Fun, Vibrant & Uniquely M'sian — TikTok's Hari Kebangsaan Video Isn't A Typical Tearjerker

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From saying "on the way" even though we're still at home to how we mix multiple languages in one sentence, there are all kinds of sayings and habits that are familiar to us Malaysians, kan? ;)

It is exactly these kinds of unique Malaysian traits that TikTok is celebrating in their Hari Kebangsaan video, hehe!Check it out below:

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Featuring 23 TikTok creators who came together to create this masterpiece, the fun and vibrant video sees the creators taking turns to rap about iconic Malaysian things.Titled #IniStyleKita, it includes mentions of things we can all relate to, such as being spoilt for choice and not knowing what to order at a mamak, buying snacks from the roti man, the power of 'the hand', our undying love for durian, and so much more.

Did you spot the special cameo appearance from a Malaysian legend? The one and only Datuk Wira Lee Chong Wei, you know, fuyohhhh!

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In one of the scenes he can be seen, what else, playing badminton lah! But instead of his usual games on courts all around the world, this time, he's playing in a way that's familiar to all of us — over a house pagar. Omg, the memories of playing like that, man!Though, unlike us noobs, Lee Chong Wei is so pro that he can effortlessly play against his opponent while SITTING DOWN and doing a TikTok LIVE. All hail his skills! And of course, he claims victory with one of his signature smashes. Power lah!

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Psst... how many of y'all had that colouful chair he was sitting on? It used to be such a staple in Malaysian households, especially at our grandparents' houses, hehe.Oh yeah, did y'all know that Lee Chong Wei actually has his own TikTok account? He posts all kinds of videos, from ones that are badminton related to random ones of him cooking or spending time with his family. Make sure to follow him!

Throughout the video, you'll also be able to see your favourite local TikTok creators, such as @mistashaque and @adamizzy, who actually wrote their rap parts themselves, wahhhh!

Image via TikTok Malaysia (YouTube)

For their respective mamak rap and durian rap parts, the lyrics, which are soooo relatable to all Malaysians, were completely their own creations. So cool lah! The mamak rap highlights the variety of delicious food we have, while the durian rap funnily points out many different ways Malaysians eat our beloved durian.

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Besides them, you can also see the following TikTok creators in the video:

Sofyank: Known for his cool VFX videos, one of which even caught the attention of Ryan Reynolds, who retweeted it

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GiGi: Famous for her fashion transitions, she went viral because she was seen filming a TikTok video in the background of a Buletin Utama TV3 news report

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Isaac Voo: Hailing from Sabah, he is Malaysia's very first actual K-pop idol, formerly of the group IN2IT

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And there are plenty more other than them, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled to spot your fave TikTok creators!

We gotta say, our favourite scene has to be the "on the way" sequence, which showcases a bunch of people using the typical Malaysian excuse in various settings

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Despite sitting on the sofa at home scrolling TikTok, brushing teeth, or being in the middle of a date, everyone answers with "on the way", hahahahaha. It's funny 'cause it's true — you confirm have done this before, right? Dun tipu! :P

All in all, TikTok's #IniStyleKita video is not only super entertaining, but also perfectly captures the everyday things that make us Malaysian at heart

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Though we're all different and special in our own ways, there are some things that we all have in common that unite us as Malaysians. Like it says in the video, "it's our many patterns that make us one kind". ;)And what better time than Hari Kebangsaan to celebrate our Malaysianness? All this month, join the #IniStyleKita challenge on TikTok by posting videos that showcase your Malaysianness in a fun and entertaining way. It can be whatever you want, as long as you're showing off something that makes you Malaysian.Click here for more information.

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IKEA Shark's Jaws Are 'Too Fierce' So Grandma Sews Them Into Toothless Grin

This is IKEA's Blåhaj shark plushie

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It's cute with an expression that we can all probably relate to this year.The face of 2020. The face of perpetual despair.

An elderly woman from Hong Kong, however, thought that the plushie's jaws looked a little too fierce and decided to take matters into her hands

With a needle and a little bit of thread, the grandma sewed the shark's mouth shut.

Image via Twitter @hayhuahua3

The somewhat menacing plushie was then turned into a harmless (and toothless) grandma shark

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Twitter user @hayhuahua3 tweeted photos of its mini surgery in March, which went viral."Grandma thought the shark's teeth were too fierce and sewed [its mouth] shut," its caption reads, as translated by MustShareNews.

Don't know who is cuter. The shark or the grandma.

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You can check out the tweet here:

 pic.twitter.com/eYRbGkoRab—  (@hayhuahua3) March 18, 2020

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Meet The Entrepreneur Empowering Underprivileged Women With Reusable Sanitary Pads

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Meet Anja Juliah Abu Bakar, an entrepreneur with a big heart

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Anja is the founder of Athena Empowers, a social enterprise dedicated to fighting period poverty and empowering women through education

It started humbly as a small business selling environmentally-friendly, reusable sanitary pads in 2008.Now producing 100,000 reusable pads every six weeks and having changed the lives of countless underserved Malaysians, Anja told SAYS that she never imagined where her small business idea would have landed her today.

Image via Anja Juliah Abu Bakar (Provided to SAYS)

Speaking to SAYS, the 48-year-old shared that she kickstarted her reusable pad business after stumbling upon an online story of a mother who homemade cloth pads for her daughter as part of their zero-waste lifestyle

Seeing the promising potential of reusable pads, she set off to source some material and find some local tailors to help bring her idea to life. However, she was quickly turned away with her request."They laughed at me and asked me why I needed to make reusable pads when I could just buy disposable ones," she said.A stroke of luck eventually led Anja to meet an ex-convict and fashion designer who was willing to design and create the first prototype of Anja's reusable pads."He made me 37 cloth pads with the fabric I first bought, and I didn't sell them but gave them to friends and acquaintances to try. I asked them to come back to me with feedback in three months."However, within a month, she received rave reviews from many women who were happy to buy the washable pads, and thus started her journey as a businesswoman.Anja said she eventually left her human resources executive job at an oil and gas company to pursue her business full time in 2012.

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The turning point for Anja that led to a burning passion to help young women in underprivileged communities was when she learnt that menstruation was a hindrance to the extreme poor

"I was asked to sponsor some reusable pads to a rural Orang Asli community in Sabah one day," she said. "At first I was hesitant because I was running a new business. But I started finding out more about them and instead wondered what more I could do.""Because for these girls, they would rather spend their money to buy bread that can last them a week than to buy proper sanitary pads," she explained.Anja added that because of periods, many girls would also rather miss school, amounting up to about 60 days of schooling lost in a year."Some of them even dropped out of school when they could not keep up and developed low self esteem issues when they accidentally stained their school uniforms," she said."Something as simple as buying sanitary products was a luxury for these girls."Donating 33 sets of sanitary kits to the community in Sabah was the start of Anja's social work as she felt compelled to encourage these students to complete their education.

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Eventually partnering with two friends, Anja established Athena Empowers as a social enterprise, funding their social missions with the sales of their now expanded line of reusable sanitary products

The hypoallergenic bamboo fabric pads now come in various colours and sizes and are priced between RM21 and RM40, where every sale contributes to their outreach programmes tackling period poverty and empowering women.Anja, through Athena Empowers, has worked with the same restless energy since to run educational programmes and sponsor pads to those in need, having helped Orang Asli communities all over Malaysia, including in Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Johor, Melaka, and Pahang.

Image via Athena Empowers (Facebook)

The social entrepreneur's efforts have earned her many accolades

Anja was listed as one of Malaysia's Top 10 Female Social Entrepreneurs in 2016, awarded Outstanding ASEAN Women Entrepreneur in the same year, received a Star Malaysia Golden Heart Award in 2017, and was even invited to the White House in 2019 as recognition of her work in women's economic empowerment by former US President Donald Trump's senior advisor, Ivanka Trump.Currently, she also coaches women who wish to start their own social enterprises as the president of the Malaysian Chamber of Social Entrepreneur Development, a body that is dedicated to improving the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Malaysia.

Anja (seated, fourth from right) and 17 others were invited to the White House in September 2019 by former US President Donald Trump's senior advisor Ivanka Trump.
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Besides running the all-women based enterprise Athena Empowers, Anja has also since founded the Sisterhood Alliance, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that advocates social change by empowering young girls with life skills.When asked how the public could help support her in her efforts, the environmentally-conscious businesswoman replied that she simply asks women to be open to trying reusable sanitary products."I know many women may be scared to see blood, but you can always start small with a pantyliner when your flow is less. Even starting small can help reduce waste going into landfills," she said.

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Wiki Impact is an online platform dedicated to the impact industry. They share stories and data on issues that matter, highlighting impact-driven organisations and changemakers on the ground. Categories include poverty alleviation, social justice, gender equality, healthcare and education for all, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, impact influencers, and more!Find out more here.

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[VIDEO] Poachers Killed 2 Extremely Rare White Giraffes Inside A Wildlife Sanctuary

Poachers have killed two extremely rare white giraffes at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Garissa County, eastern Kenya.
One of them — a female giraffe — was the only living white giraffe.

According to rangers at the Ishaqbini Hirola Conservancy on Tuesday, 11 March, they found remains of the two stunning white giraffes that lived inside the Kenyan wildlife sanctuary.In a statement, the Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy said that the bodies of the two giraffes were found "in a skeletal state after being killed by armed poachers", reported The Guardian.One of them was a female giraffe and her male calf who she had given birth to in 2017.

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The mother giraffe along with her calf was first spotted in 2017 when they were captured in a video. They lived in an unfenced conservancy.

The giraffes' white appearance is believed to be due to a rare condition called leucism, which causes skin cells to have no pigmentation, according to experts quoted in a 2017 report by ABC News.Back then, the report quoted the rangers at the Hirola Conservation Program saying that while the calf's skin had a faded pattern that was still visible, the mother giraffe was completely white.

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Now, only one male white giraffe is left alive in the world

It is thought to be the only remaining bull in the world, said Mohammed Ahmednoor, manager of the reserve in Garissa County, Kenya, in a news release yesterday.According to the manager, the two killed giraffes were last spotted more than three months ago."This is a very sad day for the community of Ijara and Kenya as a whole. We are the only community in the world who are custodians of the white giraffe," Ahmednoor said in the statement."Its killing is a blow to the tremendous steps taken by the community to conserve rare and unique species and a wake-up call for continued support to conservation efforts."This is a long-term loss given that genetics studies and research, which were significant investment into the area by researchers, has now gone down the drain," he added.BBC reported that the poachers who killed the two giraffes have not yet been identified.

