, who made the virtual celebration possible.

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For Liverpool fans in Malaysia, this was their way of congratulating the club for their iconic victory and saying that "You'll Never Walk Alone" even though they were apart - not physically present at the stadium or out with friends celebrating due to social distancing.

To keep the celebrations going, Carlsberg has also launched limited edition 'Champions' Cans and Bottles for their Carlsberg Danish Pilsner and Carlsberg Smooth Draught

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You could also stand the chance to win an official Liverpool FC jersey, personally signed by members of the Premier League Champions team when you spend RM30 and above on Carlsberg Danish Pilsner or Carlsberg Smooth Draught. All you have to do is submit your proof of purchase through a scanned QR code to be eligible for prizes.

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Find out more about Carlsberg and their limited edition Liverpool FC items on their website or by following them on Facebook

As a reminder, the legal drinking age in Malaysia is 21 years old. That means you need to be 21 in order to buy and consume alcohol. Remember to always drink responsibly and in moderation. If you plan to drink, try carpooling with a friend who isn't drinking or catch a cab instead of driving.

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15 Things That MUST Happen When It Rains In Malaysia

1. You're the most comfortable you've ever been in your cozy blanket burrito... then your morning alarm rings

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Why does it never rain on weekend mornings when we have nothing to do?!

2. Everyone starts driving at 40km/h. Then traffic jam.

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Seriously, every time it rains, THIS HAPPENS.

3. Your not-so-punctual bus won't show up at all

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When it finally does, you have to fight with a hundred other people to board the bus. In the rain.

4. Almost everyone is late to work...

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5. ... Or "working from home"

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Tbh, it's just an excuse to stay in bed with our laptops.

6. Your mum can't watch her favourite drama on ASTRO because "rancangan tergendala"

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7. Motorists will camp under bridges

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8. The roads become swimming pools for cars

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9. Oh, you're gonna be walking under the rain? Good luck keeping the bottom half of your body dry!

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You'd better hope no speeding car comes along and splashes rainwater at you too.

10. If you're wearing glasses, you wish they have their own mini wipers

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11. You have to hang your baju inside the house... and they're SO not drying

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12. Even worse, your clothes are already dry but you didn't manage to bring them in before it started raining, so now they're all wet. AGAIN.

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13. You get stuck in your car right outside of your gate

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Should you wait for the rain to stop... or make a run for it? Hmm...

14. You've just washed your car

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15. It'll take you 2 hours to get home :(

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What other unfortunate things have happened to you when it rains? Share your stories with us in the comments section below!


Yayasan Ikhlas Tampil Lancar Kempen Bantu Adik Hafiz Derita Sakit Saraf Hampir 5 Tahun

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Penderitaan adik Muhammad Hafizuddin atau Hafiz dari Terengganu yang diuji penderitaan penyakit saraf sejak lima tahun lalu mendapat perhatian Yayasan Ikhlas (YI)

Badan bukan berasaskan keuntungan itu dalam kenyataan medianya berkata, kempen murni dipanggil Kempen Bantu Pesakit Sihat (BPS) adalah kempen yang sedang diusahakan saat ini.Dana yang bakal dikumpul termasuklah pembiayaan adik Hafiz selain disalurkan bantuan dan keperluan kepada beberapa pesakit lain.Hal itu disahkan oleh Pengerusi YI, Prof Dr Zainur Rashid Zainuddin menerusi kenyataan media disampaikan baru-baru ini.“Kempen Bantu Pesakit Sihat ini sudah berjalan selama dua tahun lalu, di mana pihak kami (Yayasan Ikhlas) dalam usaha membantu golongan yang tidak berkemampuan ini yang tersisih daripada segi pembiayaan bantuan kewangan dan perubatan.“Ikutkan sudah ramai pesakit yang pihak kami berjaya bantu sejak kempen ini berjalan. Kes adik Hafiz antara yang terpencil kami usahakan baru-baru ini.“Kami berusaha mahu membantu dan mengurangkan beban keluarganya. Kami menyeru orang ramai turut sama-sama ambil tanggungjawab bantu menderma, dan boleh layari https://bantupesakitsihat.com/bantu-hafiz/ ,” kata Prof Dr Zainur Rashid.

