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            <title>Anwar tak setuju sebat pesalah syariah di khalayak</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5501566</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Anwar tak setuju sebat pesalah syariah di khalayak ramai&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FMT  Reporters&lt;br /&gt;-&lt;br /&gt;04 Sep 2018, 11:17 PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/xzfE2P' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2024/12/27/xzfE2P.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim turut mengkritik pelaksanaan sebatan di khalayak ramai ke atas 2 wanita yang disabit kesalahan melakukan hubungan sejenis kerana hukuman itu dilakukan tanpa mengikut proses undang-undang sewajarnya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Saya seorang umat Islam, saya tidak setuju tafsiran itu dan tindakan menyebat di khalayak ramai tanpa pemahaman dan proses sewajarnya,” &lt;/b&gt; katanya dalam sidang media sempena lawatan ke Filipina bagi menghadiri Persidangan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif anjura Persatuan Pengurusan Filipina di Makati City, hari ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Presiden PKR itu bagaimanapun berkata, tiada apa yang boleh dilakukan kerajaan Pakatan Harapan kerana undang-undang syariah di bawah bidang kuasa negeri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2018/09/04/anwar-tak-setuju-sebat-pesalah-syariah-di-khalayak-ramai/' target='_blank'&gt;For Full News Context - Click Here &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In before PM rosak and PKR - Parti Kencing Rakyat</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:36 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Come see how much you&amp;#39;d paid for overpriced beer</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5437237</link>
            <description>Why do people keep subjecting to overpriced items ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To boost tourism, we should pay the real price like below &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/EkcrW9' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2024/02/04/EkcrW9.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/EkcN2u' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2024/02/04/EkcN2u.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:06:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Minum Milo Anda Jadi Kuat &amp;amp; Sihat</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/0</link>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Mamak asked what&amp;#39;s 3R</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5396097</link>
            <description>Somebody please move your spotlight to this Mamakthir. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[Twt]https://twitter.com/chedetofficial/status/1684107637561135104?t=qRriAYHRPY5xnl9pAdnDWw&amp;amp;s=19[/twt]</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 22:25:39 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Anwar 2 Days Official Visit to Vietnam 🇻🇳</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5394533</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='https://secure3.vncdn.vn/ttnew/r/2023/07/18/malaysia-pham-minh-chinh-1689593416701333346532-1689652637.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;b&gt;Anwar&amp;#39;s Vietnam visit will deepen political trust, says envoy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Vietnam on &lt;b&gt;Thursday and Friday (July 20 and 21&lt;/b&gt;) will contribute to increased political trust between the nations, says Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The visit would help foster the growth of bilateral ties on all fronts and provide a new framework for their further development, Linh told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It will also create impetus for the implementation of the&lt;b&gt; Action Programme on the Vietnam-Malaysia Strategic Partnership for 2021-2025.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The improvement of bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, including &lt;b&gt;politics, security and defence, economy, culture, tourism, employment, and people-to-people interactions,&lt;/b&gt; depends on this programme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Additionally, Linh believes that&lt;b&gt; Anwar&amp;#39;s visit &lt;/b&gt;would provide entrepreneurs from both countries the&lt;b&gt; chance to seek out investment and cooperation while stepping up bilateral cooperation in response to current global concerns including energy security, food security, climate change and digital transformation.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Truncated for concise reading)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/19/anwar039s-vietnam-visit-will-deepen-political-trust-says-envoy' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023...rust-says-envoy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 01:20:20 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>VN: Charging Electric Car Catched Fire Killed 2</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5393105</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;Electric car catches fire while charging, killing 2 in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa Province&lt;/b&gt; 13 July&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://secure3.vncdn.vn/ttnew/r/2023/07/13/fire-png-1689221368.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;b&gt;An electric car burst into flames while charging in a three-story house on Wednesday night, claiming the lives of two people in Sam Son City under Thanh Hoa Province in north-central Vietnam.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hoang Thang Giap, chairman of the People’s Committee of the city’s Trung Son Ward, confirmed the deadly fire on Thursday morning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The deceased were identified as L.T.C., 63, and her grandchild named L.T.T.Tr., 5.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C. and Tr. were sleeping on the first floor of their house on Xuan Phu Street at 11:45 pm on Wednesday when a fire erupted, according to the preliminary investigation results.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Locals and firefighters quickly approached the scene to put out the blaze but failed to save the victims.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The&lt;b&gt; massive fire was caused by a suspected explosion from the charging battery that powered an electric car&lt;/b&gt;, according to police in the city.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Police officers are continuing to investigate the blaze.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:01:52 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Is Lynas PDF another Bombshell waiting to explode?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5392355</link>