Image via Hirola Conservation Program

Last year, Malaysia's last female Sumatran rhinoceros died after suffering from cancer. The species is now extinct in the country:

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Pemuda Sebak Masa Jamah Air Tangan Terakhir Arwah Ibu, Ramai Kongsi Kisah Yang Sama

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

Kehilangan orang yang tersayang merupakan antara ujian yang paling gentir buat seseorang

Kehilangan insan tersayang ini tidak akan ada penggantinya. Lebih-lebih lagi, kehilangan kedua-dua ibu bapa. Gelak tawa, bebelan, cara pemakaian dan masakan mereka tiada siapa yang boleh menggantikannya.Ketika mereka masih ada di dunia, sentiasalah menghargai kehadirannya. Hal ini kerana, setelah pemergian mereka bermakna tiada lagi figura yang dapat menggantikan tempat mereka.Baru-baru ini, tular sebuah video di laman sosial TikTok apabila seorang pemuda berkongsi kisah dukanya ketika menjamah hidangan terakhir arwah ibunya telah membuatkan ramai tersentuh.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

  @1million.story bukan tak redha tapi rindu, masih dalam fasa terkejut mama meninggal tiba2. Al-Fatihah untuk mama yang tercinta...  Rela - Shanna Shannon

Arwah ibu seolah-olah dah tahu dia akan pergi buat selamanya

Menerusi video berkenaan, kelihatan dia berkongsi kisah ketika dia sedang menjamah hidangan terakhir arwah ibunya.Di ruangan kapsyen dia berkata, dia masih terkejut di atas kehilangan arwah. Difahamkan, arwah ibunya seolah-olah tahu waktu tibanya untuk dia pergi. Hal ini kerana, dia sempat meninggalkan lauk terakhir air tangannya di dalam peti sejuk.Malah, dia juga berkata bukannya dia tidak reda tetapi dia rindu kerana masih dalam fasa terkejut disebabkan arwah pergi secara tiba-tiba.Lihat video lain itu di bawah:

  @1million.story dah nak masuk 3 minggu sang anak belum dapat tahan air mata kerinduan. semoga kita dapat bertemu di syurga...  Kehilangan - Addylatif

"Mama saya meninggal tahun 2019. Sampai hari ini saya masih simpan cili jeruk yang mama buatkan. Sayang nak makan dan memang letak dalam peti ais saja. Untuk kenangan nanti" - Warganet

Susulan tularnya video berkenaan, kini ia telah meraih sebanyak 169.9K views, 17.1K likes dan 751 comments di TikTok. Menjengah ke ruangan komen, rata-rata warganet turut berkongsi pengalaman sama ketika kehilangan insan tersayang. Malah, ada juga yang masih menyimpan air tangan terakhir arwah ibu mereka.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen menarik daripada warganet di TikTok:

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Salam takziah diucapkan kepada ahli keluarga. Semoga arwah ditempatkan di kalangan orang-orang beriman.

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

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PDRM Arrests 62 Burmese Men For Allegedly Organising A Large Water Festival In Sepang

The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have arrested 62 Myanmar men who are believed to be organisers of a large water festival in Sepang, Selangor

According to Bernama, the festival took place at a workers' hostel near a glove factory on Monday, 13 April.Viral footage that spans 34-minutes shows a large crowd of people splashing water at other attendees while dancing to blasting music during the Movement Control Order (MCO), a social distancing measure implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country.Sepang police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said among the 62 men arrested, two had admitted to filming the festival and disseminating it on Facebook.The group was believed to be celebrating Thingyan, a water festival in Myanmar to welcome the new year. The celebration coincides with the Songkran festival, which also falls on 13 April.

Image via AADK Besut Perangi Dadah/Facebook

The police arrested the group during a raid at 2pm yesterday, following an investigation and cooperation with the factory's management

"Some admitted to attending the event and more arrests are being carried out to track the other suspects involved. Two mobile phones used by the suspects have also been seized," said Wan Kamarul.The case is currently being investigated under Section 269 of the Penal Code, Section 505(c) of the Penal Code, Section 22 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

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On 11 April, a family of six was arrested by the police for going out to the supermarket together:

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Can You Take Painkillers Before The COVID-19 Vaccine? A M'sian Pharmacist Weighs In

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A registered pharmacist in Malaysia has dispensed some advice about when is the right time to take paracetamol — before or after — the COVID-19 vaccine

As with all vaccines, it is common for people to experience mild side effects such as fever and muscle ache for a few days after the shot, and it also understandable to want to take a painkiller to relieve the discomfort."Do we have to take Panadol? Do we take it before or after the vaccine?" asked Amir Said on Twitter, echoing the questions the public have online surrounding COVID-19 vaccination.

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To put them to rest, the pharmacist from the Ministry of Health (MOH) said it is not recommended to take painkillers before the vaccine

He said the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not recommended taking a painkiller as prophylaxis (preventive treatment) to prevent vaccine-related side effects.This is because it is not known how over-the-counter pain medications — such as paracetamol, ibuprofen, or aspirin — may affect how well the vaccine works."So, the safer way is to only take Panadol after getting the vaccine if you have fever or body aches. If you don't [experience these], don't take Panadol either," advised Amir.Amir also told SAYS that it is okay to take other painkillers after the vaccine, especially if a person has an allergy to paracetamol.

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To be on the safe side, he even explained the differences between the types of Panadol available in the Malaysian market

Most notably, he explained that Panadol Actifast, Panadol Soluble, and Panadol Extra are not recommended for people with high blood pressure because Actifast and Soluble contains added sodium, while Extra contains caffeine, which may elevate blood pressure."The function of sodium is to accelerate the absorption of paracetamol at the small intestine. So we can feel the effects faster... But they are less suitable for hypertensive patients," he said.The pharmacist also wanted to remind everyone that the maximum dose for paracetamol is 4000mg a day, which is eight tablets.

Read Amir's full thread here:

Perlu ke nak makan Panadol? Nak makan sebelum atau selepas vaksin? Trade/brand name: PanadolNama ubat: paracetamol, dekat US panggil acetaminophen. Ini adalah thread dari perspektif farmasi. pic.twitter.com/piJY6EwLAp— Amir Said (@4mirSaid) May 27, 2021

Remember to limit your movement and keep practising physical distancing. Watch the latest update on the COVID-19 situation:

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If you have an appointment, here are some things to know and prepare for before your vaccination day:

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Watch Three Friends Turn A Kampung Upside Down In This Hilarious Short Film Series

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To celebrate Hari Kebangsaan and Malaysia Day, Malaysia's biggest media company, Media Prima Berhad, will be releasing a short comedy film series

Titled 3 Sekawan, it explores the question of what happens when a group of kids take the meaning of 'freedom' and 'Merdeka' a little too literally.Check out the trailer below:

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Based on true events, the short film series follows three childhood friends — Faiz, Ah Chong and Danush — as they get together at their kampung to celebrate Hari Kebangsaan

Image via Media Prima Berhad (Provided to SAYS)

After hatching a huge mischievous plan that could mean freedom for everything, once and for all, chaos descends on the kampung as the three boys scramble to put everything right in time for the big day.What's their secret plan all about? Will they succeed in fixing everything? You gotta watch to find out, and trust us, you won't wanna miss it!

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3 Sekawan stars some of Malaysia's most well-known actors, including Dato' Rahim Razali, Kazar Saisi, Redza Rosli, Sherry Ibrahim, and Mandy Chong, to name a few

Image via Media Prima Berhad (Provided to SAYS)

The four-part mini series is part of Media Prima Berhad's #BebasBersama campaign, which aims to educate, remind, and inspire Malaysians, especially the younger generation, about the sacrifices made by our local heroes for our country's freedom and independence.

You can catch 3 Sekawan for free on 31 August 2022 on TV3 at 9pm, NTV7 at 9.30am, TV9 at 10.30pm, or via the tonton website.
Make sure to tune in and check it out!

Image via Media Prima Berhad (Provided to SAYS)

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14-Year-Old Complaining Of Stomach Ache Gives Birth Instead

Parents of a teenage girl who was taken to Bintulu Hospital after she complained of a stomach ache were in for a rude shock when doctors told them that she was actually pregnant and in labour

According to a report in NST Online, the 14-year-old gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday, 27 December. The newborn is in healthy condition.Her parents, who had brought her to Bintulu Hospital on Tuesday to get her stomach ache checked, were shocked.After the girl gave birth, the hospital alerted the police the same day.

The girl claims she didn't even know that she was pregnant

She, however, admitted to having engaged in sexual intercourse with a man in his 20s, at his home, Bintulu police chief Superintendent Zulkipli Suhaili said.Initial investigations revealed that the incident occurred in a longhouse in Bintulu and they had sexual intercourse several times since the beginning of the year.However, the girl and the man in his 20s lost contact after he moved to another longhouse in early October, Suhaili added.

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Police are investigating the case under Section 376 for rape

They have identified the man and are in the process of tracking him down."We expect to make an arrest soon," Suhaili was quoted as saying by NST Online.


"Niat Asal Nak Bantu Golongan Terjejas" - 10 Usahawan Ini Kongsi Jatuh Bangun Dalam Bisnes

Artikel ini ditaja oleh Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna.

Setiap orang yang menceburi bidang bisnes dan keusahawanan pasti mahu berjaya. Namun, jalan menuju kejayaan itu bukanlah perkara yang mudah.

Gagal dan jatuh dalam dunia perniagaan juga merupakan sesuatu yang amat ditakuti oleh semua usahawan. Biasalah, kehidupan sebagai seorang usahawan memang kadang-kala ada jatuh dan bangun. Pendek kata, langit tak selalunya cerah.Namun, kejatuhan tidak bermakna anda harus putus asa yang menyerah kalah begitu sahaja. Perkara yang perlu anda lakukan setelah jatuh adalah bangkit semula. Cari semula formula untuk menjadikan anda lebih berjaya di masa akan datang.Sama juga seperti 10 peniaga tempatan ini. Anda pasti akan rasa kagum bagaimana mereka mampu untuk bangkit selepas ditimpa pelbagai dugaan untuk meneruskan perniagaan mereka sehingga kini.