Wakil dari pihak Yayasan Ikhlas bersama dengan selebriti tempatan dan pempengaruh, Ahmad Iqbal di sisi adik Hafiz.
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Dari Kuala Lumpur Ahmad Iqbal terbang ke Kuala Terengganu untuk menjayakan lawatan bersama Yayasan Ikhlas ke rumah adik Hafiz

Beberapa minggu lalu YI berkunjung ke kediaman adik Hafiz di Kuala Terengganu dan disertai ahli perniagaan serta pempengaruh kontroversi, Ahmad Iqbal Zulkefli.Malah Iqbal turut memuat naik video di laman Instagramnya mengenai kunjungan terbabit.“Sebelum bekerjasama dengan YI, nama saya turut dipetik dalam kalangan warganet untuk membantu adik Hafiz. Tapi saya bersyukur ia dipermudahkan menerusi kerjasama dengan YI ini. Lagipun sementara nama saya dikenali, boleh guna peluang ini untuk ajak masyarakat menderma terus ke YI bagi Kempen BPS ini.“Dari Kuala Lumpur saya terbang Ke Kuala Terengganu untuk menjayakan lawatan bersama YI ke rumah adik Hafiz. Malah sempat juga saya, pihak YI dan sukarelawan universiti mengemas rumah, membaiki bahagian rosak dan mengecat kediaman, membeli peralatan dapur serta katil khas kepada adik Hafiz.“Saya sangat hiba, sedih dan dalam masa yang sama seronok dapat turut membantu. Sebagai pempengaruh, ada kelebihan mempunyai pengikut ramai. Dari situ sebaran info sebegini dapat mensasarkan lebih ramai orang untuk tahu isu yang ada.“Saya berharap lebih ramai pempengaruh atau artis lain dapat turut membantu untuk menyebarkan sebarang mesej yang sebegini. Selain dari itu saya juga menyeru orang ramai turut sama-sama menderma sekecil-kecil nilai bermula RM10 seorang,” kata Ahmad Iqbal.

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Tambah Ahmad Iqbal lagi, kempen sebegini harus diwar-warkan dengan lebih meluas lagi sebab masih ramai rakyat Malaysia yang tersisih dan memerlukan bantuan.“Dengan kempen sebegini orang ramai senang mendapat maklumat  untuk sama-sama turut membantu meringankan beban yang ditanggung.“Saya puji usaha YI kerana sama-sama mengambil tanggungjawab untuk menjalankan kempen yang lebih besar kesedarannya bagi mempercepatkan bantuan kepada adik Hafiz. Saya lihat YI juga sebuah badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) yang telus menerusi kempen dan usaha dianjurkan,” kata Ahmad Iqbal.Sementara itu, kesihatan adik Hafiz, 21, dari Kampung Lorong Haji Da, Batu Buruk dilaporkan merosot sejak terjatuh tangga di sekolahnya ketika berusia 16 tahun.Berusia seperti remaja, namun hakikatnya adik Hafiz berbadan kecil dan kurus kering kerana beratnya hanya sekitar 10 kilogram.