            <description>Consider a twelve-year-old mining company producing radioactive waste, enjoying 12 years tax exemptions, yet lacking a permanent storage facility. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With their license expiring end of this year, what could possibly go wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Could gov prevent this company from possibly runaway or who&amp;#39;s want to bear the PDF building &amp;amp; maintenance cost after license expired ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lynas permanent disposal facility 32 pct completed&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;15 Feb 23&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: The construction of Lynas Rare Earths Ltd&amp;#39;s &lt;b&gt;permanent disposal facility (PDF)&lt;/b&gt; is in progress and currently is at &lt;b&gt;32 per cent completion.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang said he &lt;b&gt;could not provide the timeline&lt;/b&gt; for the actual completion of the facility but stressed that it is &amp;quot;on track&amp;quot;.[/B]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;We are monitoring it and it is [I]one of the conditions&lt;b&gt; that they have, which is to build a PDF to store whatever they have now and whatever they are going to[B] produce until July&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;In other words, he said no additional radioactive waste will be produced by Lynas after July 2023,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt; Above not full context of the news. Pls refer link below &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/02/880179/lynas-permanent-disposal-facility-32-pct-completed' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/02/...2-pct-completed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:28:02 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Lapizi: Beras Import Mahal Jgn Pergi Beli</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5391524</link>
            <description>Kalau Tau Beras Import Mahal, Kenapa Pergi Beli. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kan ada Beras Tempatan...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[TikTok]7252629813754744065[/TikTok]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok.ybviral/video/7252629813754744065?_t=8dlfJ5ys90j&amp;_r=1' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok.ybviral/vide...dlfJ5ys90j&amp;_r=1&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:52:07 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>KLIA: It&amp;#39;s Loke&amp;#39;s Problem Now and Not Mine Anymore</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5391286</link>
            <description>There&amp;#39;s you go everyone and this KLIA issue was not caused by immigration and everything is totally Anthony&amp;#39;s fault now and MOT need to review this 3rd party company. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one cares to investigate what&amp;#39;s has been raised by Tiong and these two travellers already back to CCP. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everything can close case now and please let PH win all coming PRN.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cabinet wants Transport Ministry to review procedures when handling NTL travellers&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PUTRAJAYA: &lt;b&gt;The Cabinet&lt;/b&gt; wants the&lt;b&gt; Transport Ministry&lt;/b&gt; to look at the procedures of &lt;b&gt;Mono Circle Sdn Bhd&lt;/b&gt;, a company which&lt;b&gt; handles travellers served with Not-To-Land (NTL)&lt;/b&gt; notices at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Home Minister Datuk Seri &lt;b&gt;Saifuddin Nasution Ismail &lt;/b&gt;said Mono Circle Sdn Bhd had been appointed by airline operator companies to handle NTL travellers since&lt;b&gt; February 2015.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mono Circle&lt;/b&gt;, he said, would &lt;b&gt;take care of the further procedures of NTL travellers denied entry into Malaysia from providing meals to the purchase of return flight tickets to their originating countries.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;While interacting with the NTL traveller and requesting payment for the flight ticket, they could be misconstrued for Immigration officers requesting payment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;So the Cabinet wants this to be ironed out,&amp;quot; he said at the Home Ministry headquarters,today.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also present were Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, ministry secretary-general Datuk Ruji Ubi and Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Asked if that was the case of the &lt;b&gt;Chinese traveller&lt;/b&gt; who claimed that she was &lt;b&gt;demanded a sum of money from a &amp;quot;three-star ranking&amp;quot; &lt;/b&gt;officer at KLIA, &lt;b&gt;Saifuddin declined to comment,&lt;/b&gt; saying that the matter was being probed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On July 1, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri&lt;b&gt; Tiong King Sing called on Saifuddin to end the alleged &amp;quot;culture of corruption&amp;quot; of the Immigration Department with foreign arrivals at KLIA.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiong raised the matter after a female Chinese traveller claimed that she was asked to pay to secure her release from detention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a&lt;b&gt; four-minute and 29-second video &lt;/b&gt;posted on his Facebook page, &lt;b&gt;Tiong said he was told by the traveller that she was allegedly asked by a &amp;quot;three-star&amp;quot; ranking officer when she was going to pay up.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiong said the officer had asked the woman for [I]RM3,000, which will enable her immediate release, another RM3,000 for her next re-entry into Malaysia and RM12,000 for visa-processing fees.[B]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/927619/cabinet-wants-transport-ministry-review-procedures-when-handling-ntl' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/...en-handling-ntl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 08:50:46 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Bawang : Pakaian Tidak Sopan Seupama Binatang</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/0</link>