"Jangan cepat putus asa dan sentiasa belajar dalam bisnes  serta baiki kelemahan diri" - Norhafiza Sahari

Pengasas Sambal Goreng Zamisha ini berasal dari Kuching, Sarawak dan diberikan pendidikan di SMK Petra Jaya, merupakan anak bongsu daripada 4 orang adik-beradik serta dalam keluarga yang sederhana.Menurut Norhafiza Sahari, dia memilih menginovasikan sambal goreng berasaskan hasil laut dan tani untuk merwarnai industri makanan dan produk halal. Niatnya cuma satu bagi membantu petani dan nelayan yang terjejas.

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Bercerita mengenai cabaran dan persaingan, dia mengalami kesukaran untuk memasarkan produknya ke antarabangsa. Selain itu, dia bersaing secara sihat dan banyak belajar daripada pesaing yang lain dari segi semua aspek.Pecapaian paling membanggakannya adalah dia memperoleh banyak respon yang positif dalam kalangan pembeli dan mendapat geran Agropreneur Muda. Nasihatnya kepada usahawan muda ialah jangan cepat putus asa dan sentiasa belajar dalam bisnes  serta baiki kelemahan diri.Lawati laman web Sambal Goreng Zamisha untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

"Kenal pasti 'demand' sebelum keluarkan modal yang banyak" - Siti Sofiah Ramli

Pada mulanya pengasas Medic Pets ini merupakan bekas penjawat awam, kemudiannya berhenti kerja dan seterusnya sepenuh masa untuk menjadi usahawan.Menurut Siti Sofiah Ramli, syarikat yang diusahakannya itu merupakan pengeluar produk kesihatan haiwan. Produk yang ditawarkannya adalah 100% natural, selamat dijilat dan diuji berkesan. Medic Pets menawarkan produk untuk menghilangkan kutu, kurap, bulu gugur dan serta masalah kulit haiwan."Saya merupakan pencinta haiwan dan seorang cat rescuer. Saya bekerja sebagai assistant veterinarian selama 3 tahun sebelum menubuhkan Medic Pets," katanya. Sehingga kini Medic Pets telah diedarkan di 61 petshop, 30 klinik haiwan dan membantu mengedarkan sebanyak 67,000 unit secara percuma kepada cat rescuer dan cat feeder seluruh Malaysia.

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Berbicara mengenai cabaran dihadapi olehnya ialah kesukaran untuk educate orang ramai tentang kepentingan menggunakan produk semula jadi pada haiwan. Selain itu, dia juga berdepan dengan persepsi harga produk semula jadi adalah 5 kali lebih mahal dari produk yang ada di pasaran.Begitupun, Medic Pets mengetengahkan product value iaitu kualiti produk yang berkesan dalam masa 3 hari. Dalam pada itu, dia juga mengalami permulaan yang mencabar dalam berkongsi idea dan inovasi produk kepada pihak agensi berkaitan.Berkat kegigihan dan kesabaran yang dihadapinya itu, akhirnya dia telah memasarkan produk Medic Pets di beberapa buah negara luar seperti Brunei, Kemboja dan Indonesia serta pada masa yang sama turut memiliki 2 cawangan petshop (Medicat).Siti Sofiah juga sempat memberikan beberapa nasihat kepada usahawan lain supaya mengenalpasti 'demand' terlebih dahulu sebelum mengeluarkan modal yang banyak. Dalam pada itu, dia juga mengingatkan usahawan untuk 'spend' kewangan yang ada ke arah pemasaran dan branding.Lawati Shopee Medic Pets untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

"Kita perlu jalankan bisnes dengan cara tersendiri tanpa mengharapkan bantuan orang lain" - Norli Yusop

Anak jati dari Kuala Lumpur ini telah memulakan perniagaannya sejak tahun 2001 lagi dengan meniaga kecil-kecilan di rumah."Saya mula dengan modal sendiri dengan membuat tart nanas sendiri. Jem nanas pula saya  proses dari hasil buahnya untuk membuat inti sendiri. "Selepas beberapa tahun saya mula membuat biskut-biskut lain dengan cara tersendiri. Kini, saya telah mempunyai 30 produk halal dan saya juga amat menekankan produk yang sangat berkualiti dan premium.Menurut Norli Yusop, bisnes itu dimulakannya adalah kerana dia ingin mencuba bidang yang baru disamping menjaga anak-anaknya sendiri.

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Jelas Norli lagi, dia juga pernah berdepan kesukaran mendapatkan bahan mentah bagi bisnesnya kerana ianya amat terhad dan permintaan amat tinggi ketika itu.Dalam pada itu, dia perlu mencari premis untuk pemprosesan kilang biskut kerana rata-rata par pelanggannya tahu bahawa dirinya amat kekalkan prinsip premium walau bahan mentah meningkat naik setiap tahun.Antara kenangan manisnya sepanjang melakukan bisnes tersebut ialah dia pernah tercalon sebagai Ikon Usahawan Wanita MAHA 2018 dan juga berjaya eksport produk sneknya ke 400 cawangan  Circle K Vietnam. Lawati Instagram Cookies by Yusa untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

"Tiada jalan pintas untuk terus naik. Kita perlu melalui proses pembelajaran berterusan" - Nur Izzah Mohd Salleh

Bermula hanya sekadar part time tahun 2008 seterusnya secara sepenuh masa pada tahun 2009. Pengasas kepada jenama Passionate About Cheese ini mula memberanikan diri menyewa rumah khas untuk membuat dessert dan sehingga kini dia telah berjaya membina kilang kecil (rumah juga) untuk pembuatan produk pasarannya di Kuala Lumpur.Menurut Nur Izzah Mohd Salleh, dia mengusahakan produk berasaskan tart shell iaitu yang digunakan untuk membuat cheese tart. Katanya lagi, produknya dapat membantu usahawan membuat cheese tart dengan mudah dan cepat dalam kuantiti yang banyak.Bermula dengan 1000 keping sehari, kini kilangnya mampu mengeluarkan 9000 keping tart shell dalam sehari. Dia juga mensasarkan pengeluaran sebanyak 20,000 keping sehari dan pengedaran diperluaskan ke seluruh Malaysia pada masa akan datang.

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Berbicara soal cabaran utama pula, katanya pada mulanya dia mengalami kesukaran untuk meletakkan produk di pasaran dan diterima oleh orang ramai. Persaingan ketika itu sangat banyak, tetapi dia tetap berjaya meletakkan produknya di pasaran.Jelasnya lagi, dia akan memastikan para pekerjanya untuk sentiasa update di media sosial dan juga menjadikan pelanggannya sebagai keutamaan syarikat serta memperbaiki pengurusan produk dan syarikat adalah caranya bersaing secara sihat.Pernah muncul di segmen Borak Kopitiam dia TV3 pada tahun 2020, impak peningkatan jualan selepas itu menjadikan kuantiti pengeluaran produknya terus meningkat dari 6000 keping kepada 9000 keping sehari."Tiada jalan pintas untuk terus naik. Kita perlu melalui proses pembelajaran berterusan, kegagalan dan kesilapan semasa mengendalikan perniagaan harus di ambil pengajaran seterusnya di perbaiki. "Sentiasa berfikir 'what next'. Saya mengambil inisiatif untuk masuk mana-mana kelas INSKEN, MDEC, MARA, MYNIC demi mencari ilmu bagi membaiki pengurusan perniagaan dan mengendalikan perniagaan sebaik-baiknya," ujarnya.Lawati laman web Passionate About Cheese untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

"Perlu berusaha bersungguh-sungguh serta berterusan demi untuk memajukan perniagaan" - Che Saad Saep

Sebut sahaja capal, mesti anda akan terbayangkan busana baju Melayu lengkap dengan tanjak bersama sepatu berkenaan bukan?Begitupun tahukah anda siapakah yang membuat capal tersebut, salah seorang pembuat capal yang ada di Malaysia inilah Che Saad Saep sendiri atau lebih dikenali dengan Dr Saad atau Saad Capal.Menurut Che Saad, dia telah menceburi bidang pembuatan capal sejak 2001 lagi, produk utama yang dikeluarkannya ialah selipar capal untuk kanak-kanak dan dewasa, produk tambahan sandal, barangan berasaskan kulit dan keychain capal.Demi untuk memartabatkan produk warisan, Che Saad sentiasa memerlukan pengiklanan yang lebih supaya umum mengetahui bahawasanya Sentuhan Budi Trading masih lagi membuat selipar capal dan terus berusaha untuk memartabatkan warisan capal.

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Menurut Che Saad, cabaran awal yang dihadapinya ialah dia perlu berusaha sendiri untuk bangunkan (R&D) pembuatan capal dan mereka cipta peralatan yang serba kekurangan.Selain itu, dari segi pesaingan pula ianya agak berkurangan kerana tidak ramai yang menceburkan diri, malah berdasarkan rekod yang berdaftar dengan Kraftangan Malaysia di dalam bidang pembuatan capal ialah cuma 5 orang iaitu di Johor, Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Kelantan dan Perlis (Che Saad). Bentuk dan cara pembuatan juga berlainan."Perlu berusaha bersungguh-sungguh serta berterusan demi untuk memajukan perniagaan dan merebut peluang yang yang disediakan oleh kerajaan serta lain-lain agensi untuk membantu. "Selain itu, kena sanggup berjuang bersendirian. Tiada istilah gagal. Tanamkan dalam diri usaha dan terus berusaha tangga kejayaan. Fikirkan boleh serta yakin boleh. Anda pasi boleh," katanya. Lawati Facebook Saad Capal untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

"Don't give up, you can do it!" - Ong Chia Yee

Pengasas kepada jenama Life Design Studio ini tidak menyangka akan menceburi industri seni dan perniagaan walaupun berlatarbelakangkan bidang ekonomi. "Apa yang membuatkan saya menceburi industri ini, adalah pada suatu hari semasa saya berjalan di Pasar Seni, saya lihat dan sedar bahawa cenderahati dan cenderamata yang dipamerkan di situ, kebanyakannya diimport dari luar negara."Jadi kami dihujani satu idea dan fokus dimana kami mahu mempamerkan cenderahati yang diperbuat daripada Malaysia sendiri, daripada kilang di Malaysia, artis dan pelukis di Malaysia," katanya.Menurut Ong Chia Yee, dia memulakan perjalanan keusahawanannya dengan Woven Batik and Songket Bookmarks.