Adik Hafiz sudah menderita mendapat penyakit saraf hampir 5 tahun

Menerusi kenyataan YI lagi, lima bulan selepas kejadian terjatuh tangga itu, anak bongsu dari lima beradik itu mengalami demam panas sehingga pergerakannya terbatas dan tidak lagi seimbang.“Penderitaan dan sakit yang di alami selama lebih lima tahun ini, asbab berpunca dari jatuh tangga di sekolah ketika adik Hafiz berumur 16 tahun sehingga menyebabkan demam panas.  Lima bulan kemudian, dia hilang keseimbangan badan serta berjalan senget.“Musibah yang menimpa ini menyebabkan dia tidak dapat mengambil peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM).Lebih menyayat hati,  ibunya,  Khatijah Muhammad sudah kembali ke rahmatullahi empat tahun lalu akibat penyakit kanser payu udara. Jiwanya semakin runtun apabila ibunya tiada di sisi dan keadaan kesihatannya semakin merosot sehingga tulangnya menjadi rapuh dan kakinya patah tiga,” kata wakil YI.Tambah kenyataan YI lagi, kini, bapa adik Hafiz, Ismail Wahab seorang pesara berusia 63 tahun mengambil tanggungjawab sepenuhnya menjaga dan menguruskan keadaan anaknya itu.

Keadaan adik Hafiz semasa kali pertama bertemu dengan Yayasan Ikhlas.
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Wakil  Yayasan Ikhlas, Mohd Khairul Ahmad Nordin menyerahkan bantuan kepada bapa adik Hafiz.
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“Mereka tinggal di sebuah rumah yang sangat daif, terletak di Kampung Lorong haji Da, Batu Burok Kuala Terengganu. Dinding rumah berlubang dan bekalan elektrik telah di potong selama setahun.“Ismail menyara hidup, dengan bergantung sepenuhnya dari wang pencen yang berbaki RM800 sebulan serta bantuan RM300 dari Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM). Ismail memaklumkan, sebahagian besar wang pencennya di gunakan untuk melunaskan hutang pinjaman bank yang di buatnya untuk membuka kedai makan sejurus bersara empat tahun lalu.“Namun, kedai makan tersebut terpaksa ditutup ekoran kerugian akibat pandemik Covid-19, sekaligus menyebabkannya hilang punca pendapatan Ini antara 1001 kisah manusia yang di uji sakit, daif dan miskin.  Atas rasa peduli dan prihatin, YI  hadir mendengar keluh kesah, lalu tanpa berlengah menghulurkan bantuan yang di perlukan adik Hafiz,” kata wakil YI.Untuk rekod, YI hadir memberikan bantuan berkala selama setahun seperti bantuan susu, lampin pakai buang, bantal dan tilam.Bantuan berkala ini juga akan terus menerus bersama adik Hafiz dan akan mengikuti perkembangan kesihatannya sehingga mendapat berat badan yang lebih baik.Anggaran kos yang perlu di tanggung bapanya juga adalah sebanyak RM2,000 sebulan.


A Cyber Café In KL Was Robbed At Gunpoint By A Cop

A 55-year-old cop, with the rank of Lance Corporal, attached to the Commercial Crime Department (CCD) at the Shah Alam Police HQs, robbed a cyber café in Jalan Radin Anum, Sri Petaling yesterday

The robbery happened at about 7am, during which the 55-year-old armed policeman held up the cyber cafe owner and fled with RM2,000 cash.

According to Chief Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) at Brickfields, Sharul Othman Mansor, the armed cop shot the owner

ACP Sharul said the victim suffered a flesh wound from the bullet grazing his chest.

While the armed cop managed to escape following his exploit, police were able to trace the Lance Corporal and arrested him

Authorities seized RM2,000 in cash and a Sig Sauer gun from the Lance Corporal.

Gun seized from the suspect after the arrest.
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The case is being investigated under Section 39 of the Firearms Act 1960 and Section 392 and 397 for armed robbery, reported The Star


Government Plans To Sell Luxury Goods Seized From Najib-Linked Properties

In an interview with The Associated Press on 29 June, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the government has plans to "monetise" the luxury goods seized from properties linked to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak

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"We will try to monetize whatever we can, but bear in mind it is nothing compared to the amount that has been robbed from the state," he told the news agency.

Guan Eng, however, added that the amount is a trivial sum compared to the RM50 billion allegedly misappropriated by scandal-ridden state fund 1MDB

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"Imagine if that amount was discovered or revealed in the United States, it would be mind boggling even for a country as wealthy as rich as the United States."For a small country such as Malaysia, it is completely out of this world," he said.

