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Same source, same date but different impact

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When I was in Taiping, I was watching the news and I could not believe what the Acting Menteri Besar Kedah, Datuk Mahdzir Khalid said about the worsening API reading in Kedah. He said something like this “…tangguhkan dulu pembakaran jerami sehingga masalah jerebu berkurang”.

Just to be sure of what I have heard, I picked this up from Bernama:-

“Di ALOR STAR, Pemangku Menteri Besar Datuk Mahdzir Khalid meminta para petani supaya tidak melakukan pembakaran jerami padi buat sementara waktu ini memandangkan situasi jerebu di negeri ini semakin buruk dengan indeks pencemaran udara (API) semakin menghampiri 100, iaitu pada tahap tidak sihat.
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“Pak Turuts” reacts to Pak Lah’s act

It is sad that it needed the Prime Minister to tell the Ministers what to do in the current haze problem. He was giving the hint when he said “they don’t need to ask me. There should be a trigger mechanism so that once the index goes beyond 500; automatically they should declare an emergency for affected areas,”When the PM acts, I had expected the Ministers to be “suddenly active” in doing their job.

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When Government think is the best time to reveal the daily API?

(Air Pollution Index – why is is being kept secret when it is crucial in informing the citizen on the actual condition of the air pollution in the country. Image source: http://pdsblogs.org)

There is a lot quarters crying out to the Government for the API reading and the DPM confidently inform that the Government has no plans to release the API reading.… [Click to read the rest] “When Government think is the best time to reveal the daily API?”

Easy to buy confidential info? Look at the hassle here

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In TheStar today: For as low as RM200, salesmen, property agents, insurance agents and telemarketers can obtain your confidential particulars from master lists of clients held by companies.
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The culprits selling the master lists include staff of developers’ office, banks, car distributors and telecommunication companies. Such lists are highly sought by agents of companies dealing in real estate, credit cards, holiday time-sharing, insurance and anti-car theft gadgets.
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Success without NEP

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By now, most of you have read about V. Krishnamal who was named the Mother of the Year at the Sri Murugan Centre’s 11th Kalvi Yathirai (educational pilgrimage). There are similar stories in every community (Chinese, Malay, others). These are the stories that inspire us and push us to do our very best.
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Know Your Car Basics 101: Upgrading ICE For The Car

project ice car player mp3

Before you think further, ICE means In-Car-Entertainment.

The ICE in my car in the form of my CD player is my life-line whenever I am stuck in a traffic jam or travelling along the North-South Highway. After I bought my trusty Iswara back in 2003, my focus from the very start was to ensure that the ICE is “top-notch” (based on my budget of course).

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