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Sejak pandemik Covid-19 terjadi, syarikatnya merupakan salah satu perniagaan yang terkesan kerana bergantung pada sektor pelancongan. Jadi, bagi menghadapi cabaran itu dia kembangkan produknya dalam pelbagai bentuk perniagaan atas talian.Tambahnya lagi, dia berpegang pada motto 'collaborate not compete' di mana selagi semua orang mempromosi dan memperkasakan keindahan Malaysia, dia meganggap ia adalah kerjasama dan bukan persaingan.Katanya lagi, dia percaya apa yang membezakan produknya dan pesaing lain adalah dirinya terbuka untuk bekerjasama dengan artis-artis lokal untuk mempamerkan lagi keindahan Malaysia dari pelbagai perspektif. Dengan cara ini, dia percaya ia boleh membezakan produknya dengan pesaing lain daripada industri ini.Lawati laman web Life Design Studio untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

"Perbaiki kemahiran komunikasi personal dan berbahasa" - Norazlan Abdullah Satar

Pengasas dari ASR Deco ini asalnya mempunyai ijazah dalam bidang perakaunan, tetapi dia mempunyai minat yang mendalam dalam bidang hiasan dalaman, rumah dan cenderamata. "Saya mulakan perniagaan dengan menghasikan frame hiasan rumah yang berasaskan kepada pasir dan kerangan di mana bahan-bahan tersebut saya bentuk untuk menghasilkan objek, pemandangan atau representation kepada sesuatu idea kreatif. "Sehingga kini, ASR Deco telah menghasilkan pelbagai produk seni kreatif; khas untuk pelanggan tertentu. "Boleh dikatakan hampir semua produk yang saya hasilkan untuk jualan umum dan korporat adalah berbentuk customised. "Daripada produk berasaskan pasir dan kerangan, ASR Deco kini juga menghasilkan produk seni kreatif dan kraftangan berasaskan kayu, besi dan kristal," ujarnya.

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Image via Oleolekita (Facebook)

Menurutnya, cabaran ketika memulakan bisnes itu adalah penerimaan umum terhadap produk hiasan dan cenderamata yang berbeza bentuk dan fungsiannya.Umum hanya mengetahui produk kraftangan seperti batik, seramik, rotan dan kayu dan agak mencabar untuk produk yang berbentuk 'artisanal dan functional' memasuki pasaran sedia ada.Oleh itu, dia mengambil pendekatan menjuruskan produknya kepada 'niche' tertentu yang lebih spesifik. Selain itu, tambahnya lagi dia sentiasa memperbaiki dan menghasilkan produk baru secara R&D.Pada masa yang sama, syarikatnya turut menawarkan produk seni kreatif itu dijual secara atas talian bersama-sama produk lain.Lawati laman web Ole Ole Kita daripada ASR Deco untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

"Jangan mudah mengalah kerana kejayaan tidak datang sekelip mata sahaja" - Hazian Saleh

Pengasas kepada Agarwood Global Venture atau barangan jenamanya yang dikenali sebagai Black Gharu ini, asalnya berlatarbelakangkan pendidikan di dalam bidang seni bina. Namun, kerana itulah ianya telah melatihnya untuk melihat dari sudut yang berbeza dalam bidang perniagaan yang diceburinya sekarang.Produk utama yang ditawarkan itu adalah kopi gaharu, ianya adalah produk kopi yang berasaskan ekstrak daun gaharu. Kebiasaannya, gaharu selalu sinonim dengan minyak dan kayu gaharu.Tetapi hasil daripada inovasi dan penyelidikannya dengan universiti tempatan, dia telah berjaya menghasili suatu produk berupa serbuk kopi daripada pokok kayu gaharu itu.

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Berbicara soal cabaran, menurut Hazian Saleh, dia mengalami kesukaran untuk mempromosikan kepada orang ramai. Hal ini kerana pengetahuan masyarakat tentang hasil pokok karas atau gaharu itu sendiri hanya tahu tentang kewujudan minyak dan kayu sahaja.Hakikatnya ialah hasil daripada pokok gaharu itu sendiri adalah banyak iaitu dari pucuk pokok hinggalah ke akar pokok. Sebenarnya, kewujudan kegunaan produk hasil gaharu ini telah lama diguna dan diamalkan dalam masyarakat dunia dalam kehidupan harian, kesihatan dan juga keagamaan mereka. Lawati Facebook House of Agarwood Malaysia untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai produk yang ditawarkan.

Jom sokong dan beli barangan buatan tempatan!

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Pastinya semua dah semakin bersemangat dan terinspirasi selepas baca kisah kesemua usahawan yang kami kongsi ini bukan? Melalui perkongsian mereka, kita dapat lihat kejayaan tidak seperti bulan jatuh ke riba. Semuanya memerlukan usaha dan kerja keras.Oleh itu, apa salahnya kalau kita pula memainkan peranan dalam menyokong perniagaan yang diusahakan rakyat tempatan kita ini. Ingatlah, barang baik barang kita, berbelanjalah untuk Malaysia!

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Rekaan Seluar Pendek Busana VietJet Air Menang Anugerah 'Busana Kabin Terbaik Asia 2018'

Pernah tak anda lihat busana pramugari syarikat penerbangan tambang murah Vietnam iaitu Vietjet Air sebelum ini?

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Dengan membawakan rekaan unik seluar pendek, busana Vietjet Air telah berjaya merangkul anugerah Busana Kabin Terbaik Asia 2018

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Anugerah ini telah dinobatkan di Majlis Gala Anugerah Perjalanan Asia yang dianjurkan oleh majalah NOW Travel Asia di Chengdu, China pada Rabu, 21 November 2018.Keputusan dibuat berdasarkan undian pembaca dan penilaian panel hakim.

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Busana Vietjet telah direka oleh seorang pereka fesyen dari Eropah yang mengambil inspirasi daripada uniform kadet tentera belia

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Busana pramugari ini dilengkapi dengan kemeja merah, bow tie, seluar pendek perang bersama topi garrison yang sepadan, dan aksesori lain seperti sayap pesawat, lencana, tali pinggang coklat, dan sepasang kasut merah yang menyerlahkan lagi penampilan.Manakala busana pramugara pula bukan sahaja nampak segak, tetapi mendatangkan imej dinamik dengan seluar hitam, kasut hitam, dan baju merah yang bergaya.

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VIetjet menggabungkan elemen moden dan tradisional ke dalam rekaan busana mereka yang melangkaui rangka seragam standard. Sentuhan unik ini melambangkan semangat muda Vietjet yang inovatif dan berinspirasi untuk menakluk awan.

Tahun lepas, Vietjet bersama Singapore Airlines, Air France, Air Serbia, dan Emirates turut dinobat sebagai syarikat penerbangan dengan krew kabin yang paling mesra dan menawan

Anugerah ini merupakan pengiktirafan daripada laman web gaya hidup dan pelancongan Kanada, vivalifestyleandtravel.com.

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Upacara Gala Anugerah NOW Travel Asia yang diadakan sejak tahun 2012 telah mengiktiraf dan meraikan prestasi cemerlang penyedia perkhidmatan pelancongan di seluruh rantau Asia Pasifik.Tahun ini, NOW Travel Asia meneruskan pengiktirafan industri pelancongan termasuk perkhidmatan mewah seperti hotel, pusat peranginan, vila dan lain-lain.

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Tahniah Vietjet Air. Semoga terus sukses! :D

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Vietjet Air sangat komited dalam menyediakan perkhidmatan terbaik dengan membuka banyak laluan baru, menambah lebih banyak pesawat, dan melabur dalam teknologi moden, sambil menawarkan lebih banyak produk dan perkhidmatan tambahan bagi memenuhi permintaan pelanggan.

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17-Year-Old Malaysian Is Still Missing Four Days After Christchurch Terrorist Attack

Mohd Haziq Mohd Tarmizi, who went missing after the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has still not been found

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17-year-old Haziq is the son of Mohd Tarmizi Shuib, who is currently being treated for gunshot wounds at the Christchurch Hospital following the massacre at the Al Noor Mosque during Friday prayers on 15 March. Tarmizi's other son, 12-year-old Mohd Haris, is undergoing treatment for trauma at a children's hospital in Christchurch, New Straits Times reported.

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Since the attack, Malaysian representatives in Christchurch have been looking for Haziq at hospitals, as well as checking with the authorities and local communities

Tarmizi's sister, Mariani.
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Tarmizi's sister Mariani told New Straits Times that, "Until now, I have not received any news on Haziq. I'm sure that the authorities in New Zealand are searching for him now."She asked Malaysians to pray for her nephew's safety.

Penang Welfare, Caring Community, and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said that New Zealand police are seeking information on Haziq from his mother to assist the investigation

Penang Welfare, Caring Community and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh flew to Christchurch on 18 March.
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"Haziq's mother is with police to provide the correct name and pictures as some bodies have yet to be identified and there may be a need to carry out a DNA test before obtaining any statement from police," he said when contacted by Bernama News Channel."At the moment, we can only hope whoever have information on Haziq to contact us," he added.

While the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington is exhausting all efforts to locate the 17-year-old, a spokesman revealed that they could only do so much due to lack of manpower and legal limitations

Due to the country's Privacy Act 1993, the best hope was for an update from the New Zealand government, New Straits Times reported.

The New Zealand government will be releasing the names of the deceased by Wednesday, 20 March, after their family members have been contacted

New Zealand authorities have confirmed that 50 people died and 20 people were injured in the terrorist attack.Aside from Tarmizi, there are two other Malaysians currently being treated for their injuries - 39-year-old Rahimi Ahmad from Penang and 46-year-old Mohd Nazril Hisham Omar from Kelantan, Malay Mail reported.

Mohd Nazril Hisham Omar.
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[VIDEO] Gadis Tak Sangka Belum Sempat Bagi Cucu, Ibu Dah Buat Kejutan Hamil Adik Baru Dulu

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Kebiasaannya, wanita yang sudah memasuki umur 40 ke atas tidak disarankan untuk hamil atas beberapa faktor

Akan tetapi, siapalah kita untuk menolak takdir yang sudah tertulis bukan? Jika memang sudah rezeki, kita perlulah bersyukur dan menjaga amanah Allah SWT dengan baik.Seperti kisah yang tular baru-baru ini, seorang gadis berumur 24 tahun berkongsi berita ibunya hamil adik baru telah mencuri tumpuan ramai.Lihat video penuh itu di bawah:

  @lycheemeraaah Belum sempat bagi cucu kt mama, dia dah bagi adik baru kt kita pulak  original sound  - Maripoasa

Belum sempat bagi cucu, sekali dapat tahu ibu hamil adik baru

Menerusi video yang dimuat naik oleh @lycheemeraaah, kelihatan gadis tersebut berkongsi berita gembira dan kejutan yang baru saja diterimanya iaitu apabila ibunya disahkan berbadan dua.Gadis itu sempat menunjukkan keputusan alat penguji kehamilan milik ibunya yang terdapat dua garisan dan juga rakaman dia menemani si ibu melakukan check up di klinik."Belum sempat bagi cucu kat mama, dia dah bagi adik baru kat kita pulak," katanya.

