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Motoring 101: Police Vehicles – The Rich Evolution & The Future

Police Vehicle PDRM Alfa Romeo Alfetta

The Alfa Romeo Alfetta holds a special place in the of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), marking a period in the 1970s when this Italian vehicle was part of the fleet. Known for its balanced weight distribution and impressive handling due to its rear de Dion transaxle, the Alfetta was a notable departure from the typical police cars of the time. It featured a 2.0-litre inline-four engine, capable of delivering 130 horsepower and 178 Nm of torque, which was quite formidable during that era. Image source: Auto Buzz

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Military 101: Military Trucks Exposed: The Unsung Heroes of World War II

HICOM Military Trucks Handalan DefTech Malaysia

The current with the Malaysian Armed Forces, the HICOM Handalan truck series was developed by DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies (DefTech) in collaboration with Isuzu and comes in several variants. The first variant, Handalan I, was powered by an Isuzu 6HE1 diesel engine, delivering 180 horsepower through a 5-speed manual transmission and configured for a 4×4 drive.  The third generation, Handalan III, introduced in 2012, uses Tata diesel engines with an output of 230 horsepower. As for the number in service, the Malaysian Army currently operates 2,260 units with an additional 414 on order. Image source: Wikipedia/AstropythonRead More »Military 101: Military Trucks Exposed: The Unsung Heroes of World War II

Economy 101: The 10 Biggest Shipping Companies in the World

Suez Canal Shipping Trade Economy Container

Shipping plays a crucial role in the , facilitating the movement of goods and connecting businesses across continents. In 2021, the biggest news in international trade was the incident of a large container getting stuck at the Suez Canal, disrupting shipping for 6 days. Image source: The New York Times

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Personal 101: MyTukar – It’s Correct Time for New 3rd Car for the Family

austin dad's car childhood MyTukar

Way before we could buy used cars from or , the family’s very first which my Dad “bought” from his boss was this ancient Austin Morris 1100 which was a big relief and time saver considering we often need to take the or to travel anyway. Image source: Wikipedia.

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Public Transportation 101: How Easy & Convenient To Use Public Transport Now?

Mini Bus Public Transportation Malaysia Pink

Whilst does have a very good and integrated public system, there is something missing to connect the remote and far away suburbs with the main public transportation hubs in the country. The missing link, in my opinion, is the gutsy minibuses that we used to have till the end of the 1990s. Image source: Wikipedia.

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Military 101: Royal Malaysian Air Force’s Reliable Transport Carriers

RMAF TUDM CN-235 Transport Military

The Royal Malaysian Air Force () even converted some of the planes into maritime patrol roles which says a lot about the capabilities of a modern, well-designed . Image source: Wikipedia.

When it comes to the air force’s mainstream inventory, one would often fancy their latest lineup of the latest jet fighters and perhaps their heavily armed & armoured attack helicopters but no one talks about the workhorse of the air force, the transport carriers.

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Gaming 101: Airline Manager 4 – Classic Way Of Managing Brand New Airline

Airline Manager 4

or AM4 is rather a simple managerial simulation game and yet it is addictive in a strange way. Simulation that require planning, strategic moves and an eye on income and expenses had always synced with my interest in project management. Image source: AM4 Game Site

One of them is Sim City which puts the player in the seat of the mayor of a major city and another is FA Club Manager which puts the player in the seat of an English League football manager.

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Leadership 101: MH370 – A Lesson in Crisis Management

– frankly speaking, the last thing we need now is a missing plane…

mh370

(I had to pinch myself when I first heard about the missing plane. I flew MAS on a regular basis and I prefer flying on a Boeing 777 than Airbus. Having a missing plane was something that all Malaysian did not expect to hear on a Saturday morning. The disappearance remains a mystery and a multi-country search to date have revealed nothing to date. Image source: http://engtechmag.wordpress.com)

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Technology 101: Finding The Safest Airplane Seat

airplane seat safest

(Chances of survival in case of a crash – pick your seats wisely – it may even keep you alive in the unlikely situation. Note the irony of things – you pay more for Business Class but your chances of survival are even slimmer. Photo by Sourav Mishra from Pexels)

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Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 2 – Settling Down

chennai dabarah coffee trip

(The way to start the day – Chennai style – light filter coffee with thick cow milk in a small tumbler. The small plate at the bottom is known as ‘dabarah’ which is supposed to be used to cool down the hot coffee but Malaysians like us, we just blow on the top of the cup and drank the milk rich coffee)

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This is a good business in India…

This will be my 183rd post for 2005 (last one for the year)…

Any aspiring businessman should look at this – providing public service in . For simple reason, it seems like there is not enough buses to go around (all pictures taken by my sister when she went to India for a tour)

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(Sardine packed “school ” – schoolchildren going to school on an Auto.
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