http://forum.lowyat.net/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:15:47 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5166593 Why does the govt ban Msians from travelling abroad for holidays? More advantage over disadvantages<br /><br />1. Tour operators can continue to operate, no need give peanut handouts.<br /><br />2. Mandatory quarantine means hotels can continue to operate. If scared of community cases, lengthen quarantine requirement it from 2 to 3 weeks, more money paid to hotels, pipu also think twice before leaving/returning to Msia, everyone happy got choice.<br /><br />3. Msians get to meet their 2nd/3rd/4th wives/concubines/gfs/fbs in other countries, more productive workforce coz come back happy.<br /><br />4. Msians mental health would be better than being cooked up at home, especially those living in condos/apartments, less mental help needed, less suicide, less society ills, less tanjung rambutan.<br /><br />5. Support for PN increases, pipu may vote for incumbent instead of the corpse of PH, since voters happy.<br /><br />6. Those who hate Msia now will jump aeroplane in other countries, less opposition voters, Moo happy.<br /><br />7. Unemployed who kennot find jobs in Msia will be able to find employment elsewhere, reducing unemployment rates, HR Minister hit KPI happy, economists produce better data oso happy.<br /><br />8. Less pipu will oso care what the ministers and helangs are doing, since pipu will be busy travelling, PN ministers happy.<br /><br />9. Couples on the brink of breaking up will be able to rekindle their relationship overseas, coming back happy, making babies, increasing Msian pipu, increasing number of taxpayers in 20 years, LHDN happy.<br /><br />10. More pipu apply for passport, Jabatan Imigresen budget more balanced, more revenue generated, Tengku happy.<br /><br />11. MAHB, MAS, AIRASIA, AAX share price increase, less need for a bailout, bagholders happy, Tony Fernandes happy, Korean wife oso happy.<br /><br />Last but not least<br /><br /><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>12. Less ukeke dups postings on /k</span><br /><br />Sekian<br /><br /> wzqf1 Kopitiam Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:02:18 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5000079 Sos <a href='https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/535465' target='_blank'>https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/535465</a> <br /><br />Investigations against international news organisation Al Jazeera are intensifying with a rarely enforced law on filming permissions now being invoked.<br /><br /><!--SPOILER BEGIN--><div class="spoilertop" onClick="openClose('47d477bf25c0c56cbda64e743cc8a999')" style="font-weight: bold"><u>&raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &laquo;</u></div><div class="spoilermain" id="47d477bf25c0c56cbda64e743cc8a999" style="display:none"><!--SPOILER END--><br />Yesterday, the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) announced that Al Jazeera’s documentary titled &quot;Locked Up in Malaysia&#39;s Lockdown&quot; did not have the necessary paperwork and was being investigated.<br /><br />Under Section 22(1) of the Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia Act 1981, producing, exhibiting or distributing a film required a licence from Finas. The subsequent subsection states that a licence can be denied without any reason given.<br /><br />A violation of this law may result in a maximum two years imprisonment, a maximum RM50,000 fine or both.<br /><br />Should prosecutors eventually apply this law against Al Jazeera, it may have a far-reaching impact on the media industry and perhaps even on individuals.<br /><br />Several experts told Malaysiakini that the law has a very broad definition, covering virtually every type of video recording at a time when the ubiquity of smartphones and other gadgets makes it possible for anyone to record and broadcast videos.<br /><br />The definition set out in Section 2 of the act stated: “‘Films’ include feature films, short films, short subject films, trailers, documentaries, advertising filmlets and any recording on material of any kind, including videotapes and video discs, and moving images, accompanied or unaccompanied by sound, for viewing by the public or any class of the public”.<br /><br />&quot;Yes, the definition in the act means that the licensing requirement also covers videos that are uploaded onto social media sites like TikTok and Instagram stories,&quot; said lawyer Aizul Rohan Anuar, who has worked extensively with filmmakers.<br /><br />Aizul was of the opinion that even film students technically need a licence to produce a film for their school projects. However, according to Aizul, the actual enforcement of the law has been rare.<br /><br /><br />&quot;If they want to enforce it, they can. It&#39;s like the by-laws that prohibit the public from wearing the Malaysian military camouflage uniform. The law is there but many still wear it.<br /><br />&quot;But if a time comes when the (authorities) want to enforce it, those who violate the law can be charged,&quot; he said.<br /><br />Aizul believed that Section 22(1) had only been applied in court once in 1989 when a man was charged at the Johor Magistrates Court for distributing a film without a valid licence from Finas.<br /><br />However, Aizul said there has been no precedent where a person or entity was charged for actual filming without a licence.