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"Abang ipar aku umur 28 pun alami situasi sama macam ni. Lambat sangat bagi cucu, mak bagi adik dulu haha" - Netizen

Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah berjaya mendapat 613.5K views, 31.7K likes dan 244 shares di laman TikTok.Rata-rata netizen turut memberikan pendapat masing-masing mengenainya. Malah, ramai juga berkongsi situasi sama seperti gadis itu.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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Tak apalah, jaga adik baru dulu. Nanti jaga anak sendiri pula ya :P

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Woman Whose Instagram Was Stormed By SPM Candidates Urges Everyone To #HaveAHeart

A few days ago, thousands of SPM candidates flooded the Instagram account of a woman who went paragliding with vulgar comments.
In her latest post uploaded on Friday, 8 November, the woman, Laura Melissa Williams, has now taken a stand against the cyberbullying.

			Hello to all SPM students in Malaysia.

Laura Melissa, who is a London-based artist, took to her Instagram account yesterday, addressing the barrage of comments that were left by this year's SPM candidates in one of her photos uploaded in July."I woke up two days ago to find out I'd become very popular in Malaysia and was receiving thousands of messages, memes and comments on Instagram and Twitter," she wrote in her post."I was linked to a case study in the SPM English exam paper about a 16-year-old paraglider called Melissa that had an accident while flying, that every 17-year-old in your country had to answer."

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Addressing the case about how Melissa in the SPM English paper has nothing to do with her, she wrote the experience has been overwhelming as she received over 150,000 comments and likes

"As you have probably realised by now, the Melissa in your exam paper has nothing to do with me - I simply happen to be a female paraglider - who loves the sport - and whose middle name is Melissa."Since all this started 48 hours ago I’ve had over 150,000 comments, likes and tweets - which - to be honest - is totally surreal… and quite overwhelming too," she expressed.

While she acknowledged that a lot of messages have been beautiful and kind, she said that other messages she received were nasty

"A lot of your messages have been beautiful and kind and I’ve been encouraged by their positivity - thank you," Laura wrote in her post, disclosing that she has visited Malaysia in the past and loved the country."However, some of the messages I've received haven't been so nice: nasty messages like these are hurtful and can cause mental health issues," the 30-year-old woman said.She said that she is old enough to see through the bombardment of such comments.However, she cautioned that if she was, in fact, a 16-year-old girl like the Melissa in the SPM English paper, there's a very likely chance that "this would be a different story", urging all those who posted the nasty comments to "think before they act in future".

			Please #haveaheart - we're all just humans after all.

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She said that the experience, however, has given her an insight into what it feels like to be someone who has encountered cyberbullying

"Coincidentally, I'm an artist who works on projects that focus on the fusion of technology and human behaviour and how it impacts our bodies, hearts and minds."You have given me the most amazing source material for behaviours on social media and an insight into what it feels like to be someone who’s encountered cyberbullying," she wrote.

The London-based artist ended her post wishing good luck to the SPM candidates for the rest of their exam while writing: "Bye for now"

         View this post on Instagram           Hello to all SPM students in Malaysia. I woke up 2 days ago to find out I’d become very popular in Malaysia and was receiving thousands of messages, memes and comments on Instagram and Twitter. I was linked to a case study in the SPM English exam paper about a 16 year old paraglider called Melissa that had an accident while flying, that every 17 year old in your country had to answer. As you’ve probably realised by now, the Melissa in your exam paper has nothing to do with me - I simply happen to be a female paraglider - who loves the sport - and whose middle name is Melissa. Since all this started 48 hours ago I’ve had over 150,000 comments, likes and tweets - which - to be honest - is totally surreal… and quite overwhelming too. A lot of your messages have been beautiful and kind and I’ve been encouraged by their positivity - thank you. I’ve visited Malaysia before and love your country and I’m glad that so many of you are interested in trying paragliding. It’s a great sport  However, some of the messages I’ve received haven’t been so nice: nasty messages like these are hurtful and can cause mental health issues. As a 30-something woman, I am old enough to see through this but if I was, in fact, a 16 year old girl, it's very likely this would be a different story - those who posted these comments should think before they act in future. C’mon, please #haveaheart - we’re all just humans after all  Coincidentally, I’m an artist who works on projects that focus on the fusion of technology and human behaviour and how it impacts on our bodies, hearts and minds. You have given me the most amazing source material for behaviours on social media and an insight into what it feels like to be someone who’s encountered cyber bullying. As I’m sure you’ll understand, I’m not going to be posting on here over the next few days while this calms down. In the meantime, I wish you all the best of luck with the rest of your exams! Bye for now x #haveaheart #heart #theheartmatters #cyberbullying #malaysia #spm19 #art #artist #british #uk #paragliding #flylikeabird #thiswomancan @fly_sussex_paragliding A post shared by  Laura Melissa (@lauramelissawilliams) on Nov 8, 2019 at 2:37am PST

The above post, which was uploaded on her Instagram yesterday, has since gone viral.At the time of writing, it has over 48k likes with thousands of positive comments.


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Resipi Laksa Johor ini sangat senang untuk dibuat dan pasti akan disukai orang ramai!

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Bahan-bahan:- 1 paket spaghetti- 4 ekor ikan kembung- 4 asam keping- 2 inci halia- 7 ulas bawang merah kecil- 3 ulas bawang putih- 2 1/2 sudu besar cili kisar- 1/2 cawan serbuk kari ikan- 1 cawan air rebusan ikan- 1 cawan santan- 2 sudu besar kerisik- 1 1/2 sudu besar udang kering- Minyak- GaramBahan-bahan (topping):- Daun kesum (dihiris)- Bunga kantan (dihiris)- Kacang panjang (dihiris)- Timun (dihiris)- Cili merah (dihiris)- LimauCara-cara:1. Rebus spaghetti hingga masak.2. Rebus ikan kembung dengan 2 asam keping.3. Kisarkan ikan.4. Kisar halia, bawang merah dan bawang putih.5. Tumis bahan kisar, cili kering dan serbuk kari ikan.6. Masukkan ikan kisar dan air rebusan ikan.7. Masukkan santan.8. Masukkan kerisik, udang kering dan 2 asam keping.9. Gaul hingga pekat dan masukkan garam secukup rasa.10. Hidangankan dengan daun kesum, bunga kantan, kacang panjang, timun, cili merah dan limau.11. Siap untuk dihidang!

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9 Perkara Yang Wajib Suami Lakukan Sewaktu Isteri Mengandung. Suami 'Take Note'!

Menjadi seorang suami dan ketua keluarga bukanlah satu tugas yang mudah. Seorang suami perlu menggalas amanah besar menjaga, mendidik dan juga memelihara isteri tidak kira waktu dan ketika.

Wanita adalah satu mahkluk ciptaan Tuhan yang indah dan istimewa. Bukan mudah untuk memahami mereka tambah-tambah lagi apabila sang isteri sedang sarat mengandung. Tentunya mereka memerlukan bantuan seorang suami kerana diri mereka yang tidak stabil dari segi fizikal dan emosi.

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Jadi apakah perkara yang perlu dilakukan seorang suami ketika isteri sedang mengandung? Ikuti tips ini:

#Tips 1: Luangkan masa bersama isteri

Mungkin suami terlalu sibuk dengan pekerjaan yang perlu dilakukan. Tetapi mereka perlu berusaha untuk meluangkan masa bersama isteri. Ia kerana pada waktu ini, isteri amat-amat memerlukan anda. Dengan hanya berada di samping isteri, ia dapat membantu untuk mengurangkan tekanan yang sedang ditanggung oleh mereka.

#Tips 2: Membantu pemakanan isteri

Seperti yang anda semua tahu, pada waktu ini isteri biasanya akan mengidam. Suami sepatutnya membantu untuk memenuhi kehendak mereka. Selain daripada itu, isteri juga memerlukan makanan yang berkhasiat. Sekiranya suami membelikan mereka yogurt, madu, buah-buahan atau makanan kesihatan yang lain adalah lebih baik.

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#Tips 3: Perlahan

Suami perlu tahu bahawa semasa isteri mereka mengandung, segala pergerakan mereka akan menjadi perlahan. Apabila suami membawa isteri mereka bersiar-siar, berjalanlah dengan perlahan untuk menunjukkan anda memahami situasi isteri anda. Tidak perlu untuk memarahi mereka disebabkan pergerakan mereka yang lambat.

#Tips 4: Jangan bertanya, terus lakukan

Semasa isteri anda mengandung, tidak perlulah suami bertanyakan mengenai apa yang perlu dilakukan. Apabila melihat kain banyak tidak dibasuh, terus pergi untuk membasuhnya. Begitu juga terhadap kerja rumah yang lain. Ia adalah ciri seorang suami yang baik.

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#Tips 5: Belajar

Semasa isteri anda mengandung, mereka akan mengalami perubahan yang besar di dalam aktiviti harian mereka. Suami seharusnya belajar mengenai tanda-tanda seperti ini. Ia akan membuatkan anda lebih bersedia sekiranya isteri anda marah-marah, terlalu sensitif, kuat merajuk dan sebagainya.

#Tips 6: Bantu siapkan hidangan makanan

Sekiranya sebelum ini, segala tugasan hanya dilakukan oleh isteri semata-mata untuk memastikan suami mereka kenyang, tidak salah sekiranya semasa isteri mengandung, suami pula melakukan tugas yang sama.

#Tips 7: Bantu jaga anak yang lain

Ini adalah peluang keemasan untuk suami menghabiskan banyak masa untuk anak mereka. Jangan sesekali melepaskan peluang ini. Ia adalah cara terbaik untuk mengeratkan lagi hubungan anda dan anak.

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#Tips 8: Bawa isteri ke mana sahaja

Pada waktu ini, sebaiknya jangan biarkan isteri anda memandu seorang diri. Sekiranya anda mempunyai masa, bawalah mereka ke mana saja mereka mahu pergi.