The massive stash - valued at RM1.1 billion - comprises of jewellery and designer items including a custom-made Bijan bag

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Najib has reaffirmed that the seized items were "gifts accumulated over decades" and the RM1.1 billion valuation was "subjective and unrealistic". "... over the years as head of the government, we have been gifted with a lot of items by foreign leaders as well as personal friends, and I do know that under the law it is not illegal to receive gifts," he told Malaysiakini.


Man Screams At Haidilao Staff For Singing 'Happy Birthday' To Him While Dining With GF

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A man was said to have screamed at Haidilao staff when they were singing 'Happy Birthday' to him while he was dining with his girlfriend

The incident was shared by his girlfriend on the Taiwanese social networking platform Dcard on 27 September.In the post with over 2,000 likes, the girlfriend revealed that she has been dating her boyfriend for four years.In the past three birthday celebrations, the girlfriend had only brought him to restaurants and had never bought him a cake.Wanting to make it special for him this year, she ordered a cake and went to pick it up with her boyfriend.They then went to Haidilao together with the cake in their hands."The restaurant was attentive and told us that they would help us keep the cake in the refrigerator (before serving it at the end of our meal)," she said.

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After the meal, the girlfriend said the waiters brought the cake, a plate of fruit, and a glowing birthday signboard to their table

"While I was still fascinated by the glowing signboard, the incident happened," she lamented."He immediately told the staff to stop singing. And he said it very loudly and repeated it twice.""The waiters were embarrassed, hence they put the cake on the table (and left).""The outburst shook me."

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Upset by the racket, which caused some heads to turn, the girlfriend broke down and cried

"I did not know why, but I started crying. I felt ashamed and sad," she recounted."How could a birthday celebration end up like this? Dining is supposed to be a delightful experience, but it ended up this way."The girlfriend added that she had never seen her boyfriend react in such a manner, saying that she was frightened by his sudden outburst.

The post has since garnered over 1,900 comments, with many netizens sharing different thoughts on the celebration that went wrong

"Although the way your boyfriend reacted was not good, have you asked him if he likes this kind of public birthday celebration? Some people hate it," read a top comment with over 10,000 upvotes."I think no matter how much one dislikes it, it's better if they consider the situation and the other party's feelings. I would endure the embarrassment and wait until the song was over before privately telling my partner that I didn't like it," one added, saying that the outburst would make them feel ashamed as well.A user chimed in and said, "I think he could even treat strangers this way... Regardless of what kind of person he is, his anger management is really not okay."

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WhatsApp Now Allows Android Users To Hide Their 'Last Seen'. Here's What You Need To Do.

After Whatapp’s acquisition by Facebook for $19 billion, Whatapp is again in news for its new update that brings in a feature allowing Android users to hide their 'last seen' message from others

WhatsApp has been the talking point of the planet after it pulled off an acquisition by Facebook for an almost miraculous $19 billion. But the deal has not put any obstruction in the work of the developers over at WhatsApp’s office, with the company rolling out a new update for the Android version.

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The new version brings one of the most demanded features to the Android app. Users of the messaging platform can now finally hide their ‘last seen at’. The ‘last seen’ can be hidden from certain contacts, everyone or only from contacts not on the user’s phonebook.

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The update is not available on Google Play but you can download the app from the official Whatsapp website

To download these updates you should have an Android version of 2.1 or higher along with an unlimited data plan. Currently the updates are only available for Android mobile phones, not tablets.

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The new update not only lets you hide your 'last seen' notification but also allows you to hide your profile picture and status from friends as well as from strangers

Many changes cannot be done by iOS users that are available on Android such as hiding or unhiding their visible status at any moment without having to wait for whole 24 hrs.

