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Water Pollution 2020: Some Bad News, Some Good News to Ponder

25th November 202024th November 2020Nature 101Contamination, Enforcement, Environment, Government, Pollution, Rivers, Selangor, Water, Water Pollution, Water treatmentNo Comments

On 10th November 2020, the State of Selangor experienced another water disruption affecting some 1.1 million accounts making it the 9th water disruption this year alone. This time the suspect is from Indah Water but there is another twist to the story. Image source: Facebook

It has been a fact that the state of Selangor has been having too many water disruptions and despite the offenders have been identified and punished, it has not been the end of the trouble for the consumers in this state.… [Click to read the rest] “Water Pollution 2020: Some Bad News, Some Good News to Ponder”

Malaysia 101: When Stupidity, Stubbornness and Double Standards Mixed

28th October 202025th October 2020Governance 101COVID-19, Elections, Enforcement, Government, Malaysia, MOH, Pandemic, Pollution, Prison, Quarantine, Rivers, Sabah, Selangor, Semenyih, Water, Water Disruption, Water Pollution, Water treatment, WeatherNo Comments

What really went wrong in Malaysia’s fight against COVID19?

Just when Malaysia almost able to bend the curve, it suddenly spiked up again and it is running loose now. Have we gotten lax in enforcement and maintaining our precautions? It is the same case with water disruptions in the state of Selangor – it is happening way too frequently these days.… [Click to read the rest] “Malaysia 101: When Stupidity, Stubbornness and Double Standards Mixed”

Water Pollution 2020: Why We Are Not Punishing Everyone For Water Disruptions?

13th October 20208th October 2020Nature 101Contamination, DOE, Drinking water, Enforcement, Environment, Government, Illegal dumping, Klang Valley, National Security, Pollution, Rivers, Sabotage, Selangor, Semenyih, Water, Water Disruption, Water Pollution, Water Security, Water treatmentNo Comments

Seriously I have lost count but once again, someone had polluted the rivers that caused the water supply in Klang Valley to be disrupted again. And once again, the act of polluting the rivers seemed intentional and with little regards to the welfare of thousands of consumers. If it is not considered as malicious sabotage, then what is it then?… [Click to read the rest] “Water Pollution 2020: Why We Are Not Punishing Everyone For Water Disruptions?”

Outbreak 2020: Malaysia Breaking 10,000 COVID19 Case Thresholds

27th September 202024th September 2020Health 101COVID-19, Foreigners, Health, Hotspot, Infection, Lahad Datu, Lockdown, Malaysia, Pandemic, Quarantine, Sabah, Selangor, TravelNo Comments

Malaysia is under the 2nd wave of COVID19 infection wave – from a single-digit infection at one point mostly from returning Malaysians; it has now increased by 2 digits in recent days. This is not a good trend. Image source: DG, Ministry of Health

Tags: COVID-19, Foreigners, Health, Hotspot, Infection, Lahad Datu, Lockdown, Malaysia, Pandemic, Quarantine, Sabah, Selangor, Travel

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National Security 2020: Part 2 – Treat Water Pollution as Terrorist Attack!!

15th September 202011th September 2020Nature 101Criminal Law, Drinking water, Infographics, National Security, Nature, Selangor, Terrorism, Water Disruption2 Comments

A year ago when we were facing water disruptions due to pollutions, I wrote that we need to treat water pollution as a terrorist attack. Think about it – there is no difference between water polluter pollutes the river that disrupts water supply to millions of household and terrorists who poison the rivers to endanger innocent lives.… [Click to read the rest] “National Security 2020: Part 2 – Treat Water Pollution as Terrorist Attack!!”

Water Disruption 2019: So If It Is A Sabotage, What’s Next?

26th December 201927th December 2019Enforcement, Environment, Malaysian PoliticsSabotage, Selangor, Water Disruption1 Comment

(Water disruptions and people queuing up to get water from public tanks – do we need this at this age where we have enough rain & raw water to be channelled to water treatment plant? Image source; NST)

You know how pissed off I was last Tuesday?

I was driving back from work – it was raining rather very heavily and some parts of the road were even flooded.… [Click to read the rest] “Water Disruption 2019: So If It Is A Sabotage, What’s Next?”

Water Disruption 2019: We Want Names & Resignations!

23rd December 201923rd December 2019Environment, EnforcementIllegal dumping, Selangor, Water DisruptionNo Comments

Water disruptions due to illegal dumping should not be happening in the developed state like the State of Selangor and yet we continue to get such incidents every year. Obviously there is a serious lack of enforcement and not taking strong actions to curtail illegal dumping. Image source: The Star

We just had a major water disruption 3 months ago when on September 23, it was closed due to contamination from Sungai Lalang near the Semenyih Hitech area, and a day earlier, it was shut down due to contamination believed to be from an illegal factory along Jalan Sungai Lalang.… [Click to read the rest] “Water Disruption 2019: We Want Names & Resignations!”

Lunatic Acts Before the General Elections – Part 1

1st June 201726th April 2020Election, Indian, Jokes, Malaysia, Malaysian Politicians, Malaysian Politics, NewsCheap, Federal, Funny, Politicians, Publicity, Selangor, Voters2 Comments

By now, they say when the election is around the corner, expect some form of lunatic acts and strange things will happen. The sky will turn sweet pink and you will see politicians coming down from their place in the sky down to earth and share the way of life and hardships of the people.… [Click to read the rest] “Lunatic Acts Before the General Elections – Part 1”

Prepping in Malaysia 101: Rationing Up Water For the Worst Part 2

21st November 20168th June 2020Nature 101Contamination, Pollution, Prepping, Selangor, SYABAS, Water Rationing3 Comments

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(Some of the quick steps taken the State Government when the state faced with serious water contamination and people’s anger over the matter got worse on daily basis. Image source: YB Hannah Yeoh)

Tags: Contamination, Pollution, Prepping, Selangor, SYABAS, Water Rationing

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N25 Kajang: Pakatan’s Hunger Games?

5th February 201426th April 2020Election, Ideals, Malaysian Politicians, Malaysian Politics, NewsAnwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, Elections, Kajang, Lee Chin Cheh, Pakatan Rakyat, SelangorNo Comments

(Kajang is very famous for its satay – we used to drive into the town just for this but in recent weeks, the town of Kajang has been in the focus for a different type of food on the dish – Pakatan’s rather childish games with the voters in Kajang. Image source: The Star)

Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Barisan Nasional, Elections, Kajang, Lee Chin Cheh, Pakatan Rakyat, Selangor

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