#Tips 9: Pinjamkan tangan pada isteri

Apabila isteri ingin memakan ubat, pinjamkanlah tangan anda untuk pergi mengambil ubat. Kemudian pinjamkan tangan anda untuk pergi ambil air suam di dapur. Maksud pinjamkan tangan di sini, ringan-ringankan tangan untuk membantu isteri ketika dalam apa keadaan sekalipun. Percayalah, isteri anda pasti rasa dihargai.

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"Cipta Rekod" - Enam Pelajar Malaysia Ini Terpilih & Diterima Masuk Ke Harvard College

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Satu lagi pencapaian membanggakan buat Malaysia, apabila enam pelajar muda tanah air bakal ke Harvard College, sekolah sarjana bagi Harvard University yang terkenal di seluruh dunia

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Enam pelajar Malaysia berkenaan terdiri daripada Chooi Je Qin, Herman Leong Xin Yang, Ishant Shah, Carisma Michaela Wong, Lee Ee Jenn dan Alyssa Yap Xin Yi akan ke kelas sarjana tahun 2026 di Harvard College di Amerika Syarikat bagi tahun pengajian yang akan datang.Malah, bilangan pelajar yang diterima masuk menuntut di institusi pengajian terkemuka dunia itu adalah yang paling tinggi dalam sejarah negara setakat ini.Mereka dipilih daripada 61,220 pemohon dengan kadar pengambilan pelajar bagi kelas 2026 adalah yang paling rendah dalam sejarah Harvard iaitu 3.19 peratus.

Kesemua pelajar tersebut masing-masing melanjutkan pelajaran mereka di dalam bidang astrofizik, biokimia, sains alam sekitar, polisi awam, politik, sosiologi, neurosains dan linguistik

Menurut penemuduga Alumni Harvard untuk Malaysia, Wan Nadiah Wan Mohd Abdullah Yaakob, sebelum ini, paling ramai adalah dua pelajar yang diterima masuk setiap tahun dan ada tahun tiada langsung.“Kami sangat teruja kerana enam pelajar Malaysia ini telah memecahkan rekod jumlah paling ramai diterima masuk ke Harvard College dalam tempoh satu tahun," katanya.

This is the largest number of students admitted to Harvard College in a single year in 's history! Each one of them have a unique story & represent the best of , north to south, east to west. We wish them all the best & hope more students are inspired to apply. pic.twitter.com/MdvpAcu1Jm— Nadiah Wan (@lapetitemaligne) April 2, 2022

Ketika menggambarkan kualiti pelajar-pelajar tersebut, Wan Nadiah berkata, kesemua mereka mempamerkan kualiti cemerlang termasuk di luar bidang akademik."Ia termasuk terlibat dalam kejohanan antarabangsa astrofizik dan astronomi, bermain alat muzik “double bass” untuk orkestra sekolah, mempunyai minat terhadap bahasa dan karaoke Kadazan, mewakili Malaysia dalam pertandingan debat serta terlibat dalam aktiviti berkaitan alam sekitar dan kedermawanan. Malah, salah seorang pelajar terpilih, Ishant pula adalah pemain skuasy negara.“Semua mereka semua berkongsi dedikasi untuk mengecapi kecemerlangan dalam bidang yang mereka minati," ujar kata Wan Nadiah, yang juga adalah Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Hospital Thomson Kota Damansara.Penemuduga alumni lain ialah paderi gereja Holy Trinity Bukit Bintang, Jacintha Tagal dan ketua penyelidik Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Nick Khaw.

Berikut ialah senarai pelajar Malaysia yang terpilih ke kelas sarjana tahun 2026 di Harvard College:

1. Ishant Shah (SMK Bukit Jambul, Pulau Pinang, kini melanjutkan Program Matrikulasi Antarabangsa Canadia di Sunway College)

Ishant Shah
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2. Chooi Je Qin (SMK Sultan Ismail, Johor, kini melanjutkan A-Levels di Kolej Tuanku Jaafar)

Chooi Je Qin
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3. Herman Leong Xin Yang (SMJK Chung Ling, Pulau Pinang, kini melanjutkan A-Levels di Kolej Yayasan UEM di bawah tajaan biasiswa Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam)

Herman Leong Xin Yang
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4. Carisma Michaele Wong (SM Stella Maris, Sabah, kini melanjutkan A-Levels di Kolej Yayasan UEM di bawah tajaan biasiswa Yayasan Khazanah)

Carisma Michaele Wong
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5. Lee Ee Jenn (kini melanjutkan A-Levels di Garden International School)

Lee Ee Jenn
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6. Alyssa Yap (SMK Green Road, kini telah tamat A Level di Maktab Rendah Anglo-Chinese, Singapura di bawah tajaan biasiswa Pra-U ASEAN dan sedang menjalani latihan praktikal)

Alyssa Yap
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[VIDEO] Customer Cancel Order Beratus Ringgit, Rider Ini Pasrah Tersadai Bawah Panas Terik

Kerja sebagai penghantar makanan sebenarnya bukanlah semudah yang disangka

Rata-rata orang yang melakukan kerja sebagai penghantar makanan adalah untuk mendapatkan duit lebih demi keluarga tercinta.Malah ada sesetengah pelajar yang sanggup pinjam motor kawan membuat kerja sambilan sebagai penghantar makanan semata-mata ingin mendapatkan duit belanja sendiri tanpa menyusahkan ibu bapa.Namun ada kalanya mereka ini sering dianiaya oleh pelanggan yang tidak bertanggungjawab. Seperti contoh kisah yang dikongsikan oleh seorang lelaki ini melalui akaun TikToknya dan telah mendapat perhatian ramai.Lihat video penuh tersebut di bawah:

  @anasmansor99 Kalau order makanan tu please allert, tgk status makanan tu ##foryoupage ##foodpandamalaysia  original sound - Pijah Mohamad - Cek Yana

Customer beri salah alamat dan terpaksa berjemur di bawah panas, akhirnya order dibatalkan

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Menerusi video yang dimuat naik oleh Anas Mansor atau dikenali sebagai Abang Panda, dia kecewa apabila seorang pelanggan sanggup menganiayanya dengan meletakkan alamat yang salah pada order dan tidak muncul langsung sebaik saja dia sampai di tempat tersebut.Apa yang lebih menyedihkan adalah jumlah pesanan dibuat bukan sedikit tetapi sehingga lebih RM100. Anas juga sempat memberikan pesanan buat semua pelanggan yang tidak bertanggungjawab seperti itu."Korang yang nak order sampai beratus tu, please letak alamat betul and sentiasa dekat dengan phone. Call tak dapat, chat tak reply. Pin location dekat tengah jalan, tengah hari rembang pulak""Last-last cancel macam tu je order yang beratus tu. Jauh-jauh aku datang dan aku tak dapat payment penuh disebabkan order tu cancel. Banyak-banyak ni nak buat apa," katanya.

"Rasanya foodpanda lepas ni better guna cashless la, lebih selamat. Transfer duit dulu baru dapat makanan. Tak ada duit tak ada makanan" - Netizen

Ketika artikel ini ditulis,  video Anas berjaya meraih lebih 868K tontonan, 64.8K tanda suka dan dihujani 5.2K komen daripada netizen.Rata-rata mereka turut bersimpati atas nasib yang menimpanya dan mereka mencadangkan supaya syarikat foodpanda menghentikan cara pembayaran secara tunai. Ini kerana boleh menyebabkan rider hanya melakukan kerja sia-sia dan tidak dapat payment jika berhadapan dengan customer yang tidak bertanggungjawab seperti itu.Antara komen menarik daripada netizen di TikTok:

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[VIRAL] This Generous Bank Turned Their ATM Into A Surprise Automated Thanking Machine

Toronto Dominion Bank or better known as TD Bank launched the #TDThanksYou campaign to thank their customers for choosing them as their bank provider

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“A thank you can change someone’s day, so that’s why we have been surprising our customers across Canada, to say ‘TD Thanks You,” said Tim Hockey, President and CEO, TD Canada Trust. “We know Canadians have a lot of choice when it comes to where they bank, and we wanted to say that we appreciate that they continue to choose TD.”

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"It was incredible to see the look of surprise on our customers' faces," said Ester Condello, a branch manager with TD Canada Trust. "We say thank you to our customers every day, and we'll say thank you tomorrow and the next day. Today's thank you is about all of us at TD working together to shout it from the rooftops."

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As part of their campaign, thousands of existing customers received a pleasant surprise when they were given RM59 each

Most of the customers got RM59 deposited into their account.
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It was a good Friday for both employees and customers of TD Bank. TD stands for Toronto Dominion Bank Last week over 20,000 TD employees across Canada distributed green envelopes containing a $20 bill to every customer in more than 1,100 TD branches. In addition, thousands of others using TD phone and online banking service were informed that they would receive a deposit directly into their accounts. A total of 30,000 customers were surprised and delighted.

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Thousands of unsuspecting customers were simultaneously greeted with a surprise while banking with TD today. At exactly 2 p.m. EST, over 20,000 TD employees across Canada distributed green envelopes containing a $20 bill to every customer in more than 1,100 TD branches and revealed to those using TD phone and online banking service that they would receive a deposit directly into their accounts.

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TD Canada Trust had more than 20,000 TD employees give away green envelopes containing a $20 bill to each customer in more than 1,100 of the banks' branches across Canada on July 25, Forbes reports. Customers using TD’s phone and online banking services were given a $20 direct deposit.

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Besides that, a group of unsuspecting customers were invited to try out a new ATM not knowing that they were in for a pleasant surprise

Unsuspecting customers were asked to try the new ATM machine.
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A few more customers were in store (or in branch) for a much bigger surprise. TD placed a special ATM in their respective branches. According to the Examiner, a TD spokesperson stated “over a dozen customers across Canada received a special customer thanking experience at their local branch through the Automated Thanking Machine (TM), such as trips, experiences, RESP contributions etc.”

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As part of its "TD Thanks You" marketing campaign, TD Canada Trust asked its branch employees to pick some of their favorite customers for a special surprise. About 20 people were told that they would be helping "test out a new ATM," according to Chris Stamper, TD's senior vice president for corporate marketing. Much to their surprise, when the customers approached the ATM, it started speaking with them, and even knew their names.

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The machine, dubbed the Automated Thanking Machine thanked the customers by name and gave them personalised gifts

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Some excited customers got bonus cash, but others received gifts that didn't fit through the usual money slot. One woman was presented with a bouquet of flowers. A Toronto Blue Jays fan picked up a team shirt and cap — then was greeted by the Jays' Jose Bautista, who told him he'd be throwing out the first pitch at an upcoming game.