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            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>This Mamak Said Malaysia Don&amp;#39;t Have PM</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5389733</link>
            <description>[TikTok]7249249354983197954[/TikTok]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSLSNP1no/' target='_blank'&gt;https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSLSNP1no/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fahmi must send radio car to this Mamak house.</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 23:19:03 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Harga Beras Import &amp;amp; Tempatan Naik Lagi ?&amp;#33;</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5388596</link>
            <description>TLDR :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Beras Tempatan &amp;amp; Import : Pembekal akan naik harga bln depan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Sebanyak Rm1 ~ 2 utk 10kg Beras Import / kurang Dr Rm 1 utk Beras Tempatan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Kenaikkan harga BLM termasuk &amp;quot;final retail price&amp;quot; yg akan dikaji balik termasuk kos buruh, Mata Wang, kos pengeluaran dlll.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Program Menu Rahmah akan terjejas disbbkan kenaikkan harga Beras&lt;br /&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;5. Kedai Mamak/Gerai Nasi Lemak akan terjejas &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Harga beras import naik bulan depan, kata bos Mydin&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ameer Ali Mydin berkata pembekal telah memaklumkan &lt;b&gt;kenaikan&lt;/b&gt; harga antara &lt;b&gt;RM1 hingga RM2 untuk beras 10kg.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PETALING JAYA: Pemilik rangkaian pasar raya besar memberi amaran bahawa harga runcit bagi beras putih import 10kg akan naik sekurang-kurangnya RM1, bulan depan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pengarah Urusan Pasar Raya Besar Mydin Ameer Ali Mydin berkata perkembangan ini menyusuli &lt;b&gt;kenaikan harga antara RM1 dan RM2 sekampit &lt;/b&gt; bagi berat putih import, bulan lepas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;“Kami telah diberitahu oleh pembekal bahawa akan ada peningkatan lagi antara RM1 hingga RM2 untuk beras 10kg&lt;/b&gt;. Ini jelas akan meningkatkan harga jualan runcit sebanyak RM1 hingga RM2 untuk beras 10kg,” katanya kepada FMT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau mengaitkan &lt;b&gt;kenaikan harga itu berpunca daripada kelemahan ringgit serta kenaikan kos lain, termasuk elektrik dan buruh.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ameer berkata pembekal sudah mula menjual &lt;b&gt;beras putih tempatan, 5% “Super Spesial Tempatan” pada RM12.80, meningkat daripada RM12.50 untuk beras 5kg, &lt;/b&gt;mengurangkan keuntungan peruncit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Kos kepada kami juga telah meningkat daripada RM12.50 untuk beras 5kg kepada RM12.80 untuk beras 5kg, tetapi kami masih perlu menjual pada harga RM13,” katanya merujuk kepada kawalan harga yang dilaksanakan oleh Putrajaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau mengaitkan lonjakan harga beras putih tempatan berpunca daripada kekurangan bekalan akibat gelombang panas baru-baru ini yang menjejaskan penuaian musim lalu, namun katanya, bekalan dijangka stabil menjelang September.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Presiden Persatuan Pemilik Restoran India Malaysia (Primas), J Suresh, memberi amaran bahawa satu lagi kenaikan harga beras import, bersama-sama dengan peningkatan kos bahan mentah, boleh &lt;b&gt;memaksa pengusaha restoran menaikkan harga mereka]&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau berkata ini juga boleh &lt;b&gt;menyebabkan tawaran Menu Rahmah terhenti,&lt;/b&gt; inisiatif kerajaan yang menawarkan hidangan pada harga RM5 dan ke bawah di kedai makan terpilih.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Suresh berkata menu berharga rendah itu memerlukan pengusaha restoran menyerap kos tertentu, yang hanya boleh dilakukan untuk sebulan lagi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;“Kami juga menawarkan Menu Rahmah, sehingga hari ini kami terus melakukannya. Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup memberitahu kami mereka akan memberikan sedikit subsidi, tetapi (mereka) tidak melakukan apa-apa (sehingga kini),” katanya.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beliau merujuk pengumuman Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim April lalu berhubung diskaun khas kepada peniaga Menu Rahmah untuk barangan seperti ayam, bawang dan bahan makanan asas lain di pasar raya terpilih.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/06/23/harga-beras-naik-bulan-depan-kata-bos-mydin/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...kata-bos-mydin/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:40:12 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Forget about Swatch - Now We Got Ikea</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5382025</link>