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The iOS version of Whatsapp also lacks the feature of hiding their profile picture and status from friends as well as strangers. Many of us were eagerly waiting for this update to come. You can download the latest version of the app from the company's official website and get started.

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You might have to change your Android security setting before able to install this. Here's how.

Step 1: Make sure that your smartphone is running on Android 2.1 or a newer version. Download the WhatsApp APK to the computer and then copy the APK file to internal memory or external SD card on your Android phone.

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Step 2: Navigate to device Settings and enable 'Installation of Apps (APKs)' option from Unknown Sources. If a user's device is running Android 2.3 or anything older, they must navigate to Settings > Applications > check Unknown Sources box.

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For users running Android 4.0 (and above), go to Settings > Security > and enable the Unknown Sources option.

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Step 3: Enter the folder that contains the WhatsApp apk file on your device using your file manager. For those of you who do not have a File Manager, a good option is ES File Explorer File Manager which can be downloaded here.

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Step 4: Now, tap the WhatsApp APK file to begin installing. It will show two options - 'Package Installer' and 'Verify and Install'; select the first one.

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Step 5: You will get a message saying that this application will make changes to WhatsApp; allow it to alter the app. All your WhatsApp data will be retained despite the changes

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Step 6: Now that WhatsApp has been updated, select Setting → Account → Privacy. You will see the 'Last Seen' option here, with three options - Everyone, My Contacts and Nobody. Select the one that suits you best.

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The new WhatsApp update also includes the ability to limit visibility of profile photos and status.
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Perlis Warden Who Allegedly Sodomised And Molested Tahfiz Students Has Been Arrested

Early Saturday morning, 11 May, police in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, arrested 28-year-old hostel warden. The warden is suspected of sodomising and molesting students at a tahfiz centre in Perlis.

According to a report in NST Online, the Perak police team picked up the 28-year-old man, a bachelor, at a tahfiz centre in Kampung Buaya Manora at 12.10am."The team also seized two mobile phones from him to assist the investigation," Perlis police chief Noor Mushar Mohamad was quoted as saying by the news site.

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The warden admitted to sodomising, molesting and sexually disturbing the victims, aged between nine to 15 years

The suspect was brought to the compound of the Kangar Court at about 10.45 am yesterday, where he was remanded until 17 May to help in the investigation.Prior to this, a police report was filed against the suspect by a staff of the tahfiz school on Thursday at the Simpang Empat police station in Arau. The 28-year-old suspect had escaped to Perak after learning of the police report.

Read more about the allegations against the warden here:

                Perlis Warden Allegedly Sodomised A 9-Year-Old Tahfiz Student 12 Times In A Month

Four other students also fell victim to the warden's sexual assault.

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The True Story Of White Coffee Every Malaysian Should Know

White coffee has become a staple drink for Malaysians

Take that, Singapore!
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Have you ever wondered how white coffee came to be?

Have you ever wondered how white coffee came to be?
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True white coffee is originally from Ipoh Old Town

OLDTOWN white coffee.
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Ipoh's Old Town White Coffee, with its unique Nanyang white coffee flavour and a long history, has witnessed the historical development of Malaysians for more than half a century.

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Just ask any person from Ipoh and they'll take you to that one old kopitiam that serves the true white coffee

An immigrant named Wu invented the coffee from local coffee beans roasted in palm oil.
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Tradition has it that it was precisely in Ipoh Old Town that the first generation of white coffee was pioneered by a Hainanese coffee roasting master in one of the old coffee shops at "Old Town" in Ipoh, Malaysia.

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There's a reason why white coffee is synonymous with Old Town. It all started in the 19th and early 20th century in Ipoh's Old Town area.

Ipoh Old Town.
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Ipoh, the capital city of Perak state, has been one of the pioneers of white coffee in the world. It is more than just coffee to the locals; it is a part of Ipoh's history. In the 19th and early 20th century during the British colonial era, Perak was a booming tin-mining state. Many British tin-mining companies set up bases in Ipoh, making it a prominent city in the country.