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Among them is a mother who got college funds and a trip to Disneyland sponsored for her kids. Another got a flight to Trinidad to visit her sick daughter.

A mother was surprised with a trip to Disneyland for her kids.
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A lucky mother was surprised with college money for her kids and a trip to Disneyland. "I've never been able to take my kids anywhere," she exclaimed as she teared up. And in one of the most touching moments, a woman named Dorothy received tickets to Trinidad to visit her daughter who had undergone a recent cancer surgery.

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An elderly mother also got tickets to visit her sick daughter who is sick in Trinidad.
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One single mom who had been unable to take her kids on vacation was given a trip to Disneyland. An elderly woman received tickets to Trinidad so she could visit her daughter who is fighting with cancer. And a die-hard Toronto Blue Jays fan was offered the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a game.

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A baseball fan even got the chance to meet his favourite player and threw the first pitch in the stadium

Mike Jobin got a chance to meet his favourite baseball player.
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And got to throw the first pitch in the game.
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One of the TD customers, a baseball fan, featured in the video shared his experience. "I can't believe TD did this - it's something that I'll never forget," said Mike Jobin, a TD customer who received a special thank you experience from his local TD branch in Pickering, ON. "We're a real baseball family and making the first pitch at a Blue Jays game was at the top of my bucket list. Let's just say that I had goosebumps the whole time!"

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A Mechanic Was Crushed To Death When The Faulty Car He Was Fixing Suddenly Reversed

A mechanic has died after he was crushed by a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in Sungai Besar

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35-year-old Ham Kok Hooi was struck by the reversing vehicle in Taman Makmur, Sungai Besar at around 12.30pm yesterday, 21 January 2018. Sinar Harian reported that the man's bloodied body was found sprawled on the floor, with his body caught in between the vehicle and a fence.

Investigations revealed that the deceased was fixing the white-coloured Toyota Estima during the time of the accident. He was standing behind the vehicle.

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Upon realising the vehicle was faulty, he decided to move the vehicle out of the house – that was when the MPV suddenly reversed and crushed him into the fence."He tried to hold off the vehicle, but to no avail," Sabak Bernam police chief Superintendent Nor Azmi Isa told Sinar Harian.

He died on the spot after sustaining serious head injuries

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The police are investigating the incident under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

In a clip that went viral on social media recently, a Perodua Axia was seen heading against traffic on a highway. It was later revealed that the driver was an elderly man with suicidal thoughts:

                [VIDEO] The 78-Year-Old Who Drove Against Traffic On The NPE Wanted To Commit Suicide

The incident happened on Thursday.

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That Unfortunate Time When You Get Into An Accident And 17 Of Your Girlfriends Show Up

A Chinese man who was dating 17 women was finally exposed after all of them turned up to visit him in the hospital after he got into a car accident

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A Chinese man recovering in hospital after a car crash had a shock - when all 17 of his girlfriends turned up to see him. Mr Yuan, from Changsha, was involved in the accident on March 24 and has been in hospital ever since.

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A Chinese man had a little explaining to do after a car accident left him in hospital – and his 17 girlfriends rushed to his bedside.

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All of the ladies turned up worried but that quickly turned to anger as they all realised that they were cheated on

"I was really worried when I heard that he was in hospital," Xiao Li, a girlfriend of 18 months, told Xiaoxiang Morning Herald. "But when I started seeing more and more beautiful girls show up, I couldn't cry any more."

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A lot of the ladies revealed that they were supporting him financially, one even as long as 9 years

Xiao says she’s now set up a chat forum for all of Yuan’s partners and she’s discovered that some of the women had been supporting him financially – one of them for nine years. Wang Fang, the mother of Yuan’s child, said: ‘We’ve already had a son together. What can I do now? I don’t love him any more, but I do love my son.’ Another girlfriend, Xiao Ting, said she thought Yuan had been her ‘Mr Right’ and she had already been planning her wedding.

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Yuan previously cheated his wife RM146,000 before divorcing her. He then repeated his tactic to swindle unsuspecting girlfriends online.

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Yuan's motives appear in part to be financial. Following a divorce in which he allegedly cheated his wife out of 250000 yuan (RM146,000), he allegedly took to swindling girlfriends. He now faces charges of fraud.

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According to China Daily, a police investigation exposed the whole horrible truth on Yuan's past and the crooked pretence he had drawn his female victims into. After cheating his ex-wife out of 250,000 RMB (approximately US$40,000) and divorcing her, he then proceeded to fleece his unsuspecting online girlfriends of tens of thousands of yuan. A closer look at his WeChat account revealed another 200 female targets he had in the crosshairs.

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Mr Yuan's cheating ways was not only limited to relationships. He also forged his way to get a job in an engineering firm by faking his qualifications.

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It also turned out that Yuan's duplicity was not confined to his romantic relationships, but that he had also tricked an engineering firm with a Catch Me If You Can inspired con—by gaining employment with a fabricated civil engineering university degree, when, in reality, he possessed a mere middle school diploma.

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It was not just women that Mr Yuan deceived. According to China Daily he also fabricated a degree in civil engineering from Central South University, a well-respected university, in order to gain employment, though he only held a middle school diploma.

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Reactions has been mixed on social media. Some has called him "inspiring" while some called him a fool for "stressing himself too much".

The story went viral on Chinese social media – although public opinion was divided.One Sina Weibo microblog user, Duanbiao, said: "Hey brother, when do you give a training class? Single dogs [dudes] don't lack money." Another user, Luk-Yiu, was less congratulatory: "A man with his looks managed to swindle girls and money, what an inspiring story!"

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What we can learn from Mr. Yuan of China with 17 girlfriends is that : players should NOT get into accidents & allow hospital visits. #lol— ❥ mynameisputeri (@shusshshussh) April 6, 2015

Man's a savage, 17 girlfriends and none of them knew? pic.twitter.com/BeorApE1IJ— Benjamin (@_BenjaminHenry) April 6, 2015

Some guys fool too much! 17 girlfriends for what? You just dey stress yourself— Kittoe (@kuuku_) April 6, 2015


This SPM Top Scorer Was Criticised For Wearing Makeup

This is Natasha Qisty Mohd Ridzuan. She's an SPM top scorer.

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The bright student obtained straight-A+ in the 2016 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination for nine subjects including Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The Selangor-born who was studying at Tunku Kurshiah College (TKC) in Negeri Sembilan, was the star when the SPM results announcement was made last Thursday, 16 March.

In a surprising turn of events, not only did Natasha become the centre of attention for her academic achievements but also for her looks

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All eyes were on the 18-year-old after state news agency Bernama uploaded a video of a media interview with her on Facebook. The video quickly went viral, with many commenting on her looks that is said to bear a striking resemblance to popular local actress Neelofa. Quite a number of Malaysians have quickly condemned her for putting on "thick" makeup while others chastised her for purportedly speaking English with a foreign accent.Some even trivialise her academic achievements and said that her results "will not bring her anywhere but maybe she could rely on her looks".

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However, many more Malaysians have come to the defence of Natasha since then

They slammed the "critics and lawyers" on social media who were very hasty to pass judgment and offer comments that belittle Natasha instead of celebrating her excellence in her studies.

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The criticism against natasha qisty is a clear indication of this country's obstacles in our path to become a developed country — Afif (@afifnazhan99) March 18, 2017

"Tebalnya make up""Dia berjaya sebab cantik ja"Hate directed to Natasha Qisty, a 9A+ student is ridiculous.Wahai Melayu,Jangan dengki! pic.twitter.com/1u6ntObseH— Syed Saddiq (@SyedSaddiq) March 19, 2017

Do you think Natasha's appearance should be an issue here? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

SAYS would like to congratulate Natasha and all #SPM2016 candidates who did their best in the examinations! :)

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Bapa Kepada Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Meninggal Dunia Awal Pagi Tadi

Hari ini, 10 Disember 2019, rakyat Malaysia telah digemparkan dengan berita pemergian bapa kepada Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah

Dr Wan Azizah, Timbalan Perdana Menteri.
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Allahyarham Datuk Wan Ismail Wan Mahmood iaitu bapa kepada Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail dikatakan telah pulang ke rahmatullah awal pagi tadi kira-kira jam 2:30 pagi.

Datuk Wan Ismail Wan Mahmood.
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Pengumuman rasmi tentang pemergian Allahyarham telah diberitahu melalui akaun Twitter @drwanazizah awal pagi tadi

[ADMIN]Dukacita dimaklumkan Dato' Dr. Wan Ismail Wan Mahmud, ayahanda kepada Timbalan Perdana Menteri, YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Dr. Wan Ismail telah kembali kerahmahtullah awal pagi ini.— Dr Wan Azizah Ismail (@drwanazizah) December 9, 2019

Jenazah akan dibawa ke Masjid Al Mustaqim, 26 Jalan Putra 2, Taman Nirwana, 55100 Ampang, Selangor untuk solat jenazah pada jam 9 pagi ini.

Innalillah. Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat. Amin YRA...

Semoga Allah swt mencucuri rahmat ke atas rohnya dan menempatkannya bersama para solehin. Al-Fatihah.— norizan sharif (@nobisha) December 9, 2019

إنَّا ِللهِ وإنَّا إلَيْهِ رَاجِعُوْناللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُYa Allah, ampunlah dosanya, limpahkan rahmat kepadanya, selamatkan dia dan ampunkan kesalahannya. Muliakan kedudukannya, luaskan tempat tinggalnya. Aamiin.— Rusty Blade ڤيساو کارت (@PisauKarat) December 10, 2019

From Allah SWT we came, to Him surely we shall return. We pray that his soul be blessed with glad tidings and be positioned amongst those who have served Allah the best. Ameen— Dr. Rais Hussin (@raishussin) December 9, 2019

Innalillahwainnailahirojiun..salam takziah..semoga roh arwah dicucuri rahmat dan ditempatkan dikalangan org2 beriman..amin..— Nocturnal Culto (@NocturnalCulto) December 9, 2019


Mula-Mula Ingat Nak Buat TikTok Bersama, Gadis Tak Sangka Pula Dilamar Kekasih

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

Pasangan bercinta pasti mahukan hubungan mereka itu untuk ke peringkat seterusnya bukan?