            <description>Are you looking for beautiful rainbow collection that much practical and more useful than a small minuscule watch ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look no further, below is a fashion icon that definitely make you standout among others. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since it&amp;#39;s too irresistible, it might trigger Puak Lebai (100% hit) while meet your soulmate (50%)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://shope.ee/6KZMSjAsHB' target='_blank'&gt;https://shope.ee/6KZMSjAsHB&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://pictr.com/image/EMeqwn' target='_blank'&gt;&lt;img src='https://pictr.com/images/2023/05/25/EMeqwn.md.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
            <category>Kopitiam</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 22:02:59 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>OPR Increase due Nasi Lemak &amp;amp; Blackpink Hi Demand</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5379107</link>
            <description>This shown ktard multidisciplinary in all issue. Even BNM comes out and justify our economy is improving with so many ppl queue for Nasi Lemak and BP concerts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why not add KFC, MCD, Starbucks too. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin-premier239+May 12 2023, 06:37 PM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(premier239 &amp;#064; May 12 2023, 06:37 PM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;(Kuala Lumpur, 12th) &lt;b&gt;Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dato&amp;#39; Nor Shamsiah&lt;/b&gt; refuted the statement that &amp;quot;rising interest rates will cause more people to go &lt;b&gt;bankrupt&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;. Instead, it was driven by demand and the economy had already recovered, which led to the decision to raise interest rates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She explained that although the &lt;b&gt;cost has been reduced, the demand is still strong and inflation remains high&lt;/b&gt;. Just as hundreds of people are queuing up to buy nasi lemak,businesses will naturally not pass on the benefits of cost reduction to consumers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Remember the nasi lemak story I saw on Tiktok, the cost of making nasi lemak has come down, but&lt;b&gt; if there are hundreds of people waiting to buy your nasi lemak, you won’t cut the price even though the cost has been reduced. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Retail sales are still growing , the consumption power is still strong, many people bought tickets for the Blackpink concert&lt;/b&gt;, and even traveled from Kelantan to Kuala Lumpur for it.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bank Negara announced on Wednesday (3rd) that it would raise the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3%, which is quite different from the market consensus that Bank Negara will maintain the interest rate at 2.75%.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Friday, after announcing that my country&amp;#39;s gross domestic product (GDP) achieved an outstanding growth of 5.6% in the first quarter of this year, she pointed out that the inflation rate in the first quarter was 3.4%, and the core inflation rate was 3.8%, which was higher than the historical average of 2.2% before the epidemic. and 2.0%, mainly due to higher Ron97 fuel prices and strong demand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;The rest of story please find in the link below ...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://guangming.com.my/%E6%A4%B0%E6%BC%BF%E9%A3%AF%E6%8E%92%E9%95%B7%E9%BE%8D%E8%AD%89%E9%9C%80%E6%B1%82%E6%8B%89%E6%8A%AC%E9%80%9A%E8%84%B9-%E5%9C%8B%E8%A1%8C%EF%BC%9A%E5%8D%87%E6%81%AF%E7%A9%A9%E7%89%A9?fbclid=IwAR23gRLoyJiQUiXlf6K_NqeyoDv2rWvOsBPnoGWtffUsXr5HcbQUJ4OBVyY' target='_blank'&gt;https://guangming.com.my/%E6%A4%B0%E6%BC%BF...Xr5HcbQUJ4OBVyY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[right][snapback]107246057[/snapback][/right]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 17:05:27 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Hoi An - Ancient City of Vietnam</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5373940</link>
            <description>&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Live tour of Hoi An can click link below&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY7Ek6QN/' target='_blank'&gt;https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY7Ek6QN/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kopitiam can&amp;#39;t embed TikTok live ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[TikTok]7222652180820626714[/TikTok]</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:32:50 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Congratulations to Lapizi as Board of Trustees</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>IPCC is a step backwards for police accountability</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5339523</link>
            <description>There is a reason why YB Gobind oppose this bill ever since 2019 and it&amp;#39;s revived back by BN in 2022. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pakatan Harapan proposed and passed IPCMC during its short tenure which aim to have check and balance within police force but when BN/PN takeover, they immediately propose looser bill IPCC which has even lesser power as mentioned by Amnesty Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thus, when Gobind opposed SOSMA, it&amp;#39;s mean PKR itself is contracting whatever they proposed in 2019 toward clean and accountability government but now following whatever oppresing laws that implemented by BN/PN. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if you are as PH supporter, we coouldn&amp;#39;t support blind just because DSAI is PM. We need to support whatever acts that help to pave new road toward great nation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let&amp;#39;s recap first articel by Amnesty Malaysia in 1st spoiler and another news in second spoiler. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Malaysia: IPCC bill is a step backwards for police accountability&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amnesty.my/2021/10/27/malaysia-ipcc-bill-is-a-step-backwards-for-police-accountability/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.amnesty.my/2021/10/27/malaysia-...accountability/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('0ba4ac0d82c434794f9d9532f998d480')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;0ba4ac0d82c434794f9d9532f998d480&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amnesty.my/2021/10/27/malaysia-ipcc-bill-is-a-step-backwards-for-police-accountability/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.amnesty.my/2021/10/27/malaysia-...accountability/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Malaysia: IPCC bill is a step backwards for police accountability&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;27 October 2021 – Today, we—Amnesty International Malaysia, ARTICLE 19, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and Human Rights Watch—call on Members of Parliament in Malaysia &lt;b&gt;to reject the deeply flawed Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) bill&lt;/b&gt; and move quickly to table a bill to establish a police accountability mechanism that is truly independent and capable of ensuring adequate police oversight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The IPCC bill is expected to be tabled in Parliament during this Parliamentary sitting for its second reading. While there is little doubt that Malaysia desperately needs an independent oversight commission for the police, the IPCC bill, first tabled in August 2020, further weakens the already anaemic oversight mechanism currently in place and must be rejected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The bill fails to address widespread public concerns about police misconduct, ongoing misuse of power against government critics, and custodial deaths. If passed, the bill would not, as the government states, promote accountability, but rather shield police officers from scrutiny and independent oversight.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Police abuse of power in Malaysia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysia has a long history of police abuse, including the excessive use of force, torture, ill-treatment, harassment, and deaths in custody. Human rights violations by police officers have been documented by both national and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The police have also abused their power to restrict freedom of expression and assembly in Malaysia. The space for peaceful protests has shrunk considerably. Police personnel continue to harass those criticising government officials and have arbitrarily arrested peaceful protesters under the guise of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The aggressive application of the Sedition Act 1948, in particular against government critics, is another abuse of police power frequently witnessed. Between January and August 2021, NGOs documented investigations under the Sedition Act being opened by police in 17 cases involving 37 individuals in total. The recent investigations of the #Lawan protest organisers under the Sedition Act are another worrying example of police overstep to the detriment of human rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Communications and Multimedia Act is also frequently used by the police to censor human rights defenders, journalists, artists, political opponents, and ordinary members of the public who have been critical of the police, government officials or Malaysian royalty, or shared opinions about issues deemed sensitive by the government, such as race and religion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Police misconduct and violence&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year alone we have seen multiple alarming custodial deaths. In January, former police volunteer reservist Mohd Afis Ahmad &lt;b&gt;died from blunt force trauma&lt;/b&gt; to the head just a day after he was arrested. In another case in April, milk trader A Ganapathy was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit upon his release following 12 days in police custody, where he later died. Autopsy results revealed he died from complications arising from injuries on his legs and shoulders, &lt;b&gt;believed to have been sustained while in police custody&lt;/b&gt;. In May, security guard S Sivabalan&lt;b&gt; died about 70 minutes after he was arrested by police&lt;/b&gt;, allegedly of a heart attack. Promised investigations into each of the above cases appear &lt;b&gt;not to have made any progress.  &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Police misconduct is not limited to deaths in custody. Allegations of corruption, abuse of power and links to criminal elements have also been raised in recent years. In March this year we were alarmed by allegations from the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Hamid Bador that there is a movement of corrupt young police officers or ‘cartels’ within the police force whose ambition is to dominate the police force enabling them to carry out ‘dirty work’ for their own personal interests.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The allegations from the former IGP have shocked the public and highlighted how crucial it is to establish an independent body to investigate these claims and to reform the police force. An independent and effective oversight commission is not going to solve all these problems, but it is an important first step, given the lack of accountability within the police force in Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite these concerns, the tabled &lt;b&gt;IPCC bill is not a move towards police accountability but the opposite&lt;/b&gt;. The bill further weakens the limited police oversight provided by the current system under the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC). Our key concerns with the bill are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;No powers of search and seizure&lt;/b&gt; – The EAIC, for all its weaknesses, has the power to perform searches and seizures in its investigations of wrongdoing, including custodial deaths. The IPCC does not and as such would weaken the ability to conduct meaningful and effective investigations into police misconduct.