<br /><br />Not enforced on individuals<br /><br />Finas chairperson Zakaria Abdul Hamid, when contacted, confirmed that all forms of video recording must seek a licence from his agency because their job was to ensure that the material produced did not incite unrest or cause a public nuisance.<br /><br />&quot;Whatever type of filming, any film, drama or documentary, including short films,” he said.<br /><br />Zakaria stressed that Finas would only enforce the law against companies for now and might only be enforced on individuals on a case-by-case basis.<br /><br />He advised those who were unsure to seek Finas’ advice before filming.<br /><br />&quot;Usually, we are not that strict,&quot; he added when asked if the law applied to ordinary citizens who might upload their videos.<br /><br />“If there are cases (where a video) incites (people to cause) trouble, then we will seek the explanation (of the producer).”<br /><br />Asked if any news agency had been penalised for violating Section 22(1) before, Zakaria said he was uncertain.<br /><br />As for Al Jazeera’s documentary, Zakaria said a firm response was necessary.<br /><br />&quot;We have to be strict as now this thing has become an issue. They have filmed it and they cannot simply apologise (and get away with it).”<br /><br />The Al Jazeera documentary provided a critical look at the detention of undocumented migrants during the movement control order period.<br /><br /><br />A still frame taken from the Al Jazeera documentary<br />Critics had argued that the documentary had painted Malaysia in a bad light with its suggestion that the detentions were a result of racism and that the detainees were treated poorly.<br /><br />Producers of the documentary have been subject to police investigations.<br /><br />Law ought to be &#39;reviewed&#39;<br /><br />Filmmaker Al Jafree Md Yusop told Malaysiakini that it was time for the Cold War-era law to be reviewed.<br /><br />“I think it&#39;s about time somebody or the person in charge of the act look again, not only at the licensing part but the entire act.<br /><br />&quot;I think when they made this act, there were many things that they had overlooked,&quot; said Jafree, who produced films such as Dukun (2017) and Mencari Rahmat (2018).<br /><br />Anna Har, executive director of Freedom Film Network, said the use of act against Al Jazeera was uncalled for as the correct response should be based on facts.<br /><br />Har said Al Jazeera appeared to be the subject of a “media witch hunt”.<br /><br />&quot;Investigative documentaries play an important part in helping Malaysian stay informed. (Journalists) should be allowed to function without the control of political influence.<br /><br />&quot;If the government has an issue with the content that Al-Jazeera presented, they should challenge them on the content and facts.<br /><br />&quot;Don&#39;t use licensing or regulatory controls,&quot; she said.<br /><br />Finas, said Har, was established to regulate the commercial filming industry and not the press.<br /><br />&quot;Today, many of the big media companies are based in Singapore. It means that the job opportunities and experience brought by them go to the industry people in Singapore.<br /><br />&quot;So if we push them out further, guess who will be at the losing end?&quot;<br /><br /><!--SPOILER DIV--></div><!--SPOILER DIV--> wzqf1 Kopitiam Wed, 22 Jul 2020 03:56:00 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4998780 I dun care if its cainis unkers and de CCPooh or UMNOPAS mak cik pak cik worshippers. In the end, dey still wun get rich under N*E*P or given cainis passport. wat can we du to woke dem? wzqf1 Kopitiam Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:07:33 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4995923 I resigned with a notice period of a month. HR said I need to give two months because I have been confirmed BUT I&#39;ve never received any communication that I have been confirmed. They&#39;re now asking me to forfeit my pay if I leave before 2 months. What can I do?<br /> wzqf1 Jobs &amp; Careers Tue, 14 Jul 2020 01:36:24 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4991301 e.g. dey don&#39;t lauf at some jokes. u got to expren to him/her den he/she delay lauf. by dat time not funny anymore wzqf1 Kopitiam Sun, 05 Jul 2020 22:37:59 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4980835 When thin skin AG bring k tards to ride kangaroo kourts wzqf1 Kopitiam Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:45:38 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4979938 e.g. kataks should be barred from politics for 99 years wzqf1 Kopitiam Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:06:58 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4979927 All should membubar and form single party for the greater good.<br /><br />Sekarang mcm headless chicken. Muafakat my a&#036;&#036; Nasional laughing like Kevin Malone in da Office. <br /><br />And Nobita the bootlicker should tell Maddey to retire wzqf1 Kopitiam Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:55:24 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4978064 <!--emo&:furious:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/vmad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='vmad.gif' /><!--endemo--> wzqf1 Kopitiam Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:08:51 +0800