Selepas lama bercinta, sudah tentu ramai pasangan yang mahukan hubungan itu ke fasa seterusnya iaitu fasa perkahwinan. Kalau dah sampai masanya apa salahnya.Zaman sekarang bermacam-macam cara lamaran yang dilakukan oleh si lelaki pada kekasih mereka. Sudah pasti momen tersebut akan diingati sampai bila-bila.Sama seperti video di TikTok ini apabila seorang gadis terkejut sebaik saja dilamar kekasihnya ketika mereka mahu membuat video telah mencuri perhatian ramai.Lihat video itu di bawah:

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Pusing belakang tengok kekasih pegang cincin

Menerusi video tersebut, kelihatan pada awalnya pasangan berkenaan mahu melakukan video TikTok bersama di sebuah kawasan.Namun, si lelaki dilihat sudah melutut ke bawah semasa isterinya menghadap ke tempat lain untuk melamarnya.Sebaik saja gadis itu pusing, dia pada awalnya ingat sekadar gurauan tapi bila dilihat kembali dia mendapati kekasihnya itu memegang kotak cincin untuk melamarnya.

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"She had to look twice to realize it’s not a dream" - Netizen

Sementara itu, tinjauan di ruangan komen mendapati rata-rata netizen turut memberikan pelbagai reaksi mereka dan ada yang memuji kecomelan pasangan itu.Ketika artikel ini ditulis, video berkenaan telah meraih 1.7M views, 279.1K likes dan 1,110 comments di TikTok.Berikut di bawah adalah antara komen daripada netizen di TikTok:

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Comelnya, semoga dipermudahkan segala urusan majlis nanti :)

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RIP Lee Kuan Yew, The Man Who Fought For A "Malaysian Malaysia"

[PHOTOS] Singapore Cheers For Lee Kuan Yew During Funeral Procession To Parliament House

The body of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away on Monday, was carried on Gun Carriage from Sri Temasek, the official residence of the Singapore Prime Minister, to Parliament House on Wednesday (Mar 25).Singapore's founding Prime Minister will lie in state at Parliament House for the public to pay their last respects until Saturday.

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Thousands of people in Singapore are queuing to pay tribute to late statesman Lee Kuan Yew as he lies in state in parliament. Crowds cheered, clapped and chanted his name as the procession passed by.

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Crowds gathered along the road to pay their respects to the late Mr Lee. Some remained silent and shed tears, while others loudly cheered for the former Minister Mentor, chanting his name and clapping in a mark of respect.

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The funeral procession of Mr Lee Kuan Yew from Sri Temasek to Parliament House was witnessed by President Tony Tan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his family, as well as the public who lined the streets to view the procession.
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Mr Lee Kuan Yew's gun carriage procession making its way to Parliament House.
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Ceremonial guards at the Istana getting ready for the funeral procession for Mr Lee Kuan Yew at 9am.
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Many grieved and offered prayers at Mr Lee's Singapore flag-draped coffin in Parliament House.
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong thanked Singaporeans for their messages of support.
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Thousands have already paid tribute at the Istana.
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A new breed of orchid named after Lee Kuan Yew is displayed by his coffin in Parliament House.
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23 March: Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore has passed away peacefully at 3.18am on Monday morning

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Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister and architect of the tiny Southeast Asian city-state’s rapid rise from British tropical outpost to global trade and financial centre, died early on Monday, aged 91, the Prime Minister’s Office said.“Mr Lee passed away peacefully at the Singapore General Hospital today at 3.18 am,” a statement on the prime minister’s Facebook page said.

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The 91-year-old had been suffering from severe pneumonia. He was put on life support after he was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on 5 February 2015.

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As his condition worsened, thousands of Singaporeans left cards and flowers at the hospital praying for his recovery

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The revered former prime minister who built the island into one of the world's wealthiest nations passed away just as Singapore marks its 50th year of independence

"As Singapore marks its 50th anniversary of independence this year, its founding father will be remembered as one of the most inspiring Asian leaders," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement.

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This morning, his son and now prime minister Lee Hsien Loong held back tears as he announced the death on national television

His son, the current prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, struggled to hold back tears in a televised address to the nation.Speaking in Malay, Mandarin and English, the prime minister said Lee built a nation and gave Singaporeans a proud national identity."We won't see another man like him. To many Singaporeans, and indeed others too, Lee Kuan Yew was Singapore," he said.

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Lee Kuan Yew commanded immense respect and sometimes fear from his people. The nation has declared seven days of national mourning with flags flying at half-mast.

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Lee commanded immense respect, and sometimes fear, from Singaporeans, who this year will celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence. State television broke away from regular programming with a hagiographic tribute to Lee's life and achievements. In a live broadcast, one of its reporters called Lee's death the "awful and dreaded" news.

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The Singapore government has declared seven days of national mourning and flags will fly at half-staff on state buildings. A national holiday has not been declared and daily life in this pragmatically commercial city of vaulting glass towers and broad immaculate streets continues to bustle.

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Singaporeans are deeply saddened by the passing of a hero. To help the people mourn, a tribute website, Facebook page, and condolences board have been set up across the country.

RememberingLeeKuanYew.com has been set up to pay tribute to the man who built Singapore.
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On Remembering Lee Kuan Yew Facebook page, Singaporeans voiced their honour and respect for Lee Kuan Yew.

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A total of 18 community sites have been set up across Singapore for members of the public to pay their last respects to Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the People's Association (PA) announced on Monday (Mar 23).

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Malaysians are no stranger to Lee Kuan Yew, the man who fought for Malaya to be a "Malaysian Malaysia". He would not give in to the bumiputera policy.

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Born on Sept 16, 1923 in Singapore, Kuan Yew who was well-known as the founding father of Modern Singapore, helmed the government for over three decades, making him one of the longest serving prime ministers in the world.

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He led multiracial Singapore with an iron grip for more than three decades until 1990, and is credited with transforming the resource poor island into a wealthy bustling financial hub with low crime and almost zero corruption.

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Kuan Yew co-founded the People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore since 1959 and led the newly born country when it was separated from Malaysia in 1965. He advocated free-wheeling market capitalism while keeping tight control over social behaviour, from banning chewing gum to caning those caught painting graffiti on public property.

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Kuan Yew was renowned for his wit and firebrand comments. He had few kind words for former Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and he dismissed the "dull life" of New Zealanders.

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Those who were alive to witness the separation of Singapore from Malaya will remember the image of Lee Kuan Yew breaking into tears as he called it "a moment of anguish"

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Mr Lee oversaw Singapore's independence from Britain and separation from Malaysia. Speaking after the split in 1965, he pledged to build a meritocratic, multi-racial nation. But tiny Singapore - with no natural resources - needed a new economic model."We knew that if we were just like our neighbours, we would die," Mr Lee told the New York Times in 2007."We had to produce something which is different and better than what they have."

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Prime Minister Najib along with other Malaysian leaders have voiced their condolences for the passing of a tremendous legacy

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Parti Keadilan Rakyat President Wan Azizah Ismail also expressed the opposition party's condolences. "Lee Kuan Yew was a nation-builder like the late Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman; both struggled for the independence of Malaya and Singapore from the British. "We must take stock of his efforts in administering Singapore, which focused the welfare of the people regardless of race or religion.

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Condolences to Singapore PM @leehsienloong on the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore today is his legacy. A tremendous legacy it is.— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) March 22, 2015

Lee Kuan Yew leaves behind his two sons, daughter, a younger brother and sister, and a booming nation that continues to grow

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Besides his son and prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, Mr. Lee is survived by his younger son, Lee Hsien Yang, who is the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore; a daughter, Dr. Lee Wei Ling, who runs the National Neuroscience Institute; a younger brother, Suan Yew; and a younger sister, Monica.

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His body will lie in the state parliament for the public to pay respects and will then be given a state funeral on 29 March 2015

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Dozens of world leaders are expected to travel to Singapore for Kuan Yew's funeral. His late wife, Kwa Geok Choo, was the last Singaporean to be given a state funeral. In 2010, her coffin was carried on a ceremonial gun carriage to a suburban crematorium.

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The service will be attended by the late Kuan Yew’s family, friends and staff, the President, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, Old Guards, senior civil servants, grassroots leaders and Singaporeans from all walks of life.The state funeral service will be followed by a private cremation at Mandai Crematorium.

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His late wife, Kwa Geok Choo was the last person to be given a state funeral in 2010

The late Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo
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Kuan Yew’s body will lie in state at Parliament House from Wednesday until Saturday for the public to pay their respects.The state funeral will be held at 2pm on March 29 at the University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore. He will be cremated at Mandai Crematorium.

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Rest in peace, Mr Lee

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What do political leaders of the world have to say about Lee Kuan Yew?

                "A Lion Among Leaders", What World Leaders Have To Say About The Great Lee Kuan Yew

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IKEA Brings Back Halal Bak Kwa, Pineapple Rolls, And More For Chinese New Year!

After seeing huge success last year, IKEA has once again decided to bring back its halal bak kwa for Chinese New Year

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They're a great treat for anyone, whether it's for yourself or you want to share the love with friends and family by sending them a pack. Each box comes with 500g worth of barbecued chicken dried meat and costs RM48.80. If you purchase a second box, you can get it for 20% off.

Adding to the CNY festivities, IKEA also brought back its pineapple rolls, nutty salted caramel cookies, red velvet cheese cookies, and butter cookies

So you can 'nom' away to your heart's delight!

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Each box of cookies is RM18.80. And if you buy three boxes, you can get a fourth box for free. :DIn true tradition every year, the company is selling Mandarin oranges. A box of 24 oranges costs RM28.80. Plus, you can get a second box for 50% off. What a steal!

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If you're heading to the stores, be sure to stop by the restaurant to try out this new CNY menu addition: baked salmon with money bag chicken wanton

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End your meal with a slice of red velvet mandarin orange cheesecake. Yum. The salmon is RM22.90 and the cake is RM8.80.

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Gotta love a good IKEA snack haul. Here are more goodies to check out at the store:

                21 Snacks And Ingredients To Get From IKEA

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Skipping on cooking this year? Plan ahead and get yee sang, CNY snacks, and meals delivered to your home:

                12 Places That Deliver Yee Sang So We Can Celebrate CNY At Home This Year

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                Where To Find Chinese New Year Cookies, Pineapple Tarts, And Other Snacks Online

Sit at home and nom nom nom.

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                13 Restaurants In KL & PJ That Deliver Or Offer Takeaway For Tasty Chinese Food

If you're not in the mood to cook.

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