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Limited powers to compel documents and no provisions for hearings Under the IPCC&lt;/b&gt;, documents or evidence can be withheld if deemed ‘prejudicial to national security or national interest,’ a vaguely defined clause that is open to abuse. Unlike the EAIC, the IPCC does not provide for a hearing. Hearings would allow commissioners to fully explore and examine complaints, ensure greater transparency to victims of abuses and their families, and inform the public and decision makers around police procedures and policies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prior notice requirement for site visits&lt;/b&gt; – The IPCC commissioners cannot visit police premises, lockups, or places of detention without prior notice to the head of department. Experience from the National Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) shows that authorities may treat early notice requirements as permission requirements, diluting the power of site visits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Limited investigation power&lt;/b&gt; – Even if the IPCC commissioners are able to successfully carry out investigations despite the above limitations, its powers are limited to making recommendations to a relevant body such as the Police Force Commission, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or other relevant authorities. Given how recommendations by bodies such as the EAIC and SUHAKAM have been consistently ignored, it is not unreasonable to expect the IPCC will face the same blue brick wall. The IPCC is also exempt from investigating any act provided for in the Inspector-General Standing Orders (IGSO) (Sections 96 and 97 of the Police Act 1967). The standing orders generally govern issues such as the conduct of arrests, the treatment of detainees, and on matters related to permissible use of weapons, amongst others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Appointment process lacks independence and is unclear&lt;/b&gt; – Under the IPCC, as with the EAIC, members of the Commission will be appointed and dismissed by the King on the advice of the Prime Minister, calling into question the independence of the body. Moreover, appointed members may themselves be police officers. The Chief Executive Officer of the Commission is appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs, which further undermines the principle of independence and impartiality.&lt;br /&gt;The need for an independent police oversight body&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The idea of an independent police oversight&lt;/b&gt; body was first proposed in 2005, as part of 125 recommendations made by the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysian Police. The commission was composed of prominent public figures, including a former IGP. The police force also made its submissions as did the Retired Senior Police Officers’ Association of Malaysia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A key recommendation was the establishment of an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) to investigate police abuses and discipline those responsible. A proposed bill was drafted as part of the report. Yet, more than 16 years later, Malaysia seems to be moving ever further away from meaningful police reform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Police leadership has resisted independent oversight and the IPCMC has not yet been established, despite vigorous and sustained campaigning from civil society and human rights organisations.&lt;b&gt; The previous Pakatan Harapan government tabled an IPCMC bill in July 2019 although it was criticised by human rights groups for being insufficient.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Malaysia needs an independent oversight body that is truly independent and impartial from the State and the police, to avoid a conflict of interests. To be effective, the oversight body must possess real powers and responsibilities to investigate and take concrete action against police officers responsible for serious abuses. It is long overdue for the Malaysian government to treat the matter of custodial deaths and other police misconduct with the urgency it warrants. The families of those who have died while in police detention deserve answers and justice for their loved ones. People in Malaysia need to be assured that these deaths will not continue to occur with impunity and that those who abuse their positions of power and responsibility will be held accountable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore,&lt;b&gt;we urge the government to drop the IPCC bill &lt;/b&gt;and instead urgently table a bill that establishes an oversight commission that is truly independent, with sufficient powers to effectively investigate and take action against police misconduct. The rule of law applies to all, even the police.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Controversial IPCC on overseeing cops&amp;#39; conduct passed in Parliament with minimal resistance&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/07/26/controversial-ipcc-on-overseeing-cops-conduct-passed-in-parliament-with-minimal-resistance/19463' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/202...esistance/19463&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('20111edccacf5f7a4e3054a715e4b448')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;20111edccacf5f7a4e3054a715e4b448&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By Ashman Adam&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022 8:11 PM MYT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 -- &lt;b&gt;The highly controversial Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) Bill 2020 has been passed in Parliament after being tabled by Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin for its second reading today.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Bill has been stuck in limbo for almost two years up to today, despite numerous meetings since — making it the only Bill that was not passed from two concluded Parliament sittings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun called for an immediate third reading after minimal objections were put forward against the Bill, which was then passed via a majority voice vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The IPCC Bill was tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat by then Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said in August 2020.