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Hainanese immigrants who were unaccustomed to bitter western style coffee modified it to suit the palate of the Chinese population

Ipoh Old Town.
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White coffee was developed by Hainanese who migrated to Malaysia when many sailed to the shores of Nanyang during the late Qing dynasty. Drinking bitter and acidic western coffee reluctantly was a way of socialising and doing business with westerners, but they were unaccustomed to drinking western style coffee.

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As such, these distinguished Hainanese of yore demonstrated their culinary expertise by modifying the taste of western coffee, gradually adapting it to that which best suited the palate of the Chinese population

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They adopted unique roasting, brewing and stirring techniques based on the traditions of the first generation. They also blended different coffee beans, thus creating the unique Old Town aroma.

Coffee makers in Ipoh learnt the method of slow-roasting their coffee beans in a margarine to give it the unique Old Town aroma.
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They took Nanyang's scotching climate into consideration and adopted unique roasting, brewing and stirring techniques based on the traditional coffee of the first generation. The taste of each cup of coffee was tailored exactly to the Asian palate. By mixing different coffee beans, coffee is mixed and blended, and a cup of aromatic and smooth traditional white coffee was born in Old Town.

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The ingredients of OldTown white coffee consist of a wonderful mixture of specially roasted Arabica, Robusta and Liberica coffee beans and prepared using our traditional recipe that has been passed down through the generations, every drop of OLDTOWN white coffee is as authentic as ever.

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The moniker 'white coffee', despite the coffee being a caramel brown colour, is given by the Chinese migrants who were working in the local tin mines

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The term "white coffee" originates from the literal translation of its Chinese name, which was introduced in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to work in the local tin mines.

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There you go, folks. White coffee is not just a Malaysian drink, it's part of our history!

There is no denying, that White Coffee is uniquely Malaysian!
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The beverage is considered a must-try, a specialty of Malaysia that was featured at the World Expo Shanghai 2010 as the official beverage of the Malaysia Pavilion.

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20 Passengers Beat Death Near Gurun Thanks To 39-Year-Old Driver's Excellent Skills

20 passengers had a close shave when an express bus skidded at the the North-South Expressway near the Gurun Rest and Recreation (R&R) area early Saturday

Twenty people cheated death in an express bus accident, thanks to the excellent driving skills of the driver. Although he was unable to prevent the bus from veering to the left and crashing through the side railing after a tyre burst, Lazzuan Ishak managed to avoid hitting some teak trees beside the road before the vehicle landed in a ditch.

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Only one passenger was slightly injured, the rest, including the driver and his co-driver, were unhurt in the accident, which occurred at KM82.3 of the North-South Expressway

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In the 6am incident, the front left tyre of the bus burst, causing the bus to skid and crash into the divider on the left, before it came to a halt near an oil palm plantation. Bus driver Lazzuan Ishak, 39, said a passenger who was seated in the front sustained injuries on the face, upon knocking against the windscreen.

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The 39-year-old driver said he stepped on the brakes and tried his best to keep the vehicle straight when the front left tyre had a puncture but was unable to do so due to its heavy weight

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"The bus crashed through the side railing but I managed to prevent it from hitting a few big trees and it rolled down the slope beside the expressway," Lazzuan, who is from Kuala Kedah, said when met at the scene of the accident here.

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He said he immediately checked on the condition of the passengers after the bus came to a halt in a ditch some 30m from the road and found that only one female passenger had sustained light injuries on her face.

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Lazzuan, who has 10 years of experience driving express buses, said they had started the journey from Kuantan in Pahang at 9pm on Friday and were due to stop in Alor Setar before continuing onwards to Kangar.

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Kuala Muda police chief ACP Khalil Arifin confirmed the incident

Kuala Muda district police chief Asst Comm Khalil Arifin said the accident occurred due to a punctured tyre but added that police would carry out further investigations under Section 42 (3) Road Transport Act 1987.

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