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The IPCC Bill was introduced to replace the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) Bill that was tabled in Parliament by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in 2019.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The decision to replace the Bill was made following the change in government in March 2020, with many criticising the new Bill as a watered-down version of the IPCMC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The IPCMC Bill had proposed that &amp;quot;the Commission may initiate investigations notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, the Commission may commence an investigation on its own initiative but only if the Commission is satisfied that the subject matter of the investigation is of significant interest to the public or that it is in the public interest to do so whether or not there is a complaint of misconduct relating to it”.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;With the IPCC, however, all complaints to the commission following investigations by its members would then be submitted to a complaints committee.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The findings and recommendations by the complaints committee can either be forwarded to relevant agencies such as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) or the commission could direct a task force to carry out further investigations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other recommendations removed under the IPCC include suggested disciplinary jurisdiction over any misconduct committed by any member of the police force and the powers to exercise disciplinary jurisdiction over any complaint concerning the misconduct of any member of the police force.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday, the Malaysian chapter of human rights watchdog Amnesty International warned Malaysians that the IPCC Bill will shield police officers from scrutiny and independent oversight if passed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It added that the IPCC will further weaken the already inadequate oversight mechanism, the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC), when Malaysia is in desperate need of an independent commission overseeing the police.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;</description>
            <author>Xith</author>
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            <title>Abah tuduh PAS tu Parti Ajaran Sesat</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Beribu-ribu Tahniah Berhormat Datuk Nizar Najib</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Salon Unisex Muslim &amp;amp; Nons Can&amp;#39;t Touch Opp Sex</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5334727</link>
            <description>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/856735/terengganu-govt-enforce-unisex-hair-salon-ban-warns-offenders-fines' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/...offenders-fines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m hope all PN supporters especially in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu enjoy this new rule even for those nons too. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So next time don&amp;#39;t simply believe those Penumpang Agama lies that Nons are not affected. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Terengganu govt to enforce unisex hair salon ban, warns offenders of fines, licence revocation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By New Straits Times&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 1, 2022 @ 6:18pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;State executive councillor Datuk Dr Alias Razak said this was not an implementation of a new rule, but was an existing licensing regulation under the jurisdiction of the state government. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Terengganu government is sticking to its ban on unisex hair salons in the state and operators who flout the gender-segregation licensing regulation will incur a fine of between &lt;b&gt; RM500 and RM1,000.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;State executive councillor Datuk Dr Alias Razak said this was not an implementation of a new rule, but was an existing licensing regulation under the jurisdiction of the state government.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Hair salons or barbershops, whether operated by &lt;b&gt;Muslims or non-Muslims, are not allowed to provide haircut services for both men and women in the same premises,&amp;quot; &lt;/b&gt;he was reported as saying by a local news portal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alias, who is in charge of the state Housing and Local Government Committee, warned that operators who flout the licensing regulations will be fined or risk having their licences revoked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;There are no exemptions for hair salons or barbershops that are operated by non-Muslims. This is because if we were to allow non-Muslim female hairdressers to provide haircuts for male customers, there is a possibility that Muslim men will go and patronise them too,&amp;quot; he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During a debate session of the state assembly sitting on Tuesday, assemblyman Zuraida Md Noor had sought for stern action to be taken to ensure that barbershops and spas in the state comply and adhere to Syariah requirements and gender-segregation regulations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She had stressed that &lt;b&gt; barbershops for men should be run by men and hairdressing salons for women must only be run by women.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She also questioned the extent to which such regulations were adhered, sharing that she had received complaints from local folk who expressed their concerns on men and women being in the same premises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 22:04:27 +0800</pubDate>
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